"It's just a normal pregnancy reaction. Everything about the fetus is normal, so you don't have to worry." In the Cuifang Hall, the old doctor spoke with a Guanzhong accent and respectfully comforted Concubine Geng.
Geng's jade hand gently caressed her belly, her beautiful face exuding a maternal glow. Hearing her words, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good..."
There was an indescribable tenderness in her tone, and a hint of anxiety and depression appeared in her expression.
Seeing this, the old doctor stood up, took a step back, and said: "I will prescribe another pair of anti-fetal medicine. The lady only needs to live as usual to support the fetus."
"Thank you, Doctor Hu." Geng came back to his senses and smiled slightly at the old doctor.
"I'll take my leave."
"Send to the imperial doctor." Geng ordered a maid.
There is Cuifang Garden in Cuifang Hall. The wind in late spring is particularly warm. With the support of the maid, Geng took a walk among the paths in the garden. The surroundings were full of life, but Geng's face always looked a little sad. Stopping and sitting in the pavilion, he couldn't help but reach out and touch his cheek, and he could feel his weight gain.
"Hey..." His expression became increasingly bitter.
Geng has been pregnant for eight months, her belly is already round, her body is slightly fatter, and her breasts are obviously bigger. Liu Chengyou has felt it before, and the feeling is even better than before. Unfortunately, Geng's mood became increasingly depressed and unhappy.
In the final analysis, I still feel that I have been left out. You know, even when Liu Chengyou was doting on the Geng family, he didn't have much time to talk to each other, let alone now that he married the queen, took in a noble concubine, and she was inconvenienced.
Geng had a gentle and weak temperament, and she was content with herself, but she was also a little sensitive and fragile. Although she did not compete with Liu Chengyou for favors or cause chaos in Liu Chengyou's harem, she could not help but secretly pity her.
"Madam." A servant ran from outside the garden to the pavilion.
Geng came out of his resentful mood, looked at the chamberlain, and asked softly: "Is the imperial chariot setting off?"
The chamberlain nodded and panted slightly: "Your Majesty has passed the Hongqiao and is patrolling to the west."
Geng was stunned for a moment, and then said, "The Queen and Concubine Gao are really accompanying you?"
"Yes."
After hearing the answer, Mr. Geng was silent for a moment, his face looked a little sad, and his eyes slowly turned red.
"My wife is pregnant, so it is not convenient for you to travel and travel. The official family also cares about your body. Otherwise, the official family will definitely take my wife with you..." Seeing Geng's expression of concern, a palace maid next to her seemed to Seeing her state of mind, I couldn't help but comfort her.
"I know." Geng responded softly, but his mood did not improve.
"Talk too much!" Beside, an old woman scolded the palace maid, and then said to Geng in a warm voice: "Madam, don't think too much. The official family is busy with state affairs and has no time to take care of the harem. To the queen and concubine, It's not a special favor. You are pregnant now. The most important thing is to take good care of your health and give birth to a son for the official. Well... When the official family is on tour, you may go to Renming Palace to accompany the Queen Mother. Be filial to others."
Hearing what the old woman said, Mr. Geng came back to his senses and looked at her. The resentment on his face faded a lot. After thinking for a while, he said: "I know. Thank you Granny Li for your advice."
This old woman was the old woman Li sent to serve Liu Chengyou before. After entering Tokyo, she was called back to Renming Hall and became the Shang Palace. After Geng became pregnant, he was sent to take care of Geng because of his familiarity with her.
Seeing that Mrs. Geng had recovered, Po Li smiled and felt slightly relieved. Does she know that if Geng is kept so depressed, it will not be friendly to the dragon in her belly...
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Because he was in the palace and did not know the situation among the people, Liu Chengyou used this as an excuse to make the decision to "tour westward". As soon as this proposal came out, it was immediately opposed by the courtiers headed by Yang Bin. After Liu Chengyou ascended the throne, Yang Bin kept a low profile for a while, but after a while, he found that Liu Chengyou was devoted to regulating the country and improving people's livelihood, so he raised his head again and began to "oppose" Liu Chengyou.
However, most of the courtiers were on Yang Bin's side this time. They felt that the country was settled and the emperor had just ascended to the throne, so he should sit in Tokyo to stabilize the world. Furthermore, the surroundings are restless and the inner world is restless. There are a lot of reasons, but in the final analysis, I still feel that the emperor Liu Chengyou is a little restless.
However, their reasons were actually the motivation for Liu Chengyou's western tour. After all, what he heard was still a bit false. Taking advantage of the initial stabilization of the situation, Liu Chengyou decided to take a look at the situation among the people for himself. His will was so determined that the courtiers could not stop him.
Among the ministers, Su Fengji and Feng Dao accompanied him, and the rest were still headed by Yang Bin. Guo Wei assisted in supervising the state affairs. The Longqi Army accompanied him to protect him. Shi Hongzhao was ordered to lead people to escort and deploy the camp.
Liu Chengyou paid attention to the fact that when he patrolled the west, he kept everything simple and did not make a big show of it. He did not want to waste money and people. Apart from the necessary ceremonial guards and accompanying troops, there was almost no ostentation. Even the accompanying Queen and Concubine Gao almost accompanied her "carrying bags".
Although he was heading west, Liu Chengyou did not intend to go far. The farthest was Luoyang, Xijing, focusing on checking the situation in the prefectures and counties between the two capitals.
Nowadays, the country's population is sparse, its land is barren, its economy is depressed, its government is ineffective, and its officials are corrupt. Liu Chengyou's trip was mainly to understand the sentiments of the people, appease the people, encourage production and develop the economy. At the same time, he also showed the existence of his new emperor and drew a wave of attention.
Thousands of people and horses were slowly heading west. In the spacious car, Liu Chengyou was drinking tea and reading a book, which seemed quite comfortable. It's just that it keeps shaking while driving, and the further away from Tokyo, the shaking becomes more severe. Even if the driver has taken "shock reduction" measures, it still feels a little uncomfortable.
I opened the car curtain and took a look outside. I saw that the road was in bad shape and full of potholes, as if it had not been repaired for many years.
"The road must be built! The road must be built!" Liu Chengyou made a solemn determination during the bumps.
However, a bit of helplessness soon appeared on his face. With the current national conditions, there is more than enough power but not enough. The people have problems with food and clothing. Where can we find the manpower and material resources to carry out "infrastructure".
It was late spring, and on the westward journey, some cultivated land could be seen on the plains along the way, mainly wheat and rice. The greenery was not very rich, but Liu Chengyou was happy to see it. It’s hard to say about other places, but farming in Kinki is obviously not neglected.
After leaving Kaifeng, Liu Chengyou's first order was that it was strictly forbidden to trample on the fields and destroy the crops. Anyone who violated the rules would be beheaded.
Then, almost slapping Liu Chengyou in the face, shortly after the ban was issued, several knights under Shi Hongzhao jumped into the civilian fields because of their horses, and were captured by Ma Quanyi, the camp capital of Yuhou. Shi Hongzhao still wanted to defend that those few people were his confidants and brought trouble to Liu Chengyou. No punishment or light punishment is impossible. Otherwise, where is the prestige of Liu Chengyou, the emperor?
The result was of course doomed. Several people were killed and sent to the camp as a warning to others. Not only that, those horses were all good horses, and they were killed together to show the emperor's determination to attach importance to farming and maintain the nursery.
At this time, everyone in the camp, from the ministers and generals to the soldiers and horsemen, were all alert. The emperor's edict was not a joke, it was a real beheading, and even the commander of Shidu could not save it. Shi Hongzhao was very angry about Liu Chengyou's killing of his subordinates, and complained in private, which basically reached Liu Chengyou's ears as quickly as possible.
"Guan family, Zhongmu County has arrived!"
I only took a nap on the chariot for a while. When I woke up, the sun was setting in the west. Zhongmu County is under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. It is very close to Tokyo, with a straight-line distance of less than 60 miles.
