Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Regarding the matter of Hua Wenjia, Xiao Yan did not lie to Liu Yuexi, he was really just helping.

In the following days, Xiao Yan did not see Hua Wenjia again. Liu Yuexi took care of all her food, clothing and other matters. Hua Wenjia was also very well-behaved and rarely left Qinghe Garden. Even if there was something, the head nanny in the courtyard would help her.

After a while, Liu Yuexi finally believed that Xiao Yan was really just helping his friend look after his sister.

Another year passed in peace, but Liu Yuexi still didn't get pregnant, so there was one more person who asked Xiao Yan for help in taking care of her.

After Xiao Yan ascended the throne, the court officials wanted him to expand his harem to include more concubines for the royal family. Xiao Yan had no choice but to confer the title of noble ladies on both Hua Wenjia and the other two.

In addition to the queen, there are two noble ladies in the harem, so the court officials can only keep their mouths shut for the time being.

A year later, an old minister entrusted his son to the care of his parents, and Xiao Yan had a virtuous concubine in his harem.

However, Xiao Yan told them very clearly that he was only giving them a place to stay temporarily, and if they wanted to leave the palace one day, he could let them out at any time.

When Liu Yuexi married Xiao Yan, she had anticipated that after he ascended the throne, there would be many beautiful women in the harem, but she did not expect that these women would only use the harem as a refuge.

After being married for several years, Liu Yuexi had really let things go. She was just making herself uncomfortable by worrying so much all day long. She didn't care about love or not. As long as she could live happily in the palace, it was fine. If she was not happy, the worst that could happen was that she would follow Ye Jintang's example and pack up her belongings and run away.

Perhaps because she let go of her obsession, not long after Liu Yuexi became queen, she actually became pregnant.

The arrival of this child was so sudden that the imperial physician came to check her pulse as usual.

"Congratulations, Queen, you are pregnant. It has been almost a month."

Happiness came so suddenly that Liu Yuexi thought she had heard it wrong.

"Doctor Ding, what did you say just now? Am I pregnant?"

"Exactly."

Liu Yuexi's eyes were slightly red. She had waited for this day for too long and thought that she would never have her own child in her life, but she didn't expect him to come suddenly.

The eunuchs and palace maids serving in the room all knelt down and congratulated Liu Yuexi on finally getting pregnant with the royal heir as she had wished.

"Rewards, everyone will get rewards today."

Liu Yuexi's face was filled with joy, and she immediately asked Qiuyu to go to the imperial study to tell Xiao Yan the good news.

From today on, those court officials will shut up and stop bothering her.

A few days ago, someone even asked him to take a child from his clan relatives and bring him into the palace to raise under her name, on the grounds that Xiao Yan had no royal heir.

Now that she has her own child, whether it is a boy or a girl, they will not mention the issue of adopting an heir for a while.

After receiving the news, Xiao Yan almost ran to Liu Yuexi.

"Yuexi, we have our own child?"

Xiao Yan laughed happily and even touched Liu Yuexi's belly like a fool.

"The doctor said that I'm only one month pregnant. It's not obvious yet. It will take at least 4 or 5 months for the pregnancy to show."

"Okay, okay, you can rest assured and take care of your baby in the palace these few days. As for the affairs of the palace, leave them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"Your Majesty, I'm newly pregnant. There's nothing wrong with my body. You don't need to be so careful."

"This is our first child, so we have to be careful. You are usually only served by four maids. I will ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find a few smarter maids to come over."

"You can also choose a midwife and a wet nurse. Arrange them early so that you won't be in a rush when you give birth."

At this point, Xiao Yan remembered what Ye Jintang said, that giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell for a woman and it is extremely dangerous.

"I will write a letter to my mother now to see if she can come back to the capital when you give birth. If she can't come back, I will tell Madam Shi in advance. She is also a good doctor. Let her come to the palace when the time comes."

"Is it too early for Your Majesty to consider these things now?"

She just got pregnant and is still several months away from giving birth.

“It’s always a good idea to make arrangements in advance.”

"Okay, then everything will be arranged by the emperor."

Liu Yuexi didn't feel anything in the first month of pregnancy, but from the 40th day on, she vomited almost every day.

She was not fat to begin with, and after all this trouble she lost a lot of weight.

Seeing that Liu Yuexi was in so much pain, Xiao Yan looked everywhere for a secret recipe to relieve her pain.

But morning sickness varies from person to person, and no matter how good the secret medicine is, it sometimes doesn't work. Liu Yuexi kept vomiting until four months into the pregnancy before she finally felt better.

The first thing Xiao Yan did after every morning court session was to come and see Liu Yuexi. Only after making sure that she was fine could he go to the imperial study to discuss matters with peace of mind.

Anyone with eyesight can see how good he is to Liu Yuexi, and Liu Yuexi naturally feels it as well.

During the months when Liu Yuexi was pregnant, their relationship quickly heated up. Xiao Yan even told her that as long as she gave birth to a prince, the position of crown prince would definitely be his in the future.

Liu Yuexi didn't take this matter seriously at first. After all, Xiao Yan was still very young and it was impossible for him to be appointed as the crown prince so early.

As a result, she gave birth to the eldest prince in her first pregnancy, and Xiao Yan fulfilled his promise and made him the crown prince when he was one year old.

The court officials even quarreled over this matter. Although the Tian Qin Kingdom had an ancestral precept to make the eldest son the crown prince, the eldest prince was only one year old. It was impossible to tell whether he would be a qualified emperor or not. It was too early to make him the crown prince at this time.

As a result, Xiao Yan did not listen to the opinions of the court officials at all. He insisted on making the eldest son the crown prince.

Ever since Liu Yuexi gave birth to the eldest prince, she seemed to have opened the door to a new world. She gave birth to two children in three years, and both were boys.

Liu Yuexi has always liked daughters and wanted to give birth to a princess. Looking at the two naughty boys, she silently made a wish, hoping that the third child would allow her to give birth to a daughter.

As a result, she gave birth to seven children, all of them princes, and not a single daughter.

When Ye Jintang came back from traveling around the world, her scalp went numb when she heard her seven grandchildren calling her grandma in unison.

Liu Yuexi used to worry about not being able to have children, but now it’s all right. The seven princes are Xiao Yan’s harem and the other concubines are just decorations, and they don’t say a word.

Seven princes are more than enough, and there is no need for additional concubines to expand Xiao Yan's family.

Ye Jintang helped Liu Yuexi take care of her body for a whole year. When her body had almost recovered, he asked her to take medicated food every day, saying that taking it would help her give birth to a daughter.

Liu Yuexi was half-believing and half-doubting, but after taking the medicinal diet for two months, she finally became pregnant with her eighth child.

Ye Jintang told her that no matter whether the eighth child was a boy or a girl, she could not have another child because her body would not be able to bear it. It was not obvious now, but in a few years when she was older, various problems would arise.

Liu Yuexi was a person who listened to advice. She went to the temple several times to pray for the baby in her belly, hoping that her eighth child would be a daughter.

Perhaps her prayers moved God, or perhaps Ye Jintang's medicinal food was so effective, Liu Yuexi finally got her wish and gave birth to a daughter.

Xiao Yan and Liu Yuexi both treated this daughter, who they had finally gotten, as dear as the apple of their eye.

When the child was five years old, the two noble ladies in Xiao Yan's harem were sent out of the palace one after another. A year later, Concubine Xian also died of illness, leaving only Liu Yuexi as the queen in the entire harem.

Some ministers advised Xiao Yan to expand his harem, but Xiao Yan refused on the grounds that the national treasury was empty and he could not afford to support too many concubines.

Later, whenever a minister mentioned this matter again, Xiao Yan would cry poor. He had seven sons, and each of them would get married and start their own families. He had to save money for his sons and could not afford to support concubines. If anyone mentioned this matter to him again, he would send the princes to that person's family.

After all this trouble, Xiao Yan finally had some peace and quiet.

This time, Xiao Yan finally understood why his father only had his mother.

Because his father loved his mother deeply, just as he loved Liu Yuexi deeply.