Zhao Xiyan read the letter silently, and sighed secretly in his heart.

In times of peace, such plundering of the rich must not be done. Now there are wars, hunger everywhere, bandits everywhere, and the first thing that suffers is the rich families whose granaries are filled with gold and silver. Take Bingzhou and Youzhou as examples, last year was in turmoil, and almost half of the local heroes were wiped out.

In extraordinary times, there must be extraordinary means. Shen Sheren secretly "raised" military funds, at least not to kill people.

Zhao Xiyan read the letter twice, carefully folded it away, and then got up and continued to wander around the garden.

There are hosta begonias by her side, as well as four midwives sent by Queen Su. This was a kindness from Queen Su, and Zhao Xiyan happily accepted it.

The three Xu Ying sisters also found the most famous midwife in the capital. The eldest aunt Sun, also sent the female doctor to the Beihai Palace.

The delivery room is ready. Everything is ready, just waiting for Zhao Xiyan's stomach to start.

Most women who are pregnant with twins are born prematurely, perhaps more than seven months or eight months, and will give birth.

After Zhao Xiyan's pregnancy reached seven months old, Xu Ying was visibly nervous, and she didn't even take care of Xiao Bao'er, and followed Zhao Xiyan every day.

Zhao Xiyan was a little helpless, but more heartwarming: "Third sister, I can eat and sleep now, everything is fine. You don't have to follow me all day."

They all live in the palace, she has a stomachache here, and Xu Ying can rush there.

Xu Ying smiled, "Chunsheng led the troops to fight, not in the capital. I'm an older sister, so I have to be with you nicely."

No matter how Zhao Xiyan persuades, Xu Ying is by her side every day anyway.

Zhao Xiyan had no choice, so he let her go.

Half a month later, good news came from Qinghe County.

Xu Jing led his troops to Qinghe County, and after the defeat of the remnants of the loyal and brave marquis, he quickly dispatched troops and defeated the bandits, killing 2,000 bandits in this battle.

When the good news reached the imperial court, the ministers rejoiced, and there was no need to elaborate.

When the people of the capital heard that they had won a great victory, they were also excited: "The prince of Beihai must be the god of war, and this leader will immediately win a great victory."

"Isn't it? In the battle in Jizhou last year, it was also the prince who led the troops into battle and killed the giant bandit named Zhang Chong."

"The Son of the World is mighty!"

"At the beginning of the year, the road was closed due to heavy snowfall, but the prince led the recruits of the Tiger Battalion to clean up the official road and set up a porridge shed. I have also heard that our Highness the Crown Prince regards the prince as his own brother. The prince's palace is weak and sick, once there is a good guy, he will set up the prince as the prince!

"Where did you hear that? How come I haven't heard of it."

"Hey, I'm well-informed! In my opinion, that's a good thing. The emperor only has such a lone seedling as the prince, and the prince is not in good health and has no heirs so far. You can't appoint a new prince sooner......

"I also heard that when the prince returns from victory, the emperor will issue an order to appoint a crown prince."

It is also strange to say that the matter of the establishment of the prince, which was originally only quietly circulated in the homes of the official eunuchs, spread in the streets and alleys for some reason. The people talked about it one after another, as if they had seen it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears.

These rumors flew like wings, and quickly flew into the Beihai Palace.

The eldest aunt Sun came to the palace and whispered to Zhao Xiyan, "Strange to say, this rumor came from nowhere, and now everyone knows about it. Fortunately, you are pregnant and raising a baby, and rarely appear in front of people. It's inconvenient for the big guys to come to the door to disturb, otherwise, the threshold of this Beihai Royal Mansion would have been broken a long time ago."

Zhao Xiyan smiled slightly; "In the past few days, the porter has received a prayer post that is almost three feet high. I haven't seen any."

That's right.

The rumors outside are like the wind, and the Beihai Mansion is immovable.

Sun laughed in a low voice, "Your eldest uncle is afraid that you won't be able to hold your breath, so he specially asked me to come here. Now that I hear you say that, I'm relieved."

"It's not a trivial matter, you can't rush, you have to take your time."

After Sun left, Xu Fang and Xu Zhi returned to their parents' house together. first greeted the younger brothers and sisters who worked hard with their pregnant bellies, and then talked about the matter in a low voice.

The final conclusion is that whoever is secretly manipulating this matter is a good thing for Xu Jing.

Zhao Xiyan already had a vague guess in his heart.

She listened to the whispers of the three sisters and turned her head to look in the direction of the palace.

East Palace.

The commander of the prince's personal army whispered a few words in the prince's ear, and His Royal Highness the prince remained silent, nodded slightly, and glanced at the commander of the personal army: "You have done a good job on this errand, so continue to preach like this."

Who would have thought that this "rumor" came from the East Palace?

The commander of the pro-army surrendered his hand, and then hesitated and whispered: "Your Highness, the hearts of the people are like water. If this continues, the world's reputation will be great, and if His Highness regrets it in the future, there will be no way to end it."

The prince said lightly, "Do as I tell you."

Outsiders only know that the prince is generous and benevolent, but they don't know how stubborn and firm His Royal Highness the prince is once he makes a decision. The subordinate officials of the East Palace did not privately persuade the prince to "prepare with both hands". In short, it is to support Xu Jing while being on guard. lest Xu Jing's wings be plump and his tail will not fall off.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince simply ignored it.

The commander of the pro-soldiers stopped talking and silently withdrew from the study.

Knock knock!

There was a knock on the door of the study, and Su Huan's voice sounded softly: "Cousin, I made tea and sent it."

The prince glanced at Gonggong Lu.

Father-in-law Lu went to open the door quickly, and Concubine Su, who was wearing a yellow palace dress, entered the study, and really held a pot of tea in her hand.

There are many rules in the palace, especially for the things at the entrance, which must be checked again and again.

The tea that Su Huan brought was poured into a clean porcelain bowl and sent to the prince after three inspections.

The prince took a sip and praised with a smile, "My cousin's skill in making tea is getting better and better."

Su Huan's face was slightly red when he was praised, and he replied happily, "It's good to be in my cousin's mouth."

The prince poured the tea himself: "Cousin Huan, you can also sit down and drink tea with me."

Su Huan's face flushed deeper, and his eyes were filled with joy and happiness. She sat beside the prince, holding the tea bowl, and her cherished appearance seemed to be holding the prince's heart.

After a few words of gossip and a cup of tea, the prince's eyes fell on the paperwork on the table.

Su Huan retired with interest. After walking a few steps, he met Murong Yan, who also came to deliver tea.

Murong Yan glanced at Su Huan unkindly, and squeezed out a soft snort from his nose.

Su Huan pouted.

At the beginning, she had the intention of competing with Murong Yan. Now that more than half a year has passed, the prince's cousin is gentle and considerate to her, even when she is recuperating on the bed, she is also taking care of her at the bedside every day.

Murong Yan couldn't even get close to the six-foot land beside his cousin, so he had nothing to be proud of.