Gan Qiongying's voice was quite sharp and full of energy.
The midwife was so shocked that she flinched back: "They're all here, they're all here, isn't she sleeping right next to you...?"
Gan Qiongying quickly turned her head to look, and then she almost fainted again.
These don't look like two children; they look more like two kittens...
It was ugly and small, and had a bluish tinge that made people feel scared.
Gan Qiongying was so frightened that her voice became hoarse. She quickly called for Xiao Qiansong, who was preparing medicine in the outer room. Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiansong rushed into the room.
"You're awake now, your medicine is ready!"
"How could my children be like this! They...they...how could they grow up like this!"
"Are they unhealthy? You don't need to hide it from me, I can handle it!"
Although Gan Qiongying could bear it, her mouth had already slurred.
With wide eyes, on the verge of tears, Xiao Qiansong quickly said, "Stop yelling! They're all healthy! Aren't they healthy? Babies are born ugly!"
"Don't wake them up again, your milk hasn't come in yet..."
"Where is Ganlin...where is my Ganlin?"
"Gan Lin hasn't returned yet..."
"You're not lying to me, are you? It's bad enough that you're ugly, but why are you as small as a kitten!"
Normal children shouldn't be like this! Gan Qiongying was as stubborn as a mule, feeling that everything was wrong.
Xiao Qiansong quickly comforted her, "Could you have given birth so easily if they weren't so small? Twins are naturally small, and this one was even born prematurely. Some twins are born looking like little mice..."
"Don't lie to me!" Gan Qiongying turned her head to look at the two things lying side by side next to her.
I didn't even dare to reach out and touch them, feeling like I could kill them with a single poke.
But their breathing was indeed very steady and regular, and they looked like they were sleeping soundly with their eyes closed.
It's just ugly.
"Can I really survive?" Gan Qiongying asked again, her voice trembling.
Xiao Qiansong took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, "They can live very healthily and have a son and a daughter. Don't you want to take a look?"
Gan Qiongying nearly shook her head off; she didn't even dare to reach out and touch it, let alone lift the blanket to take a look.
She sat there watching the two "children," swallowing hard the whole time.
Xiao Qiansong quickly brought over the cooled medicine and made Gan Qiongying drink it.
Gan Qiongying gulped it down in one go, not even feeling the bitterness, her entire mind was occupied by the two little ones.
Finally, I mustered up the courage to reach out and poke one of their cheeks.
In that instant... Gan Qiongying felt as if she had touched a cloud.
But she was still filled with doubt, confusion, shock, and lingering fear.
"Why did I give birth so suddenly? Why is it different from what I knew? Weren't they supposed to be going through a lot of pain and suffering?"
"What exactly was that bowl of stuff you gave me to drink? Was it something to numb the pain?"
"Won't this have any effect on the children? Why are they sleeping with their eyes closed all the time...?"
Xiao Qiansong was amused by Gan Qiongying and laughed. Even the midwife who was cleaning Gan Qiongying's bedding next to her laughed.
"This lady's first childbirth went surprisingly smoothly."
“These twins are not going to grow particularly big, so the birthing process is naturally not as difficult.”
"Moreover, Madam, your baby is in the right position. These two little ones are a blessing to you; they haven't caused you any trouble at all."
“That thing does have some numbing effect,” Xiao Qiansong said, “but I’m afraid you’ll be scared if it hurts too much.”
How are you feeling now?
Gan Qiongying's voice drifted as she looked at the two little ones sitting side by side and said, "I feel...like I'm dreaming."
"I feel like I'm dreaming." At this moment, thousands of miles away, Li Hua said to Sweetie beside her, "She did send me a letter, didn't she?"
Even after watching it a thousand times, Li Hua still felt it was fake.
Because during this period of time, none of the people he sent out had any news about Gan Qiongying.
The shadow guard never came out after entering the residence of the Grand Princess of Hui'an.
Li Hua visited Princess Huian once, openly asking for the person, but Princess Huian had a kind face and was easy to talk to, but refused to hand over the person.
She also told Li Hua to wait patiently.
"But why can't I find her... She didn't say where she was in her letter, she still doesn't want me to find her..."
Li Hua had run out of patience to wait.
Every day, every hour, every moment, he was tormented by immense suffering.
It's already May 15th, and summer will be here soon...
Gan Qiongying has been gone from him for far too long; Li Hua can't wait any longer.
He locked himself in his room for several days.
He had stayed in Yindu for too long; he had to return to Jinchuan.
When Li Hua finally came out, he said to Tian Jiao, "Pass on my order to spread the word that... the Emperor of Jinchuan has pitied the Crown Prince for being a hostage for many years, with no concubines or female relatives by his side and no heirs to carry on his legacy."
"Today, we will select concubines for the Crown Prince from across the entire territory, regardless of clan or social status. We will choose thirty beautiful young women and send them to the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace so that he can choose the one he desires to be his concubine."
After Li Hua finished speaking, she still felt that thirty people were not enough.
Thirty people might not be enough to make Gan Qiongying, who was hiding and trying to avoid being found, anxious.
Li Hua's hand trembled as she pressed it on the table, and she continued, "Select another five hundred beautiful maids to serve in the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace."
Sweetcorn's expression was indescribable; he wanted to offer advice but dared not.
He knew, of course, that the Crown Prince was bluffing; all the marriage alliances and contact with women were actually being handled by Zhongli Zhengzhen.
But could such a large-scale selection of concubines and maids really force Princess Duanrong to come out?
What if Princess Duanrong gets angry and never comes back...?
Li Hua turned her head and looked at the conflicted Sweet Corner, saying, "Go!"
Sweetcorn could only obey orders and carry them out.
Li Hua sat at the table with damp hands and feet and a cold sweat dripping down his back.
This gamble has left everyone trembling with fear. If Gan Qiongying truly loves him, misses him, and cannot live without him, as she says in her letters...
Knowing that he had replaced Zhongli Zhengzhen, he heard that he wanted to choose a concubine, get married, and take in five hundred beautiful maids to serve him.
She will definitely show up!
Li Hua gritted his teeth. He had never dared to gamble in his life. He had never been favored by fate, nor by anyone.
Every step he has taken to get to where he is today has been achieved through ten times or a hundred times the effort and hardship, but this time he wants to give it a try.
His only gamble was whether Gan Qiongying truly loved him.
Li Hua simply couldn't wait patiently for her to come looking for him, as he had written in his letters. If he didn't see her soon, he would go mad.
Once the news spread, it caused an uproar not only in Jinchuan and Nanzhao, but also in other countries.
Has the emperor of Jinchuan gone mad? While he is still on the throne, all the other emperors are on high alert, fearing that their successors will not wait until they grow old and will seize the throne.
As a result, the emperor of Jinchuan, in the prime of his life, began to build a harem for his crown prince.
The news spread like wildfire, reaching every corner of the world in the shortest possible time, becoming the talk of the town.
The most incompetent aspect of this decree was that the Jinchuan emperor did not restrict nationality, meaning that as long as one was good-looking, whether a commoner or of humble origin, one had the opportunity to become a concubine of the Jinchuan crown prince.
At the very least, she could become a maid in the Eastern Palace.
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