The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Li Taohua came out holding the newborn baby and said to the crowd, "It's a beautiful little girl."

"Mom, let me hug you." Tang Yi smiled and stretched out his hand. Just as he was about to hug her in his arms, Tang Yichen next to him got there first.

Tang Yichen hugged the baby, looked at the baby's cute face, and said, "She looks like a younger sister."

"I think he looks like my brother-in-law." Tang Yi muttered with a smile.

Tang Yichen raised his head and looked over, his eyes were cold.

"She looks like my second sister." Tang Yixiao was forced to compromise under the tyranny of his eldest brother.

Puyang Qiubai took it and looked at the little one in his arms carefully, his eyes full of love: "It's so tiny, it looks just like Yinyin when she was just born."

The others also couldn't let go and scrambled to hold it, but were stopped by Li Taohua.

Li Taohua took the child back and said angrily, "This newborn is very delicate. Don't touch her. Let the wet nurse take her away and feed her first."

"How is Yinyin?" Ouyang Qianyu asked.

"Don't worry. Yinyin is in good health, everything is going well, and she didn't suffer much." Li Taohua said, "But she's very conceited and doesn't want you to see her like this. I want you all to go about your own business and she'll see you after she finishes her confinement."

"Forty days? She hasn't been seen for these forty days?" Ouyang Qianyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Our Yinyin is naturally beautiful. She looks great no matter what."

"You have to tell her this. It's no use telling me." Li Taohua said helplessly, "If my son-in-law hadn't sneaked in just now, she wouldn't even see him!"

"It all depends on Yinyin's mood. If she doesn't want to see people in her current appearance, then she shouldn't. We can come back when she wants to see us," Puyang Qiubai said to Li Taohua. "Aunt Li, please tell Yinyin that when she's released from her confinement, all those dirty things will be gone, and she'll be greeted by sunshine and flowers."

Forty days sounds like a long number, but surrounded by love, time flies and the forty-day confinement period passes quickly.

Qin Huiyin stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at her somewhat round figure, her eyes full of distress.

Song Ruize hugged her from behind and said with a smile, "My wife is so beautiful."

"Don't try to trick me." Qin Huiyin touched the flesh around her waist, frowned, and said angrily, "But I'm sure I can return to my original slim figure in three months at most."

"My dear Yinyin, you need time to recuperate after giving birth. When you are well, you will definitely look better than before. Let's not rush now, okay?"

Song Ruize let go of her, took the box next to him, opened it and saw that there were very luxurious robes inside.

"How many pearls and gems are there on it?" Qin Huiyin looked at the gorgeous robe in front of her with amazement.

"And..." Song Ruize said, bringing another box.

He opened the box, and inside was a crown of exquisite craftsmanship, rare materials, and a collection of various gems.

"Husband, this isn't something that money can buy, is it?"

"This is a treasure from the palace. Your brother said that you are the eldest princess of Taixi Kingdom. No one else is qualified to own this tiara except you."

"Taixi Kingdom?" Qin Huiyin was curious. "My brother ascended the throne?"

"Not yet. He will wait until you are done with your confinement, then ascend the throne and bestow titles upon these loyal ministers and generals who have followed him throughout the country. Furthermore, the outstanding generals of the Wei family army will also be canonized, as they played a very important role in overthrowing the old system."

Qin Huiyin was not surprised by Puyang Qiubai's behavior.

Puyang Qiubai was not a petty person. He would confer titles on the people he brought with him, and he would also confer titles on the people brought by Wei Zhaoyan. As long as they were useful to the country and the people, they would be given important positions by him.

"What about the masters around my brother?" Qin Huiyin asked, "Will they stop my brother from recruiting Wei Zhaoyan's subordinates?"

"Those people asked to leave, saying they wanted to retire and return home." Song Ruize hugged Qin Huiyin and said, "They are truly loyal to the Puyang family. You suffered so much injustice because of them before, and I wanted to teach them a lesson, but it was your brother who pleaded for them. Now that I see how they know the situation, I admire them a little. Every decision they made was for your brother, even if they thought some of it was for your brother's good, at least their intentions were good."

"I was originally worried that they would take advantage of their age and influence, relying on their achievements and the influence they have had over my brother over the years, and would become a hindrance to him. Now it seems that I underestimated their righteousness." Qin Huiyin said, "By the way, what is our daughter's name?"

"Don't worry about what your daughter's name is yet. You have to get used to her title first—" Song Ruize said with a smile, "Princess Mingke."

"My daughter was just born and she was named Princess?" Qin Huiyin said helplessly, "Then as a father, did you choose a good name for the child?"

"Ruozhen, Yunxiu, Lingyi, Moheng, Wansheng..." Song Ruize said a long list of names.

Qin Huiyin listened to these names, picked out her favorite one, and said, "Song Wansheng is good, I like this one."

"Okay. Then our daughter will be named Song Wansheng, nicknamed Yunxiu, and given the name by the new emperor—Princess Mingke."

There was a noisy sound coming from the door, and Ouyang Qianyu came in with large and small bags of things.

There were many followers behind her, and those followers were holding many things in their hands.

"Yinyin, I calculated the time and it's time for you to leave the confinement period." Ouyang Qianyu asked the attendants to move the things in and asked the housekeeper to put them away while walking towards Qin Huiyin. "Oh my god, Yinyin, your skin is so good! Let me pinch it. If you give birth to a daughter, can you still give yourself such baby-like skin?"

Song Ruize knew that the two women wanted to chat about some personal matters, so it would not be appropriate for them to just stand there. He said something to Ouyang Qianyu and went off to get busy.

The new emperor hadn't ascended the throne yet, and his confidants were busy every day. If it weren't for the fact that Yinyin had just given birth and his brother couldn't tie him up, he wouldn't have had the time to return to the Song Mansion.

As soon as Song Ruize left, Ouyang Qianyu pulled Qin Huiyin towards the swing not far away, and the two sat on the swing together.

"Before, you wouldn't let us see you, and we were worried about your condition. Now it seems that we were worrying too much. Lord Song treats you like the apple of his eye, so how could you be in a bad state? Ultimately, it's just the beauty's thoughts at work. She is so beautiful on weekdays, and suddenly she looks disheveled, so she doesn't want others to see her appearance."

Qin Huiyin had just given birth and her figure hadn't recovered yet, so she was a little anxious. As Ouyang Qianyu said, she had been beautiful for so many years, and suddenly she became ugly. How could she not care about her image? However, Ouyang Qianyu's praise for her was so sincere, and the look in her eyes was so burning that her anxiety completely disappeared.

"Qianyu, you're really fine!" Qin Huiyin hugged Ouyang Qianyu's arm and rubbed her body. "I heard from my husband that my brother wants to make you the queen?"

Ouyang Qianyu's expression became stiff.

Qin Huiyin saw his expression and looked at her puzzledly: "Are you unhappy?"

"There's nothing to be happy about here..." Ouyang Qianyu said, "We know each other well, and I was originally assigned to him..."

Qin Huiyin didn't know what was going on between them.

She looked at Ouyang Qianyu and said seriously, "Did the noble families in the past like to arrange marriages? As soon as a child was born, they would immediately find a partner for that child?"

Ouyang Qianyu chuckled, "Yeah, a hundred years from now we should go ask them and find out what they think. Aren't they worried about a few couples becoming enemies?"

"Sister Qianyu, do you like my brother?" Qin Huiyin asked.

Ouyang Qianyu was silent.

"You don't like him!" Qin Huiyin pretended to be regretful. "What a pity. I originally thought that you two were quite a match. If you don't have that intention towards my brother, I will go to him personally and make it clear so that he won't dream of eating swan meat. Even if he wants to be the emperor, so what? My sister Qianyu doesn't like him."

"Don't talk nonsense." Ouyang Qianyu covered her mouth, her face full of shyness. "Even if all the men in the world turned into toads, your brother wouldn't be one."

"I just said a few bad words about my brother, and you are protecting him like this. Sister Qianyu, you like my brother, right?" Qin Huiyin looked at her mischievously.

Ouyang Qianyu lowered her eyes. "Your brother is very outstanding. Zhuge Congfeng and I have followed him for so many years. We are closer than family. However, he has suffered so much, and I don't want him to force himself any more. The new emperor has ascended the throne, and all those who should be enthroned have been enthroned. As a female general, I have become the most difficult one. Someone suggested that I was engaged to him, so I only have two choices: either enter the harem or leave the court and just be an ordinary woman. The new emperor ascends the throne, and the next step is to expand the harem..."

When Ouyang Qianyu spoke, Qin Huiyin kept observing her expression. When she talked about recruiting concubines, Ouyang Qianyu's eyes were full of grievance and sadness.

Based on her years of dating experience, Ouyang Qianyu was interested in Puyang Qiubai. However, Puyang Qiubai was a gourd with a sawed mouth. I'm afraid he had never said anything to Ouyang Qianyu other than official business. Such a cold man made Ouyang Qianyu see no future, and she was even more unwilling to become one of his harem concubines.

"Sister Qianyu, why don't we do this..." Qin Huiyin leaned over and said a few words in Ouyang Qianyu's ear.

Ouyang Qianyu listened to Qin Huiyin's words, and hesitation flashed in her eyes.

"That's not good?"

"Do you want to be one of the concubines?" Qin Huiyin tilted her head and looked at her. "Let's gamble on our lives. If we win, we can have a perfect life. If we lose, we can start a new life and not let old ideas imprison our souls."

"You're right. I won't become one of the concubines." Ouyang Qianyu said, "So, my decision to stay or go is not just mine. He also has to make the choice for me. Yinyin, you are indeed my guiding light, illuminating the haze in front of me and allowing me to see my heart clearly."

Ouyang Qianyu's puzzle was solved, the haze in front of her disappeared, and she felt much more enlightened.

A few days later, the new emperor ascended the throne and conferred titles on meritorious officials and generals on a large scale.

The current country's name is Taixi.

In the first year of the Taixi reign, Emperor Taixi ascended the throne, witnessed by a vast army of hundreds of thousands. Upon his ascension, the entire court was completely reshuffled. Only one-tenth of the original officials remained, and of those who remained, only half retained their original positions; the remaining half were demoted. Furthermore, Emperor Taixi extensively employed those he had brought with him, as well as loyal members of the Wei family army.

Wei Zhaoyan, the former leader of the Wei clan army, was enthroned as Prince Xuan. Furthermore, the Zhuge Congfeng brothers were enthroned as Prince Ming and Prince Yu, respectively. Song Ruize was enthroned as Duke of Song, a hereditary title. Tang Yichen was enthroned as Duke of Tang, a hereditary title. Other officials were rewarded differently based on their merits.

In any case, judging from the imperial edict issued by Puyang Qiubai, everyone got everything they deserved.

As the eldest daughter of the Puyang family, Qin Huiyin, originally named Puyang Huan, was given the title of Princess Zhaohua. Her story spread among the people. Knowing how much Qin Huiyin had sacrificed in the feat of overthrowing the old system, people felt that even if she was not the eldest daughter of the Puyang family, such an identity and title were well deserved.

The people's eyes are sharp. They all remember the practical things Qin Huiyin and Song Ruize have done for them over the years. Now, the people's hearts are like a tide, pushing them to achieve their goals and making everything come true.

On the day Emperor Taixi ascended the throne, Qin Huiyin resumed her status as the eldest princess and followed him to accept the kneeling homage of all civil and military officials.

Everyone was amazed by the brother and sister's good looks. If you say they are not siblings, I am afraid no one would believe it.

Song Ruize stood in the crowd, looking at the dazzling Qin Huiyin, his eyes full of admiration.

Tang Yichen said disdainfully, "Can you please restrain yourself a little? Everyone in the world knows that she is your wife. But, please stop drooling."

Song Ruize looked in the direction of Qin Huiyin and said proudly: "That's my wife. Even if I drool over her, it's not a shameful thing."

The ministers next to them moved away from the two men to prevent the childish war from spreading to them again.

These two clearly don't get along, yet their promotions are so close, and they're even related by marriage. Could this be the proverbial "enemies run into each other on a narrow road"?

"If the two Dukes keep arguing like this, it might damage the harmony." The newly appointed minister next to them tried to persuade them kindly.

"Master Li, you are still too naive." Jiang Qingnan, the commander-in-chief of the military division, said beside him, "No matter how much they quarrel, they are still family. You don't need to care about them."

Puyang Qiubai pulled Qin Huiyin off the stage.

Qin Huiyin walked to Song Ruize's side and stood between Song Ruize and Tang Yichen.

"Brother, was my hair a little messy just now?" Qin Huiyin asked Tang Yichen.

Tang Yichen reached out and straightened her crown, saying, "My sister is so beautiful, what's wrong with her?"

"That's good." Qin Huiyin breathed a sigh of relief. "Just now, so many people were looking at me, I almost fell down."