Chapter 203: Sweet Daily Life (Part 7)

"I dreamed again that a ball flew into my stomach." Jiang Zhaoyue said in a daze.

Pei Jingzhou thought Jiang Zhaoyue had just encountered something bizarre and frightened her. When he heard her talk about the dream, he just breathed a sigh of relief, but then he became nervous again and asked, "Is it the same as Huai Yuanyao?"

Jiang Zhaoyue nodded: "Yes."

"Hasn't your period come in the past two days?" Pei Jingzhou remembered that Jiang Zhaoyue would have her period in the next two days and would feel a little uncomfortable, so he didn't do anything rash.

Jiang Zhaoyue shook his head: "No."

It seems she is pregnant... Pei Jingzhou was not sure. He held Jiang Zhaoyue's hand and said, "Let's go back and call the imperial physician to take a look."

Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.

After returning to Fengyi Palace, Pei Jingzhou handed Yuan Yao to the wet nurse and ordered people to call over Imperial Physicians Niu, Ma and Yang.

After a diagnosis by the three imperial doctors, they unanimously concluded that Jiang Zhaoyue was pregnant.

Pei Jingzhou hurriedly asked, "How is the Queen's health now?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Empress is in good health and her pulse is steady and strong." said Imperial Physician Niu.

Pei Jingzhou already knew many precautions when Jiang Zhaoyue was pregnant last time, but he was worried that Jiang Zhaoyue's second pregnancy would be different from the first, so he asked again: "So what should I pay attention to in my daily life?"

Imperial Physician Niu said it seriously.

Pei Jingzhou listened attentively and took it to heart, then instructed the three imperial doctors to put the Queen's health first.

The three imperial physicians solemnly accepted the order, and Imperial Physician Niu continued, "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will return to the Imperial Hospital to make preparations."

Pei Jingzhou nodded.

The three imperial doctors left.

Pei Jingzhou called Xiangqiao, Nanny Yun, Hongcao and others over, announced that Jiang Zhaoyue was pregnant, ordered them to take good care of her, and then looked at Jiang Zhaoyue.

Jiang Zhaoyue touched her belly.

Pei Jingzhou sat down in front of her and hugged her.

"She's really pregnant again." Jiang Zhaoyue whispered.

"Yeah." Pei Jingzhou responded.

Jiang Zhaoyue turned to look at Pei Jingzhou: "When did you get pregnant?"

"I don't know." After Yuan Yao was born, Pei Jingzhou and Jiang Zhaoyue were both very busy and didn't want to have children for the time being, so they were more careful during sex.

However, this year both of them had things on track, so they stopped paying attention and occasionally played some ridiculous games.

I didn't expect it to be available so soon.

Jiang Zhaoyue said, "I don't know if it's a boy or a girl."

Pei Jingzhou said: "Both men and women are welcome."

“I think both men and women can do it.”

"Um."

Jiang Zhaoyue sighed.

Pei Jingzhou asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Jingzhou and said, "I am such a beautiful woman, and I am going to give birth to your second child. It's really a bargain for you."

Pei Jingzhou smiled: "That's right, I am lucky enough to have children with you."

Jiang Zhaoyue raised her chin slightly, bright and proud: "It's good that you know."

Pei Jingzhou loved to see her like this, and said with a smile: "I will always remember it in my heart."

"Ah." Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly exclaimed.

Pei Jingzhou was startled and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

"Yuan Yao doesn't know about this yet. Can he accept it?" Yuan Yao has been the apple of everyone's eye since he was born. If he had a younger sister or brother, they would definitely take away some of his love, and he would probably feel a gap in his heart.

Pei Jingzhou understood Jiang Zhaoyue's meaning and said, "I'll tell him."

Jiang Zhaoyue thought for a moment and said, "Let me talk to him."

Pei Jingzhou continued: "Let's talk to him together tomorrow."

Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Jingzhou: "Okay."

The two chatted for a while, and after taking a shower, Jiang Zhaoyue went to bed first.

Pei Jingzhou reviewed the memorials for a while before going to bed. He hugged the sleeping Jiang Zhaoyue and gently stroked her cheek. Thinking that there was another little life in her belly, he felt happy and distressed. He couldn't help but kiss her fair face and fell asleep with his forehead against hers.

Before dawn the next day, Pei Jingzhou went to court.

Jiang Zhaoyue slept until she woke up naturally and saw Pei Jingzhou and Yuan Yao lying in front of the bed. The big one and the small one looked alike and were very good-looking. Just one look at them made people happy.

"Mother." Yuan Yao called.

Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and asked, "What are you doing?"

Yuan Yao smiled with his eyes curved: "You finally woke up."

Jiang Zhaoyue responded: "Well, have you been waiting here for a long time?"

"Yes, I've been waiting for a long, long time. Father said that we can't disturb Mother and let her wake up naturally."

"Then you will watch the Queen Mother sleep in front of the bed."

"Yes." Yuan Yao nodded.

"Why are you so well-behaved?" Jiang Zhaoyue touched Pei Jingzhou's handsome face with one hand and Yuan Yao's face with the other.

Yuan Yao turned his head to look at his father, then covered his mouth with his two little hands and laughed secretly.

Jiang Zhaoyue asked: "What are you laughing at?"

"The Queen Mother also touched the Emperor's face." Yuan Yao said happily.

Pei Jingzhou was already used to Jiang Zhaoyue holding his face, touching it, and stealing kisses, but it was all done in private. The first time it happened in front of his son, he was slightly startled. He was about to put on a stern father's face and was about to brush Jiang Zhaoyue's hand away, but he heard Jiang Zhaoyue say, "Yes, because the Queen Mother likes the Emperor."

"Does the Queen Mother like the Emperor?" Yuan Yao asked.

"Well, my mother loved Yuan Yao's father very much, so she gave birth to Yuan Yao." Jiang Zhaoyue said.

Upon hearing this, Pei Jingzhou's heart felt like it was soaked in a jar of honey, and it was sweet everywhere. The corners of his mouth raised involuntarily. He couldn't keep a stern face like a strict father, and he was reluctant to wipe away Jiang Zhaoyue's hand. He watched Jiang Zhaoyue and Yuan Yao talking quietly.

"So both mother and father like Yuan Yao very much." Jiang Zhaoyue said.

Yuan Yao understood the meaning of "I like it so much" and was extremely happy. He said in a baby voice, "I like my mother and father so much, too!"

"Really?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.

"It's even better than Jin Guru!" Yuan Yao said solemnly.

"What is the Golden Guru Stick?" Pei Jingzhou asked in confusion.

"The Golden Guru Stick is the Golden Guru Stick, the weapon of the Great Sage. With a "Hey Yo" sound, it can knock down a hundred bad guys!" Yuan Yao introduced it to Pei Jingzhou very seriously.

Seeing that Pei Jingzhou still didn't understand, Jiang Zhaoyue said, "It's the weapon used by the Monkey King in the storybook Journey to the West. It's very powerful."

Jiang Zhaoyue had read many storybooks and would tell some of them to Yuan Yao every day, such as "Journey to the West", "Calabash Brothers", "Ma Liang's Magic Brush", etc.

Pei Jingzhou had listened to it several times. These stories were more elegant, profound, interesting, lively and lovely than the ones Jiang Zhaoyue usually read, such as the lonely young woman, the handsome scholar, the handsome widower and the fallen general.

He allowed Jiang Zhaoyue to tell Yuan Yao the story every day, which influenced Yuan Yao and made him become more imaginative and cute.

"Yes, yes, it's the weapon of the Great Sage Monkey King!" Yuan Yao was extremely proud, as if he was a relative of the Great Sage.

Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Yuan Yao and took the opportunity to express her concerns: "If the Queen Mother and the Emperor had another child, would you like it very much?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jingzhou looked at Yuan Yao and waited with bated breath for Yuan Yao's answer.

Yuan Yao was stunned and asked, "Will the Queen Mother and the Emperor have another child?"

"Yes." Jiang Zhaoyue replied.

Yuan Yao thought for a moment and asked, "Is he my younger brother?"

Jiang Zhaoyue said: "It might be my sister."

Yuan Yao asked again: "Do they call me brother?"

"Yes." Jiang Zhaoyue asked tentatively, "Is it okay?"

Yuan Yao thought about it again, and then said decisively: "Sure!"

Jiang Zhaoyue's face lit up with joy: "Is it really possible?"

Yuan Yao nodded: "Sure."

"Will you like him?"

"I like it."

"Really like it?"

"Yes, the Great Sage has brothers and sisters." Yuan Yao counted on his chubby fingers: "Bull Demon King, Dragon Demon King, Peng Demon King, Lion King, Monkey King and Ape King, right?"

"Yes." Jiang Zhaoyue didn't expect the little guy to remember it so clearly.

Yuan Yao continued, "The Calabash Brothers also have brothers and sisters: the eldest, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh."

Jiang Zhaoyue followed up, "So you also want to have brothers and sisters?"

Yuan Yao nodded: "I thought so."

"The Queen Mother is pregnant with a baby now," Jiang Zhaoyue said.

Yuan Yao opened his eyes wide and slowly looked at Jiang Zhaoyue's lower abdomen: "Where is it?"

Jiang Zhaoyue sat up, took Yuan Yao's small fleshy hand, and stroked her flat belly: "He is here, but he is too small. You can't feel it now. When he grows up a little, you will be able to feel it."

"Is he so small?" Yuan Yao was extremely surprised.

"Yes, after he was born, he called you Big Brother."

"Can he call me Big Brother? Zhu Bajie always calls me Big Brother the Great Sage."

Jiang Zhaoyue smiled when he heard this: "Okay, when he is born, let him call you Big Brother."

Yuan Yao said happily: "When the time comes, I will hold the Golden Gollum Stick and protect him."

Jiang Zhaoyue praised: "What a good brother, no, what a good senior brother."

"Yeah." Yuan Yao accepted the fact that Jiang Zhaoyue was pregnant with her second child.

Jiang Zhaoyue didn't expect it to be so smooth, she looked at Pei Jingzhou.

"Now you can rest assured and take care of your pregnancy, right?" Pei Jingzhou asked.

Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.

Pei Jingzhou caressed Yuan Yao's little face lovingly and whispered, "Even if you have brothers and sisters, your father will still love you."

Yuan Yao didn't hear it and continued to touch Jiang Zhaoyue's belly.

Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and kissed Yuan Yao's little chubby face.

Yuan Yao raised his little face and asked, "Mother, why are you kissing me?"

Jiang Zhaoyue smiled with her eyes curved: "My mother likes you very much, so she wants to kiss you."

"Mother, I'm so happy when you say that. It's warm here." Yuan Yao touched his little heart and spoke in a milky voice.

"Because you like mother so much."

"Um."

"Then your mother will give you a kiss too." Jiang Zhaoyue leaned her cheek towards Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao kissed her without hesitation, then covered his mouth with his little hands and giggled, looking very cute.

Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou's eyes softened at the same time.

After Yuan Yao laughed, he touched Jiang Zhaoyue's belly again. After that, he came to touch Jiang Zhaoyue's belly every morning and asked if the little pig had grown up.

As he touched her, Jiang Zhaoyue's belly grew bigger. When the first fetal movement kicked Yuan Yao, the little guy was scared.

Jiang Zhaoyue said: "Yuan Yao is not afraid, Xiaobao is greeting the eldest brother."

"Does he like me?" Yuan Yao asked.

"yes."

Yuan Yao carefully lay down on Jiang Zhaoyue's belly, kissed her belly through her clothes and said, "Xiaobao, the eldest brother greets you too."

Xiaobao kicked Jiang Zhaoyue in the belly again.

Yuan Yao sensed it and jumped up excitedly: "Mother! Xiaobao greeted me again!"

"Yeah, he likes you!"

"I like him, too."

"You both like each other."

"Uh-huh."

After that, Yuan Yao looked forward to the birth of Xiaobao every day.

When Jiang Zhaoyue was pregnant with Yuan Yao, Pei Jingzhou stayed with her for more than five months, and then went to the battlefield.

This time, he didn't have to go to the battlefield. He watched with his own eyes as Jiang Zhaoyue's belly grew bigger and bigger, and her body became heavier and heavier, making it even more uncomfortable for her to sleep at night.

He felt so distressed that he would come back to accompany Jiang Zhaoyue and Yuan Yao as soon as he finished his work every day. He would turn Jiang Zhaoyue over at night so that she could sleep better.

At this time, there were still some short-sighted court officials who said that the queen was in poor health and could not serve the emperor, and hoped that the emperor would consider the future of Dajin.

This was the first time Pei Jingzhou got angry in the court: "Is it for the future of the Jin Dynasty that I have a child?

"In history, tyrants have more children than anyone else, but what was the result?

"The future of the Great Jin lies in raising every child born, not just my own.

"Don't try to force your women into the palace under the pretext of caring about the Great Jin, seeking wealth and glory.

"After you return home, you will see how hard it was for your mother to give birth to you, how hard your wife worked to raise your children, how arrogant your son is, and how wronged your daughter is."

The ignorant court officials dared not speak.

Pei Jingzhou glanced at all the court officials: "My queen worked so hard to give birth to my child, and you don't mention her contribution. I feel sorry for her efforts!"

The court officials all saw that the emperor was determined to protect the queen, and no one dared to say anything during the queen's pregnancy. They also instructed their family members not to touch the emperor's sensitive spot.

Jiang Zhaoyue arrived at the day of delivery happily.

Pei Jingzhou, Yuan Yao and others were waiting anxiously outside.

Jiang Zhaoyue had given birth once and had experience, but she still cried out in pain this time.

Pei Jingzhou and Yuan Yao shuddered when they heard this.

"Father, the Queen Mother seems to be in pain." Yuan Yao said.

When Yuan Yao was born last time, Pei Jingzhou didn't know that this was his first time witnessing Jiang Zhaoyue giving birth. He was so nervous that his whole body was tense and painful, and he couldn't say a word.

Princess Duojia comforted him, "Brother, don't worry too much. The eldest sister-in-law gave birth once before, so this time it will be quick."

Pei Jingzhou seemed unable to hear and was still nervous.

Yuan Yao stared straight at the door.

Time passes by little by little.

Two hours later, a loud cry was finally heard.

Princess Duojia and others exclaimed happily: "It's born! It's born!"

Yuan Yao asked, "Is Xiaobao born?"

"Yes, the little treasure is born." Princess Duojia said.

The midwife came out holding Xiaobao.

Pei Jingzhou asked, "How is the Queen?"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Queen has given birth to a little princess. Both mother and daughter are safe." said the midwife.

Safety.

Pei Jingzhou only heard the word "safe" and his body relaxed, and he staggered two steps.

Princess Duojia quickly supported him.

"I'm fine." Before Jiang Zhaoyue gave birth, the imperial physician said that outsiders should not easily enter the room when the queen was giving birth, so as to avoid causing infection or something like that, so Pei Jingzhou was waiting outside.

The midwife brought the baby over to show everyone.

"Let me see, let me see." Yuan Yao said anxiously.

Princess Duojia picked up Yuan Yao and looked at the little treasure in the midwife's arms.

Yuan Yao frowned and said, "Isn't it a little pig? Why is it a little monkey?"

Princess Duojia and others laughed when they heard this.

At this time, the imperial physician said that it was time to see the Queen.

Pei Jingzhou was the first to rush in.

Yuan Yao immediately followed: "Father, wait for me, I want to see Mother too!"

Princess Duojia and others were not able to go in, so they stayed outside to guard.

Jiang Zhaoyue turned around and saw Pei Jingzhou and Yuan Yao.

Pei Jingzhou and Yuan Yao burst into tears instantly.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked weakly and hoarsely.

Before Pei Jingzhou could speak, Yuan Yao cried, "Mother, your hair is wet, your face is pale, and you look like you're sick. I feel so bad, wuwuwu."