Chun Yujin carried the medicine box on his back and followed the eunuch who led the way into a room in the north of the Jiaofang Palace.

"The female doctor is here to wait." The green-clothed eunuch smiled and said, "Qu Changyu will be free to come over later." ”

Chun Yujin nodded disapprovingly, "You can take care of yourself." ”

Placing the medicine box on the couch under the south window in the hall, she came to the branch window and looked through the window lattice to the courtyard outside the hall.

Jiaofang Hall was built in the ninth year of the Han Dynasty, it is the middle palace of the Empress of the Han Dynasty, there are five courtyards, more than 800 rooms, in addition to the main hall used for festival ceremonial worship, and several halls of daily living on the east side of the main hall, there are still many vacant palaces. The room that the eunuchs led her into was only four or five zhang wide, located in the depths of the Jiaofang Palace, and was already a little far away from the east hall where Empress Zhang lived every day. The courtyard in front of the door is clean, and there are a few clumps of green bamboo planted in the corner, and three or five rhododendrons bloom under the bamboo, which is in full bloom.

The sky was blue and gray, and after a while, it began to rain, and the rain gradually became heavier, and came in through the window, and fell on the brown-red lichen, which was only slightly moistened at first, and slowly, a water stain accumulated. It's like falling into the blue, and the remnants are red all over the place.

She waited another quarter of an hour when she heard two footsteps in the corridor.

After a while, the footsteps stopped, and a soft voice commanded in front of the door, "Hanlian, you are here to guard, don't let people come." ”

Qu Changyu bowed his head and bent his knees, and replied softly, "No." ”

Then there was a "babbling", and the woman gently pushed open the door of the temple and walked in.

In the hall, Chun Yu Jin had already come back to his senses, and when he saw the face of the person who came, he couldn't help suppressing the horror in his heart, knelt on the ground, and bowed, "The minister is Chun Yu Jin." I have seen Her Royal Highness the Queen, may Her Royal Highness the Queen be happy for a long time! ”

"Chun Yu female doctor, please get up."

"No."

Chun Yuyun was suspicious in her heart, Empress Zhang did not apply fat powder today, only combed the common vertebrae of palace people on her head, and was dressed in blue-green clothes, the clothing was not obvious, and the color and luster were similar to the most ordinary palace clothes in Weiyang Palace. If you see the back from afar, you may only think that it is the most common small palace person in the palace, who would have thought that it is the noble queen mother?

Between thoughts. Zhang Yan had already passed by Chun Yuyun's side and sat down on the couch at the top of the hall.

"Female doctor, please be seated."

Zhang Yan picked up the tea cup on the desk and took a sip.

"The female doctor Chun Yu wanted to come and be curious about my intention to dress up this time."

Chun Yu Jin bowed down. "Don't dare."

"You don't have to." Zhang Yan smiled slightly and said, "I came like this, naturally I don't want others to know about this trip." Therefore, you can assume that I am not summoned in the name of the Queen. Instead, I ask you to do me a favor in my personal capacity. ”

"The minister doesn't dare to be a mother," Chun Yujin lowered his head and said softly, "Niangniang has orders, please make it clear, the minister will do his best." ”

Empress Zhang replied softly. The tea cup in the room is made of ordinary lacquer, not exquisite, but she rubs this lacquer teacup. His face changed uncertainly, and he finally made up his mind, looked up and said, "I want to ask you to help me prescribe a contraceptive prescription." ”

"What did the mother say?"

Rao is Chun Yu Jin looked calm, and was finally frightened by Queen Zhang's words. Surprised, "Dare to ask Your Highness." Is this contraceptive pill used to ......? ”

There was silence in the room.

"Mother, think twice." Chun Yu was unbelievable, and strongly persuaded,

"It is a felony for a female family member in the palace to use contraception in private. What's more, it's a medicine, and it's always bad to use it often. If the mother often uses this medicine, it will inevitably damage the mother's body. And now His Majesty is still weak on his knees, and it is the time when he needs the little prince. Niangniang, you are the queen of the middle palace, if you give birth to a prince in one fell swoop, the position of the crown prince will be decided, why should you ......"

"I know what you're talking about."

Zhang Yan listened for a while, and suddenly interrupted.

She spoke very slowly, but her voice was firm, as if she was trying to convince Chun Yujin, but as if she was convincing herself, "I also want to have another prince, but,"

I can't.

Her heart was also fluctuating, unable to calm down, so she simply got up, walked a few steps, walked to the middle of the hall under the window, took a few breaths, only to feel that the fire in her heart was burned by the spring rain, and her voice carried a faint bitterness, "Princess Fanyang is still young, and at this time, it is the time when she needs her mother to take care of her the most." I can't leave her alone at this time and have another child. ”

Liu Zhi's natural ear disease was a big blow to Zhang Yan's position as queen. And the most convenient and effective way to relieve the current crisis is to give birth to a healthy prince.

- She is not a fool and naturally knows all these truths. But she couldn't do it. Because she has Liu Zhi, she can't ignore everything.

The prince is of course very important, whether it is for the Zhang family or herself, it is a matter of life and death. But for now, at least, it doesn't have to be. On the contrary, Liu Zhi, the first few years were the most important time for her to learn to speak, if she didn't take good care of her, she might not be able to learn to speak for the rest of her life.

It's not that she doesn't want to have another child, it's just that Liu Zhi's situation can't allow her to give birth to another child to be distracted.

Zhang Yan's heart ached, and she couldn't help tears falling.

As the queen of the middle palace, even if she lives in a simple house and delegates the palace affairs to the hands of the people around her, it is impossible for her to completely abandon the palace affairs after all; In addition, it is already very difficult to carefully teach Liu Zhi to recognize lip language and speak. If she is pregnant with another child at this time, should she take care of Liu Zhi? Or do you take care of the child in your womb?

If you take care of the child in your womb, you will inevitably neglect Liu Zhi, and everyone in the palace has no understanding of the so-called lip language, only they know a little bit about it, and they can only teach it themselves, hoping that one day, Liu Zhi will be able to speak. If Liu Zhi can't learn to speak because of her lack of mental strength, her life will be ruined; But if she takes care of Liu Zhi more, wouldn't it be too unfair to have this child in her womb?

Making this decision, she knew she would be under extreme pressure.

Liu Ying already has Liu Hong, the king of Huaiyang, under his knees, and he is now seven years old. Liu Ying spoiled himself, but he did not give birth to an heir, and Liu Hong was the only son of the emperor. These two words will give a hint to the court and bring great hidden dangers.

If she can't give birth to a son in time, it will be a few more years. The prince was born again, but Liu Hong had grown old enough. The eldest son of the adult emperor and the younger prince are the source of the strife. is able to win in the end, after all, the two phases will be damaged, and it will also hurt Liu Ying's heart.

Not to mention, if she can't give birth to a son in her life, she will entrust her parents and brothers, with a good fate, to others, and finally end up with a miserable ending.

She knows. Without the prince by her side, she will have a very difficult time in the years to come.

As long as Liu Ying did not establish a crown prince for a day. The inheritance of the throne is unstable, and those seven sons in the Weiyang Palace will still have hope for inviting the emperor's favor to fight against him in this queen's court; And when she returned from the Huns, she had already lost the favor of her early years in Empress Lu. Although Empress Lu didn't say much about giving birth to her daughter, if she hadn't moved after a while, it was hard to imagine what the heroine, who was known for her arbitrariness and ruthlessness in history, would do; Not to mention, Ah Weng and those Zhao guests went to great lengths to send themselves back to Liu Ying. What to expect......

She knows all this.

However, she knew better. If she is pregnant again at this time, the mother's pregnancy is hard and she can't work, so Liu Zhi can't put in too much effort.

Chun Yu Jin was dumbfounded for a while.

As Empress Zhang's female doctor. Her interests are tied to the Jiaofang Palace. She has thousands of reasons to disapprove of Zhang Yan's actions. But. None of these reasons are worth a mother's heart.

But she couldn't be completely willing after all, she only felt as if there was a fire burning slowly in her heart, and couldn't help but say, "Niangniang, why do you bother?"

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is deaf by nature, and although it is an unfortunate thing, what has happened cannot be changed. Chun Yu's medical skills are heirlooms, and he has studied medicine with his father for more than 20 years, and he has never heard of a good cure for natural deafness. Although His Highness Fanyang's illness is incurable, it will not affect his health after all, so why should you-"

For the sake of the eldest princess, so sacrificing yourself?

This time, Empress Zhang was silent for a long time, and after a long time, she thought that Empress Zhang would not answer again. Suddenly, I heard Zhang Yan's painful and distinct voice.

"Because I don't believe."

I didn't believe I couldn't heal my daughter. I want a prince, and I want my daughter to be able to speak.

There are many things in the world that are difficult to do both. But she is greedy, she wants both, and she wants everything to be safe and sound, without wind and waves.

The prince is still illusory after all, but Liu Zhi is indeed here. She really couldn't just give up on this daughter.

"There are always some people in this world," Zhang Yan turned around, her face was indifferent and bright, and her voice was clear, "You are willing to sacrifice whatever it takes." ”

"Alright," her voice was faint, "you prescribe the medicine." ”

……

The cigarette smoke was faint, swallowing out of the bronze Rui Beast Head incense burner in the hall, spiraling upward, and finally dissipating into the air. Han Lian's face was complicated, and she said softly, "Queen Mother, the medicine is decoctioned." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Yan turned her head back, her eyes gloomy, "Serve it up." ”

Han Lian opened the moire double-eared wide-mouthed round belly warming pot, took a bowl of medicinal juice, and offered it to Zhang Yan.

The medicinal juice was freshly fried, and it was still steaming, Zhang Yan blew on the ladle with her lips, only to feel that the air was filled with a bitter taste. laughed at himself in his heart, since he had already made a decision, why hesitate until the end? He passed the ladle to his lips.

"Your Highness," Han Yan said suddenly, "don't you think about it anymore?" ”

Zhang Yan was stunned, put the medicine bowl in her hand on the table, and made a gentle "duh" sound.

"Han Lian," she said softly, "do you know that there are so many people around me, why did I let you cook this medicine?" ”

Han Lian was stunned for a moment, and replied, "The slave doesn't know. ”

Zhang Yan smiled slightly, "My mind has been decided not to change." And although there are many people around me, there are only a few people who really trust. Fu Mu has a lot of things, I can't trouble her with such miscellaneous things, and Tu Mu is upright, not the material for doing this. I can only rely on you. In the future, you will be responsible for decocting the medicine for me every day, and you must be quiet, so as not to be seen. ”

Han Lian choked, spread her sleeves, pressed in front of her, and lay her forehead on the ground, "The maid will definitely live up to His Highness's trust." ”

Zhang Yan smiled bitterly for a while, picked up the medicine bowl again, and was ruthless, simply stacked the ladle and drank the medicinal juice in the bowl.

After drinking the medicine, he came out of the house, lifted the curtain, and the bright sky light shone through, and suddenly there was a great light. Zhang Yan's eyes were a little unbearable, and she narrowed slightly, giving birth to a feeling of being in a different world.

"Your Highness," Han Lian Yin Yin persuaded, "this dress is too eye-catching, let's change it as soon as possible." ”

"Han Lian," Zhang Yan said hurriedly, "I want to go see the eldest princess." ”

Liu Zhi was taking a nap in the side hall of the Jiaofang Palace, and the nurse was sitting next to the yellow embroidered dogwood tent in the dormitory.

Zhang Yan nodded. The nurse then retreated gently.

She sat next to Liu Zhi's couch and looked at her daughter's sleeping face.

Liu Zhi's expression was calm in her sleep. When she fell asleep, her eyes were closed, almost exactly the same as Zhang Yansheng, and her cheeks still had a little baby fat and a healthy flush.

Zhang Yan seemed to be obsessed with it.

I don't know how long it took, Liu Zhi flattened her mouth, woke up from her sleep, smelled a familiar breath, opened her eyes, was confused for a moment, and found that it was A-Niang, her eyes were intimate and happy.

"Okay." Zhang Yan hugged Liu Zhi.

"Ahh

Zhang Yan's strength in holding her was very tight, she was a little uncomfortable, and began to struggle hard. Zhang Yan refused to let go, and a tear oozed out and fell on Liu Zhi's face, which was hot and hot.

"Okay, you must fight for it." She whispered softly in Liu Zhi's ear.

A-Niang has paid a great price for you, so good, you must be angry and happy!

************

The night is deep, and the spring in the Jindian is deep. When the sky was full of * gradually put away, Liu Ying hugged the sweaty waist of his wife in his arms, and suddenly heard Zhang Yan call softly, "Uncle?"

"Huh?" Liu Ying replied casually, a little surprised.

Since Liu Zhi was born, Zhang Yan has rarely called this former title.

Under the candlelight that came through outside the shark tent in Jiaofang Palace, Zhang Yan turned her head, with a red color on her face, with the unique laziness of the fish and water, extremely beautiful, but somehow, the beauty was a little weak, "Will you always like me?" ”

"Silly boy."

Liu Ying smiled and patted her shoulder, "What stupid thing are you talking about?" Go to sleep. ”