After Xia Muyan ascended the throne, the harem was very peaceful.
The retired emperor moved to Ningshou Palace, and the other concubines all went to where they wanted to go or should go.
For those who had children and were willing to live with them, the emperor showed special favor and allowed them to move out of the palace to live with their children.
Some concubines who voluntarily stayed in the palace moved to Shoukang Palace, and the emperor ordered people to take good care of them.
Therefore, in the huge imperial palace, for a while, only the emperor and the empress were left to run rampant.
There are dozens of palaces of different sizes and layouts. If they want to find something new and want to live in a different palace, they can change one every day as long as they want, or even take turns living in one palace for several months. It is so comfortable!
More than eight months later, the twins began to move.
Li Shushu didn't feel much pain because of the painkiller pills, but she still acted well.
In short, after a thrilling delivery, with a few "quack" sounds, the moment the little prince and princess were born, Xia Muyan was so excited that she burst into tears again!
He didn't know in advance that Li Shushu was pregnant with twins, especially twins. He just thought that she ate a lot during pregnancy and was a little fatter.
When the midwife told him they were twins, a boy and a girl, he rushed to Li Shushu's bedside, not caring about the sweat on her face and hair. He hugged her and nibbled her vigorously, "Shu'er, you're amazing, you're so capable, you know that? He's back. He must be the child we lost. He's back again!"
Losing one before was his eternal regret.
Originally, if he had another child now, although he knew it couldn't be the one that came back, he still chose to deceive himself and comfort himself and the emperor, saying that the child had come back.
But now that two of them came at once, he believed with absolute certainty that it was that child, definitely that child, and he came back to make up for his regret!
Li Shushu, who was nearly exhausted after giving birth, lifted her eyelids and glanced at him. Unable to bear the blow, she replied weakly, "Yes, Your Majesty is right. She must have come back because she couldn't bear Your Majesty's sadness!"
After saying this, she was so exhausted that she fell into a deep sleep.
Xia Muyan stayed with her for a while with a look of nostalgia on his face. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he took the time to go and see the two little ones.
Because the two little guys were twins, they were not very big when they were born. They were pink and tender in the cradle, with wrinkled skin. They were not very good-looking, but Xia Muyan didn't know why, he just liked them very much. He stared at them for a long time, feeling like he was dreaming, having entered a rare good dream, and he really didn't want to wake up!
Soon, he remembered the seriously ill emperor, and hurried to report the good news of the twins to him in person.
The Emperor was so moved that tears streamed down his face once again. He slapped his thigh and cried out, "May our ancestors bless us! Our ancestors have appeared."
They named the deposed emperor Xia Muyan and the empress Li Shushu. After arduous research on historical records, reading through Tang and Song poetry, and asking the most talented ministers in the court to work together, it took almost a whole month to finally decide on the names of the little prince and princess.
The little prince is named Xia Yiheng, and the little princess is named Xia Qingyu. (Note: I borrowed the name of the baby from the previous face, Yu Jiao, and I would like to express my gratitude here!)
On the day of the twins' full-month banquet, Xia Muyan announced on the spot his decision to make his eldest son Xia Yiheng the crown prince.
Some nosy court officials were not happy with this and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too hasty?"
Xia Muyan frowned: "What?"
Court officials: "The eldest prince is only a month old, and we don't know his character. After all, this involves the future ruler of a country. Shouldn't you wait until he grows up a little, observe his words and deeds, and then make a decision?"
Xia Muyan was blindly confident for no reason. "The child of me and the Queen must have excellent character. What else do we need to observe?"
"But..." The courtier was still about to argue.
"I think your current position as the Grand Master of Purple Gold and Imperial Households is a waste of your talent. You might be more suited to guarding the border grasslands."
"Well, Your Majesty, why do you say that?" The minister was completely confused.
"My dear minister, your jurisdiction is so wide. Only the grassland is vast and suitable for you to manage!"
From then on, no one in the court dared to speak out about the emperor's harem and his offspring!
After giving birth, Li Shushu fell into a deep sleep. After waking up, she immediately took a recovery pill and felt good about herself!
Originally, on the second day after giving birth, she felt that she could get out of bed and move around.
But the old-fashioned Xia Muyan refused to let her do so and insisted that she stay in bed and rest. He said that when he was a child, he heard the maids in the palace say that women must stay in bed after giving birth, otherwise it would be difficult to recover. If she got postpartum disease, it would be troublesome!
She was forced to stay in confinement for two months.
There were plenty of staff in the palace, and apart from routinely feeding the babies during the day and occasionally the wet nurse bringing two little ones to her to play with, she had nothing to do all day.
Even at night, for fear of disturbing her rest, there was a wet nurse to feed her so she didn't have to worry about it.
Li Shushu is so boring!
Fortunately, the days of doing nothing passed quickly. In a daze, the sixty days of confinement were over.
That night, Xia Muyan made a special trip to finish her government affairs early, and Xi Xiangxiang came to find her.
The wet nurses and servants all tactfully stayed away.
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Although Li Shushu had used the recovery pill, she still felt a little unsure. Halfway through the journey, she couldn't help but blush and ask, "Your Majesty,... do you feel anything different?"
"Well, yes," he said vaguely but answered decisively.
"Really?" She was still a little disappointed. It seemed that the effect of this recovery pill was not as good as she had imagined. "Is it... loose?"
"Hmm?" Xia Muyan was confused and lost in thought, and was a little confused. "No, it's bigger... a lot..."
Isn't that the same thing? Li Shushu felt somewhat uninterested and unhappy.
Xia Muyan sensed something was wrong, and after a moment's thought, he came to his senses, "Shu'er, you misunderstood. I'm not talking about that. Things are still the same..."
I was talking about "here, and here", and then, with ill intentions and reluctance, he touched her hips behind her and her plump body in front of her twice...
This caused a wave of anger!
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