Shen Yan, an upright official, became the first assistant, so he was naturally busier than before.
He took over the original power of Prime Minister Liu, used decisive and sharp methods to eliminate a few moths, and set new rules to allow all ministries to operate normally.
His drastic move brought order to the chaos, and Dayan, who had been suffering from illness for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Even the common people feel that their days have become much more comfortable recently.
"With Chief Shen here, we don't have to worry when we go out. There are more guards on the street, and there are a lot less thieves."
"Yes, Shen Shoufu is not only in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry. I heard that the capital city is going to rebuild the city wall."
The person who spoke had some connections, and when he heard some news, he couldn't wait to tell it.
"Repair the city wall? Hasn't this city wall been built for more than 20 years? Even if Xixia is no longer something to be afraid of, building the city wall will waste people and money and cannot be done overnight. What does Shen Shoufu mean..."
Everyone was puzzled, and the original excitement gradually faded away.
They just want to live a stable life. If they really want to build the city wall, then every family will have to send laborers to do the work. They don't know what kind of hard life it will be.
"Let's not think so much. Shen Chieffu certainly has his own intentions in doing this. Besides, none of the things Shen Chieffu and Princess Rongning did were beneficial to the country and the people. It will definitely be the same this time. .”
Everyone talked nonsense, and finally their minds settled down.
If they don't trust others, they will trust Princess Rongning. Without Princess Rongning, Dayan would not be where it is now.
If building the city wall was really for their own good, then they would rather work for the princess without getting paid!
The news from outside naturally reached Jiang Miao's ears. When she heard that the people were worried about building the city wall, she smiled at the corner of her mouth.
"Is the cement ready?"
Shen Yanqing was rarely at home today. Jiang Miao was due to give birth in the next two days. No matter how busy the government affairs were, he did not dare to stay outside.
Hearing Jiang Miao ask him, Shen Yanqing raised his head from the pile of papers.
"It's already been made, now it's time to mass produce it."
Although the city wall of Dayan was newly built, several places have been weathered, and a hole was eroded by the wind near the Tartars, so it must be built.
Jiang Miao naturally does not want to exploit manpower, so she is eager to make cement.
Building city walls and roads is her next plan.
"Okay, then when the cement comes out, we can recruit workers. It doesn't take much time to build the city wall. If the court pays enough workers and takes care of a meal at noon, we don't have to worry about no one willing to do it."
And because of the emergence of cement, the difficulty of construction has been reduced.
Shen Yanqing nodded and asked her to get more rest. He would do these things, and Jiang Miao could just take good care of the baby.
What he is most worried about now is her and her two children.
There has been no movement in the front yard recently. All the Xixia spies were captured. Shen Yanqing asked people to keep an eye on Xun Ying, but these days, Xun Ying was very cautious and did not do anything else except taking care of Jiang Jiu.
Shen Yanqing did not take her lightly, he wanted to see what this woman wanted to do.
On the tenth day of June, just after the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather became increasingly muggy.
The cicadas in the yard kept barking, and Qinglian caught them with a net several times, which made people irritated.
"Sister Qinglian, have Po Wen and the imperial doctor come over? There is also Xiao Qiao, he has the best medical skills, so he has to wait."
"Have you cleaned up the clean house? It needs to be fumigated with powder to prevent mosquitoes from leaving. The master is the most itchy..."
"Hey, it's all done. Go check it again and make sure you don't miss anything."
The servants in the yard were busy without even touching the ground.
Jiang Miao's due date was within these two days, and everyone in the Shen family had been extremely nervous since the beginning of the month.
Before lunch was finished here, Jiang Miao had an attack.
Shen Yanqing was coaxing her to drink porridge. Jiang Miao had a bad appetite recently and ate very little.
"Take another bite. I'll ask Qingwei to get the fruit. You finish the porridge and then eat some honeydew."
Qiao Songyun now comes to see her every day. Jiang Miao is taking good care of her health, but as she is about to give birth, she still needs to save more energy.
And Jiang Miao was also irritable before giving birth. In ancient times, giving birth to a child meant going through hell. She still gave birth to two children at a time. You can imagine the hardships involved.
Jiang Miao was extremely nervous and her eyelids kept twitching. It didn't look like anything good was going to happen.
Shen Yanqing coaxed her softly, and Jiang Miao frowned and drank half the bowl, but couldn't drink any more.
"My stomach feels so full and I don't want to eat."
"Okay, then we'll eat later when we're hungry."
Shen Yanqing nodded in agreement. He could naturally feel Jiang Miao's emotions, but she was already nervous enough. If he showed panic again, it would only make both of them panic.
Jiang Miao finished her lunch and took a walk in the yard as usual. But as soon as she reached the small garden, her stomach suddenly shrank, her whole body seemed to have been hammered, and her face turned pale in pain.
"Ms....I...I'm about to give birth!"
She held Shen Yanqing's hand tightly and hunched over, unable to straighten her back.
Shen Yanqing pursed her thin lips into a straight line and her whole body seemed stiff. He picked up Jiang Miao and kept comforting her.
"Don't be afraid, Miaoya, I will carry you back to your room right now."
His steps were fast and long. If Jiang Miao could spare the energy to look at him, she would find that the man was extremely panicked at this time, with eagerness and fear in his eyes. He walked to the door of the inner courtyard and shouted orders eagerly.
"Quickly call Mrs. Wen and the doctor, and where is Qiao Songyun? Go and fetch people, my wife is about to give birth!"
His voice made the whole backyard agitated. Qinglian Qingwei prepared everything, and Wu Yue, who was quick on her feet, was responsible for calling people.
Although the backyard is busy, it does not appear messy.
Jiang Miao's labor pains were intermittent. She lay in Shen Yanqing's arms. Cold sweat broke out on her head because of the pain. The pain in her lower abdomen made her even more frightened.
"Ms. sir, it hurts..."
Why didn't anyone tell her that giving birth would be so painful? It felt like someone was beating her stomach, and her heart, liver, and lungs were all broken.
Jiang Miao bit her lips, and blood oozed from her red lips. Shen Yanqing's eyes flashed with distress, and he stretched out his arm for her to bite.
"It hurts so much, why don't we stop giving birth..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why can't this child be stuffed back into the baby? Quickly get out of the way and let Po Wen show Miao Ya."
When Mrs. Zhang heard the news, she hurried over from Shen's house. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Shen Yanqing's words. She wanted to open the third child's head to see what was inside.
The dignified chief assistant was sprayed bloody by his wife, with a rare embarrassment on his face. Jiang Miao wanted to laugh, but instead made a ferocious expression.
There was another sharp pain in her lower body, and she gripped the sheets tightly to hold back her screams.
"It hurts so much! Ah... I'll never give birth to another baby again!"
