The next morning, Meng Huaiyu rubbed his eyes and sat up, only to find that his father was sleeping soundly with his mother in his arms, while he was sitting in the corner of the bed. His little face suddenly looked a little confused... He crawled and crawled until he got behind his father, fell down with his arms and legs spread out, and continued to sleep.
After breakfast, the three of them went to the main courtyard to pay their respects. As a result, they were scolded by the old lady: "Stupid! Qiang's belly is so big, what if she gets kicked accidentally? You all don't know how to give me peace of mind."
He immediately kept Meng Huaiyu by his side to stop this troublesome couple from making trouble.
Then, fearing that the couple might do something wrong, they specially sent a nanny.
That night, after Meng Yuchuan finished washing up and was about to hold his wife to sleep, the nanny came in and told him to sleep in the front yard or the study.
Meng Yuchuan: “…”
Xihe covered his mouth and laughed silently.
Meng Yuchuan glanced at her helplessly and said to the nanny, "I know my limits. Please go down and rest."
The nanny wanted to persuade them again. After all, she was sent by the old lady to separate them to prevent the two young people from doing something ignorant and hurting the unborn little master.
But seeing that the Marquis was determined to do what he said, she opened her mouth but could only go down unwillingly.
The door closed, and Meng Yuchuan held her in his arms. Seeing Xihe still laughing happily with her hands covering her mouth, he was speechless. He kissed her loudly on the cheek and said aggrievedly, "I'll deal with you sooner or later!"
Xihe's laughter suddenly became more joyful.
Xihe had an easy pregnancy, but there were also many inconveniences, such as getting up at night, drinking water, and swollen calves as the pregnancy progressed. Meng Yuchuan took care of all of this.
Every time Xihe woke up in the middle of the night because of thirst, he would push the person next to him.
Meng Yuchuan woke up immediately, reached out to get the warm water on the small table, and helped her drink it.
As for swollen calves, he also learned from the maid and mastered the skill of massage. He would massage Xihe's legs to relieve his fatigue whenever he had nothing to do.
Xihe naturally enjoyed this.
But everyone in the mansion was so shocked that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
I couldn't help but wonder, was the Marquis also so cautious in treating his ex-wife? The answer is no.
When Zheng was pregnant with the young prince, the Marquis had instructed the court physician to carefully tend to her, but he hadn't personally attended to her, let alone slept with her. After all, a pregnant woman couldn't serve her husband, and the Marquis's decision not to take a concubine was his greatest concern... This man is truly incomparable. Think of all the women in the capital back then who wouldn't envy Zheng for marrying such a good husband? Even when his wife was pregnant, he wouldn't touch anyone else.
But now looking at Qiang, oh, the Marquis really wishes he could suffer for his wife.
The servants were amazed, and the two old ladies in the mansion were also shocked.
The old lady thought it was a good thing that her son Chuan'er had finally found his soulmate. But at the same time, she was anxious and worried. Chuan'er treated Qiang so well. If Qiang gave birth to a son in the future, how would Huaiyu have a place to stand?
He quickly opened the treasury and began to rummage through his inventory, deciding to leave a little more for his little grandson.
Lu was also surprised, but she accepted it well. She had observed for so long that she knew that although Qiang was lazy, she was generous and treated Huai Yu sincerely, and would not use such despicable means.
Xihe was comfortably rested for nine months, until one day in October, when her stomach suddenly started to ache.
Meng Yuchuan's voice trembled: "Quick, go get the doctor and the midwife!"
He picked up Xihe and strode into the house.
The Peony Garden became busy in an instant, calling for a doctor and a midwife. Fortunately, Meng Yuchuan had already found someone to stay in the mansion while Xihe was pregnant, so in less than a quarter of an hour, the person was called over.
When the old lady and Mrs. Lu heard the news, they hurried over, supporting their maids.
Mrs. Lu spotted the pale-faced little girl standing in the corner and hurriedly brought her over. Meng Huaiyu burst into tears when she saw her and clutched Mrs. Lu's sleeve tightly, "Grandma, Mommy's in so much pain, please save her!"
At this time, Xihe in the room could no longer control the groaning of pain.
Mrs. Lu's face changed and she immediately asked her maid to take the little guy away.
Xihe struggled for five or six hours this time before the little girl in her belly was willing to come out. Xihe was so tired that she fainted after just a quick look.
"Mom, are you still in pain?"
Xihe woke up again, and Meng Huaiyu lay obediently beside the bed.
Xihe weakly touched the little guy's head, her heart softened: "It doesn't hurt anymore. It's mother's fault for making Huaiyu worry."
Hearing this, the tears that had been in the little guy's eyes finally fell. He buried his little face in Xihe's palm, crying so hard that his little body trembled: "Mom, please don't be in trouble. I don't want anything to happen to you."
Xihe was surprised and held the little guy's face in her hands: "How could anything happen to mother? Mother just gave birth to a sister and will not leave Huaiyu."
Meng Huaiyu cried so hard that he hiccuped: "But this is how my mother died. Mother, I don't want you to die."
Yesterday, she gave birth, and the entire mansion was busy. He sneaked into the Peony Garden while the maid wasn't paying attention, and then heard the maid say that his mother, Zheng, died giving birth to him. Now his mother was giving birth to his sister, and he wondered if anything would happen...
Xihe immediately looked at Meng Yuchuan with a reproachful look.
Meng Yuchuan glanced at Qingzhu, whose face turned serious and he immediately turned around and left.
Xihe assured the little guy: "Mom will be fine. She will always be with Huaiyu."
With Xihe's comfort, Meng Huaiyu finally burst into laughter. Then the wet nurse brought his sister in. The little girl was wrapped in a swaddle and was sleeping soundly.
Meng Huaiyu's eyes were filled with surprise, and he carefully touched his sister's hand: "Mom, my sister is so soft and small!"
Xihe smiled, her eyes curved.
After Xihe gave birth to a child, the Prime Minister came to visit her and brought a piece of news.
In order to avoid marrying the Fifth Emperor, Qiang Baowen deliberately fell into the water and was rescued by General Lin. There were so many people present that she had no choice but to marry him. When the news reached His Majesty, he reprimanded Prime Minister Qiang for not being able to discipline his children and punished him directly to reflect on his mistakes at home.
Xihe didn't expect Qiang Baowen to be so tough!
However, this move also reassured the Crown Princess and avoided the embarrassment of Prime Minister Qiang.
But... after this incident, I'm afraid Your Majesty will no longer tolerate the Crown Prince.
Sure enough, just after the little girl's first birthday, memorials impeaching the prince floated onto the emperor's desk like snowflakes. The prince was confined to his house, and the ministers under his command were demoted or punished at the same time.
Not long after, the prince was deposed.
At the same time, the emperor, at the suggestion of someone unknown, established the Six Ministries, which greatly weakened the power of the prime minister.
Suddenly, the officials who were watching silently were shocked, and realized that the reason why His Majesty had been dissatisfied with the prince for a long time, but had not deposed him until now, was because he had been plotting behind the scenes.
Until today, everything is ready, so the prince was deposed with thundering means.
As for military power, His Majesty also took corresponding measures. Generals left their territories and were sent to serve in other armies. From then on, there were no more "Lin Family Army, Meng Family Army" and other armies. The soldiers became permanent, but the generals came and went, and the imperial power was unprecedentedly concentrated.
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