Chapter 378 Born!
Xiao Ji did not lie and did what he said.
Four months later, Xiao Ji announced the decree to make Xiao An a king, and gave him the title King Ding.
Xiao An already had a mansion outside the palace, so even after he was crowned king, he still lived in the original mansion, just with a new plaque.
Although the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince had already lived in the palace for two or three months at this time, Xiao An was still very happy.
Four months later, Xie Yao had reached her due date.
Shanshan and Sibei returned to the capital a month ago. Shanshan naturally wanted to stay with Xie Yao, while Sibei wanted to work for Xiao Ji.
Si Bei used to be responsible for finding doctors for Xiao Ji, but now he no longer needs to find a doctor. Like Si Nan, he handles other matters.
The dispute between the two brothers in the northern border has now entered a white-hot stage, but the northern border is much more stable.
Pei Chen is training his troops, and if the Northern Frontier is stabilized and he wants to attack the Northern Frontier again, he will never show mercy.
On this day, Shanshan entered the palace and was talking with Xie Yao in Fengyi Palace.
Because Xie Yao's belly was getting bigger and the weather was getting hotter, Xiao Ji didn't want to let Xie Yao walk around, so he simply moved all his official duties to Fengyi Palace.
Only when there were ministers in front of him would he go to the Yangxin Palace to meet them in person.
Apart from that, he spent most of his time with Xie Yao and their two children.
Zhaozhao and Suisui are already one and a half years old and can walk now. The two little kids walk back and forth in Fengyi Palace all day long without stopping for a moment.
His body is crooked when he walks, which is very cute.
Shanshan's eyes followed the two little ones at this moment and said, "Xie Yao, Zhao Zhao and Sui Sui are really well behaved."
Xie Yao glanced at her and said, "Then you should get one for yourself."
Shanshan only looks young, but she is already seventeen.
When Shanshan heard Xie Yao's words, her eyes lit up, "Really?"
Xie Yao thought for a moment and said, "You can postpone it for another year or two. You are still a little young now."
"I can do it!" Shanshan said, patting his chest.
Seeing that Shanshan really liked him, Xie Yao didn't say anything else, thinking that she would ask the imperial doctors to take good care of him and ensure that Shanshan was safe...
Before this thought came to an end, Shanshan suddenly stood up, ran to Suisui in pink, picked her up and said, "Then I want Suisui!"
Xie Yao: “???”
After a brief moment of stunned silence, she understood what Shanshan meant and immediately laughed out of anger.
Zhuqing, Yuyan and others couldn't help laughing.
Naturally, they understood what the Queen meant, which was to let Miss Shanshan and Sibei have a child of their own.
But I didn’t expect that Shanshan’s request was this!
Just... insist!
Xie Yao was laughing, but suddenly frowned, her hand fell on her belly, and she calmly ordered, "Zhu Qing, go call the imperial physician and the midwife."
"I'm about to give birth."
The expressions of Zhuqing, Yuyan and others immediately became serious, but because Xiao Ji had already warned them about such things many times, they were not very panicked.
Everyone immediately performed their duties according to the tasks that had been assigned long ago, and the entire Fengyi Palace became busy in a chaotic but orderly manner.
But the most panicked one was Shanshan.
"Xie Yao, you are about to give birth, what should I do? What should I do now?"
Xie Yao looked at Shanshan.
Shanshan was holding Suisui in her arms. Suisui was walking fine at first, but was suddenly picked up and was struggling in dissatisfaction.
Shanshan holds the chubby Suisui in her arms, making her look even smaller.
Xie Yao looked at the anxiety and worry on Shanshan's face and said softly, "Then Shanshan, please take care of Zhaozhao and Suisui for me."
"Okay!" Shanshan agreed immediately, "Leave it to me, don't worry."
Xie Yao was already feeling the pain and her face turned pale. Zhu Qing and the others had packed up and were about to help Xie Yao to the bed.
Xiao Ji had already hurried in.
Xiao Ji was in Fengyi Palace, but because Shanshan came, he was reviewing memorials in a side hall.
At this moment, he still had a scent of ink on him. He walked quickly, with a worried look on his face, "Yaoyao!"
When he heard that Xie Yao was about to give birth, he rushed over immediately.
Xie Yao smiled at Xiao Ji, "Don't worry."
Xiao Ji came very quickly, but when he walked in front of Xie Yao, his movements were very gentle.
He picked up Xie Yao, carried her to the inner hall, and whispered, "Yaoyao, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Xie Yao gave another soothing smile, "I know, I'm not afraid."
Although she had given birth once and was really not afraid at this moment, she was still very happy when she heard Xiao Ji say this.
Everyone present had experienced Xie Yao's last childbirth. In this situation, Xiao Ji was the most helpless one.
Even though he was fully aware of the process and had gone through it many times with Zhu Qing and others, he was still nervous.
Xie Yao was placed on the bed.
Zhu Qing and others were busy inside and outside.
Xiao Ji walked back and forth beside the bed, staring at Xie Yao without blinking.
He was extremely worried, and also worried that walking around would annoy Xie Yao.
Xie Yao had already started having contractions, her face was pale, and her hair was wet with sweat.
Xiao Ji hurriedly wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief.
"Yaoyao, does it hurt? How about you hit me? Although I can't take your pain for you, I can feel the pain with you."
Xie Yao was just amused by Shan Shan's words, and now she was amused by Xiao Ji's words, but when she laughed, her stomach hurt even more.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Ji immediately fell silent. He squatted beside the bed, holding Xie Yao's hand tightly, and the sweat on his face was more than Xie Yao's.
Xie Yao raised her hand to wipe the sweat off Xiao Ji's forehead, "Don't be nervous."
Xiao Ji felt distressed when he saw Xie Yao's distressed look. "No more children. Let's not have any more children in the future, Yaoyao."
He couldn't bear to see Yaoyao suffer like this.
Normally, he would feel very distressed if Xie Yao frowned, let alone like this at this moment.
Xiao Ji's morning sickness had already subsided when Xie Yao was in the middle and late stages of her pregnancy, but he still tried his best to avoid getting too close to women in public.
But as she was giving birth at the moment, Xiao Ji naturally had no time to think about this.
He will continue to be "allergic", but he can tell others that he took medicine.
When Xie Yao heard Xiao Ji's words, her eyebrows curved slightly, "Your Majesty, when you were born, you also said something like this."
If Xiao Ji had heard such words in the past, he would have been jealous and would have chased Xie Yao to ask her whether he was better now or before.
But Xiao Ji didn't have that at this moment.
On the contrary, now that he had this thought, he felt more clearly how much he loved Xie Yao in the past.
Xiao Ji held Xie Yao's hand and kissed it on his lips.
At this time, the midwives and the imperial doctors were already in place. The midwives hesitated but still stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the queen is about to give birth. Please wait outside."
"No."
Xiao Ji refused outright, "I want to accompany the Queen."
He couldn't wait outside.
Even if he could not do anything but wait no matter where he was, he also wanted to see Xie Yao in reality, hold Xie Yao's hand, and wait by her side.
Everyone around looked at each other, wanting to speak but not daring to.
His Majesty was determined. They were all servants. Who dared to persuade them? They could only look at Xie Yao and hope that the Queen would say something.
But Xie Yao didn't say anything.
Xiao Ji stayed in the palace and stayed by Xie Yao's side all the time.
Xie Yao gave birth very quickly. After all, she had given birth before and had a special physique.
"Wow……"
Along with a clear cry, the whole hall was filled with voices of congratulations, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty, it's a little prince!"
"Yaoyao."
Xiao Ji just glanced at the child perfunctorily, then looked at Xie Yao again, his eyes full of pity, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xie Yao shook her head, "Let me see the child."
There is only one baby in this pregnancy, so the child is a little bigger than Zhaozhao Suisui when he was just born. He is white and plump, and looks very adorable.
Xie Yao's lips curled up slightly, "Like Your Majesty."
Xiao Ji followed Xie Yao's gaze, glanced at the child again, hummed, and said, "Yaoyao is right."
"Yaoyao, you will have plenty of time to see her in the future, so you should rest first." It's not that he doesn't love children. His love for Zhaozhao over the years is enough to prove many things.
But at this moment, he cared more about Xie Yao.
"Okay." Xie Yao nodded. She felt sticky all over and uncomfortable. Her husband did feel weak and tired and needed to rest.
Xiao Ji wiped Xie Yao's body personally without asking anyone else to do it for him. The palace maid also changed the bed sheets and quilts, opened the windows for ventilation, and let the blood smell dissipate.
The kitchen brought over ginseng chicken noodle soup. Xie Yao ate a small bowl and then took a rest.
Shanshan was outside playing with Zhaozhao and Suisui, and she was very worried about Xie Yao. When she heard that mother and child were safe, she breathed a sigh of relief.
He kissed Sui Sui on the face and said, "That's great!"
Zhao Zhao Suisui also liked this outgoing sister. Suisui grinned, revealing a few white little teeth.
The more I look at Shanshan, the more I like her.
She couldn't help but think, if she could bring Sui Sui home...
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When Xie Yao woke up, Xiao Ji was still sitting beside her bed, and there was a cradle in the hall.
"Yaoyao." Xiao Ji noticed her as soon as she woke up, and immediately asked with concern, "Are you still feeling uncomfortable? Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"
Xie Yao shook her head first and then nodded, "I'm hungry."
Xiao Ji immediately asked someone to bring food.
At this time, Shanshan, who was waiting outside, finally brought Shanshan and Suisui into the inner hall.
Shanshan let out a sigh of relief when she saw that Xie Yao looked normal, just a little weak.
In addition to Shanshan, Zhao's uncle-in-law, the eldest princess and Concubine Shu also came in person.
Xie Yao had no other female elders in the capital, so her aunt was naturally brought into the palace by Xiao Ji.
The eldest princess and Concubine Shu came on their own initiative.
After the cold winter, the eldest princess' health improved a lot.
They all looked at the newborn prince, and now looked at Xie Yao's condition, chatted with her for a few words, and then left without disturbing her too much.
Xie Yao had just given birth and needed a good rest.
It was already evening when Xie Yao woke up.
She guessed that Xiao Ji would not have the appetite to eat since he was with her, so she let him eat with her.
Of course Shanshan is also there.
"Xie Yao." Shan Shan said, "You need to take care of your health now. You have another child, so Sui Sui..."
When mentioning this, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji were both speechless.
After Xie Yao gave birth safely, Xiao Ji naturally knew why Xie Yao suddenly went into labor.
I laughed at Shanshan’s words.
His face darkened, "Miss Shanshan misunderstood Yaoyao's meaning." What a joke, although he has three children, he only has a girl, Suisui. How could she be given to Shanshan?
Xie Yao nodded helplessly.
Zhu Qing explained, "Miss Shanshan, the queen wants you to have a child yourself."
Shanshan's face fell in disappointment, "So... is this what you mean?"
Fortunately, she was so happy today, thinking that she could take Sui Sui away in the evening.
Xie Yao found it more and more funny.
Shan Shan left the palace with Si Bei with a disappointed look on her face. Before leaving, she said, "Xie Yao, I will come to see you and Sui Sui tomorrow."
As a person who came from a village dominated by women, her favorite person is Sui Sui.
After giving birth, Xie Yao needed to stay in confinement for a month, and these days were naturally mainly for resting her body.
However, Xiao Ji did not take the opportunity to exclude her from government affairs. He would inform Xie Yao when he made decisions on small matters, and would discuss big matters with Xie Yao.
Xie Yao had a good physical condition, so naturally she didn't really lie down for that long. She rested for a few days and then went back to doing what she needed to do as usual.
Xiao Ji felt very distressed about this.
He was almost the only one who took care of and accompanied Zhaozhao Suisui. As for the third child, he was given the nickname "Ruyuan" after Zhaozhao Suisui.
In the blink of an eye, another month has passed and it has been a full month as expected.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, a letter from the northern border." Si Nan walked in quickly and presented the letter to Xiao Ji with both hands.
The situation in the northern border was tense these days, with lightning traveling back and forth between the northern border and the capital several times.
The Wei siblings and Pei Chen and Zhao Ying, who were far away in the northern border, specially prepared gifts for Ruyuan, and they were sent to the palace a few days ago.
Xiao Ji opened the letter, took a look at it, and said, "The winner has been decided between Hu Yanyuan and Hu Yanye in the Northern Frontier."
There wasn't much surprise in his tone.
After all, it was such a big event in the Northern Frontier, so naturally they were involved. And hearing the tone, Xie Yao knew who the winner was.
"Hu Yanyuan won?"
"Yes." Xiao Ji nodded and handed the letter to Xie Yao.
Hu Yanye had a talent for military tactics and had previously wanted to invade the land of the Xia Kingdom. Although he was fighting alone, it would be easier for him to take power if the Xia Kingdom supported him.
But Hu Yanye is quite resourceful. After clearing up the court, he will definitely target the Xia Kingdom.
Hu Yanyuan is different.
He has been a hostage in Xia State for many years. Although his methods are not low, there are many forces in the northern border behind him this time.
Even if you win, you're just a puppet.
Before taking action against the Xia Kingdom, Huyan Yuan needs to compete with the old foxes who support him.
Huyan Yuan is not like Huyan Ye. He does not have the attitude to kill them all directly, nor does he have the ability to do so.
Once Huyan Yuan came to power, the Xia Kingdom could take the opportunity to invade.
The reason why Huyan Yuan was able to ascend to the throne smoothly was because at a critical moment, Huyan Ye was backstabbed by someone close to him.
Xie Yao finished reading, "Achan said that they have brought the person back from Northern Xinjiang and are now on their way back to Beijing."
"Your Majesty, please arrange for more escorts. It is better to be safe than sorry."
Xiao Ji nodded, "Okay, let's do as Yaoyao said."
Xiao Ji arranged for people to go to the northern border to welcome the meritorious officials of the Xia Kingdom. As for Xie Yao, he instructed Zhu Qing, "Go to Xuan Yue's residence..."
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