Under tight protection and meticulous care, Li Yunyan gave birth to twins and a son safely.
Consort Shu came again in person, bringing a huge pile of palace gifts that dazzled everyone. She also brought Yun'er, Hui'er, and Xi'er back with her.
Li Yunyan hadn't seen her three children for a long time. Now that she saw them, she felt that they had all grown taller, become more sensible, and were more well-behaved than before.
"Mother has raised her three children so well!"
Consort Shu hugged her three newborn grandchildren and showered them with affection, while humbly saying, "These three are very sensible. I take care of them without any trouble at all. Even His Majesty likes them very much and asks me to take them to the Imperial Study to show him every day!"
Gu Yingzhi interjected, "Mother, then you should take a few more back to the palace! Anyway, I have many children!"
Consort Shu smacked him, "You're a father of six, and you still talk so carelessly! Be careful your father punishes you when he finds out!"
Gu Yingzhi rubbed his head and grinned foolishly. He really felt that with so many children, Yanyan would forget about him as her husband whenever she looked at the kids!
Consort Shu shook her head helplessly and chatted with Li Yunyan: "Before Yingzhi had children, I was worried every day, afraid that he would grow old alone! Thanks to you, Yunyan, you are a blessing. You have given me six little grandchildren all at once. Now I have no worries at all!"
"Your daughter-in-law is just lucky! It's all thanks to Mother's care. The nannies you arranged are all very experienced and took good care of your daughter-in-law! With their help, your daughter-in-law was able to give birth so smoothly!"
After Li Yunyan finished speaking, she grabbed Gu Yingzhi's hand and praised him profusely, "And the prince's thoughtfulness made me feel very safe throughout my pregnancy. I lived happily and carefree every day."
Gu Yingzhi and Consort Shu were overjoyed by her praise, smiling as they played with the child. For a moment, a warm and pleasant atmosphere filled the entire scene, as if even the air itself had become sweeter.
Consort Shu stayed in Qingyang City for almost a month before she had to return to the palace.
But when the day came to return to the palace, she was in a dilemma. She wanted to bring Yun'er, Hui'er, and Xi'er back to the palace to continue to accompany her, and she also wanted to bring her three little grandchildren back to the capital to show His Majesty. In short, she wanted to take them all with her!
Seeing how troubled she was, Li Yunyan came up with a solution for her.
"Mother, how about this? You take Yun'er, Hui'er, and Xi'er back to the palace first, and then the Prince and I will take the three children back to the capital to celebrate the New Year with you and Father Emperor this year?"
Consort Shu also thought it was feasible, since the three grandchildren were not even a month old and could not withstand the bumpy ride of a carriage.
"That's fine! Let's do as Yunyan said! I'll stay in the palace and wait for you to come back for the New Year!"
The couple both agreed.
As a result, before the Lunar New Year, Li Yunyan suddenly felt unwell, and when her pulse was checked... she found out that she was pregnant again!
At this time, the triplets were not even six months old!
Li Yunyan didn't take any medicine this time; it was all thanks to Gu Yingzhi's high dosage. He kept her busy every day and didn't even give her a day off!
She gritted her teeth and glared angrily at Gu Yingzhi. "What do you suggest we do? We've already promised Mother Consort. Are we going to disappoint her?"
Gu Yingzhi grinned smugly, shrugged, and lazily replied, "It's alright, I'll write a letter to my mother, she'll definitely understand!"
"Hmph!" Li Yunyan rolled her eyes at him. "I won't let you touch me anymore!"
"No, Yanyan!" He stopped grinning, put his arm around her waist, and raised his hand to swear, "I'll definitely be more careful from now on! Next year! We'll go back to the capital together next year!"
"snort!"
The following year... unsurprisingly, another unexpected event occurred!
Li Yunyan was going crazy. She felt that if she kept having children like this, she might end up as an old monster!
She quickly had the system seal her pregnancy again, and after giving birth to this child, she would never have another one.
Three years later, Li Yunyan and Gu Yingzhi, with their five children, entered the capital in a grand procession and finally reunited with their family in the palace.
At this time, Yun'er, Hui'er and Xi'er had grown into teenagers. Under the careful guidance of Consort Shu, each child was well-mannered and knowledgeable!
Gu Yingzhi had a sudden inspiration. When she left, she took three teenagers with her, leaving the other five children behind.
While scolding him angrily, Consort Shu hugged her five grandchildren and kissed them affectionately.
After Gu Yingzhi brought Yun'er, Hui'er, and Xi'er back to Qingyang City, he kept them by his side and taught them with all his heart.
Finally, when they were 15 years old, he left all the affairs of Qingyang City and his five younger siblings to the three of them, while he himself took Li Yunyan to travel around and rarely came home.
When they were 18, the couple came back to arrange their engagements and marriages. After their daughters-in-law took charge of the household, they completely let go of their responsibilities.
They traveled all over the country, enjoying food and medicine as they went, occasionally returning to Qingyang City for a few months before setting off in another direction. They lived a carefree and happy life.
Every time Li Yunyan came back, she would check on the health of her family members. Thanks to her frequent feeding, everyone in the family was in good health and rarely got sick.
Then came grandsons and great-grandsons, and the grandsons had sons and grandsons, gradually forming a super-large family.
In the last few years of their lives, the couple became too old to walk, so they returned to the palace they had built earlier to live out their remaining years in peace.
Finally, Li Yunyan passed away peacefully in the company of nearly a hundred children and grandchildren.
After driving away all his children and grandchildren, Gu Yingzhi lay down beside Li Yunyan's body and, just like when he was young, held her hand tightly in his palm.
"Yanyan, you've always been delicate. On the road to the Yellow Springs, with your husband by your side, you won't be afraid."
His voice was old, yet it carried a reassuring power. After listening to him finish speaking in the system, Li Yunyan nodded silently.
The emotions that had been suppressed before returned at this moment, and Li Yunyan was filled with grief and deeply missed each and every one of them.
"System, where do they go after they die?"
[…What happens next will only be known in the future. What you need to do now, host, is to head to the next small world and complete as many missions as possible!]
Li Yunyan repeatedly pondered the system's words, feeling that they were subtly hinting at something. She and the system were in the same boat, and there must be a reason why the system wanted her to complete more tasks.
"System, block my emotions!"
[Emotionally blocked...]
[Shall we proceed to the next small world?]
Li Yunyan's eyes gradually returned to calm.
"yes."
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