The physician from the Bai family took her pulse carefully again and shook his head, saying, "Your Highness, rest assured, there will be absolutely no effect. The young mistress's health is very good; apart from being a little tired, there is nothing wrong. It is probably because the young mistress is easily fertile, so the contraceptive medicine is not very effective."
Speaking of Changning's constitution, the Bai family physician has been treating her for so many years and knows it very well.
"There is a type of constitution in which the mother's body is always in the best state of health, suitable for nurturing the fetus. Not only will the fetus not absorb too much nutrition and weaken the mother, but the fetus will also nourish her. Moreover, she is naturally fertile, and medicine cannot work. In my opinion, Master Chun should have this kind of constitution."
Yinzhen waved his hand, dismissing them all and telling them to hurry up and prepare the medicinal meal, while he stayed with Changning.
He held Changning's hand, looking at her rosy cheeks and her long, steady breathing as she slept, and felt much more at ease.
He didn't know how he felt. If it were before, he would have been overjoyed to learn that his beloved woman could bear him children. However, the matter of the First Princess Consort of the Prince Zhi made him wary. A woman giving birth too quickly and too frequently could harm her health.
That's why he sought out some contraceptive soup, but to his surprise, the soup didn't work either.
Fortunately, Yao Xian's health is not currently compromised. All he can do is try his best to treat her well and take good care of her, making sure she doesn't harm her body.
The next day, when Changning woke up, she was put in a different carriage. This carriage was bigger and more luxurious than the previous one, with soft cushions all over it, and even the edges and corners were lined with cotton. This time, when traveling, there was almost no bumpy feeling, and it was much more comfortable.
Changning was still in a daze, not knowing how she got into the carriage, but when she looked up she saw Yinzhen and knew that he must be the one holding her.
Seeing that Changning had woken up, Yinzhen handed her a cup of tea and asked softly, "Are you hungry? You didn't eat anything last night."
Changning wasn't hungry at first, but after hearing his question, she immediately felt her stomach growling: "I'm hungry."
What would you like to use?
"I want to eat rice porridge and pickled radishes, the kind that are pickled until they're sour." For some reason, Changning really wanted to eat sour pickled radishes today. Just thinking about those tangy and appetizing radishes, and how they would be so delicious, made her mouth water.
Seeing her greedy little face, Yinzhen couldn't help but chuckle and ordered someone to bring it over quickly.
Besides the rice porridge and pickled radishes she ordered, there were also freshly pickled, high-quality side dishes, salted duck eggs, and goose breast, all of which looked very appetizing.
Changning seemed to have not eaten for three days. She drank three bowls of porridge and finished a plate of pickled radishes before stopping.
She patted her round belly and sighed comfortably, "I ate so much, it feels so good."
Yinzhen smiled and wiped the corner of her mouth for her: "You're carrying two now, eat more. Would you like them to send over two more baskets of shrimp dumplings?"
"Sure, I'll have the peony rolls too." Changning readily agreed at first, then her mind went blank. What? Twins? Was she pregnant again?
Seeing Changning's incredulous gaze, Yinzhen nodded: "It's only been a little over a month. I should have known better than to let you come along. The carriage ride was too bumpy. I had them make a new one last night. Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
Changning subconsciously touched her belly, which wasn't showing yet: "I'm pregnant again? Can we have a daughter?"
Yinzhen was both amused and exasperated: "It doesn't matter whether it's a man or a woman."
She nodded at first, then thought of her other six children.
Where are the children?
“I sent them to Lord Fucha.”
"That's good." Changning was relieved. The children should be fine with their father and mother, and she could focus on her pregnancy.
When the Fujin heard the news that Chun Fujin was pregnant again, she remained unmoved.
"She is blessed with many children and good fortune, which no one can envy."
Chaoxia couldn't help but say, "That's right. There are quite a few women who can give birth, including the ladies in the palace. But the babies they give birth to are all healthy and strong. That really shows how capable Chunfujin is."
The Fujin (wife of the emperor) also admired her for this. For some reason, all the children born to Fucha Changning were incredibly healthy and intelligent. It was truly enviable.
If her Honghui could have a normal, healthy body, she would be willing to do anything.
Meanwhile, Hongzhao and Hutuli were chattering away on Bodel's side.
"Guo Luo Ma Fa, Guo Luo Ma Fa. Tell me again about your time fighting on the battlefield!" Hong Zhao was particularly interested in leading troops into battle.
Hongyan also pricked up his ears, his eyes filled with longing, and Hutuli was even more eager, grabbing Bodel's hand and refusing to let go.
Bodel was worn down by the children's persistence, but seeing that they genuinely enjoyed listening, he became interested as well.
Ultimately, he felt as if he had inherited the spirit of leading troops into battle because his grandchildren were able to do so.
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you then. I'll show you how powerful Guo Luomafa is! Back then, we only had five hundred soldiers under our command, while the Dzungars had two thousand. We fought a battle right there in Qinghai."
"Speaking of Qinghai, that place is not easy to march in. The terrain is complicated, and it's not easy to catch your breath. To win with fewer troops is like a dung beetle yawning. What a boastful tone."
Bodel's few words had piqued the children's curiosity to its peak.
Hongzhao was most anxious: "How did Guo Luomafa win the battle?"
Bodel chuckled: "Of course it's me... oh no no no, of course it's me who has the courage of ten thousand men."
When Bodel started telling his story, he switched to his rough-and-tumble military mode and, without realizing it, started speaking in his local dialect, which he quickly corrected himself.
"When you're surrounded like this, you must not panic. Otherwise, if you panic, you'll only be courting death. I led a small squad of soldiers, only five or six men, and used the terrain to our advantage to slip through the encirclement and get behind them, thus creating a pincer attack."
Speaking of this, he was a little proud: "It was winter at the time, and the snow was really thick, even thicker than in Northeast China. I thought, if such a heavy snowfall were to collapse, wouldn't that be enough to give those Dzungars a hard time? So a few of us started building snowdrifts, and the snow collapsed all of them, burying them all. There weren't many left, and we each killed them with a gun."
Hongyan quickly praised, "Guo Luoma is truly resourceful. The fact that he was able to lead five or six people to break through their encirclement is already extraordinary."
Bodel also liked his clever and quick-witted eldest grandson: "Hahaha, that's right, eldest grandson, you can do it too! You and Hongzhao are both quite skilled now. Tomorrow I'll take you two to the battlefield for a good fight!"
“Guo Luo Ma Fa, you’re not even on the frontier anymore, where are you going to show us around?” Hong Zhao pouted.
Upon hearing this, Boder raised his eyebrows, puffed out his beard, and glared: "What do you mean there's nowhere? The Karahetun and Gu'an garrisons, not far from the Mulan Hunting Grounds, are all my troops! Once I go there and issue my orders, who would dare disobey?!"
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