Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Lin Chong didn't like the little yellow gate, but in his Xining Hall, the little yellow gate was used on weekdays.The palace maidens also wisely waited for the Empress to appear in Xining Palace before showing up.Lin Chong went out early and returned late, even if there was Xiumu, he was still stuck with the empress, and one reason why he seldom stayed alone in the Xining Palace was that he didn't want to hear the shrill voices of the little yellow men who were neither male nor female.

But the empress doesn't like to use the small yellow door, and is served by palace ladies every day.

But the small yellow gate that appeared at this time, the thin "Chuan Rui Wang's audience" is like the sound of heaven.Lin Chong got up quickly and rushed into the empress' bedroom in two steps.Hu Sanniang waved everyone out, leaving a relatively private space for Lin Chong.

Lin Chong knelt down beside the bed with a plop.

"Your Majesty, I was happy at first, but then I couldn't help myself, I..."

There was always a thread in Lin Chong's heart that entangled him, and he must tell the truth to the Empress at all times.Telling the truth can make the empress always believe in herself, and it is a good way to solve the problem and resolve the predicament.

Hu Sanniang stretched out her hand to pull Lin Chong up.

"I said that there are only husband and wife in the bedroom and on the bed, and there are no monarchs and ministers. I understand your feelings, and I don't blame you. Get up quickly, and don't let me pull you."

Lin Chong immediately stood up obediently, took the opportunity of bending over the bed and stuffed a big pillow behind the empress, watched the empress's face carefully, and said cautiously: "I see that you came back to Zichen Palace in a hurry, guess it's because of my The gaffe makes you uncomfortable."

Hu Sanniang nodded, not hiding Lin Chong's thoughts.

"I'm not feeling well."

Lin Chong was about to kneel down again.

Hu Sanniang joked with a smile: "If you want to kneel, come kneel on the bed."

Life still has to go on, accusing Lin Chong of the sad past and the reason for entangled with him and not forgetting the past, that is a stupid thing that only a little girl can do.What I should do irrationally, I don't have the effort and effort.Since Lin Chong couldn't get rid of the influence of the past by herself, instead of letting the past ten years ago become a rift between the two of them, she might as well try her best to see if she could pull him out of the past.

Because although Dian Linchong became the emperor's concubine, he followed the trend, but among the more than ten thousand bachelors in Liangshan, there were only a few outstanding ones, and there was not much room for selection.Lin Chong was the most suitable among the heroes in Liangshan, including the hundreds of personal guards he personally taught later.

I have always known that Lin Chong has flaws in his character, and this flaw happens to be the best foundation for being an imperial husband.Is this a good time to blame him for his lack of xinxing?

Seeing that Hu Sanniang's smile didn't seem fake, Lin Chong immediately stripped off his clothes and jumped on the bed. After throwing down the bed curtain, he knelt down and hugged Hu Sanniang including the quilt in his arms.The uncontrollable panic in his heart made him start to tremble, and the whisper in Hu Sanniang's ear, like a cub whimpering, revealed the fear in his heart at this moment.

"Third lady, third lady, you don't know how I feel when I see you go. I'm afraid you don't want me, I'm afraid you don't want me, and I'm the only one left in the world."

A sense of fear and uneasiness flooded Lin Chong's heart.That year when he was tied to a tree in the wild boar forest, when the guard who escorted him raised the steel knife in front of his eyes, yes, it was that feeling, the feeling of being extremely scared and powerless.

Lin Chong buried his head on Hu Sanniang's neck, his hair rubbed against Hu Sanniang's neck and itched.Hu Sanniang was restrained by Lin Chong and could not lift her arms, so she could only stroke Lin Chong's exposed thick arms with her fingers, slowly comforting Lin Chong's panic.

"Tan Lang, alas, I came back here just to give you a quiet space where you can think about the old things." Hu Sanniang's slow and peaceful tone was easy to remember to soothe Lin Chong's uneasiness.

"Why do you think you don't want your place? You come in quickly and cover the quilt. The brazier was just made in the Zichen Palace. It's cold in this room, and it won't be good if you catch the cold."

This bedroom in Zichen Palace, when the two were newly married, they had stayed here several times.Later, Lin Chong went back to Xining Hall on time every day, and had dinner with Hu Sanniang, and after dinner, Hu Sanniang stayed there overnight.Although this dormitory was kept very clean, because Hu Sanniang didn't sleep here, there was almost no fire this winter.The braziers on the ground were also hastily ignited.The temperature in the tent was low, within a short while, Lin Chong's upper body was already covered with tiny goosebumps.Only then did he realize the difference between the bedrooms in Zichen Hall and Xining Hall.

Lifting the quilt, an obvious hot air immediately hit Lin Chong's skin.At this moment, he shivered tremblingly, turned his face and suppressed the sneeze.He came over in a hurry, dressed thinly, and stripped himself according to the habit in Xining Palace, didn't he feel a little cold.

It is Lin Chong's little trick to go to bed topless every night.He found that Hu Sanniang seemed to like his firm and defined abdomen.For this reason, he specially pondered how to make the abdomen firmer and more distinct.

A few Tang Pozi in the quilt were very hot, but the rest of the place was cold.Lin Chong got into the quilt, first wrapped Hu Sanniang tightly, and then hugged her tightly, as if otherwise, she would disappear in an instant.Hu Sanniang moved Mrs. Tang to Lin Chong's feet with her feet, and placed another Mrs. Tang on his back.

"Warm up well. Do you want to drink some soup to dispel the cold?"

Lin Chong's front, back, and soles were covered with scorching hot Mrs. Tang, and after a while, he felt slight sweat on his forehead.He took his arm out from under the quilt, his voice muffled but there was a smile he couldn't hide.

"No need to drink medicine, I'm not that delicate."

It's good that the third lady is not angry.

"If you catch a cold, we can only sleep separately. I can't be sick at this time, and it will affect the child."

Lin Chong sighed softly, "Third Lady, I will find Imperial Physician An to drink soup and medicine for my husband tomorrow morning. Alas, others will laugh at me."

Hu Sanniang laughed out loud.

Lin Chong was embarrassed, and his ups and downs tonight were also brought out by Hu Sanniang's laughter, which made him keep sending gentle kisses to Hu Sanniang's forehead and eyes.

"Are you so happy to make fun of your husband?" Lin Chong didn't know that there was helplessness and doting in his voice, and he rubbed his forehead against Hu Sanniang.

Hu Sanniang stepped on Lin Chong's instep and laughed so hard that her flowers trembled, "Don't worry, Imperial Physician An is a measured person. People in Xining Palace and Zichen Palace will not tell such things."

Both of them rationally chose not to advance the matter, and quickly reconciled as before.The temperature inside the quilt rose, and Lin Chong felt that he was warmed from the inside out.He hugged Hu Sanniang contentedly, and they both closed their eyes and fell asleep peacefully.When Hu Sanniang was breathing steadily and fell asleep, Lin Chong quietly opened his eyes.

He originally thought that he would die alone, but now he has a child... As for why Hu Sanniang believed that the one in her belly must be the princess, Lin Chong didn't want to ask, and he didn't want to ask.

Whether it is a man or a woman, they are all his flesh and blood, and they are both the eldest son/daughter who will inherit the world.Hu Sanniang's words follow the law, and everyone in Liangshan has already learned the lesson, and the civil servants in the court can only talk about it, and they can't hold back Hu Sanniang.

His heart is full of gratitude to Hu Sanniang, grateful to Hu Sanniang for favoring him and making him the emperor's husband.He didn't dare to imagine what would happen to him if Hu Sanniang chose Wu Erlang as her husband.I don't have Wu Erlang's indomitable determination and courage, so I can't be as persistent as Wu Erlang.

He understands himself.

He also understands his own heart, if he misses Hu Sanniang, the little lady he likes, he will never marry again in this life.

There were also many major events in the second year of Kuntai, and there were only a few that the common people talked about.For example, the first major event at the beginning of the new year is that the newly married empress is pregnant.

There will be an heir so soon, which is beyond everyone's expectations.

Although the empress strictly forbids any form of gambling in the army, sex is an unstoppable hobby of the people of Bianliang City.There are still quite a few bankers who openly bet on the unformed baby in the belly of the empress, whether it is the eldest son or the eldest daughter?

The whole city is caught in such speculation like crazy.

In the dark, there is still a handicap on whether the empress's fetus will be born safely, will it be a stillbirth or two lives?The chips were so high that they lost ten to one.Wu Yong was like a shark smelling blood, he took a few black handicaps in a row, and took the dealer and his buddies to the shackles in front of the Yamen. A long line of men with disheveled hair shivered in the cold wind, scared The people in Bianliang walked around the yamen, which temporarily suppressed the wind.

But in more hidden places, this kind of gamble has already reached [-] or [-] per one.

Bianliang people's betting / lottery is really frenzied.Lin Chong and Hu Sanniang, who was dressed in men's clothes, bet together on a banker with a good reputation on weekdays.

Those who give birth to the eldest daughter will pay three for one.Those who give birth to the eldest son will pay two for one.

"Look, these are dealers who don't want the official family to have a little girl." Lin Chong teased the dealer who opened the market.

"Aren't they afraid of losing the bottom line? It should be half of the chance for men and women."

Hu Sanniang was talking, and motioned to Sun Xin, who was pretending to be casual, to follow behind her, "For a baby girl, 1000 taels of silver."

The corner of Sun Xin's mouth twitched, and he took out a bank note to make a deposit with the banker.A family of 1000 taels, how many families are there, if a prince is born, it will be a big loss.

The banker was also very helpless. A few days ago, he paid [-] to [-], but for some reason, not many people bet on the birth of a daughter. He just raised the handicap for the birth of a daughter, and encountered a big bet.

I don't know if it's good or bad.

In the second year of Kuntai, there was still no Chunwei for the selection of Jinshi.Those who gathered in Bianliang were a little flustered.These cases all came to Beijing at their own expense.In the former Song Dynasty, only when the imperial court announced the need for Chunwei, would there be free travel to Beijing and arrangements for board and lodging.The Xin Dynasty did not mention the matter of Chunwei for a long time, and asked the Ministry of Rites only to find that there were too many Jinshi left by the former Song Dynasty, and tens of thousands of people did not get real jobs.Gradually, gossip came out later that the empress wanted to open a women's department, and the courtiers were less in favor and more opposed, and the Jianba Jinshi matter was delayed indefinitely.

It is simply unbearable!

The few young candidates sitting in the teahouse just came to Bianliang this year.Thinking that Enke was not opened in the first year of Kuntai last year, so it is time to open Chunwei this year.I don't want to have passed the Shangyuan Festival and the first month, and learned that Chunwei was delayed by the women's department.

Is there still such a thing in the world, women want to be officials like men?

How can there be such a reason?

But after calming down, most of the unwillingness and complaints have dissipated, so what else can I do?

The emperor is a woman.

Isn't it wrong to criticize the emperor for wanting to open a women's department?

But that's the empress, so it's not wrong to want to recruit female officials.

Alas, sigh in vain.

After a long time, one of them said: "Those adults are too, so what if women are allowed to participate in the Spring Festival? We have studied for more than ten or twenty years, can't we still fail the little ladies?"

Another student said: "Brother Zhang, I can't say enough. In the past, when my sisters were not married, my studies were not as good as theirs. Do you dare to say that you must be better than women?"

A dry voice coughed a few times and said: "What my cousin said is true. We didn't lose once or twice. If the imperial court allowed the women's department to start the exam, we should inquire about the regulations earlier and write back to the sisters. They are preparing to take the exam. It is not a bad thing for them to pass the exam."

The brother Zhang at the beginning said: "But, but Chunwei will live in the dormitory for nine days, can they still live in the dormitory for nine days?"

The other said: "As long as those ladies go to the dormitory to have a look first, no one will come to take the exam. Why do those adults make things difficult, and Chun Wei has been delayed for two years."

"It's true that the ladies are allowed to refer to it. Maybe the Ministry of Rites will change the house. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a secret stumbling block and doing the right thing with the officials."

Hu Sanniang sat by the window, looking at the bustling crowds on the street below the teahouse.Some of these people are cheerful, some are contented, some are shopping slowly, and some are running in a hurry.Those who carry burdens, those who are empty-handed, and those who take care of their children, but no matter who they are, the expressions on their faces are very peaceful, and there is no fear or uneasiness.

That's great, I finally reversed the crisis of Jin Guo's siege of Bianliang.

Hu Sanniang smiled contentedly, and reluctantly looked away from the window.Lin Chong, who accompanied her out, saw her smiling at the passers-by outside the window, and she looked sleepy in the palace, only because she had been in the palace for a long time.

So I didn't care about Sun Xin sitting on the side, and promised: "If you feel comfortable when you come out to see the scenery, you can go out for a walk next time on your holiday. I've been out for a long time today, and it's time to go back and rest."

Hu Sanniang nodded, and Sun Xin called Dr. Cha to pay the bill.Mrs. Gu has already given birth to three, and when she was pregnant with the first one, she almost killed Sun Xin.The official family is so peaceful, the governor is burning high incense.

Hu Sanniang's attention turned to listening to the lamentations and complaints of those who were outside the screen, and she nodded as she listened.At this time, if someone pays attention to her eyes, they will find that there are not only jokes in her eyes, but also ridicule, and other things that cannot be explained clearly.

In fact, Hu Sanniang was amazed by the content of the conversations of the few candidates, but what she thought was very simple

——Men in the Northern Song Dynasty are very generous after all!

Men are generous, and women live easily.Therefore, you can see lively little ladies walking freely everywhere on the street, three of them are walking together and laughing.I heard that some women's schools in Bianjing are also well-run, not inferior to official schools.It was the simple difficulty of the scholar in the back who had to use his number to scare off the women who took the exam, which exposed some men's hearts, and they still didn't want women to enter the imperial examination.

Hu Sanniang stood up, and Lin Chong and Sun Xin also stood up, one in front of the other in a protective posture.When passing by the tea table, Hu Sanniang stopped, and spoke to those young masters.

"The adults in the court don't want women to take the imperial examination. They are afraid that if women become officials, they will take their positions in the future. Who makes women work more carefully than men. They are more worried that the world will let women come out to be officials. What will men do? ? Do you go home and take care of the housework, or do you wash the dishes and take care of the children?"

A scholar retorted Hu Sanniang, "How can a woman do things in the court? And the officers and soldiers of the five armies' governor's mansion are all men."

Sun Xin walked in the front, turned around and said: "Do you know that the doctor of the household department is a girl? Yushi Zhongcheng is also a girl? Zhongshushe also has a girl. Even the commanders of the five armies can't beat the officials. .”

The scholar blushed from being choked by a string of women's official positions, and said with a choked neck: "Who dares to compete with the officials with real swords and guns."

Lin Chong walked behind Hu Sanniang and patted the scholar on the shoulder.

"The official family became the big leader in Liangshanbo. It was obtained by defeating the heroes of Liangshan with real swords and guns. It is not a secret thing. The chief governor of the five army governor's mansion was a defeated general of the official family in the early years. Also, is it a combination of officials and opponents?"

Several foreigners did not want to believe it, Dr. Cha came over and said: "You must believe it. If the officials were not so skilled, how could the emperor of the former Song Dynasty give up the country. You will believe it after staying in Tokyo for a long time. When the officials are not pregnant, they go to the barracks to train soldiers the next day."

Dr. Cha put on the qualifications of knowing everything about Bianliang, and talked with the foreign scholars about the power of the officials he admired.

When the weather gradually warmed up, Hu Sanniang was freed from the early pregnancy reaction, and soon became pregnant after eating.In the past few months, Lin Chong's character has shown its strengths. No matter how annoying Hu Sanniang was in the early pregnancy, he would not be annoyed.Still insisting on eating with Hu Sanniang every day, watching her vomit after eating, and eating after she vomits, her eyes and heart are filled with pity and distress.When I had time, I went to Mrs. Chai, Mrs. Gu and other female officials who had given birth in Liangshan, and asked how to make Hu Sanniang happy, and found some things they said Hu Sanniang might be willing to eat, and took the trouble to accompany them to try them.Such actions somewhat reduced Hu Sanniang's psychological discomfort.

With regard to the women's department, after more than half a year of court and private competition, progress has been made.All parties made concessions and allowed women to take part in the imperial examinations.

The imperial court will hold the Qiu Wei in September, and women from all prefectures can sign up to participate.No talent test is required.This was won by Sun Erniang and Mrs. Gu in the court together.The reason for the two is that women have never passed the imperial examination, so it is better to wait for some female talents to be tested in the third examination in the second year, and then hold the autumn.

The civil servant was so aggrieved that he had to give in after holding on for two months, otherwise Chun Wei would have to postpone it for a few years.

For the first time, Qiu Wei, a woman, adopted Mrs. Chai's proposal.Women who take the exam do not need to live in the dormitory, and can go early and return late.At the same time, the woman's body search was cancelled, and it was replaced by an open examination.There is no distinction between men and women when marking the papers, and students are selected according to their grades.

At the same time, there was a regulation that stunned everyone. The son-in-law could take the exam and be an official.The additional condition is that as long as the son-in-law passes the scholar test, he will not be able to ask for family repayment in the future, otherwise his fame will be revoked and he will not be allowed to take the scientific examination.

The matter of Qiuwei came to a conclusion, and it quickly spread to all corners of the dynasty.The household registration of a woman is based on the principle of marrying with her father at home, and enrolling in the imperial examination.

At the beginning of August, the number of applicants from the former Song Dynasty 24 Lu Zhisuo was collected and the data from the Ministry of Rites showed that the number of women who took the exam was close to one-tenth of that of men.This result gave a sigh of relief to both those in favor of and against women's science.

Those who agree feel that the number of women is enough, there are not only dozens of face slaps in twos and threes.Opponents feel that there are not many women taking the test, which is still within the acceptable number range.It would be too embarrassing if the number of women participating in Qiuwei was the same as that of men.

The court has entered a period of peace, and most people's eyes are focused on the results of Qiu Wei.A few people fixed their eyes on the empress' belly, speculating on the exact birth date of the heir to the imperial family.Because the first three months of pregnancy are usually not revealed, after the new year it was revealed that the empress was pregnant, how long was she pregnant?

When is the expected date of delivery, apart from the Empress and his wife, only An Daoyuan knows.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the empress held a celebration in Jinmingchi, and the monarch and ministers had fun together, the officials and the people rejoiced together.In August, Mrs. Chai came to ask Hu Sanniang if there would be a moon appreciation party for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Hu Sanniang pondered for a while and said: "There is Qiu Wei, so this year there will be no moon appreciation. The children and officials will have a three-day holiday together, and let the imperial dining room make more cakes as a festival gift."

Mrs. Chai knew how to measure. She looked at Hu Sanniang as she was about to give birth, but Hu Sanniang didn't say anything, and she didn't ask.After receiving Hu Sanniang's instructions about the Mid-Autumn Festival, I drew up a constitution and followed the empress' wishes.

Hu Sanniang ordered the apse of Zichen Palace to be cleaned up as a delivery room, and then she was about to move to live in Zichen Palace.Lin Chong wanted to stop her, and moved to Zichen Hall to report on his own, unlike Xining Hall where she could come and go freely.

"Third Lady, isn't it good to be in Xining Palace? I can take care of you conveniently."

Hu Sanniang let Lin Chong help her to walk around, and explained to Lin Chong gently.

"Now there is not much difference between the two sides. But the Zichen Palace is bigger, and after the child is born, there will be more manpower, and the child will still be placed by my side when he is young."

Lin Chong immediately realized a problem, Hu Sanniang might live in Zichen Palace in the future.

"Third Lady, I will move with you to live in Zichen Palace. I have to stay by your side."

Hu Sanniang smiled, "Okay. You can move in if you want. I won't keep you when I'm in confinement."

"Let's talk later."

Lin Chong said that he would talk about it when the time came, and he made up his mind that even if he was laying the floor outside Hu Sanniang's room, he would have to watch it himself to be at ease.Physician An said that women are very tired for a period of time after giving birth.I can't entrust Hu Sanniang and the children to the palace ladies and Xiaohuangmen, even those in Liangshan can't do it.

The moonlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival is very charming, and Lin Chong accompanies Hu Sanniang to enjoy the moon.In the bright moonlight, the couple said some good moon-appreciating sentences of the predecessors.

It was almost the end of Xu time, Hu Sanniang said softly to Lin Chong, "I feel a little uncomfortable when the imperial physician Xuan'an entered the palace."

An Daoquan came quickly, and Sun Xin and his wife also came with him. After a while, Chai Jin and Zhang Qing also arrived.

After taking Hu Sanniang's pulse, Imperial Physician An said, "Officials, it will take some time. Slow down and it may not be until tomorrow."

Only then did Lin Chong know that Hu Sanniang was going to give birth.

The Zichen Palace was also surrounded by the guards brought by Sun Xin. Those guards were mainly those who had followed Hu Sanniang for several years, and some were promoted from the Boy Scouts.

Wen Po was also the one who delivered babies to the soldiers' relatives on weekdays in Liangshan.The palace maids and Xiao Huangmen of Zichen Palace were frightened by these fierce guards, and their hands and feet panicked. Aunt Gu and Erniang Sun took over the chores and drove the people of Zichen Palace to stand in a row.

It really came as An Daoquan said, the progress of the first labor was slow, and there was no movement after the birth.Lin Chong didn't pretend to be someone else, he helped Hu Sanniang to circle around.Hu Sanniang knew the truth in her heart, and when it was about the same time, she let go of Lin Chong's hand, and called Mrs. Gu and Erniang Sun to help her into the delivery room.

Lin Chong refused, and Mrs. Gu frowned, "There is no man watching the girl give birth. Hurry up and stay outside, don't miss our business."

She kept Lin Chong behind three times and twice, and Lin Chong was not good at getting serious with her.Seeing that Mrs. Gu dodged in behind the empress and Erniang Sun who were not touching the ground, she closed the palace door with a bang.If it wasn't for Lin Chong shrinking so fast, the door panel would have touched his nose, and Lin Chong was so angry that he circled around the door, wishing he could chase after her and beat her to death.

Sun Xin hurried over to intercede for his wife, "Great Governor, Great Governor, don't be as knowledgeable as my wife, you know that she only has officials in her heart, and even me and the children have to stay behind."

Zhang Qing also came over to persuade Lin Chong.Lin Chong knew that Mrs. Gu and Erniang Sun were loyal to the Empress, so he just shook his head and said that he would not mind.Just as I was saying this, the cry of a baby came from the delivery room. .