Chapter 177: The Dragon and Phoenix Fetus is Born, the Princess of Zhenbei Comes to Visit
There was a moment of chaos inside, but order was soon restored. However, Luo Jinan, who was outside, heard the midwife's shouting and thought something had happened. His legs went weak and he knelt on the ground.
"His Majesty-"
"Hurry, help me in."
"Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules..."
"I am the rule—"
Luo Jinan's eyes were red and he looked crazy, scaring everyone so much that they fell to their knees. The empress dowager stepped forward, helped him up and walked him inside.
After taking two steps, he saw Yanrong coming out holding a small bag.
She was unaware of what was going on outside, and said happily, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The little princess is weak, and the midwife said she shouldn't be exposed to the wind right now."
This one sentence stunned everyone. Dragon and phoenix fetuses? Two?
"Where's your queen?"
"The queen is exhausted and has fallen asleep." Yanrong saw that His Majesty was about to enter and quickly stretched out her hand to stop him, saying, "The queen looks a little wolfish, and I don't want Your Majesty to see it."
Luo Jinan stopped and looked inside worriedly for a while before turning around to look at the little person in the empress dowager's arms.
The newborn baby was not good-looking, but Luo Jinan loved it no matter how he looked at it. This was his and Nian Nian’s child, how great!
When the empress gave birth to a baby boy, the whole palace was filled with joy, except for the Imperial Hospital, which was filled with despair.
After returning from Fengyi Palace, the doctors took off their official uniforms and knelt in the courtyard. They knew they could not escape the blame.
So many people felt the pulse of the Queen's twins but no one could diagnose it. The Queen is blessed to have given birth safely today. If something unfortunate had happened... they dare not even think about it!
Luo Jin'an was indeed very furious. He didn't know what these doctors were doing. He almost wanted to kill them, but when he thought of his newborn children, he still didn't order the killing.
The doctors knelt in the Imperial Hospital for nearly two hours, and finally waited for the chief steward Mo Yan to arrive.
Mo Yan flicked his whisk and said loudly, "Please stand up, everyone. His Majesty was furious and wanted to punish several of you severely, but the Queen has begged for mercy. From now on, everyone will perform medical examinations for the palace ladies for three days as punishment!"
All the doctors expressed their gratitude repeatedly and kowtowed several times towards the Fengyi Palace. Some young doctors even cried with excitement.
They originally just wanted to avoid bringing trouble to their family, and even if they lost their own lives it didn't matter. They never expected that things would turn out differently and who would want to die if they could still live?
In Fengyi Palace, Xu Nian turned sideways and looked at the two little guys on the bed, her heart softened. She was pregnant and her pulse was different from that of an ordinary pregnant woman, but she couldn't really blame Doctor Yu. Seeing Luo Jin'an's eyes darkening, she felt distressed again.
"It's getting late. You still have to attend court early. Don't stay up any longer. It would be good to take a nap for half an hour."
Luo Jinan was a little reluctant to sleep. He looked at the two adults and one child on the bed as if he couldn't see enough of them.
"I'm not tired. It will be the same if I take a nap after the morning."
Seeing that his persuasion had no effect, Xu Nian stopped trying and couldn't help but think of the Zhenbei Palace.
"Should I write a letter to my father and mother to let them know?"
"I will write them a letter tomorrow. My mother will come to the capital at the end of this year. I think the palace will be bustling again."
Xu Nian caressed Luo Jinan's brows with pity. Although he sat on the supreme throne, he was helpless as he could not reunite with his family.
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When the empress gave birth to a baby boy, the court and the harem were overjoyed, as this was a rare auspicious omen that only appeared once in a hundred years. Luo Jinan was so excited that he waved his hand and exempted the people from taxes for three years.
Three months after the birth of the dragon and phoenix, Luo Jinan was still worried about the names of his twin sons and daughters. Xu Nian was too lazy to complain anymore. In Luo Jinan's heart, no name was worthy of his son and daughter.
"Niannian, come here quickly. These are some new names I came up with. What do you think of them?"
Xu Nian slammed the paper on the table and said with glaring eyes: "I have no objection even if you call them cats and dogs now, I just ask you to quickly choose one. If you continue to choose, your daughter may not even have a name when she gets married."
"Who said my daughter is going to get married? I will support my daughter for the rest of her life, hum—"
Xu Nian is too lazy to care about this man. Ever since he became a father, his brain seemed to have been lost along with the placenta!
Finally, under the threat of Xu Nian not allowing him to go to bed, he finally chose the names of the little prince and princess.
The little prince was named Luo Jiachen and the little princess was named Luo Jiarui. As soon as these names came out, all the ministers of the previous dynasty understood the emperor's intentions.
As long as the little prince can grow up healthily, he is destined to be the next monarch. After all, the word "Chen" has a different meaning.
Today, the Xu family is even more popular in Beijing, especially Xu Ji, who just passed the imperial examination. Many noble families have expressed their intention to marry into the Xu family.
Tian Qiao has been exhausted physically and mentally from dealing with the ladies of various families recently. Although her family is different now than it was in the past, the relationships among the aristocratic families are complicated, and the Xu family cannot offend them at will.
Fortunately, when the ladies of noble birth paid their respects to the empress, Xu Nian said, "My brother is still young, so he should focus on his studies. We can discuss marriage after he turns eighteen." This made the Xu family's life a little quieter.
Time passed quickly, and when the dragon-phoenix fetus was just about to sit up, Princess Zhenbei led a large army into Shengdu City.
In addition to Princess Zhenbei, the nine-year-old Wenhua County Magistrate Luo Peixuan also came to the capital this time. Originally, the Crown Prince's wife was also going to accompany them, but two months ago she was found to be three months pregnant, so she was unable to go.
The Emperor and Empress came to welcome them in person outside the palace. Luo Jin'an looked normal, but knowing him like Xu Nian, he understood that he was not in a peaceful mood at the moment.
She held the other's trembling fingertips and whispered, "In the letter, Mother said that you can stay in the city for a month this time, so we will arrange for Mother to stay in the palace temporarily. As for Yu Shi, Mother said she will take care of it."
Luo Jinan tightened the cloak on Xu Nian and gently held her in his arms, "Thank you Nian Nian."
Mo Yan ran over at this time and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I saw the Zhenbei Bannermen coming."
I saw a team with the Zhenbei flag approaching, followed by a four-horse carriage. The emperor and the empress took a few steps forward and then stopped with restraint.
As soon as Zhenshu got out of the carriage, she saw her little son. With red eyes, she slowly got off the carriage.
The closer he got to her, the more painful his heart became. He didn't know whether he should blame God for making them mother and son have a weak relationship or blame her for marrying into the royal family.
Luo Peixuan came over sensibly and held her grandmother's hand, and the two of them walked forward and saluted respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Princess, please stand up quickly." Xu Nian glanced over, and the female official Wu beside her quickly stepped forward to help the princess up.
There were many people outside the palace gate, so the group did not reminisce. Instead, they took a sedan chair and went to Fengyi Palace together.
As soon as Zhenshu sat down, she saw the eunuch beside His Majesty close the palace door.
Mo Yan brought two cushions and placed them in front of the emperor and empress. Luo Jinan took Xu Nian's hand, knelt down and paid great respects to Princess Zhenbei.
Zhenshu hurriedly stood up and tried to pull the two of them up, "What are you doing? Get up quickly."
Luo Jin'an raised his head and said with red eyes: "If your mother does not accept this gift from your son, I will not be at peace for the rest of my life."
Upon hearing this, Zhenshu could no longer control herself. She covered her mouth with her hands and tears fell like pearls from a broken string.