The big house in Qinzhou is already very busy, and people are busy coming in and out of the house. -》
These days, giving birth to a child is a matter of life and death. For many families, what was originally a happy event for the birth of a child suddenly turns into a tragedy of two lives. The most feared thing is difficult childbirth.
Although the Su family had invited several experienced midwives to accompany them when they left Beijing, everyone's hearts were still in their throats; Rou Niang repeatedly ordered the maids to boil water and make birth-inducing soup, and ordered people to go quickly.
Guandao went up to see if Su Jin had returned, because Yan Biyun kept calling Su Jin's name in pain, and Su Jin's early return might help Yan Biyun calm down.
In the evening, Su Jin took the lead and rushed into Qinzhou City. Huan Niang, Xia Siling, Xiao Sui'er and others followed halfway in a carriage. Su Jin thought the carriage was too slow, so he took the lead and galloped back to the city with a few of his followers.
As soon as he entered the house, Su Jin ran hurriedly to the inner house without washing and resting. He heard Yan Biyun's heart-rending shouts in the distance. Rou Niang stood in the hall and turned around in a hurry. She saw Su Jin busy at first sight.
He quickly came forward and said, "Amitabha, you are back."
Su Jin asked anxiously: "How's it going? Are you giving birth?"
Rou Niang said hurriedly: "Not yet, Xian'er and the midwife are inside, saying it will be a while."
Su Jin said: "Then why is it shouting so loudly? I'll go take a look." After saying that, he walked into the room.
The midwife at the door pushed Su Jin away and said, "Oh, sir, how can a man get in? It's okay, we will take care of him."
Su Jin understood that it was taboo for men to enter the maternity ward these days, so he had to stop in front of the door, straighten his neck and shout into the door: "Sister Yan, I'm back, don't panic, do as the midwife said."
Yan Biyun was already in excruciating pain. When he heard Su Jin's shouts, a surge of strength suddenly surged into his body, and the pain seemed to subside slightly. A midwife helped Yan Biyun wipe the sweat and tears from her face, and Mance gave instructions in a logical manner.
: "Madam, you must be in a calm mood. Pain is unavoidable. Which woman doesn't suffer from life-and-death pain when giving birth? Otherwise, the baby is the mother's darling. This is like cutting the flesh with a knife. How can it not hurt? Don't panic,
The fetal position is very correct. Madam’s body will have no problem delivering the baby. Slowly push hard, and I will help you push together. Come... come..."
Yan Biyun followed the midwife's instructions and exerted her force step by step. The time seemed to freeze. Half an hour seemed like half a lifetime had passed. Finally, a clear baby's cry resounded through the inner house. Su Jin heard it outside.
The baby's cries brought tears to his eyes. He quickly stood up and rushed inside. Before he reached the door, a midwife came out with a smile on her face and said: "Congratulations to the master, sir, on the birth of your precious son. Mother and child are safe!"
Su Jin was overjoyed and shouted repeatedly: "Look and enjoy! Look and enjoy! Can I go in and have a look?"
The midwife said: "Of course, Madam is a good woman. This baby's fetal position is not correct, so he will suffer."
Su Jin cupped her hands and thanked her, then stepped in and opened the curtain of the outer bed. She saw Yan Biyun lying on the bed with a face as white as paper. Xiao Xian'er was helping her scrub her body with a hot towel, and a midwife was holding a ball of meat.
The squealing thing was wrapped in swaddling clothes on one side.
Su Jin quickly came to the bedside, reached out and touched Yan Biyun's cheek and said, "Madam, thank you for your hard work."
Yan Biyun slowly opened his eyes, looking extremely tired, but with a bright smile on his face, he said softly: "Mr. Lang, the Nu family has finally succeeded to the Su family. The Nu family has no hard work at all and is very happy."
Su Jin leaned over and kissed her cheek, and said in her ear: "Nothing matters after the passing of the news. The important thing is that you are safe."
Yan Biyun smiled and said, "Have you seen the child?"
Su Jin said: "I haven't had time to see it yet."
Yan Biyun said angrily: "How can a father not care about his child? Xian'er, please ask the midwife to bring the child to the officials to see."
Xiao Xian'er agreed, helped the midwife tie up the swaddling clothes, and walked over with the screaming baby in her arms. Su Jin clumsily took it over and looked into the swaddling clothes, and was immediately startled.
This is not a child at all. He is simply a little old man. His skin is wrinkled and red, and he looks like a little monster with his eyes closed and his teeth flexing.
Xiao Xian'er said in her ear: "Look at this little guy, his features and eyes look like a young master." Su Jin almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, was he just looking like this?
"Why is this child so wrinkled?" Su Jin asked doubtfully.
The midwife and Xiao Xian'er both laughed non-stop. The midwife said: "Everyone is born like this. They are wrinkled in the mother's womb. After they are born, they will be exposed to wind. You will be watching tomorrow. It will be a waste to keep it."
A handsome person will be born after a lifetime."
Su Jin was doubtful and put the baby next to Yan Biyun. Yan Biyun lifted up his clothes to expose the half ball to feed the baby. The baby immediately started eating like a tiger cub. Yan Biyun looked at the baby with a look of love and motherliness in his eyes.
of brilliance.
"Let Madam rest for a while, and the officials should go out. It's not good for the cold air to leak out with so many people coming and going," the midwife urged.
Su Jin hurriedly said: "Let's go now. The midwife will take care of you. Madam, I'm going out first."
Yan Biyun smiled and said: "Don't forget to tell your mother-in-law the good news. By the way, the baby's name hasn't been chosen yet, so hurry up and give it a name."
Xiao Xian'er said: "Miss, don't worry about it. Just take care of yourself with peace of mind. It's not your turn to worry about these things."
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Su Jin was not very good at naming. The child was born in Qinzhou, so Su Jin just used his brain and named him Su Qin. As for having the same name as Su Qin from the Warring States period, Su Jin didn't care.
It was Rou Niang, Huan Niang and others who nicknamed the boy Hu'er, which meant that he was like a little tiger cub. Everyone called him easy, but Hu'er and Hu'er never left his mouth.
The news that Su Jin was pregnant with a son immediately spread throughout the city, and officials of all sizes came to congratulate him. They finally got the opportunity to flatter him, and this time everyone was working hard to have a good time.
A few days later, both Mrs. Wang and the Yan Mansion in the capital received the news. Mrs. Wang happily went to the temple to donate a golden body. Yan Shu immediately reported the news to Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen was not stingy and immediately issued an order to send Shang to the palace.
Su Qin, who was in his infancy, was conferred the official title of Yun Qiwei, which can be said to be a great honor and favor.
One month passed in the blink of an eye, and the Su family's children's full-moon banquet was held in Qinzhou City with great excitement. Qinzhou City seemed to have never been so lively. Needless to say, all the officials from the northwest four prefectures showed up, thousands of miles away.
More than a dozen people came from the capital. Bi, Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and other important officials in the court even took the trouble to come together to congratulate the Su family's child on his full moon. Among them was an old acquaintance. Su Jin was even more delighted to see him. That was
Bao Zheng, the former magistrate of Tianfu, was newly transferred to the capital as Yushi Zhongcheng.
Su Jin was also surprised. Logically speaking, it was a huge honor for these people to send someone to deliver a gift. The New Year was approaching, and all yamen were extremely busy. At this time, the important officials in the court came together to give him a gift.
It's not normal for a child to celebrate the full moon, so there must be something wrong.
Facts have proved that Su Jin was not overly worried. After the banquet that night, when Su Jin accompanied all the adults to chat at the official post where they were staying, he learned the purpose of their trip. They came because something happened in the imperial court.
An earth-shattering event.
One afternoon half a month ago, Zhao Zhen summoned Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and Bi in the Imperial Study Room, and asked them about the long-standing malpractice and redundancy issues in recent years inside and outside the imperial court. As for why Zhao Zhen singled out these three people for questioning, and
It is not difficult to figure out the reasons without asking the central ministers Lu Yijian, Yan Shu, Du Yan, Xia Song and others.
In Zhao Zhen's view, these officials have been in high positions for a long time and have become indifferent to the abuses of the imperial court. Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi and Bi are all cadres from the grassroots level, especially Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi, who were promoted from the state level.
They have a good understanding of the people's sentiments and public opinions below, and their straightforward personalities do not have the officialdom habits of Bianliang. Their words may be more true.
All in all, Zhao Zhen's summons this time was not a whim. During this year's imperial examination, Zhao Zhen impromptuly proposed a question, and Su Jin also impromptuly wrote an article "Ten Disadvantages of Policy" that touched Zhao Zhen's heart. From then on, Zhao Zhen
A seed was planted in Zhen's heart. Although he later secretly tested Su Jin to see if he could put these ten disadvantages into reform, Su Jin flatly refused. However, Zhao Zhen would rather think that Su Jin did not dare to take on the responsibility because he thought he was not capable enough or had insufficient prestige.
Despite this great responsibility, my desire for change has never died.
This time, the candidates selected by Zhao Zhen are Fan Zhongyan, Han Qibi and others. These people have become highly regarded figures in terms of talent and reputation. They should be able to take the lead in instigating a major change and change the current difficult situation.
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Zhao Zhen brought up the old story of Su Jin's policy and the ten shortcomings of it. Han Qi and Bi were defeated, but Fan Zhongyan was shocked into a cold sweat. Fan Zhongyan never expected that some of the thoughts that often lingered in his mind were exactly the same as Su Jin's.
, even the words he wanted to use overlapped, as if Su Jin was a roundworm in his stomach; at the time of the imperial examination, he and Su Jin had never met, and he had never talked about his thoughts with others. It seemed that this
The position of Su Jin coincides with his own sympathies.
Of course, Fan Zhongyan couldn't say that what Su Jin wrote was exactly what he had thought before, and that would be so clever. He just agreed with most of Su Jin's views and put forward some new ideas; when Zhao Zhen slowly said that he wanted to change these
When it came time, the three of them were silent.
The three of them are not fools. They know that some of these things can be done, and some of them require risking the world's disapproval. If not done well, it will be counterproductive.