The midwife carried the crying baby prince to Xiao Lanchuan, saying, "Your Majesty, please take a look at the baby prince."
Xiao Lanchuan didn't even glance at her before stepping into the delivery room.
By then, the palace servants had already cleaned the room, but the smell of blood still lingered in the air.
Nanzhi redeemed a dragon and phoenix special effect and was very satisfied to hear the palace servants' praises.
Even though Xiao Lanchuan forbade anyone to mention the twin rumors in her ear, she knew that in ancient times, twins born to be boys were a major taboo.
She knew the children in her womb were twins, a boy and a girl. If the children were seen as lucky stars when they were born, it would make her path to becoming empress smoother.
When she saw Xiao Lanchuan come in, she pretended to be weak and lay on the bed.
Her face looked somewhat haggard, and her lips were almost bloodless. When she saw Xiao Lanchuan, she pursed her lips, and tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls.
"Your Majesty, it hurts so much!"
In that instant, Xiao Lanchuan completely forgave her deception. He held her hand, his eyes slightly reddening.
In no time, the news that the Empress of Xiao had given birth to two lucky stars spread throughout the entire Xiao Kingdom.
The emperor was overjoyed at the birth of the dragon and phoenix twins and ordered a general amnesty throughout the land, except for the most heinous criminals and traitors.
The news that two lucky stars had descended upon the Xiao Kingdom had even reached the neighboring Yun Kingdom.
He'an foresaw that Xiao Kingdom would rule Yun Kingdom in the future, and the Emperor of Yun Kingdom already knew this. It was also He'an who ordered He'an to go to Xiao Kingdom to assassinate Xiao Lanchuan.
But unexpectedly, he ultimately could not defy fate.
In the year of the Crown Prince and Princess's tenth birthday celebration, the Xiao Kingdom grew increasingly powerful, and under Xiao Lanchuan's leadership, it had expanded its territory by several levels.
As they approached the Yun Kingdom, the Yun Kingdom became afraid and actually sent a princess to marry into the kingdom.
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