Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 526 Twins of Dragon and Phoenix

Since July of the sixteenth year of the Hongzhi reign, Chen Ce seldom appeared in the Forbidden City. It was as if this man no longer existed in the court, and he usually stayed at home.

There was a group of people who were complacent. They thought that it was their impeachment skills that caused Chen Ce to temporarily stay out of the spotlight.

This is actually part of the reason, but more importantly, it is because Chen Ce's layout has basically been realized, and the adjustments to the general direction of the Ming Dynasty are also progressing in an orderly manner.

Therefore, there was no need for him to show up in public and become the target of criticism from those civil servants.

This impeachment storm came to a temporary end because Chen Ce withdrew. Chen Ce also wrote letters personally to criticize Xu Jing and others. Fortunately, Emperor Hongzhi did not send out these memorials. If Emperor Hongzhi wanted to deal with Chen Ce, he only needed to send out the memorials from Xu Jing and others, and he would immediately let the civil servants impeach Chen Ce for the crime of forming a clique for personal gain.

Since ancient times, forming a party has been a serious crime, and Chen Ce could not bear it.

Of course, he himself didn't care about these things, but that group of students did. They would be Zhu Houzhao's right-hand men in the future, so Chen Ce still had to give them the reminders and criticisms they deserved.

From July to October, Chen Ce had been staying at home peacefully. His health had been deteriorating day by day, but he was in high spirits as he was happy, so he managed to hold on.

Mrs. Wu's belly grew bigger and bigger, and finally on the sixth day of October, she was about to give birth.

Zhu Houzhao brought many midwives from the palace, and many imperial doctors also came, just in case.

Chen Ce and Zhu Houzhao were waiting outside anxiously, but looking at Zhu Houzhao's appearance, he seemed to be more anxious than Chen Ce.

Liu Jin stood beside him, holding four gold bracelets and a gold necklace in her hands, waiting for the child to come out and put them on him.

Although Chen Ce repeatedly said that it was not suitable for a newborn baby to carry these metals, Zhu Houzhao ignored it.

Zhu Houzhao said: "As your godfather, I have to express my gratitude no matter what!"

"Wow!"

Following a loud shout, Chen Ce and Zhu Houzhao both breathed a sigh of relief. Then the palace midwife came out of the room in high spirits and said to Chen Ce, "Congratulations, my Lord!"

Zhu Houzhao asked hurriedly: "Is it a boy or a girl?"

The midwife smiled even more and said, "Twins, boy and girl."

Chen Ce was so excited that his mouth was crooked with smile.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said to Liu Jin: "You, go and prepare another pair of gold bracelets and a gold necklace."

He had never expected that his little brother would be so amazing and give birth to twins, a boy and a girl!
"Okay, that's great."

Zhu Houzhao murmured happily, "Alas, the happier it is, the more painful it is for my little brother."

However, Zhu Houzhao never finished his sad words. He had sent people to find many famous doctors, but they were still helpless against Chen Ce's illness. He knew that he would never have the chance to save his younger brother.

He also knew that all he could do was to accompany his younger brother peacefully through the last year or so of his life.

Chen Ce hurriedly took out a few brand new Hongzhi 100-cent banknotes from his arms and handed them to the midwife, but the midwife quickly waved her hands and said she dared not.

Zhu Houzhao said: "It's wedding money, why are you afraid? Take it quickly."

The midwife smiled and said, "Then I will share in the good fortune. Thank you, Marquis Tai'an, and thank you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Chen Ce brought Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin in. Madam Wu was lying on the bed sweating profusely, and the two little guys were lying quietly beside her.

"Miss."

"Husband." Madam Wu had a smile on her face.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes turned red with emotion. His little brother finally had offspring, and he would no longer be alone!
...Many people came to give gifts, but most of them were familiar to Chen Ce, such as the Minister of Revenue, the Minister of Works and a few other high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, people like Fu Yuan and Xu Jing also mailed their gifts to Chen Ce early on.

When Emperor Hongzhi heard that Chen Ce had twins, a boy and a girl, he asked Huai'en to bring gifts and gave names to Chen Ce's two children.

The boy’s name is Chen Ziyu, “Yu” means “jade”. It is hoped that the little guy can become a gentleman as elegant and gentle as jade, just like his father.

The girl's name is Chen Youning, which is taken from the poem "Gentleman Youning" in the Book of Songs, Xiaoya, and it is hoped that the little girl can also possess the virtues of a gentleman.

Chen Ce sat in the courtyard, the autumn wind blowing, also blowing away the smile on his face. He looked at Zhu Houzhao beside him and said: "Your Highness, it's time for you to get married."

"Has the Emperor not found a candidate for you yet?"

Zhu Houzhao was very anxious when he saw that Chen Ce already had his own child. He also wanted to have a child, so he said, "My mother found one for me. The Xia family of Shangyuan County, Yingtian Prefecture, their ancestors were all earls."

At first, Zhu Houzhao refused and refused to get married no matter what. He always felt that he had not had enough fun, so what was the point of getting married?

But now that he saw Chen Ce had both a son and a daughter, he couldn't help but envy her. He said to Chen Ce, "When I get back, I'll ask my mother to arrange a marriage for me. I'm going to have four children!"

Chen Ce: “…”

I hope so. I hope you don’t slack off in your work and think more about the future. It would be best if you can have a baby.

"Well, when he grows up, I will let my son marry your daughter and become the son-in-law of the emperor."

Zhu Houzhao said: "No! Your son will have to assist my son in governing the Ming Dynasty just like you did."

"So, little brother, you have to teach Chen Ziyu well and make him as good as you."

Chen Ce smiled slightly and said, "Yeah."

Even though he wanted to, he had no chance, but he was already satisfied.

"Little brother, let's go to the street and buy some clothes for the little ones."

Chen Ce said: "The mansion does not lack this."

Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said, "It's different. Anyway, I want to buy it for them myself."

Chen Ce said, "Okay."

Since he had nothing to do anyway, he followed Zhu Houzhao for a walk out. During this period, Chen Ce seldom went out. Shuntian Prefecture was still the same as before, and even became more prosperous, especially the business, which was booming!

The streets were bustling with people jostling each other. As soon as Chen Cegang and Zhu Houzhao came out of the silk shop, they saw a line of horse-drawn carriages passing by.

The carriage curtain was opened, and a vicissitudes of life voice came from inside the carriage, saying: "Chun Jian."

Chen Ce looked and found that it was Ning Cheng, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Since the last imperial inspection, Ning Cheng was transferred from the Ministry of Rites to Shuntian Prefecture. Chen Ce looked at him curiously and asked, "Lord Ning, what are you doing?"

Ning Cheng sighed and said, "I am going to Yunnan Provincial Government to take up the post of Left Counselor."

Zuo Canzheng was also a fifth-rank official. He was not demoted in rank, but his actual status was demoted. After all, there was still a gap in status between Yunnan and the capital.

Without a backer in the officialdom, Ning Cheng did not have an absolute advantage in being an official. It was normal that he could not stay in Shuntian Prefecture, such a popular position, for long.

(End of this chapter)