After the emperor passed away, spies kept passing on the news, and Beihuang soon got the news and began to prepare troops and wait for an opportunity to go to Southern Xinjiang for support.
Sure enough, within two days of the imperial notice being posted, the whole country was in an uproar. Allowing a marquis of a different surname to be granted land and become a king was tantamount to automatically handing over power to a king of a different surname, making rebellion even easier.
The emperor's edict came soon after, with sincere and pleading words.
After coming out of the study, Jiang Ling went to the military camp and did not come back until dark. She walked into the house and glanced at the person with a big belly, with a look of guilt in her eyes.
He walked over and held her in his arms, whispering in her ear: "My dear, I am afraid that I will have to leave before the baby is born."
Li Xue's eyelashes trembled slightly. There had been a lot of news in the court recently, and it was a big deal. She knew a lot from Xiaozhu, and she was also very clear that her husband was likely to go to southern Xinjiang for support.
The baby is due in half a month, so maybe I could make it in time, but I didn’t expect it would still be too late. Alas.
She sniffed, put her arms around the man's waist, and whispered, "When are we leaving?"
"I'll leave tomorrow."
Li Xue's heart tightened, and she hummed softly, "I understand. You must be careful on this trip. The children and I will be waiting for you at home."
Jiang Ling warned: "You are now in your advanced stage of pregnancy, so you must not leave someone by your side. If you feel unwell, you must call someone to let us know."
"The midwife lives in the yard. If anything happens, she can rush over as soon as possible. Thank you for your hard work, and I'm sorry that I couldn't be with you until the baby was born."
"This... is my husband breaking his promise."
Li Xue's nose felt sore, and she suppressed her reluctance: "It's okay, I know you have important things to do, just go ahead and do your thing, I will take good care of the child."
Jiang Ling patted her back gently, and suddenly felt her body stiffen. He let go of her hand and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
"I, I think I'm about to give birth."
"W-what?"
After coming to his senses, he looked down and saw amniotic fluid on the ground. His head was buzzing, and he subconsciously picked up the person and put him on the bed. He walked quickly to the door and shouted, "Help, hurry up, call the midwife."
When Xiaozhu heard the call for a midwife, she lost her balance and the copper basin fell to the ground with a bang.
Soon everyone in the Marquis' Mansion knew about it, and they came over from their respective courtyards one after another. Jiang Heng was holding a water bag full of spiritual spring water in his hand. When he saw his brother with an anxious look on his face.
She stuffed the water bag directly into his arms and whispered, "Brother, remember to give this to my sister-in-law to drink. It can save her life."
Jiang Ling understood, hummed, and patted his shoulder: "Okay, I understand. It's hard for you to wait here, San'er. If it is your sister-in-law... you must save her."
"I understand, brother, don't worry."
Bei Yueli was frightened by the screams inside. She grabbed Jiang Sheng's sleeve and trembled a little: "Giving birth is so scary."
Jiang Sheng: "...I haven't given birth myself, so I don't know. I think it's probably like this. It's not like they say giving birth is a journey through hell for women. I'm not kidding, especially for the first child."
"Are you scared? Then we won't have any children from now on. Anyway, we have our elder brother and the second brother. As long as there is an heir to the Marquisate, it's fine. The two of us can just travel around and enjoy the scenery."
"Really? But if you do that, no one will take care of you when you get old."
"Someone is in charge, don't be afraid of those things."
Seeing that he was not joking, Bei Yueli pulled the corner of her mouth helplessly and said, "I'm just joking, don't take it seriously."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another shrill scream from inside. He trembled with fear and held his sleeve tightly.
Jiang Ling was anxious and pushed the door open to go in, but was stopped by the midwife: "No, Master, it's unlucky in the delivery room and you can't come in."
“Get out of the way!”
He pushed the door open and walked straight in. The person lying on the bed had a pale face and his hair was already wet with sweat. He looked at him weakly, tears sliding down the corners of his eyes.
Seeing this, the midwife hurriedly said, "Don't cry, but you have to save some energy, otherwise you won't have enough energy to give birth to the baby."
Jiang Ling poured a glass of water from the water bag and helped her drink it.
"Come, drink this water, it will do you good."
"Yeah, okay."
Li Xue took small sips of the water and found it very clear and sweet, a taste she had never tasted before. After drinking a glass, the pain in her stomach was much better.
"This water... tastes good."
Jiang Ling was relieved to see that she was in better spirits. He grabbed her hand and encouraged her, "My dear, hold on. Maybe the child wants to see me before I leave, that's why he is so anxious."
"Don't be afraid, your husband will be here with you until you give birth to the child."
Hearing him say this, Li Xue felt a little more courageous. "Okay, I must give birth to... the child before you leave, so that you and your son can meet."
After another hour of struggling, when the sky was slightly bright, a baby's crying sound was heard. Everyone in the yard stood up instantly, staring at the closed door.
"It's born, it's finally born."
"Great, I'm going to be a grandmother."
Jiang Ling took the child stiffly. The child felt softer than dough, and looked so white and tender that it didn't look like a newborn baby at all.
The midwife smiled and said, "Congratulations, General! This child is really good looking. I have delivered many children, but this is the first time I have seen one as beautiful as this one."
"Boy or girl?"
"It's a boy. The fact that it's just dawned has a good meaning. Congratulations, General, and congratulations, Madam."
Li Xue stretched out her hand and said weakly, "Child, let me see the child."
Jiang Ling placed the child beside her, her eyes soft, "My dear, look, this child is so beautiful. He was born in the early morning. Why not name him Jiang Chen?"
"Okay, Jiang Chen."
She lay down with her hand holding the baby's finger, closed her eyes and fell asleep from exhaustion.
Jiang Ling held the child for a while with a look of reluctance on her face. She looked at the sky outside and knew that it was time for her to leave. She didn't know how much older the child would be when they met next time.
After walking into the yard and explaining everything, he went directly to the next yard to change into his armor. Jiang Sheng followed him. This time he wanted to go with his brother.
With his father and second brother here in the Northern Wilderness, there won't be any trouble. The battlefield in the Southern Frontier is even more dangerous, and he would feel uneasy if he didn't go.
The two men put on their armor and went out, looking at each other.
"Brother, it's time for us to go. We have mother and the others at home to take care of us. Everything will be fine. Seeing the baby being born before we leave will make up for your regrets."
Jiang Ling raised the corner of her mouth slightly: "Well, that's right, but I'm sorry to trouble your sister-in-law. The child is still so young, and we don't know how long it will take for us to come back after we leave this time."
"Well, if we can deal with Southern Xinjiang sooner, we can come back sooner. If we win this battle, the world will be at peace for a little longer. If we lose... there will be chaos everywhere."
"This battle can only be won and not lost."
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