In Chang'an, summer is already very hot.

The eldest grandson queen who was eight months pregnant suddenly gave birth, and the Lizheng Palace was in chaos, and there was no backbone. Princess Changle came to find Li Shimin, and Concubine Yang Shu also went over. Aunt Yue wanted to serve, but Qingyun thought that the weather was hot and cherished Aunt Yue, so she rushed over.

In the Penglai Palace, there was laughter and laughter, but it was quiet at this moment. None of the people sitting in their respective positions spoke, but each pondered. The cicadas outside the house were irritating, and only the water on the stove was still gurgling in the quiet Penglai Palace, and the heat was bubbling up from the spout.

Aunt Yue didn't care about any etiquette all the way, so she only grabbed a cool fan and sent it to Concubine Shu. Then she came back exhausted and out of breath. As soon as he turned the screen, he became embarrassed and said, "This thing is sudden, but it is snubbing the guests." ”

"Xiaoyue, it's all my own family here, and there are no guests. Empress Xiao said unhurriedly, but looked at Jiang Chengzi unconsciously.

"Yes, it's the slave who said it wrong. "Aunt Yue has a lot of respect for Empress Xiao.

Empress Xiao looked at Yang Zhengdao on the opposite side and said, "Sorry." ”

Yang Zhengdao immediately stood up, saluted Empress Xiao, and said, "Grandson is here." ”

Empress Xiao looked at Li Ke and said, "Ke'er, although there are no guests here, your cousin has been displaced with me since he was a child, and he grew up in the north, so he doesn't have much impression of this Chang'an, nor does he have much impression of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. My grandmother asked you to take care of your cousin. ”

"Yes. Li Ke saluted Empress Xiao very respectfully.

Li on the side interjected: "When the third brother is not free, I can also take my cousin to play." ”

"You know how to play. Empress Xiao laughed.

Li stuck out his tongue and said, "I don't just know how to play." I study hard every day now, and I have a full schedule of time. The third sister-in-law promised me that as long as I studied hard, she and my third brother would show me the wider world. ”

Li said proudly, then looked at Jiang Chengzi again, and continued: "Isn't it, third sister-in-law." ”

"Well, yes. So you have to work hard. Jiang Chengzi hurriedly replied.

In fact, she has been nervous in her heart since she heard Changle say that Empress Eldest Sun was about to give birth. It can be said that a heart is hanging.

In her past and present lives, although she has never given birth in person, in the era of advanced information, she also knows a lot about giving birth.

There is a saying that having a child is "seven lives and eight not living", which means that if you are born in seven months, you can survive, and if you are born in eight months, the probability of survival is not very high.

Jiang Chengzi is not from the Department of Medicine, and he does not know the medical truth of this statement. But this sentence has been circulating so widely for so long, which shows that this sentence is probably true. Moreover, whether it is seven months or eight months, it is less than a month. Children born in less than a month will have problems of one kind or another.

At that time, children born less than a month old were kept in incubators. The most important thing is that the queen's health is not good, and Qing Yan has privately said that the eldest grandson queen is not in good health, and her blood is slow and weak, and her production is extremely dangerous.

Because of these cognitions, Mr. Wang, Liu Xuan, and Sun Simiao have designed many sets of plans and prepared all the medicines that should be prepared. At the same time, Mr. Wang also checked Yang Wang's family, the fetal position was positive, and the pulse was stable. So, Wang Jingtian transferred Qing Yan to the Lizheng Palace, and sent another disciple to take care of Yang Wang's side.

The situation of Empress Eldest Sun is not suitable for pregnancy, let alone childbirth. Although historically, she will live for a few more decades. But this is no longer the Tang Dynasty she is familiar with, and the fate of some people has changed. For example, Wu Zetian was bitten to death by a poisonous snake when he was young, and the samurai family has been convicted and sentenced. Therefore, it is difficult to guarantee that the fate of Empress Changsun will not change.

If the eldest grandson queen has a difficult birth today, one corpse and two lives. So what else does that have to say?

When Jiang Chengzi came in Changle to report on the affairs of the Lizheng Palace, he was analyzing this problem:

First of all, the death of Empress Changsun is undoubtedly a huge turning point in the fate of Wang Jingtian and other doctors, even if Li Shimin is tolerant and generous and will not give them death, but because of the death of the queen, he died at their hands. Wang Jingtian, Sun Simiao, Liu Xuan, and even Qing Yan, their self-doubt will not be less, and they will carry a heavy burden that is unwarranted.

Secondly, he may be angry with the eldest grandson who has secretly sent a doctor to the Lizheng Palace.

Third, if the rear position is vacant, the court and harem will make waves again. At least looking at the harem, the only person who can serve as the queen is Concubine Yang Shu. If Concubine Shu becomes the queen, Li Ke is the descendant. When the time comes, even if he has no ideas, it is difficult to guarantee that the prince will not have other ideas. There will be a brotherly rift.

Therefore, when Li talked to her, she was also perfunctory.

Li is a child, and when he was affirmed, he immediately said to Empress Xiao proudly: "Grandmother, look, my third sister-in-law said so." ”

"Well, Ah, a good boy. Empress Xiao kindly stroked Li's face, and said, "Now that your mother has something to do, you have to be self-disciplined." ”

"Well, I'm going to read. The meal was also delayed for too long. Li looked at the copper kettle on the side, and immediately ran away seriously.

Only Jiang Chengzi, Li Ke, Empress Xiao, Yang Zhengdao and Aunt Yue are left in the main hall of this Penglai Palace.

Empress Xiao said directly to Li Ke: "Ke'er, you take your cousin around, and I'll talk to Ah Zhi." ”

Li Ke didn't answer, just glanced at Jiang Chengzi, and with Jiang Chengzi's permission, he said to Yang Zhengdao: "Cousin, I'll take you around, let's talk." ”

"Good. Yang Zhengdao stood up and walked out of the Lizheng Hall with Li Ke.

Empress Xiao paced to the desk by the window, then beckoned Jiang Chengzi to sit down, ordered the little palace maid to take a tea set and boil water, and then said slowly: "Thank you for saving me." ”

"Grandmother is polite. Jiang Chengzi said while asking the palace maid to wait outside the palace, and she personally boiled water to make tea.

Empress Xiao smiled and said, "Before, I thought about what kind of girl you are, and when I see you today, you are more beautiful and outstanding than I imagined." This kind of calm and atmospheric pattern is even more than that of your aunt. ”

"Thank you grandmother for the compliment. Jiang Chengzi was still unhurried, washing the teacup.

Empress Xiao still smiled, paused, and asked, "However, when I heard that Empress Eldest Sun was about to give birth, you seemed to be a little absent-minded?"

Jiang Chengzi paused his hand, then raised his eyes and smiled, and said, "Grandmother is aware of everything. ”

"The eldest grandson, that girl can't die. Empress Xiao didn't beat around the bush, took the cup of flower tea handed over by Jiang Chengzi, and threw out this sentence directly.

"Hmm. If something happens to her, it will change a lot of patterns and change the fate of many people. Jiang Chengzi also nodded.

"yes. It's a real headache, obviously I'm not in good health, I have two sons who are alive and kicking, and I still have to give birth, I really don't cherish myself. "Empress Xiao chattered.

Jiang Chengzi almost didn't squirt out a sip of tea, this Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, this person's thinking is really ahead of his time.

"Isn't this world a daughter who is proud of having a lot of life?" Jiang Chengzi said this, and suddenly thought what the hell he was discussing. Shouldn't it be time to think about how to deal with the matter of Empress Eldest Sun having a child with Empress Xiao?

"Huh. Oh, yes. How stupid!" Empress Xiao smiled slightly sarcastically, and then put down the teacup and asked Jiang Chengzi for a cup of tea.

Jiang Chengzi poured a cup of tea for the eldest grandson before saying: "People in this world, after all, have lived their lives in a daze, let alone a woman who has been suppressed by people since ancient times and is not allowed to study." These thoughts, even if you are a queen, are estimated to be unable to change them for a while. ”

"Hmm. Empress Xiao nodded in agreement.

Jiang Chengzi struck while the iron was hot, and threw out how to ensure that the eldest grandson queen was alive.

Empress Xiao didn't answer, but looked at Jiang Chengzi and asked, "I heard that Jinyun, Li Nan, and even Concubine Shu praised you for being resourceful, and you have never deployed before?"

This old guy is actually talking a cliché. Jiang Chengzi didn't hide it, only said that he had seen Wang Jingtian before, and asked them to ensure the safety of Empress Eldest Sun. "What do you mean by this, is it to make people care about the life or death of the one in the stomach?" Xiao Hou said bluntly.

"If you don't see through it, my grandmother is going to talk to death. Jiang Chengzi reminded unceremoniously.

Empress Xiao was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "What an interesting child." ”

"Since my grandmother said it so directly. I also want to ask directly: According to my grandmother's opinion, a newborn baby, who is not the eldest son, how much impact will his life or death have on the harem of the court?" Jiang Chengzi poured out the tea in the teapot and asked unhurriedly.

"Minimal, negligible. Xiao summed up in eight words.

Both of them knew it and looked at each other very clearly. Jiang Chengzi brewed another pot of black tea, sat opposite Empress Xiao, and looked at the lush green outside the window with the fragrance of tea, and was silent for a long time.

Later, it was Empress Xiao who broke the silence first and asked, "Ah Zhi, actually, you are not sure about keeping Empress Eldest Sun alive, right?"

Jiang Chengzi nodded honestly and said, "Even if I have an adventure, I am just a person, and I don't have an immortal Dao method." ”

Empress Xiao sighed lightly and said to Jiang Chengzi, "That's it, let's get up and leave the palace." ”

"Hmm. Jiang Chengzi stood up and instructed the palace maid to pack up the tea set, and the little maid went to find Yang Zhengdao and Li Ke.

"I thought you'd want to go to the Rikka Palace. Empress Xiao and Jiang Chengzi stood side by side at the door of Penglai Palace, "I didn't expect you to mention it at all." ”

"Avoid suspicion. Jiang Chengzi didn't explain much, and only lost three words.

"Indeed, avoid suspicion. Empress Xiao nodded.

Yang Zhengdao and Li Ke, who had just come back, also heard about it, so they also nodded and said, "It's time to avoid suspicion." ”

"Well, let's go back then. Jiang Chengzi said, handed the fan in his hand to Empress Xiao, and said, "My cousin's Ruyi Fang is produced, and this fan is only made three times." I didn't have any gifts for my grandmother today, so I gave this fan to my grandmother. ”

"Since it was given by Ah Zhi, I accepted it. Empress Xiao was not polite, but ordered someone to take an umbrella and walked out of the palace.

Out of the palace, Li Ke and Jiang Chengzi first sent Xiao Hou and Yang Zhengdao back to their residence. Li Ke accompanied Jiang Chengzi to the Yang Mansion again. The weather was too hot, so the two went back to Lanyuan to make tea, and waited for news in silence.

"Mr. Wang has the true inheritance of his teacher, and the queen will be fine. The harem of the court will not change anything. Jiang Chengzi saw that Li Ke was preoccupied, so he comforted him.

"Hey. Whether the court's harem changes or not, it's none of my business. Li Ke sighed.

"Huh?" Jiang Chengzi was a little confused. Isn't this guy worried that after the eldest grandson Empress Xue Bin, Concubine Yang Shu will become the new queen, which will set off a storm in the battle for the crown prince and breed rifts between the brothers?