Chapter 99 Lucky Star
Because of the peace treaty with Southern Jin, the emperor had to go back and sign it in person, so the group returned home.
The weather in late autumn is pleasant, the sun is warm, and the scenery along the way is picturesque.
But Su Ci could only sit in the carriage, looking sadly at Ling Shuang and Yan Yu who were playing in the water and laughing by the river.
"cough…"
Xuan Yi ate two sour dates, and his throat felt a little dry. He tentatively held the delicate girl with a stern face on his lap.
"Still angry?"
"Of course I'm angry!"
Su Ci pinched his waist in anger: "Jia'er isn't even a year old yet, and I'm pregnant again. Do you think I'm a sow giving birth?"
"...How could that be? Porcelain is so beautiful and has nothing to do with pigs!"
Xuan Yi was afraid of the topic of pigs, so he gently coaxed the angry person: "Ci'er, I'm very happy. We have another child."
"Of course you are happy!"
Su Ci complained and pouted, "I know that if I don't have more children, those old-fashioned people in the court will definitely make it difficult for you to have children. But I'm afraid. There are so many beauties in the harem, and there will be selections in the future. What if I have more children and get old quickly, and you don't want me anymore?"
"Won't."
Xuan Yi pinched her chin and said, "I swore on the blood of my royal family that you will be my only love for the rest of my life."
“…”
Su Ci was moved.
But one of her ex-boyfriends swore on his parents' lives that he would marry her, but he cheated on her within two days. There was no sign of his oath being broken, and his parents are still alive and well.
Instead, she, the unlucky one, was struck by lightning and became burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. Damn.
Xuan Yi stared at her twinkling eyes and sighed secretly.
"Just like Ci'er said, the way to test a person is not to look at what he says, but to look at what he does. I will let you see my sincerity."
"…well."
Su Ci calmed down and touched the man's handsome face helplessly: "It's all because you are too handsome and too good, I am worried and anxious, otherwise I will feed you fat, fat as a pig and ugly, then no one will compete with me."
"Oh…"
Xuan Yi couldn't help but laugh: "No matter how handsome, good, fat or ugly he is, he will be yours from now on. It's up to you to do as you like."
"Forget it, I can't bear to part with your handsome face."
Su Ci swept away her decadence and pecked the sexy chin with a smile: "Then give birth. Anyway, the child's father will take care of my morning sickness, and the child's grandmother will take care of the baby. I will take care of myself and be a queen who is the most beautiful in the six palaces. Why worry about not being able to win the emperor's heart?"
"Porcelain is transparent, and I am very pleased."
"Well, don't kiss me, the jujubes are so sour~"
"You little heartless one..."
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The emperor and empress returned to the palace only after winter.
The second prince Xuan Yao is already three years old. The little guy stands with his hands behind his back, wearing the attire of a discipline director.
More like a father than his father.
Princess Yaoguang Xuanjia was nine months old and could already crawl and call people. She was delicate and pretty, and successfully replaced her brother to become the most favored princess in the eyes of the Empress Dowager.
The stiff son said: "Father."
Sweet and sweet daughter: "Father~"
Xuan Yi decisively picked up Qian Jin, and with a look of heartache on his face, he gently coaxed the tearful little girl.
If Ci'er hadn't been clamoring to leave the palace, he wouldn't have been willing to abandon his beloved...
Su Ci hugged her son and started biting him fiercely.
"Little old-fashioned boy, do you miss your mother?"
"think."
"Mmm~ You're so good, give me another kiss~"
Xuan Yao endured it expressionlessly, glanced at his sister who was also biting his father, and sighed inwardly.
He knew the suffering his father had endured.
"Here, this is a gift I bought for you."
When Xuan Yao saw the pile of miscellaneous books, collections of books, mechanical locks and other strange educational toys, his little face finally showed some joy.
"Thank you, Mother."
"Go play."
Su Ci rubbed his head, walked up to her, hugged her daughter and kissed her.
"Little girl, do you miss your mother?"
Xuan Jia was only five months old when she and Xuan Yi left the palace. Logically, he should not have remembered his parents, but Su Ci was smart. She drew a portrait of the two of them and asked Gu Yu to carry it with him, teaching the child to recognize people every day.
"I miss my mother~~"
"Oh, my little cotton-padded jacket is so thoughtful, jiujiu~"
The Queen Mother watched with a smile on her face.
"You did a great job with the waterwheel. I really thought you were slacking off and going out to play."
"Oh, mother~"
Su Ci held her daughter and squeezed next to the Queen Mother, acting coquettishly and lingering: "I've already said that I'm a good wife and a good helper, and you always suspect that I'm lazy."
"Tsk tsk, you don't act like a mother in front of your child, really..."
The Empress Dowager scolded and laughed as she pinched the two similar faces, one large and one small: "You seem to be getting rounder, but why has the Emperor lost weight?"
"My son is fine."
Xuan Yi couldn't help but glance at the smirking girl. "It's just that I had an upset stomach on the way back, and I'm sorry to have worried Mother."
"Mother, you want to know why you ask me~"
Su Ci chuckled and whispered into the empress dowager's ear.
"…really?!"
The Queen Mother gasped in surprise and laughed heartily: "Good, good, this is such a great joy!"
"Ci'er, you are the lucky star of Dayong!"
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July, the ninth year of Wenzhen.
Empress Chun gave birth to twins successfully. His Majesty was overjoyed and named them Fu and Zhu.
In the tenth year of Wenzhen, the emperor dismissed all his concubines from his harem, causing an uproar throughout the country.
Empress Chun personally summoned the concubines and their families to apologize, and promised that any woman who left the palace would be rewarded and given generous gifts by the royal family when she got married.
In the twelfth year of Wenzhen, Empress Chun gave birth to the fifth prince Yin.
In the 14th year of Emperor Wenzhen's reign, Empress Chun gave birth to Princess Xuanyi.
Empress Chun entered the palace at the age of sixteen. During her nine years in the palace, she gave birth to four princes and two princesses.
It broke the record of the empress giving birth to the most children in all dynasties, and also completely shut up those old ministers and relatives who were bored.
In the fifteenth year of Emperor Wenzhen's reign, the second prince Yao, who was less than ten years old, was enthroned as the ruler of the Eastern Palace, becoming the youngest crown prince in all dynasties.
Although the civil and military officials had some complaints about Your Majesty's decision to dismiss all the concubines from the harem and only favor Empress Chun.
But when it came to the matter of enthroning the Crown Prince, they voted unanimously and wholeheartedly.
Because the Second Prince Yao lived up to the prophecy about his birth time, there is no doubt that he is born with the talent to be an emperor.
He was gifted, could read and write at the age of three, was studious, good at thinking and asking questions, had a photographic memory, and was both virtuous and talented, etc. I won't say more.
When the second prince was five years old, after reading a memorial submitted by a prefecture affected by a snowstorm, he figured out a disaster relief process, which included details such as how to distribute grain from the court, how to avoid robbing by corrupt officials, how to maintain order and comfort refugees in the disaster area, how to rebuild buildings in the disaster area, and how to carry out subsequent people's livelihood and agricultural services.
His Majesty announced this charter in court the next day. All officials were amazed at how sophisticated and prudent the charter was. When disaster relief was carried out in accordance with the charter, the results were very significant.
Finally, His Majesty announced that the entire set of regulations was instructed by Empress Chun and created by the Second Prince himself. All the officials were stunned and felt ashamed of themselves.
The second prince was seven years old. With his superb chess skills, he narrowly defeated the chess master sent by Southern Jin to challenge him, and brought glory to Dayong.
In the same year, he led the officials of the Censorate to negotiate with the envoys from Northern Liang, and silenced more than a dozen old envoys who were as old as his ancestors, forcing them to flee in disgrace.
When he was eight years old, the King of Northern Liang passed away. The new king broke his promise and sent troops to invade. The second prince served as a military advisor and followed King Yan Zhenfei of Thailand and other generals to the border.
It only took half a year, using a set of thirty-six military strategies, not only to successfully repel the enemy, but also to take advantage of the situation to recapture two cities in Northern Liang, returning with a great victory.
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