Chapter 726 The little nephew is definitely not jealous of my second brother marrying a daughter-in-law before me
Chapter 726 My nephew is definitely not jealous that my second brother got married before me (please subscribe and vote)
The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, and he looked at this little bastard with a dark face. Why did the topic suddenly turn to Maid Guanyin?
Zhao Kun, whose face was full of loyalty and courage, quickly raised his eyes. "Cheng Sanlang, don't talk nonsense."
Li Shimin raised his hand, and Zhao Kun immediately stopped his arrogant posture and stepped aside.
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi like this, and Cheng Chubi was a little frightened by Uncle Li's penetrating gaze.
However, he was willing to take responsibility for what he said, so he could only bite the bullet and face His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty bravely.
Li Shimin withdrew his gaze and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"How could you come to such a conclusion?"
Cheng Chubi wisely did not continue to use Empress Changsun as an example. After thinking about it, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Kun beside him.
"???" Zhao Kun's face immediately darkened. I am a big man, not a woman. Where are you looking?
Seeing Zhao Kun staring at him with his eyes bulging, Cheng Chubi reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
He simply pointed at himself, that handsome face that belonged to the Cheng family with fine features and good looks.
"Your Majesty, my nephew was about five feet four inches last year, but this year, my nephew has grown to almost five feet five inches."
"Well, it proves that you eat a lot, right?" Li Shimin chuckled and said this.
"..." Cheng Chubi's face immediately darkened. Mr. Emperor, can we still chat happily?
"...My nephew has grown taller and stronger. What does this mean? It means that people must reach a certain age before they are suitable for marriage."
"If it's too early, when the bones are not fully developed, if you get pregnant, it's easy to have an accident, which could lead to life-threatening injuries."
Li Shimin saw Cheng Chubi gesticulating in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel something in his heart. His eldest daughter was Princess Xiangcheng.
Her mother seemed to be thirteen years old when she was pregnant with Princess Xiangcheng. She finally risked her life and gave birth to Princess Xiangcheng, but she herself...
This is not just for his concubines, but also for the young women around him who have difficulty giving birth.
It seems to happen from time to time, but the problem is that women get married at the age of twelve or thirteen.
This is a custom that has been formed in the previous dynasty or even earlier. Even the emperor himself would subconsciously follow the rules without thinking too much.
I didn't expect that Cheng Sanlang would think there was a problem with this.
After thinking about this, Li Shimin spoke slowly. "What do you mean, my nephew, only when you are fifteen years old?"
Cheng Chubi nodded solemnly.
"Yes, it is most appropriate to at least wait until you have your hair before getting married.
At that time, women's length development was basically determined, and their bodies were much stronger than those of twelve or thirteen years old."
"If this can be done, we can reduce the tragedies caused by childbirth to an acceptable level for women in the Tang Dynasty."
"My nephew has done some research before. In Chang'an City, there are one hundred married families.
If a person becomes pregnant in the year of marriage or the following year, the probability of dystocia is more than 10% among 100 people."
"And if a woman becomes pregnant two to three years after getting married, the chance of dystocia will be reduced to only one case in a hundred."
Of course, Cheng Chubi was not unprepared. He had already started collecting this information since he last discussed this topic with Wu Meiniang.
The conclusion drawn is really shocking. In this era, the mortality rate of dystocia is quite high.
This is why Cheng Chubi resisted Uncle Li's pressure and wanted to finish what he said.
"If uncle doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate secretly, and he will know that what my nephew said is true."
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi blankly, thought for a while, and waved his hand a little irritably. "You can step aside for now, and I will think about it carefully."
Cheng Chubi nodded, stood up, thought about it, and quickly made another statement.
"...Then my nephew will resign first. Uncle, please believe me.
I am thinking about the people of the Tang Dynasty from an objective medical point of view, and I am definitely not jealous that my second brother got a wife before me."
"..." Li Shimin stared blankly at Cheng Chubi's back, and suddenly burst into laughter for a long time and shook his head repeatedly.
After Cheng Chubi left the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin's face became serious and he gave instructions.
"Zhao Kun, let Chang'an County and Wannian County investigate whether what Cheng Sanlang said is true."
"More..." Li Shimin thought for a while, picked up the pen with his left hand, and then wrote a sentence on a piece of tribute paper.
He handed it into Zhao Kun's hands and whispered some instructions.
Zhao Kun's expression looked very strange, and then he nodded vigorously. "Your Majesty, don't worry, I... will send capable people to handle it."
"Well, it's better to be cautious, let's go..." Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, and then waved his hand to signal Zhao Kun to retreat.
His eyebrows were pressed together tightly, and he couldn't help but feel worried. He sat in the Manna Hall and sighed.
"Husband, what's wrong with you?" A gentle and peaceful voice, like the sound of a clear spring, made Li Shimin's mind clear.
"Mr. Guanyin, please come and sit down... There is something that makes my husband very upset right now."
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Empress Changsun sat meekly next to Li Shimin, raised her hand, and gently rubbed her husband's neck.
"Did your husband encounter something troublesome?"
"Cheng Sanlang just told me that he hopes I will marry Qinghe two years later. He also specifically stated that he is not jealous that his second brother married a wife before him."
Empress Changsun made a sound and looked at the serious husband in front of her with a very strange expression.
"What kind of trouble is this kid doing?"
"That's not true. This guy did a survey before, about when women got pregnant after getting married."
Empress Changsun looked at her husband in confusion. She really couldn't understand why Cheng Sanlang had all these weird questions in his mind.
But after hearing Li Shimin tell the results of Cheng Chubi's investigation, Empress Changsun's face couldn't help but change, and she also became extremely ugly.
After a long while, Queen Changsun raised her head. "Husband, I am..."
"Sigh... I didn't think so when I didn't hear it, but now after hearing what Cheng Sanlang said.
I feel like I'm breaking out in a cold sweat, if I'm beautiful..."
Li Shimin quickly reached out his hand, caressed his beloved wife's back and comforted her with a smile.
"Okay, okay, it's all over. Our beauty is now fifteen, so don't worry too much."
"My husband has sent people to thoroughly investigate the situation in Chang'an and Wannian counties to see if it is true as Cheng Chubi said."
When Queen Changsun heard this, she frowned slightly, lightly tugged on Li Shimin's lapel, and whispered.