Chapter 241: Twelve Lady is Pregnant
When the two were in trouble, Grandpa Ling came: "I'm going! Zhong was originally my hometown. As the grandfather of the queen, I am also a royal relative.
It just so happens that the Taoist temple produces medicine for curing epidemics, so it's just right for me to go there."
Jinsui disagreed at first, thinking that it was impossible to let Grandpa run so far, and the disaster area was not safe. But Grandpa was stubborn and even asked Jinsui angrily: "Do you think Grandpa's old arms and legs are useless? We were still racing against wolves and tigers in the mountains a few years ago! Unless you are buried in the ground for half a year, no one can stop me from going!"
After he finished speaking, he folded his arms childishly, letting Jin Sui see his strong arms: "Grandpa, I'm still young!"
In the end, Jinsui admitted defeat and agreed that his grandfather would take the medicine and food to the disaster area to appease the people. Liuyun suggested that he protect Taoist Ling, and Jinsui and Gu Changxiao immediately agreed.
Liuyun looked at Grandpa Ling meaningfully. Senior Sister didn't want to cultivate immortality but wanted to be the queen. Did Taoist Ling also know how to cultivate immortality? He must take this opportunity to find out.
Grandpa Ling was ordered by the emperor to go to the disaster area. Since he brought a lot of supplies, Yan Jiu saw it and also sent more than a dozen trucks of supplies in the name of the Yan family. He held up a flag that read "The Yan family donates to the disaster area" and went to the disaster area with Grandpa Ling's team.
Gu Changxiao performed the double act very well, and he immediately performed a show for the Yan family in the court and issued a plaque to the Yan family. Suddenly, the nobles and wealthy businessmen in Yan followed suit and sent food, medicinal materials, and daily necessities to follow Grandpa Ling.
Although not everyone could receive a plaque of reward from the emperor, they were watched for thousands of miles all the way from the capital to the disaster area. These wealthy aristocrats and businessmen became famous and gained a good reputation among the people.
There were so many people who followed suit that the imperial court had to send people to supervise. No one was allowed to embezzle these materials, and all of them were used for post-disaster reconstruction. Some people were relocated to other states and received generous resettlement allowances.
The flood occurred in early May and the rescue was completed in mid-May. The first imperial envoy, Cheng Yu, rushed to the disaster area at a forced march, and at the end of May, Grandpa Ling arrived as a member of the royal family.
This huge natural disaster was rescued at an unprecedented speed, so those who wanted to cause trouble during the natural disaster had no time to plan carefully before the disaster was over.
In early June, people began to migrate from all over the country, and Ling Daochang stayed in the disaster area to build hospitals and reorganize post-disaster reconstruction. All the officials in the court and the people of the world have witnessed the speed of the new emperor.
At the same time, another organization also became famous, that is, the female officials organization under the Queen, represented by Chen Yunniang. Their medical team is meticulous and skilled, and plays an irreplaceable role in rescuing the affected people.
Because of the hot weather, epidemics are very likely to break out after a disaster. However, because of them, they took precautions in advance, and for the first time in history, no major epidemic broke out after a major disaster.
In addition, the female officials were also responsible for distributing relief supplies. Unlike the previous disaster relief officials, they were gentle and considerate, and were very familiar with rescue. They assisted the officials in counting the population and distributing it by village very quickly, and no orphans or elderly people living alone were left out.
In the past, the most active people after a disaster were children. Boys and girls were very cheap at that time. A bag of grain could make people sell their children, pawn their wives and sell their children. In the worst times, some people would even exchange their own children for food.
However, during this disaster, no child was sold into slavery, because of the presence of the female officials, who did not let anyone starve to death. During this period, when Taoist Ling's food had not yet arrived, everyone could only eat thin rice porridge.
They ate the same rice porridge as the victims, which made all the victims admire the female officials from the bottom of their hearts. At the same time, they also knew that the female officials were sent by the queen, and unlike the officials sent by the court, they did not seek the people or profit, but only worked for the welfare of the people.
Later, when Chen Yunniang and the female official left, the people shed tears to see them off, which made some local officials envious. This is the sentiment and will of the people! If they could have such sentiments when they left, it would be very helpful for their official careers.
At the beginning of June, the disaster victims were stable, and the main work began: post-disaster reconstruction and repair of the Yellow River. These two things had nothing to do with Jinsui, but were matters that the court had to deal with.
Jinsui received a letter from Chen Yunniang, in which a group of female medical staff would stay with the disaster victims and build a public hospital with Grandpa Ling, while the others would go back to the capital with Chen Yunniang.
She took out some silver from her private treasury and some special medicine from the space and sent them to Grandpa Ling, then she devoted herself to her new work.
Her new job was to discuss warships with the Ministry of Industry. Yes, this sounded like it had nothing to do with the Queen, but it was led by her, the Queen.
Of course, it was supposed to be the queen's duty to manage the six government offices, arrange concubines, and dispatch palace servants, but she did not do any of these things as a queen.
In short, Queen Jinsui was slightly different from all the queens in history. Although she was involved in politics, she never cared about state affairs, and she did not have her own team or confidants in the court.
Even many officials were not on good terms with the queen and wished that she, the weird queen, would step down. But as time went on, everyone had to admit that some things could not be done without the queen.
For example, regarding the warship, the Ministry of Works was very proud at first and said that it was the Ministry's business and the Queen had no need to intervene. As a result, Gu Changxiao took them to see the gunpowder and asked them to improve the catapult to be installed on the warship.
All the officials in the Ministry of Works were so busy that their mouths were blistered and their eyes were bloodshot, but they still couldn't figure out what was going on. They said that even a god could not fulfill Your Majesty's request.
Then someone came up with an idea for them, which was to ask the queen for help. Both the catapult and gunpowder were developed by the queen.
This person is naturally Cheng Yu, who stops when he is right. He knows very well that in this tug-of-war between the Queen and the Ministry of Works, the final winner will definitely be the Queen.
As expected, the Ministry of Works was unwilling to give in and asked the Queen for help. Then, the Ministry of Works would be controlled by the Queen in everything from now on! No! How could a woman know how to build a ship?
Until Gu Changxiao scolded the Ministry of Works for making no progress in the court, saying, "Don't think that the capital is still Chang'an, and I can let you drag it out for a year or two. I am not the previous emperor, and I can't tolerate waste!"
The Ministry of Works was afraid of being scolded too harshly, so they made up their minds and asked for Shang Jinsui. They thought that if the queen couldn't do it, then the emperor would have nothing to say. This was indeed not something that a human could accomplish.
They could even imagine how the Queen would mock them. They had heard that the Queen did not like officials from Chang'an and only trusted old officials from border towns.
The result was unexpected. Not only did the queen not mock them, but she also took them to the military workshop again to show them the trebuchet that was being improved:
"This is called a gun turret. The ones used on ships are different from those on land. In addition to the ones that fire cannons, there are also ones that fire fish oil bullets. You know the power of fish oil, right?"
The officials nodded repeatedly: "When I first came to the capital, I was asked to see the old city."
That is the area of the city where the Jinsui fire burned down the Tartars. The most severely burned area was preserved. The land was charred black, as if blood would be drawn if stepped on.
"In fact, fish oil is more powerful at sea and is very suitable for naval warfare."
Jin Sui showed them the drawings of the new warships. What she showed them were the naval warships of the Ming Dynasty, because the warships of the Ming Dynasty could be built without the help of space and were extremely powerful.
Of course, not compared with later generations, but compared with the warships of this era, it is definitely the overlord that travels across the world.
She explained the warships like giving a lecture, breaking down the knowledge points into pieces and sending them to the officials of the Ministry of Industry. She had no selfish thoughts and no arrogance as a teacher.
Even if the officials had misunderstandings about the Queen, they understood from her attitude that the Queen really hoped that we could build such a warship and was sincere in her efforts to help.
Suddenly, thinking of the misunderstanding of the Queen by the officials in the past, I felt very guilty. The Queen was just not good at dealing with people and didn't understand the rules of Chang'an, but she was better than those talented women who were good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
The Queen's talent is the talent that can save the country! They also understand why the old officials in the border town, both civil and military, admire the Queen so much.
The Ming-style warships presented by Jinsui were divided into two types: battleships and grain transport ships. The battleships were equipped with artillery batteries, while grain transport ships had a stronger carrying capacity. All the officials of the Ministry of Works were dumbfounded and exclaimed that the Empress was blessed by heaven!
Before, they said that only gods could fulfill the emperor's request, and mortals could not do it. Unexpectedly , they were slapped in the face so quickly. Not only did the queen do it, but she did it better than gods! There is no doubt that Liuyun was full of pride after knowing this. My senior sister is a god! It's a pity that he couldn't tell outsiders. He was itchy and proud at the same time. I am the only one in the world who knows that my senior sister is a god! Maybe even His Majesty doesn't know.
With the battleship design drawings, the East China Sea base expanded further and officially began to build battleships and train sailors.
At the same time, due to natural disasters, Han Xing killed a group of people who intended to rebel in Chang'an. Chang'an completely became a place of long-term peace and stability, and there was no longer any capital to usurp the throne and seize power.
Gu Changxiao officially transferred Han Xing back to the border city and appointed him as the admiral of the navy, in charge of the entire navy. When this decree reached Chang'an, the dignitaries, nobles, and officials in Chang'an were happier than Han Xing.
This cold-faced devil has finally been transferred away! They can finally sleep peacefully!
"My husband is not a cold-faced devil, he is the most gentle man in the world!" Twelve Niang, who was taken back to the border town by Yan Shiyi, went to the palace to see Jin Sui.
When they met, they felt like sisters who had not seen each other for a long time. Jin Sui welcomed her to the palace gate and exempted Twelve Niang from the formal ceremony. Seeing her slightly bulging belly, she made a soft cushion for her to sit on.
The two of them had endless things to talk about. Twelve Niang didn't even have anyone of her age in Chang'an with whom she could confide, so she could only talk to Wei Yingniang.
Wei Yingniang was still so young, but she heard a lot of gossip.
At this time, she told Jin Sui about the comments made by people in Chang'an about Han Xing, and spoke up for Han Xing: "That's how they call my husband in private. What cold-faced Yama, it's so ugly! Sui Sui... No, Madam, tell me, does my husband look like Yama?"
Jin Sui covered her mouth and smiled. Han Xing had killed so many people in Chang'an that he did have the potential to be a devil. She could imagine Han Xing chopping a group of treasonous criminals at Caishikou with a cold face in the morning.
At noon, he went home to have lunch with Twelve Niang. He was worried that the smell of blood on his body would offend Twelve Niang, so he would take a shower and change clothes. Then, with a gentle expression, he returned to the backyard to accompany Twelve Niang.
It is more serious than split personality and more sophisticated than face-changing. The Han Xing who leaves the backyard is the knife left by the emperor in Chang'an, while the Han Xing who enters the backyard is the gentle husband of Twelve Niang.
"I think Yan Luo is complimenting him, because it shows that General Han can deter evildoers! I hope that after General Han takes command of the navy, he can still have such a good reputation on the sea."
Jinsui took Shier Niang's pulse again and found that her belly was bigger than normal. After asking, he found out that this girl was not used to Chang'an cuisine, and the chef she brought from home made her food very delicate.
In addition, Han Xing was busy and was afraid that she would be in danger if she went out. After all, many people who wanted to catch Twelve Niang and threaten him were Han Xing's victims.
Twelve Niang was a delicate eater and she liked sweets. She seldom went out and there were no experienced elders around her, so the maids did not dare to persuade her too harshly and let her eat until her belly became bigger.
Jinsui was very worried. If the fetus was too large, it would easily cause a difficult labor. She could do a caesarean section, but after all, the risk was very high in this era.
She hurriedly told Twelve Niang about the problem, wrote some pregnancy recipes by herself, and asked Twelve Niang to take a walk in the yard every day.
He also called Yan Shiyi and told him the seriousness of the problem. Yan Shiyi was shocked. He didn't expect that Han Xing didn't fail to take good care of his sister, but took too good care of her.
He hurriedly said that he would supervise Twelve Niang's meals every day and would also accompany his sister for a walk.
Jin Sui wanted to keep Shi Er Niang in the palace: "It's safer for me to accompany you. You are almost pregnant and there is a possibility of premature birth."
Of course, Twelve Niang was unwilling to live in the palace. She was the emperor's wife and if she stayed in the palace, gossip would easily spread. Even though she was pregnant, if someone wanted to discredit the emperor, all kinds of gossip would be spread.
Seeing that she and Yan Shiyi disagreed with Twelve Lady living in the palace, Jin Sui immediately said, "Then I will go to the Yan family to accompany you."
Now the two men were even more terrified, knowing that Jinsui was too worried about Twelve Niang, but they had long known about their eldest brother's feelings, and if the Queen moved into the Yan family, the gossip that would spread would be even more terrifying!
What's even more terrifying is that His Majesty will send my eldest brother overseas! Twelve Niang immediately raised her hand and swore that she would eat according to the diet given by Sui Sui and guarantee to meet with Sui Sui every few days to let her check her body.
Jinsui always felt uneasy. Originally, it was planned to build a maternity and child hospital in Guodu, but because some medical staff were transferred to the disaster area, priority was given to building a public hospital in the disaster area, and the progress of Guodu's hospital was slowed down.
She immediately supervised the construction of the hospital personally. Although the Ministry of Industry was busy building warships, she still transferred some manpower to build the hospital.
Then you often see this scene: the Queen is in the hospital in light casual clothes, with officials from the Ministry of Works on the left asking about warships, and officials from the Ministry of Works on the right asking about the construction of the hospital.
Gu Changxiao found Jinsui was not in the palace several times after leaving court. He knew without asking that she had gone to the hospital.
She smiled to Jin Sui and said, "The Queen is busier than me, the Emperor!"
Jinsui then told Gu Changxiao about Shi Er Niang's situation and that she had previously planned to build a maternity and child hospital. Gu Changxiao couldn't help but think that what if Jinsui encountered the same problem during her pregnancy.
He immediately urged the Ministry of Works to heed the Queen’s accusation and complete the hospital as soon as possible.
In addition, she has to squeeze out time every day to create medical tools in the space, because due to technical reasons, craftsmen are unable to create precision medical tools.
It is easy to create a space, but it is too time-consuming. She can't go in when she is sleeping, because Gu Changxiao will find out.
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