She conceived more than one child in three years, after all, a leader should set an example. Since she advocated having more children and raising more, she should naturally do the same herself.
He married Mu Qingluo, took Wenxuan as his concubine, and took Youlan, Du Ruo, and Nanzhu as his mistresses. He did not marry anyone else.
She was pregnant for ten months, and within three years she had four sons and one daughter, and was about to give birth to another son. The first son was born to Du Ruo and was adopted by Mu Qingluo.
As for whether any of them died in the process, of course they did. There were a few, or rather, nine thousand nine hundred and nine.
The last number, apart from three or four being these wives and concubines, represents Dao Chengyi's experiments on couples who had used the fertility gu.
The goal was simple: to find special physiques, bloodline-based killing techniques, and new Gu worms related to soul and intelligence. Through exhaustive search, there were some gains.
"Qing'er is so excited, is your fourth aunt about to give birth?"
Dao Cheng touched Dao Muqing, who was wearing a longevity lock and had her hair tied in a topknot. Fourth Sister was Du Ruo, who had an extraordinary desire for pregnancy. In the past three years, she had been pregnant eight times. Of course, she would not succeed this time.
Therefore, he only smiled at Dao Muqing's joy without being impatient. On the contrary, Bai Zhi had a hint of envy on her face. Among the maids in the past, she was still pure and innocent.
"You already have three younger brothers and one younger sister, why do you want more younger brothers and sisters?"
"Because the younger brother and sister are so cute, and Fourth Aunt is really looking forward to this child. If the younger brother is successfully born, Fourth Aunt will be happy."
The one openly guarding Dao Muqing was a silent man with an iron mask. He had transformed into a zombie and was now exploring the path of corpses after becoming a Dao Hou.
The entire house has a network of stairwells arranged in a layout resembling the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, interspersed with artificial hills and greenery, with guard posts every ten steps and sentries every twenty steps.
As Dao Chengyi advanced, he saw bowing and saluting all the way, with translucent black hands, eyes open, moving about in the corridors and along the sides of the houses.
Meanwhile, squads of menacing servants clad in soft armor patrolled in unison, their bodies shrouded in a faint, dark mist, creating an eerie atmosphere.
However, the sunlight was intense, and the palaces were brightly lit from every angle. When passing through a flower garden, one could see countless golden sunflowers in full bloom.
Dao Muqing, pulling Dao Chengyi along, jumped and chattered about how many characters the Master had taught them about the Thousand Character Classic that day, how many ancient events they knew from studying the Ming Dynasty History and what ideas they had learned.
At three years old, he was at an age where he should be striving for success. Moreover, due to Dao Chengyi's intervention, he was very intelligent and could already speak eloquently.
To outsiders, Dao Muqing is the eldest son of the Mu family and the future successor of Dao Chengyi, who will continue the legend of the world-shaking Qingmang.
Of course, this idea is correct, because his talent, whether in martial arts or Gu techniques, is extremely strong, but that still requires him to live and grow up.
At this moment, Dao Muqing, who was in high spirits, suddenly stopped talking. He looked around and, for some reason, suddenly felt a sense of danger.
"Father, I have a feeling that something bad is about to happen. Is something going to happen soon?"
Dao Muqing looked at the bustling courtyard in front of him. It was of a very high standard. Even the principal wives of ordinary families in Qingmang City did not have such elegance and beauty, with carved railings, jade steps, and many servants.
There are many people coming and going here now, including midwives and servants, doctors on standby, members of the Mu family who treat Gu worms, and several other wives and concubines of Dao Chengyi.
"Qing'er, why are you running around again? Didn't you say you were copying scriptures in the scripture pavilion to pray for blessings today?"
With light makeup and dressed entirely in a light blue hue, Mu Qingluo pointed her slender, jade-like fingers at Dao Muqing's forehead, clearly guessing that he had encountered Dao Chengyi while wandering around.
"Of course I've finished copying it, Mother."
"Has the younger brother come out yet?"
Dao Muqing looked around the room with curiosity; this was the first time he had participated in the birth of his younger siblings.
"Not yet, Xiao Qing'er, but if you want a younger brother or sister, your third aunt will try her best and give you another one this year, how about that?"
Youlan looked at Daocheng with alluring charm. After becoming a wife, her figure became even fuller, and her whole being exuded the sweetness of a peach.
"Sister You, you shouldn't talk about this in front of the children."
Nan Zhu instructed the other servants to arrange a seat for Dao Chengyi and to provide tea and pastries.
"Bai Zhi, take Qing'er to play over there first."
Dao Cheng glanced at the several blue-faced ghost infants crawling back and forth in the house, invisible to ordinary people. They were drooling as they looked at the blood-filled crowd below, especially their brother Dao Muqing.
"Listen to your sister and don't make a fuss."
Mu Qingluo pinched Mu Qing's face, and after Bai Zhi led her away, Dao Chengyi slowly walked into the house with the strongest smell of blood.
All seven ghost infants spontaneously approached Dao Chengyi as he drew near, their ferocious faces showing a hint of affection upon seeing him.
Dao Cheng flicked his sleeve, seemingly just to clean clothes, but he actually stroked each of the children that ordinary people rarely see.
Although he was neither human nor ghost, Dao Chengyi did not feel any aversion to him. If it could bring benefits, Dao Chengyi would not mind being a good father.
After being touched, they all became excited and crawled all over the room. Everyone who was touched by them felt a little weak.
No one was surprised by this; it was just that the delivery was taken very seriously and had taken a lot of energy out of it.
The delivery had been going on for half a day, from morning until now. Dao Chengyi hadn't been able to be there the whole time because he was dealing with river matters, but he had finally arrived.
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