Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The fleet that set sail has been gone for some time.

In the blink of an eye, winter has arrived, and small snowflakes flutter from the sky.

Fang Zheng asked for leave and stayed with Li Miaohan in the Princess's mansion.

Li Miaohan's belly was already high and bulging. After consulting with professionals, he learned that she should be giving birth soon.

Fang Zheng was naturally very careful and didn't bother to care about other things.

Emperor Jing also understood his daughter's feelings, and approved Fang Zheng's leave whenever he requested it.

At this moment, Li Miaohan was leaning on the oversized sofa that Fang Zheng had painstakingly found someone to build, gently stroking her belly with a happy expression, her head resting on Fang Zheng's shoulder.

Although her face was still young and pretty, there was already a hint of mature charm between her brows.

Fang Zheng, on the other hand, had his arm around her shoulder, his eyes staring straight ahead, his mind filled with thoughts.

The child was about to be born, and he was actually going to be a father.

He had lived two lives, but this kind of experience was truly a first.

Damn it! In his previous life, he was too busy with work, only knowing how to lick his boss's boots. Why didn't he read more prenatal education knowledge? He couldn't remember anything at this time...

What worried him even more was that the current medical environment was extremely poor. He vaguely remembered the information he had seen online in his previous life.

It said that the mortality rate of royal children at birth was about one-third, and the mortality rate of women due to dystocia was not much different.

That was the top medical resource.

One-third was really too high, frighteningly high!

Although he also had the best medical resources and penicillin, that was far from enough.

If something unexpected really happened, it would be okay if the child died, but if his wife died, he would really feel like dying.

For this reason, he also specially ordered the people from the Patriarch Society to recruit a group of the most famous midwives from the folk with heavy money. Each of them was battle-tested and had an excellent reputation.

The traditional experience of midwives was obviously not very reliable, so he specially ordered Wang Meng to teach them some basic physiological knowledge and human anatomy knowledge to improve their delivery experience.

At the same time, people were sent to search for monkeys in the county again, but this time the conditions were much stricter, only pregnant female monkeys were needed.

According to Fang Zheng's understanding, the primate closest to humans is the monkey, so theoretically it should have reference value.

However, the Patriarch Society has not sent any news so far, and it is obvious that there has not been much progress.

But Fang Zheng never fights unprepared battles. It's too late to cram at the last minute, so there is a second plan.

He directly invited a Bodhisattva statue from the most famous temple in Beijing.

At this moment, the huge Bodhisattva statue in front of him was in the room, staring straight at Fang Zheng with a smile on his face.

Looking at the Bodhisattva's kind smile, Fang Zheng silently recited a sentence in his heart, "Bodhisattva, bless me."

"If everything goes smoothly, I will repair your golden body."

"Husband, don't you not believe in Buddha? Why are you staring at him every day now?"

"Of course it's for your own good. With the Bodhisattva's blessing, childbirth will definitely be smooth. If something unexpected happens to you, I will smash all the temples in the city and see where they get their incense from."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Li Miaohan glared at him reproachfully, wanting to reach out and cover his mouth.

"Bodhisattva, I didn't say you."

"Husband, is the baby in my belly a boy.."

"Princess, Crown Prince is here!" Just as she was speaking, a maid came to report at the door.

After the maid finished speaking, Li Yuanzhao had already barged in carelessly, carrying gifts in his hand.

"Miaohan, I'm here to bring you supplements."

Then he saw her and Fang Zheng with their arms around each other.

Fang Zheng's face fell: "Your Highness, why don't you knock on the door when you enter the house? Is this appropriate?"

Li Yuanzhao smiled and said: "What's inappropriate? We are all family. Am I not closer to my sister than you? Did you two say something that you can't let people see? Miaohan, how is your health recently?"

Li Miaohan yawned and said: "I was just talking about having a boy or a girl. I'm fine, but I'm always sleepy and my head is a little dizzy."

"Sleepy again? Go back to the inner room and sleep for a while!" Fang Zheng hurriedly helped Li Miaohan into the inner room.

Li Yuanzhao casually placed the gift in his hand on the table, leaned on the sofa skillfully, sinking into it, with a look of comfort.

When Fang Zheng came out, he said: "Old Fang, mine is also about to be born, guess if it's a boy or a girl?"

"I don't guess, I can't guess."

"You are really boring! The baby born to me must be a boy. My father has been thinking about holding a grandson for many years, and I will let him get his wish this year."

"How do you know? What if it's a daughter?"

Li Yuanzhao whispered: "I looked at it several times with a microscope. The tadpoles are extremely strong, so it must be a boy! Besides, all the civil and military officials are staring at me. If I have a daughter, where will I put my face? Don't be a crow here! Oh... Bodhisattva bless me!"

"......"

"Do you think Miaohan will have a boy or a girl?"

Fang Zheng thought for a while and shrugged: "It doesn't matter, I don't care about these."

"Old Fang, are you still a man! You don't care about this? If you have a daughter, who will carry on your family line? She will have to marry out in the future." Li Yuanzhao retorted, "Why don't you go find a doctor? I heard that there is medicine that you can drink to have a boy."

"Forget it, that's all fake. It's the same whether you have a boy or a girl!" Fang Zheng looked tangled.

He really hadn't carefully considered the question of having a boy or a girl. Now that Li Yuanzhao mentioned it, he became concerned.

It would naturally be best to have a boy. He would be a rich second generation when he was born, and he could have three wives and four concubines, living a happy life with money at home.

What if he had a daughter?

Damn it, in this world, it's much harder for women to get along than men. Of course, I can support her for the rest of her life.

But she will get married sooner or later. The damn man can have three wives and four concubines again. What will my daughter become when she marries out?

Have a daughter and marry her to a man who will have a group of wives and concubines in the future? I have to castrate that bastard!

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng began to grit his teeth.

"Have a boy! I must have a boy!"

"Tch, you say it nicely, it's the same whether you have a boy or a girl, don't you still want a boy? Old Fang, I think Miaohan is about to give birth, hurry up and let her go to the palace to recuperate. The palace has the best midwives to help her deliver the baby, and strive to do the best to ensure nothing goes wrong. Childbirth will cost half your life, so you can't be careless!"

"I won't urge you, your father should urge you in two days."

Fang Zheng shook his head.

The midwives in the palace? He had already inquired about it. He heard that they were also recruited from the folk with the most experienced experts, but how many people in the palace need to give birth? I am afraid that their skills have already declined from the top ranks.

The folk midwives I found are more reliable. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, they are either delivering babies or on the way to deliver babies!

"Your Highness, I have already found the best midwives, so I won't bother the palace with this matter."

Seeing his firm attitude, Li Yuanzhao said helplessly: "Okay, be careful in everything. My eyelids have been twitching non-stop recently, and I always feel flustered."

"Don't talk nonsense! The Bodhisattva is still here!"

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