Chapter 317 The War is Imminent
No one knows when the war between Zhaoling and Yuexi will break out, but Hanjing is still prosperous and peaceful.
The Dali Temple did not disclose the truth about the arrest of Taifu Mansion, but only raided Taifu Mansion on suspicion of involvement in the Xuzhou corruption case.
An An escaped the disaster because she was still young and had severed her relationship with the Taifu Mansion.
At the end of July, Xiao Yechen obtained the recipe for the Soul-Stirring Incense through Lan Shu and sent it back to the capital.
However, the Imperial Medical Bureau has not yet developed a drug that can help people control their addiction. People who are addicted to incense can only rely on themselves to slowly get through it.
Chunxi and Xiao Qinghe would go to the princess's mansion almost every day. After the ladies from the aristocratic families had experienced the pain of an attack, they would help encourage them, telling them not to have thoughts of suicide and to persevere.
Every ten days Shen Qingyuan would write a letter to Chunxi.
Cutting off the water supply was more difficult than Shen Qingyuan had imagined. He and officials from the Ministry of Works split into three groups and went to different places for investigation. After more than half a month of hard work, he finally made the final decision and finalized the plan.
Now they are organizing the evacuation of the people while stockpiling explosives in preparation for blowing up the mountain, waiting for the right time to block the river and cut off the water supply to Wengzhou.
Shen Qingyuan was very busy and it was difficult for him to find time to write a letter, and each letter only contained a few sentences.
In comparison, Chunxi's reply contained much more content.
Her stomach gradually felt heavy and she became hungrier, but Nanny Li and Nanny Zhang did not allow her to eat or drink too much. They only allowed her to eat some fresh walnuts, fearing that the child would grow too big and difficult to give birth to.
Princess Hengyang also had the same troubles, but fortunately she could vent her anger on her husband. The husband had no complaints and instead doted on Princess Hengyang even more. He even learned how to cook and coaxed Princess Hengyang in different ways every day.
She went to the Xiao family on the day of the beginning of autumn. The Xiao family took care of her in every way, and the day was very lively.
When she returned from the Xiao family, she saw her eldest brother, who had lost a lot of weight.
The eldest sister-in-law Qian took Zheng'er back to her parents' home. The eldest brother did not go to pick them up. Instead, he quit his job in the lumber workshop, used the money to buy a shop and started working as a carpenter.
The shop has just started up and although the business is not very good, the eldest brother is very confident and his whole temperament is different from before. Chunxi is very happy for the eldest brother and instructs his shopkeepers that if anything in the shop is broken or needs to be purchased, they can go to their eldest brother.
Cao Wen also sent a letter. His handwriting became more and more beautiful, and his grades improved by leaps and bounds. He was highly valued by the professor in the college. After reporting his situation, he also showed concern for Chunxi and their unborn child. Chunxi was very pleased.
As we exchanged letters, autumn had unknowingly arrived.
The autumn heat in Hanjing is very severe. An autumn rain only brings coolness for a few days before it becomes hot again.
After lunch that day, Chunxi was just begging the nanny for a piece of iced melon when someone suddenly came to the princess's residence and said, "Madam Shen, my princess is about to give birth."
The Queen and the Queen Mother arranged many people to guard Princess Hengyang. Chunxi knew that nothing would happen, but still rushed to the princess's mansion as soon as possible.
From a distance away from the main courtyard, Chunxi heard the princess scolding her husband: "Wen Yanshu, you bastard! If I hadn't been deceived by your face, I wouldn't have suffered this. If you dare to leave the child to me alone, I will chop off your head and plunder your house!"
The princess' voice was loud and sounded confident, so Chunxi felt relieved. She entered the main courtyard and found that it was indeed crowded with people.
The prince consort stood at the nearest position to the door with a solemn expression. When the princess was tired of scolding him, he responded with a few words, saying that he would serve the princess well for the rest of his life to atone for his sins.
After Chunxi arrived, the maid immediately went in to report. After a while, Princess Hengyang's voice came out: "Axi, don't come in, or you might be scared. I'll feel at ease if you stay outside."
Chunxi imitated her husband's behavior and leaned against the door to talk to Princess Hengyang: "Don't be afraid, princess. When the baby is born, I will take you to eat all kinds of delicious food. I recently developed a kind of ice cream. It tastes delicious when eaten with jam."
This reminded Princess Hengyang, and she started cursing her husband again: "You bastard! I haven't had any sour plum soup or iced fruit this summer. It's all your fault. I'm still in so much pain now. You're so abominable..."
Wen Yanshu quickly admitted his fault: "Yes, yes, it's all my fault. After the princess gives birth, I will definitely let you be beaten and scolded. Now, princess, please keep quiet and save some energy."
"Shut up, this princess doesn't want you to teach me how to do things!"
Princess Hengyang insisted on going against her husband's will and raised her voice even louder. As soon as she finished speaking, the crying of a baby suddenly rang out.
Born!
Chunxi felt relieved, and said to Wen Yanshu with a narrowed gaze, "Congratulations, Prince Consort, you're a father now."
Wen Yanshu was still in a daze. After a moment, he came to his senses and asked hurriedly, "Is the princess okay?"
Someone immediately responded: "The princess is fine, congratulations to the prince consort, the princess has given birth to a little master."
There were many people serving in the room, and they cleaned the delivery room quickly.
The wet nurse brought the child out to show the prince consort, and Chunxi was led into the house.
Princess Hengyang was lying on the bed. Although she was exhausted, she looked in good spirits.
Before Chunxi could speak, Princess Hengyang muttered in dissatisfaction, "That kid was right. He's a stinky brat."
Her dream of having a daughter was completely shattered, and Princess Hengyang did not feel happy about being a mother for the first time.
Chunxi sat down beside the bed and said softly, "It doesn't matter what happens. The most important thing is that the princess is safe. And the birth happened so soon. Princess, you are really amazing."
Chunxi gave a thumbs-up as she spoke. Princess Hengyang felt a little better and curled her lips in triumph. "It hurt just now, but I endured it. I wonder who will dare to call me a spoiled princess again in the future."
After all, she was very exhausted, so after talking for a few more words, Princess Hengyang fell asleep.
Chunxi walked out of the room and saw that the sun was setting. She couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
The princess's smooth delivery is a good sign, and it should be smooth sailing for the adults as well.
Shen Qingyuan's water supply was indeed cut off smoothly, but only two days after the mountain blasting and water supply cut-off, a rainstorm suddenly hit. For three consecutive days, the rain showed no signs of abating. If it continued, the flooded area would be much larger than previously expected. More importantly, the blockage would also be very dangerous.
After all, it was not a specially built dam. Once it broke, Wengzhou would become a vast ocean. In addition to the Yuexi enemy troops and civilians in the city, even the troops brought by the general would be swept into the flood.
While Shen Qingyuan and the people from the Ministry of Works were trying to find a way to strengthen the stability of the water blockage, he also sent someone to deliver a message to the general guarding the country that if the heavy rain continued, the city would have to be broken into and the people would be evacuated within five days at most.
At the same time, Wengzhou City was bustling with activity.
The crops in Wengzhou are growing very well this year and will be harvested in a few days. The 100,000 troops from Yuexi have also assembled and are ready to march towards Wengzhou, and arrowheads, bows and crossbows have all been transported to Wengzhou in advance.
In a few days, Xuanyuan Lang will lead his troops to march into Hanjing.
Tonight is the oath-taking banquet before the war.
He wanted his soldiers' morale to be high and unstoppable!
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