I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 406 Zhao Pan'er is pregnant

Prince Han's Palace.

"Pan'er, I may have to come back late tonight. Guo Qiming from the Palace Front Department is hosting a banquet at the Music Bureau."

Zhao Wei spoke frankly, and Zhao Pan'er didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She replied gently, "Then let Liu Sheng follow?"

"it is good."

Zhao Pan'er tidied up Zhao Wei's clothes, watched Zhao Wei leave, and then went to the study to understand and organize the account books of Prince Han's Mansion.

She didn't care much about Zhao Wei going to the Jiaofangsi. After all, in that era, going to the Jiaofangsi and brothels were very normal things, especially for many scholars, who were proud of it and often recited poems and sang lyrics in brothels, which would sometimes even be passed down as a good story.

Besides, Zhao Wei took the initiative to tell her, which showed that Zhao Wei was open-minded enough. Even if Zhao Wei really did something in the Jiaofangsi, she would turn a blind eye.

Even her father, the hero in her mind, had more than one woman, her mother, and two concubines. Zhao Wei was just going to the Music Bureau and was not worth her attention at all.

Zhao Wei married her and made her the princess of the royal palace, and treated her so well, she no longer needed too much desire.

What's more, she had been tormented a lot by Zhao Wei these days, and she could naturally feel that Zhao Wei was actually restrained, so Zhao Pan'er could also accept Zhao Wei going out and indulging himself occasionally.

Zhao Wei didn't know what Zhao Pan'er was thinking. If he knew, he would probably express some emotion.

The ancient times were really good.

However, when Zhao Wei accepted Guo Qiming's invitation to the banquet, he had no intention of looking for a woman, and the reason why Guo Qiming looked for him was just as he guessed, that is, he wanted to gain the support of him and the King of Han's party in the court.

Guo Qiming is a good person overall. Although he is showing signs of downfall because of Xiao Qinyan's case, he has been in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty for so many years, and his influence cannot be underestimated.

Not to mention that the pro-war faction in the court is now at a disadvantage, his surrender can greatly increase the momentum of the pro-war faction in the court. Even if the pro-war voices in the court overwhelm all other voices, Zhao Wei will not reject any voice that can enhance the pro-war voice.

In his view, the current Song Dynasty and the previous Han Dynasty are two positive and negative dynasties in history.

The Han Dynasty perished because of its strength, and the Song Dynasty perished because of its weakness!
Although the Song Dynasty was destroyed in the end, as a descendant of Yan and Huang, he would rather see the Song Dynasty perish because of its strength than to see it perish because of its weakness.

After coming out of the Jiaofangsi, Zhao Wei did not go back to the palace directly, but went to the Yang family of Tianbo Mansion, and then went to find Gu Qianfan.

It was already late at night when they returned to the palace. Zhao Pan'er had already gone to bed. Zhao Wei did not disturb her, nor did he go to bed. Instead, he called Zhao Huai'en and others to discuss the matter overnight. Until Zhao Pan'er woke up the next day, they had not yet come out of the study in the palace.

After learning that Zhao Wei had not slept all night, Zhao Pan'er immediately had a bad feeling, and in fact her feeling was not wrong. When she saw Zhao Wei in the afternoon after a short rest, she heard Zhao Wei say: "Pan'er, I want to go to the northwest border."

Only one month after getting married, her husband has to go to the battlefield. No woman can remain calm about it.

Zhao Pan'er panicked, but she suppressed all the emotions in her heart and tried her best to make her voice sound calm.

“Is it serious in the northwest?”

Zhao Wei shook his head: "It's not serious, but I have reasons to go. If you encounter any problems in Tokyo, you can ask Aunt Xiuyin and Huai En. Aunt Xiuyin knows a lot about some things in the inner and backyards of Tokyo. As for external affairs, you can ask Huai En. Aunt Xiuyin watched me grow up, and Huai En is my retainer. There is no need to doubt their loyalty and they can be absolutely trusted."

"Well, I understand. I will definitely take good care of the palace."

Afterwards, Zhao Wei explained a lot of things to Zhao Pan'er before gathering his personal soldiers and preparing to leave Tokyo City.

Zhao Pan'er didn't want Zhao Wei to go to the border, even though she knew that Zhao Wei was a martial arts expert and had an unusual status, and it could be said that there was almost no danger. But almost no danger does not mean there is no danger.

However, Zhao Wei had already made follow-up arrangements, which meant that he had made up his mind. Apart from supporting her, she had no other choice but to help Zhao Wei put on his armor with her own hands, follow him all the time, and watch him leave Bianjing City with a group of personal soldiers and two major generals of the Yang family.

Shortly after Zhao Wei left Tokyo, news of events on the northwest border also reached Tokyo.

"Victory news, victory news, Dingnan's army invaded the border, General Li led the Bloody Clothes Army and killed 10,000 of them."

The good news set the whole Tokyo boiling.

The Song Dynasty has been established for so many years, and except for a few major victories won by His Royal Highness the King of Han in the northwest in the past few years, it can be said that it has always been defeated. Therefore, the good news this time naturally made the people of Tokyo very happy.

However, the court was far from happy. Except for some military generals who advocated war, everyone else was extremely worried about the war. Some officials who advocated peace even proposed to punish Li Junxin.

Li Junxin was held accountable for sending troops without authorization, and Li Junxin was Zhao Wei's man, so there were some voices in the court saying that King Han Zhao Wei should be held accountable.

Then, Zhao Pan'er entered the palace accompanied by Zhao Huai'en.

Zichen Palace.

Zhao Heng saw Zhao Pan'er and Zhao Huai'en come in and pretended to be unhappy: "Where is the King of Han?"

"Your Majesty, His Highness left Beijing for the border yesterday."

"Nonsense!"

Zhao Heng was furious, but he had known about it for a long time and was just pretending.

Unfortunately, Zhao Pan'er didn't know. She was frightened by Zhao Heng and then suppressed her fear. She took out a memorial from her sleeve and bowed, saying, "My lord, this is the memorial that my husband asked his daughter-in-law to submit on his behalf before he left."

"Show it up. I want to see what that bastard has to say."

Zhao Heng's tone softened a bit. After reading the memorial that Zhao Wei had prepared long ago, he patted the armrest of the dragon throne and said excitedly, "Well said, well said."

The officials in the court were confused by Zhao Heng's sudden change of attitude, and they were secretly wondering what the King of Han had reported to make the emperor so excited.

Noticing the gazes of the officials below, Zhao Wei realized that he had just forgotten that he still had to act, so he calmed down a little and handed the memorial in his hand to Eunuch Cui next to him.

"Read it to you, my dear ministers."

Eunuch Cui responded, and although his voice was shrill, it sounded dignified and upright.

"Frosty autumn morning, the old fortress of the Purple Frontier, yellow clouds and withered grass. The Han horses neigh in the wind, the wild geese call to the moon, the iron armor on the Long Mountains is cold early. The sword songs and horse songs are tragic and majestic, all saying that the emperor's kindness must be repaid. The music of the frontier, all the brocade collars, the Shanxi youth.

Chatting and laughing. The war is quiet, a beacon is lit, sending peace news from time to time. The holy lord is concerned about the border, his power is far-reaching, and the arrogant barbarians are still lenient to heaven. Who cares that the Hu people are ungrateful, so they send cavalry into the pass to light beacons. It is unfair, and the drums are beaten, chatting and laughing at Yanran. "

After Eunuch Cui finished reading the memorial, or to be more precise, after he finished reading a plagiarized poem that Zhao Wei had slightly modified, the entire court fell into an eerie silence. After a long while, a general from the pro-war faction stood up and excitedly shouted "good".

Zhao Heng ignored these belligerent generals and said to Zhao Pan'er, "That bastard has sneaked to the border again. Go and tell the queen and leave."

"Yes, your daughter-in-law obeys your order." Perhaps because there was a precedent, Liu Wan did not ask much about Zhao Wei's going to the border. She was more concerned about whether Zhao Pan'er was pregnant. After all, the two had been married for some time and were almost together all day long. If Zhao Pan'er was not pregnant, she would have to consider whether to choose a concubine for Zhao Wei.

Zhao Pan'er naturally also wanted a child with Zhao Wei, but she had never been pregnant before and had no idea what the symptoms of pregnancy were. She could only ask Liu Wan to arrange for an imperial physician to check.

Then, Zhao Pan'er and Liu Wan both became happy.

Apparently, after a month of hard work by Zhao Wei, Zhao Pan'er successfully became pregnant.

Zhao Wei naturally had no idea that Zhao Pan'er was pregnant, as he was rushing day and night to the northwest border.

He had been in the Northwest Frontier for several years. Although he had not been there in the past two years, the Northwest Frontier was under his control. So as soon as he arrived at the border, he immediately took control of all the military forces on the border.

The Dingnan Army in Xiazhou. If he had not returned to Tokyo before, he might have destroyed the Dingnan Army long ago. Now that the war has been reignited, Zhao Wei naturally would not give the Dingnan Army any chance.

Having led the army for many years in the previous world, Zhao Wei did not dare to say that he was a military genius, but he really did not take Xiazhou's Dingnan Army seriously.

However, after he arrived at the border, he only attacked the Dingnan Army twice and then stopped the offensive. He did not pursue the victory, but waited patiently for reinforcements from the Liao people.

The Dingnan Army was an important force to contain the Song Dynasty. He believed that the Liao people would not sit idly by and watch the Blood-Cloth Army devour the Dingnan Army in Xiazhou. The Liao people would definitely send troops to aid Xiazhou, and might even take the initiative to tear up the treaty of the Chanyuan Alliance and start a war against the Song Dynasty. Then he would have an excuse to go to war with the Liao people.

Just as Zhao Wei was waiting for the Liao people to assist the Dingnan Army, time quietly came to the end of autumn.

Tokyo, Prince Han's Palace.

"Is this the Prince Han's Palace?"

Ge Zhaodi looked at the magnificent courtyard in front of her with excitement. This was the royal palace, and she had never been to such a wealthy family before.

In addition to Ge Zhaodi, there are also Sun Sanniang and Song Yinzhang, as well as Song Yinzhang's maid. She married Xiang You not long ago and is now an official's wife, with maids serving her whenever she goes out.

However, Song Yinzhang did not give up her career after marrying Xiang You. She still taught pipa in Yong'an Building, but no longer performed for the public.

Sun Sanniang was calmer than Ge Zhaodi. After all, when Zhao Pan'er and Zhao Wei got married, she also came to the Prince Han's Mansion as a member of her family. Song Yinzhang was the calmest one because she was also considered a member of the Prince Han's Mansion and would occasionally go in and out of the Mansion.

Hearing what Ge Zhaodi said, she said with some pride: "It's not that great from the outside. Once you go in, you'll know how big it is. It's much bigger than where we live. When I came here for the second time, Sister Pan'er took me around for a whole day and we still couldn't finish it."

In Song Yinzhang's eyes, the only place in the entire Song Dynasty that could be more luxurious than Prince Han's Mansion was probably the Imperial Palace.

"We'll go knock on the door. Be careful later. There are many rules in the palace. We can't lose face for Sister Pan'er."

Hearing this, even Sun Sanniang, who was usually carefree and had been to the palace once, couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After all, a noble mansion like the palace was still too far away for an ordinary person like her.

Even Sun Sanniang was like this, not to mention Ge Zhaodi and Song Yinzhang's maids.

The royal study room.

Zhao Pan'er was checking the account book handed over by Xiao Cui. Xiao Cui is now not only Zhao Pan'er's bodyguard, but also Zhao Pan'er's right-hand man. Her status in Prince Han's Mansion is second only to Zhao Pan'er and Xiu Yin.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the study door, and Xiuyin walked in slowly, reporting in a low voice: "Princess, Madam Sun and Madam Song are here to visit. They are in the main hall now. Should we bring them over?"

Song Yinzhang had not been to the palace very often, but he had just been there yesterday. Sun Sanniang had never been here except for the wedding of Zhao Pan'er and Zhao Wei. When Zhao Pan'er heard that Sun Sanniang had come to the palace, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"The three ladies are here at the palace? Aunt Xiuying, please bring them here."

"Yes, princess."

Xiuyin responded and walked out of the study. After a long while, she brought Song Yinzhang, Sun Sanniang and others to the backyard. Then she tactfully retreated, leaving the place to Zhao Paner and others.

Seeing Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang and the others were extremely excited. Sun Sanniang even smiled and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to the Princess of Han."

Zhao Pan'er immediately said in dissatisfaction: "Sanniang, you only know how to laugh at me. Just call me Pan'er, it's closer this way."

Sun Sanniang saw that although Zhao Pan'er was wearing silk and satin and had noble makeup, her attitude and tone remained the same as before, without any change, so she relaxed.

Song Yinzhang also called her "Sister Pan'er" sweetly. As for her maid and Ge Zhaodi, they seemed very reserved. They bowed and called her "Princess Her Majesty". After being comforted by Zhao Pan'er, they slowly relaxed.

After reminiscing about the past, Zhao Pan'er asked, "Sanniang, Yinzhang, isn't Yong'an Tower busy today? How did you find time to come here?"

"Although business has been a little worse than when it first opened, it's still pretty good. Yin Zhang told us that you had severe morning sickness, so we wanted to come and see you. And Chi Yanei, he didn't dare to come, so he asked us to say hello to you."

Sun Sanniang's face was full of smiles. After the fire in Yong'an Building, she had many happy events.

First, her son Fu Zifang was admitted to the academy, and then he started to develop a relationship with the academy's teacher Du Changfeng. His career, lover, and family were all very happy. Naturally, Sun Sanniang had enough reasons to be happy.

Although Zhao Pan'er had never been to Yong'an Tower, she knew about Sun Sanniang's situation and was happy for her. In this way, even if Sun Sanniang was not in Yong'an Tower in the future, she could still stay in Tokyo.

Not to mention Song Yinzhang, who was not only a teacher in Yong'an Building, but also the wife of an official.

As for Ge Zhaodi, her mother had made trouble once before, but the matter was resolved. Now she has been entrusted with an important task and is a small shopkeeper, and is very busy.

Everyone is living a good life now, and Zhao Pan'er is happy from the bottom of her heart.

"Pan'er, how are you living in the Marquis' Mansion?" asked Sun Sanniang.

"It's fine. People in the mansion respect me very much. But now that I'm pregnant, Aunt Xiuyin and the others don't want me to do anything. I feel like I'm becoming a useless person." Zhao Pan'er knew what Sun Sanniang was worried about. She was simply worried that Sun Sanniang had no foundation and was afraid that she would be neglected and bullied in the mansion.

Sun Sanniang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this and said with a smile, "Isn't it good to have everything you want? You are pregnant now, and you are carrying the prince of the Han Palace. You can never be too careful. Just rest assured and take care of your baby. Don't worry about us. We are all fine."

Song Yinzhang and Ge Zhaodi nodded in agreement: "Yes, Sister Pan'er, you don't have to worry about us, we are fine."

Zhao Pan'er's eyes were a little red. Before she got married, she was with Sun Sanniang and the others every day. Now that she was married and pregnant, she knew that she could no longer be like before.

"You must come visit me often in the future. To me, you are all my family."

Sun Sanniang's eyes also turned red, and she nodded, "Of course, no matter what others do, I will definitely come here often."

"You come here often. I've been married for so long, and this is only your second time."

Sun Sanniang smiled awkwardly: "I'm busy at Yong'an Tower. I really can't spare the time. I promise I will come often in the future. Don't look down on me when the time comes."

(End of this chapter)