In a blink of an eye, Lin Fengmian was eight months pregnant. The Empress Dowager took a lot of photos and sent personal palace maids to the Prince Liang's Mansion to take care of her.
The best midwife who could deliver babies was also sent to Prince Liang's Mansion. That day, Lin Fengmian had just drunk a bowl of porridge and walked a few steps when he suddenly felt a pain in his stomach.
The labor pains lasted for more than five hours before she gave birth safely to a son and a daughter.
The Prince of Liang's Mansion had a successor. As soon as the Empress Dowager received the news, she hoped that the nanny beside her would bring many rewards.
The emperor immediately gave names to his nephew and niece, the boy was named Gu Changshi and the girl was named Gu Xirou.
Gu Changshi became a prince as soon as he was born. From then on, the Prince of Liang's Mansion had its owner and was no longer an empty shell.
Compared to the Liang Wang Mansion where they had no worries about food and clothing, the Fang family in Lucheng was currently quarreling over an egg.
"Who the hell stole my eggs? I'm not afraid of giving birth to a son without an anus..."
Fang Panqiao came out with a big belly and pulled her mother back into the house.
"Don't scold me, mother. I ate it. I was so hungry that I couldn't sleep at night, so I got up and cooked and ate the egg."
Fang's mother immediately spat out what she had just said.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft, what I just said doesn't count. God, don't take what I just said seriously. I was just joking."
"You are such a fool, why didn't you call me when you were hungry at night? What would have happened if my precious grandson had been hungry?"
Fang Panqiao could only say a few kind words.
In fact, that was not for her to eat. She felt sorry for her husband as he became thinner and thinner because of the family. She happened to see an egg in the chicken coop, so she cooked it and gave it to her husband.
Gu Qinchuan was working in the fields with Old Man Fang at this time. Although the work in the fields was hard, he became motivated when he thought that he was about to become a father and there were several mouths to feed at home.
"My dear, you are back. You must be hungry. Mom is cooking. Wash your hands and you can eat later."
Gu Qinchuan was covered in dust, but he had a happy smile on his face.
After washing his hands and looking at the simple meal served, the smile on his face faded a little.
In fact, he missed the days of enjoying delicacies every day, but he was a man of integrity and would never give up.
After dinner, he took Fang Panqiao for a walk around the village.
"Did the baby in your belly kick you today? If this brat dares to kick you, wait until he comes out and I'll teach him a lesson."
Fang Pan gently stroked her belly with her skillful hands.
"It's okay, the child is very well behaved. I'm just worried about the belly getting bigger and bigger. This year's harvest is not good, and I'm afraid there won't be much left after paying the taxes. How are we going to live in the future?"
Gu Qinchuan, who never worried about money, was also in a dilemma. He was a prince since birth, and later when his brother succeeded to the throne, he became a prince.
He didn't need to worry about money, as he had his own fiefdom, and his brother the emperor would reward him with gold, silver, and jewelry from time to time. His mother was even more worried that he wouldn't have enough to eat or wear outside, so she often subsidized him.
But now I am worried about a few taels.
"Don't worry, Qiao'er. I'll go to town in a few days to find a job. Don't worry, I will make sure you and your mother live a good life."
The first thing Lin Fengmian did after she finished her confinement was to bring her two children to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother held her grandson in her arms and looked him left and right, unable to see enough.
"This child really looks like his father. Chuan'er looked like this when he was a child...!"
Lin Fengmian said in a somewhat depressed tone.
"What the Queen Mother said is true. These two children look like the prince. I am thinking of taking them to pay homage to their father in a few days."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked for a long time before Lin Fengmian stated the purpose of entering the palace.
"The Queen Mother and her daughter-in-law want to take the children to live on the fiefdom for a while..."
Although the Empress Dowager was reluctant to part with her grandchildren, she still nodded in agreement.
"Go ahead, it's good to go and relax."
It's better to go to the fiefdom. There is really no peace in this palace. The concubines in each palace are making trouble to death. As the empress dowager, I really don't have the extra energy to take care of the three of them outside the palace.
After getting the promise, Lin Fengmian happily told the maid to pack his luggage as soon as he returned home.
The next day, she took her two children to pay homage to Gu Qinchuan's grave. She sat in front of the grave and talked a lot. If you didn't know her, you would think she was very sad.
"Miss, are we really going to Lucheng? We still have the Empress Dowager protecting us in the capital. If we go to Lucheng..."
"Don't be afraid. No one will dare to bully us over there. Youxiang, Qiushui, Danqing, and Hanju, there's something I must tell you."
"My parents and brother didn't die at the hands of the enemy, but were assassinated from within the palace. Staying in the capital is the most dangerous."
"Gu Qinchuan is still alive, but since he has chosen to give up everything he has, then all of it is mine. Don't even think about coming back to snatch it from me."
The maids couldn't accept it for a while.
But I quickly adjusted my mindset.
"Miss, we servants will obey you. Just tell us what you want us to do."
Since Gu Qinchuan likes to live the life of an ordinary person so much, you'd better stay in that small mountain village for the rest of your life and never come out.
Otherwise, don't blame me for not being sentimental towards you. There was no affection between us in the first place.
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