The emperor was worried about the queen, so he went to the harem in person without notifying anyone. He saw the queen staring at her treasured bellyband.
The queen came back to her senses and quickly reached out to her bellyband, then retracted her hand, "Here it comes."
The emperor recognized the bellyband and the small clothes in front of him. These were prepared by the queen for the child before he was born. He sat down silently. He and the queen were most looking forward to this child.
Among his five sons, the birth of the prince was somewhat unexpected. At first, he did not want Qingran to have a child when she just started the rebellion because it was too dangerous. However, he still had the child. The second to the fourth were all born in order to further consolidate his power. These children were born with calculations.
Only the fifth brother had no plan at all and was full of expectations.
Not to mention Qing Ran. This child was born after he promised Qing Ran, so the meaning was different. But the child was gone. The emperor felt heavy in his heart, "Did you dream about him?"
The queen folded the clothes carefully and said, "Ah, I've been dreaming about him every day these days. It's strange. I didn't dream about him when I first lost him."
The emperor was silent. It was not that the queen did not dream, but she did not dare to dream. "As you get older, it is easy to think too much. Is it because Zhenyue is thinking about Lao Wu?"
The Queen shook her head, "Zhen Yue has been here for a long time. If I had thought of it, I would have thought of it a long time ago. Why wait until now to dream about it?"
The emperor looked into the queen's eyes. Qingran's eyes were full of sternness. The emperor was silent. It seemed that the queen had found out something and it was just an act just now!
Jinzhou, Zhulan woke up and found someone in the yard. Judging from the size of the shadow, "Why doesn't Yushuang come in?"
Yu Shuang exhaled and saw the white mist. The temperature was dropping really fast. "Grandma, you're awake."
Zhulan sat up with her clothes on, and waited for Yushuang to enter the bedroom before saying, "Why aren't you waiting inside? It's so cold outside."
Yu Shuang's cheeks were rosy and she smiled gently, "I saw the leaves in the yard had fallen, and I was so mesmerized that I looked at them for a while longer."
Zhulan sat leaning against the pillow, "But do you have something to talk to grandma about?"
Yu Shuang's eyes were clear and bright. "Well, grandma, I've been thinking a lot these past few days."
"Think it through?"
Yu Shuang nodded heavily, "Yeah, I've come to terms with it."
She was indeed hit hard by the reality, and the more she thought about it, the clearer she saw it. Her only advantage was never her face, but her identity as Miss Sun of the Zhou family. She compared herself with other young ladies from officials' families. Among them, some were good-looking and lived for themselves. It was her greatest luck that she was born in the Zhou family.
As for the parents' thoughts, it is human nature. The second wife does not have as many sons as the first wife. Even if Mingteng and Minghui are naughty, they still study hard when it is time to study. It is different for the second wife. Mingrui is the only son, so his parents' focus is inevitably on him because he is too precious.
Zhulan looked at Yushuang seriously. This girl didn't lie. "You came here not just to chat, right?"
Yu Shuang smiled shyly, "Grandma, I want you to talk to Fourth Aunt. I want to learn from her."
Zhulan smiled. This girl had analyzed a lot in the past few days. She knew in her heart that if she wanted to live a better life, she wanted to learn more skills from Su Xuan. "Grandma is very pleased that you have this idea."
Yu Shuang smiled lightly, "Thank you, grandma."
Zhulan likes children who are strong and capable, especially her own children. "I will talk to your fourth aunt, but I have to wait two days."
Yu Shuang nodded obediently, "Yes."
Zhulan would not speak for the second son and his wife. If she spoke, it would affect Yushuang's judgment. It would be fine if the child knew the answer himself. "Your grandfather and I know your marriage. No one's opinion will work if we interfere."
Yu Shuang curved her eyes and said, "Grandma, your granddaughter knows."
It is precisely because she knows this that she is more confident. It is also because of this that she is grateful to be reborn into the Zhou family. She wants to live a different life. She yearns for her fourth aunt's flamboyance!
Zhulan stared at Yushuang's smile in a trance. It was the first time that it was so bright. In the past, Yushuang had locked herself in a shell and would never make any mistakes. This was all due to the influence of her parents. Now that she had put down the shackles on herself, her whole aura was different.
This kind of Yu Shuang is more attractive. I don’t know which bad boy will get her in the future!
Two days passed quickly, and the imperial physician Su Xuan invited arrived. Zhu Lan waited for the pulse diagnosis results. When the pulse diagnosis was finished, Zhu Lan hurriedly asked, "What is the result?"
The doctor replied, "It is indeed twins. You must be extremely careful when having twins as the first pregnancy."
Then he said to Su Xuan who had stood up, "If you feel that you are about to give birth, you must write to me."
Su Xuan said gratefully: "Grandpa Liu came here in person today. Su Xuan is already very grateful. When the baby is born, Su Xuan will be careful and cautious."
Doctor Liu said, "I owe your parents a favor, and this is what I should do. Twins are the first child and are very dangerous. I must watch over them."
Su Xuan was embarrassed, "You."
Doctor Liu knew what Su Xuan was going to say, "I know what's going on."
He is old, and if it weren't for taking care of his son and grandson, he would have retired long ago. In the past two years, his son and grandson have done a good job, and he had planned to retire at the end of the year.
Su Xuan was grateful in her heart. No one wanted to put themselves in danger. With this person in charge, she had more confidence in herself and her child. "Thank you, Grandpa Liu."
Imperial Doctor Liu had to rush back to the capital. Fortunately, Jinzhou was close to the capital. Zhulan personally saw Imperial Doctor Liu off and returned to the fourth room. When she entered the room, she saw Chang Zhi circling around Su Xuan. Su Xuan looked at Chang Zhi with a smile.
Zhulan smiled and thought, well, she didn't need to bother them anymore. Seeing Su Xuan's maid looking at her and motioning her to keep quiet, Zhulan turned around and went back to the yard with Maid Song.
The news that Su Xuan was pregnant with twins was not concealed. The whole Zhou family knew about it, and soon outsiders also knew about it. Some were jealous of Su Xuan, while others were gloating over her misfortune, because the first child was in danger!
However, Zhou Shuren received the envy of Lord Wang, "Congratulations, Lord, on having another grandson."
Zhou Shuren patted Wang Ju on the shoulder. Every time Lord Wang heard about someone having a baby or someone having a grandchild, Wang Ju would get jealous. "The Wang family wins by quality, not quantity."
Wang Ju felt relieved after hearing this. "The Wang family is free from the brothers' fight."
Zhou Shuren coughed, it was true!
Time flies quickly. In a blink of an eye, all the leaves have fallen and the earth has put on new clothes. However, this year the snow fell too frequently.
After the first snow, there were two more snowfalls within seven days, and the thickness of some of the snow was above people’s knees.
That morning, Zhulan just woke up and heard the sound of snow shoveling outside. She put on her clothes and walked out. It had snowed again last night, and she heard a sighing sound in her ears.
Zhulan turned around and said, "I'm up."
Zhou Shuren looked at the thickness of the snow last night, which was already above his ankles, and said, "This winter is a disaster year."
Zhulan, "It's just the beginning of winter, don't be too pessimistic."
Zhou Shuren said faintly: "I hope so."
After breakfast in the morning, Zhou Shuren went to the yamen. It had snowed heavily for several days and he was very busy. Zhulan saw Changzhong going crazy outside and was very worried about Changlian and the others. She received a letter a few days ago saying that the time was coming soon. Now it snowed again and she didn't know how they were doing.