Is there too much birth in the quick wear?

Nie Shen'er fabricated a story that when he and his master were traveling as medical practitioners, they had seen many families give birth to deformed babies or babies who died at birth.

Although Nie Shen'er fabricated the story of his traveling medical practice, the story about the deformed child was indeed true.

At least the events in the examples she gave to Empress Dowager Lu were true, because this was about Nie Shen'er's hometown and the previous events in Shaoling County.

She was not afraid of Empress Dowager Lu's investigation. Moreover, in this period of time when medical care was backward and the feudal dynasty had just begun, people here were not aware of the harm of marrying close relatives.

Perhaps because the country had just experienced turmoil and war, which had led to a significant population decline, the imperial court now encouraged production.

Many children are married off at a very young age, and marriage between cousins ​​is common.

There were cases like Lu Zhi who let her niece marry her uncle among the common people, but it was very rare.

Therefore, the strange marriage between Liu Ying and Zhang Yan was recognized at that time. It was not just a matter of Lu Zhi's dominance.

This has a lot to do with the situation of society at that time.

Nie Shen'er told Lu Zhi that it was not easy for blood relatives of three generations to have children, or the children born would often have defects.

They may be physically weak or prone to genetic diseases, and there is a high possibility of giving birth to deformed babies.

People often regard children born with deformities as a punishment from God, but in fact it is just that blood relatives should not marry.

Nie Shen'er looked at Lu Zhi who was standing there in a daze and said:

"Your Highness, this is just my humble opinion. It's just because the Queen and His Majesty are so kind to me.

The Empress Dowager has been looking forward to the Emperor and the Empress's child, so I told you about this matter so that the Empress Dowager can send someone to investigate it carefully.

And, there is one more thing, Queen Mother. The Queen is only eleven years old now, her body is not fully developed yet, if she is forced to get pregnant and give birth at this time, it will cause great harm to the mother's body.

In mild cases, it will affect the mother's future fertility and health, and in severe cases..."

Nie Shen'er didn't continue talking. If she continued, Lu Zhi would probably accuse her of cursing.

Lu Zhi waved Nie Shen'er away. She needed to think carefully about what happened today, and she would also send someone to investigate carefully what Nie Shen'er said.

If it was true, then she would have harmed both Ying'er and Yan'er.

After Nie Shen'er came to Liu Ying's side, she immediately became the emperor's confidant, and Liu Ying basically did not hide anything from Shen'er.

When I am undecided about something, I sometimes ask Shen'er for advice.

Shen'er also helped him train some personnel. Of course, these people were Shen'er's own people. She would not work for others for nothing.

The people sent by Lu Zhi also reported the information they found to her. She did not let anyone go far, and only investigated in Chang'an and its surrounding areas.

Nowadays, there are many cases of cousins ​​getting married. Many wealthy families may keep it a secret if they have deformed babies or stillbirths.

But there were not many secrets among the common people, so Lu Zhi quickly confirmed what Nie Shen'er said.

Lu Zhi was also frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. If the emperor and the queen also gave birth to deformed children, it would not stabilize the imperial power.

I'm afraid that those who have always had ulterior motives will use this matter to attack the emperor and myself, and will definitely say that the emperor was punished by God.

God does not recognize the emperor's throne at all, so the vassal states have an excuse to send troops to Chang'an.

But what should we do with Yan'er and the emperor like this? And what Nie Shen'er said about it being difficult for women to marry or get pregnant early is probably true.

In order to get the news quickly, Lu Zhi did not ask anyone to investigate the fact that women should not marry early.

Lu Zhi called the emperor and the queen over and told them what she had investigated.

"It's because I, an old woman, know too little that I almost harmed you. I'll think about what to do about Queen Yan'er.

The emperor still has no children, and now he dares not let Yan'er get pregnant and give birth to a child. The emperor can go to other beauties and the eighth son more often."

Before this, Lu Zhi had always wanted the Queen to give birth to a legitimate son, so she forced Liu Ying to stay in the Queen's palace.

"My son has really made me worry. It's all because of my ignorance. Please rest assured, my son will give birth to a child soon so that I can have a grandson soon."

Liu Ying is now immune to Lu Zhi's almost commanding tone. In fact, since he listened to Shen Er's words, his relationship with Lu Zhi has eased a lot.

"Yan'er, you won't blame your grandmother, will you?" Lu Zhi spoke to her only grandchild in a much gentler voice.

"Yan'er wouldn't blame Grandma if it wasn't for Sister Shen'er telling Grandma these things and Grandma went to investigate.

My grandmother would never have known such a thing would happen.

And Yan'er knew that her grandmother made her the queen and gave birth to a legitimate son as soon as possible for her own good. How could Yan'er blame her grandmother? "

Little Zhang Yan has always been a well-behaved and sensible girl. Although she is a little afraid of Lu Zhi, she has always been very fond of and close to her grandmother.

Lu Zhi looked at the child with satisfaction, thinking in her heart how to make arrangements for Yan'er.

"Mother, does this matter need to be made public?" The emperor knew that there were many people among the people who were in the same situation as him and Yan'er.

People have caused many tragedies due to their ignorance, and as an emperor, he knew the harm of this matter.

Then he wanted to avoid more tragedies.

Empress Lu sighed. It was not easy to make it public. What about those who had children with her?

"Let's wait a moment. I'll have someone check it out. The maidservant next to you also said that if a girl gets married too young, her body won't be fully developed and she won't be suitable for bearing children.

If it is true, we can solve it together then."

The emperor's heart softened when he thought of Shen'er. Shen'er was not only beautiful, but also outstanding in all aspects.

He fell in love with Shen'er the first time he saw her, but because she was Yan'er's maid, he suppressed his feelings.

After Shen'er came to him, they spent time together day and night. Shen'er's talent and ability amazed him even more, and he wanted to be with her.

It seems that the Queen Mother has a good impression of Shen'er. Also, because of this incident, the Queen Mother no longer strongly demands that I be with Yan'er, so the Queen Mother should be able to accept Shen'er.

Liu Ying wanted to make Shen'er a beauty, but he planned to tell Shen'er about this matter first. Shen'er was a person with her own ideas, and he didn't know whether Shen'er had him in her heart.

After Liu Ying returned to his palace, he called Shen'er over and dismissed the other servants.

Shen'er thought Liu Ying had something to tell her, but she didn't expect that what she got was Liu Ying's confession. Liu Ying said that he wanted to make her a beauty and asked her if she was willing.

Nie Shen'er looked at Liu Ying staring at her eyes nervously. She felt that Liu Ying was not only asking whether she was willing to be her beauty, but also wanted to ask whether she liked him.