When Yinzhi returned, he had already heard about his mother bestowing two young ladies upon him, and he understood that his mother was dissatisfied with his constant practice of giving medicine to the inner quarters.
"Fujin." Yinzhi strode in. "Little treasure, Hongyu, do you miss your father?"
"Greetings to Your Majesty," He Zhuo said.
"Hongyu, call me Father, Father."
Hongyu started speaking a little later than Xiaozhenbao, but he also started speaking not long after his first birthday, and Yinzhi often liked to tease him.
The soft, sweet voice of a child, "Ama," is always a delight.
Every time their father comes back, lifting them up high is a daily activity, so the two children are very happy when their father comes back, their eyes sparkling as they look at him.
Yinzhi wouldn't let them down either, lifting each child high in the air. The main courtyard was filled with the children's joyful laughter. After playing for a while, the wet nurse took them down.
When Yinzhi entered, he noticed that his wife was not in a good mood and assumed that she was jealous because her mother had given someone else away.
After the children left, he comforted them, saying, "Father will still be staying in the garden this year, and we'll go with him to make preparations. It'll be a few days, probably early June."
"My mother sent me back with two people today, Your Highness knows that, right?" He Zhuo's voice was muffled.
Married for several years, this was the first time He Zhuo had shown jealousy towards the women in his harem.
After all, this was the first time someone had entered the backyard after the wedding. Although it was unavoidable for someone to enter the backyard, He Zhuo did not want the backyard to be overcrowded, so this attitude had to be made clear.
"Mother said to let them have children for Grandpa."
Perhaps because of her pregnancy, He Zhuo was indeed feeling rather down.
It's common for mothers-in-law to send their sons concubines when their daughters-in-law are pregnant, euphemistically calling it "serving the men in your place." This is a common practice, and wives generally accept it.
Actually, according to modern views...
Her mother-in-law's actions were truly hurtful. He Zhuo didn't know why she felt somewhat uncomfortable. Whether it was returning from Consort Hui's place with a blank expression or leaving the two new concubines out in the cold without giving them any rewards, it was all deliberate. He Zhuo didn't want to be a perfect daughter-in-law, so this way she could make Consort Hui feel comfortable, so why not?
It's a bit unpleasant to talk about this now.
After all, He Zhuo was not a traditional, obedient young lady.
However, she quickly came to terms with it, realizing that He Zhuo wasn't a real teenage girl who was hopelessly infatuated with love.
Yinzhi, having received a strong royal education, would not easily fall in love with a woman. Hezhuo was well aware of this and felt that this way of getting along was quite good.
When Yinzhi heard the words "having many children," he frowned. Although it was nothing to do with these servants, he didn't want his princes and princesses to be born from the wombs of servants.
Moreover, because he was the eldest son of a concubine, Yinzhi preferred the legitimate son. In any case, the women in the harem couldn't produce any good offspring, so they could just keep them around to serve him.
Unexpectedly, his mother brought two more servants along and wanted them to have children. Yinzhi said, "You don't need to worry about that. Don't worry, no matter what, you will always be my wife and the mother of my children."
"I understand what Mother means, and I will tell Mother myself. My wife, please relax. Now is the time to take good care of your health and give birth to another strong little prince for me." She said, and began to tease him.
"How did you know it was the young prince?" He Zhuo smiled and flattered him.
Yinzhi gently touched Hezhuo's belly and suddenly felt a slight throbbing; he had experienced fetal movement.
Yinzhi looked very surprised, as if it were the first time he had ever felt fetal movement. He had experienced it before with both Xiaozhenbao and Hongyu.
After realizing what was happening, she was delighted: "As expected of His Majesty's son, look, the young prince is also calling himself a young prince, responding to His Majesty." She then burst into laughter.
In fact, He Zhuo knew very well that it was a prince, and Physician Liu had also told Yin Zhi that it was most likely another prince.
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