In the strong atmosphere of the Qiong Navy's armament war, a seemingly inconspicuous news slowly spread, which made the leaders of the Qiong Navy very concerned - the general's side room is about to be born!

In the old time and space, such a thing was just a personal family matter, even if Xia Nan was in a high position, it was nothing more than a chance to cater to and curry favor with the big boss who was qualified to approach his high-level officials. But in this time and space, having a child is not just a matter of one person, as long as it is Xia Nan's bloodline, theoretically has the qualifications to be a candidate for heir, so whether it is a son-in-law or the eldest son becomes very important.

At this time, the Ming Dynasty was not the later Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the foreigners did not have any status, from scholars to ordinary people, most of them thought that Huaxia was the orthodoxy of the world, and they had no admiration for the Yi people, but more contempt. Regardless of whether Maria is favored or not, except for William and Charles, in the eyes of many people, her Yiren bloodline has always been an insurmountable psychological barrier, and few people are willing to swear allegiance to an heir who has half Yiren blood.

In such a state of mind, many people have ambivalence about the fetus in Maria's womb with both anticipation and resistance - the hope is that the general will have an heir to avoid the collapse of the Joan navy after an accident; The resistance is that he does not want this heir to have Yi blood.

However, William, the commander of the Navy and the vice principal of the Bofu Naval Academy, did not think so, he believed that this was Xia Nan's eldest son, and he should naturally become the heir of the entire Joan Navy.

"What a fascinating picture of a noble lady from England giving birth to an heir to the marquis of this ancient empire and becoming the future master of the most powerful army in the Far East, it must be a good story......"

In his private house, William picked up a glass of Tianya incense, took a sip, and said to Charles intoxicated.

Charles was old after all, he didn't raise a glass to drink with the other party, but frowned and asked: "Dear William, it's been a few years since you came to the Ming Kingdom, haven't you touched the minds of the people of the Ming Kingdom?" The glory of Great Britain did not shine on the land of this ancient empire, and the warships of the royal fleet did not reach the Far Eastern seas, and in the eyes of the Ming people, there was no essential difference between Britain and the Netherlands, Western Tooth Extraction, and Portugal, all of which were just 'Yi people' in their mouths, and they valued blood more than Europeans. In such a situation, are you really sure that Maria's child will become the heir? ”

"Why not?" William is optimistic, "Maria's children are the eldest and have an innate advantage, and as long as we use our respective influence to lobby, there will definitely be many people on our side." If nothing else, many captains in the Navy have privately expressed their support for my opinion. With the weight of the navy in this army, I think it should give Maria a lot of weight. ”

"I'm not as optimistic as you, William." Charles said calmly, "The eldest son has a certain advantage, but the Ming people still have a sister-in-law." According to the concept of the Ming people, Xie Cai, who held a traditional oriental wedding, was the number one wife, and everyone else was just a foil - they called this a 'concubine'. Also, I think you forgot that it's possible for Maria to give birth to a girl. ”

"What's wrong with the girl?" William became a little excited, "Britain is the queen, what's the problem?" ”

"Don't get excited, the situation in each country is different, I think it is difficult to accept a queen according to the thinking of the Ming people, this is not a good idea."

William thought about it carefully, drank the remaining wine in the glass, then stood up, put on his military cap, and said to Charles, "You have a point, these are all unfavorable factors. In order for Maria's children to ascend to the throne of heir, for the glory of Britain to shine on the land, and for the names of all three of us to go down in history, I should do something to clear the obstacles ahead. ”

"Where are you going?"

"Go talk to other senior officers in the Navy and get more people to support you." William straightened his military uniform and said solemnly.

William began to try to persuade others to support him for the sake of his heir, while his compatriot Maria was waiting to give birth in South Park and was about to have a momentous moment.

The entire South Park was in full swing, and the experienced Wen Po was already in place, and the maids shuttled non-stop, boiling water, and preparing the necessary things for delivery. Summer Nan's wives and concubines are here, waiting for the moment to welcome a new life.

Xie Wenjun held his big belly and commanded the maids to work with the support of everyone.

Everyone is busy, but Xia Nan is restless, spinning in circles and having nothing to do. He said to Xie Wenjun at a loss: "Madam, assign something to do for me, I feel that it is useless for me to stand here." ”

Xie Wenjun pursed his lips and smiled: "Husband, you don't have to do anything, just wait honestly." I have never heard of a woman giving birth to a child, and the master has to work with his own hands. Where do you put the reputation of our women on the back burner? ”

"Then I'll go in with her?"

"No, give birth to a child, the lord can't go in, it's unlucky."

Xia Nan sighed and had to continue to circle in place.

Maria screamed in pain, and the sound penetrated the window and reached Xia Nan's ears, making Xia Nan anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

The long wait lasted from sunset to evening, when lanterns were lit and hung under the eaves, illuminating the courtyard as if it were day.

Finally, a baby's cry pierced the night sky and reached everyone's ears.

"Congratulations sir, it's a girl, she's chubby, and she weighs nine pounds."

Xia Nan laughed: "I'm a father, I'm a girl, haha!" Bring it and let me see. ”

The news that Maria gave birth to a daughter spread throughout Lingao that night, and some people were happy and some were sad. Charles felt that William's plan was infinitely close to failure, and William used the example of Queen Elizabeth to encourage himself not to give up. The traditional literati led by Sun Yuanhua, Sima De and others celebrated with their crowns, glad that this eldest son who was not a concubine was a daughter and avoided a lot of trouble.

A few days later, while teasing the little girl who had just slept with milk in the nurse's arms, Xia Nan asked Zhou Guoxin, who came to report: "In other words, those of them have been divided into different camps, and the admirals led by William support this girl to take the position, and the rest are opposed?" ”

"That's right, most of the people who support William are admirals, these people are all drawn by William, most of them are in a grateful mood, and there are not many who really support Aunt Ma. Mr. Sima, Mr. Sun and others have expressed their disagreement on different occasions to let Aunt Ma's children become heirs. ”