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Chapter 586: Three more people
Liu Mingzhi was ordered to rush to Qingzhou to provide disaster relief. He left the capital and headed southwest for the Imperial Guards, who marched for more than ten days without stopping for a moment.
The disaster relief work was urgent and Liu Mingzhi also put away his lazy temper and did not dare to delay for a moment along the way!
Liu Mingzhi, who was on his way, didn't know that everyone in the capital's homes was in a hurry at this moment.
Liu Zhi'an stood in front of the door of the inner courtyard and paced back and forth, looking extremely anxious.
Listening to the heart-wrenching cries of the wife and daughter-in-law in the room, I could only feel anxious but helpless.
No one in the Liu family expected that her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who had been diagnosed as pregnant one after another, would have their turn to give birth on the same day. Although Liu Zhian had experienced becoming a father three times, he still could not calm down.
This is all due to Mrs. Liu's age. In ancient times, there were countless cases of both elderly women dying during pregnancy, and it was nothing new at all.
Old Man Sai stood aside with a medicine box on his back and looked a little awe-inspiring, but looking at Liu Zhi'an who was pacing back and forth, he still tried to persuade him: "Sir, my wife and the young lady have been taking old anti-fetal medicines. I think there will be no problem in giving birth smoothly." Yes, don’t worry!”
Liu Zhi'an stopped and looked at Sai Huatuo: "Old Sai, it's not that I don't believe you. Listen to this, it's strange that I can feel at ease."
"Oh, it's unlucky for us to go in. We can only wait now. Master, just rest assured!"
"Sister, take a deep breath, the baby is coming out soon!"
Yun Qingshi held Qi Yun's hands with sweat on her forehead, and the midwife replaced her with hot water from basin to basin.
The entire Liu Mansion was anxiously waiting for any news from the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
If Young Master Liu were present, he would probably jump up in excitement.
"My in-laws, I'm late. How is the situation between Yun'er and my in-laws' mother?"
Qi Yunqi, Mrs. Qi Ya and Qi Liang came together, looking at Liu Zhi'an who was pacing back and forth with extremely nervous expressions.
When Liu Zhi'an saw his in-laws arriving, he also put away his anxious look. He reported good news but not bad news. When his in-laws arrived, he couldn't tell them what the situation was like and it was not optimistic, right?
"In-laws, mother-in-law, don't worry, the midwife has been staying in the room, it's not a big problem. Congratulations on becoming grandparents!"
"That's good, that's good!"
Qi Run was a character after all, and he calmed down after hearing Liu Zhi'an's words.
Mrs. Qi looked worried. As a mother, she knew how difficult it was for a woman to give birth. She held Qi Ya's hand tightly and looked at the situation in the delivery room with worry.
Her daughter's screams of pain made her unable to calm down at all.
For a few people, this short period of time is like a year.
I don't know how long it took, but finally a loud cry from a child broke the silence, and a maid hurriedly ran out.
"Master, my wife has given birth to a young master!"
Liu Zhi'an looked happy: "Mother and son are safe?"
"Don't worry, sir. Mother and child are safe. Madam has fallen asleep because she was too tired. The midwife is cleaning herself with the young master. Don't worry, sir!"
Liu Zhi'an breathed a long sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. How about the young lady's side?"
"Reply to the master, young lady..."
"Wow wow..."
Before the maid finished speaking, the baby's cry came from Qi Yun's room.
"Master, Master, the young lady has given birth to a young lady!"
"Okay, okay, my granddaughter and grandson are all the same. Are mother and son safe?"
The maid glanced at Liu Zhi'an in embarrassment: "Master, the midwife said they might be twins!"
Only then did Liu Zhi'an and the others realize that Qi Yun's voice still hadn't calmed down.
Mrs. Qi held Qi Ya's hand: "Ya'er, go with mother to help. The twins will be in trouble if they don't have enough strength."
Qi Ya nodded helplessly. Although she was already a married woman in name, she had never experienced giving birth to a child. She could only listen to her mother's words: "Okay, okay."
Liu Zhi'an and Qi Run looked at each other and fell into waiting again.
It is useless to say anything at this time, I can only wait with peace of mind.
Then a baby's cry came, and three babies cried one after another.
"Master, the young lady has given birth to another young master."
Liu Zhi'an laughed weakly and glanced at Qi Run, his in-laws: "In-laws, in-laws, Yun'er gave birth to your daughter and granddaughter all at once. It's amazing!"
Qi Run breathed a sigh of relief: "Is the young lady okay?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Qi, the young lady has fallen asleep due to exhaustion. Mother and son are safe!"
"It's good that mother and son are safe, but it's a pity that Zhi'er will soon reach the border of Kunzhou. I can't see my son and daughter in person!"
"In-laws, don't worry. I will send a letter from the golden eagle to the little bastard. He will definitely go crazy with joy!"
"I have a family and hope that my son will succeed, but it's not good to just focus on court affairs and neglect the family every day!"
"Alas, we eat the king's salary and share the king's worries. As elders, let's understand that sometimes we can't help ourselves!"
Qi Run pondered for a while: "In-laws, I'm taking the liberty to ask this. Don't take it to heart. We are both parents. You should be able to understand my thoughts. I wonder if the matter of the legitimate son of the Liu family has been settled?"
Liu Zhi'an looked startled, but he didn't feel that Qi Run's question was out of line: "Don't worry, the in-laws, the elders and the younger ones are in order. Girl Yun is Liu's wife, and the legitimate son is Chengzhi. The eldest son should be separated as soon as possible. The in-laws You can rest assured!”
Qi Run sighed: "My dear, thank you for your understanding. As a man, I can certainly understand that I have three wives and four concubines, but I don't want to see the child Yun'er being wronged. The child Yun'er has a strong temper, and I sometimes Too.........."
Liu Zhi'an patted Qi Run's shoulder to indicate his understanding.
In one day, the Liu family had three new children.
The fourth son of the Liu family, Liu Mingjie, the young lady Qi Yun, and Liu Chengzhi and Liu Yaoyao!
"Xu..."
Liu Mingzhi reined in his horse and looked at the city in front of him: "Brother, how far is it to Qingzhou? We've been gone for almost a month. Should we go to control the locust plague or clean up the mess?"
Song Qing looked back at the next cart of food and took out the map in his arms to look at it: "There are still four cities to pass. We should be able to arrive in three to five days. We left the capital at the end of June and arrived in Kezhou on August 10th." I'm four, and I don't know what's going on in Qingzhou Prefecture for more than a month. The locust plague..."
Song Qing didn't finish his words, but his meaning was quite clear. The locust plague might have broken out!
There was no way, transportation in ancient times was like this, not to mention a large group of people marching to carry disaster relief food for more than 100,000 people, it couldn't be slower, and Qingzhou Prefecture was already remote.
"Brother, we have no way of knowing the scale of the locust plague. I'm afraid that civil unrest will break out. The relief food we brought is only enough for ten days. How can we survive a season?"
"Take a step at a time and hope that these officials in Qingzhou Prefecture are not vegetarians, otherwise the outcome of the matter will be unpredictable."
"Try to arrive before August 18th. We have brought too much food, which will delay the process too much. Otherwise, we can arrive in 10 or 20 days. But if we don't bring food, the locust plague will be uncontrollable and it will be impossible to contain it!"
"August 18th, four days, that's almost it. Order the three armies to rush to Qingzhou Mansion!"
"yes!"
