Six: Childbirth
Zhang Yan was overjoyed, kowtowed and thanked, "Thank you Emperor Grandpa." β
Liu Bang snorted, leaned sideways and kissed Qi Yi on the cheek, and said with a smile, "If you want to thank you, thank you for my Mrs. Qi!" β
Mrs. Qi's face turned crimson, and she turned her head and said, "It's not serious." I don't know how to converge in front of children. β
Zhang Yan knew that it was indeed Mrs. Qi who made a big effort this time, turned around, and bowed to Mrs. Qi for a half, "What Ah Gong said is that Ah Yan thanked Mrs. for her mother. β
Mrs. Qi glanced at her, and said excitedly, "Go ahead!" β
The sun of Changle Palace has gradually slanted, hanging in the corner of the palace pavilion in the distance, showing a thin bright red color. The wind lanterns under the corridor of the Jiaofang Hall were lit one after another, running through a candle-lit passage, shining like a galaxy.
Lu Yuan was still giving birth in the hall, but the voice of the call had gradually weakened, and the production of several hours had exhausted her strength.
"How so?" Lu Hou said angrily, "Didn't Princess Yuan already give birth to a child?" β
Tu Tu said with red eyes, "Princess Yuan gave birth to a little master last time, and she almost died of both mother and daughter. Because the queen was not in the Han land at that time, Princess Yuan was afraid that you would be worried, and she didn't let anyone tell you. In addition, since Princess Yuan became pregnant this time, she has been working hard and has been worried, so she ββγ β
Empress Lu sighed, her phoenix eyes flashed, and she turned around and said resolutely, "Take my life service - I'll go and ask Your Majesty." Lu Pheasant turned around and said resolutely.
"No need!"
Zhang Yan walked in and said with a smile, "Grandma, I have already begged the emperor and grandfather, and he promised to let Ah Weng come to see Ah Niang!" β
The palace doctors and women all breathed a sigh of relief, women give birth, faith and spirit are very important, if King Zhao arrives, Princess Lu Yuan should be able to lift her spirits, once she has the will to survive, the production will be much smoother.
The crown prince Liu Ying, dressed in white, stood under the corridor of the hall, looked at her and asked softly, "Ah Yan just went to the Immortal Palace to ask her father to intercede and release you Ah Weng?" The light of the lamps and candles under the porch cast a bright mark on the side of his face, and his expression was hidden at the junction of light and shadow, which was more moving than in the daytime.
"Hmm." Zhang Yan nodded.
Lu was moved, and reached out to pat Zhang Yan's head, "Silly girl,"
The ** curtain in the hall was lower, and Lu Yuan was lying on the couch, full of sweat.
"Princess," Tutu called out to her couch. "The king is coming, you have to work harder!"
Lu Yuan opened his eyes in a dazed state, smiled bitterly and said discouragedly, "Tutu, you don't have to lie to me anymore!" β
The husband was locked up in the Tingwei Mansion by his father, and it has been so long, and he hasn't come over yet, thinking that his father is not allowed to release people at all, how can it still appear?
"Princess," Tu Tu was sad for a while, "you can't just give up, the little master is outside, princess, you don't read anything else, can you bear to let her lose her mother at a young age?" β
Lu Yuan's eyes flashed with faint sparks, supporting her strength to continue to produce, but her body was already too weak, and she soon fell again, and said discouragedly, "Atul, I can't do it anymore." β
"Princess." Tutu tears fell like rain.
"Atul, don't cry." Lu Yuan said intermittently, "I don't want to be like this either." You tell Ah Yan for me, Ah Niang...... Ah Niang," she breathed and almost fainted.
"Princess." Tutu lost his voice and shouted, and all five were burned.
"Ah Niang," Zhang Yan heard the cry in the hall, was shocked, jumped up and rushed towards the hall, but was hugged by Empress Lu from behind.
She felt Empress Lu's long nails sink into her skin, and she shivered in pain.
"A-Niang...... Love her very much. Lu Yuan struggled to finish his words and closed his eyes tiredly.
If this world is really so tiring, I'd rather sleep forever and never wake up again.
The Jiaofang Palace was crying and mourning, and in this loud cry, Xiao Huangmen's shrill voice with a whisk was particularly harsh, "By Your Majesty's order, Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, is ordered to see Princess Lu Yuan." β
The figure of Zhang Aoqing, the king of Zhao, stepped out from behind the Yellow Gate, as if he was still carrying the wind and sand of the wilderness.
Lu Yuan seemed to have a dream.
She dreamed that she was holding her younger brother when she was young, and was pushed down from the running carriage by Ah Weng again and again, Uncle Xiahou hugged them, and shouted with red eyes, "You don't want them, I want them." β
Later, she and her brother were separated, running alone in the abundant field, the slanting sun of the western sky cast a long light and shadow on the ground, she stood in the open field, holding her elbows and being blown by the cold wind at the bottom of her heart.
The sound of horses' hooves sounded from afar, and the young man on a white horse came from the direction of the setting sun, and he bent down on the horse's back and asked her softly, "What is your name?" β
She stretched out her hand and timidly replied, "My name is Manhua." β
"Manhuaβ"
A call familiar and strange came from afar.
The palm of her hand had a familiar rough callus, and Zhang Ao said in her ear, "Man Hua, open your eyes, I'm here." You haven't given birth to our son yet, so you can't just go like that! β
Lu Yuan was shocked, and opened his lips and called, "Brother Ao? "Spit out the name that has been tied to my heart thousands of times, and the amplitude is only a fraction.
"Man Hua," Zhang Ao called out in ecstasy, hot tears fell, fell on his neck, burning Lu Yuan's heart, he kissed his forehead and said, "You finally woke up." I really thought you were going to never go back this time, but luckily, you always remember me. OK! β
"Hmm." Lu Yuan smiled and said, "I always remember you." Brother Ao. β
Her eyes were filled with brilliance again.
"Princess, use your strength again," said the maid in high spirits, "the little prince is about to come out!" β
Lu Yuan felt that she had fallen into a warm embrace, she looked up at her husband who was sitting behind her, she didn't see her for more than a month, and his dark eyes faded away from the brilliance of a young man's ambition, and he was a little more calm and introverted. When the edges and corners saw Luo Tuo, it can be seen that he has suffered a lot of grievances in prison.
But so what?
As long as he's with him!
As long as he's by his side!
The pain struck, Lu Yuan gritted his teeth and used all his strength.
Hearing the sound of "wow-", the baby's cry resounded through the Jiaofang Palace.
"Born, born." Tu Tu called out happily.
"It's a little son!" The palace man in the palace said with a smile.
Outside the hall, Zhang Yan slowly slipped along Empress Lu's body, knelt on the ground in the corridor, and tears of joy on her face couldn't stop flowing!
Lu Yuan fell asleep exhaustively in the noise, and held the hand of Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, tightly.
Tu Tu took over the little prince who had just been born, smiled, and thoughtfully closed the door of the palace, leaving Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, in Lu Yuan's delivery room.
"This child is so good-looking." Empress Lu hugged the newborn baby and couldn't put it down, "Yo, he's talking hard!" β
"Your Highness," Su Mo also said with a smile, "Look, the eyes of the little prince are very similar to Princess Yuan!" β
"Really?" Lu Hou hurriedly lowered his head to look, "Sure enough, it's a little like it-Ying'er, you also come over to see your little nephew." β
In the peace and happiness of the Jiaofang Palace, Zhang Yan got up and walked out of the hall alone, sat under the verandah, and looked at the quiet night sky in a daze.
I've just traveled to this plane, but it's only been a day and a half. In the past day and a half, there seems to be too much going on:
collided with Emperor Gao, and knelt in front of the Great Xia Palace; Liu Ying, the "uncle" who personally carried himself back to the Jiaofang Palace; Princess Lu Yuan was frightened and gave birth, so she rushed to the Immortal Palace, knelt down and begged Emperor Liu Bang to let Ah Weng Zhang Ao come to see Princess Lu Yuan...... These things flowed through her heart like a slow motion, too complicated, and her little heart was unbearable.
This is not her home after all, and she desperately wants to go back, to the 21st century where there are loving relatives and friends. But what to do to go back, she couldn't figure it out if she wanted to break her head.
Liu Ying took a sip of pine mash wine in the lively palace, turned around, and caught a glimpse of the lonely look on the face of the little girl sitting in the shadow without candlelight outside the palace gate, and a soft feeling of pity arose in her heart, and walked to her with a wine cup, and said with a smile, "Why is Ah Yan so sullen here?" β
Zhang Yan was taken aback, raised her head, saw Liu Ying in front of her, and said with a smile, "Uncle, Ah Yan is nothing!" β
"Is it really nothing?" Liu Ying smiled and bent down in front of her, looking at her with a warm gaze, "I look at you as if you have cried through your nose." β
Zhang Yan blushed a little on her face, and looked away with a hint of annoyance, "No." β
The young man turned his head and saw that in the bright candle flame in the hall, his mother was holding her newborn grandson with a bright smile, her face exuding undisguised joy, and she smiled lightly, thinking that she had guessed Zhang Yan's careful thoughts, and said with a smile, "Ah Yan, you are watching your little brother be born, everyone cares about your little brother, no one pays attention to you, do you feel unhappy?" β
Zhang Yan lowered her head and refused to pay attention to his words.
Liu Ying felt that she had guessed Zhang Yan's careful thoughts, and after thinking about it, she persuaded, "Ah Yan, even if you have a younger brother now, you are still your Ah Weng Aunt's beloved daughter!" In this world, people are never lonely individuals, there are always people around you who are leaving, and new people joining your life. As long as you keep a normal heart, miss those who have left, and accept the new relatives and friends around you with kindness and love, you will always be happy! β
Where is this?
Zhang Yan laughed and laughed, it was impossible for Liu Ying to guess his true sorrow, but his words were magically crooked in some aspects. In this misty night, the young man's sincere comfort really soothed her heart.
Zhang Yan raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her.
The light of the candle flame in the hall spread behind him, casting a bright background, and under the stars and moon, his face became more and more cold and soft than everyday.
As the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, he is the protagonist of everyone's attention on any occasion, and there is no need to pay attention to his insignificant niece. But in the hustle and bustle of the hall, he noticed his lonely self alone, came to his side, and tried to comfort her with his own words.
"Uncle," Zhang Yan said with a smile, "You are such a good person!" β
Coming from the next generation, he knew Zhang Yan's fate in the future, and he should have avoided the teenager who caused his future tragedy. It's just weird, Zhang Yan lowered her head and covered her thousands of thoughts, this young man was too beautiful, he came to him as soon as he crossed into this time and space, and when he didn't come and defended him, he stretched out his hand to save himself from the predicament, so that he couldn't help but have a good impression of him.
"Uh," Liu Ying, who was issued a "good person card", was slightly stunned, although she didn't know the meaning of the good person card in later generations, but instinctively felt that something was wrong, "Is it?" β
Zhang Yan burst out laughing, "Yes!" β
It's just that
Her bright apricot eyes blinked,
What I like is Ah Yan's uncle Liu Ying, not the Emperor Hui Liu Ying who sat in the Weiyang Palace in the future, and Zhang Yan entered into a marriage, but it couldn't bring her happiness, and finally abandoned her in the lonely Han Palace and died alone.
Liu Ying, I won't marry you, I don't want to repeat the tragedy of Empress Xiaohui in history, the end of her virginity, and her bleak ending.
So, Liu Ying, I won't come near you.
From now on, you will be your crown prince of the Han Dynasty, and I will be the lord of my Zhao Kingdom. We make a couple, ordinary uncles and nephews who respect each other but have a weak relationship, when we meet, we salute each other, and after separation, we don't miss mentioning each other.
I think this is a good thing for you and me!