Chapter 951 Dragon and Phoenix Treasures
The news of the Grand Secretary's family having twins quickly spread throughout the capital. People said that the glow of the sunset that day was an auspicious sign of the two little twins, and that they would surely grow up to be handsome young men and beautiful young women.
—Definitely not some mischievous little devil!
Gu Jiao didn't have much breast milk, and the two little ones, whether it was genetic or something else, refused to drink the wet nurse's milk. So the little medicine box took on the important role of wet nurse—not only producing baby bottles, but also producing formula for the neonatal intensive care unit.
After the two little ones finished drinking, they lay down next to Gu Jiao and fell into a sweet sleep.
When Xiao Heng brought a bowl of nourishing soup into the room, Gu Jiao was staring intently at the two little ones with wide eyes.
That incredulous little expression seemed to say, "Is she really my child?"
Xiao Heng walked over with a smile and sat down by the bed: "Mother instructed the cook to make you chicken soup."
"Did you add salt?" Gu Jiao asked.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng laughed out loud: "Let go. You don't need to breastfeed now. You can eat and drink like a normal person."
"Oh." Gu Jiao took the bowl and slurped down the steaming chicken soup.
After finishing her drink, she sighed as she handed the bowl to Xiao Heng.
When you care about someone, you can notice every little detail about them.
Xiao Heng asked, "What's wrong? Is something on your mind?"
"Hmm...not really." Gu Jiao shook her head.
So many days have passed, the shock has been over, and the digestion has been mostly complete.
I still feel a bit emotional when I occasionally recall it.
She actually transmigrated three times: once as the Shadow Lord, and twice as Jing Yinyin in this life.
However, she had almost no memory of the previous two times, which must have been due to the influence of the spacetime magnetic field during the time travel, causing her to lose her memories.
The small medicine box can transport a person to their physical body or their soul. If the physical body is gone, then only the soul can be transported.
When she first came here, she left a coordinate in the Imperial Preceptor Hall, which was that operating room.
Because of the coordinates, the first-aid kit was able to bring her brainwaves to this time and space after her plane crashed and she died.
However, without the comfrey poison, her brainwaves could not merge with other people's bodies. The Godfather knew this, so he planted comfrey on Dark Night Island.
As for why the Godfather knew she left coordinates in this time and space, it may forever remain a mystery.
Xiao Heng glanced at her, frowned, and said, "Are you... thinking about that godfather again?"
He's extremely jealous of the Godfather now, especially after learning how much that guy sacrificed for Gu Jiao; he feels deeply that the other man stole his job.
Gu Jiao tilted her head and looked at him: "Is Aheng jealous again?"
"Miss! The Duke of Anguo has arrived!" Yu Ya'er reported from outside the door.
Xiao Heng coughed lightly: "I didn't!"
After saying that, he went out and pushed Duke Anguo in.
Duke Anguo came to see Gu Jiao and her twins. He felt sorry for Gu Jiao's pain during childbirth, but he was also gratified that she had given birth to a pair of twins.
The two little ones are so adorable.
Although they haven't fully grown up yet, their features are very similar to their parents', so how bad could they be?
Among the things the Imperial Advisor asked Ye Qing to pass on to Gu Jiao were several handwritten letters, one of which mentioned that the Imperial Advisor had informed Duke Anguo that Gu Jiao was Jing Yinyin.
“Father,” Gu Jiao called out to him.
Duke Anguo's arm holding the child stiffened, and he looked at Gu Jiao in surprise.
Gu Jiao smiled and said, "The Imperial Advisor told me."
She didn't say exactly what she told him, but how could someone as clever as Duke Anguo not guess?
Duke Anguo never dreamed he would hear the word "father" again; he thought neither of them would dare to break the unspoken understanding.
Actually, it doesn't matter if we don't confess. He's already content to be able to stay by her side like this.
The little one on the bed suddenly hummed twice in dissatisfaction, as if complaining that her grandfather had been holding her younger brother for so long but hadn't held her at all.
Duke Anguo looked at the two little ones, then at Gu Jiao, his heart filled with endless emotion.
"Could you...call me again?" he asked, both nervous and expectant.
Gu Jiao didn't hesitate: "Father!"
Duke Anguo laughed until tears streamed down his face.
...
The twins changed every day. They were tiny kittens when they were born, but by the time they were a month old, they were two chubby little babies.
Princess Xinyang and Shangguan Yan, who was far away in the Yan Kingdom, named the two little ones: Xiao Yan for their daughter and Xiao Cong for their son.
Xiao Cong couldn't beat his sister even in the womb, and it was the same after he was born. Xiao Yan could eat more and was fatter than him. As soon as the two of them were untied, Xiao Yan could push him to the side of the cradle with her little foot.
Xiao Yan grew up too fast, and eventually caught Gu Jiao's attention.
When Xiao Heng returned from court, Gu Jiao was stroking her chin, looking thoughtfully at the two little ones.
"Why are you looking at them like that?" Xiao Heng asked with a smile.
Gu Jiao asked in bewilderment, "I feed her the same way every time, so why is Xiao Yan growing up so fast?"
Xiao Heng thought for a moment: "Perhaps it's because...the absorption is good?"
Gu Jiao touched her chin: "Is that so?"
Of course not.
Xiao Yan grew so fast because someone would secretly come over every night to give her extra food.
One dark and windy night, a ghostly figure carrying a small baby bottle darted into the room.
Xiao Heng and Gu Jiao were fast asleep.
The two little ones lay in their respective cradles and drifted off to sleep.
The person in question walked to Xiao Yan's cradle as if no one else was around and shoved the pacifier into her mouth.
Xiao Yan tasted the milky flavor and began to eat with great relish.
Gu Jiao swiftly pulled back the bed curtains, staring intently at the figure beside the cradle: "Long Yi!"
Long Yi stiffened and denied it earnestly: "It wasn't me!"
Gu Jiao: "..."
Long Yi was caught red-handed. Gu Jiao confiscated his baby bottle, took him outside, and said very seriously, "You're not allowed to do this anymore. Starting tomorrow night, you can't come here to secretly feed her anymore."
What Long Yi heard was: "Hehehe, starting tomorrow night, I'll secretly feed her."
A few days later, Gu Jiao noticed that Xiao Yan had grown even more beautiful.
I was supposed to take the baby to visit my great-aunt and then back to Bishui Hutong to visit Madam Yao after my confinement period ended, but it rained for several days in a row and the sun finally came out at the end of March.
Gu Jiao took the twins and went to the Imperial College to pick up Xiao Jingkong from school.
Xiao Jingkong had just finished his riding and archery lesson and was covered in sweat.
He is eight years old this year (by Chinese reckoning). He used to look younger than his actual age, but he started to grow taller this spring.
His strength also increased, and the teacher said that he was the only one in the elementary school who could draw an adult bow and arrow.
His eyes had lost some of the childlike innocence of a little dumpling, and gained more decisiveness and fortitude.
"Hello Jiaojiao, hello Xiaoyan, hello Xiaocong!"
He boarded the carriage and politely greeted the three of them, although Xiao Yan and Xiao Cong were unable to respond to him yet.
Gu Jiao took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat, saying, "Why are you sweating so much?"
It's not even April yet, and the weather is already quite cool.
While enjoying Gu Jiao wiping his sweat, Xiao Jingkong answered earnestly, "We had riding and archery class today, Jiao Jiao, and I got first place again!"
Gu Jiao praised, "Jingkong is truly amazing."
Little Jingkong shook his little head.
Even the most powerful and authoritative figure at the Imperial Academy is still a cutie in front of Jiao Jiao!
After Gu Jiao wiped his sweat, he asked, "Jiao Jiao, can I ride the horse myself?"
I rode a pony to class today, but it wasn't fun at all.
Gu Jiao nodded: "Okay."
I had brought him a horse as well.
Xiao Jingkong stepped onto the wooden stool and mounted the horse king's back.
He gripped the reins tightly, his eyes resolute, already displaying the imposing aura of a young war god: "Little Eleven, let's go!"
I said a few days ago that it was almost over, and I even asked everyone what else they wanted to see. I didn't just write the ending on a whim.
As for the question of whether the explanation is clear or not, some things cannot be included in the main text, otherwise it would affect the pacing, so they can only be presented as a separate side story at the end.
Some things have already been explained, but some readers might see that it's the finale and there are a lot of words, so they skip the plot and jump straight to the last page.
To avoid upsetting everyone, some of the more angsty parts have been toned down or left unsaid.
Jiaojiao's three time travels have been explained, as has the identity of the Dark Night Island's master. Jiaojiao and Aheng finally find happiness in this life.
This is the best possible ending.
(End of this chapter)
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