Chang'an, Kaihuafang.
Prince Peng's Mansion, backyard.
On the flower stand, peonies, chrysanthemums, orchids, and rhododendrons are all in bloom.
In the small lake, green lotus, lotus and flower canopy are scattered in an orderly manner.
A deck chair was placed flat under the shadow of the east courtyard wall. A young and beautiful pregnant woman wearing a large pink skirt with a high belly was lying on the chair, somewhat sleepy.
In early July, the weather is no longer so hot, and the afternoon is even warmer and lazily making people want to move. I blink but can't open my eyes.
There were more than a dozen maids, servants, and Wen Po around, all serving her carefully.
Princess Nanchang's delivery date is within these few days, and no one dares to be careless.
A sound of slight footsteps sounded from behind. Liu Jinyu, who was obviously a little sleepy and had even fallen asleep, suddenly woke up. She raised her head slightly, and Li Zhu was already standing carefully on one side.
"Princess, the prince has a letter from Kuozhou." Li Bi carefully handed Li Xuan's letter into Liu Jinyu's hand, then bowed slightly and retreated.
Liu Jinyu took the letter and held it in her hand without opening it. She just rubbed her belly gently and murmured: "You have a letter from Aye. Do you want to read it? If you want to read it, call me Aniang." Auntie will read it to you."
When the maids on the side heard what Liu Jinyu said, they couldn't help but lower their heads.
Liu Jinyu's tone has become more and more weird these days. Sometimes, what he says is obviously very solemn, but his tone is unusually naughty.
Naughty like a child who has not grown up...
After a while, without knowing what he heard, Liu Jinyu finally opened the envelope with a smile and took out the three pieces of letter paper inside.
Three pictures, Liu Jinyu was a little surprised.
How could Li Xuan write a three-page letter?
Liu Jinyu looked carefully and saw that on the first piece of paper, Li Xuan described in detail the arrangements he and Yu Ze had made since taking down his colleagues, as well as the scenery outside Anya Pass, Zeku and Henan. landscape.
Later, he talked about the construction of a bridge at the mouth of the Longwu River and mentioned the idea of a suspension bridge.
Finally, he talked about how the Lanshan Dao army fought its way out of the Nanshan Pass. His tone was very brisk, and he also said that he would soon send grain and grass to the south side of Nanshan to join the army.
An moved smile appeared on Liu Jinyu's face, and then she sighed softly and picked up the second letter. On the letter was a passage of scripture:
Praise Namo’s master, Sakyamuni Buddha!
Praise to Namo Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata!
Praise the pharmacist for meeting the Buddha and Bodhisattvas!
There may be a woman who suffers extreme pain when she is about to give birth. If she can sincerely pay homage to the Tathagata and make offerings to him, all her suffering will be eliminated.
The child born will be of good status, correct in appearance and appearance, happy to be seen, strong and intelligent, safe and free from illness, and nothing inhuman will rob him of his essence.
Praise to Namo Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata!
Praise the Bodhisattva Namo, whose sun shines all over the place!
Praise the Bodhisattva Namo, whose moonlight shines everywhere!
On this piece of paper, there is only this Buddhist scripture and nothing else, but Liu Jinyu knows everything.
"The son he will give birth to will be of high status, good appearance, happy to be seen, strong and intelligent, safe and free from illness. There is nothing inhumane that robs him of his essence." Liu Jinyu couldn't help but touch her bulging belly and said softly: "Look, I'm thinking of you."
Li Xuan, a Taoist disciple, used Buddhist scriptures to pray without scruples when his wife and child gave birth.
Liu Jinyu can best understand his intentions.
After a long time, Liu Jinyu put the letter in his hand aside and then picked up the last page.
There are not many words on it, only three lines.
Untitled·Last night’s stars and last night’s wind
Last night's stars and last night's wind were on the west side of the painting building and on the east side of Guitang.
There is no colorful phoenix flying wings in the body, but there is a clear understanding in the heart.
"I don't have the wings of a colorful phoenix, but I have a clear mind." Liu Jinyu murmured this sentence.
It was as if she and Li Xuan, who were thousands of miles apart, were closely connected between one sentence of a poem.
It was as if Li Xuan was standing beside her at this moment, accompanying her silently.
This feeling was so real, so clear, even the fetus in the belly seemed to feel the presence of his father at this moment.
"It hurts, it hurts, don't kick me, don't kick me, it hurts!" Liu Jinyu suddenly screamed, pressing her hand on her bulging abdomen, full of pain.
The surrounding maids were originally standing on one side, their eyes full of envy, but Liu Jinyu's sudden cry of pain startled everyone.
Seeing that Liu Jinyu seemed to be in constant pain, everyone panicked. At this time, a figure quickly came out from the shadow of the tree.
"What are you still doing? Send the princess into the house quickly. Also, call all the ladies over and ask the kitchen to boil hot water. I'm afraid she's going to give birth." Although Meng Sheng's face was anxious, his tone was calm, Commanding the people around him, everything is in order and there is no chaos at all.
Seeing someone helping Liu Jinyu up and walking towards the house, Meng Sheng immediately assigned two maids outside: "Go to the princess immediately, Xuanzang Zhenren and Chao Yilang, inform the Lecheng County government, and inform the palace."
Upon hearing the word "gongli", Liu Jinyu's steps immediately stopped, then she looked back at Meng Sheng and shouted loudly: "Xin, Xin, bring the letter in, bring the letter in."
Meng Sheng quickly lowered his body, picked up the letter that fell on the ground, glanced at it briefly, and then quickly handed it to Liu Jinyu's hand.
At this moment, Liu Jinyu was sent to the inner room by everyone, and Meng Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Princess Peng Ouyang arrived first.
Seeing Chang'an City's best Wen Po entering the room, although her face was anxious, she still turned sideways and asked, "What's going on?"
Meng Shengyou held up his hands with a wry smile: "Replying to the princess, it was the young prince who wrote a letter to the family. There was a poem of longing in the letter. The young princess read it and was so excited that her fetus was full of energy. Isn't this about to give birth? ?”
"This bastard, even now, he still doesn't forget to show off." Ouyang rolled his eyes at Meng Sheng angrily, then straightened his face and said, "Go to Li Bi and ask him to bring the things. Now, too. It’s time to use those things.”
"Here!" Meng Sheng immediately raised his hands solemnly, then turned and left.
Ouyang turned around and looked to the other side, facing Su Zang, the chief steward of Prince Peng's Mansion, and said directly: "Send someone to Weiwei Si Qing to call my uncle over; then send someone to Zuo Qianniu Guard to ask the Prince of Beiping County to come over. ; Send people to Guanglu Temple to invite the ministers of Guanglu Temple; send people to Zongzheng Temple to invite the ministers of Zongzheng Temple; finally, send people to the East Palace to ask if the prince is free and if there are other royal palaces. , let everyone know."
Ouyang knew what Li Xuan was worried about and what she should do. She had already prepared in advance.
Her daughter-in-law, her eldest grandson, her eldest granddaughter, how could she let anything happen to her?
The people Meng Sheng invited were all those he could invite with the help of Li Xuan's connections, but the people Ouyang invited were the real big shots.
Although Ouyang usually doesn't do anything, as long as she is in Prince Peng's Mansion, no one in the entire capital dares to do anything.
That is to say, all the princes of various princes are now serving in other places, and even the King of England Li Xian and the Prime Minister Li Dan have all been sent out.
Now the only person she can invite is Prince Li Xian, otherwise she could invite all the royal families.
After the explanation, Ouyang immediately entered the room.
…
When Zhao Gong received the news, it was already late.
Because he happened to be handling a case outside the city at that time, involving some Western Turks living in the capital. When he received the news, it was just dark.
Pegasus galloped, and when he arrived at Kaihuafang, Zhao Gong happened to see Qin Ming leading Zuo Jinwu Guards to patrol around.
A crowd of idlers were driven away by him.
Zhao Gong breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to Qin Ming, and walked into Prince Peng's mansion without saying anything else.
As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Su Zang, the palace steward, greeting people from various palaces in the front hall.
After all, although the princes and princesses are not here, there are still housekeepers left behind in their mansions.
Entering the backyard, Zhao Gong saw at a glance Ouyang Tong, the minister of Weiwei Temple, Li Jingjia, the prince of Peiping County, Chen Guang, the doctor of Guanglu, and Pei Guangxiao, the minister of Zongzheng Temple.
Except for Pei Guangxiao, these are all the connections of the previous generation in the palace.
Many years after King Peng's death, these are the only people who still have close contacts with the palace, besides the royal family.
As for Li Xuan's connections, such as Dou Xuande, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Duan Baoxuan, the Minister of Dali Temple, don't let them come for the time being.
After all, it's one thing whether they come or not. If they come too much, it will easily arouse the fear of the palace, and they themselves may not be willing to wade into troubled waters.
Zhao Gong saluted everyone one by one, and finally walked to Ouyang Tong's side and asked in a low voice: "Cousin, what's going on?"
Ouyang Tong gave Zhao Gong a funny look, then took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Zhao Gong, and said: "Dalang came back from Kuozhou and wrote a poem. Sanniang took a look at it, and then she was about to give birth." .”
After Zhao Gong took it, he glanced at it, and his eyes immediately became glued: "I don't have the wings of a colorful phoenix, but I have a clear understanding in my heart. Is this written by Dalang?"
Seeing the horrified look on Zhao Gong's face, Ouyang Tong smiled with satisfaction and said, "Although our nephew doesn't write many poems, he always writes amazing poems when he is full of emotions. Grape Wine Glow-in-the-Wine Cup" , The boat is full of clear dreams and the stars are overwhelming; I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals, and I have a clear understanding."
Although Li Xuan is not deeply involved in the literary world, with these few poems, he can be considered a place in the literary world.
Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian, Ge Fuyuan and other literary circles often talk about it and are quite amazed.
Li Xuan mostly writes poems when she is full of emotion. If she does not express her emotions, she will be astonishing once she does.
"Okay, let's wait a minute. Tonight has just begun." Ouyang Tong's face became slightly heavy. A woman's pregnancy in ten months is particularly dangerous when she gives birth. Even the Tian family is no exception. Although the prince's family is not Bad, but hardly better.
At this time, Princess Peng Ouyang came out. After seeing everyone, she saluted one by one, and everyone quickly returned the salute.
Ouyang Tong quickly grabbed his sister and asked, "How's it going?"
Ouyang nodded slightly and said, "It's okay for now. Where is Master Xuan Zang?"
"I am here." Wei Xuanzang came over from behind. He didn't seem to have just arrived.
Standing behind Wei Xuanzang was Li Bi. Others might regard Li Bi as Wei Xuanzang's follower, but Zhao Gong knew that he was Li Xuan's confidant.
What really matters now are the two brown wooden boxes Li Bi holds in his hands.
Seeing the two boxes, Zhao Gong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the door: "His Royal Highness has arrived!"
Everyone in the courtyard was immediately shocked and looked at Princess Ouyang. Why did she even invite His Highness the Crown Prince?
Ouyang said calmly: "The Crown Princess is pregnant, and His Highness the Crown Prince will have to go through this sooner or later."
Everyone nodded in agreement, but they knew in their hearts that some things were better with the prince.
Li Xian walked into the backyard a little tired. When he saw everyone saluting, he hurriedly stepped forward to help them one by one and said, "They are all members of my family, so you don't have to be polite. I was in the palace before, and when the news came, my mother and queen also sent me a message. People are here, so we came together, what’s the situation now?”
Everyone suddenly understood. Before anyone could think about it, Li Xian quickly asked: "How is the situation now?"
(End of chapter)
