Chen Afu's delivery this time was relatively smooth. She had the onset of labor at the afternoon Shen time and gave birth at the end of the evening Xu time.

The first baby was a boy, crying loudly. Before he was even weighed, the midwife yelled, "Oh my God, there are twins this fat."

After weighing the baby, the midwife announced loudly, "It's a son, 6.1 jin."

When the people outside the house heard this, they all cried out in surprise, and Chu Lingxuan and the others were overjoyed.

After giving birth to a child, Chen Ahfu felt relieved. She was also happy to hear that her son was so heavy, but before she could laugh, her stomach started to hurt again. Half a quarter of an hour later, she gave birth to another girl.

But this time the midwife did not sound surprised. Instead, she said, "It's a girl. Congratulations, your grandmother gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

The child did not cry, and the midwife hit her on the buttocks, and then the child cried out. The sound was very small, like a cat's meow. After weighing, it weighed three pounds and two ounces.

When Chen Ahfu heard the child crying, he felt that it was not healthy. Then he felt so distressed that tears came out when he heard it so softly.

The midwife advised, "Don't worry, grandma. Twins are always light. I've been a midwife for more than 20 years, but this is the first time I've encountered twins as heavy as my brother. Most are like my sister, weighing more than three or four kilograms. As long as they are well cared for, twins will grow faster than single babies."

Chen Ahfu didn't fall asleep right after giving birth like she did the previous two times. Although she was extremely tired, she was very awake and her eyes never left the weak little girl. The child was very small, with a head as big as Chen Ahfu's fist, which made her eyeliner longer and her nose bigger. Her arms, legs, and fingers were all very thin, almost skin and bones. Especially her little butt, which was pointy because it had no flesh, and even her nipples were protruding outside. It was heartbreaking to see.

How can a child like this survive without his mother!

Chen Afu was tidied up and carried into the opposite wing, and Chu Lingxuan, the third lady, and Jiang came in.

The third wife took the girl into her arms first, and Jiang took the boy into her arms. Both children were wrapped in red quilts. The boy was very fair and pretty, chubby, more like Chu Lingxuan, and was sleeping soundly. The girl was small and thin, wrinkled, red and light, and her head was only half the size of the boy's. She was not sleeping, one eye was closed and the other was open, and her clear eyes could melt people's hearts.

Seeing such a weak girl, Chu Lingxuan did not hide the truth from his chubby son. He took his son from Jiang, slapped him on the buttocks, and scolded him, "You little bastard, you bullied your sister and snatched food from your mother's belly. If you do this again in the future, I will teach you a lesson."

His strength was not strong enough, but the boy, whose sweet dream was disturbed, still opened his mouth and burst into tears.

Jiang said hurriedly, "Son-in-law, please stop doing this. Li Ge'er is so young, what does he know?"

The old marquis has sent a letter saying that the girl will use the name Zhu, Chu Sizhu, Xiao Zhuer, and the boy will be Li, Chu Sili, Li Geer.

The Third Madam smiled at Chen Ahfu, who had been forcing his eyes to open, and said, "Don't worry, I won't snatch Xiao Zhu'er away." She lowered her head and kissed Xiao Zhu'er, saying, "You are so weak, Third Madam dare not let you leave your mother. Don't worry, your mother is good at raising people, and will definitely raise you strong and beautiful. My good child, Third Madam has been looking forward to seeing you for so many years, and it is also our fate. When you grow up, go and accompany Third Madam to relieve her boredom."

Seeing such a reasonable Third Madam, Chen Afu’s heart finally settled down and he said with a smile, “Third Aunt lives so close, she comes to see Xiao Zhuer every day, it’s like raising her in your home.” After saying that, he fell into a dream.

Although Xiao Zhu'er was thin, she didn't have any other diseases. Her appetite was very small, and she could only eat half as much as Li Ge'er. Chen Afu took the two children to the space quietly when no one was around. Even Jin Yanzi and Jin Bei were very sympathetic to Xiao Zhu'er and gave her more green bird's nest than her other brothers and sisters.

On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Chu Lingxuan, Mr. Chu San, and Chu Lingwei went to the countryside. Chu Lingxuan went to see Uncle Luo and persuaded Chen together. Mr. San and his son went to visit the old man.

Originally, the old man and his son should have returned to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. But because Luo Xunfu was going, the old marquis did not want to return to Beijing, so the old man had to celebrate the New Year in the countryside with his son.

When Chu Lingxuan was not around, Chen Afu stayed in the space except for the midnight hour when he would be outside, waiting for the two mothers to come in and wipe their children's poop and wash their butts.

Maybe it is true that the smaller the child is, the faster he grows. Although Xiao Yu'er doesn't eat much, he grows very well. He has gained one and a half kilograms in just over ten days, only half a kilogram less than Li Ge'er.

The little girl's face and arms have become fleshy, and her butt has become two "half circles". The little girl is finally good-looking and looks very pretty and cute.

Seeing this little girl, Chen Afu and the third wife felt relieved.

On New Year's Eve, Mrs. Chu San and Chu Lingwei had lunch at the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion and then returned to the Xijin Marquis' Mansion. During the New Year, people have to stay up at home to celebrate the New Year.

As soon as the mother and son left, Rong'an Hall fell silent. Now there were no other adult masters in the mansion, only Chen Afu, who was not allowed to leave the house.

After having a royal banquet with the prince in the palace, he came directly to the Chu family. He said he wanted to stay here to celebrate the New Year, and it was too lonely to be alone in the palace.

Yuger and Xiaoyuer jumped for joy and welcomed them, while Chu Hanyan smiled with her lips pursed.

Chen Ahfu disagreed and said, "Today is a special day. The Queen Mother and the Emperor didn't let you stay in the palace so late. They wanted you to stay in your own palace to celebrate the New Year. Only then can the palace prosper in the coming year. If you come to us, wouldn't that be a waste of their kindness?"

The prince's eyes were red, and he said hesitantly, "I know this, but I just don't want to spend the New Year alone. It's such a big place, and I'm the only master. It's very lonely." He pulled Chen Afu's sleeve and shook it, and said coquettishly, "Mother, just promise me."

It had been a long time since he called her mother, and it had also been a long time since he had acted like a spoiled child with her like this.

Chen Ahfu was already reluctant to leave him alone, and when he shook and called her, she felt even more distressed. But reason prevailed, and she stretched out her hand to touch his face, saying softly, "My dear child, I can't bear to leave you either. But the He Wang Mansion is your home, and you must stay there to celebrate the New Year." Seeing that He Wangye's tears were welling up, she quickly said, "Come and sleep here tomorrow night, in the east room, close to your mother."

After hearing this, Yuger and Xiaoyuer shouted unwillingly, "We want to sleep here too. We want to be close to mom."

Chu Hanyan also wanted to say that she was closer to her mother, but when she thought of her relationship with the prince, she held back and didn't say it.

After hearing this, the prince nodded reluctantly. He led his brothers and sisters to play in the yard for a while before leaving reluctantly.