I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

March [-], Beijing, Wenhua Hall, Forbidden City.

There was an undercurrent surging in Liaodong, but Zhu Youxiao didn't care at all.Now he is pacing back and forth in the Wenhua Hall, walking and stopping for a while, and constantly looking to the northwest, his anxiety is beyond words.

"Why hasn't there been any news yet?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Imperial Hospital has checked before and said that the Queen will be fine this time. I also sent people to the confinement room to keep an eye on her. Any news will be sent as soon as possible. "

Since the last banquet hosted by the Cultural Hall, Zhu Youxiao has been discussing with Ye Xianggao and others the planned reform of the six departments.

But not long after, news came from Kunning Palace that Queen Zhang Yan was about to give birth after ten months of pregnancy.Now according to the rules of the palace, it has been moved to the confinement room on the northwest side of Wenhua Hall.

After hearing the news, Zhu Youxiao was both happy and panicked. He was happy that his child was about to be born, but he was also afraid of something unexpected happening.

And just today, news came from the confinement room that Zhang Yan was about to give birth, so he paced back and forth in the Wenhua Hall, anxiously waiting for the news.But after waiting for half a stick of incense, he couldn't wait any longer and walked straight outside the Wenhua Hall.

"Let's go to the confinement room and have a look."

"Your Majesty, you can't. The palace has its own rules. The concubine can give birth in the confinement room. No one else is allowed to enter, otherwise it will be unlucky."

Wei Zhongxian, Wang Boyu and others on the side immediately threw themselves to the ground and hugged Zhu Youxiao's legs tightly, making it impossible for Zhu Youxiao to leave.

"Open it all for me. I care about the safety of the Queen and the Emperor's heirs, so why not go and have a look?"

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he became angry and immediately wanted to move forward, but Wei Zhongxian cried:
"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't dare, but it's really unlucky. Since Your Majesty has to consider the queen's safety, you shouldn't go in."

Zhu Youxiao felt very helpless after hearing this, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Because this is the understanding of the ancients. In their view, the dirty blood of women during menstruation, childbirth, and childbirth are "unclean things", and those who come into contact with them will have bad omens.In the end, it even evolved to the point where people had to be avoided even during childbirth.

For example, Wang Chong of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote in his book "Lunheng": "It is considered unlucky to keep tabs on a woman's breasts for three days. Those who are going to do something auspicious, go into the mountains and forests, travel far, or cross rivers and swamps, do not communicate with them. Breasts." You should also avoid being evil in your home. By the roadside of the tombs and huts, there are people who are over the moon. This is extremely evil."

All of this has led to the fact that even the queen's concubines cannot give birth in their own palace.But the custom of having to go to the confinement room, and not even the emperor could approach it, made Zhu Youxiao really helpless.

But he was also very caring, and he didn't care about it anymore and kicked them away.

"Go away, I won't go in. I'll go outside the confinement room and have a look at the main office."

Seeing that the emperor was so stubborn, Wei Zhongxian and Wang Boyu looked at each other with a little helplessness in their eyes, but at this point, it was useless for them to object, so they could only agree.

So Zhu Youxiao led his people out of the Wenhua Palace and walked northwest. After walking for a while, they arrived at the confinement room.The palace maid guarding outside was shocked when she saw this, and immediately knelt down to greet him.

"Excuse me, how is the Queen doing now?"

Zhu Youxiao couldn't care about this now, so he immediately waved his hand to let them off the court.

"Your Majesty, I have been in there for half an hour. The midwife said there is nothing wrong?"

Zhu Youxiao is also confused now. Although he is very good at governing the country and military matters.But I was at a loss when it came to this kind of thing and didn't know what to do.

And he couldn't make any noise now. He could only listen to Zhang Yan's painful voice in the confinement room while waiting anxiously outside the confinement room.

After a while, Concubine Wang Liang, Concubine Duan Chun, Zhu Huijing and others also arrived. After a brief greeting, they waited outside the confinement room with Zhu Youxiao.

After waiting for a long time, the sound in the confinement room suddenly became quiet. Just when Zhu Youxiao thought something was going to happen, a cry sounded from the room.Zhu Youxiao was immediately overjoyed and rushed inside to check on Zhang Yan and the child.But suddenly there was a sound in the house.

"It's the prince, it's the prince!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they immediately reacted. Everyone knelt down and said to Zhu Youxiao:
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. Your majesty is happy to have a prince. Our Ming Dynasty also has an heir!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on the birth of Longzi!"

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When Zhu Youxiao heard this, he was stunned on the spot. He felt extremely happy and felt that a heavy burden had been lifted off his body.There is only one thought in my mind, that I have blood in this world and I have children.

"Good good!"

Zhu Youxiao thought of this, said three good words in a row, and then walked to the confinement room. At this time, no one dared to stop the emperor.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao entered, he saw the midwife wiping his son's body, but he did not look at his son first. Instead, he walked towards Zhang Yan on the couch.

"Your Majesty~"

I saw Zhang Yan with a haggard face, a look that made me feel pity for her.After seeing Zhu Youxiao coming in, he held himself up and wanted to pay his respects to the emperor.

"Lie down quickly, don't be tired~"

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao quickly sat down on the bed and helped Zhang Yan lie down slowly.Looking at Zhang Yan's pale face, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel distressed in his heart, and said softly:
"I have worked hard for you during this period. You have been able to keep healthy. I will reward you heavily!"

"Come on!"

"The servant is here!"

After hearing Zhu Youxiao's summons, although Wei Zhongxian and others could not come in, they still knelt down outside the door to listen to the order.

"According to my decree, Queen Zhang Yan gave birth to a prince for me. For her hard work, she was rewarded with 2000 taels of silver, 2 bolts of silk and satin, and [-] pieces of gold and silver utensils. At the same time, her father, Taikang Bo, received [-] taels of silver and [-] bolts of silk and satin. This is a special reward.”

"The slave obeys the order!"

The queen gave birth to an heir, and this kind of reward was the most normal. Wei Zhongxian and others immediately accepted the order and sent people to announce the good news.

But when Zhang Yan heard this, she forced herself to say:

"Your Majesty, no, this reward is too heavy. I am just doing my duty. I hope your Majesty will take it back."

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao quickly held Zhang Yan's hand and said softly:

"It's okay, this is not much. Do you think the reward is too little?"

At this moment, the midwife brought the cleaned little prince to Zhu Youxiao.Zhu Youxiao gently took his son, looked at it for a while, and then hugged him in front of Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan looked at such a small life with a look of love on her face. Then she looked at Zhu Youxiao and said slowly:

"Please ask your Majesty to give him a name." (End of Chapter)