Zhang Hulan said, "Aunt Wu, Aunt Ye, when Sister Hongyun gives birth to her second baby, you can ask Uncle and Aunt Ye to help raise the baby.

Aunt Wu, please don't misunderstand. I'm not saying that you should adopt the child to Uncle Ye's house. I just want to help feed him.

With a child at home, Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye’s home will be more lively.”

Zhang Hulan's words can be said to be a bit too broad. If she encounters someone with a small heart, she will offend him to death.

But since she has been getting along with Ye Hongyun, Ye Hongyun has helped her a lot. Ye Hongyun can be said to be Zhang Hulan's best friend and only friend here.

Seeing Ye Hongyun's parents alone, she felt that the two old people were quite pitiful.

Ye Hongyun was moved when she heard Zhang Hulan's words. If that was the case, her parents wouldn't be so lonely.

The wife of the Duke of Wei was the most excited. She thought it would be great if she had a babbling child at home.

When Old Lady Cai first heard Zhang Hulan say that Ye Hongyun's second child would be given to the Duke's Mansion to raise, she was angry.

The Wu family only has two children, how could they be adopted out?

But when she heard that the Duke of Wei and his wife were only going to help raise the child and that the child was not adopted, Mrs. Cai's anger subsided a lot.

She looked at the wife of the Duke of Wei and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Madam Cai said, "Old sister, if you and your in-laws are willing, I will discuss it with the old man later."

When Lady Wei heard what Old Lady Cai meant, her eyes lit up immediately. She said, "Don't worry, sister. Just let us raise the child. You don't have to change the surname, and the child doesn't have to stay with me forever. Let the child stay with us for a few days, and then stay with you for a few days. We can both take care of him."

Zhang Hulan noticed the grateful look from the wife of the Duke of Wei, and she smiled at her.

Zhang Hulan sat next to Ye Hongyun, and Ye Hongyun reached out and squeezed Zhang Hulan's hand to show his gratitude.

Ye Hongyun was naturally happy that her second child would accompany his parents in the future.

The carriage moved slowly forward. Just as Zhang Hulan and her companions left the city gate, another carriage caught up with them. It turned out that Ye Hongling and Old Madam Liu had also arrived.

After a few greetings, several families went to Shanglinyuan together.

When they arrived at Shanglin Garden, the gatekeeper saw that it was the wife of Duke Wei and the wife of Marquis Jing'an, and immediately let them in.

Then a maid stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Ladies, please follow me. I will take you in."

Zhang Hulan and her friends arrived early, but there were others who arrived earlier than them.

At this time, many ministers' families were already here.

When those people saw more people coming, they all looked at Zhang Hulan and the others.

Except for Zhang Hulan's family, the rest of their group were ladies of the highest status in the capital.

This also showed how special Zhang Hulan was, and many people were looking at Zhang Hulan and the group of children behind her.

Some women showed disdain and looked at them as country bumpkins. Who would bring so many children here?

When they arrived at the banquet, everyone's seats were arranged in order, and those with higher ranks naturally sat at the front.

People like the wife of Duke Wei, Madam Cai, Madam Liu, Ye Hongling, and Ye Hongyun, all of them were first-rank officials and sat at the very front.

Zhang Hulan was only a sixth-rank imperial official, and her position was at the back.

Zhang Hulan followed Ye Hongyun and the others and walked forward. The maid leading the way said to Zhang Hulan, "Zhang Anren, you can't go any further. Your place is not in the front."

Zhang Hulan was stunned for a moment, then smiled a little embarrassedly, "Sorry, this is my first time here."

The maid had a smile on her face, without any hint of ridicule.

Those who came were officials' families, and those who could come this time were the emperor's confidants, so a maid dared not laugh at them.

But some people had no concerns and laughed out loud and whispered:

"Who is this person?"

"Don't you know your own status? You actually want to sit with the Duke's wife."

"Look, she brought so many children with her?"

"No, does she understand the rules?"

Zhang Hulan ignored the whispers and followed the maid to her seat.

There are no stools here, just a small square table, and you have to kneel and sit.

Zhang Hulan acted as if nothing had happened, but Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi blushed when they heard what those people said, and they lowered their heads and dared not look up at them.

Zhang Xinyue, Zhang Xiaobing, Dao and Daoxu were not afraid at all. They looked up and glared at those who were talking.

The women and young men were furious when they saw that those little brats dared to glare at them, but they didn't dare to lose their temper here and could only glare back at Zhang Xinyue and the others.

Zhang Xinyue was not afraid and competed with the other party to see whose eyes could open wider.

Zhang Hulan ignored Zhang Xinyue and the others glaring at each other and looked around.

People came one after another, and soon, Concubine Ye arrived with all the concubines in the harem.

Then Yongxing came with the ministers of the court.

Everyone stood up and bowed to greet him.

"We are here to see His Majesty! We are here to see His Majesty the Imperial Concubine!"

Emperor Yongxing raised his hand and said, "Everyone, stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone stood up and then sat down separately by men and women.

Emperor Yongxing saw Zhang Hulan in the crowd, and also saw the eight children behind Zhang Hulan.

He recognized Daohe at a glance.

Although this was the first time he had seen Daohe in all these years, Emperor Yongxing could confirm at a glance that this young man was Daohe.

Emperor Yongxing suddenly said to Zhang Hulan, "Zhang Hulan, I heard that you have many children. Have you brought them all here today?"

Zhang Hulan quickly stood up and replied, "Your Majesty, I have brought all the children with me."

Emperor Yongxing said, "Bring it here for me to see."

Hearing Emperor Yongxing's words, everyone was stunned, and then looked towards Zhang Hulan in unison.

There was confusion and questioning in everyone's eyes.

Zhang Hulan was also puzzled. She had a big question mark in her mind and didn't understand what Emperor Yongxing was doing.

But she stood up immediately, and the eight younger ones behind her also stood up immediately, and then followed Zhang Hulan to the front.

Emperor Yongxing looked at the eight children behind Zhang Hulan and asked, "Are they all yours?"

Zhang Hulan replied: "Your Majesty, I have only three daughters. The rest are my nephews."

Emperor Yongxing pointed at Daohe and Daoxu and asked, "Are they also your nephews?"

Zhang Hulan looked at Daohe and Daoxu, and then replied: "Your Majesty, they are my senior brothers and have a good relationship with me. I also treat them as my own nephews."

After answering, Zhang Hulan looked at Daohe and Daoxu again, then at Emperor Yongxing. She blinked, then looked at Daohe again.

Zhang Hulan’s heart was pounding: Damn, why does Daohe look somewhat similar to the emperor?