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Chapter 124 Everyone says that Princess Fuqing is a lucky star sent from heaven, but no one says that Princess Fuqing is the Guanyin who grants children.

Previously, Emperor Xuanhe and the Crown Prince almost lost their positions due to the issue of having no heir. So now that the concubines are pregnant, it is only natural to announce it.

As expected, this announcement immediately sparked heated discussions among the court officials and the Daqing court.

The common people didn't seem to mind, since they were more concerned about their own lives at the bottom of society. They had no contact with the emperor and didn't care much about him.

The court officials, on the other hand, reacted quite strongly.

They knew that Emperor Xuanhe and the Crown Prince had no heir.

It's unbelievable that someone who has been childless for decades could have children again, and dozens at once.

Therefore, those court officials whose wives were in the harem of Emperor Xuanhe or the Crown Prince all sent people to inquire whether this was true.

What exactly is going on.

In the end, they all received the same answer: it was true.

Moreover, some of the concubines they sent to the palace had already been diagnosed with pregnancy, and others were about to become pregnant.

The reason why the concubines were able to conceive all at once was because of Princess Fuqing.

Princess Fuqing's hands were so magical; a single touch could make someone pregnant.

Sure enough, just two months ago, Princess Fuqing touched their bellies and they are now pregnant or about to become pregnant.

The court officials were dumbfounded when the result was announced.

Everyone says that Princess Fuqing was a lucky star sent from heaven, but no one says that Princess Fuqing was a Guanyin who grants children.

Why are they even giving away dolls now?

but……

If the empresses had children, and they didn't give birth to princes, but rather princesses, then their status would be even more secure.

Moreover, these princes, once they grow up, may even become a contender for the current crown prince.

after all……

The princes were Emperor Xuanhe's biological sons, but the crown prince was a step below them.

In those great families, who wouldn't want their bloodline to inherit their family's legacy, let alone the throne?

As a result, many court officials began to have their own ideas.

Emperor Xuanhe soon learned of their intentions, but he didn't care much.

Meanwhile, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess also found out.

To be honest, Crown Princess Cao Guining was still somewhat worried.

However, after Baili Heng showed her the imperial edict, Cao Guining no longer had any concerns.

"Your Highness, Father Emperor is so good to you," Cao Guining said with emotion.

"Yes, Father has always been very good to me, so I will not let Father down."

"You don't need to worry. Just take good care of yourself and enjoy your pregnancy. You're carrying twins."

"Yes, I know."

Baili Heng wasn't really worried, firstly because of the imperial edict given to him by Emperor Xuanhe, and secondly because...

My father's harem had over a hundred concubines. It is said that seventy or eighty of them were touched on the belly by my great-aunt.

Even if only half of these concubines gave birth to princes, that would still amount to about 40.

Forty princes—not to mention how many years it would take for them to grow up, there are just too many princes. With so many princes, how could the court officials possibly manage to support them all?
It's already quite an achievement to be able to distinguish which of these princes is who.

Of course, if all these concubines gave birth to princes, and if some of them also had twins, the scene would be even more interesting.

Now, whether it's the harem of Emperor Xuanhe or the harem of the Crown Prince, all these ladies are now focused on their pregnancies.

Perhaps because there were so many pregnant women, or perhaps because she herself was pregnant, there were no malicious attempts to frame someone or cause a miscarriage in the harem.

For a time, both the Xuanhe Emperor's harem and the Crown Prince's backyard entered a state of harmony and tranquility.
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The Ministry of Works has been very busy lately.

Some people were busy building ships, while others were helping Princess Fuqing build new types of textile machines.

With Consort Liu's involvement, the warships being built are beginning to take shape.

The new textile machines are relatively simple, but they cannot withstand large production volumes.

After they were built, they were transported one by one to those textile factories.

The factory has been under construction, and the need for textile machines has never stopped.

On the Ministry of Works side, the old Minister Li received another order from His Majesty to have them build other things.

They immediately started shouting.

"No, no, we can't go on. We've been working on shipbuilding and textile machinery for days and nights without a proper rest. We're the busiest people in the entire ministry. If we keep going like this, we'll all be exhausted."

"No, we need to think of another way."

So, after some discussion, Emperor Xuanhe agreed.

The Ministry of Works posted a notice to recruit a large number of carpenters to build the textile machine.

A long time ago, the Ministry of Works was also too busy to handle the workload and had to recruit migrant workers.

So it's not surprising that people see these recruitment notices now.

Seeing that the pay was good, many carpenters applied to join the company.

Thus, a textile machinery factory was established, staffed by ordinary carpenters.

These carpenters are all experienced and have good woodworking skills.

Sure enough, after a few days of unified training, the carpenters started working and began building this new type of textile machine.

Meanwhile, on the Ministry of Works side, Lord Li and other officials also devoted themselves to new research.

What are we researching?

Naturally, it was the mechanical clock and the glass mirror that Emperor Xuanhe gave them.

Before they even started their research, Minister Zhen of the Ministry of Revenue arrived.

"Hey, Lao Li, you two need to study this mechanical clock and glass mirror carefully and figure them out as soon as possible."

"This can be very profitable."

Although I don't know where His Majesty got the blueprints for the mechanical clock and the glass mirror, these two things are quite different.

It's important to know that modern mechanical clocks and glass mirrors are all imported products, not only scarce in number but also fetching exorbitant prices.

Knowing their value, the Ministry of Works and others had previously researched how mechanical clocks and glass mirrors were made.

If we could build it, we'd make a fortune.

But the result was that even if they disassembled the mechanical clock into pieces, they still couldn't rebuild it.

There's nothing we can do if we can't make it; we can only watch with envy.

But now, things are different. With blueprints, building it is much simpler.

Lord Li: Don't call me Old Li. People who don't know me might think we're very close. Can't you see how busy everyone in the Ministry of Works is? My hair has turned a lot whiter.

Your Ministry of Revenue can sit back and wait for results and collect money without doing anything. If it were me, I would want to do the same.

"Why are you rushing me? Why don't you do it yourself?" Old Master Li glanced at him and said.

Lord Zhen smiled awkwardly. He knew all too well how busy the Ministry of Works had been lately, but some things still needed to be fought for.

(End of this chapter)