Not to mention this kind of thing, giving birth to a child.
The emperor and empress were both tired, but they had to watch.
So we went to Jiyunxuan together.
He also spread the word that no one else needs to come, let alone disturb the Queen Mother.
When Yan Zhaoyuan suddenly started to act, she was also afraid, but Po Wen said that this was normal and stabilized her.
She was tired today, so she drank a bowl of ginseng chicken soup early in the morning, otherwise she wouldn't have the energy to give birth.
Even if this is the case, the pain is unspeakable.
It started to rain again outside, and when Qi Yixiu and the Queen arrived, the sticky and greasy feeling here made people uncomfortable.
The screams of pain from the temple were also uncomfortable.
They sat in the main hall and waited.
In fact, it was already late after the banquet was over. After seeing off the Queen Mother, she went to Fengzao Palace and then to Jiyunxuan. It was almost her child's time.
The two of them could only drink tea to refresh themselves and wait.
Yan Zhaoyuan's belly looks very big. It must be difficult to give birth now.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for about an hour, there was movement inside.
Hot water was brought in bucket by bucket, and the slaves who came in and out were just in a hurry, with no ugly faces.
About the end of the hour, there was a big movement inside.
About a quarter of an hour later, I heard a child crying.
There was also Wen Po's exclamation, followed immediately by the second one.
The queen stood up: "Twins?"
Qi Yixiu was also surprised. This was something that had never happened before in the royal family.
Po Wen soon came out to announce the good news: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the empress! Empress Yan Zhaoyuan has given birth to the fourteenth prince and the ninth princess. Mother and child are safe!"
"Still a twin?" The queen also smiled in surprise: "Reward her!"
Qi Yixiu also smiled: "Everyone in the palace rewards Ji Yunxuan for three months. I reward Yan Zhaoyuan and tell her that I will come see her again when she gets better."
The emperor was really tired.
After Wen Po and others thanked her, they went in happily.
Qi Yixiu didn't see the child either, and returned to Fengzao Palace with the queen.
In Jiyunxuan, Yan Zhaoyuan cleaned up, drank porridge and looked at the two children.
Because they are twins, they are not fat.
"It's strange, because she was conceived from the front and not both sides, so I didn't notice it." Po Wen said with a smile.
Yan Zhaoyuan also smiled.
In fact, she already knew it.
Po Wen couldn't tell, the imperial doctor would know it if he checked his pulse, but she wouldn't let anyone tell anyone.
What's the use of speaking out until the child is born? Asking someone to plot
Now that the child was born well, her tone became more relaxed.
Early the next morning, everyone in the palace knew.
No wonder it's half a month early. It's usually difficult for twins to reach full term.
Everyone lamented that Yan Zhaoyuan had a good life.
However, even after giving birth to twins, she was not promoted to the throne. I don’t know what happened.
Shen Chuliu was a little surprised when he heard this, so he just ordered people to send the reward.
Just leave it alone, she is now obsessed with studying medicinal diet with Chi Su and others. Because her body needs fine conditioning, she added a lot of things to the small kitchen here, and also bought two cooks.
Nowadays, she also has to go to the dining room for her food, but it is very little.
Occasionally, some big dishes are taken away. I usually make it in my own small kitchen.
In fact, anyone with status in the harem can have a small kitchen. Shen Chuliu didn't have one in those years because the food in the dining room was to her liking, so she never mentioned it.
Now that she has it, she even wants to go in and do it herself.
She was so frightened that several of the cooks were about to cry, begging her to just give her directions and do it for them.
When Shen Chuliu saw how bitter and resentful they were, he had no choice but to give up.
She couldn't give any advice, and in the end it was up to others to eat whatever they wanted.
I felt quite alive for several days.
When the emperor came back, another three or four days passed, and I saw that her spirits were much better than before, and she was also happy. "I heard that you are going to demolish the kitchen in the next few days?"
"What did Yan'er say?" Shen Chuliu was shocked: "What a naughty kid!"
Qi Yixiu laughed at her: "Are you obsessed with cooking again? Didn't you plant flowers some time ago?"
"Now that I have no strength, I can't even lift the hoe." Shen Chuliu sighed.
"Then you still go to the kitchen? Even though I don't cook, I know that you can't even lift the pot." Qi Yixiu said.
"Then I'd better go less. By the way, I haven't congratulated the emperor yet. Twins are rare, so I've already asked someone to do the full moon ceremony." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Well, this is indeed a happy event. It is rare that both the ninth princess and the fourteenth prince are in good health." The emperor said.
"Bah, no matter what you say, it's all good." Shen Chuliu snorted.
Seeing her looking so cute and innocent, the emperor's thoughts changed.
He hadn't touched her for a long time.
Right now I feel a little bit ready to make a move.
So he took Shen Chuliu's hand and looked at her.
Shen Chuliu was confused for a moment, then blushed: "The dinner is not used yet!"
"What did my concubine say? When did I stop you from using it? Is it possible that my concubine was thinking about something that she shouldn't be thinking?" Qi Yixiu raised his eyebrows.
Shen Chuliu…
"Has the emperor thought about it?" Shen Chuliu asked unconvinced.
Qi Yixiu stood up with a smile, pulled her up and hugged her: "No need for dinner, let's eat something else first."
With that said, he carried the person into the inner room.
After a long time, Shen Chuliu's annoyed voice came from the inner room: "Is the emperor so weak without eating?"
Qi Yixiu laughed and then scolded her: "Don't scream when it hurts!"
Then, the whole room was so charming that Shen Chuliu had no time to talk anymore.
After an unknown amount of time, when the sky was filled with stars, Qi Yixiu asked, "Are you hungry?"
"A bit." Shen Chuliu touched his belly.
She was really satisfied.
It is really easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality!
In the past, the emperor would come regularly every few days, but now he came all the time and treated her like a porcelain doll. She was still not used to it.
This time I am satisfied.
So the emperor asked someone to come in and wait on him. He simply washed and put on homely clothes. He didn't even bother to comb his hair, and hurriedly prepared the meal.
Shen Chuliu couldn't afford to miss a meal now.
It's not good to be late either.
But occasionally, the emperor indulged himself once in a while.
Eat and drink enough.
After eating and drinking in every sense of the word, Shen Chuliu slept particularly well that night.
Qi Yixiu woke up all night and she didn't make any move.
Qi Yixiu lay back again and looked at her under the moonlight. He saw that she was sleeping on her side, with one hand on her chest and the other on the pillow.
Completely defenseless.
It's indeed much better than before.
Qi Yixiu looked at it for a while, put down her hand on the pillow, hugged her and closed his eyes.
Shen Chuliu felt the emperor hugging her, so she moved closer. She likes to be warm now.
He muttered something to the emperor, but the emperor didn't hear it clearly.
Then they both fell asleep again.
When she got up early, Shen Chuliu was holding a quilt and covering herself with a quilt.
Then he opened his eyes blankly and muttered: "I dreamed yesterday that the emperor invited me to eat braised fish..."
"Master, I'm afraid it won't work if it's braised in soy sauce. Let's steam it." Xin Lu said.
Shen Chuliu chuckled: "...Okay."
(End of chapter)