The emperor held the fifth princess in his arms and didn't want to let go. Who would be willing to let go of such a cute little girl? But it was her own mother who spoke up. Even if he was reluctant, he had no choice but to hand over the girl.
"Mother, please be careful. You must be careful..."
The nagging made the Queen Mother speechless. She glared at the Emperor and said, "Okay, you are so annoying. It's not like I haven't held a child before. Why do I need you to nag about something? You are making our little princess impatient."
How could a newborn baby be impatient? He just twisted his mouth unconsciously, and the Queen Mother thought that he was disliked by the little princess.
The emperor felt very aggrieved, but he didn't dare to reply. He had no chance in this life. He could only watch his mother holding the little princess tightly.
The Queen was sleeping soundly, unaware of what was happening. Only Xiaoman couldn't help laughing.
The emperor glared at Xiaoman, somewhat speechless. Xiaoman raised his eyebrows, as if to say, what can you do to me
Xiaoman looked at the little princess, feeling a little reluctant to leave, but it was getting late, so she should go back. She looked at the Queen Mother and the Emperor, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Queen has given birth successfully, it's getting late, Yongxi will take her leave first."
The Queen Mother nodded: "Okay, then you go back first."
Now that the Queen Mother has a new granddaughter, she doesn't care whether Xiaoman stays or not. If Xiaoman wants to go back, she will just let her leave.
Before leaving, Xiaoman took a reluctant look at the fifth princess. The little girl was so jealous that she felt a little depressed when she returned home.
Gu Xiangning was waiting for Xiaoman to come back for dinner. Seeing Xiaoman looking unhappy, he couldn't help but frown and ask, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the Queen?"
Xiaoman shook her head: "No, the Queen is very good, and she gave birth to a prince and a princess. My husband, that's a princess, little girl, I'm so envious."
Gu Xiangning understood and looked at Xiaoman with some amusement: "You want a child too, right? Then give birth to another one. Anyway, Yuanbao is not with us now, and you are lonely too."
It's true. Little Yuanbao was sent back to Mingyue Island to be raised. As a mother, she couldn't feel the joy of family life. But if she gave birth to another child, would it be unfair to little Yuanbao
He didn't grow up with his parents, and now he will have to watch his parents pamper other babies. He must feel aggrieved.
Thinking of this, Xiaoman shook his head and refused: "Forget it, this is not fair to our little Yuanbao."
Gu Xiangning was stunned for a moment, then he sighed and patted Xiaoman's head: "No, this is his responsibility, and you should enjoy everything as a mother. I believe Xiao Yuanbao will not object if he knows."
But this always makes Xiaoman feel that she is very selfish. Gu Xiangning smiled and reached out to touch Xiaoman's belly: "Okay, don't think about it. If you don't want to think about it, then don't think about it. If you want to think about it, then think about it. We can discuss it slowly. You must be hungry now. Let's have dinner together."
Xiaoman was indeed a little hungry. As for having a child, she really wanted a baby. Especially after seeing the fifth princess, she also wanted a little daughter.
Gu Xiangning was eating absentmindedly, but he frowned and said, "The emperor must be very happy to have a daughter."
Speaking of this, Xiaoman smiled and said, "That's quite happy. I feel that the Fourth Prince is a bit pitiful. He was just born and his sister took away all the attention. No one cares about him at all."
That’s right. After she was born, she was held next to the queen and fell asleep. However, the fifth princess was held by the empress dowager and the emperor and would not let go. Several brothers gathered at the door to see their little sisters. I wonder if they still remember their little sisters.
Gu Xiangning smiled: "That's right, the emperor really likes girls. I can foresee that there will be a little devil in this imperial city in the future."
Logically speaking, Beibei also had a chance when she was a child, but she did not grow up in Kyoto. Now that the fifth princess has appeared, I'm afraid the whole Kyoto will be bustling with activity.
"Who says it isn't! But this child shouldn't be spoiled."
Xiaoman also sighed, and suddenly became a little worried. Gu Xiangning was a little speechless, thinking too far ahead. If he really gets spoiled, that would be bad: "It shouldn't happen. At least there is Beibei, the elder sister. If he gets spoiled, and Beibei comes back to clean up, it would be like the big devil meeting the little devil. I'm looking forward to it."
Speaking of Beibei, Xiaoman frowned again: "Beibei is missing. It is because of this that the Queen suddenly gave birth. The Emperor received the news from my brother-in-law. My brother-in-law wants to take my sister to find Beibei. I hope we can find her soon."
Gu Xiangning also frowned: "Do you need our help?"
Xiaoman shook her head: "My sister didn't send any news, I guess it's not necessary. But asking the emperor to send a new county magistrate is a long-term preparation. I don't know what Beibei is going to do?"
Gu Xiangning knew exactly what Beibei had gone to do, and he felt a little uneasy: "Beibei went to look for the treasure of Tianzhu Palace. I thought that with the map, nothing serious would happen. Besides, if he disappeared in the deep mountains and forests, it means we have lost contact. I guess he went into the mountains, and it will be hard to find him."
Xiaoman looked at Gu Xiangning with some dissatisfaction: "No, I thought Beibei was just going out to play. How could you let a girl like her do such a dangerous thing? What on earth were you thinking?"
Although it is dangerous, Beibei is a member of the royal family after all, and she went there voluntarily. She was the one who brought back the map. The treasure is too important. If it is obtained by the people of Tianzhu Palace, the Great Zhou might become unstable again.
But Gu Xiangning looked at the somewhat furious Xiaoman, and it seemed that nothing he said now would be of any use. If Xiaoman knew, he would probably rather go by himself and not let Beibei go.
Gu Xiangning could only sigh, "Now that things have come to this, it's a good thing that my sister and brother-in-law are gone, so the matter is settled. You still don't trust my sister and brother-in-law. Don't be angry, it's useless to be angry now, don't get yourself hurt by being angry. I don't know if the queen knows about this yet. If she knows, she'll probably be angry with the emperor. How can she be angry during the confinement period? I need you to come to the palace to comfort her."
Xiao Man thought about it and said, "You are counting on me to comfort you. You might as well count on the emperor to be smart and keep the news secret for the time being. No matter what, you should wait until the queen is out of confinement before telling her."
Gu Xiangning nodded and said, "Okay then. I will inform the emperor after the morning court tomorrow. I hope the emperor can stay until tonight."
Xiaoman thought she could get through it. After all, the fifth princess was born, and everyone's attention would be diverted to her. "By the way, my brother-in-law asked someone else to be the county magistrate of Xianyou Town. Who do you think should go?"
Xianyou Town can be said to be Mu Yexiao's base camp, after all, he has been there for two years. Of course, he can't just send anyone there, not to mention that Gu Xiangning really has a candidate: "This is easy, just ask Fang Shaohua to go there. He is the master of the law there, and it is not a piece of cake for him to be the county magistrate. What's more, he can go there to gain some experience and come back in three years."
Now that he had chosen someone, Xiaoman didn't say anything more: "Okay, let's have dinner and go to bed early. I will go to the palace tomorrow to play with the little princess."
Gu Xiangning's mouth twitched. The little princess is still so young, why does she need you to go to the palace to accompany her? Seeing how much Xiaoman likes the little princess, Gu Xiangning really has some more ideas in his mind.
Send Xiaoman back to the room to rest: "Then you rest first, I still need some things to do later. If you are not asleep when you come back, I will accompany you."
Xiaoman rolled her eyes and said, "Who needs your company? Go get busy."
He smiled and drove Gu Xiangning out of the room. Gu Xiangning didn't mind and walked towards the study. What he called some things to do was just to write a letter to his son. They also used the communication mode after Qian Jiujiu and Nan Nanbei separated.
Every month they would send over a super thick envelope, which contained everything their baby son had done in the previous month, all drawn into a comic book so that they could see their son's growth process.
Of course, they would also draw pictures of their lives and send them to their own sons. This is called give and take. This time, Gu Xiangning wrote a letter, saying that the queen had given birth to a younger brother and sister, and your mother was a little envious. The father wanted to persuade your mother to have another child, but your mother missed you and felt that it was unfair to you, so she refused.
The purpose of writing this letter was very simple. He just wanted to ask his opinion. If he didn't want younger brothers and sisters, there was no need to talk about this matter anymore. If he didn't object, then Gu Xiangning and Xiaoman would probably have one child.
After writing the letter and expressing his demands, Gu Xiangning handed the letter to the shadow behind him: "You go and deliver the letter and let the young master write back."
After receiving the letter, Yingzi turned around and left. The task of delivering the letter every month was given to him. Of course, if Gu Xiangning went out, he would stay in Kyoto and act as Gu Xiangning.
After Gu Xiangning finished these things, he went back to his room. After returning to the room, he found that Xiaoman had fallen asleep. He couldn't bear to wake Xiaoman up, so he could only fall asleep by himself.
The next morning, Xiaoman got up early, woke Gu Xiangning up, and said, "Get up, don't be late for the morning court. I'm going to the palace."
What kind of thing is this? She is more diligent than me who needs to attend the morning court. Is this the attraction of a little girl? Seeing that Xiaoman, who is in good spirits, has already gone out quickly and headed towards the palace, it is estimated that the palace gate has just opened at this time.
The queen gave birth to a little princess last night, and it has not been announced yet! So when the gatekeeper saw Xiaoman appear here early in the morning, he was shocked: "Greetings, County Lady, what are you doing?"