The first thing Xia Tong did after her confinement was to take a quick bath. A thick layer of chrysanthemum leaves, osmanthus stamens, hair balm, scented soap and even rose petals were sprinkled on her body.

Every pore is fully cleansed and purified.

After being sweaty for these days, Xia Tong felt that the sweat and dirt on his body could be rolled into a ball with his legs stretched out and his eyes wide open like that of Jigong Living Buddha.

Of course, Dundun did not escape her clutches. This kid pooped and peed all day long and smelled like milk. He was not much cleaner than Xia Tong.

Of course, children don't like water. Xia Tong wanted to give him a good bath, but Dundun was fluttering in her arms and crying loudly, just like Tang Monk who was caught by a monster and wanted to be cooked.

The servants were under Xia Tong's discipline and were not surprised by this, but the heartbreaking cries attracted the emperor.

He snatched the bare-butt doll away and said angrily: "Even if he makes you angry, you don't have to torment him like this!"

The emperor dared to think that she pushed Dundun into the water for corporal punishment.

Xia Tong:……

What kind of devilish image did she have in the eyes of the emperor?

Xia Tong did not want his good reputation to be ruined, and immediately argued: "Tomorrow is the full moon banquet of the emperor's eldest son. Naturally, he has to bathe, change clothes, and attend in fine clothes. You don't want to see me lose my etiquette, right?"

Liu Zhang kissed Dundun's rose-stained face, and the light green mustache on his lips made the little dumpling giggle.

Liu Zhang also laughed, "It's just a full-moon ceremony, why are you so panicked? Even if Dundun shows up dirty, I don't think anyone would dare to look down on him."

Xia Tong felt that the emperor doted on Dundun to a terrifying extent. Why didn't the men he promised not like children? Just before she got pregnant, she didn't think the emperor paid much attention to the child, otherwise she would have given birth long ago.

As a result, Dundun changed his face after he was born. Although this was due to Dundun's cuteness, it also showed how duplicitous the emperor was.

Xia Tong was too lazy to care about this confused father and son. She didn't dare to be rude anyway. After all, tomorrow was not only Dundun's full moon banquet, but also her concubine ceremony. The two things together did not allow her to be careless.

As soon as he finished washing his arms, Xia Tong felt the water level suddenly rise. When he looked down, he found that half of Dundun's body was buried in the water, only his head was exposed, and he was spitting bubbles.

The emperor held him in mid-air so that he could enjoy the warm water without sinking.

The father and son looked at her with big and small eyes.

Xia Tong:……

Liu Zhang tried his best to force out a smile, "Look, wouldn't Dundun be willing to take a bath in this way?"

Xia Tong was expressionless, "But I can't wash it like this."

It would be fine if it was just a mandarin duck bath, it was still a bit fragrant, but why was the emperor staring at her so blankly? It was like a butcher looking at the meat on the chopping board.

Xia Tong said patiently: "Can you turn around first?"

In order to avoid being suspected of being a disciple, Liu Zhang had to obey his orders. However, his martial arts training made his body stiff and he could not bend his elbows - no matter how flexible a person is, he would not be able to hold a baby weighing several kilograms in his backhand.

, unless he is a monster.

Xia Tong looked at the dull-witted father and son, and had no choice but to turn around, leaving them with a beautiful back view - after a month of recuperation without leaving home, she was indeed glowing white.

The emperor's eyes widened.

Before going to bed at night, I lingered and refused to leave.

Xia Tong was very vigilant, "Your Majesty, Doctor Gu has told me that although I am out of confinement, I still need to be recuperated for a period of time to avoid any sequelae."

And she hasn't finished practicing the vagina shrinking method yet.

Even if she didn't consider these things, Xia Tong would never exhaust her energy today in order to have enough energy to attend the grand ceremony tomorrow. If the emperor got angry in a hurry, let him do it, she didn't bother to care about it.

Liu Zhang found that the girl's temper was getting worse and worse, even though he had set it up himself - in the family, there is always one party with higher arrogance and the other with lower arrogance. The two volcanoes cannot coexist.

Only in this way can a stable harmony be maintained.

Liu Zhang initially allowed her to take a small step out of gentlemanly conduct, but now he found that the other party had already gained a favorable position, and he had to act based on Tongtong's face.

He sighed, "Okay, I won't disturb you, let me rest here for one night, right?"

After all, the sound insulation effect of a wall is limited, but it is more comfortable to sit next to a warm body.

Xia Tong saw that there were no evil thoughts in his eyes, so she felt relieved to leave him behind. She only felt strange in her heart: Is the emperor greedy for her to such an extent?

Since a man's brain is controlled by his lower body, Xia Tong always felt that he would pull her up in the middle of the night and cause chaos.

Unexpectedly, the emperor fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, which made Xia Tongbai worried - it seemed that she was being sentimental, and a man could only fall asleep if he was with his little lover, lying next to the yellow-faced woman at home.

I slept like a dead pig everywhere.

She has already advanced to the level of a yellow-faced woman.

After having a strange dream in the middle of the night, Xia Tong heard the rooster crow and was about to get up. Unexpectedly, the emperor, who was rustling and dressed beside her, held her down and said: "Don't worry, sleep a little longer, and wait until I finish the morning with you."

You go to Ningshou Palace."

Dundun's full-moon ceremony was held in Ningshou Palace. Because Qianyuan Palace was the emperor's palace, it was not suitable for receiving female family members. Xia Tong's Guanju Palace was too small to accommodate many guests. It was more suitable to place it at the Empress Dowager Chiang's place. After all,

She is also Dundun's biological grandmother.

Thinking of the many prejudices that Empress Dowager Chiang had against her, Xia Tong was afraid that she would be ostracized if she left early, so she agreed to the emperor's proposal - with the emperor here, the Empress Dowager would not embarrass herself in person.

After having a rich and exquisite breakfast, and feeding Dundun some milk herself, and seeing the corners of his mouth licking in contentment, Xia Tongfang began to wash up and change clothes.

Dundun's clothes are easy to handle. They are all colorful swaddling clothes, which can be wrapped up casually. As for the close-fitting fabrics inside, the wives will not take them open to take a closer look anyway - they are afraid that the children will catch a cold.

As for Xia Tong, she needs to make up according to the style, and the outer clothing is a dress prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so there is nothing wrong.

But when Chunlan and others took a look, Xia Tong frowned, "Are you sure this is Zhaoyi's ritual?"

It was a piece of lychee red satin with large roses embroidered on it. The stitching from the cuffs to the collar was all exquisite and gorgeous, and it looked so beautiful that not even half of the exposed threads could be seen.

But Xia Tong always felt that the material was a bit too red, a little too red. A concubine of the third rank shouldn't be so grand, right?

Chunlan looked around and whispered: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is also trying to figure out the emperor's intentions. How can they dare to be so expert?"

Xia Tong couldn't say anything else. He could wear it casually on other occasions, but for big occasions like Jin Feng, he had to wear a formal dress.

Moreover, now that she is the birth mother of the emperor's eldest son, she is not as low-key as before. For the sake of her son's dignity, she has to stand up. Even if Jiang Bilan feels unhappy, she can only remain silent in the future - Jiang Bilan herself is not worthy.

Wearing red.

When the people of the first palace were getting ready to go, the emperor also came over. Seeing Xia Tong's beautiful and upright attire, although he didn't say a word, his eyes showed admiration.

He kissed Xia Tong gently on the forehead, then took her hand and said, "Let's go."

Xia Tong looked around and saw the solemn ceremony brought by the emperor, probably to help her fill the scene. Her own side was a little sparse, so she lowered her head and asked Chunlan, "Where is Chang Qing?"

Chunlan shook her head, "He said he didn't feel well, so he didn't go to Ningshou Palace."

Chang Qing has become even more taciturn in the past few days. Considering that he has been cleansed and has always been somewhat averse to cosmetics, he probably does not want to face a group of warblers and swallows in the Queen Mother's palace - it is popular in Beijing nowadays

When it came to incense, those beauties even sprinkled some pine scent and borneol on their bodies for free. Xia Tong occasionally felt it choked her nose.

Ignoring those things for the time being, Xia Tong walked beside the emperor with his head held high, intentionally lagging half a step to avoid overstepping, but always maintaining a slow pace.

Liu Zhang saw that she was becoming more and more like a mother of the country, but Xia Tong only felt that she was attending a military parade.

This is a beautiful misunderstanding.

In the Palace of Ningshou, the family members arrived early, and the ladies also came one after another. They surrounded the Empress Dowager Jiang like flowers and flowers, congratulating her on her grandson, and curiously asking where the emperor's eldest son was and why he couldn't see him.

Empress Dowager Jiang wanted to bring Dundun over first, but she knew the emperor's son's temper very well, and she also knew that Xia Tong's hooves were not easy to mess with. If she ran into trouble again this time, it would be embarrassing and embarrassing, so she left the ladies alone

When asking questions, she only pretended to smile deeply to show that she was deaf.

Some people just like to fight against injustice. Xiao Xiuyi said: "The Xia family has newly granted the title of Zhaoyi, and their arrogance is getting higher and higher day by day. Taking advantage of today's grand ceremony, he dares to make the Queen Mother wait. It is too arrogant!"

Jiang Bilan felt the same in her heart, but she pretended to be gentle and said: "Sister Xiao, don't say that, Xia Zhaoyi probably has some difficulties."

Xiao Wanwan curled her lips, "What's the problem? Zuo is just asleep. Maybe he and Your Majesty will be together just after confinement..."

The Empress Dowager Jiang heard that the more she spoke, the more she became more and more stupid, so she couldn't help but scolded: "Shut up!"

Can such words be said in front of married women? Even if she is dissatisfied with Xia Tong, she still has to take into account the dignity of the royal family - and to protect her own dignity.

Xiao Wanwan was so frightened that she quickly fell silent.

But Jiang Bilan's heart moved. If this was true, the emperor should have normal physiological needs. Why would he pester Xia alone? There must be some secret in this.

Before she could figure out the reason, she heard An Ruhai shout loudly, "Your Majesty is here!"

Except for Empress Dowager Jiang, everyone present hurriedly knelt down, not daring to look directly at the sky. Jiang Bilan took a moment to glance up, only to find Xia Tong standing beside the emperor, wearing a bright red satin dress.

What does this mean, that they also knelt down to the Xia family? Jiang Bilan remembered that when she was first named a noble concubine, because the emperor ascended the throne in a hurry and kept everything simple, she skipped the ceremony of worshiping the concubine. Who knew that Xia Tong would miss her by mistake now?

Received this honor.

Jiang Bilan could only feel her teeth chattering. Only a fool would believe it if the emperor didn't show his respect to Xia Tong on purpose.

Xia Tong looked at the crowd of people kneeling on the floor in darkness. He actually felt quite ashamed. He was not as calm as Jiang Bilan saw.

But she didn't know what to do! Should she kneel down at this time? She was facing the emperor sideways, and Jiang Bilan and others occupied the empty space, leaving no room for them.

Moreover, even if she wanted to kneel down, she couldn't - the emperor seemed to be holding her hand lightly, but in fact it was as strong as an iron hoop.

A graceful smile.
Chapter completed!