. "The emperor has decreed, and today's early dynasty will be canceled, and all local official documents will be sent to the ministers of the political hall for review, and then sent to the palace and handed over to the emperor for inspection."

After passing on the holy decree, Cao An smiled and said to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, please go back." ”

The ministers were very surprised, because Zhao Chen has always been a very diligent emperor since he ascended the throne, and there has never been an example of the sudden cancellation of the early dynasty like this.

Han Yanzhi couldn't help but say, "Father-in-law, does the emperor have any explanation why the early dynasty was canceled?" ”

Cao An smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, our family will not hide it from you, early this morning, the saint had a fetal gas attack, at this time, the imperial doctor is waiting, waiting in the palace to give birth, it is expected to give birth to the imperial heir today, the emperor is waiting in the palace at this time, so today's morning dynasty is canceled." ”

Only then did the ministers suddenly realize that everyone knew that the emperor and the queen were very affectionate, and this was the emperor's first imperial heir, so it was natural to attach great importance to it. And since the Great Song Dynasty reformed the administrative system, the early dynasty was only a form most of the time, and could not really solve things, and now the rebellions everywhere have also been quelled, the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be basically peaceful, and today's cancellation of the early dynasty has no impact on the political situation.

From another point of view, although Zhao Chen is now in his prime age, it has been two or three years since he got married, and the harem has not yet come out, which has to be worrying. If the queen can successfully give birth to a prince this time, then this is both the eldest son and the eldest son of the emperor, as long as he can grow up smoothly, Shiyou will be the heir to the throne. Therefore, the birth of the first imperial heir is also a major event in the imperial court, and no one can take it lightly. It is understandable that the emperor canceled the early dynasty in order to guard the birth of an imperial heir.

Han Yanzhi asked again: "Gonggong Cao, I don't know what the situation of the queen is now?" ”

His question also represents the thoughts of the ministers, everyone knows that production is an extremely dangerous thing, and if it is not good, it will cause both mother and child to die. Even in the palace with the best medical conditions, this kind of thing happens from time to time. What's more, the harem has always been an eventful place, the emperor loves the queen, and the dynasty knows that if the queen gives birth to a prince, then the status is almost unshakable, and it is inevitable that some people will be jealous and make a stumbling block, and when the queen gives birth, it is often a good opportunity to start. Folklore has it that when Renzong was born, there was a story of "a tanuki changing the prince", so he couldn't be careless. Of course, only an important minister like Han Yanzhi is qualified to ask this kind of question.

Although Han Yan asked implicitly, who was Cao An, of course, he understood what he meant, and said: "Han Xiang, please rest assured, the Imperial Doctor Wang and Imperial Doctor Zhang who are the main lineage of the queen have all served in the Tai Hospital for more than ten years, they are loyal, and they are highly skilled in medical treatment, and the four stable women are also loyal, reliable, and experienced people, so there is no problem." When our family came out, the imperial physician had reported to the emperor that the queen and the imperial heir were all normal, and the emperor and the queen mother were present and guarded in person. ”

Hearing him say this, the ministers were a little relieved. Cao An said again: "Please also ask your lords to perform their duties after they go back, and not to delay the government and make the emperor worried." ”

Han Yan said straightly: "This is natural, please also ask the father-in-law to reply to the emperor, we will do our best to govern the father-in-law, please rest assured." ”

After the ministers dispersed, they each returned to their respective yamen to govern the public. Only Yang Yan is going home.

After quelling the rebellion in Taihu, Yang Yan and Cao Xun led their troops back to Jiankang. Before leaving, Ye Muxue planned to transfer the Panhu Restaurant to the shopkeeper Liu and his wife. But they didn't want to accept anything, the two sides pushed back and forth, and finally decided: the owner of the restaurant is still Ye Muxue, but in the future, the restaurant will be run by Liu and his wife, and both sides will get half of the income, and Ye Muxue will send someone to Changzhou to collect it at the end of each year. And Ye Muxue took away the two maids who had been waiting for her and Rongying from the restaurant, and returned to Jiankang together.

In this way, Yang Yan and his entourage set off to return to Jiankang The day after that, Yang Yan also went to the court with other officials to report to Zhao Chen about the inspection of western Zhejiang. He doesn't have any actual position now, and he doesn't have any official business, just submit the official documents written by Zhexi and his entourage, and he will be fine.

After returning home, Yang Yan immediately told Zhao Yueru and Zhao Qianru about the queen's birth, and the two of them were also quite worried about it, because it was Zhao Qianru, not only was the sister and brother concerned, but also she and Yue Ying were already good friends, after the rebellion was equal, she had to go into the palace almost every day to visit, and when she learned that Yue Ying was going to give birth, she was naturally even more relieved, and she was going to enter the palace to visit.

Yang Yan saw it and persuaded her: "What use can you use if you go to the palace now?" Don't worry, Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Wang have both said that the queen's fetal image is normal and will be fine. ”

Zhao Yueru also said: "Now the official family and the queen mother must be busy with the queen's production, and if you go at this time, it will only make them add more affairs, but it is not good." It's better to just wait for news at home. The queen's production is in charge of Imperial Physician Zhang and Imperial Physician Wang, their medical skills are excellent, we have all seen it, and it should be fine. ”

Zhao Qianru listened to it and knew that what they said made sense, she and Zhao Yueru's production were all in charge of Imperial Doctor Zhang and Imperial Doctor Wang, among which Zhao Yueru was still born prematurely, and finally ensured the safety of the mother and child, so the character and medical skills of the two of them were also very assured. My heart was also a little calmer, so I no longer insisted on going to the palace, but only went to the palace to inquire about the situation.

In the afternoon, news came from the palace that the queen had successfully given birth to a prince. After Zhao Qianru heard Xun, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, she couldn't wait any longer, and hurriedly changed into palace clothes and entered the palace to congratulate. Yang Yan saw that she was full of interest, and it was not easy to stop her, so she had to ask Zhao Yueru to accompany her.

After the two entered the palace, they saw a jubilant scene everywhere in the palace. Yue Ying is plain and generous, and is quite loved by the palace people in the palace, although she did not go to the battlefield in person in the rebellion this time, she was also not afraid of danger and restrained everyone in the harem, so that Zhao Chen, Han Yanzhi and others could concentrate on fighting the rebels without a vulture. also let everyone see her fierce side, so in addition to respect, there is a little more awe. Even a few concubines who privately wanted to compete for favor couldn't help but be dwarfed, this time Yue Ying gave birth to a prince smoothly, and most people in the entire palace were happy for her.

The two went straight to the Fengyi Palace where the queen lived, at this time Zhao Chen was not in the palace, but the Empress Dowager Zhou was still staying here and was sitting in the outer hall. The two were busy saluting the Empress Dowager Zhou. Although the Empress Dowager Zhou looked a little tired, she couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after seeing the two of them, she smiled and said: "Liuniang, Jiuniang, you came so fast, it was one of you who entered the palace to congratulate the queen." ”

Zhao Yueru said with a smile: "Niangniang still doesn't know, Jiuniang is restless at home this day, if it weren't for the fear of frightening the saint's birth, I can't wait to enter the palace in the morning, I finally persuaded it, I heard that the saint gave birth smoothly, I can't sit still anymore, I must rush over to see." ”

Empress Dowager Zhou shook her head with a smile and said, "Jiuniang has always been calm in her work, why is she so rough this time, but you are also kind, and it is not easy to enter the palace." As he spoke, he called a chamberlain and said, "You go and see how the saint is, and if she is in good spirits, tell her that the two eldest princesses have come to visit the palace and ask her if she has seen her." ”

The chamberlain agreed, turned around and went into the inner palace. After a while, he came back and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, the saint just took a nap, and now he has woken up, and the prince is asleep in the inner room, and the saint heard that the two eldest princesses came to visit the palace, and immediately asked the slave maid to invite them in." After a pause, he said, "According to the slave maid, the saint's complexion is good, and it should be fine." ”

Empress Dowager Zhou nodded, and said to Zhao Yueru and Zhao Qianru: "Since this is the case, you can go in and see her." ”

The two said goodbye to the Empress Dowager Zhou and entered the inner palace, Yue Ying was just about to sit up on the bed, Zhao Yueru and Zhao Qianru came to the bed, Zhao Yueru held Yue Ying down, and said: "Sage, you just finished giving birth, don't move, just lie down like this." ”

Zhao Qianru also said: "Yes! At this time, don't care about these rituals, the body of the saint is important, just lie down and talk. ”

At this time, two waiters had already moved two round feet and let the two sit on the edge of the bed, and the maid had already taken two pillows and put them behind Yue Ying, so that she was half-lying on the bed. ”

Zhao Yueru said with a smile: "The sage is saying that, you gave birth to the first prince for the official family, what a big deal, we are all our own people, how can we not come into the palace to visit." ”

Zhao Qianru also said: "How is the saint's body now, but what discomfort is there?" ”

Yue Ying smiled slightly: "Sister Lao Jiu asked, I just checked the pulse before going to bed, and said that everything is fine with me, and I only need to recuperate for a few days, and I can recover slowly." ”

A few people said a few more words about their experiences and feelings during childbirth, and Zhao Qianru looked left and right, and said, "I don't know if the little prince is there, can he take it out for us to see." ”

Yue Ying also smiled slightly and said, "He fell asleep in the inner room, watched by the nurse." Then he said to the women beside him: "You go in, see if the prince is awake, if he is awake, let them bring the little prince here, and let the two eldest princesses and aunts take a look." ”

After waiting for the girl to go for a while, she brought an old palace maid over, and whispered: "Back to the saint, the eldest princess, the little prince is asleep at this time, and it is inconvenient to take it out. ”

Both of them got up and followed the old palace maid to the inner room, only to see a white and chubby baby wrapped in a big cradle with a big red dragon and embroidered phoenix, sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.

Zhao Yueru and Zhao Qianru glanced at each other, and the two of them remembered the scene after they had just given birth to their children, and they couldn't help but be full of love and pity for this baby.

Zhao Qianru whispered to the old palace maid: "Has the imperial doctor seen the prince, what did you say?" ”

The old palace maid said: "Back to the princess, the princess has seen it, and said that the prince is all healthy, and he has just eaten milk, and he will sleep at this moment." The imperial physician said that when the prince woke up, he would call him over to have a look. ”

Zhao Yueru nodded and said, "The prince is still young, and the saint is inconvenient now, you have to bother to take care of the prince, don't be careless." ”

The old palace maid said: "Princess, please rest assured, the saint has always been compassionate and loving to us slaves and maids, and we are also grateful to her, and we will do our best for the little prince, and we will never dare to make a mistake." ”

After watching for a while, the two came out of the house, and said a few words to Yue Ying, telling her some of their experience in recuperating their bodies after giving birth, and then got up and retired.

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After leaving the inner room, Zhao Chen also came back with the scriptures at this time, and was talking to the Empress Dowager Zhou in the outer hall.

It turned out that Zhao Chen was waiting for Yue Ying's production all day today, and he had nothing to worry about. After Yue Ying gave birth to the prince smoothly, Zhao Chen, who was a first-time father, naturally couldn't help but be overjoyed. In fact, later he washed and dressed the baby, and Imperial Doctor Zhang took Yue Ying's pulse, and he couldn't interfere in these things, so he went to see the baby in the palace for a while, and came back to see Yue Ying for a while.

Later, Yue Ying finished taking the medicine and fell asleep in bed. And the baby was fed with breast milk and went to sleep. The whole palace fell silent, and Zhao Chen had time to sit down.

A big stone on his heart was finally put down, and Zhao Chen was also a lot more relaxed, just at this time, Han Yanzhi and other ministers who ruled the government learned of this joy, and entered the palace together to say hello to Zhao Chen, and Zhao Chen also thought of today, he didn't go to the court to see, just now the adults and children are asleep, and there is nothing to do here to be idle, take this opportunity to meet the ministers, to see if anything is happening in the court, so he told the Empress Dowager Zhou and came out to meet the ministers.

When he came back at this time, he saw Zhao Yueru and Zhao Qianru entering the palace together, Zhao Chen was also very happy, but he still remembered Yue Ying and the child lying in the inner room, so he only said hello to the two of them and rushed to the inner room.

Looking at Zhao Chen's excited appearance, Zhao Qianru couldn't help but sigh: "Time flies really fast, I remember that when the official family first ascended the throne, he was still a childish young man, with a little childishness, I can't imagine that now I will be a father with the scriptures." In retrospect, it was the same as yesterday. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou also smiled: "Aren't you the same, now you are all married to women, and each has their own children, and they have entered the palace much less." ”