Chapter 368 The Emperor's inner secret is revealed, naming the baby

Xiao Jinyan originally wanted to bring up this matter at the full-moon banquet, but he was afraid of causing more trouble, so he brought it up now.

The emperor was angry, mad at the prince for delaying his time from seeing his grandchildren.

Speaking of appointing a Crown Princess, this was the first time that the Crown Prince took the initiative to propose appointing a Crown Princess.

The Emperor could guess who the Crown Princess was even if the Crown Prince didn't say it.

"Prince, do you know what the title of Crown Princess means? Without a powerful maternal family and a noble status, how can Shen Liang Di be made Crown Princess?"

"Father, Shen Liangdi gave birth to twin dragons and phoenixes, which is a good omen for Daxia. This is not something that others can do. Without a strong maternal family, there is no need to worry about being restrained."

When the mother clan is too powerful, it can sometimes be a hidden danger.

At that time, General Chang came from a family of military generals. Three generations of his family were generals, and they were nicknamed the Ever-Victorious General.

When the emperor ascended the throne, the eldest daughters of the Chang and Xu families became the empress and the other became Consort Xu.

At that time, Concubine Xu was the most favored concubine in the harem, and her honor and favor never diminished.

Until ten years ago, Concubine Xu died of illness.

The reason why Concubine Xu was so favored was to balance the two families of Chang and Xu.

Another reason is that the queen is already noble. If she is favored more than anyone else in the harem, all eyes in the harem will be on the queen.

Many princes died young.

Concubine Xu was actually just a shield.

Xiao Jinyan learned all this accidentally, and it also solved the mystery of why the emperor loved the empress so deeply but favored others.

Xiao Jinyan raised his eyes and looked at the emperor, his eyes were more determined than ever before: "Father, I want to make Shen Liangdi the Crown Princess!"

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "The matter of appointing a crown princess will be discussed at another day."

The tone that brooked no rejection, along with the air around them, became thinner. It was the majesty of a king, which made people feel fearful.

"Your son obeys your command." Xiao Jinyan did not use a tough tone because it would only backfire. He had his own plans.

The emperor originally planned to visit his grandchildren with the crown prince, but Eunuch Li came to report, "The Left Chief of the Inspectorate wants to see you."

The emperor now gets a headache whenever he hears the censors asking for an audience.

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Shen Chuwei has been very greedy these past two days. She lay in front of the crib, and when she saw her daughter was awake, she took out the stirrup that Xiao Jinyu had given her.

As a doctor, Shen Chuwei knows that newborn babies are not fully developed in all aspects.

She just rocked the rattle gently, watching her daughter pouting, and suddenly she burst into tears.

It scared her.

"Baby, why are you crying? This is a rattle that your uncle gave you. You can play with it when you grow up."

The baby didn't understand what Shen Chuwei was chattering about. She only knew that she was hungry, but Shen Chuwei didn't give her anything to eat.

After one baby started crying, the other one who was sleeping soundly suddenly started crying too.

Shen Chuwei had never taken care of a child before and she was only a teenager. When she saw the two babies crying as soon as they opened their mouths, she was at a loss for what to do.

"Good boy, don't cry."

"Do you miss your father? He is busy and will be back in time for dinner."

Chunxi ran in upon hearing the noise, "My lady, what's wrong?"

Shen Chuwei saw Chunxi as if she had seen a savior, "I don't know either, the babies suddenly started crying, come and see what's going on."

Chunxi ran over in confusion and looked down at the babies, who were crying so loudly.

"My lady, the babies may be hungry. I will ask the nurses to come over."

Chunxi worked efficiently, and in a short while, the two wet nurses took the babies to the next room.

Chunxi began to clean the house and then took the dirty clothes to wash.

At this time, Xiao Jinyu sneaked in with a bag of things.

Xiao Jinyu had done the job of secretly delivering food to Shen Chuwei countless times and was already very familiar with it.

Shen Chuwei saw Xiao Jinyu subconsciously looking at his hand, and then saw that he was carrying something, so he happily went to greet him.

"Prince Yu, what delicious food did you bring?"

"Sister-in-law, I brought you some braised pork elbow from Zhenbaozhai." Xiao Jinyu opened the food box, took out the braised pork elbow and placed it on the table.

The soup I drank these few days was very light.

When I saw the braised pork elbow, my mouth almost watered.

Shen Chuwei couldn't wait to pick up the pork elbow and took a bite, not forgetting to ask, "No one saw it, right?"

"No, sister-in-law, please eat with confidence." Xiao Jinyu looked at Shen Chuwei's natural eating manner, which was rare in this palace.

After hearing this, Shen Chuwei ate with confidence.

Xiao Jinyu came to the crib, but didn't see his nephew and niece. He turned to look at Shen Chuwei, "Where's the baby?"

Shen Chuwei puffed up his cheeks and said vaguely: "The nurse took her away."

"Then I came at the wrong time. I also bought them some gadgets." Xiao Jinyu took out two small fur balls from her arms. The fur balls were made of fox fur, which felt smooth and could also warm the hands.

There is also a golden bell hanging on the ball of fur.

The bell is made of real gold and looks very beautiful when hung together with the snow-white ball of fur.

Shen Chuwei saw the little ball of fur in Xiao Jinyu's hand and said, "The babies are too young to play with them now."

"That's right, let's wait until they are older before playing with them." Xiao Jinyu looked at the bell in his hand and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, have you chosen names for the babies?"

"Not yet." Shen Chuwei also felt that the baby should be given a name, otherwise it would be confusing for the babies to just call him "baby".

"Sister-in-law, why is your prenatal education book all about children?" This is a question that Xiao Jinyu wanted to ask for a long time.

Shen Chuwei suppressed his laughter and asked, "Did you see it?"

Xiao Jinyu nodded. Not only did he read it, he actually finished the entire book, mainly out of curiosity.

When Xiao Jinyan finished reading the entire prenatal education book, she was very shocked that an ancient man had actually read it all.

Now that Xiao Jinyu has finished watching it, she is not shocked, but just thinks that they are indeed brothers, both with such curiosity and persistence.

"Prenatal education books are meant for children, but it doesn't matter. You'll have to read them sooner or later. Once you get married, you won't have to read them anymore."

Xiao Jinyu nodded and agreed very much with Shen Chuwei's words. There was a lot of knowledge in it that he didn't know, and he felt it was very magical.

When reading the prenatal education book, Xiao Jinyu thought of Miss Han.

Sometimes he would stare at Miss Han's belly, and when Miss Han found out, he was extremely embarrassed.

After eating, Shen Chuwei touched her stomach and showed a satisfied expression.

During the confinement period, one should eat eight meals a day, and these eight meals are mostly soup.

Chunxi brought the black chicken soup with angelica root, astragalus root and black chicken, "My lady, are you hungry? This black chicken soup with angelica root, astragalus root and black chicken is good for replenishing qi and blood."

Shen Chuwei's stomach was full now, how could she drink the soup?

“I’m not hungry now.”

Chunxi looked puzzled: "But you haven't eaten for two hours. Wouldn't you be hungry at this time normally?"

Shen Chuwei shook his head guiltily.

Not only was she not hungry, her stomach was actually very full.

As if afraid that she might not be full, Xiao Jinyu bought three pork elbows with sauce, and she ate them all.

When Chunxi was wondering, Xiao Jinyan walked in. Seeing the untouched angelica, astragalus and black chicken soup, he looked up at Xiaojiu and asked, "What's wrong?"

Shen Chuwei said with a guilty conscience: "I am not hungry."

Chunxi said with a worried look on her face: "My lady hasn't eaten for two hours. I'm worried that my lady has food accumulation."

Shen Chuwei: “…” How can you have food accumulation if you drink soup every day?

Xiao Jinyan ordered: "Let Dr. Wen Yu come over to take a look."

Chunxi took the order and trotted out.

Doctor Wen Yu hurried over and took Shen Chuwei's pulse.

Shen Chu looked at the two babies in the crib with a guilty conscience.

After Wen Yu finished examining him, Xiao Jinyan couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?"

"Your Highness, Concubine Shen is in good health and has no symptoms of indigestion. She just gave birth and needs to slowly replenish her blood and energy," said Doctor Wen Yu.

Xiao Jinyan looked at Shen Chuwei and asked, "Then why does she have no appetite?"

Shen Chuwei lowered his head with a guilty conscience.

Wen Yu paused and said, "Maybe it's because it's not to your taste."

After Doctor Wen Yu left, Xiao Jinyan said, "I will feed you."

Shen Chuwei saw Xiao Jinyan about to pick up the angelica, astragalus and black chicken soup that she had that night, and was about to surround her.

Her stomach really has no room to put it~

She grabbed Xiao Jinyan's hand and said in a very gentle voice: "Your Highness, I have given the baby a nickname."

Xiao Jinyan raised his head and looked at Shen Chuwei as he wished, temporarily forgetting his plan to feed her soup.

"Really? What's your name?"

Shen Chuwei said the nicknames she had just thought of, "Brother's name is Taotao, sister's name is Susu."

Xiao Jinyan listened to these two strange nicknames and asked in confusion: "Why are you given such names?"

Shen Chuwei started to make up a story: "Your Highness, the nickname is mainly for the sake of being easy to pronounce and pleasing to the ear. Listen, isn't Taosu delicious? Taotao means a boy who is a little naughty, isn't it very appropriate? When Susu heard it, we knew that our daughter was soft and sweet, don't you think?"

Xiao Jinyan stared at Shen Chuwei in silence for a long time, silently reciting "Tao Su, Tao Tao, Su Su" in his heart. After listening to Xiao Jiu's explanation, he thought it was not bad.

He looked down at the people in the crib and said, "Babies, you have names now. Taotao and Susu, these are the names your mother gave you."

As Shen Chuwei listened, she suddenly wanted to eat peach pastry. She hadn't eaten it for a long time and was a little craving for it.

There are still more than 20 days left in the confinement period. It’s so hard to endure!!

Today, Yu Zao Si sent the Dragon and Phoenix Longevity Lock, which he had spent a lot of time and effort on, to Fengyi Palace for the Empress to review.

The queen looked at the Dragon and Phoenix Longevity Lock and was secretly proud of her own foresight.

The Dragon and Phoenix Longevity Lock is just right for each of my grandchildren, one each.

After the queen had packed everything, she took the Dragon and Phoenix Longevity Lock and couldn't wait to give it to her babies.

As soon as I went out, I saw the Dog Emperor coming.

The Queen secretly thought it was bad luck as it delayed her from visiting her grandchildren.

"Your Majesty, why are you here at this time?"

The emperor was not joking: "I just finished my work and wanted to go with the empress to see my grandchildren. I have never even seen them."

The Queen didn't want to let the dog emperor go, but it was no use keeping him there.

"Then I will go with the Emperor to have a look."

"Let's go," the emperor urged impatiently.

The emperor and empress's procession arrived at the East Palace in a grand procession.

When Xiao Jinyan learned that the emperor and empress had arrived, he went out to greet them.

"Father, Emperor, Mother, Empress."

For the first time, the emperor felt that etiquette and rules were a waste of time and delayed his taking care of his grandchildren.

"Go in first."

ps: Second update