The process of production is so painstaking. Shen Pearl felt that she had withdrawn from all external appearances, and the muscles and bones of her whole body were only painful, boundless pain, a moment as deep as a moment of pain, Su Ci kept wiping her sweat with a handkerchief, her face was full of anxiety, and the wet handkerchief was thrown into the lacquer plate one by one. Several midwives sweated no less than her, panting in their ears: "Princess, work hard, work hard, the first child is hard, I have seen the child's hair!" ”

Shen Pearl felt that the strength in her body was about to run out, her eyes were gray, whether she opened her eyes or closed her eyes, the world was always dark, occasionally a few points of Venus flickered, and for a while, Li Li's face appeared, like jade and porcelain, she stretched out her arms and grabbed upwards indiscriminately, and shouted heartbreakingly: "Li, Li, come, save me, save me!" "However, every grasp is empty, and it is all loss.

Through the screen, the crown princess and the county lord of Dening anxiously paced back and forth, and Gao Lishi sent by His Majesty persuaded the princess: "Niangniang is a little safe, women, they have to pass this life and death pass, Concubine Shen Niangniang is born with strong blessings, and she will be able to give birth to a young son smoothly, and the old slave can wait to report the good news to Your Majesty." ”

The crown princess sighed: "This child is really pitiful, she is suffering like this now, my father-in-law doesn't know, this palace looks at pearls as his own daughter, and he can't suffer for her at this time, I just hope that she can give birth to a child soon." After speaking, he put his eyes together and sang "Amitabha" a few times in a row.

Gao Lishi just smiled, "Niangniang herself is pregnant, and she still works so hard to take care of Concubine Shen, King Guangping will be grateful when he knows it." ”

"Ahh A midwife staggered out, and the crown princess asked sharply, "How is it?" The midwife turned white and replied, "The princess is not strong, and if she goes on like this, she is afraid, she is afraid—"

Colliers coughed slowly and said, "You have to be careful, if you make a mistake, Your Majesty will only cut off a few of your heads." After a pause, he continued: "His Royal Highness the King of Guangping will kill you and the rest of your family." ”

The midwife trembled, and no longer dared to look at the crown princess and Gao Lishi, and turned back to the screen.

The county lord of Dening stepped and rushed in as well. The crown princess shouted from behind: "Sister, what are you doing!" ”

Shen Pearl was unconsciously, his strength and spirit were about to collapse, and the county lord of Dening stepped forward and grabbed Shen Pearl's hand violently, and shouted loudly: "Sister-in-law, hold on for a while, Tongguan defeats the rebels, Brother Wang is already on the way back to Chang'an, a few hours later, it will be there, it will be there!" ”

Her words reached Shen Zhuzhu's ears, and although they were like mosquitoes, she still opened her eyes in amazement and asked, "Really?" ”

Lord Dening said loudly: "Of course it's true, I will never coax you to lie to you." Otherwise, you listen to me and swear - the sky is above, if I, Li Wan, deceive Shen Pearl this time and teach me to marry a foreign race in the future, I will not be able to return to my homeland for the rest of my life! ”

Shen Pearl smiled weakly, panted lightly and said, "Silly, silly sister, how can there be...... How can I swear like this? Before the words were finished, there was a spasm in the abdomen, but after all, I got up again, according to the instructions of the midwife, just like struggling for my life, I don't know how long it took, my consciousness was about to be completely blurred, and I suddenly felt that my body was loose, and I heard the crisp cry of the baby "Wow-", her body shook, and the midwife's voice changed because of surprise: "Born, born!" It's a little world, a little world! She stretched out her right hand softly, and her voice was inaudible: "Quick, bring it to me!" ”

Several midwives quickly washed the blood stains on the child's body with their hands and feet, wrapped them in swaddling clothes, and the princess personally hugged her and handed it to her. Shen Pearl looked at her child intently, she and his child—what a round and lovely child. Shen Zhuduo had seen the newborn babies of the wives of other princesses and ministers, and at this time he knew that no baby could compare with his own children. His forehead was full and moist, like himself; The eyebrows are fine, the nose is straight, and there is a hidden appearance of Li Li; The lips are rosy, and the skin is white and red, which makes people want to take a bite; The most bizarre thing is the eyes, dark and shiny like jewels, turning around, looking at Shen Zhu, and then turning to look at the princess and the lord of Dening, there is neither surprise nor fear in his eyes, the lord of Dening said to the princess in surprise: "Mother, you see, these eyes seem to know the world, but it seems that they have known us for a long time, and now they are only reunited after a long absence." ”

Shen Pearl was overjoyed in her heart and thought, "This child has accompanied me through the most difficult season, and he is destined to mature earlier than other children. While thinking about it, I went to stroke the child's face, and my body was throbbing again, and there was something in my body that went straight down, and the midwife realized that the situation was wrong, and lifted the thin quilt to take a look, and shouted in a lost voice: "It's not good, the princess is bleeding!" ”

The crown princess panicked, Shen Zhu's head was as heavy as a mountain, she was not in a daze, her body was just cold, and it was not so cold on the back snow mountain that year. I just thought in a trance, am I going to die, am I going to die, am I going to die? However, she is unwilling, life and love, which one can be parted with? Thinking like this, people fell step by step into darkness and gloom.

I don't know how long it took, she seemed to see a faint luster on the top of her head, she tried her best to open her eyes, the luster seemed to be bright and dark, faintly flickering, she subconsciously called "Li", but heard a few rings of the chair beside her, and someone shouted: "Wake up, wake up!" ”

The vague figure flickered in front of her eyes, and it took a long time to see that it was plain porcelain, and she said happily: "Miss, you have been in a coma for three days and three nights, but you scared me to death." ”

Shen Pearl remembered that she was bleeding heavily after giving birth, and her whole body was aching at this time, thinking that it was because she had slept for a long time, so she had to sit up. Su Ci hurriedly held her down: "Miss, don't move!" Just tell me what to do. Do you know that the blood collapsed that day, it was really scary, and they thought you were going to pass, but fortunately, a doctor gave you a needle to stop the bleeding. The imperial doctor has explained, you must stay in bed for half a month, and you must not move at will, otherwise the gods will not be able to save you! ”

So it turned out, Shen Pearl had to lie down, turned his head sideways and didn't see a child beside him, and said in the direction of the cradle in the room: "Quickly hold the child and show me." ”

Su Ci laughed and said, "The child is not here. His Majesty was very happy to hear that the young lady gave birth to a little son, and the special nurse was carried into the palace, and the name of the little son was suitable. ”

"Suitable," Shen Pearl muttered to herself, asking, "How many days have you been in the palace?" ”

Su Ci said: "I hugged it yesterday." Seeing that Shen Pearl was unhappy, he said with relief: "Your Majesty loves Xiao Shizi, and others can't ask for it." ”

Shen Pearl suddenly remembered the oath of the Lord of Dening and asked, "What about Your Highness?" Didn't His Highness come back? ”

Su Ci lowered her head, making Shen Pearl feel that something was wrong, and asked, "What is going on?" ”

Su Ci said: "Miss, don't worry, Your Highness has indeed returned from Tongguan." ”

Shen Pearl breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then where is he now?" ”

Su Ci whispered: "He was detained in the palace by His Majesty and was not allowed to return to the palace." ”

"Why is that?"

Su Ci's voice was even quieter: "The seventh day of Tongguan has been lost, and His Royal Highness is protected by the guards, and he desperately fights to open a bloody road to return to Chang'an." I heard that Deputy Marshal Geshuhan has been captured by the enemy, and His Majesty is angry with His Highness, that's right-"

Shen Pearl closed her eyes, and her thoughts were a little disordered. On the seventh day of the first month, she gave birth to a suitable child, and the Bitong Pass was lost, and Li Jiao was in extreme danger, which was really a providence, such a coincidence. He asked Su Ci again: "Do you know if His Highness is injured?" ”

Su Ci said: "I heard that there is a little skin injury, and it is not a big problem, otherwise, how can Your Majesty be willing to detain him." ”

Su Porcelain's words are indeed reasonable, after all, Li Li only went on the expedition on behalf of his father, although he was imprisoned by Xuanzong, but Xuanzong was a momentary anger, and it was difficult to implement punishment in a comprehensive name, even when Li Li was suspected of killing the imperial court official, Xuanzong finally released him due to insufficient evidence, not to mention that this time it was Li Li. Thinking about it like this, I feel a little relieved. Finally returned safely, with him, although he did not return to the palace, the whole world was full of vastness, without fear or fear. Now one is worried that Tongguan has been broken, and where will the court go; Second, I am worried that Li Jiao has never been so frustrated, and his family and country are in danger, so he can withstand such a blow.

Seeing that Shen Zhuzhu's expression was slow, Su Ci hurriedly passed the maid and served the prepared nourishing soup and rice. Shen Pearl has a poor appetite, and there are many taboos in pregnant women, and the food used is less salt and tasteless, but she is bent on getting better as soon as possible, so she forcibly eats half a bowl of rice and drinks most of the soup, which makes Su Ci jump up with joy.

Fang leaned on the pillow to rest, and heard the "sneering" of the lattice of the rear window, and the plain porcelain lifted the window screen, and when he came back with something in his hand, it was a folded letterhead. Shen Pearl finally had some strength in his hand, and let Su Ci unfold the letterhead and hold it himself, it was Li Li's handwriting, although he was in a hurry, he still did not take off the thin and dangerous of the past.

"The pavilion on the mountain is far away, the stars are shining among the clouds, and the distant view makes the heart, who is wide in the clouds and rivers."

Su Ci glanced at it and said with a smile: "Your Highness asked Feng Shengyi to send this poem to express her deep affection for Miss Ruhai, and now you can rest assured!" ”

Shen Pearl slowly chewed on the deep meaning of the poem. This time when the national disaster is at hand, if Li Jiao only thinks of the word "love", it is not the usual Li Jiao. This poem seems to be thinking about people, but it is actually lyrical. "Pavilion on the Mountain" and "Bright Stars in the Clouds" not only refer to her Shen Pearl, but also Li Jiao's long-term ambition, if she Shen Pearl doesn't understand, who can understand? Thinking that he was trapped in the palace at this time, he couldn't take care of state affairs, and he couldn't see himself, so he was already distressed and angry with others, but he was still calm, not happy with things, not sad with things, and more than half a year of military tempering, which has made him more mature and refined. However, since ancient times, there is a king who has both the beauty of the country and the country, Li Jiao can still be the country and her side by side, I don't know that the time is going on, he will still be the same, only to take the present, do it with all his heart.

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Pearl motioned to Su Porcelain to open the cabinet and take out a sachet from the top layer. The sachet was not enough to dissuade Shen Pearl when she was pregnant, so she embroidered it with her own hands, embroidered with a lotus pattern, and then buckled it into a rope with a five-color silk string, which was filled with spices and was full of fragrance. I took the scissors again, half panting, groped down from the fragrant hair of the black jade, cut off a strand, and put it in the bag, as if I had consumed all my mind. Looking at Su Ci handing the bag to the Fengsheng clothes outside the window, thinking that he and Li Jiao had been married for more than three years, and there had never been a token alternation between the two, and now it was a wish, and he slowly fell asleep on the pillow.

Wake up and sleep like this, sleep and wake up, in the afternoon, Li Shi was hugged back from the palace, Shen Pearl was overjoyed, and the lack of ties made her try her best to cooperate with the treatment of the imperial doctor, and her body was getting better and better day by day.

On June 13, Li Shitou cried for half a night, and the nurse coaxed to no avail, only Shen Pearl supported herself, patted her son on the back, and whispered, the child slowly stopped crying and lay down next to his mother to sleep.

Shen Pearl was tired, just lay down and fell asleep, suddenly heard the sound of dense footsteps from the end of the corridor, sandwiched with the sonorous sound of weapons and armor, especially clear in the quiet night, she sat up from the bed, and Su Porcelain also got up to light the candle.

The footsteps stopped outside the pavilion, and the torches flickered in the dark night. The maid on duty at night shouted in a low voice: "Who is coming! The princess had just rested, so she should not be disturbed. ”

A man said loudly: "Please tell the princess, Cheng Yuanzhen, the deputy envoy of the Inner Feilong, has something important to see!" ”

The maid seemed to be at a loss, and Yan Ming, who was beside Cheng Yuanzhen, said sharply: "Don't pass it quickly!" ”

Su porcelain put on a coat for Shen Zhuzhu, Cheng Yuanzhen and Yan Ming went straight into the inner room one after the other, Cheng Yuanzhen was fully armored, took a step forward and hugged his fists and said: "Cheng Yuanzhen, the deputy envoy of the inner flying dragon, saw the princess, and a certain emperor sent a holy decree to answer the princess and the little prince and leave the city immediately." After speaking, he took out a golden waist card from his waist, which was the waist card specially used by the Inner Flying Dragon Envoy.

Shen Pearl already knew this heroic Cheng Yuanzhen, but now it is more certain. I was just shocked in my heart, at this time, before the time came, could it be that there was a sudden big change in the imperial court, could it be that An Lushan's soldiers and horses were already in the city? "Why is that?" he asked. ”

Cheng Yuanzhen replied: "Your Majesty is determined to set off for Xingshu today, and specially summons the princess and the prince to accompany you!"

It turned out that he was going to escape, did His Majesty throw down Chang'an City and the Tang Dynasty? Even Su Ci understood the meaning, and her face turned pale: "The princess can't ride and bump, how can this be good." ”

Shen Pearl asked with a straight face: "Where is His Royal Highness King Guangping?" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen replied: "His Royal Highness is accompanied by 3,000 forbidden troops, and has left the city from Yanqiu Gate and is waiting for the princess and her party at the temporary bridge forty miles away. ”

Shen Pearl said to Su Ci: "Quickly call the nurse." ”

After a while, the nurse did not have time to dress up and obey the order. Shen Pearl hugged Li Shi on his side, and saw him curled up in his arms, the corners of his mouth moving, and he slept very sweetly, not knowing that his family and country had undergone great changes, and he was displaced in his childhood. She took out a jade pendant under the pillow, covered the child's arms, couldn't help kissing his little face, and stared at him stupidly, although her heart was like a knife, she couldn't help but let go, raised her arms, and handed the child into Su Porcelain's hand, and said: "Su Porcelain, Yun Niang, you take the prince to follow Master Cheng quickly." ”

"No!" Su Ci hugged Li Shi and knelt down, "If Miss doesn't leave, I won't leave either!" ”

Shen Pearl casually picked up a teacup on the table beside him, threw it on the ground, and shouted: "The situation is critical, and you dare to talk to me?" I have my own plans, you guys go quickly! ”

Cheng Yuanzhen lifted the armor in front of his knees, half-knelt on the ground, held the hilt of the sword tightly with his left hand, and said in a condensed voice: "Cheng was ordered to answer the princess and the prince." The princess and the prince, no one is missing, please go with the princess! ”

Shen Pearl seemed to smile, and the light in his eyes flickered, all of which were resolute and could not be disobeyed, "As long as General Cheng ensures that the prince of the world is safe and meets His Majesty and His Royal Highness, I will ensure that you are safe." As for this princess, General Yan, you convey it to Your Highness for me, asking him not to worry about it, I have my own way to get out of trouble. ”

Yan Ming's face was very embarrassed, but he also knew that Shen Pearl had a blood collapse after giving birth, and if he reluctantly traveled west with the team, it would be difficult to save his life if he worked the carriages and horses, and said at the moment: "Yan is willing to protect the princess until he meets His Royal Highness safely." ”

Shen Pearl intercepted: "No need! General Yan, I want you to lead all the guards in the palace and immediately set off to follow His Highness. ”

Yan Ming opened his mouth and stammered: "This, isn't there a single soldier in the palace, and the princess is safe-"

Shen Pearl laughed and said: "If the imperial army can't resist the thieves, and the palace guards are also sent to death, why let these good men die in vain." ”

Yan Ming had to argue again, and Shen Pearl had already said: "In the current situation, in the eyes of the two generals, is the safety of the prince important, or the safety of the concubine?" Is it important for Your Majesty to reorganize the rivers and mountains, or is my life important? Although Shen Pearl can't make a contribution to the Jiangshan Society, he can't become a burden to His Highness. This is also a little arrogant for the concubine, and I hope that the two generals will be successful. ”

Cheng Yuanzhen and Yan Ming were shocked when they heard this, and Cheng Yuanzhen sighed: "The princess is really the husband of the woman, so ,...... I hope that the princess will cherish herself. ”

Shen Pearl smiled: "You can also rest assured that this princess will not act recklessly, and when her body improves, she will try to escape from Chang'an." …… If Providence is true, please rest assured that Your Highness will never be humiliated and disgraced to the royal family. ”

Su Ci had already choked up, she transferred Li Shi to the hands of the nurse Yun Niang, fell into Shen Zhuzhu's arms, and cried: "Miss, Su Ci beg-Su Ci has never begged you-please let me stay and serve you, you look like this, how can there be no one to take care of you." After speaking, she knelt down and swallowed her head repeatedly, and the fragments of the teacup pierced into her palm, oozing blood.

Shen Pearl couldn't help but feel sad, and Yan Ming also said: "The princess should leave the plain porcelain girl, if there is no one to wait, His Royal Highness will be even more uneasy when he finds out." ”

Shen Pearl finally nodded. Cheng Yuanzhen and Yan Ming bowed to the ground to say goodbye, Yan Ming personally took over Li Shi, who was sleeping soundly in the nurse's arms, and said to Shen Pearl word by word: "Don't worry, princess, if Yan Ming has a breath, he will keep the prince safe!" After finishing speaking, the sleeves of the robe were wrapped, and Cheng Yuanzhen did not return to bring the nurse out.

Cheng Yuanzhen, Yan Ming and his entourage took Li Shi away from the mansion for a long time, but there was still movement in the palace, noisy and uneasy. Since the loss of Tongguan, the people of Chang'an City have not known where to go, the east and west cities have been on strike for a long time, and rumors have spread in the streets and alleys. Those who have a little savings have moved their families out of Chang'an. Today's palace affairs, although the servants and servants never know the details, but they all know that something big has happened, anxious, doubtful, afraid, all kinds of thoughts, and so on. Fortunately, they don't have to be anxious for too long, they will soon find out.

Shen Pearl just lay down and fell asleep, and when the dawn gradually appeared, she called Zhang Deyu and asked him to settle accounts with the account room, distribute all the coins in the house to the maids, and dismiss them all.