Mu Anzhi went back to his room to see his son in the afternoon. As for the handover of military affairs between the two generals Li and Qin, Du Changhua and Hua Changshi were left to take care of it.
Li Yuhua's head was wrapped in a red cloth handkerchief and she was still sleeping. This birth had exhausted her energy and she was really tired. The two red-skinned babies had been cleaned up long ago, wrapped in just the right thickness and put on the bed.
Beside their mother, Mu Anzhi's eyes were a little distressed and a little happy. He looked at his wife for a while, and for his sons at the same time. Li Yuhua looked tired and haggard while sleeping. The baby was covered in red skin, and there were even forehead lines on his forehead and swollen eyelids.
With eyebrows, a small nose, and a pointed beak like the beak of a young bird, it is difficult to say that he is handsome, but in Mu Anzhi's eyes and heart, there is no one in the world who can compare to his wife or his son.
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Mu Anzhi felt that his heart was full, and there was a kind of love and pity in his heart. It was like a traveler who had been in the harsh winter for a long time and finally waited for the warm sunshine of spring. It was also like a traveler in the desert who finally saw a clear spring. He suppressed
The endless love and sadness made his eyes slightly moist.
However, Mu Anzhi was not moved for long. Somehow, the babies started crying without even opening their eyes. One of them was crying, but the two babies were lying next to each other, and their loud voices directly knocked out the other baby.
He also woke up and started crying. Mu Anzhi quickly asked, "What's going on? Are you hungry?"
The two wet nurses were standing by. Seeing this, they skillfully picked up the baby. They first touched a handful of diapers to see if they were dry. Then they bowed their knees and saluted Mu Anzhi, then went behind the screen to feed the babies. Sure enough, the babies were fed milk.
He snorted and stopped crying.
Mu Anzhi sighed, "This voice is really loud." Crying can make one's eardrums sore.
Grandma Sun smiled and said, "A child with a strong body will have a loud voice."
"I don't think A Xing was as big as when he was born." This is inevitable. Sister Muxiang is only pregnant with one child, while his wife is pregnant with two. Grandma Sun is rich in experience and confident, "Now that the eldest and second sons are just born,
Weighing about five pounds, the child is neither too big nor too small. It is easy to raise and he will look pretty in a month. When he turns one year old next year, he will definitely be stronger than Mr. Pei."
"I'll leave everything to grandma." The child is still too young, but Mu Anzhi couldn't help but said, "Mammy, can I hug the child?"
Grandma Sun directed Mu Anzhi to raise his right arm to support the child's neck, and his left arm to support the child's buttocks. If it was a little lighter, he could hold it. The child was really not heavy, but in her arms it seemed to weigh as much as ten million.
Jin, Mu Anzhi couldn't bear to put it down after hugging him, but he didn't dare to hold him for too long. Firstly, the child was still young, and secondly, he had two in his family. If he hugged the eldest for a long time, what should he do if the second one got jealous? Mu Anzhi is a child.
He had already thought about it before he was born, that he should be a fair father, a bowl of water that would be balanced, and that he should love his two children equally.
The new father with complicated thoughts did nothing all afternoon. He just sat by the kang and watched his wife and children. He couldn't get enough of them. Even in the evening when the two babies peed again and again, Mu Anzhi felt that his son's daddy was not good enough.
It's not smelly, but it has a special milky aroma.
Li Yuhua only woke up in the evening. She was woken up by the crying of two baby babies. When she tilted her head, she saw two little monkeys. Li Yuhua was so exhausted after giving birth that she was shocked by the appearance of the two little monkeys.
Forgetting, she couldn't help but moaned, "Oh my God." What did I give birth to?
The maid brought warm water, and Mu Anzhi personally took it and fed his wife to drink. With a proud look on his face, he asked her, "How handsome is our son? Everyone said that it is rare to see such a handsome child."
The warm water moistened her thirsty throat, and Li Yuhua's consciousness gradually returned to normal. She took another look at these two little clowns. It was strange that one look at these two ugly little guys seemed to soothe her from the pain of her ten-month pregnancy and her physical pain.
The discomfort seemed to have eased a lot. A smile appeared on Li Yuhua's lips, "I remember A Xing was like this when he was just born. He will gradually become more beautiful."
"It's not ugly now." Mu Anzhi pointed to his son's eye frames and emphasized, "Sister Yuhua, look at how the children's eyebrows look like yours."
"Where are the eyebrows? They are still bald now."
"You can see the shape of your eyebrows. Look carefully." Mu Anzhi's eyes seemed to have the function of magnifying glasses. "Your eyebrows are like this. The peaks of the eyebrows are a bit high and the tips of the eyebrows are raised. You can tell that you are energetic at first glance. Your eyes, nose, and mouth are all
He looks like me, his face looks like mine, and the back and front of his head look like yours."
Anyway, Li Yuhua couldn't see it at all. According to Mu Anzhi, Grandma Sun stepped forward, dumbfounded and said, "Your Highness, please feed your Highnesses first. Your Highnesses are hungry." The wet nurse was always waiting by her side.
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Li Yuhua felt that her chest was swollen and aching. Hearing this, she said, "Let me try. My chest is swollen very much."
This is actually a bit against the rules. The princess is so noble and does not have to feed the child herself. However, Grandma Sun knows Li Yuhua’s temperament and does not care about these innocuous rules, so she helps Li Yuhua feed the child. The first feeding was a bit painful.
, but it is bearable. It is the nature given by nature to mothers to raise their children. Seeing the two children eating well, Li Yuhua, with a baby on each arm, was very happy, "They look like monkeys. They eat food."
As strong as a pig."
Mu Anzhi was depressed: What are we two?
Then, Mu Anzhi spent one night praising his son from hair to heel, praising him more than a hundred times, all praising his handsome son, and forbidding Li Yuhua from saying that his son was like a monkey or a pig. Li Yuhua didn't care much.
"That's just for fun."
Mu Anzhi emphasized, "You are not allowed to say that when you are joking. Children can understand it. You can only say nice things in front of children, otherwise our little Qilin and Dahai will be sad." Yes, Mu Anzhi not only gave early warning
The children were given big names, and he also gave them nicknames. One was called Little Qilin and the other was called Dahai.
Mu Anzhi lovingly touched the few hairs on his sons' heads and said, "Look at the way our sons are sleeping. They look so stable. How stable they are."
Li Yuhua felt quite numb.
In order to beg for a child, the two of them brought Axiu to live with them for a while, but Axiu was already over two years old at that time and was already a big child. This kind of newborn baby is different. It takes an hour to wake up.
Once, she woke up and howled, either asking for milk or changing a diaper. As soon as Li Yuhua fell asleep, she would be woken up by her baby howling, and she would hold one in her arms and feed him. Mu Anzhi would not let anyone else do the diaper changing. He was so noble.
How could we leave the matter to the maid, Mu Anzhi himself?
The arrival of the child awakened Mu Anzhi's great fatherly love. He wished he could make up for all the debts he had suffered to his child. Li Yuhua even told Grandma Sun, "I have never seen anyone who loves a child so much."
"Your Highness is a father for the first time, not to mention the direct father and son, it is inevitable." In fact, Grandma Sun has never seen Mu Anzhi like this, so she can only understand that Mu Anzhi and Li Yuhua have a deep love for each other, so they also value their legitimate son. Grandma Sun
Grandma was very pleased, "The Queen Mother has always said that the Queen Mother is blessed at first glance. Our royal family has not had twins born in these years. This news was sent back to the imperial capital along with the good news. The Queen Mother and Your Majesty still don't know how to rejoice."
"It's not in vain that the third brother and I have been waiting for these years. Although the several times I asked for a lottery were good, and the imperial grandmother often comforted me, seeing that the crown princess and the second sister-in-law both became pregnant soon after marriage, I felt
I am also very anxious, because the time has not come before." Which woman in the world does not look forward to having children, not to mention that with a status like Li Yuhua's, the pressure on her can only be greater. It is rare for her to live her life happily, and now
Killing two birds with one stone, the house is clean, the children are safe, and now they can rest assured during confinement.
Even if you are as noble as a princess, your life as a couple may not be as comfortable as Li Yuhua's. Grandma Sun looked at Li Yuhua's slightly rounded cheeks and said to herself, the Queen Mother indeed has a good eye.
Mu Anzhi went to the study room to be a director in the morning. He first read General Li's book and asked in detail about the casualties in the Battle of Sudmir. Mu Anzhi and Lu Hou said, "Both departments will provide pensions to the families of the soldiers who died in the war. You can tell me the amount of the pension.
I'll prepare it with Xiao Du." As for the loot, Mu Anzhi saw that there was a lot of it, and asked General Li, "I heard that when I came to the war, the army took a share for themselves, did you take it?"
General Li was ashamed, "In this battle, the soldiers are killing each other and it is difficult to control them. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
"Why are you nervous? Since I have taken it, I will accept it." Mu An said, "In the jade mine, your army will get two shares of the output every year from now on, and the Marquis of Lu will get three shares."
General Li, Marquis of Lu, immediately said, "Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible."
"It's not for you. Use it to subsidize the soldiers. Rewarding money openly is too eye-catching. There are many places to use money in the army, so don't be polite to me." Mu Anzhi said.
Even with the calmness of Marquis Lu, he couldn't help but feel his heart fluttering slightly. Regardless of others, His Highness the Third Highness's handwriting was of a magnificence that no ordinary person could have. Marquis Lu said, "The situation in Northern Xinjiang will be subject to His Majesty's orders. Now the royal family of Sudmir
How will His Highness deal with being transferred to Xinyi?"
"Since they are here, let them live in Xinyi. We will send our troops to Sudimir. Marquis Lu, please think about this and come up with a plan. As for the affairs of Sudimir's department,
, I have to send someone to appease the minister." Mu An had no one to appease the minister for the time being, and he was thinking about another thing, "Why hasn't the fight over the Caiyun Department been completed yet?"
Lu Hou said, "My uncle and nephew have just finished fighting. Now it's time for the brothers to fight again. I thought it would be better for them to consume more while we intervene."
"That's fine." Mu An then leaned back on the chair, stretched out his long legs, and half-squinted his eyes, "In a few days, more troops will be sent to Sudmir. The safety of Xinyi cannot be ignored. The Marquis of Lu and the military households are recruiting.
Let's make some reserve troops. Don't embarrass the children in terms of salary. The specific distribution will be decided by you. The number is tentatively set at 5,000, and you prepare at 10,000."
"Yes!" Lu Hou accepted the order.
General Li said, "I have one more thing to do. I don't know if I am overthinking it. When I was encircling and suppressing Sudimir's tribe, I encountered a group of martial arts masters, numbering about twenty. When the army invaded King Sudimir's tent, they surrounded and killed them.
One person. At the jade mine, ten people were killed, and about eight or nine people fled. Judging from their martial arts, they are not as good as those on the grassland. Your Highness, the city defense needs to be careful."
"Assassins will be indispensable in the future." Mu Anzhi suddenly sneered, then his smile faded and he said seriously, "Not only here, but also when you come in and out, you must bring personal guards. You are all the pillars of Northern Xinjiang. Don't
The loss will be in the hands of these indifferent villains. Otherwise, no matter how great the future is, you will not be part of it!"
After General Li, the Marquis of Lu, retreated, Mu Anzhi summoned Pei Ruyu and Du Changshi, asking them to find a suitable Sudmir to appease the minister. Du Changshi reminded, "The Sudmir Ministry was originally under the jurisdiction of the prefect Chen, so this matter is
Open Magistrate Chen."
"The accounts of the Sudimir Department have been checked back. Governor Chen can get out immediately." Mu An said, "Before the next governor takes office, the Minister of Appeasement must gain a foothold in the Sudemir Department." No matter who is the governor of Qipan City,
The jade mine in Sudimir's tribe must be in his hands.
Pei Ruyu said, "This person must be smart and capable, but he must also be able to deal with the people of the Sudmir tribe. After all, we cannot really destroy the entire tribe. There are many people coming to northern Xinjiang with your highness. If there is a suitable one, you might as well start with these people."
The person is chosen." Everyone in the big family likes to place bets. These people are sent here for Mu An's use. If there are any available, just bring them up and use them.
Du Changshi suddenly said, "Your Highness, Duke Lan's Mansion has also sent two young masters to work for Your Highness. Brothers Lan Shuang and Lan Feng, they are now working with me and Hua Changshi. I think they are quite practical in their work. They are not overly ambitious and underhanded."
generation."
"Just send one over, which one do you think is better?" Mu Anzhi has always had a good relationship with Ci'en Palace, and he has no objection to using people from Lan Gong's Palace.
"Blue double is more reliable."
"You go and talk to him about Sudimir's Ministry first, see if he has any plans in mind, and ask him to write a note for me to see. If it's suitable, let him go." Mu Anzhi agreed happily.
After finishing the civil and military affairs, Mu Anzhi had time to have tea and chat with his two brothers-in-law. Mu Anzhi actually sympathized with Qin Tingshang's Princess Jiaxiang's marriage. Princess Jiaxiang's temperament was just allowed to be pampered by everyone in the palace. If it was still the same as before.
, is not suitable to be a wife, not to mention that Qin Ting is taciturn and does not seem to be able to please the princess.
However, Mu Anzhi admired Qin Ting very much.
Speaking of the Imperial Capital, Yao Xudao said, "The Imperial Capital is still the same. This spring the Crown Princess got her second son, and there was a lot of celebration in the palace. I heard from Jiayue that the Imperial Grandmother also talked about her third brother and three sister-in-law, and she misses you very much. By the way.
, there seems to be some unrest in the south. I heard that there were some minor conflicts, but nothing serious. There is the Marquis of Nan'an. The Yang family of Zhennan Kingdom sent a congratulatory form, saying that they would come to the imperial capital to pay their respects to His Majesty on his longevity this year, and wish him long live.
Happy birthday. Brother Qin, where can we catch up when we go back?"
Even when chatting by the water, Qin Ting was accustomed to sitting upright. He said, "I'm afraid that the bustle is not good to watch. I heard that in Nanyi, Princess Anguo and her younger brother Ningshun were fighting for power. Zhennan Kingdom lived in Yunnan and Guizhou.
It is bordering Nanyi, and the Yang family has never been to the imperial capital before. I heard that this time it was Prince Wang who led the team and came in person, so I don’t necessarily have any good intentions."
"Hey, I don't think it's a good thing either." Yao Xu said, "In the previous case of Prince Hu, the smuggling of jade from Yunnan and Guizhou was linked to the military rations. There is no guarantee that there is no conspiracy of the Yang family. Third brother, do you think the Nan'an Hou family is involved in this case?"
Is the case over?"
Mu Anzhi raised his eyebrows, "How do you say this?"
"I'm just wondering about it when I'm free. Yunnan-Guizhou jade is a big business. If the Yang family doesn't know about it, it's unlikely. But if the Yang family knows that this is a long-term project of more than ten years, is it just to exchange jade for some food every year?"
Yao Xu frowned slightly, "I always feel that it's not that simple."
"There is no other evidence." Mu An said.
Yao Xu smiled, "Maybe it's just my imagination."
"That's not true, I've thought about it too." Mu Anzhi held the fish food and threw it into the small lake, causing tiny ripples to appear on the water. "Although there is no evidence, there is something very suspicious."
Both Yao Xu and Qin Ting looked at Mu Anzhi, who had a faint and cold look in his eyes, "There is a family from a wealthy family in the imperial capital whose ancestral home is very close to Yunnan and Guizhou."
The Qin family is relatively grassroots, but the Yao family is a wealthy family. Yao Xu is more familiar with the wealthy families in the imperial capital than Qin Ting. "Third brother is saying..." Duke Lu's palace?
"It is true that I am not on good terms with Duke Lu, but this is not without purpose. The Lu family lived in Hunan before they became rich. I heard that Ruihou founded the Jianghu sect Xuan Yin Sect when he was young. The foundation of Xuan Yin Sect is in Hunan.
, he once traveled to Yunnan and Guizhou, did business, and sold information. Everyone regarded him as Ruihou. He was recognized by the old Duke and joined the Imperial Guard.
When he was in Jianghu, he served the Marquis of Nan'an and then went to the imperial capital." Mu An said, "The time when the Yang family took power in Yunnan and Guizhou can be counted from the Dafeng Dynasty. Although Zhennan Kingdom is not a big place, it has many secrets. At this time, they
When you come to the imperial capital, you must not have good intentions."
A trace of worry appeared on Yao Xu's face, and he said sincerely, "In that case, why don't third brother go up to my father and give him a warning?"
The corners of Mu Anzhi's lips were slightly raised, and his expression was distant, "Your Majesty's gaze will only be deeper than yours and mine, not to mention that there are many old guys in the court. However, your Majesty also has to comply with public opinion on many things, and the vassal country will come to celebrate the birthday of your superior.
, Your Majesty, can you refuse? If you refuse, it will become a big joke. Besides, in the short term, your father is at Bei'an Pass, Nan'an Marquis is in Nanyi Prefecture, and the Northern Xinjiang Army is in the west, and the world is still peaceful. If the imperial capital
If there is a change, the army outside will definitely not sit idly by and watch. However, Zhennan Kingdom will not congratulate you for no reason, there must be a reason."