Chapter 69 Concubine Chen Gives Birth to a Daughter Nicknamed Ruixue
Zhilan Hall.
There is wind and snow outside, and the winter months in Chang'an are getting colder and colder. However, compared with the early years of Zhenguan, the winter now is not so unbearable. Li Zhiyun remembers that the early Tang Dynasty was a period of recovery that only happened once every few hundred years.
The superior climate conditions brought prerequisites for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
At the moment, his mind is not on these things.
Concubine Chen is about to give birth.
Wen Po had gone in to induce labor, but more than an hour had passed, and there was still no news coming out. Therefore, he was a little nervous. To be honest, as the number of children increased over the years, Li Zhiyun, the "father", did more and more.
The more incompetent he was, the sons born after he ascended the throne were almost not very close to him, and instead faced him with fear.
Even he himself is gradually becoming numb now. Because he has more children and he is busy with government affairs, he really doesn't have that much time to take care of them one by one.
In the palace, besides him, there were also Queen Yang, Jinyang, and Yueyang.
"Don't worry, it will be fine." Queen Yang gently hugged Li Lizhi and comforted her.
Li Lizhi bit her red lips with her teeth, and lowered her head. Her mother was her only relative, and she couldn't imagine how she would survive if her mother had an accident.
The emperor stood in front of the door, looking at the snowflakes quietly, looking very quiet.
In such a solemn atmosphere, heart-rending sounds of pain could be heard from time to time in the inner room. Every time he heard it, Li Zhiyun felt conflicted.
Concubine Chen is already in her thirties and is an older woman giving birth. How could he not be worried, not to mention that she is a woman who occupies a position in his heart.
"No news yet?" Li Zhiyun asked the waiting maid impatiently.
The little palace maid was startled, knelt down and bowed quickly, and then walked in to inquire about the situation.
Queen Yang said: "Your Majesty, calm down. Sister Chen Fei will be safe and sound. The only one who can help her now is herself."
She has given birth to several children, so she naturally knows who she can rely on most when giving birth.
"I'm very calm." Li Zhiyun took a gentle breath and said insincerely.
Is he calm?
In fact, he couldn't calm down. Changsun had qi disease. Although it has rarely relapsed in the past two years, what if it relapses now that she is giving birth?
At this moment, Po Wen came out with a happy face.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Concubine Chen has given birth. Mother and daughter are safe!"
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun's frozen cheeks gradually began to melt, and thousands of words finally turned into one word.
"reward!"
Two hours later.
Li Zhiyun held the newborn daughter with a look of love on his face.
Sun, the eldest concubine of the Chen family, leaned gently on the soft cushions, wearing a confinement suit, and her eyes sometimes stayed on the emperor's face. Occasionally, she also looked at the wind and snow outside through a crack in the window.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Chen has just given birth to a baby. She cannot see the wind now." Empress Yang walked over and closed the window.
Li Zhiyun said: "Leave a little for a breather, don't hold it in."
Empress Yang nodded and left a little space. She turned to Concubine Chen and said with a smile, "My sister has given birth to a baby for Your Majesty this time."
It's nothing new that the emperor always doted on his daughters. After all, why did the emperor have so few daughters? What's more, the daughter born this time was born to Concubine Chen.
Concubine Chen was also smiling. For her, having a son was naturally good, but having a daughter was not bad either.
She had just given birth to a baby, and her face was still a little pale, but she was very energetic. Seeing Li Lizhi standing next to her, she asked, "Were you scared just now?"
Li Lizhi bit her lip and nodded.
"It's okay for mom, don't worry, come on, come and sit here."
Li Lizhi walked to Concubine Chen and sat down. Concubine Chen gently held her daughter's hand.
Li Zhiyun said: "Liyang is very filial. Although she has been silent just now, I can see that she is very worried about you."
Concubine Chen apologetically held her daughter's little hand and comforted her.
He said: "Don't be afraid, my mother-in-law is fine."
"Yeah." She nodded.
Li Zhiyun teased his little daughter for a while and said, "When this child is born in Snow, I will give her a nickname. She will be called Ruixue."
"Your Majesty, what's the meaning of this name?" Queen Yang asked.
"Auspicious snow heralds a good year." Li Zhiyun gently nodded his little daughter with his nose and said lovingly: "Next year will definitely be a good year!"
Jin Yang looked at his little sister and asked in confusion: "Father, why is it snowing this year and a good year next year?"
Naturally, Li Zhiyun would not forget his eldest daughter after having a younger daughter. He pulled Jinyang to sit down and explained to her: "The colder the weather is this winter, the snow that falls is often not easy to melt. It is easier to cover the land with it."
Soft, so it will always be cold inside the field. So
As a result, the eggs left by insect pests this spring and summer will be frozen to death. By next year, there will be fewer insects in the fields. Moreover, next year, the weather will warm up, the snow will slowly melt, and it will turn into water.
In the field, the crops are nourished and they can grow better."
"That's it." Jin Yang nodded thoughtfully and said, "No wonder, the colder the winter, the better the crops will grow in the coming year. Although it is comfortable during the warm winter, there will be problems in the second year after the warm winter.
Locust plague, that’s what it is.”
"Jinyang is so smart." Concubine Chen praised. It's one thing to understand, but it's another thing to be able to draw inferences.
Jin Yang said humbly: "It's all because of my father's teachings."
In fact, Li Zhiyun remembered that this situation can only apply to areas around large rivers. If it snows heavily in the south in winter, that is not a good thing.
"I will test you one more question. Whoever can answer it will be rewarded." Li Zhiyun gently shook his little daughter and said to everyone.
Queen Yang said: "Your Majesty, please give me a question."
Li Zhiyun asked: "Do you think it's cold when it snows or when it melts?"
"Of course it's when it snows." Yueyang said, "It's very cold when it snows, but when the snow melts it's when the climate warms up."
"What about you?" Li Zhiyun looked at the other people.
Queen Yang thought: "What Liyang said makes sense."
"What do you think of Jinyang?" Li Zhiyun looked at Jinyang again.
Jinyang thought about it and felt that the problem was not that simple, but she also believed that it was indeed colder when it snowed.
"My daughter doesn't know."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun looked at Concubine Chen, "What do you think, Concubine Chen?"
Concubine Chen said: "I think it's colder when the snow melts."
"Oh?" Li Zhiyun asked with a smile, "Why?"
"Speaking of which, I don't know why." Concubine Chen recalled: "I only remember a story about lighting a fire when I was a child. When it snows, it is easier to blow the fire sticks, but it is not easy to melt the snow.
.Moreover, every time the snow melts and freezes, I feel very cold, even colder than when it snows."
"Haha, my beloved concubine is smart." Li Zhiyun smiled and almost woke up his little daughter.
Seeing this, Concubine Chen said: "Your Majesty, please give Ruixue to my concubine."
Li Zhiyun handed his little daughter to Concubine Chen, who carefully held her in her arms.
"Father, you haven't explained yet." Jin Yang urged.
Li Zhiyun did not explain immediately, but asked: "Jinyang, why do you think the snow melts?"
"Because the weather has warmed up, the snow has melted." Jin Yang said matter-of-factly.
Li Zhiyun smiled and asked: "Then why does the snow slowly melt when you grab it with your hands? Why does it also melt when you put the snow next to the brazier?"
"Because it's very hot." Jinyang said.
Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "Then, can we think that the snow absorbed heat when it melted?"