Ye Ke rubbed his aching waist. It had just been over a hundred days since he gave birth, and his body was easily tired, but the imperial physician said that he would be fine after a few more days of rest.
Ye Mu and Ye Ying, two little ones, wearing pale blue and pink clothes, were lying side by side on the bed. They had just finished being fed by their wet nurse and fell asleep.
Qiao Yunting leaned over and looked at the two children without blinking. When the two children were just born, they lived in the palace for a while and were only recently brought back. He has been sitting in front of the bed like this for a long time, wanting to touch them but not daring to.
Before, the emperor was helping to raise the two children, and even Ye Ke could rarely snatch the favor from his father. Qiao Yunting, his biological father, could only look at him from afar at most.
Seeing him like this, Ye Ke took the initiative to go over and pick up Ye Mu and put him in his arms. He then held Ye Ying and sat down beside the bed.
The moment the child's soft body leaned towards him, Qiao Yunting's whole body stiffened.
Ye Ke smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, he won't sink."
So he taught him the posture of holding a baby. Ye Ke learned it from his old father, so he was sure it would be correct.
After a while, Qiao Yunting also became proficient in it.
Ye Ke gently patted Ye Ying to comfort her, and after a moment's thought, he said, "Father is very kind-hearted, don't mind it. He is only so open-minded in front of his family."
Qiao Yunting said: "I understand, I don't mind."
He now looked at the emperor from a different perspective and suddenly understood many things he had never understood before.
Although when I think back on it, I just laugh it off.
Qiao Yunting said: "I can be with you today, thanks to him for making it possible. I am filled with gratitude and admiration."
Ye Ke breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He understood his father's temper. His father was willing to put Qiao Yunting together with Su Xie and Chen Nian, which showed that he accepted them wholeheartedly. However, it was not only his father who had to let go completely, but also Qiao Yunting himself.
Ye Ke looked at Qiao Yunting's calm expression and let go of his little worry.
Qiao Yunting lifted the hair of the child in his arms and kissed him devoutly.
For a moment, Ye Ke was actually a little jealous of his own cub.
His and Qiao Yunting's eldest son looks very much like him, and his daughter's eyes and eyebrows have some of Qiao Yunting's shadow. Ye Ke prefers his daughter just like Ye An, but Qiao Yunting seems to like his son more.
"Yun Ting, do you prefer boys?"
Qiao Yunting nodded: "Because he looks like you. I always think that you were probably the same when you were young."
Ye Ke’s face turned red. He didn’t know anything when he was so young. What good was there!
Although he was somewhat happy about the reason why Qiao Yunting liked Ye Mu more, Ye Ke was afraid that Qiao Yunting would remember the age difference between them. Today, Ye Heng, the big mouth, accidentally let the cat out of the bag and called out "Uncle Qiao", which made Ye Ke very angry.
Why don’t you call this second brother “Aunt Qiao”?
Ye Ke himself was not shy about it, but he was afraid that Qiao Yunting would be embarrassed.
Anyway, he would never call me uncle.
In fact, regarding the issue of address, Ye An's old father also asked Ye Ke curiously, and in the end he gave his son a lot of advice. Ye Ke's ears turned red when he thought about it.
The old father is worthy of being an old father, and his skin is much thicker than his son.
"Yun Ting..."
Ye Ke liked this name himself. He put the child down in his arms, hugged Qiao Yunting's waist, and rubbed his face against his broad back.
Qiao Yunting responded, put the child down, turned around and hugged him back.
Thinking about his father's advice, Ye Ke blushed from head to toe and said shyly: "Ting, Brother Ting."
Qiao Yunting: “…”
Qiao Yunting, a man of great integrity, blushed visibly.
Ye Ke was overjoyed. Calling him brother had a very good effect. It seemed that he would not have to worry about the age difference anymore.
Ye An’s old father also gave an assist to the third child.
The older cubs all have their own destinations. Ye An was worried about the three rebellious cubs, but when he turned around, he found that the two younger ones were almost at the age to get married.
In the same year, the fourth prince was conferred the title of King of Gaoyang, and Ye Lian was conferred the title of Princess Ningguo.
Because Ye Lian is two years younger than Ye Chen and there is still time, and getting married is different from getting married, Ye An decided to solve Ye Chen's lifelong event first.
But the fourth cub is also a troublesome cub. He has been black-bellied since he was young, his IQ is almost demonic, and his opinions on certain things make Ye An ashamed. For example, when the third cub and Qiao Yunting got married, Ye An had tested the reactions of the other cubs. The prince was embarrassed, the second cub was speechless, and only the fourth cub said bluntly and indifferently: "What are you afraid of? You are marrying in anyway. If it doesn't suit you, just divorce her."
Ye An didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Ye Chen was well-known for his coldness and ruthlessness. The old father really couldn't imagine what kind of person such a youngster would like, so he simply asked the youngster himself. Unexpectedly, the youngster said seriously: "Your son will follow the rules."
As per example? Ye An was a little dazed, and it took him a while to remember what the old rules were.
"Chen'er, are you going to the talent show?"
Ye Chen said: "I have never seen Xiu Nan in my life."
This is a roundabout way of admitting it.
Ye An couldn't believe that he, a deeply affectionate and devoted time-traveling man, actually raised a son with pedantic and conservative ideas. Under his and Mu Ci's daily teachings and actions, even the crown prince had no intention of taking a concubine, not to mention Ye Heng and Ye Ke. When it came to Xiao Si, he seemed to be more willing to be a scumbag. This...
Ye An swallowed his saliva. His son was born in ancient times, so he should be considered an ancient person. If he wanted to have three wives and four concubines according to the rules of this era, it would be difficult for his enlightened old father to say anything.
The Queen Mother, who had watched the fourth child grow up, said excitedly: "Little Four is right, this is how it should be."
Ye An: “…”
He finally understood how the fourth cub's thoughts were formed. After the fourth cub was born, it was the empress dowager, who was a true ancient person, who took care of him. The empress dowager always felt that it was a pity that Ye An's three palaces and six courtyards were still vacant.
The Queen Mother felt sorry for Prince Gaoyang, and despite her illness, she personally compiled a list for him. As for Ye An, since the four cubs are interested, he can only support them unconditionally.
The palace is going to hold a beauty contest!
When Ye An revealed the news in the court, the ministers were stunned.
Oh my God, the Emperor is actually holding a beauty pageant for the first time. Is he finally tired of the Queen's old face?
However, before he could be happy for a quarter of an hour, he was slapped in the face by the imperial edict. The edict clearly stated that the selection was for Prince Gaoyang, not for the emperor himself.
In fact, the court officials were quite dissatisfied with the fact that the previous princes only had one principal wife, especially the crown prince. The prince has been married for several years, and he doesn't have a concubine, let alone a maid. He is definitely the next emperor! The emperor himself does not take concubines, and the court officials are used to it. Now that the crown prince does not take concubines, how can they have a good relationship with the next emperor?
The talent show that we had been waiting for so long was not for the emperor or the prince. Although King Gaoyang is noble, his title as king ends here. But if you want to curry favor with the royal family, you might as well give it a try. If you miss this opportunity, you may never have another chance.
There were indeed many people who held this idea, and the talent show prepared for King Gaoyang was even more lively. Ye An decided to take charge personally and keep an eye on the four cubs. Perhaps it had been a long time since he had participated in such a talent show. As soon as he showed up, half of the men in the show threw flirtatious glances at the emperor, and it seemed as if their eyes were cramping. The oldest of these handsome guys is only seventeen years old, a bunch of young and fresh grass. Ye An had no interest in younger men. He felt uncomfortable after being flirted with by young girls too many times.
Fortunately, Mu Ci arrived soon after, and the handsome men restrained themselves a little and did not dare to flirt with the emperor in front of the queen.
It was rare for Mu Ci to be so charming. They had been husband and wife for so many years, so Ye An knew what this guy was thinking, but his attention was still firmly attracted to Mu Ci.
The eunuch presented the Jade Ruyi to King Gaoyang. Ye An recalled the past and held Mu Ci's hand under his long sleeves. He still remembered that when he was a teenager, he also held a heavy mutton-fat jade Ruyi in his arms and put it into Mu Ci's hand with his own hands.
With the list drawn up by the Empress Dowager, Ye Chen already had an idea of the candidate for the principal wife. During the selection, he took a fair look and decided on the young master of the Yuan family who was of similar age.
Two concubines were chosen, one from the Su family and the other from the Cui family's branch.
As for concubines, Ye Chen mostly looked at their faces and figures, but it just so happened that he didn't want any of the ones who had just flirted with his father.
Ye Chen's views on wives and concubines are far more mature than his age. The princess was chosen from among the Queen Mother's relatives who were well-behaved and would not easily go wrong no matter where she was. Concubines were used to show favor to the Crown Prince and were newcomers in the court, but they were only side branches and would not affect the political situation. The rest of the concubines were chosen entirely at the pleasure of the Prince.
After the lengthy selection process was over, a row of people stood behind Ye Chen, kowtowed to the emperor and expressed their gratitude. Ye An said that the fourth cub's appearance combined all the strengths of Ye An and Mu Ci. He was an extremely handsome cub, but he never liked to smile, and he was too calm and a little boring. He watched his son salute him in a very formal manner, and from then on he became a truly cold-blooded and scumbag prince. But this was his son's choice after all. The old father wanted to say something but couldn't. He was thinking wildly, could this son be the son of King Dongling?
The sick Queen Mother was extremely pleased when she learned of Ye Chen's decision. She knew that Xiao Si was a filial child when a member of the Yuan family was chosen as Princess Gaoyang.
The wedding date of Prince Gaoyang was personally chosen by the Queen Mother. She married her principal wife first, and one month later, she married two concubines at the same time. The concubines did not have to do anything. When the date was set, they could just be carried into Prince Gaoyang's palace through the corner gate in a sedan chair.
Ye An was very curious about how the wives and concubines in the mansion of Heihei Zai got along, so he ordered the secret guards to check. He then learned that Ye Chen would stay in the princess' courtyard on the first and fifteenth days of the month, and the rest would depend on his mood. However, except for the princess, all were given contraceptive soup.
There was a famous concubine who served Ye Chen very well. Ye Chen only visited her a few times, but the concubine became arrogant and talked back to the princess in public. When Ye Chen found out, he beat her with a stick and expelled her from the palace in order to restore the princess' position. The prince's ruthless temper directly led to the concubines in Prince Gaoyang's mansion all walking around in circles with their hips and stomachs lifted when they saw the princess.
There were also rules that required male concubines to sleep with the king for no more than quarter of an hour, and no one except the princess was allowed to sleep with the king, and so on and so forth. There were more than three hundred rules in total. After Ye Chen expelled the concubines who did not follow the rules from the mansion, he actually made the other concubines gather together every morning to recite aloud in front of him. If they made a mistake in reciting a sentence, they would be punished. Ye An was completely speechless about this meticulous yet absurd life of ancient princes.
Does Ye Chen like his princess? Not necessarily judging from the few times she sleeps with him every month. But he will take action to tidy up the backyard for the princess. Ye An prides himself on having a thorough understanding of other cubs, but he is at a loss when it comes to the black-bellied cub.
However, Ye An also knew that all his actions in this era were very unconventional. No matter how evil Ye Chen was, he was closer to this era than himself. Ye Chen had made Prince Gaoyang's mansion safer than the imperial palace, and Ye An couldn't find any fault with it.
After all, it is not up to him to decide who his son has in his heart. He can arrange auditions and blind dates, but he cannot force his son to like someone. When Ye An first learned that Sanzai liked Qiao Yunting, his first thought was not to break them up. At least the third cub's situation has been resolved, and the fourth cub's family has not required much trouble for him. However, Ye An is a little worried. The black-hearted cub is so cold and grim. How can he open up to others in the end?
The old father would summon the four cubs to the palace every now and then to talk and have meals, hoping to warm them up. However, his excessive enthusiasm caused dissatisfaction among the cubs.
Ye Chen said in a deep voice: "Father, you still have military and national affairs to deal with, so I will not take up your time."
Ye An: “…”
This unfilial son even dares to despise his old father!
As soon as Ye An showed a look of disappointment, Mu Ci began to teach his son. When facing Ye Chen, Mu Ci didn't say a word and just taught him a lesson.
The reason is simple. The fourth cub has the best talent among the children. He is willing to work hard to learn martial arts and has learned the true teachings of Mu Ci. The father and son are used to communicating about life through exchange.
Ye An seemed to see the corporal punishment used by some modern parents. If one beating doesn’t solve the problem, then beat the child twice.
Domestic violence is wrong, but this black-hearted guy looks like he enjoys it? ?
Ye An: Forget it, as long as the kid is happy, besides, Ah Ci is not really beating me, he is just fighting with me...
No way, could it be that the black-hearted guy is a M at heart?
Mu Ci defeated Ye Chen with an overwhelming advantage and ordered Ye Chen, "Sit down. Your father is also concerned about you."
Ye Chen actually didn't know his old father very well and thought he was too nagging, but he respected his other father the most, so he did whatever Mu Cirang asked him to do.
The black-bellied boy sat down under Mu Ci's gaze, thought for a moment, put his hand on Ye An's arm, and said, "Father, this is good for me. I can fully control my own life and won't lose my mind for anyone."
Ye An: “…”
Old father Ye An shed bitter tears. Has he completely failed in educating his four cubs?
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In fact, in ancient times, people with the same surname usually did not marry (cousins), so it was impossible for Ye An and Ye Zhi to marry...
I didn’t know which bun everyone was talking about, so I chose Ye Mu!
I would like to pay tribute to Mrs. Pearl as Brother Ting, haha! !
Thank you to the little angels who cast their votes for me or irrigated me with nutrient solution~
Thanks to the little angel who cast [mines]: Pearl Order, you look like a younger brother when you smile;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated [nutrient solution]:
Calmness is an attitude 5 bottles;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
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