King Jin took the glazed bowl, dug a big mouthful and stuffed it into his mouth.
He who had just been angered in the palace, came back to face this kind of mouth-by-mouth scene, and suddenly felt that it was nothing. Isn't it just cutting the feudal clan? His good brothers can accept it, so why can't he accept it. Anyway, Jinju is different from other places, Bianguan is either the former Shen family, or his people. If it cannot be in the light, then it will be in the dark. It is just changing the soup but not the medicine.
Yes, after the abolition of the crown prince, Emperor Hongjing tossed about cutting down the feudal clan again.
His so-called reduction of the feudal clan is to retain the fiefdom, but the feudal king returns to Beijing.
Now that the vassals have returned to the capital, the military power in their hands must be handed over, and even the vassals have a series of special cases, such as the ability to build guards, defend the safety of the vassal palace and the vassal’s own safety, and acquiesce in withholding half of the taxes in the fief For the purpose of building and defending, etc., all are gone.
One guard is three thousand, and three guards is nine thousand, as long as it is not more than ten thousand on the surface. These are the private soldiers belonging to the vassal king, but they are usually placed in secret, just like King Jin, who has fifty thousand private soldiers.
Once he returns to Beijing, it means that he cannot have his own private soldiers. And after returning to the capital, he was under the eyes of Emperor Hongjing, and he was bound to do anything he wanted.
In fact, Jin Wang was not surprised by this. After solving the threat from the East Palace, it should be them next.
His father is old, he will be afraid when he is old, and he wants to hold everything in his hands and hold it in the palm of his hand. Especially after that incident, he felt a sense of crisis.
A sense of crisis, eager to take control.
Of course, returning to Beijing is not without benefits, and even more tempting.
In the capital, it is close to Emperor Hongjing, close to the court hall, and naturally close to that location. In the past, the kings tried their best to stay in the capital and never return, so it was just because of this idea.
So it was no surprise that after some struggle, King An responded first, followed by King Lu, King Yong, and King Dai. They all acquiesced, and King Jin could only be driven away.
In fact, even if this was not the case, King Jin would ask himself and he would agree. Although the vassal king is as high as the sky and the emperor is far away, it is a pity that he cannot last long. As long as one of the kings ascends to the position of the ninety-five kings, those who wait for the others will not end well.
The better one is to be a vassal king in the fief who only eats his salary and doesn't care about his affairs, and is under the supervision of the court every day. Just like the remaining brothers of Emperor Hongjing. The bad ones might be guarding the mausoleum, they might be imprisoned for a lifetime, or they might die of illness after finding a name.
After eating a whole bowl of ice bowls in one go, Jin Wang finally smoothed out the depression in his heart.
Looking up, he saw two faces in front of him, looking at him with some resentment, and then he realized what he had done, he actually robbed the woman's son of food.
As a king, King Jin would certainly not admit that he was wrong. He cleared his throat, and said very generously: "Bring me another bowl, no winks, I didn't see that the side concubine and the young master wanted to eat it!"
After all, this is the first time someone in Prince Jin's Mansion has a child. Concubine Hu was naturally ignored in the past, and Yaoniang was not in the mansion when she gave birth to Xiaobao.
Jin Wang remembered what Huiniang said before, when Yaoniang gave birth to Xiaobao, she didn't even dare to invite the birth mother, so she ordered the mansion to start preparations early on.
People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent over. Two midwives and five or six pacifiers were prepared for selection. It's just that whoever dares to use these people at this time is undoubtedly causing trouble for himself, so King Jin ordered someone to do this in private.
The concubine also sent a person over, saying that she was the midwife used by her cousin Mrs. Jinyang Hou Shizi, a craftsman, who had been in the midwife industry for generations in the family.
When Yaoniang met people, she was indeed different from ordinary midwives, she was fair and decent, and she spoke and acted in a lawful manner, so that people would not feel disgusted.
Since the concubine kindly sent someone over, Yaoniang must accept it, but it's up to her to use it or not. Besides, she knew that King Jin ordered Fucheng to find Mrs. Wen privately, so she didn't take it seriously.
The closer the delivery date was, the more nervous the servants in the yard became.
Yao Niang was not nervous at first, but in this atmosphere, she couldn't help becoming nervous.
For example, when she stood up, she felt a pain in her stomach, and the red silks surrounded her. If she acted uncomfortable, everyone would be nervous. Once, doctor Liu Liang was called three times a day.
In this case, it is difficult not to be nervous.
It was hot, and an air of restlessness was brewing.
Especially these days, King Jin is also busy. The matter of cutting down the vassal was mentioned earlier, but Emperor Hongjing had greeted his sons in advance, so it is natural for this kind of matter to be discussed in the court.
The discussion was not only about cutting down the feudal clan, but also how the kings should deal with themselves after the feudal clan was cut down, as well as some important military and political affairs in the fiefdom. In fact, it is not so much that Emperor Hongjing was negotiating with the ministers, it is better to say that he was negotiating with the kings. This is a different kind of son and Laozi bargaining.
Everyone knows it well, it depends on where the speed is. Get what you want, but not so much that you violate Emperor Hongjing's bottom line. As for Wang An and the others, it would be better to fight more now, than after all the dust settles, if you fight and grab again, no one will care about you.
There are too many things to mediate in this, coupled with the constant stumbling of each other, King Jin is also too busy to touch the ground.
Finally, the delivery date calculated by Doctor Liu Liang passed, but Yaoniang still didn't move.
Now Liu Liang's doctor is not allowed, and the princess sent over the steady woman surnamed Li, who came to help Yaoniang feel the fetal position, and said that it was not yet time, at least ten more days.
This Li Wenpo is full of confidence and has a well-thought-out plan. Yaoniang also knows that some Wenpos can tell when a woman will give birth because they have delivered too many babies, so she listened to her.
This Li Wenpo was indeed accurate in her calculations. When June came to an end, Yaoniang started.
It was extremely unfortunate when it was activated. King Jin went out to enter the palace, and Yaoniang was sitting on the kang talking to Yuchan, when she felt that something was broken, and then a stream of water flowed down. Yaoniang also gave birth once, so she naturally knew that she was going to give birth, so she hurriedly asked Yuchan to call for someone.
Yuchan has never seen such a scene before, seeing Yaoniang's face turned pale and a little panicked, she panicked herself.
Huhulala, a group of people rushed in from outside, helping Yaoniang to the delivery room. The delivery room was set up in the west wing, and it was specially set up as a delivery room, and it was used by Yaoniang for her confinement.
Yaoniang is surrounded by little girls, the largest of which is no more than twenty, so naturally she doesn't understand how this woman gives birth. Cao Wenpo remained calm in the face of danger, and directed Hong Fei to get a clean cloth and scissors washed with shochu, and Hong Die to tidy up the bed, and then directed others to boil water.
After Yaoniang changed into comfortable clothes, she asked the red silk to help Yaoniang get up and walk. She had to bear the pain and walk more, so that the baby could enter the birth canal earlier, and the child would not have to suffer.
This Granny Cao Wen was invited back by Fucheng, so she can feel at ease when using it by her own people. And Yaoniang remembered that when she had her first child, Wang's aunt told her the same way, so she gritted her teeth and let the red silk help her walk.
The concubine received the report, along with Concubine Xu and Concubine Liu.
Concubine Jin's face was anxious, and she came in and asked, "Have you prepared all the things that should be prepared? Where's Mrs. Wen, but are they all here?"
Hongyan stepped forward to answer one by one, and saw that the two stable women she had sent were not seen in the delivery room at all, and the princess did not respond at all, as if nothing happened.
"Why haven't you started giving birth yet, isn't it a seizure?" Seeing Yaoniang looking embarrassed and being helped away, Concubine Xu's eyes flashed gloating. But when his eyes swept across the opponent's stomach, there was a touch of jealousy that couldn't be concealed.
"Listen to Mrs. Wen, it takes a lot of time for a woman to give birth, so don't worry about the concubine, she will give birth naturally when she is born." Although Yuchan walked hurriedly, she spoke in a calm and respectful manner: "Here There are so many people in chaos, and the delivery room is filthy, so I invite the princess and the two side concubines to drink tea in the hall."
Concubine Xu knew that Yuchan was Yaoniang's big servant girl, and when she saw that a servant girl dared to speak out, she was a little annoyed, and scolded: "You girl will take charge of the master's house, your master didn't kick us out, you How dare a little servant girl drive the concubine away! Sister Liu and I are nothing more than a side concubine, but you dare to drive the concubine away?"
These words involved Wang Hao, Wang Hao seemed a little displeased and did not speak.
Yuchan was very irritable at the moment, and she tried her best to restrain her temper and speak. Her eyes turned cold, and her tone was cold: "This is His Highness's order. His Highness said that if he is not in the mansion, Master Su will give birth, and no one else is allowed to enter."
"You—" Concubine Xu choked with anger, "In other words, we came to visit Concubine Su with good intentions, but we are waiting for idlers. Are all the people in Rongxi Court so arrogant? Forget it, today Su My sister is giving birth, I won't fight with you girl, you go tell the princess, I won't accompany you!"
After finishing speaking, Concubine Xu threw up her sleeves and left.
Concubine Liu paused, and followed her out.
When it was Jin Wangfei's turn, she seemed to sigh, and said in a gentle tone: "His Highness is not here, this concubine should do the work for him. This concubine is waiting outside. If sister Su needs anything, someone can send a message."
Yao Niang over there gasped, wiped her sweat again, and then said: "After my sister passes this test, I will apologize to the princess."
Princess Jin nodded and went out.
Only our own people were left in the room, and everyone couldn't help but relax their nerves.
Cao Wenpo said: "If you are tired, you can sit and rest for a while."
Yaoniang nodded, and let Yuchan and Hongsi go to the chair and sit down.
Hongdie brought a bowl of ginseng tea and handed it to Yaoniang's mouth: "Your Majesty, drink some to replenish your strength."
After drinking two sips of tea and wiping the sweat off her forehead and body, Yaoniang was helped up again by Yuchan to walk away.
It seems that water is flowing out again, Yaoniang always feels that this baby is different from when she gave birth to Xiaobao.
When she gave birth to Xiaobao, Yaoniang saw the red first, and then she was in pain, and when she was about to give birth, her water broke. But this time it was just the opposite, the water broke but there was no redness. And even though it hurt at that time, it was not intensive at first, unlike this time, when the pain was overwhelming, Yaoniang felt that she couldn't straighten her waist.
But Cao Wenpo was always by the side to cheer Yaoniang up, so she half leaned on the red silk and forced herself to move. The cold sweat was like splashing water, and it couldn't stop flowing down. Yaoniang's legs were weak and she slid several times, but Yuchan helped her.
"No, no... no..."
Yaoniang's lips trembled violently, her complexion was pale, and she was sweating profusely.
"Ma'am, what's the matter with you?"
Yaoniang wanted to speak, but a burst of overwhelming pain hit her, causing her voice to crack on the spot, and she couldn't help screaming.
This scream frightened Yuchan and the others. You must know that no matter how uncomfortable Yaoniang was before, she didn't scream. None of them had seen the scene of a woman giving birth before, so they panicked for a while.
"Cao Wenpo, what the hell is going on?"
This kind of atmosphere, the appearance of a few maidservants, and the fact that Yaoniang's situation is a bit wrong at this time, Cao Wenpo can't help but panic: "I... I..."
"What are you, talk!"
"What's the matter?" Princess Jin hurried in again, as if she heard something wrong from outside.
Seeing this scene, she looked serious: "But what's wrong with Concubine Su?" Before she finished speaking, she raised her voice to call out: "Come on, please come and invite Po Li Wen."
After a few breaths, Li Wenpo came.
After she came in, she washed her hands in the sink next to her, then lifted Yaoniang's skirt and touched her lower body.
After touching it, she was very annoyed, and scolded: "What a nonsense! What a nonsense! The side concubine is in such a situation, how can she still walk around, but should lie still. Those who see the red first can use the walk to let the fetus enter the birth canal smoothly , but if the water breaks first, this is absolutely impossible. Hurry up and help him onto the bed!"
Upon hearing this, Yuchan and the others didn't bother to say anything, and hurriedly helped Yaoniang to the couch.
Granny Cao Wen muttered: "The old woman has delivered so many babies, and they are all born in this way."
Wiping her hands, Li Wenpo stabbed her with a sneer: "It is estimated that there are quite a few people who have had difficult births, one dead body and two lives."
Granny Cao Wen turned pale.
It is true that there are a lot of dead bodies and two lives in the hands of Granny Cao Wen, but nowadays women give birth to a child and step into the gate of hell, and countless people die due to various reasons. Hundreds of children were born from her hands.
Of course, there are actually two dead bodies, or the child is born, but the mother is gone. But this is fate, and the mother's family will not say anything.
Thinking of this, Granny Cao found courage and retorted: "Can you still guarantee that all the deliveries will not be difficult?"
Li Wenpo ignored her and went straight to the bed. A woman following her interjected: "Sister Li is the best stable woman in Beijing, she has delivered hundreds of children, but less than five have problems!"
These words immediately made Granny Cao lose her voice.