Three years have passed since Yunyi became the Grand Consort.
In the fourth year of the Tianming era of the Jin Dynasty, Nurhaci led the various Jin forces in a major battle against the Ming army, known in history as the Battle of Sarhu.
The battle lasted three months and ended with a major defeat for the Ming army and a victory for the Jin dynasty.
In mid-March, the army returned to the capital. Huang Taiji returned to the city, explained the situation to his father Nurhaci, and then went back to his residence.
As Huang Taiji walked home, he had many thoughts on his mind. He had been away for several months. When he left, Zhe Zhe was already more than six months pregnant. He didn't know if she had given birth yet.
Because of this, he was quite eager to return home on his way back.
As soon as Huang Taiji entered the mansion, he dismounted and entered through the main gate, whereupon the gatekeeper reported to him.
"Your Highness, you're back! My lord, the maid from the main courtyard just came over and said that the First Princess Consort went into labor today and is currently giving birth."
Upon hearing this, Huang Taiji was startled and quickly ran inside.
Upon arriving at the main courtyard, they indeed saw the busy figures of maids inside, and heard the cries of pain from a woman inside.
Just as he stood still, before Huang Taiji could even ask a question, he heard the midwife's joyful voice from inside: "It's born! It's born!"
With his body slightly relaxed and the heavy weight in his heart lifted, Huang Taiji looked expectantly at the closed door and loudly inquired about Yunyi's condition.
Only Yunyi's weak voice came from inside: "Don't worry, my lord, I'm fine."
Not long after, the midwife came out carrying the baby.
"Your Highness, what a joyous occasion! Your First Wife has given birth to another healthy and robust son. Look how strong and healthy he is!"
When Huang Taiji saw the healthy baby in the midwife's arms, he was overjoyed. He took the child in his arms and said, "Good! Good! Good! My lady, you've worked hard."
However, Huang Taiji still had some regrets. He only had five children, all sons, and no daughters. He actually wanted a daughter this time since his wife was pregnant.
But it's good that he's a son; he can learn riding skills from me and fight alongside me in battle.
The next day, Nurhaci held a banquet in the palace to celebrate the victory in the great battle. He also learned that Huang Taiji's wife had given birth to a son the day before, so he, as the grandfather, bestowed a name upon him, Bodun.
"Oh! Bodon?" Yunyi savored the name, feeling quite satisfied.
"This is a really good name. Bodun means strategy. I hope this little guy will really be a talent with both literary and military prowess in the future."
"Girl, you are so intelligent, and the Prince is also a brave and skilled warrior. The little prince you two have will definitely become a person who is both literate and martial, so you can put your mind at ease."
Qiqige replied to Yunyi's words while tidying up her things.
Hearing Qiqige say this, Yunyi agreed wholeheartedly; her child was destined to be both scholarly and martial.
A month later, the full moon celebration for the Fifth Prince Bodun was held in a very grand manner.
Firstly, because this was the child born to the Grand Consort, making him of high status; secondly, because the Jin dynasty had won a battle, and Huang Taiji was pleased; and thirdly, because he had not had a child for a long time, and the household needed some vitality brought by a child.
Thanks to her two sons, Yunyi finally secured her position as the primary consort.
Her maternal clan is powerful, the Khorchin are the most loyal ally of the Jin Dynasty, and she has offspring to rely on. If she manages her household affairs fairly and justly, without making any mistakes or unexpected circumstances, Huang Taiji will not do anything to her.
“Princess, look how well-behaved the Fifth Prince is. He only cries when he’s hungry or wet. Otherwise, he’s very quiet and plays by himself. He’s not noisy at all, just like the Fourth Prince.”
Qiqige sat next to her master and chatted with Yunyi.
"Yes, Bodon is indeed very well-behaved, unlike his brother, who is very quiet. His brother is too mischievous. The two brothers have completely opposite personalities."
Strangely enough, Yunyi has had several children, and this is the easiest one to take care of. As she thought about it, she suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with this situation, just like... Yinzhen back then.
Her first child, Yinzhen, was like this, but that Yinzhen was reborn because Yunyi's time travel affected him, causing him to return to the time before his birth with his memories. And this one...
With curiosity, Yunyi looked at her son seriously for the first time, and couldn't help but wonder.
Could it be that this son is also a time traveler or a reincarnated person?
With this idea in mind, Yunyi began to pay different attention to her son, and she eventually discovered something unusual about him.
But she said nothing, keeping the secret to herself.
At this moment, Xiao Chengyu was lying alone in a daze, unaware that his true identity had been discovered by his biological mother.
In his previous life, he was assassinated in the capital by the supporters of the young emperor. Unexpectedly, when he opened his eyes, he found himself to be a newborn baby.
It took him more than a month to finally figure out what was going on.
He now found himself in an era he had never heard of, a regime seemingly founded by people from beyond the Great Wall.
Because his father is now called Huang Taiji, and his mother is called Zhe Zhe.
This name doesn't sound like something a Han Chinese person would choose, which is why Xiao Chengyu made that judgment.
Three years later
"Fifth brother, you walk too slowly. You're not like a boy at all, more like a little girl." Etenyi's teasing voice rang out from outside, and Yunyi knew that the two brothers had returned.
Bodon, who was lagging behind, retorted when he heard his fourth brother say that, "Fourth brother, I'm not slow, you're just too impetuous, jumping around like that, what if you bump into someone! And..."
"Okay, okay, stop talking, it's giving me a headache."
Seeing that his fifth brother was about to start his rambling, Ertenyi knew his younger brother all too well; he was full of grand pronouncements and didn't want to listen, so he quickly interrupted him.
Bo Dun shook his head and smiled, then stopped talking. "Fine, fine, since Fourth Brother doesn't want to hear it, I won't say anything."
The two walked inside together. Once inside, Yunyi looked the two children up and down.
They just had a riding and archery lesson, and now they're all covered in sweat, their clothes are dusty and worn out. They used to look so good kids, but now they look old and worn out.
While instructing the servants, she called to her two sons, "Go wash up and change into clean clothes. Come over for dinner later."
After E'e Tengye and Bodun finished washing up, the family of three was having a warm meal when Qiqige came in with a heavy expression to report.
"Madam, someone just came from the front courtyard and said..."
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Yunyi put down her chopsticks, looked up, and gestured for Qiqige to continue.
"The front courtyard reported that the Second Prince is seriously ill."
"What?" Yunyi frowned, somewhat incredulous. The Second Prince was perfectly fine, how could he suddenly be so ill? She had never heard of him being unwell before.
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