The queen has four sons and six daughters, and she can call the wind and rain

At that moment, Yun Zhining's whole body froze and she didn't know what to do.

She just stood there, motionless, waiting quietly for General Qi to wake up.

After an unknown amount of time, General Qi's tears finally dried up and he regained consciousness.

"My Lady, I am so sorry. I was in a trance just now and mistook you for Ah Yao. I thought she had returned and I just cried while hugging you. I am really, really ashamed."

Yun Zhining waved her hand and said with a smile.

"General Qi, you are too kind. I completely understand how you feel. How can I blame you?"

"I should be the one to apologize to you. It's been so many years, and I still haven't found the murderer who killed Sister Ayao. I feel really ashamed of you, and even more so of Sister Ayao's spirit in heaven."

"No, no, no, how can I blame you?"

"In the past few years, the affairs of the harem have become increasingly complicated, and many princes and princesses have been born. You have too many things to worry about. How can you take care of everything?"

"Besides, this matter has nothing to do with you. If Ah Yao really wants to blame someone, he should blame me."

"It's because I, as a father, am incompetent and can't find the murderer and avenge her. I should say sorry to her."

Yun Zhining sighed.

"General Qi, don't worry. I promise you that no matter how long it takes, no matter what the cost, I will find the murderer who killed Sister Ayao, and then hand her over to you so that you can avenge Sister Ayao yourself."

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

General Qi patted her shoulder and sighed softly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Light some incense for her first, so that she knows you are still fine. Then she can feel a little more at ease in her grave."

"it is good."

Yun Zhining personally burned three incense sticks for her, then placed them in the incense table and led the children to kowtow to her.

"Sister Ayao, I'm here with the children to see you again."

"Little Grape is getting prettier and smarter now. I'm old now, my brain isn't working anymore, and I can't beat her anymore, so I just let her be."

"Wan'er is getting older, but her temperament is very different from that of Little Grape. Little Grape wants to go out and play all day long, but Wan'er stays in her bedroom all day long, either reading or practicing calligraphy, or playing the piano, chess, or painting. People who don't know her would think she is in her seventies or eighties."

"I don't know who this child looks like, but the emperor and I are definitely not like this."

"Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba look cute, but they are evil. They either secretly put glue on the Taifu's chair, or put toad pictures on Taifu's clothes, or put a basin of water on the door and pour it on Taifu when he comes in."

"Half a month ago, when I was feeding the koi in Taiye Lake, I accidentally spilled a whole basin of fish food in. All the koi in the emperor's pond were stuffed to death."

"Three days ago, he felt that the willow trees planted next to the Taiye Lake did not produce fruit, which was inedible and a waste of space, so he took people to pull up all the hundreds of willow trees and planted peach trees instead."

"As a result, just after the planting was completed during the day, a strong wind blew and heavy rain fell at night, and hundreds of peach trees were blown into the Taiye Lake. The next morning, when the palace maids and eunuchs passed by the Taiye Lake on duty, they thought there were hundreds of corpses floating in the lake and were almost scared to death."

"The emperor was so angry that he wanted to beat them up, but they ran to Xiaohe Palace to complain to Empress Dowager Xiaoci. In the end, it was the emperor who got scolded. He came back and cried to me for half the night. I was so annoyed by him that I had no choice but to teach these two little bastards a lesson myself."

"But this is also my fault. After Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi were born, I was the busiest at that time. I was really unable to take care of them, so I could only send them to Xiaohe Palace and ask Empress Dowager Xiaoyan to help take care of them."

"But Empress Dowager Xiaoci is their biological grandmother after all. Empress Dowager Xiaoci wants to take care of them, and Empress Dowager Xiaoyan has no way to refuse."

"She is an expert at leading people astray. Empress Dowager Xiaoyan was unable to prevent her despite all her precautions. So after Xiaojiu was born, no matter how busy or tired I was, I didn't dare to send him to Xiaohe Palace."

"There is already an Empress Dowager Xiaoci in the palace, and there are two girls named Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi who look like her and are good at making trouble. If Xiaojiu is also led astray by them, the emperor will be really angry to death."

Yun Zhining talked on and on, most of which were accusations against the Sixth Princess and the Seventh Princess. The Sixth Princess was very dissatisfied and opened her mouth to explain, but before she could open her mouth, she received the death stare from Little Putao.

She shut up immediately.

If they provoke their mother, she might forget to deal with them because she is busy, but if they provoke their elder sister, they will definitely be beaten.

Even if the matter was reported to the Empress Dowager, she would not dare to argue with the eldest sister.

If she really angered her elder sister, she would tell Empress Xiaoyan about how she secretly hid in the bedroom to eat ice drinks, stayed up all night to read storybooks, secretly drew fire-avoiding diagrams when she ran out of inspiration for writing storybooks, and sold the fire-avoiding diagrams in the bookstore run by her aunt and grandmother. Then Empress Xiaoyan would be doomed. She would definitely be scolded by Empress Xiaoyan.

So, you can offend everyone in the palace except your eldest sister, otherwise the consequences will be very, very, very serious.

After talking for a full hour, Yun Zhining's mouth became dry, so she finally stopped.

"Okay, I'll go back tonight and ask Bai Xue to burn some paper money for you, and then some food and a sword. You just be good down there, and I'll come find you in a few decades."

"Okay, I'm leaving now. See you next year."

Yun Zhining kowtowed again and then slowly stood up.

Maybe it was because she had been kneeling for too long, but she felt a little dizzy when she stood up and almost bumped into the incense table. Little Grape quickly supported her.

"Mom, are you okay?"

Yun Zhining shook her head and gave a pale smile.

"Go and tidy up the incense table. Don't let Sister Ayao feel that she is being neglected."

"Okay, Wan'er, you help mother out first. I'll meet you after I finish tidying up the incense table."

"okay, I get it."

Seeing Yun Zhining coming out, Qi Yejing quickly ended the conversation and went to greet her.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so pale? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I have a little pain in my lower abdomen, a little discomfort in my waist, dizziness, and a slight tinnitus."

"Then let's go back quickly. Dong Ling, go to the Imperial Hospital immediately and ask Imperial Doctor Gao to go to Qingning Palace to see Concubine Yi."

"Wait a minute, the little grapes haven't come out yet."

Qi Yejing looked around and indeed found that Xiao Pu Tao was not there.

"You're already in such a state of pain, why is she staying in there instead of helping you back to Qingning Palace?"

"When I got up just now, I accidentally messed up the things on the incense table. She is sorting them out inside and will come out when she is done."

As he was speaking, Little Grape came out, looking unhappy.

Yun Zhining frowned but said nothing.

"General Qi, Little General, we will leave first. You should go back early as well. We still have to burn paper for Sister Ayao in the evening."

"Congratulations, my dear wife."

After seeing off Yun Zhining and others, the Qi father and son stayed in Qingning Palace for another hour before leaving the palace.

The carriage left the palace gate and went forward for some distance before General Qi spoke.

"Dad, what have you thought about what the emperor said before?"

"To be honest, I like Yun Zhining very much. If she could become my daughter, I would be so happy."

"And by then, Little Grape will be Ayao's niece."

"When Ah Yao was alive, she always wanted Yun Zhining to adopt Little Grape under her name, but Yun Zhining was reluctant to do so."

"If this is accomplished, then Ayao's long-cherished wish will be fulfilled."

"A niece is also half a daughter, isn't she?"

General Qi smiled and nodded.

"That's what dad said."

"But the problem now is that this fatherhood is not something that can be achieved casually. If there is no legitimate reason, the court officials will definitely think that the emperor is looking for a backer for Yun Zhining and wants to make her the queen. Then they will definitely criticize me to death."

"Oh, is it so?"

General Qi raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile.

"Dad, don't you know that you have been named the number one troll in Daye?"

"As the most troll in Daye, would he scold a few court officials?"

"Screw you!"

General Qi kicked his son and scolded him with a smile.

"Are they just a few courtiers?"

"That's a group of courtiers, hundreds of them!"

"No matter how powerful your father is, I can't handle hundreds of court officials by myself!"

"So we have to think of a legitimate reason to do this, do you understand?"

"understand."

General Qi suddenly laughed, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"If I remember correctly, Yun Zhining's biological mother is still alive, her father is dead, and her mother is also free. If you marry her mother, wouldn't you become her stepfather?"

"A niece is considered a daughter, and a stepfather is considered a father. As long as you marry Yun Zhining's biological mother, you will legitimately become her father. What's wrong with a father standing up for his daughter?"

"It makes sense!"

General Qi laughed out loud.

"As expected of my son, he is smart and follows me."

"When we pass by Shuiyun Tower later, go down and buy some cakes and dishes. We will go visit Madam An."

"Okay, Dad."

The father and son had their little plan in mind, but before they could implement it, something went wrong.

As the carriage turned into Suzaku Street, a panicked noise was heard.

"There's a frightened horse ahead, run!"

General Qi's body moved before his brain could react.

He jumped out of the carriage with a "whoosh", used his lightness skills to run towards the frightened horse.

When he was almost there, he spun around, landed on the horse, and pulled the reins hard.

The horse cried out in pain and became even more crazy, swaying from side to side, even shaking the woman out of the carriage.

"Help!"

The woman was thrown out, and General Qi had no time to control his horse, so he flew out in a hurry to save the woman.

General Qi calmly took out a crossbow and shot at the crazy horse.

With a loud thump, the crazy horse fell to the ground and died.

General Qi also caught up with the woman, and with his big hands, he embraced her in his arms. He tapped the stall a few times with his toes and landed steadily on the ground.

He let go of his hand, took a few steps back, and said with a fist.

"I was in a hurry just now and offended Madam. Please forgive me."

"Your Excellency saved my life, and I can't even repay you enough. How can I blame you?"

"Besides, I lost my husband a few years ago, so I don't have any reputation anymore, so I don't have to worry about any damage."

"I see."

General Qi nodded and breathed a sigh of relief silently.

"Mom, why are you here? What happened? Why did you get yourself into such a mess?"

General Qi was just about to ask to send her back when a boy of about sixteen or seventeen rushed out from the crowd and looked at the woman with a worried look on his face.

The woman shook her head and chuckled.

"The horse got scared just now. Fortunately, this gentleman came to our aid in time, otherwise my mother would be in danger."

The young man took the woman's hand and looked her up and down. He saw that except for her clothes being wrinkled, her hair being a little messy, and her expression being a little flustered, she didn't suffer any serious injuries. He finally felt relieved.

"I have not yet asked for your name, sir."

"My last name is Qi, and I'm a military commander."

As soon as these words came out, the boy's eyes lit up instantly.

"Are you General Qi, the father of the late Imperial Noble Consort Xiaomin?"

"It's me, you are..."

"I am Yun'an, honored to meet General Qi, Junior General Qi."

"Yun'an?"

General Qi became excited instantly upon hearing the voice, his old face lit up with smiles.

"Excuse me, are you Imperial Concubine Yi's biological brother?"

"Exactly."

"Okay, okay, I just came back from the palace. Concubine Yi asked me to go visit you. Who knew that before I could go there, I met you and your son here."

"This is truly fate!"

General Qi nodded.

Who said no?

The emperor had just discussed with my father about letting her become the daughter of the Qi family, and my father came to the rescue of Yun Zhining's mother and fell in love with Madam An at first sight.

Yun Zhining must be God’s biological daughter, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?

At this moment, Yun Zhining didn't know about the deal between the emperor and General Qi, and she didn't know that her mother, who had been widowed for many years, had a romantic encounter after going out, and was about to remarry.

In Qingning Palace, Imperial Physician Gao was taking her pulse. Qi Yejing and others were waiting anxiously. Time passed by minute by minute, and everyone's breathing became anxious.

Little Grape couldn't stand it any longer.

"Doctor Gao, if you have anything to say, just tell us. We can all handle it."

Doctor Gao withdrew his hand, slowly stood up, and laughed loudly.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. This is what Concubine Yi is doing..."

"Happy!"

"What did you say? Aning is pregnant again?"

Qi Yejing jumped up with excitement.

"Pass on my decree. Everyone in Qingning Palace will be rewarded with a year's salary."

"Qingzhu, take good care of your queen. I have to go to Xiaohe Palace."

Aning gave him a gift, and he also wanted to give Aning a more valuable gift.