Ah Man also came over. She stood to Ding Youtian's right and looked over. Then she heard Da Bao, who was standing to Ding Youtian's left, say, "It's so ugly and wrinkled. It looks like a little old man."

"Not ugly." Ah Man's eyes seemed to be glued to Ding Qian's face. The eldest, second, and third girls all came over. The second girl even tugged at Ding Youtian's arm, but she pulled too hard and nearly scratched Ding Qian's head. Before Ding Youtian could even glance over, Ah Man had already pulled the second girl away. "Jia Jia, you almost hit his head. It must have hurt."

Erniu glanced at Ding Youtian guiltily, thinking she would be scolded. However, the hint of timidity in her eyes reminded Ding Youtian of when she asked Jian Ning if he could treat everyone equally. Not only did he not scold her, but he sent Ding Qian to her side and said, "Let's let Second Sister take a look and see if he's handsome."

"So handsome!" Erniu's little face lit up with a smile. Daddy didn't scold her. It didn't matter whether he was handsome or not, he was very handsome in her eyes. She and Sanniu held hands and jumped up, "I am the second sister now, I have a younger brother."

Prince Pingnan and his wife as well as Concubine Li all came over and said, "Qian'er, come here, let grandma hold you." Princess Pingnan was so impatient that she directly regarded herself as the grandmother and refused to let go of the child in her arms.

She didn't even know when Dabao and the others were born, and she had never been able to hold them since they were young. This time, holding her little grandson in her arms, she felt like she was holding the whole world. Even when Prince Pingnan wanted to hold her, she refused, "A baby this big is so soft, how can you hold him?"

"Sister, hold Qian'er for me." Concubine Li held out her hand. Princess Pingnan was still worried and kept reminding her, "Be careful, don't make Qian'er cry." Concubine Li smiled, "Sister, I also gave birth to two children, there's no need to worry." Princess Pingnan smiled and said, "I was confused and reminded you in vain."

The two men surrounded Ding Qian and teased him, but did not let Prince Pingnan interfere. The child was also well-behaved. He cried a few times when he fell to the ground, but now he has been sleeping peacefully without any noise.

"Ning'er." After Jian Ning had finished packing, Princess Pingnan came in with Ding Qian and Concubine Li in to see her. "Just take good care of the baby. Mother has hired two wet nurses for Qian'er. We'll take Qian'er back with us, and your aunt and I will take care of her for you first, okay?"

"Mother, Auntie." Jian Ning was still very weak after giving birth. Her eyes kept wandering around Ding Qian's face. Upon hearing this, she raised her eyes and smiled at them. "Qian'er is still young. After the confinement period, I will take Qian'er to the palace to stay for a while. I will take care of him by myself during the confinement period. Mother and Auntie, please don't blame me."

"No, your mother was just joking with you. How could we blame you?" Concubine Li nodded her chin towards Ding Qian in the princess's arms and said softly, "Sister, Qian'er's mouth is moving. He must be hungry. Hurry and take him to the wet nurse."

The wet nurse on standby quickly stepped forward and took the child from the princess's arms.

When Ding Qian was eight months old, Emperor Yongkang issued an edict, approving Ding Youtian's proposal to set up a medical office. Yang Jinyu was appointed as the fifth-rank imperial physician. He had spontaneously gone to the battlefield to treat the wounded during the campaign against the Three Kingdoms Alliance and had made military achievements. He was also very famous now. Even if some imperial physicians had objections to his appointment as imperial physician, they had to keep it to themselves since he had been personally appointed by the emperor.

Qiaofeng and Da Niu also went to work as pharmacists in the medical department, while Jian Ning became a consultant of the medical department.

The title of consultant was proposed by Ding Youtian in the court, naturally after listening to what Jian Ning said. Although Jian Ning loved her youngest son, she never spoiled him. Since the establishment of the Medical Bureau, she has devoted herself to the research and development of Western medicine.

Time flew by, and soon Ding Qian was two years old. He had practically grown up on Qiu Ge's back. Ah Man had sent Qiu Ge to Jian Ning's care since he was born. Jian Ning and Ding Youtian were busy with their own affairs, and it was his family's pets who kept him company most of the time. Bai Mei and Guo Guo were inseparable, accompanying Qiu Ge.

The little guy is not afraid of long insects like Qiu Ge at all. He can crawl all over Qiu Ge's body like the wind when he is less than one year old. When he is unhappy, he will grab Qiu Ge's two little hands and slap them randomly, making his saliva flow.

Ah Man always looked at him and smiled, showing great patience towards him, which was much better than his two unreliable sisters Erniu and Sanniu.

That day, Jian Ning and Da Niu returned from the hospital and saw him, Duan Xinyan, and Xu Dali's son playing tug-of-war with Qiu Ge. He stuck his butt out, clinging tightly to Qiu Ge's neck while the other two tugged at the snake's tail. Poor Qiu Ge, his head held high, dared not move, being pulled by the three children. He had the title of Snake King, yet he was being abused by a few naughty children, and he couldn't complain. He put up a little resistance, and Ding Qian's two small fists came at him.

If Ah Man were here, he would have scolded it immediately, and it would have had no choice but to stay quiet.

"Qian'er!" Jian Ning shouted in a low voice. He turned his head and let go of Brother Qiu, "Mom!" The little guy ran very fast. Just as he ran to the edge, before he could grab Jian Ning's skirt with his two dirty little hands, Jian Ning picked him up.

Jane Ning carried him all the way into the room, still alive and kicking. She lifted him up and slammed him down on the floor a few times before letting him go. "Put your hand out."

Jane Ning took the bamboo stick with a stern face.

The little guy giggled and spread out his chubby hands nonchalantly. He was not afraid of being beaten at all. He was even stronger than Dabao when he was little. Often, he didn't cry when he was beaten, but Jane Ning felt so distressed that she wanted to cry.

"Tell me, does it hurt when you pull Brother Qiu from both ends like that?" Jane Ning thought that if he admitted his mistake and had a good attitude, she would forgive him this time, but he turned his head away and said, "It doesn't hurt."

"It doesn't hurt, right? Okay." Jian Ning put down the bamboo stick and told the girl to hold his feet. She hugged his arms and said, "Shu'er, pull hard for me. Let me see if he feels the pain!"

How could the younger brother and the older girl know how to use force? As a result, the little guy just giggled and said, "Harder, mom, sister, harder!" Jane Ning was so angry that she slapped his little butt twice.

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