The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 541

That night, Zhu Xiu returned home after drinking heavily and fell asleep until noon the next day.

In a daze, he only felt a soft little thing moving around him.

When I opened my eyes, it turned out that it was my precious daughter Zhu Yuanyuan.

The little baby, who was almost three months old, was white, tender and round, with a chubby little body lying next to Zhu Xiu. His little hands and feet struggled and swayed hard, and he made babbling sounds from his mouth.

Seeing Zhu Xiu wake up, Xiao Yuanyuan giggled and kicked her feet randomly in excitement.

Just when Zhu Xiu was about to come over and kiss his precious daughter, Zhou Xian quickly picked up Little Yuanyuan and said angrily: "You smell like alcohol, don't smoke your daughter!"

Zhu Xiu stretched his arms and asked: "What time is it?"

"It's almost noon. Seeing that you were sleeping deeply, the sisters didn't wake you up." Zhou Xian said with a smile.

Zhu Xiu got off the bed and put on her shoes, socks and outer clothes: "Where is Yan'er? My daughter doesn't care, where did she go?"

Zhou Xian said softly: "Ma Qing came to report that a group of new people have arrived at Qianliu Village. Yan'er rushed over to take a look and said that he wanted to pick some good seedlings."

Zhu Xiu recalled it, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

I have been busy reviewing the Baiguan examination papers these past few days, and I almost forgot about the new matters in Zangfeng camp.

Seeing Zhou Xian's skillful movements in holding the baby, Zhu Xiu joked: "When Yuanyuan was born, my mother took care of me less, but You and Jin Huan took care of me the most. For those who don't know, I thought you were my mother!" "

Zhou Xian hugged the child affectionately, "Yuan Yuan is so adorable. I would like to be her biological mother, but unfortunately I am not blessed."

Zhu Xiu took the beauty in his arms, put his hand on Liu's waist, and said with a smile: "If you like children, let's have more. It's not too late, why not do it now~"

Zhu Xiu's hands began to be dishonest, Zhou Xian broke away with a blushing face, and said angrily: "Yuanyuan is here, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Seeing the two playing around, the little girl giggled happily, waving her little hands and babbling non-stop.

"Look, even Xiao Yuanyuan is laughing at you!" Zhou Xian rolled his eyes at him.

Zhu Xiu put on her robe and said casually: "Where is Jin Huan? I remember that I went back to her bedroom last night. Why did I wake up here with you?"

Zhou Xian pursed his lips and said quietly: "Sister has been feeling unwell lately, Qingchan is diagnosing her pulse."

Zhu Xiu was stunned, "Are you sick?"

Zhou Xian couldn't hide his envy and whispered: "Sister must be pregnant."

Zhu Xiu stared, "Really?!"

Zhou Xian said: "Looking at the reaction, it should be good."

Zhu Xiu was overjoyed, hugged Zhou Xian and pecked her hard on the cheek, then kissed her chubby cheek, laughed and ran away.

Zhou Xian hugged Xiao Yuanyuan tightly, and said softly, "Look how happy your father is, Yuanyuan, you are going to have a little brother or a little sister soon."

Across the courtyard of the main house not far away, Zhu Xiu ran over like a gust of wind and pushed open the door.

Fu Jinhuan and Feng Qingchan were sitting in the room, seemingly having just finished checking their pulse.

Seeing Zhu Xiu rushing towards him, Fu Jinhuan gave him a wonderful look.

"How's it going? Are you really pregnant?" Zhu Xiu said excitedly.

Feng Qingchan smiled and said: "You can't be wrong. It has been more than a month and my pulse is stable. I just feel relieved."

Zhu Xiu held Fu Jinhuan's hands tightly, held them to her heart, and muttered: "Just get pregnant! Just get pregnant! It's really not easy~"

It was the first time in Zhu Xiu's life to give birth to a child and become a father. He had little experience and originally thought it would be quite simple.

After actual operation, I realized that this kind of thing also depends on chance and luck.

Among the four girls, Shi Lingyan's childlike nature was the least like that of a mother. On the contrary, she was the most fertile and was the first to get pregnant.

Zhou Xian and Feng Qingchan can wait, but as Fu Jinhuan is a big woman, she has been unable to get pregnant, and even Zhu Xiu is worried.

Now that the sowing was finally successful, Zhu Xiu was always comforted.

Calculating the time, it should be the result of those few nights of continuous fighting when I first returned to Kaifeng.

Zhu Xiu said hey, "I have to write a family heirloom as soon as possible to report the good news, so that I, Old Taishan, can be happy!"

Fu Jinhuan said angrily: "What's the rush? Let's wait until the first three months are over and the pregnancy is stable."

"Haha~ Yes!" Zhu Xiu rubbed his hands, overly happy and a little incoherent.

Feng Qingchan chuckled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I've already prepared a prescription for my sister's body, and I will prepare it myself and deliver it every day."

Zhu Xiu smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work these days."

Fu Jinhuan also said gratefully: "Thank you, sister."

Feng Qingchan said: "There is no need for a family to say thank you. My father-in-law and sister should talk more. I will go down and prepare medicine first."

Feng Qingchan curtsied and exited the bedroom.

Before closing the door, through the gap, she saw Zhu Xiu and Fu Jinhuan embracing each other intimately.

Feng Qingchan left the main house with the medicine box and came to an uninhabited flower garden. She took out a small jade bottle from her purse, uncorked the stopper, and poured out the small black pills inside.

Pills the size of rice grains rolled into the soil and melted quickly.

These pills were prepared for herself. If she takes them on time and in the right amount, she can avoid pregnancy with a high probability.

Now that Fu Jinhuan, a doctor, is pregnant, Feng Qingchan no longer needs to continue taking these pills.

Since Weng Ye Feng Dao passed away due to illness, Feng Qingchan seems to have matured a lot and considered issues more thoughtfully.

Whether it is a family of officials or ordinary people, the issue of heirs is a top priority.

In this county government office, Feng Qingchan has a very clear position for herself.

She doesn't want to fight for anything, she just wants to live a peaceful life so that she can have children of her own in the future, live in harmony with her family, and be free from illness and disaster is God's greatest blessing.

She understood even more that after Mr. Weng Dao died of illness, the only people she could rely on were Zhu Xiu and the county government.

The Feng family couldn't count on it. Although his father Feng Ping had made him Duke of Yan, it was a reward given by His Majesty because Feng Dao had worked hard for the country for many years. It also meant to favor Zhu Xiu.

Feng Ping's ability and character can barely maintain the current situation of the Feng family. He can no longer be expected to protect the Feng family.

Feng Qingchan saw clearly that most of the tribesmen who traveled thousands of miles to express their condolences after Feng Dao's death came for Zhu Xiu, hoping to take the opportunity to get to know this well-known favorite of His Majesty and the new rich man of the Zhou Dynasty.

Family blood and affection seemed not worth mentioning in the eyes of those tribesmen.

When Feng Dao was alive, the Feng family looked to him for protection.

After Feng Dao passed away, the entire family lost its support. As the successor family head, Feng Ping did not have much authority as a patriarch.

The clan members are still willing to sell Feng Pingping because he has a good son-in-law.

This is the current situation of the Feng family after Feng Dao's death. Feng Qingchan gained a deeper understanding of the warmth and warmth of human nature during the more than a month she was busy with funeral matters.

Today's Feng family is of little use to Zhu Xiu. On the contrary, everyone in the Feng family relies on him for help.

The more this happened, the more guilty Feng Qingchan felt, and the more cautious she became in the house.

She even considered the issue of heirs, worried that she would get pregnant before Fu Jinhuan, or even give birth to a son as her first child.After thinking about it, I decided to secretly prepare pills and take them myself.

Now that Fu Jinhuan was pregnant successfully, she could also breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, who doesn’t want to have a child of their own?
Feng Qingchan knew very well that among the four girls, Zhu Xiu and Shi Lingyan had known each other the longest and had the deepest relationship. Even if Shi Lingyan was the first to give birth to a son, Zhu Xiu would only be happy and not worry about anything else.

Shi Lingyan is a child at heart, and the sisters will not have other ideas.

Zhou Xian was the legitimate daughter of a prominent family in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Although her family background was prominent, she was still far away in the south of the Yangtze River.

Feng Qingchan knew that her status was embarrassing. It was a joke that there were three families competing for her son-in-law. Now that Feng Dao has passed away and her family has declined, she is not qualified to compete with Fu Jinhuan.

Feng Qingchan didn't want to put Fu Jinhuan in an embarrassing situation because of the issue of heirs.

Fortunately, now, Fu Jinhuan has successfully become pregnant, which can be regarded as fulfilling everyone's wish.

Feng Qingchan stared blankly at several newly planted flower bones in the flower garden, and couldn't help but gently caress her belly. She longed to give birth to her own child one day.
In the afternoon, Shi Lingyan rushed back from Qianliu Village, and excitedly told Zhu Xiu about the process of recruiting newcomers for the Zangfeng Camp this time.

It was a rare holiday for the family to reunite. Zhu Xiu called Zhu Wu and Yang Qiaolian's family, and then took Wu Youdi out of the house, who had been in bed for many days to recuperate. The whole family held an open-air barbecue in the back garden and played until midnight.

In the West Cross Courtyard where Feng Qingchan lived, just as she was about to go to bed to rest after taking a bath, a dark figure slid open the door and entered the room, then closed the door with a bang and bolted it.

Under the dim candlelight, Zhu Xiu's face showed a sneaky smile.

The candlelight flickered, Feng Qingchan hurriedly covered it with her hands, shyness flashed in her eyes, and she whispered: "Why don't you accompany your sister, sir?"

"It's the same when I'm with you!" Zhu Xiu leaned closer and sniffed deeply among her disheveled black hair: "It smells so good!"

Feng Qingchan pursed her lips shyly and wanted to extinguish the candle, but Zhu Xiu stopped her and said, "No, keep it on, I want to take a good look at you!"

Feng Qingchan was startled, and Zhu Xiu hugged her and lay down together.

Feng Qingchan snuggled next to him and felt extremely at ease.

Zhu Xiu opened his eyes and suddenly said: "Chan'er, since the old master passed away, the affairs of the court have become busier day by day, and my husband has neglected to care about you."

Feng Qingchan rested her head on his chest and said softly: "My father-in-law is an important minister of the imperial court. He has a heavy responsibility. It is most important to work on state affairs. There is no need to worry about home!"

Zhu Xiu smiled, hugged her tightly and gently rubbed her smooth cheek.

"Your Majesty has appointed Lord Yan as the Minister of Taichang Temple, and the court will officially announce it in the future. Let my old father-in-law do some things, so he won't be able to enjoy leisure in the mansion all day long."

Zhu Xiu chuckled.

Feng Qingchan was stunned and bit her lip: "I would like to thank you for my father!"

Zhu Xiu pretended to be displeased and pinched the tip of her buttocks: "What do you mean by not being a concubine? I already told you that it is for outsiders to hear! In our own family, there is no distinction between wives and concubines!"

Feng Qingchan's eyes were filled with water mist, and her cold lips moved closer to touch Zhu Xiu's cheek lightly.

Zhu Xiu laughed and said, "Your kiss is so perfunctory! I'd better teach you for my husband~"

After some intimacy, Feng Qingchan's face turned red and her warm body pressed softly against her husband.

After resting for a moment, Zhu Xiu opened her eyes and suddenly said seriously: "Chan'er, don't take that kind of medicine again from now on!"

Feng Qingchan didn't come back to her senses for a while, "What kind of medicine?"

Zhu Xiuhu said with a face: "Oleander, five elements grass, cinnamon twig, musk, what medicine do you want?"

Feng Qingchan was shocked and whispered: "You know everything."

Zhu Xiu was angry and distressed: "These medicines are not commonly used in the medicine house, so I suddenly stocked up in large quantities. There must be a reason! It's not that Ma Qing is clever and has a lot of eyes, he almost hid it from you!"

Feng Qingchan closed her eyes and did not speak. Zhu Xiu hugged her tightly and sighed softly: "How can a husband not guess what you are thinking? Huan'er is not a narrow-minded person. I'll be happy and won't have any other ideas.

There is no need to worry too much about this matter. "

Feng Qingchan said in a voice like a gnat: "I only hope that the house will be harmonious, that the sisters will work together to run the Zhu family well, there is no other meaning."

Zhu Xiu held her hand tightly, and said seriously: "No matter who gives birth to a son, they are all descendants of my Zhu family, regardless of high or low! In the future, don't have such weird thoughts!"

Feng Qingchan hummed softly and curled up into his arms. Listening to the strong heartbeat, she felt extremely moved and reassured.

Zhu Xiu said with emotion: "Since the death of the old master, I found that you have grown a lot and you have become more steady and thoughtful in handling things.

She looks completely different from the girl who dared to pretend to be a beggar and argue and fight with people on the street when the city was full of troops!

That year, the old master was ordered to go to Songzhou to recruit Liu Yun. I remember you came to the door of the guest house and blocked me and cursed me.

Now that she is married, she is as gentle as water, but she is still a little unaccustomed to thinking about her husband. "

Feng Qingchan pinched his waist in embarrassment, "It's all embarrassing things from childhood, you still mention it?"

Zhu Xiu laughed loudly and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Chan'er, please spare me as a husband! If you don't mention it, don't mention it! It's dark and windy, but it's more important to do business!"

Feng Qingchan's face was rosy, and her plump lips were puffed out with fragrance. Before she could put down the curtain, Zhu Xiu covered her head with a quilt, her eyes darkened, and they went to Wushan Yunyu together.
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The next day, it was Zhu Xiu's last day of bathing, and she slept until three o'clock in the morning. Even Feng Qingchan was laughed at by her sisters, and she felt ashamed.

While Xiu Mu was at home, Zhu Xiu asked Ma Qing to review the important information passed by the Zangfeng Camp and the Police Department in recent times.

Most of the major events happening in the world can be grasped in time through Wudesi channels.

There were some things that Zhu Xiu had to inquire about through the Wude Department, so he left the Zangfeng Camp and the Police Department in charge.

For example, how is Liu Chong's condition and when will Liu Chengjun succeed to the throne as the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty?

Another example is what the warlords in Jingnan have been doing recently, and what guys like Wang Kui, Zhou Xingfeng, and Pan Shusi have been doing recently.

Also, over in Jiangning, how are the rabbit-toothed boys Li Congjia and Xu Xuan doing? Are Zhou Zong's family doing well? What trouble has the Southern Tang Crown Prince Li Hongji caused recently?

There was another person who Zhu Xiu ordered Ma Qing to inquire about. He was Zhao Pu who was far away in Xingzhou.

I learned that Liu Ci was seriously ill recently, and Zhao Pu was at his side, staying close to him.

Whether it was sincere or deliberate, Zhao Pu's actions were widely praised, and his reputation was greatly enhanced by his emphasis on filial piety and loyalty.

I heard that even Fu Yanqing and Shi Yanchao wrote to him, hoping to recruit him to serve under his command.

These days, a subordinate official like Zhao Pu who has served under the same Jiedushi for more than ten years may not be able to find another person.

The feudal officials all wanted to have such loyal people under their command.

Zhu Xiu did not comment on Zhao Pu's choice, but after working with Gao Ping for a short time last time, he always felt that Zhao Pu, after years of tempering, was no longer the bookish young scholar in Cangzhou City.

He felt like a frustrated man who was depressed and full of anger but had nowhere to vent.

Before leaving, Zhu Xiu also invited Zhao Pu to take up a post in Kaifeng, but he refused.

Everyone has their own choice. Of course Zhu Xiu will not force it, he can only let it go.

After looking through the information all morning, in general, there were no major events in the world in recent times that deserved his special attention.

Sitting alone in the study for a while, sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Zhu Xiu felt as if he had missed something important. After thinking for a long time, he could not remember what it was.

Helpless, I had to forget about it for the time being and walked out of the study with my hands behind my back.

After the meeting tomorrow, he will be busy with military affairs and will have no time to get close to his wife and daughter. He must seize the time to enjoy this leisure time at home.

(End of this chapter)