Chapter 76 Everything Starts Over Again (4)
Only the King of Northern Chu and Qi Lan understood the deep meaning behind his words. The two little girls were only concerned with saying goodbye.
Qi Lan smiled and played Tai Chi with the King of Northern Chu, and calmly rejected the proposal of Qin and Jin.
In the carriage back to Daxia, A Xun was still thinking about whether there were any outstanding young men of the right age in Daxia. If the two countries really wanted to get married, she could find the best one for the Ninth Princess.
Qi Lan closed her little head and said helplessly, "Don't think about it. Reading and writing in the carriage, be careful not to feel uncomfortable later."
"No," Ah Xun continued to write and draw on the paper, "Alan, which families in the capital do you think have more outstanding young men of marriageable age?"
When Ah Xun does something, no one can stop her. Qi Lan has no choice but to go along with what she says.
There is one thing that is different between A Xun in this life and her previous life, that is, Qi Lan raised her very well and kept her in seclusion, so that no harm could get close to her.
Qi Lan has been thinking, if nothing can be changed, Ah Xun will still disappear in the year when the two children are born, or even...
Then he didn't want A Xun to suffer even a little during these years.
He didn't want Axun to suffer any of the injuries and pain he had endured in his previous life in this life.
Qi Lan's eyes softened.
As long as, as long as Axun is happy.
The emperor and empress had been married for two years but still had no children. The ministers in the court were talking about it and putting pressure on Qi Lan, both openly and secretly, to select concubines to continue the royal lineage.
Qi Lan sternly refused every time and punished several ministers who took the lead, but he could not resist the temptation.
One day, an old minister in the court made a death-defying appeal, asking Qi Lan to take a concubine.
"Your Majesty, offspring are the source of the royal family's prosperity, but the Empress has been childless for two years. If Your Majesty does not agree to the selection, I, this old minister, will smash my head against the throne room and die. I will go to the underworld and plead my case with the late Emperor!"
Qi Lan's eyes were cold. "Go ahead and hit me if you want. Chen Dexi, bring the palace servants up here. Once this loyal minister who died for his advice hits the pillar, clean up the mess quickly."
Before the court officials could say anything, Qi Lan continued, "The Empress has been childless for two years. It's my fault. My dear ministers, are you going to bang my head against the pillar and go to the late Emperor to apologize?"
The court officials were all dumbfounded.
no.
The Empress hasn't gotten pregnant in two years, is it because the Emperor is... incompetent?!
Faced with those who were either frightened, sympathetic, or had their own thoughts, Qi Lan ignored them.
Qi Lan gave Chen Dexi a look, and after Chen Dexi shouted "If you have something to report, please proceed. If not, please dismiss the court." Qi Lan immediately stood up.
"Since there is nothing else to do, let's withdraw from the court."
Just as he was about to leave, he saw a young eunuch crawling over to him. Chen Dexi quickly scolded him, "Which palace are you from? How dare you come here?!"
The young eunuch automatically ignored Chen Dexi's rebuke and said to Qi Lan with a happy face, "Your Majesty, the Empress is pregnant!"
"I can run fast, so I'll come and tell you the good news!"
Qi Lan only heard the young eunuch's first words. He rushed out like a fly, and the young eunuch only saw an afterimage.
Chen Dexi smiled from ear to ear, "You have a great pair of legs! I will reward you first, and when the emperor comes to his senses, I will reward you again."
He threw a silver ingot to the young eunuch and took a large group of people to chase Qi Lan.
The young eunuch stood there in a daze, holding the silver. The old minister, who had been banging his head against the pillar to protest his decision, stopped banging his head. He pulled the young eunuch over and said, "Please accept these, eunuch. Please tell me what is going on."
The other ministers looked at each other and gathered around. Apart from Qi Lan and A Xun, the one who gained the most today was actually a little eunuch!
When Qi Lan arrived at Axun's bedroom, Axun was touching her belly. Princess Hu was sitting and talking to her while holding the little prince. Axun's face was full of joy of being a new mother.
"The Emperor is here?"
Princess Hu noticed Qi Lan and quickly found an excuse to take people out.
Only Qi Lan and A Xun were left in the room. A Xun looked at him intently, then suddenly snorted and turned around to ignore him.
Qi Lan walked over and put his arm around her shoulders, "What's wrong, Axun? Who bullied you? Brother Alan will avenge you."
"You," Ah Xun pointed at Qi Lan without hesitation, "Bad Ah Lan, there's nothing wrong with us, we should be able to get pregnant soon, but who told you to take contraceptive pills!"
If the imperial physician hadn't lost his composure after diagnosing that she was pregnant, she wouldn't have noticed anything!
Ah Xun snorted, "If you don't give me an explanation, I won't let you into my room!"
Qi Lan had no choice but to give Axun a massage with both hands: "Axun, listen to my explanation..."
Ah Xun was enjoying himself comfortably. "You talk, I'm listening."
Of course, the real reason couldn't be told to Axun, but Qi Lan had already thought of an excuse: "Because the imperial physician said that it's bad for a woman to get pregnant too early. Anyway, we are still young, so I thought I would wait a few years before having a baby."
"The contraceptive soup is very bitter and harmful to your health. I couldn't bear to let you drink it, so I drank it secretly myself."
Qi Lan sat down, picked up Axun and put him on his lap. His hand touched Axun's lower abdomen.
"I calculated the time, it was around the pool. Ah Xun was so alluring that day that I didn't even have time to drink the medicine before I was lured into the water by some enthusiastic little cat..."
Ah Xun's cheeks flushed, "Don't say anymore."
No wonder it didn’t get in that time... ahem, what was she thinking!
A Xun patted his cheeks to cool down his hot cheeks.
"You are not allowed to drink from now on," Ah Xun said fiercely, "You said it's harmful to your health, so will you be harmed if you drink it?"
Qi Lan took the opportunity to kiss her and said, "Okay, okay, I won't drink anymore in the future. Are you tired, Axun? I'll carry you to the couch to rest."
A Xun was not sleepy, but he fell asleep under Qi Lan's gentle coaxing.
Qi Lan gently touched her lower abdomen, where their child was being nurtured.
A child who is related to him and Xun by blood.
Could it be Yunzhou?
Qi Lan wasn't so sure.
In this life, Axun got pregnant for the first time this year, but in her previous life, Yunzhou was born last year.
"I'm sorry, Zhou'er," Qi Lan murmured to himself, "Father doesn't want to lose your mother again."
Of course, it would be best if the child was Yunzhou.
A Xun's pregnancy has attracted the attention of everyone in and outside the palace. Qi Lan ordered the secret guards to surround the place where they live in three layers, ensuring that not even a fly can fly in!
"Alan, is this necessary? Isn't it too big of a fuss?"
A Xun sat in the yard basking in the sun. She looked at the secret guards who were so crowded on a tree that there was almost no room for them to stand, and suggested to Qi Lan to reduce the number of people.
There were also guards patrolling the palace gate, one every five steps and a team every ten steps. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the place was surrounded.
"No," Qi Lan said seriously, "If someone breaks in, with so many people, we can kill them all even if we have to waste time!"
"Besides," Qi Lan fed her a small snack, "I've already used my private treasury to increase their salaries. If I cut staff now, wouldn't that be a waste of all that money?"
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