While Yang Ming was still having dinner at Yong'an Palace, news came from his family that Princess Yang Yinjiang had gone to Tang Guogong's Mansion.
Li Xuanba died young, and there was no room for condolences. Yang Yinjiang went there this time to visit Li Yuan's wife Dou.
Xuan Ba's body arrived in Beijing earlier than Yang Ming, so Li Xiuning returned to her parents' home early, but Yang Ming also had too many things to do during the day and did not have time to go there.
After all, no one would care about a third son except Li Yuan himself.
Queen Xiao said: "Since Yin Jiang has gone, you should go over and have a look. After all, you are related to their family by marriage, so you should go over and have a look."
Yang Ming nodded, wiped his mouth randomly, stood up and said, "Then the son is gone."
"Go," Queen Xiao nodded.
Li Xuanba was killed by Yang Jian, but Li Yuan would not tell his wife or Shimin Yuanji about this, so Pei Shuying would not tell Li Xiuning either.
Because Li Yuan does things in a measured way, but the same cannot be said for two women. If they knew who the murderer was, they would definitely make trouble. After all, the Fufeng Dou family is not a vegetarian.
Dying young is a tragedy, and Yang Ming himself should have been the third son of Yang Guang who died young in history.
Yang Yinjiang comforted the Dou family at the Duke's Mansion, while Shimin Yuanji and the others, under the arrangement of the housekeeper, packed their carriage and planned to send Xuanba's body back to his hometown in Longxi tomorrow.
There is no mourning hall for young people, so a solitary coffin is placed on two benches, because the coffin cannot be grounded, and superstition says that grounding is not good for the body.
If Xuan Ba wants to enter the ancestral grave, there is only one way, and that is to get married in the dark.
A family like Longxi Li's would have to find a match from a big family if they wanted to marry underworld, so Mr. Dou was already asking who had a daughter who died in infancy, so as to prevent her son from being buried alone in the wilderness and becoming a lonely ghost.
In the Sui Dynasty, premature death was very common, and even the royal family was not immune to it, so it was very easy to match a ghost marriage.
Yang Ming was not allowed to see the coffin. He was a noble person and could not touch evil things. The person who received Yang Ming at the house was Li Chen, the general of the Zuo Imperial Guard, Li An's eldest son and Li Xiaogong's eldest brother.
Their family is close relatives to Li Yuan. Li Yuan and Jiancheng are not here, so naturally Li Chen comes to help. As for other relatives in the family, they will only come and take a look before leaving, because dying at an early age is not considered a funeral and is very unlucky. So no one will stay long.
"Things are a little strange," Li Chen asked Yang Ming to sit down and served tea:
"The Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment did not seem to take Xuanba's murderous murder too seriously. Only a few petty officials were left in Luoyang to continue the investigation. On the contrary, my uncle and Jiancheng were released at the same time. I always felt that this case Things seem weird."
The conversation was brief, but Yang Ming nodded and said, "I can only ask Mr. Tang for the details. After all, he was the one responsible for the investigation that night."
Li Chen nodded and said, "I have already written to Jinyang to ask my uncle what happened, but I don't know if he is willing to tell me."
At this time, Li Shimin came in. He knew that Yang Ming was here, so he came to see Yang Ming.
After bowing first, Shimin said: "Brother-in-law, Yuanji and I are going back to Longxi. Over at the Imperial College, please help me ask for leave."
Good guy, why are you here to ask for leave? It's obviously to test your apprenticeship with Xue Daoheng. Do you have any clues? Do you need me to ask for leave?
At a young age, I am very ill-intentioned.
This year is the fifth year of Daye, and your kid is eleven years old. When I was your age, I was not as cunning as you.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "I just returned to Beijing yesterday and haven't had time to see Xue Daoheng yet. Let's do this. When you come back from Longxi, you can study with the crown prince. I want you to be the crown prince's Kuzhi, that is, the close guard. What do you think? How about it?"
"Okay, so I can receive my salary?" Li Shimin said in surprise.
What kind of brain circuit do you still care about your salary? Yang Ming nodded and said:
"Of course there is a salary. The prince is young and you have to take good care of him. Do you understand?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "I understand, brother-in-law, don't worry, then Shimin won't disturb your conversation."
After saying that, Li Shimin retreated.
"This kid didn't even shed a single tear when his brother passed away. Xuan Ba was the closest person to him," Li Chen said in a rather complaining tone.
what is this? The remaining two brothers were all killed by others, or they could be said to be the most ruthless people in the late Sui Dynasty.
Yang Ming said: "It is a good thing for young people to mature. Now that things have come to this, what's the use of crying?"
Yang Ming will not go to the Dou family. It is not in line with customs. Yang Yinjiang's visit is enough.
An hour later, the couple left the Duke of Tang's Mansion.
On the carriage, Yang Yinjiang said: "Early years ago, I heard that when Yuan Ji was born, he was rejected by the Dou family for being ugly and thrown away. I didn't believe it at the time. Only when I saw the Dou family today did I feel that this woman Cruel indeed.”
"How?" Yang Ming asked curiously.
Yang Yinjiang sighed: "I had good intentions to appease others, but who knew that they didn't mention a word about Xuan Ba from beginning to end, they just talked about the matter between Jiancheng and Pei Xi. Although the eldest son is noble, he can't be like them. If the family is like this, the remaining son will have no status at all."
This may be the reason why Li Shimin killed his brothers and his brothers. Regardless of whether they are from high-ranking families or ordinary people, the conflicts between brothers all stem from the unfair treatment of their parents, with almost no exceptions.
As the legitimate second son, Li Shimin was treated very differently from Jiancheng, and the seeds of dissatisfaction may have been planted long ago.
But it can't be said that Li Yuan and his wife were wrong. It's just that they didn't expect that Li Yuan would be emperor in the future, and Li Shimin was so awesome. He was so awesome that he conquered more than half of the Tang Dynasty. For that reason, Not even if you don't fight for the throne.
The two brothers are similar to Yang Guang and Yang Yong. Yang Guang's prestige is close to that of Yang Yong because he destroyed Nan Chen. Of course, if Yang Yong didn't have a legitimate son, Yang Guang wouldn't have had this idea.
Speaking of which, Yang Guang is not as ruthless as Li Shimin.
Outside Prince Qin's palace, a carriage was parked, and dozens of servants were waiting outside.
Yang Yinjiang opened the curtain, took a look, and said, "It's Pei Xi who's here. He didn't leave so late. He should be talking about that matter with Ayun."
Yang Ming nodded and said, "Just do what you want. You can't let a family live without a son."
"It's just a pity that a wonderful marriage has happened. Do you want to see her?" Yang Yinjiang said.
Yang Ming pondered for a moment: "See you."
The lights in Pei Shuying's dormitory are on. It's almost midnight. In Sui Dynasty, people don't go out until midnight, so Pei Xi will probably spend the night here tonight.
After Yang Ming came in, Pei Xi, whose eyes were red and swollen, quickly wiped away her tears and stood up to salute:
"I have seen the King of Qin and the Princess, and I have disturbed you late at night. Please forgive me, Your Highness and the Princess."
Yang Ming raised his hand and said: "You are not an outsider, don't be formal. You will stay here tonight. If you have anything to say, please talk to Ayun more."
Pei Xi pouted and started crying again. Pei Shuying hurried forward to comfort her.
Yang Yinjiang also stepped forward and helped Pei Xi sit down, frowning and saying: "It's strange, so many famous doctors have seen it and said there is nothing wrong with your body, but why are you not pregnant?"
Pei Xi said aggrievedly: "I don't know. My menstruation has been irregular since I was a child, but the doctors said that this kind of thing does not affect pregnancy. I have been drinking soup to regulate menstruation, but it still has no effect."
Incorrect period? Yang Ming asked curiously: "Approximately how long is the interval?"
As soon as these words came out, Yang Yinjiang hurriedly stroked Pei Xi's back and said: "We are by no means outsiders. Although it is not appropriate for Your Highness to ask these questions, it is care and chaos. Don't mind if you make a mistake."
Only then did Yang Ming realize that his seemingly ordinary words were actually not allowed to directly ask other girls in ancient times.
Pei Xi didn't mind at all. After all, so many famous doctors had seen her, and the same question had been asked by countless people.
All the famous doctors in the Sui Dynasty were men.
Just listen to Pei Xi say: "The short time is two months, the long time is half a year, there is no pattern."
Yang Ming nodded. If you have menstruation, you can have a baby. However, if your menstruation is not accurate, you will not be able to grasp the ovulation period. Conception requires the combination of sperm and egg to be successful.
The gynecologists of the Sui Dynasty were called belt-lower doctors. The reason why they were called so was because most of women's diseases originated from below the belt.
Sun Simiao was not very good at this, but Chao Yuanfang was famous for being a doctor under the doctor. He also showed it to Pei Xi, but it was still useless.
Yang Ming asked again: "What did Chao Yuanfang say at that time?"
Pei Xi was really embarrassed to answer now, so she could only whisper to Pei Shuying, and then Pei Shuying whispered to Yang Ming.
After Yang Ming listened, he felt that Chao Yuanfang was pretty good. If you want to get pregnant if you don't have menstruation, you need to know the ovulation period. Some women's bodies respond during ovulation, but some don't.
Pei Xi didn't. Since he couldn't grasp the ovulation period, Chao Yuanfang came up with a cruel trick, which was to have sex every other day.
This is so special. No one has died since it was built. It’s really a sign of good health.
Although such frequent intercourse is forced out of necessity, it also has a disadvantage, that is, the survival rate of sperm is definitely not high. It is also difficult to get pregnant, and it is too consumption. Don't die suddenly in bed one day.
Yang Ming called Pei Shuying over again and asked Jiancheng and his wife about their sexual intercourse positions.
Because the positions of a woman's uterus are different, they are divided into anterior, middle and posterior positions. The anterior position has a greater chance of conception, while the posterior position has a lower chance of conception. The three positions must correspond to different postures to facilitate pregnancy.
Yang Ming definitely didn't know the position of Pei Xi's uterus, but he felt that it was probably in the back position. If it was in the front position, she would have been pregnant by now.
When the uterus is in the posterior position, it needs to be done from the back during intercourse, but the most commonly used position is with him on top.
Maybe that's the problem.
So Yang Ming told Pei Shuying this method, and also told her a technique for controlling the ovulation period.
During ovulation, that area will be very hot, at least a little hotter than usual. Women cannot feel this, only men can.
If the two methods are combined and it still doesn't work, then the only option is to divorce your wife.
Pei Xi didn't believe that Yang Ming's method was effective at all, but she really didn't want to be divorced, and the idea Yang Ming gave her could delay her being divorced. It's always okay to give it a try if you have to seek medical treatment for a long-term illness. .
"You will leave for Xiangcheng County tomorrow and try my method for half a year," Yang Ming said, "I will help you with Li Yuan's work in the past six months. If it still doesn't work by then, there is nothing you can do."
Pei Xi nodded with a lonely expression.
