Author: Sanyang Tailai

Wan Ning knew that her husband was happy to be a father again, but after he was happy, his thoughts were all about Juan Juan, and he was not so patient with the baby in her belly.

The old lady of the Li family listened carefully to what her daughter said, "The emperor was not the ruler of the world when he got Juan Juan. He was busy at that time but could still find time to accompany you. Now there are too many things in the court. An old lady like me, who doesn't understand, knows everything about the north.

It’s tricky, and since Juan Juan is the prince, the emperor’s thoughts will naturally be on Juan Juan.”

Wan Ning smiled and said, "I know it too, but there is a slight difference between the two pregnancies, so I will inevitably feel uncomfortable."

The old lady of the Li family nodded her daughter's forehead, "Think about me. When I got pregnant with my concubine, do you know how I felt at that time?"

Her husband respected her very much, and they were famously loving husband and wife, but there was still a concubine in the middle, and she didn't know how much bitterness she felt in her heart.

After hearing this, Wan Ning was stunned and held her mother's hands, "I think a lot about this pregnancy. It's true that I don't know how blessed I am despite being blessed."

The old lady of the Li family touched her daughter's bun. Her daughter had a smooth life since she was a child, and she grew up with a husband of her own accord. Only when her daughter was favored by the emperor did she have the confidence to think too much. This also showed her daughter's happiness, "You and the emperor are fine, mother will die."

And no regrets.”

Her lifelong desire has not been realized, and she hopes that her daughter can keep the sincerity of the emperor.

Wan Ning felt relieved, "I can do it."

After saying this, she touched her abdomen and knew that her husband did not want other children to pass over Juan Juan. Juan Juan was not only the eldest son but also the prince.

The news of the Queen's pregnancy broke many rumors. There was no good news after the Queen gave birth to the Prince. There were already rumors that the Queen was injured when giving birth to the Prince. There were also rumors that the Queen was only destined to have one son.

Now that many rumors have been disproven, some people have begun to make bets in private on whether the baby will be a prince or a princess!

Zhou Ran's pregnancy has attracted a lot of attention. Female officials are entitled to maternity leave when they are pregnant. This was proposed by Zhou Ran. She also proposed special benefits for female officials, maternity leave, childbirth subsidies, exclusive medical care, etc.

When Zhou Ran proposed it, it caused quite a stir, and the men were all upset. This benefit is so good.

The two elders of the Shen family are the happiest. It’s not that their granddaughter is bad, but that deeply rooted concepts are difficult to completely change for a while. Not to mention ancient times, even modern times have not completely changed. There are too many examples of favoring boys over girls.

There were women serving as officials in the imperial court, and women's status had been rapidly improved. It was precisely because of the trend of troubled times that the rules were broken. Otherwise, it would be too difficult to quickly improve women's status in stable years.

Now there is a private newspaper in Jiaozhou, which recruits not only men but also women, because women are also an important consumer group.

In the past, it was difficult for women to read, let alone pay attention to newspapers. Nowadays, there are many types of newspapers, and women can earn money by being literate. Economic status determines their status. Some working women don’t need to be careful when buying newspapers.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the South has been changing every day. The development of the South has accelerated, while the northern states are still struggling for food and clothing.

There was a lot of rain this summer, and the south has stepped up the management of river embankments. Although there are several states with many rivers that have floods, they are still under the control of the imperial court.

The weather is good in the summer in the north, and the people cry with joy as they look at the healthy seedlings.

The situation in the grassland is not good. There is a drought in the grassland this year. Many pastures have died. The number of cattle and sheep has been increased for trade. Now there is not enough pasture due to drought.

Yang Xixuan received a letter from Hulechna. The letter contained a lot of nonsense. The only focus was on buying food, and finally pointed out the signed peace contract.

Yang Xixuan asked the ministers, "What do you think?"

Mingchen, "We still need to send people to the grassland to take a look."

Otherwise the situation was not that serious, but in the end it helped the grassland store food.

Li Yongyan thought the same way, "I am willing to go to the grassland as an envoy."

Yang Xixuan had his own considerations in mind. He didn't want the grassland tribes to move into the northeastern tribes' territory. "You can't go as an envoy, I will arrange someone else."

After everyone left, Yang Xixuan stopped Mingchen, "It's a pity that now is not the time to swallow the grassland."

Farming in the northern states is not optimistic. Even if taxes are exempted, the south will still need to support the north with food this year.

Mingchen stroked his beard and said, "Hulachina bought grain from the imperial court. The old minister felt that he wanted to attack a small country."

There is no war that is more convenient for deflecting crises, not to mention that war can plunder everything.

Yang Xixuan, "There are changes in the northeastern border. The northern foreigners are dissatisfied with the control of the river, and they will test the border from time to time."

Mingchen thought deeply and then said: "Is the emperor afraid that the foreigners from the north will join forces with Hulechna?"

Yang Xixuan said in a faint tone, "I have to guard against it."

His defenses in the Northeast have not yet been completed, the official roads in the Northeast states are being repaired slowly, and food transportation is inconvenient. If he had not occupied the demarcated coast first, just transporting supplies would have been a big problem.

He is dissatisfied with the current border and wants to continue to expand, but he is not in a hurry and wants to eat his food one bite at a time.

Mingchen pondered, "The coast occupied by the imperial court threatens the northern foreigners."

Yang Xixuan hummed, "I am preparing for military exercises on the northeastern border."

First use force to deter them. If the northern foreigners don't stop, he will not give in.

In the capital, Yang Xi and his wife are also paying attention to the drought in the grasslands. Yizhou is the first to get the news. Recently, the prices of cattle and sheep in the Yizhou market have dropped, while food has increased a lot.

The imperial court had the strictest control over grain in Yizhou and Rongzhou, and grassland merchants could not buy large amounts of grain.

Zhou Yu expressed his thoughts, "I want to visit Yizhou."

After Han Chenhui became the Duke of the country, Han Chenhui took his family to live in Jiaozhou. Now the transfer of power in Jizhou has been completed.

It can be said that Han Chenhui has a great personality, but he still has not married a real wife, and no one can introduce her to her. Later, he impatiently said that he would never marry a real wife in his life.

Yang Xi couldn't leave the capital. She had to keep an eye on the construction of the Royal Academy, "Go early and come back early."

Zhou Yu left as soon as he said so, and set out early the next morning. As soon as Zhou Yu left, Zhenyuan and Zilu arrived in the capital.

Yang Xi almost didn't recognize her youngest son, "Are you digging coal?"

The younger son is dark and skinny, but he doesn't look like a noble man.

Zilu was about to cry without tears, "Mom, I'm so miserable. Brother really thinks I'm a hard worker."

He actually dug coal mines!

Yang Xi felt sorry for her younger son, but he really should deal with it, "Your elder brother is doing it for your own good."

Zilu had a grimace on his face, knowing that his mother would say that. He looked around, "Where's my dad?"

"Your father went to Yizhou."

Zhenyuan opened the gift in his hand, "Auntie, the two boxes on top are ginseng and deer antlers collected by my father, and the ones on the bottom are ginseng collected by cousin Ziheng."

Yang Xi knew that her son had collected some century-old ginseng, but she didn't expect that Zhan Peng had also collected it. When she opened the box, she saw that it was also hundreds of years old.

Yang Xi raised her eyebrows, "How many did your father leave behind?"

Zhenyuan smiled and said, "I'll keep it. My father is always keeping an eye on the good things due to the unique location in my hometown. He was able to accept so many because of my aunt's protection. Otherwise, my father wouldn't dare to make big purchases."

Yang Xi closed the box and said, "These are all good things."

Fortunately, Zhan Peng knew the importance, and now it seems that his hometown is prospering again because of medicinal materials.

Zilu suddenly remembered his eldest brother's letter, "Mom, this is a letter from eldest brother to you."
Chapter completed!