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Soon after you died, I was pregnant with the future emperor and Liu Shen's eldest son on the day of the Nuange incident, and before he was officially canonized as the crown prince, he was the eldest son of the grandson and the first child born of Liu Shen's harem, so he was born with the position of a son, and his identity was more noble than his brothers and sisters since he was a child.

As the saying goes, the mother suffers. There is some truth to this.

This pregnancy is completely different from the previous time, this time my pregnancy reaction is very serious, morning sickness is very severe, so that it reaches the point that I don't think about tea and rice day and night, and it is difficult to eat water and rice. The whole person was rapidly emaciated and weakened.

Watching me endure the pain of severe vomiting every day, Liu Shen, who was already guilty, lost his stability, and was anxious and worried all day long. The Queen Mother was also very worried about this.

Liu Shen summoned the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital to gather in the inner palace and discuss the method.

"Isn't the queen still unable to eat anything today?" Liu Shen asked.

The Imperial Physician lowered his eyebrows and replied cautiously, "Yes, Your Majesty." This time the queen's morning sickness was much worse than the last time. A woman's pregnancy reaction will be a little different every time. ”

"So what to do? Do you want to watch their mother and son starve to death?! Liu Shen's anxious tone suddenly made the imperial doctors all tremble, and they knelt down one after another.

Liu Shen was such a wise person, from the reactions of the imperial doctors, he immediately realized his mistake. He took a deep breath, restrained his agitation, slowed his tone as much as he could, and said, "It's me who is too anxious to do anything about you." Don't be nervous and afraid, kneel down and plead at every turn, and get up and discuss it. ”

Liu Shen said: "Is there any way that the Tai Hospital can help the queen?" Watching her lose weight like this, my heart, alas. It's really tormenting. This time the queen's pregnancy is also an accident, she has not recovered since the last miscarriage, I should have let her recuperate, and then get pregnant after the recovery of vitality. ”

When Liu Shen talked about such a sensitive topic, the imperial doctors all looked at each other. He lay on the ground with his head bowed, not daring to comment or answer.

After a while, an elderly imperial physician looked at Liu Shen's face and felt that Liu Shen's mood seemed to have calmed down a bit, so he boldly said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, when it comes to ways to stop vomiting, there are still some ministers." Here is the prescription of the fragrant sand soup prepared by the old minister, the last time the queen was pregnant. If you take it consistently, the effect is better. This time, according to the situation of the old minister, after discussing with the imperial doctors, he adjusted the formula, Your Majesty, please take a look. ”

Liu Shen took the prescription and read it carefully several times. He said, "What if it doesn't work?" ”

The old lady doctor continued to reply on behalf of the imperial doctors: "Although the queen vomited so much this time that she could hardly eat, she was still able to drink water occasionally. You can try to drink some Su Jiang tangerine peel tea, or you can drink more ginseng tea. ”

The old lady offered a few samples of twisted incense. Qiyu Liu Shen said: "Your Majesty, the Tai Hospital also specially prepared this medicinal fragrance for the queen, it smells like a lot of orange peel, you might as well order it in the palace room of Zhaoyang Palace on weekdays, you can relieve the hiccups in the chest of the fear of oily gas." If it still doesn't work, you can also try acupuncture. ”

The old lady said, "But." These are all external forces, and the queen's emotional psychology during pregnancy is more important. The queen must be relaxed, emotionally stable, and well-rested. ”

The Imperial Physician looked at Liu Shen's expression carefully, and said slowly, "And these." It's not something that can be done by external medicine of the subordinates. ”

Liu Shen understood the euphemistic meaning of his words. Liu Shen said: "I know. ”

He said, "I understand what you want to say. ”

He said, "You go and try, and you can help the queen as much as you can." For the rest, I'll figure it out. ”

He said, "Go down, all of you, and take good care of the queen, and make sure that the mother and son are well." ”

(c)

Shangyang Palace.

Liu Shen went down to the court at dusk and entered the palace to greet the queen mother. Mother and son talked about me.

Liu Shen asked, "Queen Mother, have you been to see Qin'er today?" ”

The Queen Mother sighed deeply and said sadly: "Alas, I have been there. It's pitiful. People are about to collapse. I've seen a lot of pregnant, but I've never seen Qin'er work so hard this time. was supposed to be there to accompany and comfort her, but I couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and the old body came back. ”

The Empress Dowager said sadly: "Son, you really did something wrong in this matter from the beginning. Now, in Qin'er's situation, I don't know if I can persist until production, and both mother and son are safe. If she has three longs and two shorts, how can our mother and son be worthy of the general's entrustment. ”

Liu Shen said: "All the mistakes have been wrong, and it is useless to regret it now." She is now physically and mentally miserable, depressed, and does not want to see her son more. What should the son do? Even if the son wants to accompany and comfort, he can't enter the door. My son knows that she still hasn't forgiven me in her heart. I woke up to her most painful memories. Her original intention was not to want this child. She didn't want the child at all. I imposed it on her! ”

Liu Shen said: "That day she came to tell me that she was pregnant, and she said to me congratulations to King Han. When she said this, there was no joy at all, no smile at all, she said to me without any joy at all, without any spirit at all, "Congratulations to King Han, it makes my heart tremble, and I feel that my sin is unforgivable." ”

Liu Shen said: "Queen Mother, if, if, we don't want this child, Qin'er doesn't have to suffer like this, maybe, the next time she is stronger and conceived, the situation will be different." ”

The Queen Mother was taken aback when she heard this, and looked at Liu Shen with wide eyes.

Liu Shen looked at the expression on his mother's face, and suddenly knew that he had said the wrong thing in a hurry.

He knelt down in front of his mother in trepidation. He fell to the ground and pleaded: "The queen mother forgives her sins, and the son is not filial." ”

Liu Shen's mother sighed and said, "Alas, forget it, the emperor please get up, I don't blame you." Emperor, you are now concerned about chaos. However, the imperial heir is the foundation of the dynasty, and even if you care about the queen, you can't easily want to make such a decision. That's the emperor, your firstborn flesh and blood, and the first grandchild of your father. Anyway, you should do your best to take care of the preservation. ”

Liu applied for the crime and said: "The son Fang Cai was confused, cranky for a while, and lost his words, the son knew that he was wrong, and asked his mother to calm his anger." ”

Liu Shen's mother said: "Even if you don't want this child, if Qin'er has a miscarriage, it is still the same situation as last time, the process is difficult and the bleeding does not stop, at that time, both mother and child are in danger, what should I do?" Now, no more general will come all the way back to help her. ”

The Queen Mother said: "Now that the matter is over, we can only do our best, obey the destiny of heaven, go with the flow, and see the creation and blessings of you, Qin'er and the children." "i (To be continued.) )

PS: [Remarks] Different from the descriptions in TV dramas and novels, in many ancient dynasties, in informal ceremonial occasions, the emperor did not always refer to himself as "I" in daily life, and often referred to himself as "I", "so-and-so", etc., in a colloquial environment with ministers, close attendants or family members, just like ordinary people.