Chapter 135 A First Marriage is Better Than a First Marriage (11)
Animals are different. Although the time it takes for them to give birth varies, from three months to a year, they can have several offspring at once, and the offspring reach adulthood in a year. Humans, on the other hand, have to wait for more than ten years.
This is also why people on the Xuanwu Continent are casual about relationships between men and women.
After the current emperor married the empress, he was unable to have any children. In order to have an heir, he tried every possible method. In the end, he had a son, Crown Prince Chunyu Mo, with his younger brother and sister-in-law, the Princess of Jin.
It was also strange that the royal children were born one after another after Chunyu Mo was born, but the emperor had so many women and only had a total of eight children, seven sons and one daughter. Among them, the second, fifth and sixth princes died in battle.
Now, only four sons and one daughter remain, and none of these princes and princesses have given birth to a third generation.
It's not that they didn't sleep with other people, it's that they simply couldn't have children.
The emperor was anxious, but there was no use in being anxious. The imperial family was not producing many offspring. What could he do?
The topic had drifted off, and Ning Yan directly asked Wen Xiangyan for benefits, saying, "Sure, but not for free."
Wen Xiangyan smiled broadly; his wife really knew how to get away with something!
“I will try to persuade the Crown Prince to grant you at least an earldom. If you can really wipe out all the ferocious beasts, becoming a marquis won’t be difficult.”
He still needed to try and get some information out of the Crown Prince; he couldn't let his wife's sacrifice go unrewarded.
In Xuan Kingdom, both men and women can be granted titles and honors for military merit. Although Ning Yan has never been on the battlefield, if the cultivation techniques are truly popularized, her contribution will be far greater than if she were to go to the battlefield.
"I have no objection, you do what you think is best."
"Tomorrow is the baby's one-month celebration. I plan to invite the Crown Prince over to finalize this matter and pass on the cultivation technique to him. However, since we are on the border, the one-month celebration banquet cannot be too grand. Will you be angry?"
Ning Yan: "What's there to be angry about? It's not like I'm the only one who had a simple one-month celebration for my baby. Isn't everyone like this?"
Everyone's busy killing beasts; those who can attend the banquet have to make time for it!
No matter what Ning Yan said, Wen Xiangyan felt he had wronged his wife, so he became more and more concerned about Ning Yan's affairs, buying her new clothes, jewelry, and caring about everything from face powder to rouge, and even doing some things himself.
He should be taking care of the three little ones, but he spends all his time around Ning Yan.
The servants in the house covered their mouths and laughed; they had never seen a man so clingy to his mistress.
The following day, at the full moon banquet, three tables of guests arrived at the military camp, including the current Crown Prince Chunyu Mo.
It's rare for a royal family to produce a bad person, especially a royal family like the Xuan Kingdom that has been passed down for over two thousand years. After all, their genes have been optimized for too many generations. Chunyu Mo was slightly taller than Wen Xiangyan, with an extremely strong aura and sharp eyes. Even the most timid people wouldn't dare to look him in the eye.
Ning Yan secretly glanced at the other party. He had a straight posture, handsome and cold features, a strong body, and an imposing aura. The Crown Prince was a dragon among men!
These people arrived and immediately began to make arrangements to see the triplets. Wen Xiangyan, along with Ning Yan, paid their respects to the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince's gaze lingered on Ning Yan for a while.
Ning Yan noticed but didn't look up. Holding her youngest daughter, she turned around and chatted casually with several female generals without changing her expression. "I've lived for so many years, and there are many newborns in the military camp every year, but I've never seen a woman give birth to three children in one pregnancy. Duchess, do you and your husband have some secret?"
Ning Yan smiled and shook her head, "It's just good luck."
Chunyu Mo thought to herself, "She is indeed very lucky, but the lucky one is not her, but Wen Xiangyan."
If he hadn't married Ning, he would have lost his life in the beast's den. And having three babies at once, who wouldn't be envious?
Anyway, he was envious.
He wasn't without women, but he hadn't had a single child.
It's so frustrating!
After the child had been shown off to everyone, Wen Xiangyan immediately had the wet nurse take the child back. The banquet began, and a large group of men and women ate and drank. After lunch, everyone else left, except for Chunyu Mo.
Wen Xiangyan called Ning Yan and they went to the study together.
Ning Yan directly handed the cultivation manual she had written down beforehand to the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince looked at it for more than a quarter of an hour, and after confirming that there were no problems with the manual, he looked at Ning Yan and asked, "Do you have any requests?"
Ning Yan wouldn't stand on ceremony with the Crown Prince. What if she ended up getting nothing out of it after all the politeness?
"Of course I want a title. I have three children. The eldest will naturally inherit the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, and the younger ones can't be too bad off, can they?"
Chunyu Mo raised an eyebrow, almost laughing. She really dared to ask for that!
"Okay, but your title will depend on the effect of the cultivation technique becoming widespread. Let's say a year. We'll grant you the title after a year."
It was just a matter of waiting another year, and Ning Yan wasn't short of time, so she naturally agreed.
After finishing their business, Chunyu Mo took out three identical Qilin jade pendants from his person and handed them to Wen Xiangyan, saying, "These are a full-month gift for the three children."
Wen Xiangyan smiled and thanked him, "Then thank you very much, Your Highness."
The two had known each other since childhood and were in the same military camp after joining the army; they had always had a good relationship.
One gave sincerely, the other accepted naturally.
Chunyu Mo didn't stay there long; after chatting for a couple more minutes, he went back.
Wen Xiangyan had just returned from a mission and had a three-day short break, which was essentially equivalent to taking turns on duty.
For the past three days, the couple has been busy every night.
On the morning of the fourth day, Wen Xiangyan left reluctantly.
At this time, the body-strengthening technique had been learned throughout the military camp. The Crown Prince took special care of Wen Xiangyan, giving him the title of instructor and allowing him to teach the soldiers the body-strengthening technique every day.
In this way, he could go home every day. To this end, he even brought wine and food to have a meal with the Crown Prince. The two gradually became very close and could talk about anything.
One day, the two talked about having children again. Ning Yan was pregnant again, two months along. The doctor said that this pregnancy looked like a multiple pregnancy, at least two.
Wen Xiangyan was extremely pleased with himself and casually advised the Crown Prince not to give up, but to find a fertile woman to continue trying.
Chunyu Mo stopped sleeping with women a year ago.
If you don't sleep together, it's even less likely you'll have a child, right?
Chunyu Mo looked at Wen Xiangyan meaningfully, "Do you think everyone can be like you, getting married and having children, or even triplets?"
Wen Xiangyan fell silent.
When he got home that night, he held Ning Yan in his arms and couldn't fall asleep for once.
Chunyu Mo's words brought him to his senses. Recently, he had been getting close to the Crown Prince, and every time he talked to the Crown Prince about his wife, the Crown Prince listened very attentively. His wife was too beautiful and too fertile!
But if the Crown Prince really has feelings for his wife, can he refuse?
I simply couldn't refuse.
Leaving aside his minor position as Duke Dingguo, didn't the Prince of Jin offer up his own queen back then?
The Princess Consort of Jin is now the Empress.
Because she gave birth to his first child, the emperor immediately made her empress.
(End of this chapter)
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