When Chen Qing returned home, he learned that the princess was also pregnant. Suddenly, three of his wives and concubines were pregnant. In addition to the princess Lu Xiu, there were also Zhao Yingluo and Yu Ying. Chen Qing could only let Zhao Qiaoyun and Yu Lian bear more responsibilities.
Housework mainly involves helping to take care of other children. Of course, Yao Mei is also obliged to take care of Bing'er and Xue'er. Fortunately, the children have wet nurses. The wet nurses are responsible for taking care of them during the day, and they are responsible for taking care of them at night.
At night, Yu Lian served Chen Qing wholeheartedly. She herself also experienced sweet rain after a long drought, and received saturated nourishment from her husband, which made her satisfied.
"My lord, the slave family wants it again!" Yu Lian lay in Chen Qing's arms and whispered coquettishly in his ear.
"It won't work tonight, let's do it tomorrow morning!"
After scoring three times, Chen Qing was a little tired. He hugged Yu Lian's unusually plump body and really liked this slutty girl.
Yu Lian didn't dare to insist anymore, she lay in her husband's arms and said with a smile: "Madam is pregnant, and so are Third Sister and Ah Ying. The birth dates are all in autumn. Now the family's trip to Fujian may have changed."
Chen Qing chuckled and said: "I really didn't expect it. If it doesn't work, I'll talk about it later!"
"There is something else I want to tell the officials!"
"What's up?"
"A Mei's cousin is here. A few days ago, Mei spent a day out with him."
Chen Qing was startled. He had never heard that Amei had a cousin! He frowned slightly, "Isn't his uncle single and unmarried?"
"It's not my uncle's cousin, it's my aunt's cousin. It is said that they have been engaged since childhood. I am not just talking nonsense. I am telling the truth."
Chen Qing felt really uncomfortable, and after a while he asked again: "Does the princess know?"
Yu Lian didn't dare to speak nonsense, so she had to tell the truth: "The princess knows!"
Chen Qing breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that the princess knows. With her under control, nothing will happen.
Early the next morning, Chen Qing came to his study. As soon as he sat down, Yao Mei came over. It seemed that she had not slept well last night and her eyes were a little red.
Yao Mei cooked a pot of tea and filled it for Chen Qing. Chen Qing saw that her eyes were bloodshot and she had lost some of her former energy, so he asked, "Amei, did you not sleep well last night?"
"Your Majesty, I didn't sleep last night."
"Why?"
Yao Mei bit her lip and asked, "Did Alian say anything to the prince last night?"
Chen Qing said calmly: "She said you have relatives coming."
"I knew she would jump at the chance!"
Yao Mei secretly hated that the vixen always complained behind her back.
Chen Qing smiled gently and said: "It's normal to have relatives at home!"
"Your Majesty, what Alian is talking about is definitely not a relative. He is my cousin and my aunt's son. His name is Zhang Qu. He came to Jingzhao to take the imperial examination. In fact, we were engaged when we were children." Yao Mei summoned up the courage to say.
"Oh! Then what?" Chen Qing still had a smile on his face.
Yao Mei snuggled into her husband's arms, put Chen Qing's hand around her waist, "Husband, hold me, I will tell you slowly!"
Chen Qing hugged her and sat on his lap, but he put his hand into her skirt dishonestly, shook it tightly, and said with a smile: "Say it!"
Yao Mei rolled her eyes at him and continued: "He is five years older than me. My uncle read my fortune and told me that I would be extremely valuable in the future."
"Your uncle can also read faces?" Chen Qing asked in surprise.
"He was good at everything, and then he persuaded my father, and my father broke off the engagement. Because of this, my aunt's family and my uncle had a big fight, and my uncle went to the grassland in anger. I was only five years old at that time.
I was old and didn’t understand anything, my mother told me later.”
"What's your attitude toward your mother?"
"My mother has always listened to my father's advice, and my aunt fell out with my mother because of this. There was no contact between the two families. There was an accident in our family the year before last, and my aunt didn't show up at all, right?"
"You mean, you haven't seen your cousin since you were five years old?"
Yao Mei nodded, "That's right!"
"Did you go out with him a few days ago?"
Yao Mei sighed, "I knew Alian would talk about this. In fact, I didn't want to accompany him. I had no intention of accompanying him at all. I have a husband myself, so what does it mean to accompany a young man for fun? I don't want to
To cause trouble for myself, my wife asked me to accompany him for a walk around the city and listen to what he asked for? In fact, I was sitting in the carriage, my cousin was riding outside the carriage, and there were personal guards beside me.
There is a maid and two female guards, so your husband should not worry too much."
Chen Qing laughed dumbly, "Alian said, if the princess knows about this, I won't worry too much about it. You don't have to worry."
Chen Qing patted her pretty face and said with a smile: "Go to bed! I'm going out later. I have nothing to do with you. I'll treat you well tonight."
Yao Mei put her arms around her husband's neck, kissed her wholeheartedly, and then went back to her room.
At this time, a maid said at the door: "Your Majesty, Madam has invited you!"
"knew!"
Chen Qing took two sips of tea and then came to his wife's living room. It was early April, and Lu Xiu's belly had already bulged, and she began to feel a little uncomfortable walking.
There were two large boxes placed in the room, which were carried in by several female guards.
When Chen Qing saw the box, he patted his forehead and said with a smile: "I had forgotten about them. They are the trophies of Yanshan Road. They were presented to me as usual."
Lu Xiu sighed and said: "It used to be a small box, about ten kilograms, that Qiaoyun and I could take to the warehouse. Now there are two big boxes. The female guard said that each box weighs more than a hundred kilograms. How should I take it?
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Chen Qing's underground treasure house does not allow outsiders to enter. Every time, Lu Xiu and Zhao Qiaoyun go down. Chen Qing said with a smile: "I will carry it down, so you don't have to worry about it. Instead, you let the sisters pick twenty pieces each. This
The first time we captured Yanshan Road, we gained too much wealth, all of which were treasures of the former Tokyo Imperial Palace."
"Okay! I'll let them choose later. Does your husband know about cousin Amei?"
"Amei just told me."
Chen Qing still loved Yu Lian and did not betray her. Otherwise, with Lu Xiu's temper, he would definitely not spare Yu Lian lightly.
"Husband, don't worry. They are fine. We haven't seen each other for more than ten years. The engagement when we were young has been canceled long ago. Amei's cousin is called Zhang Qu. He came to take part in the imperial examination. He wants to follow the path of his cousin and see if he can be taken care of.
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"If you can't do the Jinshi exam, you can do the Mingjing exam!"
This is a rule set by Chen Qing. The Jinshi Department can only make exceptions when it involves the overall situation, such as Xu Xiantu's son Xu Shou. However, the Ming Jingke has ten nursing places for each term, which are limited to senior officials of third rank or above. Chen Qing wants one for Yao Mei.
, Absolutely, this is the yin officer system of the Tang and Song dynasties. There are also yin officers here in Chen Qing, but the prerequisite is that they must take part in the imperial examination, have some knowledge, and then enroll in Ming Jing Ke, and be appointed officials from Jiupin County.
"What should we do specifically?" Lu Xiu asked.
"Where is he from?"
"A native of Huairen County, Datong Prefecture, his name is Zhang Qu, the name of Yuequ!"
"I understand. You ask the housekeeper to tell him to take the Ming Jing Ke examination, and Amei will stop having contact with him."
"Don't worry! I will make arrangements."
Chen Qing then left the palace and went to Qingfeng Teahouse. At the same time, he sent someone to invite Zhou Kuan, Jiang Yanxian and Zhang Xiao to the teahouse to discuss matters.
