Chapter 2: After the Maharaja (I)

On March 30, 170 A.D., Emperor Jianning of the Han Dynasty was born with a vision of a total solar eclipse......

"Zhaoxiang, what do you say is going on? Why does this weird thing keep happening? At noon, the heavens and the earth were dark, and the red sun was gone! ”

The speaker was a handsome young man, dressed in a white straight-sleeved robe with a white wide-sleeved silk tunic with a black stripe. He has a handsome face, bright eyes, and a short beard under his chin. At this moment, he was sitting on the bed in the middle of the room, and next to him stood a retainer of the same age.

"Yes, my lord! At the beginning of this year, I really don't know what big things will happen this year. In recent years, it has been either a natural change or a disaster, and the fortune of the country is worrying! The person named Zhaoxiang next to him also replied with a worried face.

The young man couldn't help but let out a long sigh when he heard this, and his eyes flashed. "In April of the previous year, my father was promoted from Changle Weiwei to Sikong, and such a change occurred in May, and there was another flood in Luoyang in June. As a result, my father was dismissed and returned home, and died of depression last year. Alas......"

"The old master is worried about the country and the people, and he has been sick for a long time, which is also something that cannot be helped. However, with the three main brothers inheriting his legacy, he must be relieved if he is an old man. So don't be too sad and be careful of hurting your body. ”

Hearing this, the young man shook his head slightly, but said with a wry smile: "Zhaoxiang, although you and I are the main ministers, we have grown up together since we were children and are like brothers, so don't say these scenes." As you know, none of my three brothers have a big strategy, and they are good officials in peacetime, but they are by no means talented in this troubled world. The eldest brother Wang Hao and I both knew this, and when my father went, he instructed me not to go out, otherwise I would be wiped out. Although the third brother Wang Qian is sleek and sophisticated, he is not a big deal. This important task of supporting the Han family must only be pinned on our next generation. But the eldest brother now has a son, Wang Kai, and a queen. The third brother Wang Qian also has a son Wang Fei. But I am close to the age of thirty and have never had a son or a daughter, and I am a concubine, and I am a shame in the family! ”

After quietly listening to the young man's words, Zhao Xiangcai retorted with a smile: "Even so, the lord's words are also exaggerated. Although the talent of the lord is not enough to stabilize the country, it is more than enough to be a county guard and ensure the prosperity of one party, but the lord has always acted in a low-key manner, so why should he be vain? Besides, isn't the second mother already pregnant now? It is estimated that it should be produced in these two days, if it is a son, he will be able to inherit the old master's will in the future! ”

Hearing this, the young man's worried face finally had a hint of relief. "Yes! I wish it was a son, and then I would have peace of mind. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zhaoxiang beside him, and said with a narrow smile: "Zhaoxiang, your beloved wife is also about to give birth, don't forget our agreement." If you have the same surname, you will become brothers and sisters, if you are of the opposite sex, you will become a couple, and then you will not break your promise! ”

When Zhaoxiang on the side heard this, he immediately laughed heartily: "This is the blessing of my children, it is already a high climb, how can I break my promise?" ”

"Zhaoxiang, why are you always like this, you and I are like brothers, don't climb high all day long, it sounds very unpleasant."

Facing the blame of the young man, Zhaoxiang smiled faintly and said: "Etiquette cannot be abolished!" ”

Hearing this, the young man smiled bitterly and shook his head, he didn't have much to do with this stubborn friend who grew up together.

At this moment, a young maid suddenly pushed open the door of the study. didn't say anything, he rushed in quickly, and shouted in a panic when he opened his mouth: "Master, the master mother is about to give birth." ”

"What?" The young man was startled, and jumped up from the bed. "Did you go and call the stable woman in the backyard?"

"It's been called, and now everyone is preparing according to Wen Po's instructions." As she spoke, the maid turned to Zhaoxiang next to her and said, "Chief, your wife is about to give birth." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Xiang was stunned for a moment, then looked at the young man in surprise and laughed at the same time.

"Zhaoxiang, I didn't expect that you and my children were really so fateful, and they were born at the same time in the same year, month, and day!" After some sighing, the young man smiled at the maid and said, "Go down first!" ”

"No!"

As the maid withdrew from the room, the young man was impatient to walk back and forth in the room, his expression complicated, and the eagerness in his heart had reached an unimaginable level.

"Lord, you and I are also in a hurry here, why don't we wait outside Madame's door together! Humble Jing is also in the inner courtyard, to be honest, I am also quite worried in my heart. ”

"Yes, good!" Without thinking about it, the young man agreed with Zhaoxiang's words, and hurried to the inner courtyard with him.

Due to the solar eclipse, the inner courtyard was lit by lanterns and oil lamps. The only thing you can see is the maids coming in and out, constantly busy. One moment with hot water, the other with a towel, while the two big men stood in the yard with only dry stares!

It was the first time for the young man to encounter such a thing, so he was even more anxious than Zhaoxiang. Although he didn't do anything, his forehead was sweating at the moment, and Zhaoxiang on the side only kept comforting him.

As time passed, the screams of pain in the room grew louder and louder, and the young man became more and more nervous, and his head was covered with beads of sweat.

After an unknown amount of time in this torment, two beams of light suddenly flashed from the depths of the dark sky, and they shot into the inner courtyard of the family in an instant.

Just when everyone in the courtyard was frightened by these two beams, two baby cries suddenly reached everyone's ears.

Immediately afterwards, a maid rushed out of the room on the right, and shouted with a smile: "It's born, the lady of the chief steward has given birth, it's a girl." ”

Before everyone could react, a maid rushed out of another room. "The hosts! The main mother also gave birth, and it was a boy! ”

In the face of the good news that followed, the servants in the courtyard who were stunned by the two lights just now came back to their senses and immediately smiled. He also thought of the beam just now and whispered.

When the young man heard that it was a boy, he was even more excited, and couldn't help but look up and laugh: "It's really a proverb that lives up to my king!" ”

Zhaoxiang on the side was also full of joy, stepped forward, and congratulated: "Congratulations to the lord for having a son!" Moreover, when the young master was born, it was a vision of heaven, and it was presumably determined that it was not something in the pool. ”