Qi Yichen helped Xu Jinyi wash and dress throughout the whole process, but she didn't move at all and was still very angry.

Looking at the whole table full of breakfast, with all kinds of food, Xu Jinyi's expression looked a little better.

But he couldn't stop making trouble for a moment.

"I want this chicken porridge and a fried dough stick."

"Take the dumplings away, they stink."

"Give me a tortilla and a bowl of steamed eggs."

Because Xu Jinyi had a poor appetite after she became pregnant, common breakfasts that would not appear in the palace also appeared.

Qi Yichen even personally invited his mother-in-law to stay in the palace for a while and asked her to help cook some of Xu Jinyi's favorite food.

Seeing how hard her daughter was suffering during her pregnancy, Mrs. Xu was heartbroken and directly brought all the cooks in her house into the palace.

Xu Jinyi now eats more than twice as much as before. After all, she is a pregnant woman, she gets hungry quickly and eats a lot.

After eating, she felt like going to the toilet again. After she finished, she sent Qi Yichen to court and continued to catch up on her sleep.

When Qi Yichen came back from court, she was still asleep.

Xu Jinyi was woken up by the urge to pee and was completely out of temper.

Sitting up, he looked up at the ceiling with a look of despair: "I don't ask for much. Can't I sleep for a full night? Can't I sleep for three hours straight?"

"well……"

Qi Yichen put down the pen he was using to mark memorials and walked over with a doting smile on his face.

"Thank you for your hard work, mother. When the children come out, I will help you teach them a lesson."

Xu Jinyi glanced at him and said, "You should teach yourself a lesson first."

"Tell someone to prepare something to eat. I'm hungry."

He got up to go to the bathroom, muttering to himself, "I eat when I wake up, and sleep when I'm full. I feel like I'm turning into a pig."

Qi Yichen burst out laughing. Who would say that about himself?

And even though Xu Jinyi eats a lot, it's actually okay. Her figure hasn't changed. Apart from her bulging belly, there's no change in other parts of her body.

The medical technology at that time was quite backward, and even the number of babies in Xu Jinyi's belly could not be seen.

By the time Xu Jinyi was five months pregnant, her belly had become quite bulging. The Empress Dowager, who had been pregnant and given birth before, stared at Xu Jinyi's big belly with a strange look.

"Queen, your belly is only five months, but why does it look bigger than an average seven-month-old? Did you eat too much?"

At this time, the Queen Mother had not yet thought about multiple births. After all, the chance of having twins was small. She was just a little worried because she saw Xu Jinyi eating so much every day.

But the baby in my belly is too big and it will be difficult to give birth when the time comes.

It is certainly difficult for ordinary people to conceive twins, but for Xu Jinyi, it is as simple as eating and drinking water.

There are so many people in the capital, but I have only heard of two or three families giving birth to twins.

Therefore, the imperial physician did not realize that Xu Jinyi was not carrying a child in her belly.

"Mother, I don't think there's a baby in my belly. When they moved, they pushed my belly up high, and I saw several little hands."

Her belly is thin and has little fat, so when the baby moves, her belly bulges out noticeably.

Of course, seeing a few little hands is deceptive, but it is true that the belly is bulging in several places at once.

The Empress Dowager was surprised and delighted when she heard this: "Really?"

Xu Jinyi nodded affirmatively: "There must be more than one child, but I don't know if it is two, three, or four."

"Baizhi, hurry up, go and ask the imperial physician to come over. Where is the midwife? Please ask the midwife to come and take a look too." The Empress Dowager was very excited.

If it were two children, she would be able to hold two grandchildren at once, which would be a great joy.

Looking at Xu Jinyi, the Empress Dowager's eyes showed a little more satisfaction.

"It's really a blessing for Yi'er to meet you."

The imperial physician came quickly, but couldn't tell anything after taking Xu Jinyi's pulse. However, the midwife asked her some questions and measured her waist circumference with a tape measure.

Finally, he confirmed the month with the imperial physician and clapped his hands excitedly: "Based on my experience, your Majesty, this time you are pregnant, I'm afraid you may have three children."

After saying this, the midwife seemed to remember something and her expression became serious.

The Empress Dowager's expression also changed from surprise to worry.

Three children. For ordinary people, there are huge risks when giving birth to twins. But with three children, the risk is...

If something happens and neither the fetus nor the mother survives, then... the Empress Dowager dare not imagine the consequences.

Even the imperial physician looked nervous. If things went wrong, their Imperial Hospital would be in trouble on the day Xu Jinyi gave birth.

Xu Jinyi looked at the solemn expressions of the few people and understood what they were worried about.

"Mother, why do you look like that? If it really were three or four children, that would be great. I could have three or four children with one pregnancy, and I'd suffer less than others."

"It's a great time saver, and if it's just one baby, a boy or a girl, that would be great."

The Empress Dowager forced a smile upon hearing this, thinking Xu Jinyi was just being casual, even though she was afraid herself. But she still tried to take care of her feelings first.

I feel both fondness and pity for Xu Jinyi.

When she gave birth to the emperor, she suffered heavy bleeding and was almost unable to be saved.

Even after being rescued, he fell ill and had to spend several years recuperating.

Staring at Xu Jinyi's big belly, the Empress Dowager felt very nervous.

Qi Yichen knew immediately that someone was calling for a doctor and rushed over in a hurry.

When Qi Yichen learned that Xu Jinyi was pregnant with multiple babies, his face was heavy.

Xu Jinyi, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened and even tried to comfort others: "Don't be like this, I'm pregnant, and you're all acting like I'm pregnant."

“It really affects my mood.”

The imperial physician quickly and carefully reminded her that emotions are very important for pregnant women, and she should relax and stay in a good mood.

Xu Jinyi originally wanted to reveal the news that she was not pregnant with a child.

This way they won't be startled when the day comes and babies are carried out of the delivery room one after another.

After all, having four babies in one pregnancy is a very rare occurrence, and the probability of it happening in ancient times was extremely small.

It is still possible in modern times, after all, some people will try to induce ovulation, but the result is also very difficult.

Looking at their expressions as if they were facing a great enemy, Xu Jinyi felt that he had made a wrong decision.

He had already treated Xu Jinyi, a pregnant woman, like a fragile doll, and now the situation had escalated to another level.

Time flies.

When Xu Jinyi woke up that day, he looked at the dark and cloudy sky and gloomy weather outside, and a strange feeling welled up in his heart.

Without thinking much, I was eating breakfast when a strong wind started to blow outside and loud thunder suddenly exploded.

The sudden thunder frightened Xu Jinyi so much that she dropped the spoon she was using to eat porridge.