"One is to pick up a child and raise him as his own son, and then hand over the Xiao family's empire to him, but our daughter must participate in politics and provide oversight.
Another plan is to raise a child husband for our daughter, who will grow up with her, to cultivate his feelings for our daughter from an early age and make him devoted to her.
In this way, we can let our daughter become the empress and our husband become the regent."
Seeing that Xiao Xieyun was actually thinking so seriously and even came up with two plans, Ying Xixi felt soft-hearted for a moment.
She said it casually, but Xiao Xieyun was thinking about her question seriously.
"Ayun, we will have both a son and a daughter, and I like children very much.
I prefer having more children than just one daughter or one son; it’s more lively and they have playmates.”
When Xiao Xieyun heard this, the two faces that did not become blurred with the passage of time but became clearer and clearer inadvertently appeared in his mind.
He closed his eyes, trying to forget the messy memories and images of the past.
"That's fine, but let's just let it be."
Xiao Xieyun's tone did not change, but Ying Xixi could sense his mood change.
She thought about it and seemed to guess the reason for Xiao Xieyun's mood change.
But she didn't comfort him this time.
After all, her current comfort would be tantamount to reopening Xiao Xieyun's past scars.
........
Ying Xixi began her life of taking care of her pregnancy.
This year's New Year's Eve was the same as last year, with Xiao Xieyun, Ying Xixi and the Queen Mother spending it together.
The Queen Mother was extremely surprised when she learned that Ying Xixi was pregnant.
She would come to see Ying Xixi every day, walk with her in the Imperial Garden, or chat with her.
Ying Xixi feels that her life now has changed compared to before.
For example, she used to be able to take care of the backyard garden and vegetable garden herself.
Now she couldn't do it herself and could only watch the palace maids do it.
And her three meals a day are prepared carefully and cautiously.
She was the only concubine in the harem, but Xiao Xieyun seemed to be afraid that someone would harm her.
I have to personally control her three meals a day.
In the past, poison testing was done simply with a silver needle, and sometimes no poison test was even performed.
Now, in addition to using silver needles, Xiao Xieyun also asked the palace servants to taste every dish to test for poison.
And it wasn't just one palace maid, but more than five.
It's quite a hassle to finish a meal.
Although only a few people know that Ying Xixi is pregnant.
But Xiao Xieyun's vigilant and cautious posture was still quite obvious.
Anyone with a discerning eye could guess what it was.
After Ying Xixi became pregnant for three months, Xiao Xieyun did not take the initiative to disclose the matter, but he did not order it to be kept secret either.
Gradually, the news of the imperial concubine's pregnancy spread outside the palace.
When the people learned that the imperial concubine was pregnant, they were very happy.
After all, this means that the Fufeng royal family has a successor!
But new discussions emerged among the people.
"I remember hearing His Majesty say before that he would not take a concubine in the future.
Now that the Imperial Concubine is pregnant and there are no other concubines in the harem, then Your Majesty...?"
He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood.
"This shouldn't be a big deal. After all, Your Majesty has been on the throne for so many years, he should be used to it.
But what I am worried about is how many children the imperial concubine can give birth to?
The royal family is very different from the homes of ordinary people like us.
The more princes and princesses there are, the better.
The imperial concubine is alone. Can she possibly give birth to eight or ten children?
I think, sooner or later, His Majesty will definitely take a concubine!"
"You think so, but I don't think so.
Take the past for example, has Your Majesty ever gone back on his word?
Since His Majesty has said that he will not take a concubine and there will only be one Imperial Concubine in the harem, then His Majesty will definitely not take a concubine!
Otherwise, wouldn't that be slapping yourself in the face? Your Majesty would definitely not do such a thing!"
The people who spoke swore solemnly.
Others also echoed.
"I think so too, why don't we make a bet.
I bet five hundred coins that Your Majesty will never take a concubine!"
"I vote too, I vote too!"
........
The people discussed and started gambling.
When this matter reached the ears of Xiao Xieyun and Ying Xixi, Xiao Xieyun was speechless, while Ying Xixi was cheerful.
"Ayun, I want to bet too. I'll bet a hundred taels on you not taking a concubine!"
Xiao Xieyun was helpless, "Don't worry, I won't let you lose. Since you've voted, I'll vote too, five hundred taels."
When the people saw the skyrocketing price of silver, they didn't expect that both parties involved would suffer the consequences.
........
When Ying Xixi was three months pregnant, her belly had already started to show, and it was very obvious.
Although Xiao Xieyun had no experience, he vaguely felt that she seemed to be pregnant a little early, so he hurriedly called Doctor Zhang to take her pulse.
When Doctor Zhang came to take Ying Xixi's pulse, his expression was sometimes shocked, sometimes confused, and sometimes frowned.
This made Xiao Xieyun, who was standing by, very anxious.
"Doctor Zhang, how is Xixi?"
Doctor Zhang withdrew his hand from taking the pulse and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it seems that there is more than one fetus in your womb.
It should be a multiple pregnancy, which means there are at least two fetuses."
Doctor Zhang's words made Xiao Xieyun stunned again.
"Multiple, multiple pregnancies? At least two fetuses?"
"Yes, I cannot tell the exact number of fetuses at the moment.
Maybe we’ll have to wait until the Empress is a little further along before we can take her pulse.”
Ying Xixi touched her bulging belly and spoke the truth as if it was just a casual guess.
“If it’s a multiple birth, there are at least two babies, so there could be three.
It would be great if there were three babies.”
Xiao Xieyun's eyebrows twitched, "Three??"
Instead of feeling happy about having multiple children, he felt worried.
"If there really are three children... wouldn't that be dangerous?"
Giving birth to a child is like walking towards the gates of hell for a woman.
If Xixi really had three children in her belly, wouldn't that be even more dangerous?!
Imperial Physician Zhang chose his words carefully, "Your Majesty, childbirth has always been very dangerous for women.
Although your Majesty is pregnant with multiple babies, your health is good. As long as you take good care of the babies during pregnancy, you can avoid some dangers."
Xiao Xieyun's brows furrowed even more tightly. "How should I take care of the pregnancy? Besides the precautions you mentioned before, are there any other precautions?"
Doctor Zhang quickly recounted everything he had learned throughout his life.
Xiao Xieyun wrote down everything and said, "Got it. From now on, you should come and check the imperial concubine's pulse every day to see how she is doing."
Xiao Xieyun looked serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Ying Xixi's heart softened as she smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there's no need to come every day. Imperial Doctor Zhang can come once every three days."
Doctor Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief and agreed directly, "Yes."
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