At noon on April 23, Yan Shiyue gave birth to quadruplets, all of whom were little boys. Both mother and children are safe.
As soon as the news came, the entire harem was in an uproar. Not to mention the Queen, even the Queen Mother was surprised and happy, and kept chanting Buddhist scriptures.
As for Concubine Shu...it was like a slap in the face.
The queen was right. They were not twins, but double! No wonder they gave birth before the full term!
Quadruplets are so rare, I've never even heard of them! Born in a royal family, this is the royal family of Tian Gu Yan family!
Moreover, everyone who observes vegetarian diet and chants Buddhist scriptures knows that today is the day when the Four Heavenly Kings are touring!
The four guardian gods, the great benevolent gods, command twenty-eight tribes, tour the world, rewarding the good and punishing the evil... and just on this day, Empress Fu gave birth to four little boys. What else could this be but the reincarnation of a god!
Regardless of whether it was far-fetched or not, Emperor Ming Yan was very happy.
During the Qianqiu Festival, this was the main topic of conversation at the table. The men were reluctant to talk about it, so they turned to talking about the errands of the seventh and eighth offices.
Many people also talked about Huo Qijing throwing the two of them into the market. No matter what they thought in their hearts, on the surface they all seemed to be happy for their good relationship. After all, if their relationship was not good, who would dare to discipline the royal brother-in-law?
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And for the first time, the seventh and eighth people had their own table and no longer sat with their mother.
It seemed like my younger brothers grew up overnight.
The Fourth Prince lowered his eyes slightly and twirled the wine glass in his hand.
After the selection, my cousin Yan Yuan still entered the Fourth Prince's residence. Not only did Emperor Guangyan treat him a little coldly, but even the way his uncle's family looked at him seemed a little strange.
He really didn't understand what his mother was thinking.
Yan Shiyue said that Emperor Ming Yan had sent people to investigate again. This kind of news could not be kept secret. Even if it was not announced officially, everyone who should know would know it. Originally, entering the Fourth Prince's Mansion was indeed a good choice, but if one could not have children in a lifetime... then of course it would be better to enter the palace.
Everyone would make this choice.
In order to appease his grandfather and uncle, it would be enough to have a child. However, he was really afraid that as Yan Shiyue said, some small problems would occur, even if it was just physical weakness, which would backfire... Besides, even if there were no problems by chance, taking this risk would most likely make Emperor Ming Yan dislike him.
He told his mother, and she said coldly: "I did it for you! You didn't show gratitude when things were good, and it was all my fault when things were bad! In this case, I won't care about you anymore!"
Now that things have come to this, how can we break the impasse?
On the second day, the Fourth Prince requested permission to go to Rongzhou to provide disaster relief.
In this world, no matter how peaceful and prosperous the country is, there will always be natural disasters and man-made disasters. Rongzhou suffered a hailstorm a few days ago, and the Deshan Fund was activated, so it was natural to take a look at it on the spot.
Emperor Ming Yan agreed.
The Fourth Prince set off for Rongzhou that same day.
In the eyes of others, the Fourth Prince's rise to power began after the Crown Prince disappeared and he took over the Crown Prince's work to provide disaster relief.
But in fact, only he himself knew that he had such thoughts when Yan Shiyue was stabbed in the hand.
It was said that the prince cried for Yan Shiyue's plea, and it was said that the prince was punished to kneel in front of the imperial study. During those days, judging from Emperor Ming Yan's expression, he was obviously dissatisfied with the prince... At that moment, his heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason, and an idea came to his mind.
Since...then why not...
Emperor Ming Yan, after much consideration, decided to go to the temporary palace, leaving the crown prince behind and taking the empress and the ninth and tenth children with him.
And on Yan Shiyue's side.
The four children weighed around 4 pounds each. They were not too small, but not big either. Even their cries were weak and thin.
Yan Shiyue was so nervous that she wanted to sleep with one eye open, as she didn't want anyone to see her.
Moreover, Jiaozi Nian Gao is only a little over one year old, at the age when they can recognize people. They are all little smart kids. It seems that they know that the wet nurse is not their own person and they must see their parents.
Huo Qijing ran back and forth between the two sides, and lost a lot of weight in a few days.
Yan Shiyue sometimes teased him in a humorous way: "Don't you want a son? Now you have a son, are you happy?"
He smiled back at her: "I'm happy, no matter how tired I am, I'm happy."
Fortunately, the weather in May is neither too cold nor too hot, so it is not too troublesome to take care of it.
Yan Shiyue doesn't care about her image anymore. She wishes she could just wear a piece of cloth every day.
After enduring for two whole months, Yan Shiyue finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the four little ones gradually gaining weight on their faces and their hands and feet becoming stronger, thinking that the children were finally being raised.
Yan Shiyue and Huo Qijing looked at the four children from head to toe.
Just as she hoped, the four children all looked like Huo Qijing, except that their skin was whiter than his.
The fourth one, Xiao Erlang, is the easiest to recognize. He has a small red mole in the middle of his right eyebrow. Apart from that, the other three look exactly the same.
They searched for a long time before they found that the two little ones had moles on the soles of their feet, and coincidentally, one was on the left foot and the other on the right foot.
This is how we finally distinguish them.
Maybe it was because she worried too much, or maybe it was because she was young. Anyway, she felt that her postpartum care was not as thorough as the last time. However, after kneading and wrapping her belly, it shrank quickly and she was even thinner than before giving birth.
Little Nian Gao was also included in the ranking, so the current ones are three, four, five, and six. Yan Shiyue was too lazy to give them nicknames. She just thought that they were born like cats, so she simply called them Three Cats and Four Cats. As a result, the whole family objected. Yan Shiyue calmly said, "Cats have nine lives!"
So it was passed unanimously.
Apart from the character "Yu" in the generation name, the Huo family was not as particular about naming as the royal family. They just took into account the lack of water in the five elements, so they chose four characters with water in them, namely Ran, Xu, Xi, and Tao.
Four more children meant a lot more people to serve them, and Linlang couldn't manage it all.
Yan Shiyue asked the four maids given by the Queen to take charge of one child each. They were distinguished by the color of their clothes so that they would not make mistakes. Then, for each child, there were two wet nurses, two eunuchs and a female doctor to check and balance each other.
No matter whether it was the nanny or these people, everyone's family background was checked clearly. If even a hair was lost, everyone would be dead.
So the service is very attentive.
The Duke's Mansion had been closed to visitors, and no third-day bath or hundred-day celebration was held. But when Huo Qijing went out with a smile on his face, which swept away the anxiety of the past few days, I knew that the child must be saved.
Although Yan Shiyue did not go out, the Ministry of Commerce's affairs were not delayed at all.
But the people outside are a little nervous. If they come to the house, it won’t be appropriate. If they don’t come, they can only wait.
The seventh and eighth prince was so confident in selling "General Knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce" that he wanted to ask for another job. However, he was directly and bluntly rejected by Huo Qijing without even seeing Yan Shiyue.
So Qiba had no choice but to go find Qu Sinian.
Then Qu Sinian also politely declined.
Just kidding, the emperor was willing to give things to his son to practice, that was because of fatherly love, if there were any problems, he would take the responsibility. But when it came to the business department, even he was groping his way through it, if there was any problem, Yan Shiyue would really get angry.
There aren't so many things that can be done separately like selling the general knowledge of the Ministry of Commerce. Even if there are, who would dare to let them do it when Emperor Ming Yan is not around?
Seven or eight, feeling that their talents were not appreciated, went to see the prince again.
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