Chapter 667 Does your family have a throne to inherit?
"Then I'll be waiting."
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes narrowed with laughter as he said, "I remember there's a lot of gunpowder over at the Eighteen Villages. When the time comes, we can use that gunpowder not only to attack the enemy and set off fireworks, but also to build roads!"
"Build a road?" Jun Lie's eyes sparkled when he heard the news. He said, "Yuer, why didn't we think of this before?"
"Come here, summon all the cabinet ministers into the palace." Jun Lie couldn't wait to discuss the specific method of road construction. He said admiringly, "Yu'er, you have the best idea!"
Jun Lie spun around with Xiao Jiuyue in his arms, saying happily, "Yuer, now the progress of the road construction can be accelerated a lot!"
"Yeah." Xiao Jiuyue climbed onto his shoulders, looking at his beaming face, and said, "You thought of that, too, but you didn't think of the road construction aspect."
Xiao Jiuyue was very happy. After the roads leading to various places were repaired, the people would be able to go visit other places!
When Xiao Xingxing grows up a little, she will be able to go out and see the beautiful scenery of South Vietnam.
Jun Lie was very quick and quickly discussed with the ministers the matter of using gunpowder to build the road.
Xiao Jiuyue watches the little star grow up little by little every day, and her heart is full of a sense of accomplishment.
In October, it was Xiao Xingxing’s one-year-old birthday. Xiao Xingxing was born in Mingzhou and there was no full-moon ceremony for him.
On the hundredth day, Jun Lie had just ascended the throne. The coronation ceremony, the queen-ennobling ceremony, and various court celebrations were held, which resulted in the hundredth day not being held.
Before Xiao Xingxing's first birthday even started, Jun Lie had already started preparing for her first-year birthday ceremony.
The Ministry of Rites has revised the text several times due to Jun Lie's various requests.
The court officials had long understood Jun Lie's hint.
Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.
"The Emperor truly values Yue'er and loves Little Xingxing. He even asked the Ministry of Rites to go above and beyond to organize a one-year-old birthday ceremony." Xiao Fu returned home and chatted with Su Su, saying, "Suniang, when we get back, you have to talk to Yue'er and ask her to have another son!"
As the father-in-law of the emperor, Xiao Fu is under a lot of pressure!
In the vast imperial harem of three palaces and six courtyards, there is only Xiao Jiuyue, the harem is empty, and Yue'er only gave birth to a daughter as her first child.
The court officials wrote to the emperor several times, hoping to enrich his harem, but the emperor either used his own illness as an excuse or talked about how the people were grateful to Yue'er for her free medical treatment.
There will be no problem in the short term, but over time, if there is no successor to the royal family, Yue'er's position as queen will be unstable!
Xiao Fu went to court every day, and there were people who flattered him and there were people who said sarcastic things about him.
"Master, it's not like we can just give birth to a son anytime soon." Su Su was also worried about this. She said, "How about we give these to Little Xingxing for his birthday?"
Su Su had been picking and choosing recently. She took out a long list of gifts, handed it over, and said, "Look, do you want to add some more?"
"Wait a minute, let me take a look." Xiao Fu looked at the gift list in Su Su's hand. This long gift list made Xiao Fu stunned. He said, "Su Niang, although Xiao Xingxing is your granddaughter, isn't this gift list too much?"
"That's all for Chaochao's first birthday celebration." Although Xiao Fu usually doesn't take care of things, Chaochao, as the fourth generation of the Xiao family and the first great-grandson, had his first birthday celebration celebrated with great fanfare.
"That's right, then I'll add one or two more." Su Su looked at the gift list and said, "Yao'er told me yesterday that she wanted to add more things."
Su Su said with a smile: "Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, it's already been a year."
Su Su still remembered when she went to Mingzhou last year. At that time, there was a big chaos in the palace. The emperor was forced to the Tongzhou camp, and the entire palace was occupied by Yongzhao's people. In just one year, Yue'er became the queen, and little Xingxing was already one year old.
Xiao Jiuyue was very happy about Xiao Xingxing's birthday ceremony, and all the officials came to congratulate her. Although she felt that Jun Lie's event was a bit too grand, she was happy in her heart.
"This, is this a seal?"
At the one-year-old celebration, when Little Star caught the seal, everyone fell silent, and then a round of applause rang out: "Well done, my daughter, you are as good as any man. You should learn more from your mother in the future!"
Jun Lie held Little Star in his arms and didn't think there was anything wrong with Little Star catching the seal.
Since the emperor had spoken, the people watching nearby naturally all praised him. They praised whatever words sounded nice.
Everyone went to the theater to listen to a play. Xiao Jiuyue took Xiao Xingxing to change clothes and fill their stomachs.
"Yuer, don't worry too much. Xiao Xingxing is a princess, so it's normal for her to get the seal. She is the emperor's eldest daughter, so she naturally has power in her hands."
Su Su looked at the little star in festive attire and praised, "Our little star is getting prettier and prettier."
"She takes after her mother and grandmother, so of course she's pretty." Xiao Jiuyue was very confident about her daughter's appearance.
"You really don't know how to be humble at all."
Su Su felt embarrassed by what Xiao Jiuyue said. She looked at the hand holding Little Star and asked, "Little Star is one year old now. Have you asked Elder Wang to check on you? How is your body recovering?"
"Mom, do you want to ask me if I want a second child?" Xiao Jiuyue immediately understood what Su Su wanted to ask.
Su Su cleared her throat and said, "Yuer, if it were an ordinary family, it wouldn't matter if you were born a few years later, but your son-in-law is the emperor after all..."
"I understand." Xiao Jiuyue understood a catchphrase in later generations: Does your family have a throne to inherit?
Now the man she married has become the emperor. For her, he gave up the three thousand beauties in his harem. Naturally, she cannot make things difficult for Jun Lie.
A son is definitely going to be born.
"Mom, I'll go see Master later to see how my body is doing." Xiao Jiuyue wanted to have a baby, but she would not take risks with her own body.
"Didn't the imperial physician check your pulse?" Su Su asked doubtfully.
Xiao Jiuyue whispered a few words in her ear, and Su Su's eyes lit up: "You want twins? No, having two twins at once is definitely better, but it's too dangerous!"
"Yu'er, eat your meal one bite at a time, and it's best to give birth to the children one by one!" Su Su grabbed her hand worriedly. She had seen many women who died during childbirth due to difficult labor. She didn't want Xiao Jiuyue to risk her life just to give birth to two children at once!
Giving birth to one child is at least safe, but giving birth to two at once is more dangerous.
"Yuer, safe births of twins are very rare. You must not be confused." Su Su reminded her anxiously.
"Mom, I'm just talking. You still have to listen to Master when the time comes." Xiao Jiuyue said comfortingly. Feeling Su Su's anxious worry, her excitement slowly calmed down.
She was really anxious and lost her composure. This was South Vietnam, and there were no medical conditions like in later generations. It was really not easy to have a safe delivery when pregnant with twins.
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