Zhang Yanling was also shocked by the news of Li Dongyang's death.
Li Dongyang is not very old, only in his early sixties. He is not considered old among the courtiers. When he learned that he fell ill and returned to Beijing during the disaster relief work, Zhang Yanling did not take it seriously at the time. He thought he was just tired and worried.
Just fell ill.
However, the day after Li Dongyang returned to Beijing, news of his death suddenly came, which shocked Zhang Yanling and caught her psychologically a little off guard.
Although he did not have much contact with Li Dongyang, Zhang Yanling's official dealings with him began with the impeachment case of the Eight Tigers. In Zhang Yanling's view, Li Dongyang is definitely a wise man among civil servants and a good collaborator. He is not radical in his behavior, even though
When there is a dispute over positions, there is still room for maneuver. More importantly, he knows how to compromise and is not rigid. At critical moments, he can also yield to some principled issues to seek common ground while reserving differences.
Because of this, Zhang Yanling reached a compromise with Li Dongyang immediately after the impeachment case. It seemed that Zhang Yanling cooperated with Li Dongyang for the petty profits of the first-aid powder, but in fact, it was Zhang Yanling and Li Dongyang who reached an agreement on the overall situation of the government.
The consensus. It was a united front to curb the impending expansion of the imperial court.
Both Li Dongyang and Zhang Yanling knew this. It was just that Zhang Yanling took advantage of it, but Li Dongyang did not jump up and object because of this, but went along with the flow to fulfill Zhang Yanling's selfish motives.
This is the vision and actions of a qualified politician who has an overall view of the overall situation, knows what is important and what is important, knows how to make compromises, and is not rigid or tough to the point of being inhumane.
Li Dongyang obviously knows very well what decision to make at what time. As for what will happen in the future, whether they will turn against each other and whether their relationship will break down, that is another matter. Who is the common enemy at the moment and who is the biggest threat?
Then what decision should be made? Even if Li Dongyang personally impeached the Zhang brothers, this matter can be ignored.
Li Dongyang passed away suddenly, and the impact of this incident was obviously huge. The consequences can be said to be extremely serious.
The first consequence that Zhang Yanling could think of was that the outer court was going to be doomed. The biggest beneficiary of Li Dongyang's death was the inner court. After hearing the news, Liu Jin and others were probably going to have to drink and celebrate.
Although Li Dongyang is not a tough opponent, he is more difficult to deal with than those tough opponents. After the initial impeachment case, Liu Jian and Xie Qian among the three cabinet members were all hardliners, and as a result, they fell faster. Li Dongyang not only did not fall,
Instead, he was promoted to chief minister. Later, he joined forces with himself to resist the overall erosion of the power of the foreign court and stabilized the situation. Liu Jin should be deeply impressed by this.
After such a difficult opponent fell, Liu Jin was afraid that she would laugh out loud even in her dreams.
With the death of Li Dongyang, the outer court has no leader, and the position of chief minister of the cabinet may fall into the hands of others. Yang Tinghe lacks political wisdom. He can inherit Li Dongyang's mantle, stabilize the hearts of the outer court, and resist everything that will happen next.
What?
What should I do?
Zhang Yanling was shocked and fell into a dilemma.
However, another incident that happened in Jianchang Houfu soon diverted Zhang Yanling's attention, leaving Zhang Yanling no time to think about these things.
Xu Wanyi is giving birth!
The midwife calculated Xu Wanyi's delivery date around the ninth day of August, but starting from the afternoon of July 26, Xu Wanyi's stomach began to hurt. Tan Ruqing hurriedly diagnosed her and judged that she was about to give birth.
signs.
At this moment, the entire Jianchang Marquis Mansion became as busy as a pot.
This is Zhang Yanling's first child. Lord Hou has married one after another, but except for Xu Wanyi, all of them have no stomach ache. Now that the princess is about to give birth, it is clear how much attention is paid to her.
Everyone's focus has shifted to this matter, and everything else has become irrelevant. Everyone knows that this is the biggest event in the Zhang family and a major event in Zhang Yanling's life. As Zhang Yanling's
Women, this is something that you absolutely must do your best to deal with.
Zhang Yanling naturally put everything aside. After two lifetimes, this was his first time to be a father, so you can imagine how excited he was. Having a child made his time-travel life more solid and real.
His motivation is also one of his achievements in this world. The battles in the imperial court and the consequences of Li Dongyang's death were all temporarily forgotten.
Zhang Yanling immediately took leave and wholeheartedly accompanied Xu Wanyi as she waited for the birth of the child. Even though he could not help at all, he could only watch Xu Wanyi sweating in pain and was helpless. Looking at Zhang Luo who was busy with everyone, he
I can only stand in the yard and worry.
Xu Wanyi was in pain for a long time before giving birth. The pain started in the afternoon of the 26th and lasted until dark the next day. As the pain intensified, Xu Wanyi could bear it at first, but later she screamed in pain.
Heartbreaking, very miserable.
This situation is also a kind of torture for Zhang Yanling. After all, these days, the risk for women to give birth is still very high, and many women die in childbirth. In extreme cases, one person is killed and two people are killed, and there is no way to recover.
.
Zhang Yanling forced herself not to think wildly, but she still couldn't help but think about it. So much so that she had to slap herself repeatedly to stop herself from thinking wildly.
However, Tan Ruqing is very calm. The Tan family's medical skills are mainly gynecology. Back then, Mrs. Tan often delivered babies to ordinary women. This was a method that the Tan family knew from the beginning. Tan Ruqing is naturally good at it.
This way.
She ruled out the possibility of abnormal fetal position and difficult labor, and judged that the delivery time was just a little long. This situation is not uncommon. Some people give birth just like a joke, just talking and laughing. Others are different and suffer.
There are also products that take several days to produce.
Tan Ruqing judged that Xu Wanyi's birth process was relatively long. In addition, she gave birth to a child half a month early, which was actually a premature birth. In other words, it was not a ripe thing, so the long experience may have something to do with it.
related.
In short, that whole day was torture for Xu Wanyi and torture for Zhang Yanling. It was also torture for everyone in the Zhang family, as well as Xu Guangzuo, Xu Yande and his son who arrived at the Zhang family in the evening.
Xu Wanyi's mother was with her daughter in the house. When she saw her daughter screaming in pain and in agony, she burst into tears. She was also very afraid that something would happen. So she couldn't help but curse Zhang Yanling while crying. If not
This man planted the seed, how could his daughter suffer such a crime?
Xu Wanyi was in pain when she heard her mother scolding Zhang Yanling. She was both amused and speechless, and her stomach hurt terribly. She was really confused and at a loss.
When Zhang Yanling heard the scolding in the yard outside, she also smiled bitterly and scratched her head, staring at Xu Guangzuo and his son, speechless.
Finally, at the second watch, a loud cry of a baby came from the wing, and a cry of surprise came from the room: "She's born, she's born."
Zhang Yanling was squatting on the ground holding his head. Now he stood up and rushed into the room with a sprint.
"The Marquis can't go in. My wife and the young Marquis haven't cleaned up yet, and the inside hasn't been tidied up yet. It's not windy at the moment. Get out." Two stable ladies at the door quickly stopped and pushed Zhang Yanling out.
Zhang Yanling hurriedly asked: "How is Madam?"
"Madam is very good. Get out quickly." Po Wen continued to push Zhang Yanling.
In the room, Tan Ruqing called out sweetly: "Master Hou, everything is safe, don't worry, don't make any noise. The princess is exhausted and needs to rest."
"Oh, thank God! Thank God!" Zhang Yanling slumped down on the porch, feeling a stone fall in her heart, and her whole body was limp and weak.
Xu Guangzuo and his son standing in the yard were also relieved and smiling.
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Xu Guangzuo asked.
"He is a young marquis." A stable woman said with a smile.
Xu Guangzuo was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. His daughter gave birth to a son for Zhang Yanling, which was the result he most wanted to see. In this way, his daughter's status in the Jianchang Marquis Mansion was greatly improved. Although the daughter was the head wife, she had her own status.
It is unshakable, but whether you can be favored and whether you can make the decision is not necessarily the case. Having a son gives you confidence, and you can sit back and relax from now on.
Xu Yande was also very happy, but he noticed one detail. Zhang Yanling did not ask how the child was, but first cared about Wanyi. This showed that Zhang Yanling still had a very conscience. If it were him, he would have asked first if he was a boy.
She's a woman.
"Yanling, congratulations. You have given birth to a son. From today on, you will be a father. Hahaha. That's great. With the addition of a new child, the family will be prosperous." Xu Guangzuo chuckled and said, cupping his hands.
Zhang Yanling's legs were too weak to get up, and she felt indescribably comfortable.
"I'm so happy, aren't you a grandfather too? My brother gave me a hand, but my legs were weak and I couldn't get up."
Xu Yande laughed loudly, stepped forward and pulled Zhang Yanling up and said, "Look, I'm scaring you. There's nothing to worry about when you have a child. Look at me, my face doesn't change."
Xu Guangzuo smiled and said: "Yande, stop bragging. When Wenbi was born, you were so panicked that you were so confused, and now you are bragging again."
Xu Wenbi is the son of Xu Yande and the grandson of Xu Guangzuo. When he was born, Xu Yande was panicked to death, and his situation was not much better than Zhang Yanling's today.
Xu Yande was scratched by his father, and he laughed and said: "It's much better than Trillium anyway. Trillium, my stomach is rumbled with hunger. It's such a great event, why don't we go have a drink? We'll finish it in a while.
, just come and see my little nephew."
Although Zhang Yanling refused to leave and wanted to go in and have a look, the Xu family's father and son came in the evening, but they didn't even eat until now. Now that the dust has settled, it's time to have a drink to celebrate.
Then he smiled and said: "Drink, drink. Also, let Ma Quan and Huang Si prepare rewards. After a while, everyone will be rewarded, and those in the inner house will be rewarded even more."
Xu Guangzuo laughed and said: "It deserves a reward, it deserves a reward. Such a happy event should be shared by everyone. Let's go and have a drink."