The palace people kept carrying water in, and Cui Keyin's low shouts were intermittent.

The Buddhist hall was temporarily erected, and Pearl came to invite Mrs. Zhang over. As soon as Mrs. Zhang got up, Zhou Heng also stood up and walked quietly towards the delivery room.

"The emperor must not." Mrs. Zhang seemed to have eyes behind her, turned around slowly, and persuaded bitterly: "Women have to go through a lot of hardship when they give birth. Please also ask the emperor to be patient. ”

Now Cui Keyin is still in production, Du Juan is midwifery inside, and Wang Zhongfang is listening to the movement inside in front of the screen, occasionally giving guidance.

Zhou Heng smiled bitterly and said, "I ...... I want to accompany her. ”

Old Madam Zhang shook her head and said, "It's good for you to accompany her here." ”

When he was happy to be born, Zhou Heng wanted to enter the delivery room, but he was also stopped outside. Now that his status is more noble, Mrs. Zhang categorically has no reason to let him in.

Zhou Heng was worried that Cui Keyin had a fetal gas, and this fetus was only afraid that it would be difficult to give birth, so he insisted on accompanying Cui Keyin.

When the two were silently stalemate, Cui Zhenyi came.

"Your Majesty, by all means." He also advised: "If the delivery room is unclean, how can a man step into the delivery room?" If it is spread out, the emperor will love his mother and will only give him a handle. ”

The extreme and stubborn courtiers and Cui Zhenyi's political enemies will not understand Zhou Heng's love for Cui Keyin, and they will only use this to attack Cui Keyin.

Zhou Heng understood what he meant, his face was gloomy, and he said, "Could it be that I am afraid of them?" ”

"Of course the emperor is not afraid. But the queen is a woman, and she has to be afraid of people's words. Cui Zhenyi knows Zhou Heng's feelings for Cui Keyin too well, Cui Keyin is his weakness, and persuaded him with the possible attacks on Cui Keyin, and he accepted it at once.

"In that case, I and my eldest uncle are guarding here." Zhou Heng asked people to carry a table and a few tea sets, and sat outside the delivery room with Cui Zhenyi and waited. Just when he heard the sound inside, his heart had already drifted in.

The chamberlain flew in and reported: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen has taken you to Zuoshunmen." ”

After receiving the edict to boycott the dynasty, most of the courtiers did not disperse, and some old stubborns were even more indignant, and said angrily: "I have never heard of an emperor who quit the dynasty for a woman to give birth. The emperor loves the Cui family so much, and if this goes on like this, the country will not be a country. ”

They have always liked to exaggerate and swear without surprise. In normal times, most of the people who listen to it laugh. But today is different, many people are thoughtful and worried.

At this moment, Shen Yuan stood up. Yesterday, he didn't wait for Father-in-law Qing at the appointed location, nor did he receive Lele, he had already guessed that the operation had failed. It's just that he doesn't know whether Father-in-law Qing confessed to him. Last night, he sat upright all night in court clothes, and he didn't wait for the person who arrested him and sent him to prison.

originally thought that he would definitely die, but he didn't expect to escape death, and let him wait for the opportunity to turn the tables, how could he not seize it?

Shen Yuan no longer has much influence. If it weren't for Zhou Heng's extra move, which made the ministers indignant and had a strong sense of crisis, it would be difficult for Shen Yuan to incite them again. But today there is no need for Shen Yuan to instigate at all, as long as someone stands up to take the lead, they will respond to every call.

A group of courtiers went to Zuoshunmen and began a new round of meditation.

Zhou Heng's face turned cold, and he said: "Arrest the leaders, reward each of them with twenty court rods, and put them in prison." ”

Cui Zhenyi was shocked, lifted his robe, knelt down and said, "Where is the emperor's move?" Where is the newborn little master? ”

Hitting hard will only provoke a greater backlash from the ministers.

Zhou Heng frowned and changed his words: "Shen Yuan's staff is thirty, and the rest of the people are dispersed." If there are any more troublemakers, they will be demoted and exiled to Lingnan. ”

This is not a heavy punishment. But a warning is not the same as a direct order. Cui Zhenyi thanked him and got up.

Shen Yuan was just like this in front of his colleagues, his pants were taken off, his white ass was exposed, and he was beaten with thirty boards. Shen Yuan could feel the sympathetic and pitying gazes of the onlookers, and their subtext was nothing more than saying, "He has lost his sacred heart." ”

But Shen Yuan didn't regret it, he was beaten so that his buttocks were bloody and blurred, and he still lay on the bench and bowed his hands to his colleagues: "If I can serve you, Shen is willing even if he goes to the guillotine." ”

Many people had different expressions, and many more showed expressions of gratitude. Although he was the one who took the lead, everyone wanted to make a fuss, let the emperor take care of it, and don't spoil the Cui family. Now he was left to blame, and they were only reprimanded by the emperor, and they were not wounded.

Some of them could not hold their breath and went over and thanked him in a low voice.

Shen Yuan grinned, what if he received thirty rods, he could buy people's hearts, and he was better than anything else.

In the delivery room, Wang Zhongfang kept instructing Du Juan to use needles through the screen.

Cui Keyin's voice was already hoarse, sweat soaked through her black hair like rain, she continued to exert force, and now she only felt weak in her hands and feet. She really didn't have any strength left.

Zhou Heng's voice came from outside: "Yin Yin, you have to hold on!" ”

Cui Keyin wanted to speak, but couldn't say a word.

Du Juan confessed: "Niangniang, the slave uses a needle for you." ”

Lu Ying kept wiping her sweat, and Jiang fed her a spoonful of water.

Suddenly, Cui Keyin only felt that the fetus in her womb slid downward, and Du Juan's voice sounded at the same time: "Niangniang, please exert yourself." ”

Cui Keyin didn't know where she got the strength, grabbed Lu Ying's wrist and struggled hard.

"Born! Born! Du Juan's voice of surprise came, and then the child's loud cry sounded.

Cui Keyin's heart was relieved, only to feel that her hands and feet were sore, she was just panting, and she couldn't even open her eyes.

Lu Ying called softly: "Nuisance mother, mother? ”

"Hmm." Cui Keyin replied softly, I really wanted to sleep, and I would look at the child when I woke up.

Du Juan said happily: "Congratulations to Niangniang, congratulations to Niangniang, giving birth to a little prince." ”

Cui Keyin thought vaguely: "It's a boy again?" Then he went to sleep.

Lu Ying exclaimed: "Female Doctor Du, take a look, Niangniang is ......"

But nothing can happen.

Outside, Zhou Heng heard Lu Ying's exclamation, raised his legs and rushed in. As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by Wang Zhongfang: "The emperor stayed, it wasn't dangerous just now, Niangniang was just too tired." ”

Zhou Heng looked at his calm old face for a long time, slowly retreated, and said at the door: "Hurry up and pack up and send the queen back to the bedroom." ”

Jiang Shi took the cleaned baby out and showed it to Zhou Heng: "Seven catties and one tael, heavier than the birth of the prince." This kid is really good-looking. ”

Zhou Heng glanced at the child, and on his pink little face, a pair of big black eyes looked at something curiously.

Jiang saw that Zhou Heng didn't mean to hold the child, but Cui Zhenyi, who came over, reached out to pick up the child, so he handed the child to him carefully.

The more the two looked at the child, the more they liked it, and at the same time, they thought that Gu Yu had been in the door for more than half a year, and his stomach had not moved, and there was something unpleasant.

Under Zhou Heng's repeated urging, the cleaned Cui Keyin was carried out of the delivery room. Zhou Heng waited at the door, picked her up, and strode towards the bedroom. (To be continued.) )