Chang Anqing

Chapter 152 Sudden Attack
On this day, winter had just risen, and although Chang'an City had already been covered with snow, the chill of ten miles of ice still permeated every corner of the market.Accompanied by the cries of shopkeepers and the laughter of children, Chongrenfang gradually became bustling. Compared with the gathering places of ordinary people, this place can be regarded as a place where every inch of land is expensive, but if it is not as rich as Anxingfang Compared with Shengyefang and Shengyefang, this place still loses a bit of its heritage and momentum.

Looking around, a house located in a secluded part of Chongrenfang looks low-key and wealthy. The word "Xu Mansion" is written on the door plaque. It is the family of Xu, a well-known silk and satin merchant in Shiping County, Jingzhao County.Although the house is not as spacious as the mansions of high-ranking officials and nobles in Chang'an City, it can be said to have pavilions, terraces, pavilions, rockery and lotus ponds, which is quite ingenious and unique.

"Young Madam, come on, let's work harder little by little—"

At this moment, there was a cautious and tense voice from the east courtyard of the Xu Mansion, and the maidservants in blue jackets and skirts were rushing to and fro outside the courtyard, and Xu Hui, a young man in brown uniform, heard the woman's screams coming from inside the house alone. With the sound of pain and inhalation, Qingjun's face became more forbearing and worried.

"Dalang-"

Seeing that Xu Hui, who was guarding the door, couldn't help but want to step in again. She was sitting on a bed with sour branch wood, peonies, twigs, and flower patterns. He Shi, a woman with a high bun and wearing a red gold hairpin embellished with precious stones, frowned slightly, and lightly tightened her hands holding the [-] tourmaline and jade Bodhi beads bracelets, and then leaned over calmly and put her hands together in the next moment. Handed it to the stove to dry, and reminded lightly: "The bride is giving birth, and you can't help, just sit here and wait, like a young man who has not yet given the crown ceremony. It’s becoming more and more demeaning.” (Note: After the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the daughter-in-law was called the bride.)
Hearing the woman's slight reproach, Xu Hui glanced at the tightly closed thick soft curtain, finally endured it, turned to her mother and cupped her hands and said: "What what A Niang said is that the son is not stable. "

Having said that, Xu Hui squinted at the soft curtain, but the tension and worry in his eyes did not decrease at all.

"It's just that it's been extremely difficult for Sanniang to give birth to Xu's heirs for her son and Xu's all these years—"

Hearing that her son was so oriented towards the woman in the house who couldn't reach her, He's eyes sank when she was sitting there, and she said indifferently: "Inheriting incense is the duty of a woman, you see Look at the Chen family and the Liu family who are family friends with our Xu family, which family's daughter-in-law didn't give birth to one after another, but she gave birth to nothing but a daughter. We watched her marry for many years Not taking a concubine for her love has already given her a great deal of face, why does she have to work so hard?"

"Auntie—"

Just when the man frowned and wanted to say something, the curtain suddenly became quiet, and all the voices seemed to stop abruptly, and then the hanging curtain was suddenly lifted by someone, Xu Hui rushed up immediately when he saw this, but saw It was Zhilan, his wife Xie's personal maid, who walked out quickly through the curtain, her forehead was soaked with sweat in the cold winter, even if she met him face to face, she just saluted hurriedly and carried a big and deep Food boxes with red lacquer and pomegranate multi-seed patterns should face outward.

"Zhilan, how about the young lady!"

Seeing the man in front of her holding her back and anxiously waiting for an answer, Na Zhilan finally couldn't hold back her tears and said: "Young Madam has been in labor for too long, and she won't be able to use her strength now. The servant rushed to bring another cup of ginseng soup to renew the strength of the young lady, otherwise I'm afraid it will be dangerous—"

After all, Zhilan didn't wait for the face to turn pale in front of her eyes, and Da Lang Jun, who was in a daze, immediately hurried out with the food box in her hand.

Seeing such a scene, He's face, who was sitting on the side, became even more ugly, snorted and snorted unhappily, and said: "Without the body of the old lady of your family, but still with those ostentation, whoever gave birth to a child with her Generally gentle and hypocritical, just think that this ginseng soup is pure water and free of money?"

"Auntie!"

At this moment, Xu Hui, who was standing outside the door, couldn't bear it any longer, it was the first time that he sternly interrupted the scolding of his biological mother He Shi without regard to etiquette and filial piety.

Seeing that her own son, born in October, was actually for a bride with a different surname, Mrs. He turned down her face with her, and couldn't help but get up abruptly in front of all the maidservants and wives embarrassing her.

At this moment, the soft curtain was lifted again, and when He Shi saw that deserted and expressionless face, no matter how hard he couldn't help it, he could only suppress his anger.

"Maternity needs to be clean. If Madam and Mr. Da Lang can't do it, it's better to go to the side courtyard and wait."

Mrs. He turned pale at this ruthless words, but the lady in front of her was hired by their Xu family with a lot of money to assist Mrs. Xie's pregnancy. She is extremely accomplished, and even the dignitaries in Chang'an City spend a lot of money and have to wait to see their fate before inviting her. Therefore, facing her rudeness at this moment, she can't say anything, so she can only bear her mouth. Sit back again.

"Sir, San Niang, how is San Niang—"

Wan Zhuang heard the words and looked at the anxious face in front of her. She wanted to pull her, but she withdrew her hand after thinking about the gift of men and women. She couldn't help but clenched her fists to suppress the nervous man. It was a little slow and said: "If Mr. Dalang wants the young lady to be safe, please wait patiently outside. Don't delay me. That's the most important thing."

After all, no matter what the scene was outside, Wan Zhuang immediately threw away the curtain and turned around, and then the sound of the door being closed again came from inside the curtain.

Only Xu Hui stood there in a daze, looking at the embroidered curtain in front of her, her hands were clenched tightly and trembling uncontrollably, and there were tears in her eyes.

About an hour later, the imperial guard outside the Suzaku Gate was still standing there like a stone sculpture, looking straight ahead.

At this moment, a hasty sound of horseshoes and wheels rolling over stone bricks gradually approached. The people guarding the city gate immediately followed the sound and saw a carriage rushing by at an extremely fast speed. Come, when the sight is approaching, the guard immediately stepped forward to block the way, and shouted loudly: "Who is coming, and where are you going?"

Seeing this, the inner officer who was driving had no choice but to pull the reins. Almost at the same time, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted by a hand, and the guard blocking the door saw two very familiar faces from inside the carriage.

"Niannu lady, Yunu lady."

Niannu and Yunu looked at the guards who bowed to them in front of them, and when their eyes met, they immediately took out the palace plaque of the Lizheng Palace, and said eagerly: "His Royal Highness is about to give birth. order, urgently summon the Taiwei's wife and the imperial physician to enter the palace!"

When they heard that it was Empress Yang who gave birth, the guards who blocked the way for inspection were shocked. They knew how noble this prince of the Tian family was, who had both the blood of the royal family and the blood of Taiwei Yang's. If something went wrong because of their blocking, All the people they were guarding today might not be worth it even if they sacrificed their heads, so the leader of the guards clasped his fists and backed away, shouting in a hurry: "Quick, let go!"

As soon as the words fell, the guards behind him immediately backed away, and the internal officer sitting in front of the carriage stopped waiting, and immediately drove the horses away at a gallop, leaving only the wet marks of the carriages and horses.

Watching the carriages and horses go far away, the guards guarding the Suzaku Gate couldn't help but get nervous. According to the Queen's Highness, there should be nearly a month before the delivery date. Why did it suddenly happen today? I can only look at the Queen's Phoenix body Bless, the mother and child are safe, otherwise I'm afraid that this group of guards will not be able to eat well.

(End of this chapter)