In Cheng'en Hall, Huan Yue was in confinement after childbirth.
The sun was out in the afternoon, and it felt warm inside.
Xie Zhou adored his son and returned home to care for his wife and child. The more he looked at it, the worse his mind became.
Huan Yue asked him to watch over their son while she went to sleep.
Lady Yang and the palace maids are in the outer room; Your Highness may accompany them if you wish.
Xie Zhou liked his son more and more as he looked at him, kissing him gently because he was so soft and squishy. He didn't dare to use too much force.
Oh dear~~~ Dad, what are you doing all this time?
Huan Yue opened his eyes and looked at the scoundrel.
Xie Zhou didn't do anything; he just adored his son and his wife.
Huan Yue told him to go aside, she needed to feed her son; our little guy is just so charming.
The children were well-fed, and Mrs. Yang was very happy.
Xie Zhou came over and diligently changed his son's diaper. It wasn't difficult; it just required care.
Huan Yue asked, "What if we have another son later, and you take care of him?"
Xie Zhou blinked. "Sure. He can stay tonight."
Forget it, too much trouble. Huan Yue didn't want to listen to so much nonsense. Some people just talk nonsense all day long when they have nothing important to do.
Xie Zhou's dear wife, and now with their father, the Emperor, a bunch of them are just wasting their breath talking to their father.
Given his father's decades of experience listening to nonsense, he could completely ignore them.
Some people just have to speak out; sometimes it comes in handy.
Huan Yue said, "It might not be too late to start building now."
Xie Zhou laughed and said, "A thousand people, building a portion of it will be enough. The existing houses can be repaired and still be inhabited."
Huan Yue nodded.
If we wait until everything is done before starting, who knows how long it will take. It's better to do the work and fix things at the same time.
Xie Zhou said, "Father Emperor intends to appoint Marquis Jianping as a chief priest."
Huan Yue said, "Didn't you invite the King of Song?"
Xie Zhou said, "King Song doesn't want to worry about this. The Emperor is coming tomorrow."
Huan Yue asked, "How is the old ancestor?"
Xie Zhou nodded: "Si Lang went to the Song Prince's Mansion to pay his respects to the Ancestor."
Our ancestor is almost ninety years old; he truly is a royal ancestor.
It might not be so good if the Prince of Song were to take charge of Sheng'an University.
Xie Zhou was watching over the children as they slept; he was such a good boy.
Huan Yue ate abalone stewed with pig's trotters again, and he ate quite well. There was no need to worry about him not being able to finish it.
Another bowl of silverfish and tofu soup, I'm so full.
Xie Zhou asked, "How long will it take to lose weight?"
Huan Yue said, "I practiced like crazy for about two months."
Xie Zhou was startled. What was she doing so desperately? He thought his wife looked very beautiful now, but pregnancy was tough on her.
Huan Yue had no intention of showing it to that scoundrel. She was pregnant, and at only eighteen, she could easily recover. She'd be even more youthful than a teenage girl.
Xie Zhou looked at her face and said, "She looks about the same as my son."
Huan Yue asked, "Are you blind?"
Xie Zhou looked at her and said, "Lame? I've seen it, how could I be wrong?"
Huan Yue blinked, "Confirm?"
Xie Zhou took a bite; his blindness was over. Now that his wife was so beautiful, why would he look at anyone else?
Ahem, Ms. Yang is fine, young couple, please continue.
Is Xie Zhou so used to this? Look at the clothes the palace maid is carrying, are they for the Empress to wear tomorrow?
Huiqing replied, "There will probably be quite a few people tomorrow."
If Your Majesty were unwell, that would be one thing, but since you are well, you should dress more presentably.
Although it's convenient to take care of children, you can wear a short jacket on top and then wear another layer on top.
You shouldn't be exposed to drafts during postpartum confinement, especially since it's cold now. If there are too many people around, it's bound to be drafty, so wear more layers.
For babies, it's simple: just wrap them in swaddling clothes.
Yang asked, "Was it made by your maternal grandmother?"
Huan Yue said, "Let's use the ones made by Di's maternal grandmother."
It's both legitimate and auspicious. The things made in Baishi Village are quite good, but I'm afraid people will keep asking questions about them.
Some people spend their days doing these things.
Xie Zhou laughed and said, "I also used my maternal grandmother's when I was a child."
Huan Yue asked, "Can we still find your swaddling clothes?"
Xie Zhou blinked. It would be alright if they were looking for his father, the Emperor; if the Empress Dowager were here, they wouldn't discuss this matter.
Huiqing said, "Our ancestor will probably send some; we'll use our ancestor's then."
Huan Yue nodded. His ancestor was of extremely high seniority, two generations higher than Lady Cao.
Sages call their ancestors great-grandmothers, and children are considered the sixth generation of ancestors. Most families are content with six generations living together.
A banquet will be held at Liubei Palace tomorrow, and Xie Zhou wants to go and take a look.
Huan Yue didn't worry about it at all. Wen Miao was there to keep an eye on things for her.
Although Di Baose and Guo Bing are now considered concubines, they are both legitimate daughters in their maternal families, which is quite interesting.
Just as the city gates were about to close, an urgent message arrived!
A messenger on an urgent journey of 800 li, sent directly to the palace!
Everyone's getting ready to wash up and go to bed, but this urgent message can't be ignored.
The eunuch knelt on the ground and reported: "Prince Zhaosu of the Great Stone Kingdom led more than 13,000 troops and passed through Yanlong Village."
Still half asleep? Where are you?
The eunuch hurriedly reported: "There is a Dragon-Slaying Ridge in Yanlong Village, and there is a Dragon-Slaying Emperor in the mountain who intercepted and killed Prince Zhaosu."
Why wasn't he called Emperor Tu Zhaoxiong?
The eunuch didn't know either: "In the end, Prince Zhaosu escaped with more than a thousand people, and slaughtered five or six surrounding villages. The Dragon Slayer Emperor was seriously injured and died."
The eunuch pondered, "This Prince Zhaosu is known as the God of War; he must be truly powerful. The thousand-plus men he brought are his trusted confidants. That's the significance of this urgent report."
Jue Long Ridge was well-prepared and could not stop him.
The massacre of the village shows that Prince Zhaosu was no benevolent man. When pushed to the limit, he runs amok.
Who knows if he's really a prince? As long as we have control over the Zhao family, that's enough.
He was dismissed and then fell into a deep sleep.
Upon waking up, he sat up silently.
My grandson dreamt that he single-handedly defeated Prince Zhaosu! Grandson! Today is only his third-day celebration! Grandpa's hair will turn white waiting for him!
I was in a good mood because I have a grandson, but today I'm not.
The morning court session was filled with arguments about Sheng'an University.
He lay there with his eyes half-closed, contemplating the matter of Zhaosu. Massacre the village, and then seize control of the Zhao state?
Finally, someone remembered what the urgent message from yesterday was about?
King Wu said, "Prince Zhaosu of the Great Stone Kingdom has led a thousand elite soldiers and generals to invade my Great Zhao!"
Lü Liang immediately stepped forward and requested permission: "Your subject requests permission to fight!"
There are many military generals in the court, but few dare to challenge the title of "elite troops and heavenly generals".
Xie Zhou requested permission: "Your subject requests permission to fight!"
The ministers were startled; how could the crown prince dare to play such a game?
Even if the Armory has some amazing weapons, they still won't be enough against a truly ruthless person.
No one is talking about Sheng'an University anymore. The Crown Prince definitely can't go, so who will?
Xie Yu was in an awkward position; he really wasn't capable. And it was impossible to give him military power.
Some people are thinking that now that the Crown Prince has a son, he's more likely to go out and have fun.
A group of people who wanted to negotiate peace failed to reach an agreement.
Xie Zhen went back and chopped up the arsenic.
So what if she bullies a woman? If we can't beat Prince Zhaosu, we'll just chop her up. That way, she won't cause any more trouble.
The Kingdom of Da Shi harbors ill intentions and is slaughtering my Great Zhao?
Xie Zhen is starting to learn martial arts a bit late, but he's not even twenty yet, and he might still need to fight when he goes into business.
The Kingdom of Da Shi will definitely target the Kingdom of Zhao at sea. It's better to die now than to die then.
Xie Zhen is practicing like crazy. This is another day; today is my nephew's third-day celebration.
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