Upon hearing this, Gou Dan immediately said, "My mother is just teasing you. You wouldn't be that stupid. If you brought back a fake one from outside, wouldn't my mother have a reason to abandon you?"

Ning Yirong: "..." Is it a good thing that my son is too smart? "Your mother would never abandon your father."

"Hehe... Father, I'm going to see Mother."

"Your mother is resting now. Go and see your brothers first."

"oh."

After Gou Dan left, Ning Yirong went back to be with Sisi.

Sisi is sleeping soundly.

Ning Yirong sat down next to Sisi and gently touched her face. "You heartless little thing, even Gou Dan knows you're always thinking of abandoning me."

On the other side, as soon as Gou Dan arrived, he saw the Emperor Emeritus, Empress Dowager, Emperor, and Empress fighting over the child...

Dog Egg blinked.

Or perhaps he should go see his mother first.

"Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandfather, grandmother, can I hug you?"

Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, grandfather, and grandmother all said at the same time, "No, you're too young."

Little Dog Egg: "..." He'd better go see his mother; he's fallen out of favor now. "Can I see her?"

It's still worth taking a look.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor, who had snatched the little prince, knelt down to let Gou Dan take a look.

After seeing it, Gou Dan only had two feelings: "So ugly, so small."

The Emperor Emeritus looked at Gou Dan and laughed, "You were just as ugly when you were born."

Dog Egg didn't believe it. "Great-grandfather, don't try to fool me. I'm a famous handsome boy in the capital."

"Hahahaha... Your great-grandfather wasn't lying to you. If you don't believe me, go ask your mother."

"Okay. Can I touch them?" My two younger brothers may be a little ugly, but they are still my brothers. I can't dislike them; I am the older brother.

After receiving permission, Gou Dan gently patted his two ugly younger brothers and then came to find Si Si.

After a good night's sleep, Sisi opened her eyes to find her eldest son lying beside her bed, looking at her with a conflicted expression... M.cascoo.net

Sisi gently touched Gou Dan's chubby face. "Son, what's troubling you?"

Little Gou Dan looked at Si Si and tentatively said, "Mom, I remember there's a saying that a son doesn't despise his mother for being ugly."

Sisi thought her mother looked unwell after giving birth. "Mom will recover in a few days."

"...Mother, that's not what I meant. I meant that since your son doesn't mind that you're ugly, then wouldn't you also mind that your son is ugly?"

"Of course."

Little Gou Dan was relieved. "Mom, my second and third brothers are really ugly, even uglier than Little White's clown dog."

The "little brother" that Gou Dan mentioned is Lao Bai's eldest son, who is one year younger than Gou Dan.

Sisi laughed as soon as she heard that. "Babies are all ugly when they are first born, but they grow up to be beautiful. You were pretty ugly when you were first born too."

"..." His mother said so too, so it seems to be true. "I thought my great-grandfather was just kidding me. He said I was quite ugly when I was born."

Sisi gently rubbed Gou Dan's little head. "Are your great-grandfather and the others trying to take the child away right now?"

“Yes.” Gou Dan pouted. “I want to hug my younger brothers, but my great-grandfather won’t let me.”

Sisi sat up and pulled Gou Dan into her arms. "Don't even mention you, your mother and father won't be able to hold him for another month."

"ah?"

"When you were just born, your great-grandfather and the others were like that too, fighting over it every day, so much so that your mother and father couldn't get a turn."

Gou Dan rubbed against Si Si. "I thought my great-grandfather and the others didn't love me anymore."

"How could that be? Where's your father?"

"When my dad saw me arrive, he went to tell my grandma the good news."

"Let's give our younger brothers two nicknames. What would you like them to be called?"

"I'd like them to be called Gousheng and Gouwa, is that okay?"

"Okay. Who's called Gousheng? Who's called Gouwa?"

"How about we name the second brother Gouwa and the third brother Gousheng?"

"OK."

After Ning Yirong returned from the Yun family, Sisi told him that the second and third sons had nicknames, given to them by Gou Dan.

Ning Yirong hugged Gou Dan and kissed him. "You're the older brother now. You need to set a good example for your younger brothers."

"Okay. Dad, have you gone to see my brother yet?"

"He went. Dad only took one look before your great-grandfather and the others kicked him out."

"Hehe... Father, you've fallen out of favor too."

"Yeah. When Gouwa and Gousheng grow up, we'll spank their bottoms, okay?"

"good."

Over here, the three out-of-favor group are seriously discussing how long it will be before they can spank Gouwa and Gousheng's little bottoms.

Meanwhile, after learning that Sisi had given birth to two sons, Fengchan began preparing. Fengchan was going to offer incense to the Goddess of Fertility.

Her daughter now has three sons, which is enough to satisfy the Emperor Emeritus, Empress Dowager, Emperor, and Empress. Whether or not she has more children is up to her daughter.

Yun Yuqi was relieved to learn that Sisi had given birth to two sons. The Emperor had no reason to force the Crown Prince to take a concubine.

Soon, news spread that Sisi had given birth to twins.

Mrs. Niu also found out.

That evening, after General Niu returned, Madam Niu dismissed all the servants from the house. "Xiao Liu has given birth to two sons."

"I understand. What? Are you envious?"

"No," Madam Niu whispered, moving closer to General Niu, "Isn't the royal family most averse to having twins?"

General Niu was taken aback. "I hadn't thought of that until you mentioned it. But don't worry. The Ning family's royal family is different from the royal families of the past. The royal families of the past were numerous and prosperous. Now His Majesty only has one grandson. Even if Xiao Liu had three, let alone two, His Majesty would be overjoyed."

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