New Song Dynasty: My Wife is an Imperial Princess

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away, in the small courtyard where Tang Qian's family was temporarily staying in the backyard of the Guangling City Lord's Mansion, Qiu Linghua was looking at her three daughters-in-law, the smile on her lips lasting for an entire day without disappearing.

Whether it was because her son was too capable, or because her daughters-in-law, led by Zhao Yingluo, all had a competitive spirit and were unwilling to fall behind, all three of them became pregnant.

With such a triple blessing in the news, I, as the mother-in-law, must be overjoyed.

From the time of the family head Tang Huan, the Tang family has been a single-lineage family. Tang Qian has no brothers, so the heavy responsibility of continuing the family line naturally falls on his shoulders.

He and Zhao Yingluo had been married for a year but had no children, so Qiu Linghua gave him a severe beating. Now, he was going to have three more grandchildren, which Qiu Linghua found hard to believe.

However, all three had their pulses checked by the best physician in Guangling City, and all three were confirmed to be pregnant. Qiu Linghua had to show off a bit.

Tang Qian's attack resulted in three victories, with none of the three ladies missing out. The siege outside Guangling City was also temporarily lifted, so it was only natural that the entire Qiu family was filled with jubilation.

Throughout the entire process, Tang Qian's smile revealed a sense of helplessness. He had just begun to enjoy the sweetness of being a husband and was completely absorbed in life when, who would have thought that all three of his wives would be pregnant at the same time? Where could he possibly seek justice?

You should know that the first trimester of pregnancy is the most dangerous time. You should not have sex within the first three months. For the safety of the fetus, it is best to wait until the ten months of pregnancy and delivery. Doesn't that mean he has to stay in an empty room for a year?

If it were the monogamous system of later generations, Tang Qian would have tolerated it. But now that he has married three wives, he could have staggered the time of conception. How did it become like this, requiring him to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures for a year?

Sigh, in the end, it's still because I lack experience.

The sounds of bustling activity were deafening inside the city lord's mansion, while on the open ground outside the city's west and north sides, countless local militiamen were working together, chanting work songs.

In the previous battle, the garrison of Guangling killed more than 20,000 enemy soldiers. If these corpses, which were blown to pieces, were not dealt with in time, they would pose a major threat to the health of the people of Guangling.

Now that it's June and the weather is getting hotter, rotting corpses can easily breed various bacteria. To prevent the spread of disease, these corpses need to be disposed of promptly.

So, after half a day of digging, a deep pit with a diameter of more than ten zhang was created on the open ground outside the two city gates.

The people covered their mouths and noses with fine pieces of raw charcoal wrapped in thick cloth, threw all the Jin soldiers' corpses into the pit, burned them with a blazing fire, and then poured in lime powder to disinfect them. After a whole day of hard work, they barely managed to clean up the gruesome battlefield before it got completely dark.

He ordered the temporary closure of the northwest and southwest city gates, and people could only enter and exit through the east and south gates and the Fuyun Water Gate. Tang Qian and his third brother Qiu Miao returned home.

"You look so downcast, is something on your mind?"

Astride his horse, Qiu Miao cast a questioning yet worried glance at Tang Qian beside him.

The city had ample ammunition, so even if the Jin army launched several more powerful attacks, they were not afraid. Wanyan Xie, who was known as the Great Jin War God, was killed by Yue Fei outside the city and fled back to Gaoyou City in a panic.

With the good news coming from all three wives at the same time, Tang Qian, as the lord of Guangling City, should be riding high at this moment. His expression is not a good thing at all.

"Could it be that you're worried that the other two armies of the Jin Kingdom will attack Guangling City at the same time?"

"Putting aside the fact that the commanders of the other two armies will not obey Wanyan Xieye's orders and will change their strategy to rush to Guangling, even if they all come, I am still confident that I can beat them all up."

Worried about Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongbi? Not at all.

The central army, which is closest to Huainan East Road, might be able to return to reinforce Wanyan Xieye, but Wanyan Zongbi, who is far away in Luzhou, cannot change his strategy of continuing to pursue Zhao Gou southward.

To disrupt all previous plans in order to capture Guangling City is not fighting a war, but rather a battle of wills.

And the arrangements Tang Qian made before leaving Youzhou should be taking effect by now.

If nothing unexpected happens, the battle report from Guangling will be sent back to the Great Jin within the next two days. When passing through Youzhou, Wanyan Xun will definitely intercept it and use the explosives he has prepared to wreak havoc. If Wanyan Xun still hides in Youzhou and does not intend to take action, he does not have the ability and courage to become the emperor of the Great Jin.

As long as Wanyan Xun takes any action, the Jin state will inevitably descend into chaos. To ensure their own positions remain secure, these generals who are fighting abroad will inevitably have to withdraw to quell the internal strife.

The pressure on the Song Dynasty naturally disappeared without a trace.

"Then what do you have to worry about? We'll deal with whatever comes our way. At worst, we'll just have another massacre."

Tang Qian turned his head and glanced at his third brother. He was speechless in the face of such a simpleton.

Am I worried about the war situation? Isn't it because I'm supposed to be abstaining from sex for a year?

After all, he's already tasted meat, and no one can stand the bland, tasteless life of guarding the latrine.

I...

Thinking of such a horrible analogy, Tang Qian couldn't help but want to slap himself.

Upon returning to the Qiu family's backyard, Tang Qian saw that each of the three ladies had two more maids by their side, and that there was an extra wooden bed in the study. He could only smile wryly.

It's obvious that his mother kicked him out to live alone because of her three unborn grandchildren.

Being alone in an empty room can be quite agonizing, but if you calm down and work on the script, it doesn't feel too boring.

Ultimately, it proves the old saying: it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality.

Tang Qian was alone in his study, writing furiously. Butterfly Dance had already organized the opera troupe and was just waiting for his script to start rehearsals. Butterfly Dance had already come to urge him several times.

Three figures flashed past the window: Xiao Li, Rong'er, and Chu Xia, one carrying a lantern, one carrying a food box, and one carrying toiletries, filed into the study.

Faced with this situation, Tang Qian's face was full of doubt. Looking at the three women's shy and charming appearance, he guessed their intentions.

"My young lady said... they are currently unwell and unable to serve their master, so..."

Listening to Chu Xia's intermittent explanation, Tang Qian reached up and covered his forehead with a black line.

That brat Ye Qingmiao can't do anything right, but her ability to read people is truly exceptional.