After walking back to the palace with Qin Ting Yao Xu and eating honeydew melons and grapes, Mu Anzhi called Tang Mo to serve as a guide for his two brothers-in-law, and then strolled back to the house to see his wife and children. Since he had two sons, Mu Anzhi
I couldn't get enough of him all day long. His rare energy made even Li Yuhua a little jealous.
In a blink of an eye, the three baptismal ceremonies were over. Mu Anzhi suddenly got two sons four years after getting married, and as he was celebrating a triumphant victory in the war, he naturally wanted to do something grand.
There is no need for Li Yuhua to be busy with this matter. She is still in confinement, and the county princess has taken over all the baptisms and three rites. The county princess sent gifts to the children early in the morning. It is rare for the county princess to have such a status and give them in person.
The children each made small clothes. The clothes were all the same, except that Mu Qi’s clothes had the character Qi embroidered on the skirt, and Mu Miao’s had the character Miao embroidered on them. The two brothers are now clowns and ugly, but they can be ugly.
It's rare to find them so exactly the same.
However, although their looks are similar, the temperaments of the two children are obviously different.
Little Qilin is a good-tempered baby. Every time he is hungry and urinates, he usually howls twice symbolically. After his wishes are satisfied, the child becomes very well-behaved. The sea is different. It has a lot to do with the rough nickname of the sea.
The difference is this child's temperament, he is very fond of howling and has a pointed head.
This is what Li Yuhua summed up. Every time he is fed, the little Qilin is very easy to take care of. He can feed on either side, but Dahai must feed on the right side. I don’t know how this little brat judged it. Put it on the left side and keep it closed.
His mouth refused to eat, and he howled at the top of his lungs, a loud voice that could reach three miles away.
Moreover, because they are twins, they are both at their mother's side, and the feeding time is the same, but whenever the little unicorn is fed first, the big one will also howl. Therefore, unless they are fed together, otherwise if they are separated, the big one will eat first.
The little unicorn came last because the sea is so good at howling.
Li Yuhua dressed up the two children. The clothes were exactly the same, super festive little red clothes, but the hats were different. Little Qilin wore a unicorn hat sewn with unicorn horns, and Dahai wore a big hat embroidered with water ripples. Li Yuhua leaned on the kang pillow.
, smiling and kissing this one, and then that one, because the little Qilin he kissed first made Dahai howl twice more, so Li Yuhua had to kiss Dahai twice more to coax him.
"I think you will definitely be a troublesome person in the future." Li Yuhua gently poked Dahai's little old man-like forehead lines and said to the princess, "You are still a little ugly now."
"We are so beautiful, and yet they say we are ugly." The princess leaned over and touched Dahai's little face. She was not willing to hear ugly words. Both parents have good looks, so the child will definitely be beautiful in the future.
alright.
Immediately, the Princess's family came. Aunt Hongmei brought the twins, and Sister Muxiang brought her two sons. The children were all curious about the babies, but the most excited one was Axiu. Axiu today
She was especially dressed up, wearing a dazzling robe of sparkling red brocade. The small onion braid on her head was tied with a red hairband with small gold beads. It was held up to the sky very proudly. She wore a gold collar around her neck and a bracelet on her hand.
Wearing two small gold bracelets, in the words of Sister Muxiang, you must watch carefully when you go out, otherwise you may not let a thief steal it. This child is extremely valuable.
Axiu ignored his mother's words. He was the oldest among the children and the fastest runner. He stopped suddenly in front of the kang, then stood on tiptoes and stretched out his little neck to look at the baby on the kang. It was just someone else.
He was still young and could not see clearly even if he stretched his neck. Sister Muxiang handed her youngest son A Xing to Aunt Hongmei. She picked up A Xiu and pointed it out to him, "The one wearing the unicorn hat is the little unicorn, and the one with the seawater hat is
The sea.”
Axiu was originally very excited. When she heard that her second aunt had given birth to a baby, Axiu was excited for several days. Alas, her father-in-law said that she would give him the baby as his wife. Although he didn’t know much about his wife,
Axiu was still very happy. He had wanted to come to see his wife for a long time, but his mother said that he would have to wait three days before she could come. It was difficult to hold back for three days at home. Axiu specially picked the most beautiful clothes today and wiped her face with fragrant fragrance.
Zhi, I looked in the mirror three times before going out. I made sure that I was particularly handsome, so I came here with my mother.
As a result, when she saw the two clown children, it was as if a thousand tons of thunderbolts fell on their heads. Poor Axiu burst into tears, and her stretched out head returned to her mother's arms sadly, "I don't want such an ugly wife."
!Wow--"
It made the whole room laugh.
After a while, Skylark came in and said, "Mother, the time is coming."
The princess of the county took the sea, and grandma Sun took the little Qilin, handed the two children into the arms of the wet nurse, took them out, and asked Grandma Xi San to come in and preside over the washing ceremony.
This is the meaning of blessing. The children were born in June, a season in northern Xinjiang where the weather is warm and fruits are plentiful. Although there are not many people coming to attend the baptism of the prince's legitimate son no matter what season, the climate is comfortable, so why not
Isn't it better?
Everyone thought that it was very auspicious for the two children to be born in early June. After the three baptisms at the woman's place were over, Mu Anzhi specially asked Xiao Yi to come over and send a message and carry the children forward to show them to the others.
Your Highness the Prince wants to show off his son.
After three days as a father, His Royal Highness is already very skilled at holding babies. He can even hold one in one arm and show everyone his precious son. He doesn't even need to introduce him. People can tell which one is the little unicorn and which one is the big sea just by looking at the hat.
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Tang Mo jumped forward and said in shock, "They are exactly the same."
Yao Xu was shocked, "How can such a young child have wrinkles?"
Mu Anzhi spoke in a very knowledgeable tone, and was very proud to impart his experience to Yao Xu, "You can tell at a glance that a child who has never been a father often has forehead wrinkles when they are born. They are a little wrinkled and have the same length.
It would be nice to be bigger.”
Yao Xu nodded with lingering fear, thinking that a newborn child is simply too scary, so ugly.
However, everyone all praises her beauty. Those with experience as fathers know that their children basically look like this three days after they are born. Even the inexperienced ones have to praise them against their will. Looking at the joy on His Royal Highness’s face, no one can
I won't let you down at this time.
Pei Ruyu always liked children and even took Dahai into a hug. Dahai was very considerate. She was the nanny who took care of the two brothers. Dahai even exchanged it with a little Qilin. Anyway, Li Yuhua didn't notice that these two nannies had anything to do with it.
What a difference.
"It's better to look more like His Highness," Pei Ruyu said.
"Of course." Mu Anzhi said proudly, "The eyes, nose, and mouth all look like mine."
Du Changshi looked at it carefully and agreed with His Highness's words. The two babies' eyebrows looked more like His Highness's. Although Du Changshi was not married yet, he had many nieces and nephews at home. Du Changshi discussed with Pei Ruyu, "Give me a hug."
one time."
Mu Anzhi was worried, "No, no, Xiao Du, you don't have a child. How do you know how to hold it? The child is still too young and very soft, so you can't hold it casually."
Du Changshi was unconvinced, "It's not as big as a pillow, so there's nothing difficult about hugging it. I can hug my little nephew when I'm eight years old."
"Okay, then you should be gentle." Mu Anzhi followed Du Changshi closely with his eyes. Du Changshi had just taken over and hugged him for three seconds before Mu Anzhi called out, "Okay, okay,
Ruyu, please take him back, this guy really hugs my son like a pillow."
Mu Anzhi also took out his son to show off, without showing it to everyone. As soon as his son showed his face, he asked Grandma Sun to take him back. Qian warned and warned, "It's covered, don't let the wind blow."
He looked like he wished he could personally escort him back. Many people secretly laughed in their hearts, but they also understood His Highness very well and were happy for His Highness in their hearts. Suddenly, they had their eldest son and second son, and they would be their subordinates.
Yes, I feel at ease.
Washing Sanjiu was naturally very lively, but the one who gained the most was Axiu. Axiu learned very important new knowledge today. For example, only girls can be wives, but boys cannot be wives. What else?
They are girls, mother, grandma, second aunt, Zaohua is a girl, Axiu Axing and Dazao are a boy.
Fortunately, it was enough for Axiu to know that the ugly twins were not her little wives.
In the evening, when Mu Anzhi found out about Axiu's coke incident, he laughed loudly, "The little kid still knows how ugly he is. Axiu also told others that he would look the same when he was born."
After everyone finished talking about the child, it was enough to have a good time. Mu Anzhi was looking after his son when Xiao Yi came in and said that Master Pei was here. Mu Anzhi said, "We just had wine, why is Ruyu here again? What's the matter?"
?”
"Master Pei didn't say anything, but I saw that Master Pei was a little anxious. Maybe it was an emergency." Otherwise, why did he come back just after he left?
The sunset reflected the beautiful scenery on the window screen. Li Yuhua looked at the sky outside and said, "Go out and take a look. Maybe there is something important."
Pei Ruyu is not an outsider, but the child is sleeping now, and the wife is also in confinement. Mu Anzhi invites his old friend to the study to talk. The inner study is a small cross-yard connected to the main courtyard. It is usually guarded by a special mother-in-law, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.
.An old grape with accumulated branches and leaves by the corridor climbed along the pergola to the top of the corridor. The hanging grape bunches began to turn red, with a hint of unripe fruit fragrance.
Pei Ruyu paced back and forth in the study. Mu Anzhi pushed aside a few large grape leaves and laughed through the window, "It's rare to see you burning up in the room. What's wrong?"
"Your Highness, come in." Pei Ruyu didn't talk to him through the window and hurriedly went out to greet Mu Anzhi.
Xiao Yi stayed outside the door.
Pei Ruyu took Mu Anzhi into the house and asked him, "Is Zhennan going to the imperial capital this year to pay homage to His Majesty and celebrate his birthday?"
"Yes. I heard from Yao Xu and others yesterday afternoon that the credentials have been submitted." Mu Anzhi said, "I was about to tell you, but I forgot for a moment. I think this matter is a bit strange. However, we are far away from the imperial capital.
, besides, the DPRK and China are not necessarily unprepared.”
Zhennan Kingdom is restless in the southwest. Although it is a vassal, it has always claimed vassal status without paying tribute. It has made small moves in recent years. If the situation in the imperial capital was stable, Emperor Mu Xuan would not let Mu Anzhi surrender to the vassal so quickly and pay such generous tribute to the vassal.
The power of the local military and government. The Zhennan Kingdom would not be well-intentioned when it came to worship the imperial capital at this time.
There was a look of determination in Pei Ruyu's eyes, "Your Highness, Caiyun Department, it's better not to wait any longer. We might as well send troops now to quell the internal strife in Caiyun Department and take over the Caiyun Department's iron mines."
The Caiyun Tribe will be dealt with sooner or later. As long as it occupies the largest iron mine in northern Xinjiang, Mu Anzhi will have to take it over. However, if the Caiyun Tribe consumes more in the civil war, they will be able to reduce the number of casualties when they fight the rebellion. Mu Anzhi will
Just as he was hesitating, Pei Ruyu said something else, "Master Hu and Master Tang are probably coming back soon. Your Highness, when Master Hu comes back, please don't ask him to find a way to seek favors from Marquis Nan'an. Please ask Marquis Nan'an to investigate Lu carefully."
Details of the family. The Hu family has been in Nanyi for many years, and Lu Guogong’s hometown is in Hunan. Every detail must be investigated. Who are the eight generations of our ancestors? We must find out!"
"Do you suspect that Duke Lu Guo has colluded with Zhennan State?" Mu Anzhi said, "I have thought so too."
"It's definitely not a simple collusion." Pei Ruyu rubbed her eyebrows, "I couldn't say for the moment, but when I suddenly heard about this, I felt very ominous. In the past, we were short of manpower, and we didn't have the kindness to please the Marquis of Nan'an.
.It’s different now. Let’s look into the details of Lu Guogong and find out what the eight generations of the Lu family’s ancestors did. I always feel that the relationship between Lu Guogong and Zhennan Kingdom is extraordinary.”