Hearing the noisy noise, Ying Zheng's face darkened. He quickly walked over to stop the kid, picked him up, and covered his chattering mouth.
Ying Zhao, who was forcibly muted, tilted his head in confusion, his long eyelashes fluttering, and his big round eyes looked at his father accusingly.
Chu Yuening, who had not yet fallen asleep, watched the scene with amusement, made a "hush" gesture to the struggling cub, and lowered her voice to a very low level.
"Zhao Zhao, my brother and sister are asleep, please be quiet~"
"Mmm..." (Zhao Zhao understood.)
The reckless little guy realized that what he had just done was inappropriate, stopped struggling in vain, and nodded his head obediently to indicate that he understood.
Seeing that the kid had calmed down, Ying Zheng relaxed his expression, put him on the ground, and patted his little butt as a lesson.
Ying Zhao covered his butt with his hands, his face filled with shame and anger, his cheeks puffed up with anger, but now was not the time to care about that, he had more important things to do.
The three-year-old baby frowned seriously, ran to the bedside quickly, stood on tiptoe and whispered in his mother's ear with concern.
"Mom, how are you? Are you in pain?"
"Zhao Zhao will blow on you, and it will stop hurting."
"Thank you, my dear child. Mother is no longer in pain."
Chu Yuening rubbed the fluffy little head in front of her, her voice as gentle as a breeze, her eyes like clear waves and stars, filled with bright smiles.
Her baby is the cutest and most caring child in the world, and she will always be proud of him.
Ying Zhao was still worried after hearing this. Yesterday, his mother's skin was pink and beautiful like a flower, but today it was as white as snow.
Ying Zheng, who was standing aside, lowered his eyes to look at the little boy's worried face, leaned over slightly to hold him in his arms, and whispered comforting words.
"Mother is fine, just a little tired and needs a good sleep."
"Father, can you take Zhao Zhao to see his younger brothers and sisters?"
"good......"
Looking at his mother's tired face, Ying Zhao nodded sensibly and rubbed his cheek against his mother's palm affectionately.
Ying Zheng tucked in the quilt for his wife, stroked her pale little face with his fingertips a few times, and deliberately softened his deep and magnetic voice.
"Yuening, go to sleep."
"Uh-huh."
The touch of her lover brought a sense of security. Chu Yuening let out a few words in response, then slowly closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
After instructing the palace maids to keep an eye on the child at all times, Ying Zheng carried the little one and walked quietly out of the room.
In the baby room that had been arranged in advance, two fair-skinned babies were sleeping soundly, with their clenched fists placed on the sides of their faces, and their little mouths smacking their lips from time to time with relish.
Accompanied by a slight "creaking" sound, two figures, one big and one small, tiptoed to the bedside.
Ying Zhao first covered his little mouth tightly, and then excitedly looked at his younger brother and sister who had been waiting for a long time, with his big eyes wide open.
The baby on the bed has fair skin, thick black hair, a small nose and a small mouth. He lies on the bed and sleeps quietly, which makes people's hearts melt.
He stared straight at one of the babies with softer features, his big eyes filled with pure love, and the little man in his heart danced with joy.
Hehe, his sister is so beautiful!
She is simply the most beautiful sister in the world!
In the future, Ying Zhao will definitely be a good brother~protecting his sister...well...and his younger brother.
Ying Zheng noticed the boy's excited eyes, followed his fiery gaze, and saw Yu'er with a delicate face. He couldn't help but fall into silence.
Could it be that the little brat recognized the wrong person?
But...I'd better not tell him the truth for now. Let him find out for himself in the future.
The solemn and indifferent man raised his sword-like eyebrows, his phoenix eyes seemed to smile, and his thin lips curled up with a hint of mischief, adding a bit of willfulness to his handsome face.
In the next few days, Chu Yuening lived a leisurely and comfortable confinement life.
Accompanied by three cuddly little babies, she was so addicted to sucking them that she even forgot about her husband.
Ying Zheng said that what he lacked the most was patience, and he would wait a month to settle all the old and new accounts together.
At the same time, the news that the queen had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, gradually spread throughout the country, especially the promulgation of the new Qin law, which made public opinion reach its peak.
Xianyang City, the official notice office.
The neatly dressed and rosy-cheeked people gathered together in a bustling crowd, staring at the official newspaper with burning eyes and talking excitedly.
“Those harsh laws have really been changed!”
"We no longer have to live in fear every day... Your Majesty is wise, and the Empress is kind!"
"I heard that the Queen gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, a few days ago. This is a very auspicious sign!"
"The Queen might be a fairy from heaven. A few years ago, we couldn't even get enough to eat, but now our lives are getting better and better..."
"Yes, and have you noticed that there haven't been any natural disasters in recent years..."
“…”
The topic of the crowd gradually shifted, and everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles. The invisible shackles that had been around their necks for many years were finally released.
Other counties also received news of the new Qin law one after another. Whether they were farmers, peddlers, or rich nobles, they were all ecstatic and rushed to tell each other.
Compared with the old Qin law, the biggest innovation of the new Qin law is undoubtedly the abolition of the basic principle of severe punishment for minor crimes.
Shang Yang once put forward the view that "there is nothing better than severe punishment to prohibit evil and stop wrongdoing." Han Fei also believed that "light punishment hurts the people, while severe punishment loves the people." Their common idea is that "the law can prohibit evil and stop violence."
According to the Legalists, if minor crimes are punished severely, no one will dare to take risks, thus achieving the goal of preventing minor crimes and suppressing major crimes. In this way, society will be stable and harmonious.
For example, there is a law that stipulates that "whoever litters on the street will have his hand cut off." This means that if you litter on the street, the hand that littered will be cut off.
Although littering is indeed wrong, the punishment is too harsh and cruel for the people.
Although "heavy punishment for minor crimes" can serve as a deterrent and regulate social order to a certain extent, it also invisibly puts a heavy spiritual shackle on the people.
Moreover, the inherent logic is inconsistent: will the murderer stop because of the "heavy punishment for minor crimes"? On the contrary, the minor crime may be turned into a serious crime.
While studying the Qin Dynasty laws, Xiao He discovered some irrationalities and changed the "heavy punishment for minor crimes" to "light punishment for minor crimes and heavy punishment for major crimes", which was in line with objective laws and stabilized people's livelihood.
Xiao He was excited and happy about the promulgation of the "New Qin Law", but he was also nervous, wondering how the people of the world would react.
So, he took advantage of a rare day of rest to leave the palace, find Han Xin and Zhang Liang, and go to Xianyang City to observe.
Of course, the two of them praised each other continuously along the way. Han Xin put his arm around Xiao He's neck, laughed heartily, and his attitude was as close as ever.
"Brother Xiao, you are really amazing! You revised the Qin Law. You are worthy of being my brother, Han Xin, hehe..."
"Brother Xiao is truly a man of great talent! I feel ashamed to be inferior to him."
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