Soldiers come to the world

After August, Guanzhong began to carry out the first war mobilization. The so-called war mobilization means entering the wartime state. The army stopped holidays, supplies were controlled, and local governments began to register civilian husbands. The city gates and passes must be strictly checked to prevent spies from mixing .

Since this was a large-scale Hu-Han battle, the level of the war was set to be the highest, and all women, children, and the elderly had to migrate to the south. Once the Huns invaded Guanzhong, they would face a catastrophe.

Liu Jing's Han Palace was also moved south, but it was not moved to Hanzhong, but to Lantian County, eighty miles south of Chang'an. Once Guanzhong was breached, Liu Jing's family members could quickly move from Lantian County to the south. Going south from Meridian Valley was a decision Liu Jing made after repeated consideration. His family was extraordinary, so it was best not to leave Guanzhong unless absolutely necessary.

A dozen or so carriages carried by Liu Jing's family were escorted by hundreds of cavalry and slowly drove south along the official road. A horse cart or ox cart, this is because Guanzhong is close to the north and livestock are more prevalent.

The old people, women and children are sitting in the carriage or ox cart, carrying the most valuable things, and they don’t have many belongings. The men sitting in the front drive the carriage. Many of them are collective actions between families and take care of each other. Many, walking slowly, but orderly.

Tao Zhan led his family to sit in a large carriage, followed by more than a dozen female guards with high martial arts skills, riding on horseback on both sides of the carriage, and guarded by hundreds of guards at the front and rear. They are not far away and can arrive in a day. It is also a pleasure for everyone to talk and laugh on the road.

Xiao Qiao sat in the corner of the carriage. She didn't talk much. She always smiled and said a few words when others asked her. Most of the time, she kept silent. Although she had been married to Liu Jing for more than a month, she She still seemed a bit restrained, only when she was with Liu Jing at night, would she feel like a fish in water, showing her liveliness and coquettishness.

Her restraint comes from a kind of inferiority complex in her heart. After all, she is remarried, and she is still inferior to the original spouse of the other three women. When she was a concubine, she felt it deeply.

On the other hand, Sun Shangxiang became more polite to her and no longer joked freely like before, which made her feel sad. She knew that Sun Shangxiang was firmly opposed to this marriage, but she insisted on going her own way, which broke their friendship.

Xiao Qiao also regretted a little in her heart, perhaps it was not the wisest decision for her to remarry Liu Jing, but it was useless to regret, she could only silently accept the happiness and bitterness brought about by this marriage.

"Alian, what are you thinking?" Tao Zhan asked her with a smile beside him.

Although Tao Zhan is not very willing for her husband to marry Xiao Qiao as a concubine, it has become a fait accompli, and she no longer has any grudges. She can only face the reality and treat her with an equal attitude. She found that Xiao Qiao was very silent all the way , and asked with concern: "Is your body not feeling well?"

Xiao Qiao forced a smile, "Maybe I'm not used to riding in a carriage!"

"Are you motion sick?" Tao Zhan's eyes became more concerned.

"I don't know, I didn't get motion sickness before, it's just that my chest feels tight today."

"I see."

Tao Zhan immediately shouted through the car window: "General Li!"

The army escorting the family of the King of Han to Lantian was Li Qing, the leader of Liu Jing's guards. He had followed Liu Jing for many years and was promoted to captain. Said: "Princess, please give me instructions!"

Tao Zhan said with a smile: "This section of the road is not easy to walk, it is too bumpy, please go slower."

"I understand it."

Li Qing galloped away on horseback, and soon, the speed of the convoy slowed down, and it was no longer as bumpy as before. Xiao Qiao was grateful in her heart, and whispered: "Thank you, big sister!"

Tao Zhan held her hand and said with a smile: "I wasn't used to riding in a carriage before. I like to take a boat, especially a boat. The big boat stops and goes on the Yangtze River. The scenery is beautiful all the way. It feels like a very good enjoyment. Later, I moved to Bashu, so I seldom took a boat. Now that I’m in Guanzhong, I have to take a horse-drawn carriage. Although I’m not used to it, I have no choice. fun of."

"What's the fun in a carriage?" Little Qiao asked curiously.

"Of course it's not fun to ride in this kind of carriage. I'm talking about a large carriage. It belongs to you. There is no need for gorgeous decorations in the carriage, but it must be carpeted, clean and tidy. You can sit in the carriage with bare feet, Looking at the scenery outside the window, you can also lean on the cushion and read a book."

Beside her, little Pearl blinked her big eyes and listened to them, she asked in a low voice, "Is it just like Daddy's carriage?"

"By the way, it's just like your father's carriage." Tao Zhan lovingly pinched her pink face.

At this moment, Sun Shangxiang suddenly shouted: "Stop!"

The carriage stopped, and Tao Zhan asked in confusion, "Shang Xiang, what happened?"

"Elder sister, you will know when you look at it."

Tao Zhan turned his head and looked out the window, only to see several women surrounded by the roadside, very anxious. From the gaps in the crowd, he could vaguely see a woman lying on the ground. Tao Zhan quickly told the female guard, "Ma Qiong, go and see what's going on. What's going on?"

A female guard urged the horse to go forward, looked at it with her head, turned her head and said loudly: "Princess, it seems that she is going to have a baby!"

When an old woman heard the word 'Wangfei', she hurried up and knelt down and begged, "I beg Wangfei to save my wife! She is dying soon."

Tao Zhan got out of the carriage and looked up, only to see that it was a pregnant woman, her breathing was weak, and her lower body was bleeding a lot. It seemed that she was going to give birth soon, Tao Zhan quickly ordered the female guard, "Go around and ask, See if there is a midwife?"

A few female guards mobilized their horses and ran to ask loudly, and came back after a while and said, "Princess, it seems that there is no one nearby, why don't we go a little further and ask again."

Tao Zhan bit her lip tightly. She felt that it was too late. The pregnant woman was a little difficult to give birth. At this moment, Xiao Qiao whispered: "Sister, I will deliver the baby!"

"You?" Tao Zhan looked at her in surprise, she couldn't connect Xiao Qiao with the midwife.

Xiao Qiao said again: "I have delivered several babies, so I have some experience."

At this time, the woman screamed in pain. Tao Zhan saw that it would be too late if he didn't save her, and she couldn't care less, so he ordered: "Get a carriage and carry her into it."

A carriage with luggage was quickly vacated, and several female guards rushed to carry the pregnant woman into the carriage. Tao Zhan said to Xiao Qiao, "Then I'll leave it to you."

Xiao Qiao nodded, and then told the servant girl, "Go and boil hot water, more and more, and take a pair of scissors and a candle."

After a pause, she ordered again: "Go find some hay, preferably dry straw."

Tao Zhan hurriedly said, "Isn't it okay to use a cloth pad underneath?"

Xiao Qiao shook her head, "It's best to use straw, the smell is more vibrant, and I will use straw ash to stop her bleeding."

After finishing speaking, she rolled up her hair and sleeves and got into the carriage. Two maids helped her. Sun Shangxiang silently watched Xiao Qiao busy in the carriage from the window. Seeing that her snow-white dress was stained with blood, she didn't care. Care, for some reason, the ice in Sun Shangxiang's heart began to melt a little bit.

After an unknown amount of time, a loud cry came from the carriage, and the people around immediately cheered. The baby was finally born. At this moment, Xiao Qiao sterilized the scissors with a candle flame, and cut the umbilical cord. After a while, She came out of the car with a pale face, and almost missed her foot. Sun Shangxiang next to her hurriedly supported her, Xiao Qiao smiled and nodded, "Thank you!"

Sun Shangxiang blushed slightly, and asked quickly, "How is the mother of the child?"

"Her life should be fine, but she is too weak. She can recover after a period of rest."

At this time, the maid came out with a swaddling baby in her arms, and the child's grandmother hurriedly stepped forward to catch it. Xiao Qiao smiled and said, "Congratulations, it's a boy!"

The old woman burst into tears of excitement, she knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you Madam for saving their mother and child, thank you for saving lives."

Xiao Qiao quickly helped her up, and she said to Tao Zhan, "Sister, let them follow us for a while! The mother is too weak to walk."

Tao Zhan nodded, and then ordered several servants to pack up the carriage, and let their grandparents and grandchildren sit in the carriage. Tao Zhan said to Xiao Qiao again: "Go and wash your face and change your clothes! It's really thanks to you."

Xiao Qiao and a maid went to another carriage to change clothes. At this moment, Sun Shangxiang couldn't help sighing, and said in a low voice, "I really didn't expect that!"

Tao Zhan smiled at her and said, "The key is you! Only you can untie her knot."

Sun Shangxiang was also a little ashamed, she felt that she had been too cold to her for more than a month.

Soon, the team continued to set off again, and Xiao Qiao returned to the carriage. A small episode changed everyone's impression of her. The atmosphere in the carriage became more friendly, and the children even regarded her as a hero , vying to sit next to her, making Xiao Qiao a little embarrassed.

"I can't figure it out either. How could you deliver a child?" Tao Zhan said with a smile, "As you used to be in Jiangdong, you shouldn't have access to it."

"This..." Xiao Qiao was a little embarrassed, she didn't know how to explain, and there were some things she didn't want to talk about.

Sun Shangxiang touched Tao Zhan lightly, Tao Zhan understood, and said with a smile: "Actually, the reason doesn't matter. The key is to save their mother and son. This is a great blessing."

An hour later, the team paused for rest, and everyone got out of the carriage for a walk. Tao Zhan went to visit the mother and the son. Asleep, thank the princess for saving the lives of their mother and child."

"You're welcome, it's a matter of little effort. Their mother and child are safe, and we are very happy."

"Princess, can you give the child a name? His father's surname is Wang, and he is also a soldier." The old woman said cautiously.

Tao Zhan looked at her eager gaze, thought for a while and smiled, "Since the child was born when he went south, let's call him Wang Nan!"

The old woman was overjoyed and kowtowed in thanks, "Thank you, Princess, for giving me the name!"

Tao Zhan comforted her a few more words, and then she left the carriage. She walked slowly to Sun Shangxiang, looked at the carriage she was sitting in and said with a smile, "Can you tell me why she is?"

Sun Shangxiang sighed softly, "Although she never said it, I can guess that this is actually a custom in Jiangdong. If a woman has not given birth after three years of marriage, she needs to accumulate blessings. The best way to accumulate blessings is to deliver , Xiao Qiao has never given birth, so I guessed that she should have delivered many children."

Only then did Tao Zhan suddenly realize that this was the case, no wonder she was able to deliver the baby, and no wonder she refused to say that it involved her ex-husband, and she was unwilling to mention it.

"Sister, get in the car." The little Bao Niang yelled from the door: "The team is about to leave."

Tao Zhan nodded, and walked towards the carriage with Sun Shangxiang. At this moment, a guard pointed to the beacon on the mountain in the distance and shouted: "Look, the beacon is lit."

Everyone looked at the beacon tower on the top of the mountain, and saw a black smoke rising straight into the sky. Everyone didn't know what happened, and they felt a little nervous. Liu Zhi, the eldest son of Tao Zhan, watched the beacon smoke, his eyes were very bright, and he said to himself Said: "The Huns finally went south."

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