After receiving the news, Yun Yuqi began to wonder how he should speak up for Niu Mingjie if someone wanted to help him. Niu Mingjie was not only someone he had watched grow up, but he had also almost become his son-in-law.
As a result, at the morning court session the next day, when the emperor asked the ministers for their opinions, the ministers all said that Xu Muwan's scholar status was earned through his own ability and should be recognized.
Yun Yuqi was a little confused.
After the court session ended, Yun Yuqi hurried to catch up with Imperial Censor Zhang. Imperial Censor Zhang was now related to the Yun family by marriage. His granddaughter, Zhang Xinyue, was married to Sisi's eldest cousin, Yun Ruibo.
"Uncle, do you also think that girls should be allowed to participate in the imperial examinations?"
Imperial Censor Zhang glanced at Yun Yuqi. "Who doesn't know that your daughter is General Niu's goddaughter?"
"..."
"Who doesn't know that Niu Xiaosan only reported this matter after such a long time because your daughter had given him permission?"
"..."
"Who doesn't know that the Crown Prince listens to your daughter's every word?"
"..."
"Who doesn't know that if your daughter agrees, the Crown Prince will definitely agree as well?"
"..."
"Who doesn't know that if your daughter wanted to be an official, she would have been one long ago?"
"..."
"Who doesn't know your daughter is about to give birth? Who would dare to upset your daughter at this time? The Emperor only has one grandson right now."
"..."
"Who doesn't know that the Yun family and General Niu were able to hold the northern border mainly because of your daughter?"
"..."
"Who doesn't know that with your daughter as a role model, girls will eventually step out of the inner quarters?"
"..."
"You're just as bad as your daughter. You know everything perfectly well, but you still come to me pretending to be stupid."
"...I'm not pretending to be stupid, I really didn't expect that."
Imperial Censor Zhang did not believe it.
Imperial Censor Zhang snorted at Yun Yuqi and left.
Yun Yuqi touched her nose. "Why didn't I think of that?"
That evening, Feng Chan noticed that Yun Yuqi seemed preoccupied and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yun Yuqi recounted what had happened that morning to Feng Chan. "How could I not have thought of that?"
Feng Chan laughed upon hearing this. "Of course they would think of that, since they think about Xiao Liu every day. You are Xiao Liu's father, you don't think about Xiao Liu every day."
"What are they thinking about Xiao Liu for?" As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Yuqi understood. There are only a few people in the royal family. The retired emperor, the empress dowager, and the empress hardly have any influence. His daughter can influence the crown prince's decisions and has given the emperor a grandson. Wouldn't they have to think carefully about his daughter?
“No wonder when I told my grandfather yesterday, he told me not to worry. I thought he meant that the Emperor wouldn’t dismiss Mingjie from his post, at most he would just reprimand her. Our daughter has so much authority! Our daughter hasn’t done anything these past few years, has she? Our daughter has been playing every day.”
“Our daughter has done a lot of things in the past. Besides, she hasn’t just been playing around these past few years. Hasn’t she also helped Lao Hei build a lot of charitable halls all over the country?”
"That's true. I need to think more about our daughter in the future, otherwise people will think I'm showing off. By the way, when I came back just now, I saw Hei Bao pinching Shi Si's ear and scolding him. What did Shi Si do to offend Hei Bao?"
"I don't know. Maybe Fourteen stopped Hei Bao from doing something again? Did you scold Hei Bao?"
"No. Fourteen is a boy, so it's fine if he twists it a few times."
"Hmm. Hei Bao really dotes on Shi Si. He always thinks of Shi Si when there's something delicious or fun to do."
“Yes.” Yun Yuqi knew this too. “I saw Hei Bao grilling meat for Shi Si a couple of days ago.”
"I wonder when that brat Twelve will finally come to his senses? Blackie is so much better, isn't he?"
"Don't worry, Hei Bao is still young."
"Hmm. I wonder if Xiao Liu is carrying a boy or a girl? I hope it's a boy."
Feng Chan wasn't biased towards boys; she just felt that if her daughter were to have another son, the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress would stop focusing on her daughter's pregnancy.
Yun Yuqi also hoped that Sisi would have another son. If his daughter only had one son, the emperor might force the crown prince to take a concubine.
Here, the couple both hoped that Sisi would give birth to a son.
On the other hand, Ning Yirong was hoping that Sisi would give birth to a daughter.
Ning Yirong wanted a daughter who looked exactly like Sisi. Ning Yirong encouraged the emperor to recognize Xu Muwan's status as a scholar and to allow girls to participate in the imperial examinations. Besides believing that girls might not be inferior to boys if given a chance, Ning Yirong also wanted to reduce the pressure on Sisi.
He has no intention of consummating his marriage with any other woman in his life, so his daughter must be capable of standing on her own. Otherwise, wouldn't his beloved minister have to have a bunch of children?
He couldn't bear to let his beloved minister have a bunch of children.
How tiring!
还有，他要是敢让他爱卿生一堆孩子，他爱卿就敢把他揍扁。
For the sake of his beloved minister, and for his own sake, he decided to let the girls come out of the inner quarters.
Of course, this takes time and cannot be accomplished overnight.
Amidst everyone's anticipation, Sisi gave birth.
Two sons.
It wasn't that they added two more dogs to the family; they had two more babies.
Sisi was a little confused. "Why are there two? You surnamed Ning, did you bring your illegitimate child back with you?"
The man surnamed Ning was also a bit confused. "What's going on? Summon the head of the Imperial Medical Academy."
The head of the Imperial Medical Academy was also baffled. He had clearly only taken one pulse! "Your Highness, could it be that the pulses of the two young princes overlapped, so…so I couldn't detect it?"
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