Chapter 150

Three years later.

Three years later, the Great Sheng Dynasty had become much richer than it was three years ago, and water conservancy projects were still being built. This was a huge project that might take several years. My fourth brother had such courage in the first year of his reign. In fact, there were some court officials who opposed it at first, but now almost all of them admired Emperor Shengwu.

Emperor Shengwu's colored glaze was also shipped to various countries and sold at high prices. However, the price of colored glaze is no longer as high as it was in the past two years. The price has dropped a lot, but it is still not cheap. All this money will be added to the national treasury to build water conservancy projects and other things that benefit the people.

Emperor Shengwu advocated trade with other countries and encouraged merchants and caravans to engage in trade. Therefore, in the past two years, seeds of vegetables, fruit trees and grains have been collected from other countries and brought back for planting, which has led to further improvements in the economy.

The people are living a good life now, with no worries about food and drink. The Agricultural College founded by Emperor Shengwu is also very good, enrolling many students every year.

Moreover, there are not only boys and children in the agricultural college, but also ordinary people who are good at farming.

We have also cultivated high-quality wheat varieties this year, and the wheat yield in the future can be increased by about 100 kilograms. Don't underestimate these 100 kilograms. Now the wheat yield per mu is only about 300 to 400 kilograms, which is a quarter more. The price of flour will definitely drop in the future, and we will continue to cultivate high-quality seeds. Various other agricultural yields and grains are also being actively cultivated.

In the past three years, Xu Qinyu has also bought several farms outside the city and opened a restaurant, and her business is also booming.

Not only that, the Dong family also opened Xu's Restaurant in other cities one after another, and the business was also very good.

Xu's Restaurant is now also considered a chain restaurant.

The wine shops and restaurants are now very stable, and there is almost nothing that can worry Xu Qinyu. Half of all the profits of Xu's family are added to the national treasury. There are still many places in the Great Sheng Dynasty where money is needed. Although with the increase in people's grain production and the increase in grain production, the income of merchants has increased due to trade, and taxes have also increased, but there are still many places in the Great Sheng Dynasty where money is needed.

Xu Qinyu has also been staying in the palace more often recently.

Fourth brother is still busy with government affairs. How can he have any free time when he has to take care of the affairs of a country?

Xu Qinyu and her fourth brother stopped taking contraceptives half a year ago, but in the past six months, her fourth brother has been calculating the time. He even calculated the safe period in his own way. This is because he has been taking contraceptive pills for three years. After all, some medicines are not suitable for pregnancy even if they stop taking contraceptives. In the past six months, the medicine has almost worn off, so the two of them just let nature take its course.

In the past two or three years, some officials who did not attend the court urged Emperor Shengwu and the Empress to give birth to an heir in order to stabilize the government.

Even Mrs. Xue was a little worried. After all, her daughter had been married to Emperor Shengwu for almost ten years. Her daughter was already twenty-five or twenty-six years old, and the emperor was almost thirty years old. If he was born earlier, he might have become a grandfather by the age of thirty.

Xue did not dare to ask her son privately, for fear of undermining his ability, but she did ask the empress dowager.

Wen had also asked her son privately, and was also worried that the court officials would make a fuss and make things difficult for Yu Niang. In fact, as for whether the two could have children, she just planned to let nature take its course. If they really couldn't have children, they could just raise a child from the royal family. But the emperor told her that it was because the best childbearing age was around 25, and he had just ascended the throne and was busy with state affairs, so he didn't want children for the time being.

When she heard that it was for Yu Niang's benefit and that her government affairs were indeed very busy, Wen stopped asking further questions.

Wen told Xue.

Xue was also afraid that the court officials would make a fuss, saying that her son was infertile and urging the emperor to take a harem.

Of course, such things did happen, but Emperor Shengwu was also very resolute.

Some court officials were indeed concerned about the Great Sheng Dynasty. If the emperor had no heir, the government would not be stable. But the emperor did not like them very much and just ignored their words. They had been complaining for three years, but the emperor ignored them and just said that the government was busy and it was not suitable to give birth to an heir, so he gave birth to an heir two or three years later.

Now that the medicine has almost worn off, the two of them just let nature take its course in their daily lives.

Now there is nothing to worry about in the restaurant. Xu Qinyu stays in the palace on weekdays, cooking meals for her fourth brother, or learning horse riding from Sister Ning. Her life is leisurely.

However, she had been a little sleepy recently, and it was not until her period had not come that Xu Qinyu realized something was wrong. She did not call a doctor, but just told her fourth brother that her period had been delayed for several days.

After hearing this, Pei Weixuan checked her pulse and didn't say anything for a long time. Xu Qinyu couldn't help but hold her fourth brother's hand and asked with a smile: "Fourth brother, are you pregnant?"

I had some expectations too.

After a long while, Pei Weixuan responded softly. He was even a little at a loss. After saying "hmm", he didn't know what to do. In the end, he just hugged Yu Niang.

Xu Qinyu also felt a little strange, as her belly was still very flat.

Both of them were first-time parents, and even though they were still pregnant, they were still a little excited. Pei Weixuan held Yu Niang for a long time before bringing her back to the couch. He gently stroked her belly and said softly, "It's still early in the pregnancy. Wait another half a month, and I'll check Yu Niang's pulse again."

Although the pulse was still very weak, he was very careful in everything he did afterwards. If Xu Qinyu turned over at night, he would wake up.

It was not until half a month later, when the pulse had stabilized, that the two told the news to Wen and Ning Jie'er.

Wen was overjoyed, and naturally told the good news to Yu Niang's family.

Xue, Mr. Xu and Brother Xue came to the palace in person to visit Yu Niang.

Originally, Xu Qinyu planned to go back and talk to her family on her own, but Wen and her fourth brother were worried. They felt that once she was pregnant, she would become like a fragile treasure, so they asked her mother-in-law to come into the palace.

Mrs. Xue was very happy to see her son. She then gave some instructions, telling Yu Niang that the early stages of pregnancy might be difficult, as she would vomit whatever she ate. Her appetite would improve in the later stages of pregnancy, but she should control her food intake and not eat too much or take too much supplements, otherwise delivery would be difficult and not good for the mother.

I was worried when my son was not pregnant, and now that he is pregnant, I am even more worried.

Giving birth to a child is like stepping into the gates of hell, it is really dangerous.

But Mrs. Xue's worries were in vain. Xu Qinyu did not suffer from morning sickness in the early stages of her pregnancy. She was even very caring for the baby in her belly and did not make any noise. Apart from feeling a little sleepy, she did not have any discomfort and lived a leisurely life every day.

In fact, the fourth brother could tell whether it was a boy or a girl based on the pulse, but Xu Qinyu didn't really want to know.

To my fourth brother, all boys are the same.

Although there is now a throne to inherit, he only plans to have two children so that he can have companionship. In fact, the fourth brother only wants one child. Pregnancy is not a good thing for the mother. He does not want Yu Niang to give birth to so many children. As for whether to have a second child, he will have to wait until later.

I guess, even if the two of them really only have one child, and that child is a prince, the fourth brother will also train the prince to be an excellent emperor.

But if my son does not have the ability or is unwilling to inherit the throne, my fourth brother might adopt a child from the royal family.

Xu Qinyu had a very comfortable pregnancy, except that her fourth brother and mother-in-law took too much care of her, fearing that she might get hurt accidentally. Wen Shi would always accompany her when she left the palace on weekdays.

Xu Qinyu would only occasionally worry that she was not from this time and space after all, and wondered if she would wake up one day and find that it was just a dream and return to her own time and space.

Fortunately, the worries were just worries, and three months passed by smoothly.

The pregnancy was already very stable, so Pei Weixuan announced to the world, granted amnesty, and reduced all taxes this year by one percent. Naturally, the people were extremely happy, and they all hoped that the queen would give birth to a little prince smoothly.

The court officials heaved a sigh of relief when they learned that the queen was finally pregnant.

The court officials now only hoped that the queen would give birth to a prince as soon as possible.

They could see that the emperor doted on the queen so much that he was unwilling to let her go through any pain of childbirth and was really afraid that the queen would only give birth to this one child.

So they all prayed that the queen would give birth to a prince. Only then would they have a royal heir and a backbone.

It can be said that the whole world is hoping that the Queen will give birth to a prince.

Xu Qinyu's days became increasingly limited, and she just had to eat well and sleep well every day.

There is really nothing to worry about. The title of Marquis Dechang has been inherited by my uncle. The first wife is fine. When this happened, she helped to speak up, but she couldn't convince the old lady of Marquis Dechang and the people of the third wife.

Although the family has been divided, the relationship between the second wife and the first wife is still good.

Mr. Xu from the third house was transferred to another place and became a county magistrate. I'm afraid he will never be able to return to Beijing in his lifetime.

Xu Qinhui was not exiled three years ago, because the night before her exile, she hit her head against a pillar and died. Before hitting her head against the pillar, she was still muttering, "It's okay, it's okay, I can start over again, and I will definitely be able to ascend to the throne this time..."

Only then did Xu Qinyu realize that Xu Qinhui might have been reborn in this life. In this case, many of Xu Qinhui's previous behaviors could be explained.

After Xu Qinyu knew it, she just sighed.

And just like that, I swayed into the late stage of pregnancy.

Xu Qinyu's belly was not very noticeable, even when she was almost eight months pregnant, it was still not very big.

Apart from a bigger belly and a few pounds, my body shape didn't get fatter. During pregnancy, I prepared my own meals and had the kitchen prepare them. Meals during pregnancy were mainly nutritionally balanced, and I really couldn't eat too much. Eating too much would cause great harm to the mother.

On weekdays, the fourth brother had to attend the court early in the morning, but he would always eat lunch and dinner with me. After the meal, he would also walk with me in the garden.

However, in the late pregnancy, Xu Qinyu became even more sleepy.

In the early stages of pregnancy, I could sleep for more than five hours a day, which was normal. But now, except for meal times, I spend most of my time sleeping. I sleep as much as seven or eight hours a day, which is a bit abnormal.

Pei Weixuan was also very worried, but when he checked Yu Niang's pulse, there was nothing abnormal about it, and neither was Yu Niang's.

Even other doctors came to check the Queen's pulse, but they all said the same thing: there was nothing wrong with the Queen, she was very well and healthy.

Some imperial doctors also advised His Majesty that there are indeed various symptoms during pregnancy, and sleepiness is one of them, so His Majesty should not worry too much.

But Pei Weixuan still felt uneasy, as if something was going to happen.

A few days later, Pei Weixuan got up early, changed into court clothes and prepared to go to the morning court. He went to the bed and kissed Yu Niang on the cheek. Yu Niang's face was white and rosy, with a few strands of hair on her cheek. He then covered Yu Niang with the quilt before going to the morning court.

But when it was almost noon, Pei Weixuan came back from court and found that Yu Niang had not woken up yet. After asking the palace maids, he learned that Yu Niang had not even woken up for breakfast in the morning, but recently she sometimes slept until noon, and the palace maids were reluctant to wake up the Queen.

It is definitely not a good idea to fall asleep like this, Pei Weixuan prepared to wake Yu Niang up to eat some food.

But he found that no matter how he called out, Yu Niang could not wake up.

His face turned pale. After checking Yu Niang's pulse, he found that her pulse was still stable and there was nothing abnormal. However, he could not wake her up no matter what he did.

Pei Weixuan sat beside the bed like this for the entire afternoon. At night, Yu Niang still hadn't woken up no matter how hard he tried to call her.

The next day, Xu Qinyu still hadn't woken up, but her face was still very rosy, only a little dry because she hadn't drunk any water for two days and nights. Pei Weixuan passed some saliva to Yu Niang, and found that she could still swallow, so he asked the kitchen to make some thinner porridge and slowly fed it to Yu Niang.

After swallowing a bowl of soup, Yu Niang still couldn't wake up.

He didn't even attend the morning court, and only the court officials stayed in the Golden Luan Palace to look at each other.

Later, the palace maids who were still on guard learned that something big had happened and dared not keep it secret any longer, so they went to look for the Empress Dowager and the eldest princess.

When Wen and Ning heard that Yu Niang had not woken up for a day and two nights, their faces turned pale and they hurried to Wu'an Palace, only to see Pei Weixuan still sitting by the couch, his body very stiff and his face frighteningly pale. Wen first asked the chief eunuch to go to the Jinluan Palace and tell the court officials that the emperor was unwell today and would not attend the court.

He also called all the doctors on duty in the palace over.

After waiting for the instructions to be given one by one, Wen stepped forward and patted her son, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Yu Niang will be fine. Let the doctors come over to take a look. Maybe Yu Niang is just too sleepy..."

Pei Weixuan opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. His eyes were red and tears were dripping down.

Wen's heart was moved; this was the first time she saw her son cry.

From childhood to adulthood, even when his son was born, he never cried. Since childhood, he has been regarded as an alien by the people in the palace. Now that he has a son, God treats him like this again.

Wen was heartbroken, she felt sorry for her son and her daughter-in-law.

Ning Jie'er was standing nearby, also in tears, worried about her sister-in-law.

The doctors came quickly and learned that the Queen Mother had not woken up for a day and two nights. They also changed their expressions and hurriedly took the Queen Mother's pulse, but the pulse was so steady that they could not diagnose anything.

But even if the disease cannot be diagnosed, they have to continue discussing it.

They also did not dare to give the empress acupuncture or medicine at will, because the empress's pulse was stable and she could still take liquid food.

After discussing for half a day, the doctors could not come up with any solution. Pei Weixuan sent all the doctors away, called in the secret guards, and asked them to look for eminent monks in the temples. All the eminent monks from the famous temples in the Dasheng Dynasty were invited to the palace by the secret guards.

Seeing her son giving such instructions, Wen's heart skipped a beat and she also thought that Yu Niang was not the real Second Miss Xu. Could it be that this was the reason why Yu Niang could not wake up?

When the secret guards went to look for the monk, Pei Weixuan stayed in the bedroom without eating, drinking or sleeping.

Another day passed, and Yu Niang still didn't wake up.

By the third day, not only did the court officials know that the Queen was sleepy and unable to wake up, but even the people in the capital knew about it.

Many common people also went to the temple to pray for the queen, praying that she would wake up soon and give birth to a prince safely.

The court officials were also very worried, and did not dare to urge the emperor to attend court to deal with the officials. They just hoped that the queen would wake up soon.

Well, if the queen wakes up, she will only have this one child. They will accept him no matter if he is a prince or a princess. As long as he is from the emperor, he must be very smart. Throughout history, there have been emperors who...

Who caused the Great Sheng Dynasty to suffer so many disasters? I just hope that the Queen is well.

After these years, the court officials were very clear about how good His Majesty was to the Queen. They were afraid that even if something really happened to the Queen, His Majesty would not marry another woman. He might be so sad that he would not even care about the affairs of state. Thinking of this, the court officials only prayed that the Queen would be safe. They also went to the temple with the ladies at home to burn incense and worship Buddha, just to pray for the Queen's safety.

If two days passed and Xu Qinyu still didn't wake up.

But Pei Weixuan would feed him water and liquid food every day, and he would swallow them.

He was in good spirits, with a rosy face. Pei Weixuan would wipe him and change him into clean clothes every day. However, he had lost weight visibly. These days, except for forcing himself to eat something, he had not slept a wink.

Mrs. Wen did not say anything to persuade him, because she knew that her son would not listen even if she did, so it was better to just let him be.

Xue from the second branch of the Xu family, as well as the second master Xu and the brother Xu also temporarily lived in the palace, accompanying Yu Niang every day, hoping to wake her up, but it was still of no use.

After waiting for another two days, eminent monks from various places came to the palace one after another to pray and chant sutras for the queen.

But even so, it was still useless. Pei Weixuan read countless metaphysical books and drew a formation in his bedroom.

Some senior monks recognized it as a spirit-summoning formation.

But there was no name or birth date of the necromancer in this necromancy town, and the handsome emperor knelt in the center of the formation, crying bitterly.

Pei Weixuan didn't know Yu Niang's real name and birth date, so even if he wanted to use the formation, he couldn't.

The monks sighed, and only one of them could see through the mystery and knew the whole story. However, he did not say much. Everything was already predetermined, and the mystery of the future could not be revealed. If the emperor and empress could get over this hurdle, they would have a smooth life in the future, and the Great Sheng Dynasty would prosper for a thousand years.

The monks also stayed in the palace and continued to chant sutras and pray for the queen.

The formation in the center of the bedroom was not washed away either.

Almost a month had passed, and the doctors would check the queen's pulse every day. Strangely enough, the queen had not woken up for a month, but her pulse was very steady. Even the pulse of the fetus in her womb was very steady, and the fetus was still growing. The queen's breath was also very good, as if she was asleep.

When the first snow fell in the capital.

Xu Qinyu finally opened her eyes. She felt that she slept very well and even had a dream about Yuan.

Meng Jianyuan was not dead either, and was also transported into a modern body.

Yuan told her in his dream, very excitedly. Yuan also said that the car accident was not an accident, but was done by his biggest competitor, Buyer. However, they had already called the police and the problem was solved. However, he did not know how to run a restaurant. After waking up in the hospital after the car accident, it took Yuan a long time to adapt. He did not know how to run a restaurant, nor could he cook food that tasted as good as Xu Qinyu's. However, his share of Xu's Restaurant was still there. Yuan did not use the monthly dividends, but set up a charity organization and used all of it for good deeds.

Yuan also told Xu Qinyu that he was together with Shi Lang.

Xu Qinyu was a little surprised. Shi Lang was a friend who grew up together in an orphanage. Shi Lang was two years older than her. They were just pure friends. They went up the mountain to pick fruits and dig out bird eggs together since they were young. Even after growing up, there was no spark between the two. Shi Lang didn't like girls of this type.

Yuan just woke up in the hospital and Shi Lang went to take care of her. After a few days, he found out that Yuan was not the real Xu Qinyu. He questioned Yuan and found out that Yuan had not hidden it from Shi Lang.

Yuan Ge is completely different from Xu Qinyu. During the dating process, Shi Lang fell in love with Shang Yuan, and finally the two got together.

Yuan is currently doing what he likes. In addition to doing charity work, he also likes clothing design and has opened several Hanfu studios.

Yuan kept thanking Xu Qinyu in his dream. Xu Qinyu also told Yuan about her situation. She also said that she married King Shu and King Shu ascended the throne. She also told Yuan that her family was doing well and that she was pregnant.

The two chatted for a long time in their dreams, and they felt like they had met too late.

However, they both knew that they might not meet again after this dream, so they talked for a long time.

Xu Qinyu thought that she might have just slept a little too long, so she slept for a whole day. When she woke up, she saw that her fourth brother had lost a lot of weight.

Xu Qinyu was stunned for a moment, not knowing what was going on, and then she was held in her fourth brother's arms. She felt hot tears dripping down her neck and shoulders. Xu Qinyu's heart was burning, and she knew that she must have slept for more than a day. She let her fourth brother hold her, and the two of them didn't speak for a long time.

When Fourth Brother gradually calmed down, he realized that he had slept for a whole month.

Xu Qinyu knew how worried Fourth Brother must have been in the past month, and she touched his cheek with pity, "Fourth Brother, you've lost a lot of weight."

Xu Qinyu also noticed the formation on the floor of the bedroom, and her heart sank again. Did Fourth Brother draw a formation in order to wake her up?

However, these formations only contained strange symbols but no names or birth dates.

It’s impossible that Fourth Brother doesn’t know my birthday.

No, Fourth Brother knew Xiao’s birth date and time, but he didn’t know her real birth date and time.

Although they have the same name and look similar, they have different birth dates and personalities; they are two different people.

Fourth brother is so smart, how could he not see that she is no longer the second daughter of Marquis Dechang's Mansion? He must have known it a long time ago, just like Shi Lang realized that she was not the same. The two have different personalities, and how could people who see each other day and night not see the difference?

So the birth date and time that the fourth brother drew was not in the formation. The fourth brother knew everything in advance. He could not write the birth date and time because he did not know the real birth date and time.

Xu Qinyu finally made up her mind and held her fourth brother's hand, "Fourth brother, I have something to tell you."

I want to tell my fourth brother the truth.

"Fourth brother, I had a very long dream. I dreamed of the second daughter of the Marquis of Dechang's mansion."

He narrated everything slowly, starting from when he was born and was abandoned at the gate of an orphanage by his parents, and talked about the interesting things in his childhood, and how he accumulated wealth bit by bit after growing up and founded the hotel chain Xu Ji Restaurant.

It's about participating in a world-class chef competition, winning the championship, and then getting into a car accident, and waking up to find yourself on the road to exile.

There is a birth date and time character. When he was sent to the orphanage, the birth date and time character were also included.

Pei Weixuan listened quietly as An Jing spoke, but his nerves were a little tense from beginning to end, until he talked about waking up on the road to exile, then he relaxed, hugged Yu Niang, and kissed her.

"Fourth brother, don't worry, it won't happen again." Xu Qinyu murmured.

I had a strong feeling that I would never see Yuan in my dreams again, and I would never go back. I would stay here and live out my life with my fourth brother for a long, long time.

"Yu Niang, don't leave me." Pei Weixuan almost begged.

"Okay." Xu Qinyu leaned on Fourth Brother's chest, listening to his burning heartbeat.

When Wen, Ning Jie'er and Xue learned that Yu Niang had woken up, they all cried with joy.

When the court officials and the common people learned that the queen had finally woken up, they cheered.

Not long after, in the winter of the fourth year of Wu'an, the queen gave birth to a princess safely. The princess was given the title of Chang'an as soon as she was born, which meant a long and peaceful life, and also meant that Chang'an would be smooth and prosperous in the great prosperity of the dynasty.

This princess, the only child of Emperor Shengwu and Empress Xu, was another admired legend of the Great Sheng Dynasty. She brought true prosperity to the Great Sheng Dynasty and started its destiny of prosperity for a thousand years.

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