In the middle of summer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, Li Zhang originally wanted to be lazy and stay at home to rest, but Zhao Zhen called him to the palace to accompany him to deal with government affairs in the spirit of sharing blessings and difficulties.

"General!" Li Zhang's jumper stepped forward and said loudly, today Zhao Zhen rarely finished handling government affairs in advance, so the two of them put on the chessboard and played chess, the chess in the Song Dynasty is not much different from later generations, but some rules have not yet been finalized, and there are even a lot of different kinds of chess.

"Wait, I made a mistake just now, take a step back first, I'll think about it before I go down!" Zhao Zhen saw that Li Zhang had checkmated himself this time, and immediately stretched out his hand to regret the move.

However, Li Zhang grabbed Zhao Zhen's hand at this time and said: "No regrets, I have already made you regret chess twice just now, as the so-called two and again can not be three and four, if everyone regrets chess like you, then what is the point of playing chess?" ”

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Zhao Zhen's face turned red, and he immediately withdrew his hand holding the chess pieces and said: "Forget it, even if you win this game, cousin, but chess is not interesting, let's talk about Go!" ”

"Go is too brain-consuming, just play backgammon!" Li Zhang couldn't help but glance at Zhao Zhen when he heard this, don't look at Zhao Zhen as the emperor, but his chess is not very good, he can't afford to lose, he is a person like him, if he loses in chess, he wants to regain face in Go, after all, everyone knows that Li Zhang's Go is very stinky.

"If you don't play, I'll never beat you in backgammon!" Zhao Zhen also shook his head immediately when he heard Li Zhang's words, backgammon was still taught to him by Li Zhang, and he lost every time, and the only one who was confident to win against Li Zhang was Go.

"With such good weather, you two don't know how to go out for a walk, what's the point of just sitting here and playing chess?" At this moment, I suddenly heard a crisp voice, and then I saw Miao Yuan actually walking in from outside the hall.

"Why are you willing to enter the palace?" Zhao Zhen couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he saw his sister and asked, since Miao Yuan moved out of the palace, he hasn't come back a few times, and most of them go to visit Empress Dowager Li, so he rarely sees Miao Yuan.

"Why can't I enter the palace, this is the sour plum soup made by the queen mother herself, let me send it to you to taste!" Miao Yuan first glanced at Zhao Zhen, and then asked people to send the sour plum soup made by the Empress Dowager Li herself, although the Empress Dowager Li is now noble, she still maintains her previous habits, and she likes to do many things by herself, such as taking care of Empress Zhang is also a personal concern.

Seeing the iced sour plum soup exuding white coolness, Li Zhang also unceremoniously took a bowl and drank it in a big gulp, a cold breath spread from his abdomen, and the whole person felt much cooler, which made him also sigh and said: "Comfortable, aunt has a heart!" ”

"Mother, are you still with the queen?" Zhao Zhen also drank the sour plum soup in one go at this time, and then asked.

"No, my mother was a little tired after making the sour plum soup, so I went back to rest." Miao Yuan replied again, she also served her mother to lie down before she came to see Zhao Zhen and them.

"Now that the weather is hot, people are indeed easy to get tired, I have repeatedly advised the queen mother to rest more and not to worry so much, but she just won't listen." Zhao Zhen also smiled bitterly when he heard this.

Li Zhang smiled when he heard this, Empress Dowager Li is an idle character, when Queen Zhang was not pregnant before, she would personally plant a lot of flowers and plants, and even raise pigeons, flower cats and other small animals, but this is also a good thing, after all, there is something to do so that you will not get sick.

When he was talking, a cool breeze suddenly blew from the window, which made the temperature of the entire hall drop, which made Li Zhang also feel shocked, and then walked to the window to find that there were dark clouds floating from the south, and it was also windy, and it seemed that it was going to rain.

"It's changing, and I hope it will rain heavily, so it can be cooler." Zhao Zhen walked to Li Zhang's side at this time and looked at the dark clouds outside the window.

As soon as Zhao Zhen's words fell, he suddenly heard a loud "click~" in the sky, a lightning bolt crossed from mid-air, and the thunder between heaven and earth also scared everyone, and this thunder was like a horn for guessing, the wind became louder in the blink of an eye, the wind swept the dust and flew around, and the eunuchs in the hall hurriedly closed the doors and windows, and at the same time, the dark clouds also came overhead, which made the light in the hall dim all of a sudden.

"It seems that this rain is not small, if it rains too much, cousin and Miaoyuan, you two should not go back." Zhao Zhen let the inner attendant hold the lamp at this time, and then smiled at Li Zhang and Miao Yuan again, the wind outside is so strong, the rain must not be light, and it is not far from getting dark now, Li Zhang and they really don't need to brave such a heavy rain to go back.

Li Zhang and Miao Yuan nodded after hearing this, and then the three of them sat down to chat again, but before they could talk a few words, they suddenly saw a chamberlain pushing open the door of the hall in a panic and shouting at Zhao Zhen and the others: "Your Majesty is not good, the queen mother was startled by the thunder, and now she has a fetal gas, it seems that she is going to give birth in advance!" ”

"What!" Zhao Zhen also jumped up when he heard this, almost overturning the table, and Li Zhang and Miaoyuan also stood up in surprise, and then saw Zhao Zhen rush out with a step, what he was most worried about was Empress Zhang and the child, and now he naturally couldn't sit still when he heard the news.

However, there was such a big wind and rain outside, Miao Yuan was worried that Zhao Zhen would get sick with gonorrhea, so he hurriedly stopped him, and Li Zhang immediately asked people to prepare the carriage at this time, and then the three of them got into the carriage together, and then rushed to the Kunning Hall where the queen lived against the wind and rain.

Along the way, Zhao Zhen was also restless, Li Zhang and Miaoyuan could only keep comforting him, and finally after the carriage arrived at the Kunning Palace, Zhao Zhen was the first to jump down, and then rushed into the main hall, Li Zhang and Miaoyuan hurriedly followed, but they were stopped as soon as they arrived at the main hall, because Queen Zhang was about to give birth.

But Li Zhang clearly remembered that there was still a month before Empress Zhang's due date, and now it was obviously premature, although premature birth is not very rare in later generations, but the resistance of premature babies is low, and it is not easy to feed under the conditions of the Great Song Dynasty, which makes everyone start to worry.

The palace has already prepared a delivery room, and it is in the apse of the Kunning Palace, at this time Queen Zhang has been sent in, the midwife has already entered, and the imperial doctor is also ready to be in place, although Zhao Zhen is worried about Queen Zhang, but according to the rules, men are strictly prohibited from entering when a woman gives birth, so he can only do it in the outer hall.

Li Zhang didn't speak at this time, after all, he was a person who came over, and he knew that it was useless to say anything at this time, so he could only wait patiently, Miao Yuan wanted to go in, but he was also stopped, because not only men could not enter the delivery room, but unmarried women were also forbidden to enter the delivery room, which made Miao Yuan angry.

And not long after Li Zhang and they came here, I saw that the Empress Dowager Li also came in a hurry, only to see her comfort Zhao Zhen a few words and hurried to the delivery room in the apse, originally Li Zhang hoped that the Empress Dowager Li could spread some news after she went in, but she didn't expect her to go like a mud cow into the sea.

"Boom~" At this time, there were bursts of thunder outside, and the wind and rain became stronger, the raindrops the size of beans were wrapped in the wind and hit the window paper, making an annoying "pop" sound, and the hall was also a case, at this time everyone was not in the mood to speak, especially Zhao Zhen was walking around anxiously at this time, and he couldn't control his emotions at all.

Time passed minute by minute, the sky outside was officially dark, at this time the wind was much lighter, but the rain was heavier, Li Zhang listened to the sound of the rain outside, and slowly became a little anxious, although he knew that giving birth to a child was not a matter of a while, but from the time the Empress Dowager Li entered the delivery room to the present, she did not even report safety, if everything was normal inside, she would at least think of asking someone to report a letter, so that Zhao Zhen's heart could be reassured.

Not only did Li Zhang notice the abnormality, but Zhao Zhen and Miaoyuan also seemed to notice it, which made the two even more unable to sit still, Miaoyuan wanted to go in several times, but was stopped, after all, the scale of the palace is more, even if she is a princess, she can't make an exception.

After waiting for a long time, Li Zhang didn't know what time it was, although they didn't have dinner, but no one felt hungry at this time, and at this moment, he suddenly saw that the Empress Dowager Li finally walked out of the apse, which made Zhao Zhen also feel refreshed, and quickly stepped forward and asked, "Mother, how is the queen?" ”

"This ......" Empress Dowager Li also showed a hesitant look at this time, which made Li Zhang's heart sink in the back, "Your Majesty, the queen's situation is not very good, the position of the fetus is not very good, and the midwife has not been able to correct the fetus after working hard for a long time, I'm afraid it will ...... I'm afraid it's going to be a difficult birth! ”

Empress Dowager Li said that tears also flowed out at the end, and Zhao Zhen was even more like a lightning strike at this time, and the whole person staggered back a few steps, if it wasn't for Li Zhang to help him, I'm afraid he would have fallen to the ground.

"How could it be...... How could it be...... How can it be a difficult birth? Zhao Zhen muttered to himself with a confused and painful face at this time, he had put so much effort and energy into this child, almost waiting for the birth of this child with the stars and the moon, but in the end, he waited for such a result, which made him unable to believe it at all, and even wondered if he was having a nightmare?

Li Zhang, who was behind, also sank in his heart when he heard this, now is not the next generation, even in a small hospital in a county in the future, there are many ways to deal with dystocia, and if it doesn't work, you can have a caesarean section, but there are not so many medical methods in this era, and the woman encounters dystocia during childbirth, which is almost the death sentence of the woman, and it is still a corpse with two lives, and even the fetus cannot be saved.