The day of the third day of the baby's birth soon arrived. Although the Ling family did not show off in a big way, many people who heard the news still came to participate.
The midwife laughed so hard that her throat almost jumped out. She held a basin full of gold and silver melon seeds and thanked the Ling family for their generosity.
After the third baptism, the twins grew up rapidly as if they had taken a catalyst.
When it is one month old, at first glance, it looks like a baby of three or five months old.
But after all, he was still young and his neck was still soft, so he could only open his innocent big eyes and watch people coming and going.
After a month of conditioning, Chi Xingyue's figure has returned to its original state.
When she came out of Qingfengyuan, the ladies attending the banquet were shocked.
"Hey, the princess gave birth to two boys, why is it like she was never pregnant?"
If someone hadn't seen Chi Xingyue pregnant on the day the results were announced, everyone would have doubted the origins of these two guys.
Chi Xingyue smiled and thanked all the ladies for coming. In response to their questions, he was vague and said it was the result of diet and exercise.
"My Qinghe is about to give birth. When the time comes, I will come to ask the princess for advice on how to recover her health."
Chi Xingyue smiled and agreed: "No problem, I will prepare a fat-reducing meal for Sister Qinghe then."
Chi Xingyue took this matter to heart and planned to buy a house in the suburbs in a few days and open a confinement care center, which must be very popular.
The full moon banquet ended with great fanfare, and Chi Xingyue's life returned to normal.
It's not boring at all. Taking care of the two little babies takes up most of her time every day.
Fortunately, I had my mother-in-law and a few maids to help me, so I didn't get too worried.
Ling Jiheng's work at the Hanlin Academy gradually got on track. He was busy every day and came home very late.
But every time he comes back, he will say hello to the two babies.
Then he massaged Chi Xingyue's shoulders and legs, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my wife!"
Chi Xingyue looked at his heavy dark circles and felt that this official was even busier than her as a "housewife".
But she accepted his "praise" with peace of mind and nodded: "It's not hard, and I have to thank my husband for working hard for this family."
The two sides looked at each other, and everything was said without words.
In early July, Ling Jiren and Ling Jihao finally received orders to return to the border.
However, the army stayed and was stationed in the suburbs of Beijing.
Before leaving, the two brothers said goodbye to their respective parents, wives and children.
The atmosphere in Rongsiyuan and Tinglanyuan was depressing, and bursts of crying could be heard from time to time.
Chi Xingyue patted the twins gently, feeling that this was life.
There are gains and losses. While enjoying the glory, you also have to be able to endure loneliness.
No wonder Ling Jiheng didn't choose to join the army. Otherwise, she would have to separate from him.
You mean going to the military camp with your husband? Ha, that's almost impossible.
Since ancient times, the families of military generals had to stay in the capital, to serve their parents-in-law and maintain the expenses and social interactions of the mansion.
On the other hand, he served as a hostage to the royal family.
Usually, concubines would follow the generals to the battlefield and take care of the men's daily life.
On the day the Ling brothers left, Chi Xingyue also went to see them off.
They prepared a lot of life-saving medicine for them, and even gave each of them a modified bulletproof vest.
The two brothers put on the clothes immediately and promised not to take them off unless they washed.
Wan Chunqin and Tong Sinian were very confused when they saw this, but they did not stop the brothers.
Because the two knew that Chi Xingyue was more capable than them, and the things he gave her would definitely be of great use.
In this way, a group of people watched the two people leave the city until they could no longer see their figures, and then they went home with tears in their eyes.
The atmosphere was once depressed.
In mid-July, Geng Suhua estimated that the two brothers had arrived at the military camp and was preparing to send some things to them, but then he heard a very explosive piece of news.
"What? You're saying that His Majesty abdicated early, handed the throne to Prince Rui, and that the coronation ceremony will be held soon?"
"Yeah, there's a notice over there, didn't you see it?"
Geng Suhua shook her head in confusion, thinking that Emperor Zhou was not that old, so how could he be willing to give up the supreme throne?
I heard passersby praising: "The founding emperor of our Great Zhou Dynasty was different. He said he wanted to give the younger generations opportunities to practice and train.
From now on, he will just take charge of the direction behind the scenes."
Geng Suhua listened to a few more sentences and then hurried home.
When she told her family the news, everyone reacted in disbelief, just like she did.
"No, no, I still think this is ridiculous. Wait until Ji Heng comes back and ask him if he has any inside information!"
The old lady kept mumbling and didn't even have the appetite to eat.
I waited for Ling Jiheng in Rongsiyuan from dawn to dusk, and only then did Ling Jiheng come in from outside, dragging his tired body.
"Heng'er, I heard that His Majesty gave that position to Prince Rui?"
Ling Jiheng nodded: "Your Majesty had intended to abdicate before, but the successor to the throne had not been decided, so it has been delayed until now.
Now, we just have to wait for the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to select a date to hold the coronation ceremony. Then, Emperor Zhou can rest and enjoy his remaining years."
"From what you said, it seems like a good thing?"
Ling Jiheng smiled and didn't reply.
I thought, if being an emperor was easy, would Emperor Zhou be willing to give up power?
I'm afraid he won't appoint a crown prince until the day he passes away.
As for what kind of disputes took place in the court, Ling Jiheng didn't need to talk about it.
He doesn't take sides. It would be best if he could meet a wise ruler. He will work hard until he "retires".
If he doesn't meet the opportunity, he will resign and return to his hometown to farm.
The news of Emperor Zhou's abdication spread throughout the streets and alleys at lightning speed.
However, before the popularity reached its climax, people were surprised by another piece of news.
That is, the draft is coming.
Of course, it was not a selection for the soon-to-abdicated Emperor Zhou, but a selection for the soon-to-be-appointed Prince Rui to fill his harem.
By the way, choose a princess consort for Zhou Chengyu, the son of Prince Rui, who is about to become the crown prince.
There are also several other unmarried princes and grandchildren of the emperor who are of marriageable age and also want to look for girls.
Having said that, Ling Jiheng let out a long sigh.
"Fortunately, our Ji Ran is engaged, otherwise he would have to run for election."
Since it was the first audition, the threshold was not set high.
In addition to the fact that daughters of officials were required to participate in the election, Emperor Zhou also set aside one-tenth of the places for ordinary people.
Therefore, the news of his voluntary abdication was temporarily concealed in a very short period of time.
People happily went to the local government to register, hoping to become a phoenix.
The Ling family was not as interested as Qingliu, and this attitude made Huang Minbo breathe a sigh of relief.
In early August, King Rui ascended the throne and took the reign title of Ruikang.
Zhou Chengyu was named crown prince.
At the same time, the selection list was submitted to the palace.
After filtering out the ugly ones, only those with clean family backgrounds and good looks were left, waiting for the favor of Emperor Ruikang.
Although Chi Xingyue had never entered the palace, she could still imagine the scene of flowers blooming in profusion.
She had inquired and found out that Cui Wan'er would also run for the election, so she and Ling Jiheng speculated whether the original heroine would become Emperor Ruikang's favorite concubine or Zhou Chengyu's crown princess.
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