"Your Majesty, this is your child and mine. He's almost one year old. It was that time in the Yangxin Palace—"
The emperor covered her mouth, still suspecting that there was something wrong with his ears.
"You mean, me and your child?"
Chen Miaoyi was covered with his mouth and could only nod. The emperor was immediately ecstatic. Chen Miaoyi would not lie to him! He and Chen Miaoyi had a child!
He has a successor!
The emperor didn't expect that all the tonics he had been drinking for so long were in vain, as he was already pregnant!
Who said he couldn't have children! It was others who couldn't give birth to his child, only Chen Miaoyi could. Perhaps this was why God made them swap.
"That's great, thank you, thank you." The emperor kissed Chen Miaoyi helplessly and panicked, like a puppy, expressing his love in the most clumsy way.
There was no lust in these kisses, only gratitude and devotion.
"Don't you ask whether it's a boy or a girl?" Chen Miaoyi wondered. The emperor doesn't have any children, so wouldn't he want a prince?
"Oh, is it a boy or a girl?
If it's a boy, I'll make him the Crown Prince; if it's a girl, she'll be the Crown Princess!"
Chen Miaoyi chuckled, "Guess?"
"Girl? Boy? I can't guess. I'll prepare gifts for the child when I return to the palace. Don't tell your mother about this news until I can take you back."
The emperor said to himself that it was already a great joy that Chen Miaoyi returned to Beijing, but he didn't expect that she would also tell him that he was pregnant!
"Your Majesty, it's a girl and a boy, a brother and a sister." Chen Miaoyi held his hand that was waving happily in the air, and he excitedly gestured what gift he was going to give.
"Brother and sister? There are actually two?" The emperor was stunned. Not only did he have children, but there were two at once?
The emperor was so moved by the two children he had never met that he wanted to cry. He buried his head in Chen Miaoyi's chest and asked, "Is that why you asked about naming the child?"
Such a big surprise, but Chen Miaoyi only told him now.
"The children have already been named. The older brother is Chen Mingcang, meaning Cang from Cangzhou, and the younger sister is Chen Mingjing, meaning Jing from Jingcheng."
The emperor raised his head and murmured, "Cangzhou, Jingcheng, I know your intention. Okay, the child will have the surname Chen, like you, it sounds good.
But if the child's identity is revealed in the future, can the surname be changed to Xue?"
The emperor said pitifully that he had no objection to the child having Chen Miaoyi's surname. After all, it was Chen Miaoyi who gave birth to the child. If she hadn't told him, he might never have known about it.
But he needed a prince, just one.
"Then you should quickly allow more female officials to enter the court, so that the child and I can return sooner."
The emperor thought, this is exactly the reason. If he wants to see the child and Chen Miaoyi, he must announce her identity as soon as possible. This time he must think of a foolproof plan.
The emperor was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. He left at dawn the next day. He wanted to go back and prepare a few carts of things for Chen Miaoyi to take away.
After waking up, Chen Miaoyi looked at the empty bed, which seemed to still be warm. He had no doubt at all whether this was his child. Did the emperor believe it so firmly?
"System, check the points."
Name: Chen Miaoyi (Fairy-looking)
Age: 19
Status: Normal
Offspring: 2
Points: 1080
"Buy another dragon and phoenix twin pill, three safety charms, one for the emperor, and painless fertility pills too."
Name: Chen Miaoyi (Fairy-looking)
Age: 19
Status: Normal
Offspring: 2
Points: 560
Items: Amulet x3, Painless Birth Pills, Twin Pills
A lot of points were spent in an instant, and Chen Miaoyi felt very distressed. If she had known that the emperor would not sleep with other concubines, she would not have spent that money to buy sterilization pills for him.
After Chen Miaoyi took the twin pill, her stomach churned and she stood up to go to court.
Colleagues who had not seen each other for a long time greeted her one after another. In the eyes of everyone, she was the emperor's confidant, and if they were the emperor, they would also use her. She had no father or mother, no children, and no worries.
He is a staunch royalist and will continue to rise in the ranks sooner or later, so it is better to curry favor with him as soon as possible.
"Minister Tang, it's been a long time since we last met. Are you safe and well?" Chen Miaoyi asked the stunned Minister Tang.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, Chen, is Governor Chen okay?" Minister Tang rarely said anything without being irritating.
"It's fine, thanks to the material you sent. Cangzhou is very cold."
Minister Tang looked a little better. That was good. Nothing happened. He looked so lively and energetic, so he should be fine.
"Minister Tang doesn't need you to worry about him. You left too hastily. Last winter, Minister Tang got married, and now she has given birth to a big fat boy. He's very happy!"
A colleague joked that Minister Tang was forcing himself to smile. He could only bury his love deep in his heart and be a secular person in the secular world.
Getting married and having children is his life path.
"Congratulations, Minister Tang, on becoming a father. Work hard in the future! I'll give you a gift someday."
Chen Miaoyi patted his shoulder and said, "This kid is a nice guy."
Minister Tang thanked him with a wry smile and watched Chen Miaoyi walk ahead. He knew that the two of them were getting further and further apart. They were both ministers before, but now Chen Miaoyi was a second-rank governor.
He may never reach that position in his entire life.
Even in the court, he no longer had the status to compete with Chen Miaoyi.
In today's court, Chen Miaoyi took the lead in showing off her political achievements. She established a women's academy in Cangzhou and selected many talents. Cangzhou's military strength, commerce, and agriculture were all improving.
This statement was met with opposition as soon as it was made.
"Nonsense! This is sheer nonsense! If all the women go to the academy, who will take care of the family?
Children, parents, who should I leave them to?"
Chen Miaoyi bowed, "Master Du, are you aware that a young general was selected this year, a woman, who actually led a small group of men to repel 500 enemy troops?"
"It would be a pity for Daxia to bury such a talented general!"
These people will not be convinced unless they see it with their own eyes, and even if they see it with their own eyes, they will not be convinced in their hearts.
Only when the enemy puts a knife to his neck will he not care about men or women, as long as he can save his life.
"Governor Chen, Lord Du is not opposed to it, but if women leave home to serve as officials, what will happen to their families? Cangzhou has a small population. If you do this, who will stay home to have children?"
When the population decreases, it will be difficult for a place to develop. In this era where everything depends on manpower, what he said makes sense.
"What do you mean I'm not against it? I'm against it!! This won't work at all. How can we talk about the bond between husband and wife?" Lord Du was furious and said, "I'm against it, openly against it."
"You may not know that Cangzhou has invented many machines to replace human labor, irrigation, and production. You all know that Cangzhou's fabrics are particularly good. We have even invented the textile machine to increase production."
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