Since Ji Jingyi, Xie Qichen and Ming Fei came over, Mengyue arranged for someone to prepare a table of delicious meals to entertain the three of them.
But just after finishing the meal, Qingxuan came in to report.
"Your Majesty, people from the palace are here."
Hearing this, Xie Ruiyuan knew what was going on. He had known for a long time that his father had sent people to the northern border.
However, the snow was too heavy and the journey was very slow. It took two months to reach Beiling City.
He knew clearly why his father sent someone here and had already prepared himself.
Sure enough, the content of the imperial edict was exactly what he had expected, which was to ask him to return to Beijing as soon as possible without delaying for even a single day.
Although he didn't know what happened in the palace that made his father so anxious and summoned him back.
But he knew that he really could not stay in Beiling City any longer. If it were in the past, he would have left immediately.
It’s different now. He has concerns and ties in his heart. How can he bear to abandon Mengyue and the four children?
Xie Ruiyuan asked the person who came from the palace to deliver the imperial edict to go down and rest, and then went to the main courtyard.
"Xie Ruiyuan, are you going back to Beijing?"
"Well, my father summoned me back, and I have to go back."
"Okay, then you go back first."
"Ayue, what do you mean, you won't go back with me."
"Of course not. Can the child and I go back with you?"
Xie Ruiyuan was completely stunned by Mengyue's question. It was indeed as Mengyue said, the two of them could not be together.
You should know that Meng Yue's pregnancy has always been a secret in Beiling City. Not many people know about it, only Doctor Luo, Xie Qichen and Ming Fei. The midwife who took over the baby before has made all the arrangements, and this matter will never be leaked.
It can be said that the relationship between Mengyue and Xie Ruiyuan had never been known to the capital, and the people in the capital did not even know that Prince Chen, who was diagnosed by the imperial physician as having difficulty in having children, actually had four children, three sons and one daughter.
Xie Ruiyuan didn't want anyone to know about such big news, so it was kept secret. No one knew about it, and the eunuch who came to convey the imperial edict would not know about it.
Before the matter was settled, for the safety of Mengyue and the children, Xie Ruiyuan was unwilling to expose them to the public and bring them danger.
Without Xie Ruiyuan's explanation, Mengyue naturally understood this truth, and she had never thought of making their relationship public now.
Taking care of four babies every day, her heart is filled with happiness. She wants to protect the four children more than anyone else and not let them suffer any harm.
Although Xie Ruiyuan was worried about his father and mother, he needed to make arrangements for Mengyue and the children before leaving.
"Ayue, I'll have someone take you back to Xinghua Village."
"No, I'm not going back to the village. I want to go to Beijing."
"What? Ayue, the capital is not safe right now. I'm afraid I can't protect you well."
"Don't worry, I can protect the babies."
Xie Ruiyuan naturally knew Mengyue's true nature and never doubted what she said, not to mention that he knew Mengyue had a secret.
Although Mengyue had never talked about this topic directly, everything she took out on a daily basis told him that these things did not exist in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Just like the water that can suppress cold poison, food, coal mine detection equipment, cotton clothes, quilts, and demolition blasting bombs are all the same.
In addition, when he was in Guangping Prefecture, Mengyue produced tens of thousands of ducklings out of thin air, which played an irreplaceable role in eradicating locusts.
He believed that if it weren't for the investment of tens of thousands of ducks, even if Mengyue bought the locusts at a high price, locust control would definitely not be so smooth.
That would have been fine, but what surprised him even more was that after the four babies were born, Mengyue insisted on not having a wet nurse.
But Mengyue's milk was not enough. After all, there were four babies, and the milk supply was not enough.
He was just about to persuade Mengyue to hire a wet nurse, but Mengyue easily solved the problem of feeding the babies.
He saw with his own eyes that Mengyue produced four cans with a wave of her hand. He didn't know what material they were made of, but Mengyue said they were infant formula suitable for babies.
In this way, he watched with his own eyes as Mengyue mixed-fed the babies. When her milk was not enough, she fed them the so-called infant formula.
That’s not all. Diapers were an eye-opener for him. Although he had never taken care of a baby before, he knew that young babies were difficult to take care of.
But ever since Mengyue started using diapers, it has become more convenient to take care of four babies and she no longer has to wash diapers.
He knew that these things were all taken out of thin air by Mengyue. As for what secrets Mengyue had, he had never asked, but that didn't mean he didn't know.
He also knew that even if he was not around, Mengyue would not let the baby get hurt.
But he knew it in his heart and still couldn't let it go.
"Ayue, if you don't go back to the village, where are you going? The capital?"
"Well, my mother has been with Xie Yunzhou in the Prince An's Mansion in the capital for several months. I want to go and see her."
Hearing Mengyue say this, Xie Ruiyuan did not refute. He was also not surprised by Mengyue's identity.
He also knew that a few months ago, a woman who claimed to be the missing aunt of Prince An's Mansion came to his door.
It stands to reason that a family as prestigious as Prince An's would not allow a stranger to enter, but the woman who called herself Shen Yu entered Prince An's Mansion, and the old lady in the mansion also determined that Shen Yu was her granddaughter.
When he heard the news, he didn't take it too seriously. After all, at that time, he didn't know that Shi was the missing daughter of Prince An.
Later, when Xie Yunzhou came to her, she did not reject him and was willing to follow him to the capital. Mengyue did not stop him, and he did not interfere.
A Yue has been with him for the past few months, and news has come from the capital twice, saying that Shen Yu has been recognized by Prince An's Mansion, but for some reason, Shen Yu is still in the mansion and is treated as a legitimate daughter.
Now that Mengyue said she wanted to go to Prince An's Mansion in the capital to find her mother, he had no reason to stop her. He just had to be wary of Shen Yu. It seemed he had to do something in advance.
Mengyue decided to take the child to the capital and immediately asked Qingning to pack up.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Mengyue did not plan to ride in a carriage with Xie Ruiyuan, but took the four babies, Canren and Qingning back with her.
When Mengyue brought it up, Xie Ruiyuan opposed it as expected.
But no matter how Xie Ruiyuan tried to persuade her, Mengyue was determined to leave first. Xie Ruiyuan had no choice but to arrange twenty more people from the Yama Palace to protect Mengyue and the children.
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