The family stayed in the space for an hour before leaving, and the time outside remained almost unchanged.
Fifteen minutes later, someone came to report that the old master and mistress of the Zhao family had arrived.
Following closely behind, Zhao Qinglin, Yuan Ruoshui, Hong Xiangjun, Princess Yanyue, and others arrived one after another.
Even though they knew Zhao Qingyan was pregnant with multiple children, the Zhao family was still quite surprised to see that row of babies.
Zhao Qianci stroked his beard and said,
"What a strange thing! It's unbelievable that this happened in our family. Our precious daughter is truly blessed."
Princess Yan Yue looked at her five little grandsons and praised them repeatedly.
"I thought it was already a great blessing to be able to give birth to twins, but now Yan'er has actually given birth to five children at once. What an incredible blessing!"
It's simply the best of all dragons...
Yan Yue was really curious if there was a secret to having multiple pregnancies.
Yuan Ruoshui had always wanted to have a child. She drooled at the sight of the little one and really wanted to take one home to raise.
The news of Zhao Qingyan giving birth to five babies quickly spread throughout the capital, becoming the biggest news of all.
Even the late emperor and his wife came to see the child in person.
They were so curious that when they saw the five babies, the late emperor's old face beamed like a chrysanthemum.
The more I looked at it, the more rare it became. "Auspicious omen, auspicious omen, may the heavens bless my divine dragon."
This left Zhao Qingyan completely bewildered. It was just twins, how did it have anything to do with Tianyou?
If it weren't for Xu Dongsheng and his wife stopping them, the late emperor would have almost issued an edict to designate the quintuplets as national guardian beasts.
The third-day celebration for the quintuplets was quite grand. While other families' third-day celebrations are presided over by midwives, the national astrologer personally presided over the ceremony for the quintuplets.
The midwives would never have imagined that the person stealing their business wouldn't be a fellow professional, but a charlatan from another field.
It's a pity. The fifth son of the Xu family was celebrating his third birthday. Almost every prominent family in the capital came, hoping to share in the good fortune of the quintuplets.
If it weren't for the intervention of the imperial advisor, the midwife would have made a fortune this time.
It should be noted that the Imperial Advisor never gets involved in such mundane matters.
The fact that they personally came to officiate the third-day bath ceremony shows that these five children are very fortunate.
Zhao Qingyan, however, felt that the Imperial Advisor was just bored and trying to gain attention.
However, these are thoughts that can only be kept in mind; they must never be spoken aloud.
Besides, metaphysics has already been proven to be real.
Honestly, Zhao Qingyan really didn't want to be too high-profile, but the quintuplets' abilities wouldn't allow it.
The Imperial Advisor was a wise man; he didn't care about the money the guests offered to add to the basin at the baby's third-day celebration.
Zhao Qingyan ordered her men to tally up the silver and then doubled the amount, using the money to buy rice and grain, which she then distributed as porridge outside the city.
Years later, people still remember the baby shower for the quintuplets. It was not surprising that the late emperor was present, but it was surprising that the imperial advisor personally presided over the event.
After the baby's third-day celebration, the Imperial Preceptor discussed with Xu Dongsheng and his wife whether they could allow him to take the quintuplets as his disciples.
This startled Zhao Qingyan; she didn't want her child to be separated from its parents so soon after birth.
Besides, it's not that she looks down on the Imperial Preceptor. He wandered and cultivated for a hundred years, but he still failed to break through the physical body and become an immortal.
The Imperial Advisor simply said that the children should be allowed to decide when they were older.
Zhao Qingyan chuckled inwardly, but vaguely brushed it off, saying she'd deal with it another day.
Zhao Qingyan didn't worry about Fu Nan and Qi Jin at all. After teaching Fu Nan to read, Fu Nan then taught Qi Jin to read as well.
Meanwhile, the two children began practicing the martial arts techniques left behind by Zhao Han at a very young age.
Zhao Qingyan personally taught the quintuplets, wanting them to know that having a mother was enough and that they didn't need to associate with charlatans.
The quintuplets have caught the eye of the Imperial Advisor; to escape his notice, they must become strong.
Ideally, the whole family should leave the capital and go to a place far from the court and troubles.
For Zhao Qingyan, it doesn't matter where she lives, as long as her family is together.
Time flies, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Fu Nan has grown into a beautiful young woman, and it's time for her to get married.
The threshold of the Xu family mansion has been worn down by matchmakers.
Today is another day for Zhao Qingyan to send away the matchmaker.
Seven-Jin was already a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations), although he didn't pass the exams as early as his younger brother-in-law, because his mother, Zhao Qingyan, kept stopping him.
They said he was too young and there was no need to rush to take the imperial examinations.
The quintuplets miraculously inherited superhuman strength, which made the eldest brother, Qi Jin, seem too weak.
After having quintuplets, Zhao Qingyan and her husband decided not to have any more children.
These seven are enough.
Yunyou moved into the Xu residence after Zhao Qingyan gave birth to quintuplets, passing the time by teaching the children basics of learning and martial arts.
The imperial advisor, who had always been obsessed with the quintuplets, was also acting like a madman. After the quintuplets turned eight, he moved into the Xu residence as well.
He seemed determined not to leave until he made the quintuplets his disciples.
Zhao Qingyan simply laughed it off, saying that the Xu family could afford to support her.
After seeing the matchmaker off, Zhao Qingyan went to Fu Nan's courtyard, intending to have a good talk with her eldest daughter about what kind of husband she wanted to find.
As long as one lives in this mundane world, one cannot escape marriage.
Even though the new emperor has revised the law to not impose additional taxes on unmarried women, people cannot escape the prevailing customs.
When Zhao Qingyan arrived, Fu Nan was removing her makeup; she had just returned dressed as a man.
Zhao Qingyan was not surprised to see her daughter like this.
How could a child who has loved gold and silver jewelry since childhood not try to make money when they grow up?
Zhao Qingyan was also a hands-off manager; she started teaching Fu Nan to read account books when Fu Nan was six years old.
When Fu Nan turned ten, the family business was officially handed over to her to manage.
Now, Fu Nan is the Xu family's financial manager.
"My daughter, today I helped you turn down several marriage proposals."
"If you don't make up your mind soon, your mother will probably mention every young master from any powerful family in the capital to you."
Zhao Qingyan's tone was very serious, which made Fu Nan chuckle.
"Mother, I'm not planning to get married right now. I always feel like my future husband isn't in this capital city."
Why don't we go for a walk together, Mother?
For example, I'd like to go back to Lingnan. I've always heard my mother talk about Qingshan Xiaozhu (Green Mountain Cottage), and I'd like to visit it myself.
Zhao Qingyan gently tapped her daughter's forehead. "You little rascal, let me discuss this with your father."
He had no objections, so our family went out.
The following day, Xu Dongsheng requested to retire after the morning court session, which startled the emperor.
Whether he was unhappy with his official position or someone had offended him, he would take charge.
Upon hearing Xu Dongsheng's explanation, the Emperor nearly overturned the table, but the imperial desk was too heavy for him to move.
It's unlikely that someone who's a doting husband and father will amount to anything.
The court intended to retain Xu Dongsheng's official position, but that stubborn fellow insisted that it would be detrimental to the court and that his return date was uncertain.
At the same time, in order to show support for his cousin the emperor,
His wife was willing to hand over the Huicui Pavilion, which she had run for many years, and all other businesses without compensation.
The requirement was that the Emperor be responsible for the normal operation of the orphanage established by the Zhao family in the past ten years.
There must be no mistreatment or abuse, and the education and care must not be worse than what children currently receive.
After hearing this, the emperor really wanted to kick his cousin.
"If you're so worried, why don't you let your wife keep running the business? Why are you running away?"
But considering the assets Zhao Qingyan was preparing to hand over, even the emperor of the Divine Dragon Kingdom was tempted.
This was a difficult decision, but in the end, for the sake of money, the emperor agreed to let Xu Dongsheng retire and return to his hometown.
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