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Chapter 765

On June 21, Jiang Yuebai gave birth to the fifth princess, weighing 6.2 jin, which is equivalent to 7.4 jin. Li Beichen named the fifth princess Li Ziqi, nicknamed Qi'er.

On June 29, Concubine Yuan gave birth to the sixth prince, weighing six pounds according to the Ming system, and named him Li Chengxi. Concubine Yuan became the biggest winner among the new concubines, having both a son and a daughter. Although the princess was registered under the name of Concubine Lu, she was the one who raised her. Li Beichen promoted her to Noble Concubine and gave her the title of Yu, that is, Noble Concubine Yu.

Since the end of May, the Yangtze River Basin has experienced continuous heavy rains, while Zhejiang has experienced continuous high temperatures and droughts. Fortunately, we have been reinforcing dams and repairing ditches in the past two years. Therefore, the degree of damage and property losses caused are far less than in the previous two years. The drought caused by the drought can only be solved by arranging labor to dig ditches and wells overnight to solve the irrigation problem.

The eldest prince has basically returned to normal, except for his poor motor skills, uncoordinated limbs, and poor eyesight, which makes it difficult to see distant objects clearly. There is no other major difference.

In June, Zhou Da Ying indeed announced that she was pregnant, and the emperor promoted her to a concubine.

It’s just that Jiang Yuebai really doesn’t like this Zhou Changzai.

She speaks softly and her voice is very pleasant, but her tone is like moaning, which gives people goose bumps. She is said to be able to sing Yue Opera. I don't know if this tone has anything to do with Yue Opera. She was secretly behind the incident when Concubine Qing fell down while picking peach blossoms and was helped up by the imperial physician. Later, she helped Concubine Rui to copy the manuscript, which was considered to be a redemption.

Nian Zhaoyi was still depressed and had no appetite. Jiang Yuebai suggested that Xiaowu, the fifth princess, be raised by Nian Zhaoyi. She believed that Nian Zhaoyi would be good to the child. Li Beichen considered it and agreed.

Nian Zhaoyi rejected Jiang Yuebai's kindness at first. Because she herself had suffered the pain of separation from her child, she didn't want Jiang Yuebai to bear it too. Until Jiang Yuebai showed Nian Zhaoyi the letters she had written to Concubine Yi. She had agreed with Concubine Yi to raise the child together and treat each other's child as her own.

Nian Zhaoyi hugged Jiang Yuebai and cried bitterly, saying that she would definitely take good care of Xiaowu.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is even more lively.

The eldest prince is two years old. Jiang Yuebai's five little ones are also almost two years old. These six little ones are the first echelon. They can already run around the house, and their ability to speak varies from person to person.

The eldest prince has a pleasant voice, speaks slowly and leisurely, and always with a smile on his face. His words and actions are very polite, and his every move reflects the gentleness and virtuousness of Rouwanyi.

The third prince was very talkative, and he would gesture with his hands and feet while he spoke, but he spoke very quickly and his words were not clear, so no one could understand what he was saying. Then he would get even more excited and explain in an alien language, which made people even more confused.

The second prince didn't talk much, used simple words, spoke clearly, and didn't speak long sentences. When he was happy, he would be very happy, but he would never be like the third prince, who wanted to open his mouth all over his body. If someone said a long paragraph and he didn't understand, he would just look at them quietly, smile, and then nod slowly. He seemed to be somewhat calm.

The fourth prince is very good at speaking, and he speaks slowly and rhythmically, making people feel that there is an old soul living in his small body. I don't know who he learned this from, but when he doesn't want to talk, he just rolls his eyes at the other person.

The eldest princess is cheerful and loves to laugh. She speaks loudly and cheerfully, and always laughs to herself. She often imitates Jiang Yuebai's speech in front of the other four little ones.

The second princess is still the same, quiet and shy, with a large vocabulary and can speak long sentences, but she doesn't like to talk. She often acts as a translator when her brothers mumble and don't know what to say.

The third princess of Concubine Yu is about to turn one year old. The fourth princess of Concubine Jin Hui is also nine months old. These two are in the second echelon. They are still in the alien chat dialogue of "oh oh oh, ah ah ah".

As for Jiang Yuebai and Yu Guipin's second child, he is only over a month old and can only drink milk, sleep and cry.

Unfortunately, it rained in August this year, so there was no moon to enjoy. Everyone ate mooncakes and drank a reunion wine before leaving.

I don’t know what Prime Minister Ye was thinking. Maybe he felt that Concubine Hua was out of favor, or maybe he wanted to find a helper for Concubine Hua, so he sent in a concubine’s daughter, Ye Suyun, during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The emperor gave Ye Suyun the title of Ye Cairen and granted her the residence in Changchun Palace, where she lived with Bao Concubine from Tartar and Jiang Liangyuan. No one expected that Ye Suyun's position was so low, and they thought that she could at least be a noble like Ye Suhua.

Ye Suyun also expected the same thing, so she felt uncomfortable too.

Hua Fei looked at her concubine sister sitting at the table with mixed feelings. The Queen was right. If she was not useful, her father would replace her with another sister.

She left the banquet and walked along the lake in a daze, only to see her sister following her. Her sister mocked her for occupying the toilet without doing anything, saying that she had been in the palace for two years without any children and was still considered a psychopath. Others who had entered the palace the same year as her had already given birth to two children.

Hua Fei was so angry that she almost pushed her sister into the lake, but she suddenly remembered what Jiang Yuebai said to her, and stopped the idea in time. She just sneered and slapped her sister, "You are committing treason, so take care of yourself!"

Just then, she ran into Jiang Yuebai, who was rushing over. Hua Fei burst into tears and couldn't help but hug Jiang Yuebai, crying, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong."

Jiang Yuebai let her cry and reached out to pat her back.

Ye Suyun, who was not far away, looked at this puzzling scene in surprise, with a hint of sarcasm on her lips. She cursed in her heart, "Just like your mother, such a useless thing. She only knows how to cry."

After Hua Fei stopped crying, she asked Jiang Yuebai, "Empress, why are you so kind?"

Jiang Yuebai laughed out loud.

The two of them returned to the banquet together with smiles on their faces, and at the end they smiled at each other, shocking the whole audience.

"What's wrong with Sister Hua Fei?" Concubine Lu's tone sounded strange. Concubine Hua looked reserved and indifferent, and she smoothed her hair. "When should I report my affairs to you?"

Concubine Lu looked at Jiang Yuebai angrily, as if her kindness was taken for granted. Jiang Yuebai responded with a smile.

Li Beichen was also very curious about what happened between the two. Meng Shu told him everything Jiang Yuebai said to Hua Fei alone, and he was quite shocked. This woman actually did ideological work to persuade her love rival to let it go, and even broke out the truth that others could not tell. How brave.

He asked Jiang Yuebai why she did this. Jiang Yuebai kissed him gently on the lips and said with a sweet smile: "Of course it's for the emperor. Everything I do is for the emperor."

Li Beichen was so moved that he was completely dazed by the kiss.

Although the truth is not so. But it doesn't matter. As long as the result is good, it's enough.

After Li Beichen returned to Kunning Palace, he gossiped about the things between Jiang Yuebai and Concubine Hua. Jiang Yuebai mysteriously refused to say anything and asked him to help take care of the baby.

Originally, each legitimate son would be assigned four wet nurses, sixteen palace maids, and sixteen eunuchs. If all were assigned, there would be more than a dozen wet nurses alone. Having so many people together would not take better care of the princes, but would increase the risk factors and make management more difficult.

When Jiang Yuebai was originally in Fengyi Palace, the place was small, so he only had five wet nurses, which was just enough. Now that he was in Kunning Palace, he had five more, and they worked in shifts. Five days, five nights. Except for the little princess, all the other children had been weaned. The role of these wet nurses was purely to take care of the children.

Sometimes when the other four little ones were greedy, they would lift up the nurse's clothes and take a few sips. Compared with the rich and colorful food, the milk must be much less delicious. The four little ones were not stupid, in fact, they were just satisfying their cravings. Normally, the mother would give them milk to drink. It would be better to kill them than to let them go back to breastfeeding.

For the sake of safety, Jiang Yuebai did not increase the number of other palace maids and eunuchs. Therefore, she was praised by the censors, who believed that the queen was frugal and a role model.

Kunning Palace was large, and with a small number of people, it was very spacious and comfortable to live in. Jiang Yuebai simply cleaned up the east side hall and turned it into a kindergarten.

There are small tables and chairs, soft sofas and soft cushions inside. There is also a low cabinet specially made for children, which is used to store children's books and various toys. There are also various musical instruments in the small room inside. They can be taken out and used when needed.

Every morning, the concubines would bring their children here to play. For example, Concubine Wu would teach the children to fold paper and make crafts, Xuan Liangyuan would teach them to sing and play the piano, Concubine Yu would play games with the children, and Concubine Sun would read stories to them with passion.
Jiang Liangyuan and Rou Wanyi are always responsible for maintaining order, wiping the children's mouths and hands, taking them to the toilet, and separating children who are pulling each other's hair.

Jiang Yuebai did not allow other people to join. Even if someone took the initiative to ask, he would decline on the grounds that the number of people was full.

The children were still young and often made a lot of noise there, touching this and that out of curiosity.

There is a very fancy slide in the yard, three wooden swings, a seesaw, and a round wooden horse that can be pushed and turned.
They often had more fun than the children, and sometimes even fought with the children for the play, causing the children to scream.

"It's so bad!"

"Give it back to me!"

"Liangliang, it's my turn!"

The noise was very lively and made people laugh and cry. In fact, they were not very old, whether they had children or not, they were basically only fifteen or sixteen years old.

The children often pull each other’s arms and hold each other back. Only the eldest prince would let his younger brothers and sisters play with the fun things and play with the things that no one else was playing with. He would wait until his younger brothers and sisters stopped playing before he would take over. Sometimes he was so sensible that it made people feel distressed.

Rui Zhaoyi was very envious when she heard that it was so much fun, but she couldn't come.

She was already more than eight months pregnant, and basically stayed in her palace to wait for the birth of her baby. However, there was nothing she could do, with a baby in her belly, she was not free. She would update the storybook when she had nothing to do, and send someone to deliver the latest update every day.

Jiang Yuebai was worried that Rui Zhaoyi would be too career-minded and update her books willfully, staying up all night. He arranged for the maternity nanny who had served him to stay by her side, urging her to eat well, drink well, and rest well, especially not to stay up late to update her books, and to get up and walk around after sitting for a while.

Jingren Palace is a bit far from Kunning Palace, and the Fifth Princess is still young, so it is not convenient to bring Concubine Nian over.

Li Beichen sent someone to bring the fifth princess to Jiang Yuebai. Her eyes looked exactly like Li Beichen's, a pair of phoenix eyes, and Jiang Yuebai's oval face. It was a magical combination, so adorable.

Maybe it was because the previous severe punishment for murdering the heir to the throne had a deterrent effect, or maybe everyone was not bad by nature, or maybe Jiang Yuebai was very popular, or maybe the children were so cute that they purified people's souls. Jiang Yuebai let so many people take care of the children together and nothing happened.

In September, it was reported that Concubine Jin Hui was more than two months pregnant and the fetus was in good health.

Before they knew it, October had arrived. On the night of October 20, Concubine Rui suddenly went into a seizure. Although there were people on duty at the Imperial Hospital, the senior officials were not there.

Jiang Yuebai looked anxious, but he didn't dare to use drugs indiscriminately, so he could only encourage her.

"Empress, if I can't hold on any longer, I want my child to be raised by Sister Nian. Please take good care of him." Concubine Rui was in so much pain that she was unrecognizable and her words were incoherent.