The next morning, ten midwives came into Furong Palace.
Six of them need to be selected to deliver Ye Yun's baby.
Normally, four maids would be enough, but Ye Jun was pregnant with twins, so two more were needed.
Ten people stood in a row in the yard, and Ye Jun sat on a chair in the corridor and watched.
“Your Majesty, among these, four are the ones who delivered the Fourth Prince last time. They are from the palace, and the other six are selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They all have healthy children and are quite experienced.” Nan Zhi whispered.
Ye Jun nodded, and after scanning the people below, he pointed out the four people who came from Ye Mansion first.
Then he said, "I will pick two more from among the six of you. However, I don't know your backgrounds or qualifications, so please tell us yourselves, starting from the right."
The six people began to introduce themselves.
All of them have delivered babies for many wealthy families.
Among them, there was a very experienced Nanny Qu. She was the midwife of both babies of Concubine Zhao of Prince Ping's Mansion, and she was also the midwife of Princess Jiarou's eldest son born two years ago.
This one stayed.
Then another experienced person stayed, and that made it complete.
The six people moved into the small courtyard next to Furong Palace that day.
Being close by, we can be there immediately if an outbreak occurs.
After selecting the people, Ye Jun started chatting with the two maids.
Or let's talk about their marriage.
"Did you guys make your selections yesterday? Tell me if you're satisfied or dissatisfied with anything. You've been with me for so many years, and I will never treat you unfairly."
"That's for nothing. Your Majesty treats us the best." Nan Zhi said with a smile.
She was more lively, so she said first, "I have my eyes on the young master of the Wen family. There is nothing wrong with being a businessman. He happens to be the second son. If I marry him, I won't have to be the eldest daughter-in-law and the housekeeper. It will also be convenient for me to come back and serve the queen."
The Wen family is in the spice business. Their business is not big, but they are nice people.
The second son of the Wen family who was going to marry Nan Zhi was serving in the army and had no time to come back, which made him older.
Last year, I fell off a horse and injured my arm. Since then, I can no longer do physical work, so I came back and now I am arranged to get married.
He has a very good character, but now he is truly a powerless person.
"That's fine, but their family is complicated, with three families living together. There are 20 to 30 people in the family. You have to be alert at all times when you marry into the family." Ye Jun said.
It’s not that the other person’s family is bad, but when there are too many people, it’s easy for trouble to arise, so you have to be careful.
Nan Zhi smiled and nodded, "I've remembered this, Madam, don't worry. I saw his portrait and it's quite handsome."
"You only care about the face. That's all. As long as you like it, it's fine. Mother knows how to judge people, so their character won't be bad." Ye Jun poked Nan Zhi's forehead with a smile, and then asked Huiyue, "What about you?"
Huiyue is two years older than Nanzhi and thinks about things in a more detailed way.
"I think the Sun family is okay. There is no mother-in-law to set rules, and the population is simple. He works in the military camp, which is a stable job. He is willing to stay with his deceased wife for so many years, which shows that he is a man who values friendship."
Seeing that they had all made up their minds, Ye Jun nodded.
"Okay, now that everything has been decided, I will write a letter and ask mother to make the arrangements. When you both get married from the Marquis's Mansion, you will each prepare thirty loads of dowry, which will be enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your lives."
The two girls naturally expressed their gratitude.
Thirty loads of dowry is a lot, and this is about the amount a young lady from an ordinary family would get when she gets married.
Of course, Ye Jun didn't take this seriously. After all, when her cousin Ye Lian got married last year, she brought a total of 108 loads of dowry.
This was only what the Ye family prepared, not including the additional makeup she contributed.
If we count them all, there are probably about 120 of them, so it is not an exaggeration to say that there are ten miles of red wedding dresses.
The Ye family now has a small population, but is very wealthy. With only a few children, they must have been given all the good things.
The master and his servants were chatting and laughing when they heard a sound coming from the door.
"What are you talking about? You are so happy. Let me listen to it."
Ning Chen came in from outside, holding an exquisite little bamboo basket in his hand.
"The Emperor came without even informing anyone and instead he was eavesdropping from the corner." Ye Jun teased, standing up with the help of Huiyue.
"How could I be eavesdropping? I was just chatting. Look what this is." Ning Chen smiled and picked up the basket.
Ye Jun walked over to take a look, and found that there were two chubby little rabbits in the bamboo basket, one gray and one white.
Before she could say anything, Nian Gao, who was lying under the table, rushed over, wagging his tail.
“Woof woof woof!”
"Ouch, hold it higher, don't let this stupid dog bite you." Ye Jun reached out and touched Nian Gao's head, trying to calm him down.
Nian Gao was still very excited and raised his front paws to look.
Ning Chen put the basket on the ground. The two little rabbits shrank in the basket and dared not move. Nian Gao was generous. He went over to sniff this and that, and was very happy.
"I knew you could keep these little creatures here, so I brought them here."
"Where did this rabbit come from?" Ye Jun also liked it very much.
Ning Chen took Huiyue from her hands and said, "My servants found it and were going to throw it away, but I happened to see it and thought you might like it so much, so I brought it here."
"It's really cute." Ye Jun smiled, "When Jing'er comes back later, I'll really love it."
As the two were talking, they heard a child's voice coming from outside.
The rice cake flew out.
Looking at this, there is no need to think, it must be the Fourth Prince who has returned.
But I never expected that there would be four children coming into the room.
The eldest prince, the second prince, and the second princess were all brought back by the fourth prince.
"I was wondering why you came back late from school today. It turns out you went out to play with your brothers and sisters." Ye Jun said with a smile.
The older children saluted Ning Chen and Ye Jun.
The fourth prince jumped up and down and said, "The peach blossom yogurt made by Aunt Huiyue is delicious. We all want to eat it!"
We went to Taohuawu to pick peach blossoms two days ago, and Huiyue went into the kitchen and made peach blossom cake, peach blossom yogurt and peach blossom pastry. The Fourth Prince loved them so much that he even brought other children back to eat them today.
This is the first time, and usually only the second princess has come here.
"I cannot refuse Fourth Brother's kindness, so I came here with Second Brother. I hope Madam Ming will not think we are a nuisance to you."
The eldest prince bowed in a very formal manner.
Now in Lingxi Garden, the children were studying together, so the Fourth Prince met these brothers.
The eldest prince had no mother, and the second prince's Concubine Jingxian did not come, so when the fourth prince said he wanted to go to Furong Palace, everyone was excited.
As for why he came back late, it was because the Fourth Prince had not forgotten his second sister, so he made a special trip to Concubine Hui and called the Second Princess along as well.
I didn't expect that my kid is so hospitable.
Ye Jun waved her hand, "How could that be? You all should wash your hands and eat some cakes first. I will ask the kitchen to arrange lunch, and there will be peach blossom yogurt."