Xiao Nian'an was somewhat dissatisfied with having a younger sister, but when she thought that her father had agreed to have a younger brother, she was naturally happy: "Okay!"
Yan Shiqing, who was on the side, was smiling. Seeing that the little guy stopped making trouble, she took the tea cup handed over by the baby and knelt on the futon that had been laid out: "Mother, please drink tea!"
Empress Dowager Jiang felt extremely relieved when she heard this mother-in-law.
"well!"
She reached out to take the teacup and took a sip. She didn't even say what she originally wanted to tell her to remember to have more children.
Anyway, what Shiqing just said meant that she would have children, and according to Brother Mo, there would be more than one. That was enough, and she didn't need to say more to avoid putting pressure on the young couple.
Yan Shiqing felt relieved when she saw that Queen Mother Jiang drank tea and rewarded her with many jewels.
To be honest, she was really afraid that it would be difficult to be the daughter-in-law of the royal family, and that the Queen Mother would set some rules with her.
Fortunately, there are none of these!
The whole process of serving tea was very smooth, and because Emperor An was in the future, it was completed in less than half a quarter of an hour.
After a family of four, including the Empress Dowager Jiang, sat together and had a simple breakfast, before everyone got up, they heard the concierge's announcement from outside the door: "Princess, Wenxiu, the maid of Miss Chen Yining and Chen from Duting Posthouse, wants to see you!"
When Yan Shiqing heard this, she subconsciously looked up at the sky. She saw that it was probably just past seven o'clock and Wenxiu had come over. For a moment, she couldn't guess whether something had happened to Chen Yining.
Seeing that she had something to do, Empress Dowager Jiang waved her hand: "If you have something to do, go and do it first. Huaijin will go with the Ai family. Later, when the Ai family returns to the palace, they will take him back. I will send him to you when you set off!"
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The Queen Mother had said so, and Yan Shiqing had no reason to disagree. She nodded immediately, reached out and touched Xiao Nian'an's head, and whispered: "Huaijin, follow the Queen Mother obediently, and wait until mother is free."
I will go to the palace to see you. When your Aunt Su Ya gets married, my mother will take you to see Mrs. Campbell."
"good!"
Xiao Nian'an has become more and more well-behaved in the past two years. Even though he is a little reluctant to let go of his mother, he still vaguely knows the heavy responsibility he carries.
But after he finished speaking, the little guy still looked a little lonely.
Seeing that my mother was approaching the door, I got off the stool and ran towards her quickly.
"Mother!"
Xiao Nian'an opened her hands, hugged Yan Shiqing's legs, rubbed her little face against her, then looked up at her, with tears in her eyes, and said: "Mother, remember to come and see her.
Huaijin!"
Seeing him like this, Yan Shiqing felt sour in her heart. If she could, how could she let her son leave her at such a young age and live in that deep palace.
But there is no way, the emperor cannot give birth to the child, and the little boy is the grandson of the late emperor, so he cannot violate it.
Seeing this, Chu Ximo on the side turned to look at Empress Dowager Jiang and said in a low voice: "Empress, why don't you let Huaijin stay in this house for a day, and we can go there together when we go to the palace tomorrow to express our gratitude!"
Empress Dowager Jiang is also a mother herself, so how could she not know the inseparable feelings involved?
Hearing this, she sighed, waved her hands and said: "That's all, let's live here. Anyway, he is still young, and you can teach him well. After the Ai family returns to the palace, they will discuss it with the emperor. This period of time will also
Let Huaijin live with you. There is just one thing. Once Huaijin turns seven, you must bring him back and let him live in the East Palace."
When Yan Shiqing heard this, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly responded: "Yes, thank you, Queen Mother!"
When Xiao Nian'an heard that she could live with her mother, she said crisply: "Thank you, Grandma Huang. Grandma Huang, Huaijin likes you the most!"
The little guy said this, but he still held Yan Shiqing and refused to let go.
"Let's go, mother will take you to find Aunt Chen!"
Because little Nian'an didn't have to go back to the palace, Yan Shiqing even jumped for joy. She immediately decided to take the little one to Dutingyi directly.
In the dining room, Empress Dowager Jiang said to Chu Ximo: "Although Huaijin can live in Prince Mo's Mansion, he must learn a lot. Later, when the Ai family returns to the palace, they will have people come here two days ago to teach. Brother Mo
Son, you are now grown up, married and a father. Logically, the mother should not rush you. But your imperial brother is infertile. After Huaijin moves into the East Palace, the position of Prince Mo's son will be vacant. Ai Jia means,
You and Shiqing should have a baby together as soon as possible, whether it’s a boy or a girl, we’ll talk about it first.”
"Mother, my sons and ministers know!"
Seeing that his mother did not say this in front of Shiqing, Chu Ximo also knew that she was afraid of putting pressure on Shiqing, and was also afraid that Shiqing would think too much.
"Now that you know it, the Ai family won't say much. Take advantage of this period of time to prepare some more things and go back to that overseas country. You don't know how long you will be floating on the sea. You will have to eat, wear and use everything."
Bring them all together. According to the wishes of the Ai family, it is best to bring the midwife and wet nurse too, in case Shi Qing is pregnant and gives birth on the ship..."
"Don't worry, mother. I and Shiqing have been preparing for these things these days. I will take Master Ni with me when the time comes. She is Shiqing's master and knows medical skills. With her here, Shiqing will be fine.
As for food and clothing, we have to prepare some here, and Hongwu Kingdom has to prepare some. For details, we have to talk to the emperor after entering the palace. Poetry means, I want to take Emperor Dexuan of Hongwu Kingdom with me.
, and then asked him to issue an imperial edict to give up the throne to Prince Qi Lie..."
When Empress Dowager Jiang heard that this involved political affairs, she waved her hand: "There is no need to talk to the empress about these court matters, and the empress does not understand. Okay, you can go and do your work. Later, the Ai family will go back directly with Grandma Jiang.
That’s the palace.”
When Chu Ximo heard this, he stood up and cupped his hands, then turned around and left the dining room and walked towards the study.
Since he was going to the Frankish Kingdom overseas, he needed to prepare a lot of things.
Because no one has been there, they don’t know exactly where that place is. I just heard from Shi Qing that when Campbell went to Hongwu Kingdom, he spent a lot of time and passed many countries, large and small, along the way.
He thought that the iron masters in Hongwu Kingdom could not even build strong boats, so he planned to bring some blacksmiths there.
Also, of course you have to bring some iron ore. You must make a fire for cooking on the ship, and you have to bring coal as well.
Also, when you are at sea, you don’t know what risks you will encounter. To put it poetically, you have to prepare some life jackets so that if you get on the boat, even if you fall into the sea, you will not sink directly.
It's just how to make the life jacket, Shi Qing can't explain clearly. He has been asking people to think about it, and he still doesn't know the reason...
Shi Qing led Xiao Nian'an, followed by Xiao Wa and Sang Ye, and the four of them came all the way to the outside of Prince Mo's Mansion. From a distance, they saw Wen Xiu walking back and forth anxiously.
"Wenxiu!"
Wenxiu's eyes lit up when she heard Yan Shiqing's voice, then she took two steps to stand, and bowed politely: "I have seen Princess Mo!"
"No need to be polite, get up! Tell me, what happened when you came here this morning? Your young lady..."
Wenxiu didn't care about thanking her at this time. She stood up straight and said anxiously: "Princess Mo, my young lady's condition is very bad. Please come over and have a look. I'm afraid that if the young lady continues like this, then
I'm afraid the marriage is going to change..."
The last two words "Wenxiu" were spoken in a very low tone, but Yan Shiqing thought it was because Chen Yining was seriously ill and she was afraid that the red wedding would turn into a white wedding.
"how so?"
She whispered, and then looked at the little baby: "Is the carriage ready?"
"Go back to the princess. She's already well. She should have come out of the side door and is heading this way."
"Wenxiu, you take one step first, I'll be there right away."
"yes!"
After receiving Yan Shiqing's affirmative answer, Wenxiu responded, then got on the carriage and left.
Two quarters of an hour later, two carriages, one behind the other, stopped outside the gate of Duting Posthouse.
Since Chen Yining and Concubine Lan lived in Dutingyi one after another and both wanted to get married here, Cao Lin always paid attention to the people coming and going outside the door.
As soon as Yan Shiqing's carriage stopped, he learned the news and hurriedly walked out of the inn.
To be honest, among all the civil and military officials in the capital, Cao Lin was probably the most grateful to Yan Shiqing.
Thinking back on how dilapidated Duting Station was back then, it was as if there was nothing like it. He, as the postmaster, was extremely frustrated. The days were getting worse and worse. He couldn't even make any money, and he was so poor that he was almost begging for food.
But ever since Princess Mo, who was the princess of Ruyi County, brought back the messenger, his place in Dutingyi has been changing day by day.yyls
Until now, it has been completely renewed inside and out, and a Concubine Lan has also been born.
Although Concubine Lan was the nuptial princess of the Hongwu Kingdom, she had lived in his capital pavilion for a long time, and it was here that she fell in love with the emperor.
Because of this, he also showed his face in front of the emperor and Concubine Lan, not to mention how happy his life is now.
It can be said that he didn't want to climb up or move the ground.
You must know that Hongwu Kingdom and Dachu are now connected by rivers and canals. It will get better and better in the future, and messengers may come at any time.
What's more, he heard that King Mo and Princess Mo were taking the prince to some overseas country.
Once you go or when you come back, you might have to bring those people back with you.
His Dutingyi was the place where he received those people. Even if he showed his face, the Ministry of Revenue would also be able to allocate funds. His life was better than anyone else's.
Yan Shiqing had just gotten off the carriage and was asking Wenxiu and Chen Yining in a low voice when she heard Cao Lin say: "I have seen Princess Mo!"
Yan Shiqing heard this and turned to look at him: "Master Cao, there is no need to be polite. This princess is here to see Miss Chen Yining. Master Cao, please help yourself!"
Cao Lin originally wanted to follow her, but when he heard this, he stepped aside with a look: "Yes!"
When Wenxiu saw Cao Lin, she didn't say much. She only waited until she entered the courtyard allocated for her young lady to live, then told her about her young lady's recent situation, and finally said: "Princess Mo, my young lady's situation
It’s getting worse and worse now. Last night, she even packed her bags and wanted to leave. I don’t know what’s wrong with her, so I rashly went to find you today.”