Chu Ximo rarely saw his son showing such emotions.
In the past, he would be shy for a long time if someone kissed him, let alone asking him to take the initiative to get close to someone.
However, he was still happy that his son was being affectionate to him.
He reached out and touched the little guy's head and said, "How about Huaijin and Xiaowa go for a walk to eat? Daddy has something to tell your mother."
The little guy nodded very considerately: "Okay, then daddy must remember to accompany mother for a walk, and remember to read to sister."
"Yes, Daddy can do it."
After receiving a positive answer, the little guy slipped off Chu Ximo's body with confidence, walked to Yan Shiqing's side, and reached out to touch her belly.
"Sister, please be good. My brother is gone and I will read to you tomorrow. You must be obedient."
He didn't rush to leave after saying this, and just stood by Yan Shiqing's side.
After her stomach kicked, he raised his head and looked at Chu Ximo and said: "Dad, my sister fell asleep just now. She woke up now and has already agreed. Then Huaijin is gone. Good night, dad, good night, mother.
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Yan Shiqing held her belly, lowered her head and kissed Xiao Nian'an's forehead: "Good night Huaijin!"
After the little guy went out and there were only two people left, Chu Ximo walked to Yan Shiqing, helped her up, frowned and looked at her belly: "Qingqing, why do I think you have such a big belly?"
It feels like she’s about to give birth.”
Yan Shiqing's heart skipped a beat, then she lowered her eyes and replied with a smile: "You're talking nonsense. It's not like you don't know how many months I've been pregnant."
"It's just that I know it, so I feel strange. But after a month or two of not seeing each other, your belly has suddenly grown so much. When you gave birth to Huaijin, it was only this big when you were about to give birth."
"I was only a few years old at that time, and you don't understand what my body and bones are like. I almost died that time when I gave birth to a baby. Besides, first-born babies usually have a smaller belly."
Chu Ximo still frowned, thought for a while and said, "Why don't we call the doctor from Jishitang to take a look? It's either that I don't believe you and Aunt Ni, or I think it's inevitable that sometimes mistakes will be made."
Yan Shiqing sighed at his sensitivity, but she was about to go to sea. How could she tell him that she was pregnant with twins right now?
People in this dynasty said that giving birth to a child was a step into hell, even if it was not the first child.
This is true for one child, let alone two children.
And most of the time, twins are born prematurely. This would be worrying on land, let alone at sea. yyls
If he had been informed, this trip would probably be impossible.
It's just that she wanted to take Huaijin out for a visit, and Emperor Dexuan was also ready.
The arrow was already on the string and had to be fired.
She wouldn't be worried if they left and she was left alone!
Just keep it a secret for as long as you can. Besides, her master now knows the technique of caesarean section, and Chen Yining also has a medical woman by her side.
As long as you are prepared, it won't matter if you live on a boat.
Thinking of this, she glared at Chu Ximo angrily: "It's best if you say less. If the master hears this and thinks you don't trust her medical skills, what will I do then? What's more, Yi Ning
She is also pregnant. She will also take a medical girl with her when she goes out this time. What are you afraid of? If you don’t use my medical skills, don’t you believe it? "
Chu Ximo faintly forgot to glance at her, and sighed for a while: "I'm worried about you."
He said, holding her hand and walking towards the garden.
"I know you're worried about me. It's okay. My body knows it. It's just giving birth to a baby. Not to mention normal delivery, Master can even do a caesarean section. Besides, this time when I go out, I have prepared all the medicinal materials. Everything will be fine. You can
Do not worry!"
Chu Ximo listened to her assurance but didn't say anything.
When they arrived at the garden, Yan Shiqing changed the subject and said, "Ah Mo, I think I've already informed you about Emperor Dexuan's ship building. You should be careful with him, but it's mainly ours.
When the time comes, look at freeing up two ships for him. Even if you don't need them for a while, you have to be prepared. I'm not sure about Qi Lie's side."
Chu Ximo also knew that she was worried that Qi Lie would take the opportunity to attack Emperor Dexuan, and the most likely way would be to tamper with the ship, so she said: "Don't worry, everything is ready. Emperor Dexuan's shipbuilding this time is very impressive, and he invited many people to do it."
The craftsmen worked overnight to build the boat. Now the boat has been completed and is undergoing final inspection. I estimate it will only take a few days. In my opinion, we won’t celebrate the New Year here this time. We can just move things onto the boat in a few days and go directly to avoid having to worry about it.
A banquet or something, if something goes wrong then, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave..."
Yan Shiqing almost didn't care about anything now. When she heard his arrangement, she said, "Then what specific day have you chosen?"
"I want to leave on the 16th day. It's the 9th day now and the 10th day tomorrow. There are still five or six days left, which is enough for Emperor Dexuan to make preparations. On our side, Hongxuan is almost ready.
There’s nothing to worry about, you can leave at any time.”
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Yan Shiqing knew that what Chu Ximo said about Jiang Hongxuan's preparations was almost the same, as long as it meant that they were going to take them out to promote the power of the Chu Kingdom. Of course, there were also the materials needed to make black yuanzi (bombs).
As for the Jiang Mansion, Xiao Wa also said that the daily necessities were ready and were just waiting to be shipped. The rest she brought from Dachu to be sold, but those had been prepared before.
As for what she did here, she just had people make glassware and glass mirrors. One was used to convert seawater into fresh water, and the other was used to sell.
After all, it seems that they can leave at any time. Now it depends on Emperor Dexuan.
It can be said that they had been preparing for this trip for two or three years. They had plenty of time to make perfect preparations. Even Emperor Dexuan had taken it into consideration.
Emperor Dexuan could have just carried his bag and left, but they also knew that this was impossible.
Early the next morning, Chu Ximo entered the palace. He deliberately chose the time when Emperor Dexuan was going to court.
In the imperial study, Emperor Dexuan became anxious when he heard that he was about to leave at the age of 16, and said hurriedly: "Didn't you say that we are going to travel half a month early in the first month? I have no time to prepare anything. How can I make it in time in these few days?"
Chu Ximo glanced at Qi Lie, who had his head buried in the desk, and then looked at Emperor Dexuan and said: "I will let you forget it. Sixteenth is the best time to go to sea. If you pass it, it will not be so good to go back to sea."
All goes well. Besides, you are the emperor of a country. If you want to prepare anything, just ask people to prepare it. Even if you don’t count today, there are still five days, which is enough. If you want to do business, see what you bring.
It's appropriate to sell it out. In addition, as far as I know, your ship has been prepared, so there is no need to worry about it. As for the guards, you can just bring all the shadow guards and secret guards with you. As for state affairs, the prince has
You don’t need to worry about the supervision of the country.”
When Emperor Dexuan heard this, it seemed that this was really the case, but he looked around the imperial study room. While he was feeling reluctant, he also felt an inexplicable yearning to go out and see the outside world.
How long has it been since he left the palace? Even for hunting, he couldn't go far, let alone a private visit incognito.
Anyway, he had agreed to let the prince supervise the country before, so he would not miss ten days and a half months. He would have to leave sooner or later, so if he got rid of things as soon as possible, he would also be comfortable for a few days.
An hour after Chu Ximo left the palace, everyone in the capital of Hongwu Kingdom knew that their emperor was going to sea on the 16th of this month with King Mo of Chu and his entourage, and the prince would oversee the country.
For a time, the capital was busy purchasing things that the emperor had left the palace to buy, and many eunuchs and maids came in and out of the palace gates.
Some smart merchants took the opportunity to chat with the eunuchs and maids who were purchasing, and sent them cloth, clothes, food, etc., just to spread the word in the future that their items were also used by the emperor.
During this period, Chu Ximo deliberately took the time to meet with Qi Lie. The two discussed secretly for three hours. No one knew what they said specifically. However, when they saw Qi Lie again, they found that he was calm again.
some.
Even when discussing political affairs later, it was still unclear what he was thinking. Compared with him who kept his thoughts superficial in the past, he was completely different.
Emperor Dexuan originally wanted to take five concubines with him when he left the palace this time. He never thought that if he revealed who he wanted to take with him, they would either be unclean and inconvenient to serve, or have various health problems, such as wind and cold, headaches, and brain fever.
wait.
When Emperor Dexuan saw this, he was so angry that he banished everyone he wanted to take with him to the cold palace.
The ones who finally decided to take them out were just two beauties who had only been in the palace for less than two years and had never been favored.
In addition, there were twenty eunuchs and maids each, and ten of the imperial cooks and their assistants. There were those who made soups, made desserts, cooked vegetables, etc.
Of course, there were also a number of embroiderers who made clothes for him. Naturally, there were also three imperial doctors.
As for the guards, no one knows exactly how many there are, but those who can be seen are forty or fifty.
The ship he built was bigger than Chu Ximo's, so these people also made complete arrangements.
Of course, there are also dancing girls and musical girls. So when he is bored on the boat, he can still watch people singing and dancing.
As for the goods he asked people to purchase for sale, he left them all to his subordinates.
He heard that Yan Shiqing wanted to sell glass mirrors, and he didn't care what the glass kiln thought. Anyway, he had to make a batch for him in the shortest possible time.
For the rest, according to what he learned from the Maritime Safety Administration, he brought tea, silk, ceramics, etc.
He now completely let himself go, went to sea, and felt light after leaving the palace.
On the morning of the 16th, Yan Shiqing and others' boats had already been assigned, and they had put all their things in the boat the day before. They only needed people to get on the boat.
Yan Shiqing, who was standing on the deck, had a headache for a moment as she watched Emperor Dexuan leading a large number of people toward the pier and getting on the ship one after another.
He actually carried all the dragons he was sitting on onto the boat. There were also other carriages and the like.