Ye An took the initiative to report the news that she was pregnant with her second child to the Queen Mother, to prevent certain people from being unable to persuade him in the court and then having the evil intention of going to the Queen Mother to spread nonsense.
After the empress dowager was overjoyed, she came to an idea. Someone had indeed come to her for help recently. The empress dowager had been a little moved and planned to persuade the emperor, but now that the emperor was pregnant, the empress dowager did not want to bother herself with this anymore. Anyone who came to her to give her advice had a child of marriageable age at home. Would she let these people into the palace to compete with each other for favors and cause trouble for the pregnant emperor?
The Queen Mother decisively reassured Ye An that the Emperor needed to take care of his pregnancy, so he had even more reason to keep Dou Dou in Changle Palace.
Ye An boasted that he had solved a big problem for Mu Ci without any effort, and told it to Mu Ci as a joke after dinner. Mu Ci then realized that all his worries these days were because of him. He looked at Ye An with tenderness in his eyes.
Ye An was secretly proud of himself. Brother A Ci was already moved, and there would be even more touching things to come!
Having already had the experience of having the first child, I will just take care of the baby carefully.
In a blink of an eye, it was the annual Qianqiu Festival. Princes, nobles, civil and military officials came to congratulate. This Qianqiu Festival was on a large scale. In addition to the kings returning to the imperial city to congratulate as usual, the king of Yu Luo Kingdom also specially sent a prince to meet the emperor. At this time every year, Ye An would be overwhelmed by various gifts.
Ye Le was almost seven months pregnant and came to celebrate the birthday with a big belly. Ye An quickly ordered the eunuchs to support Ye Le and blamed Ye Le for not taking care of his body. Ye Le let him complain, but the gifts from the Dongling Palace were more generous than in previous years.
King Huainan Ye Zhi and Ye An had reconciled on the issue of offspring. Ye Zhi had passed away to the outside world, and he would not show up on purpose on the Qianqiu Festival. He only asked Doctor Zhang to bring some simple local gifts, and Ye An accepted them all without any disgust.
When the Qianqiu Banquet began, Ye An did another surprising thing. He announced in person in front of everyone that he planned to release the concubines who had been out of favor in the harem for many years.
Ye An had been secretly thinking about this matter for a long time and had long wanted to deal with all the concubines. The timing was also appropriate. He had to be the one to speak up. Now that he had established the queen and the crown prince, he would never favor other concubines. These concubines were still very young. Keeping them in the palace would be a waste of their youth.
The princes and ministers were all stunned. This was a big move by the emperor. Emperors in previous dynasties would at most release some eunuchs from the palace, but they had never heard of releasing concubines. It was immoral. But if the emperor doesn't mind, it would also be a great blessing.
Qin Yushi was about to kneel down to persuade him, but Ye An smiled and said, "Qin Qing, I have made up my mind, no need to say more. I know that you have only one wife at home and have never taken a concubine. I envy you very much. In the past, due to the ancestral system, I did select many people to enter the palace, but in fact, I don't want to be surrounded by concubines. The way I treat the queen is the same as the way you treat your wife. I hope you can understand. Qin Qing, I think you have heard about the sufferings of the concubines in the harem. Since I have no interest in them, why not give them freedom and let them live?"
Censor Qin was speechless. The emperor used him as an example. Did he have to abandon his wife and take a concubine just to convince the emperor?
Qin Yushi is also a human being. He understands the meaning of empathy. He said helplessly: "Your Majesty is broad-minded. I cannot compare with you."
"One more thing." Ye An said cheerfully, "I also want to cancel the selection of concubines in the future. I am already pregnant with the heir, so if you are worried about the incompatibility between the emperor and the empress, you can rest assured. I also want to remind you that the heir will be born by me anyway, and who I will give birth to is my private matter, so you don't need to worry about it."
The emperor was too honest. All the ministers covered their faces. The emperor was pregnant and he said it so bluntly. Who would dare to talk about expanding his harem? In fact, who to have a son with was just the emperor's own business, right? Of course not. The prince’s origin will affect the political situation, and the harem and the previous dynasty are also inextricably linked. But who can say openly that they hope to have family members in the harem? If we oppose now and make the emperor angry, who will be responsible? If we oppose again after this hurdle, will the emperor still agree?
Could it be that the Queen deliberately designed this to gain exclusive favor? But the Queen was sitting right next to the Emperor, and she was quite surprised from beginning to end. It didn't seem like she knew about it in advance, so even if the ministers wanted to vent their anger on him, they couldn't.
Ye An counted to himself one, two, three, and all the court officials were speechless. No one objected. Ye An threw a coquettish glance at Mu Ci proudly. Even though it was just a birthday, he solved all the worries with just a few words. From now on, they can live as a monogamous life!
Mu Ci had only heard Ye An talk about properly settling the concubines before, but he didn't expect it to be arranged like this. However, Ye An even let Wen Ziran go. Although he was surprised at the moment of battle, he still felt it was reasonable (for Ye An).
Mu Ci was touched by Ye Xiaoan's treatment of him, and he also experienced what it meant to feel as sweet as eating honey. But later on, Ye An's mouth became more and more unbearable. It would be fine if he just said some things in front of the three palaces and six courtyards, but he actually said something about "my feelings for the queen" in front of the princes and ministers at the Qianqiu Banquet. Mu Ci was sitting next to Ye An, and he felt really embarrassed for Ye An. Ye An was still flirting with him unconsciously, and Mu Ci turned away slightly, pretending that he couldn't see it.
Ye An was unable to exchange glances with Mu Ci and felt a little awkward. At the critical moment, Dou Dou came to the rescue for his biological father, led by his wet nurse, and came over to congratulate Ye An.
"Father, may you bless me with all your might!"
After practicing for a long time, the little prince was finally able to call "Emperor Father" and "Empress Father". However, the domineering phrase "May you be blessed with thousands of years of happiness" got stuck when it came to his lips, and he stuttered out "May you be blessed with thousands of years of happiness", which was considered a good meaning.
Ye An hugged Dou Dou into his arms and pinched his son's rosy cheeks with a smile. Other families were fighting for the position of crown prince, but his son probably didn't even know what a crown prince was, but he had already become His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
When the second cub is born, I must teach them to be friendly and respectful to their brothers. Although there is only one throne, family love is priceless.
As she was not suitable to drink alcohol during pregnancy, Ye An replaced the wine in her cup with fruit juice. She raised her cup and invited all the ministers to drink together. She planned to take Mu Ci away after drinking and go back to Zhaoyang Palace to take a nap.
The envoy of the Yu Luo Kingdom asked for a meeting at this time, and brought up the gift in full view of everyone. In addition to gold, silver and antiques, it was said that there was also a rare treasure, which was placed in a mahogany box half a person's height and carried to the palace by eight people.
Yelu Chu, who came to deliver the gift in person, knelt down and said respectfully: "May your Majesty live forever. I came from Yuluo not only to celebrate your birthday, but also to see your Majesty again and thank you for your help."
Ye An curled his lips. Pregnancy makes people stupid for three years. He seemed to have forgotten how he had helped Prince Yu Luo. He raised his hand seriously and said, "It's just a trivial matter. Prince, you don't have to be polite."
Mu Ci still remembered that Yelu Chu had written a stack of letters to Ye An. When Yelu Chu turned to salute the queen, Mu Ci looked at him indifferently, coldly but politely.
Yelu Chu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look at Yu Luo's gift. It is a rare animal that I personally led my men to capture in the deep mountains - the Pixiu."
Ye An: “…”
Ye An thought he had heard wrongly. Isn't Pixiu something that only exists in mythology, the one among the nine sons of the dragon that can gather wealth?
He glanced at Mu Ci. Mu Ci was surprisingly calm. Ye An probably thought that he was just a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
Ye An also followed Mu Ci's example and watched coldly, but he was feeling expectant in his heart. Yelu Chu ordered his men to open the mahogany box. Looking inside, they saw a huge snowball. The beast was almost as tall as a human when it stood up. It seemed a little dizzy after the long journey. It raised its head staggeringly. Only its ears, limbs and eye sockets were black on its body. It looked very naive.
Ye An was embarrassed. This looked so familiar to him. Isn’t this a panda? Did Yelu Chu actually catch a panda? !
Yelu Chu said: "Your Majesty, this is the Pixiu."
Ye An: “…Ah?”
Mu Ci was afraid that Ye An would be dumbfounded, so he whispered, "It is said that during the war between Yan and Huang, Pixiu was once driven by Xuanyuan clan. It was a long time ago. In our dynasty, Pixiu is also called bamboo bear. It feeds on green bamboo and is rare."
Ye An nodded calmly, pretending to be calm: "So it's called Bamboo Bear."
Who among modern people doesn’t like pandas? He has already taken several sneak peeks at them and really wants to go over and touch one.
Yelu Chu said: "This is a token of my gratitude to you, Your Majesty. Please accept it."
"…Thank you, Prince."
Ye An looked very graceful but he was cheering in his heart. Originally he was just an emperor who didn't even have a cat, but in the blink of an eye he became an emperor who owned pandas!
The little prince may have heard Ye An and Mu Ci talking about the bamboo bear, and pointed at the panda and said excitedly: "Bear, bear!"
Ye An suddenly had an idea. He made the excuse that the prince was interested and led his son down from the dragon throne and came to the panda, which is called a living fossil in modern times. It was the first time for him to observe a panda up close, and he didn't know whether Gun Gun would bite people.
When Yelu Chu saw him suddenly approaching, he looked at Ye An with eager eyes and kept making comparisons in his mind. The emperor... is a little plumper than he was two years ago. If he used to be young and immature, now his features are more beautiful. The solemnity in his every move is natural, which makes people want to see him panic-stricken and wanting to cry but unable to.
The emperor has already had a child. When Yelu Chu saw Ye An's slightly bulging belly, he knew that he was pregnant again, and a strong sense of unwillingness surged in his heart.
Fearing that he would be discovered, Yelu lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "Bamboo Bear is docile in nature, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince can rest assured."
Just as Ye An was about to touch the panda, Mu Ci came over with a smile and held his hand.
"Your Majesty, there are several others waiting."
Ye An's eyes showed reluctance. Mu Ci whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly: "Be careful. It won't be too late to wait until the secret guards have checked it out."
Ye An understood and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."
Mu Ci shook his head considerately. The little prince wanted Aci father more than Zhuxiong, and threw himself into Mu Ci's arms.
Mu Ci took advantage of the situation and picked up the child, supported Ye An, and returned to the dragon throne. Yelu Chu's fingernails pierced deeply into his palms from under his sleeves.
Ye An picked up the wine glass again and drank with the court officials.
After the banquet, Ye An was worried about the panda. The secret guards had checked that there was nothing wrong with the bamboo bear. To be on the safe side, they gave the bamboo bear a bath and placed it in the Hundred Flowers Pavilion in the palace. Yelu Chu and several servants sent by Takekuma were also detained. After the emperor's men understood Takekuma's habits, they took over the care of him. If they had any questions, they could ask these people, and they were not allowed to enter the harem directly.
Ye An, led by Mu Ci himself, finally got to touch the panda. He tried to scratch the panda's chin like he would a cat. After feeding it a piece of green bamboo, the fat panda slowly rolled over on the ground, indicating that it really liked the panda.
If the panda lived in deep mountains and forests, Ye Anding would not have had people catch it specifically, but now that it has been sent here, just take good care of it.
This panda is a male and has not yet been named. Ye Anxi said, "Let's call it Gun Gun!"
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