After a while, Mrs. Gu, Fujia and a girl named Wu Niang came in with two children. As soon as they entered the room, Qin Xiaoning's eyes flashed with anticipation. After all, her body had not fully recovered, but although she had no strength, she still struggled desperately to sit up.

Lu Ji felt distressed again when he saw this.

"The child is yours. You can see him whenever you want. Why are you in such a hurry?"

At this time, Qin Xiaoning couldn't care less to listen to the man's chatter, and urged him, "Hurry up and show it to me."

The nurses came forward with two children in their arms: "The little princes are very strong and very cute."

Qin Xiaoning looked over there. One of them was still asleep, while the other had his eyes open. When she looked at him, he also looked over there curiously.

These two chubby little babies are so cute.

"Give me a hug." Qin Xiaoning stretched out her hand impatiently.

The wet nurse was about to carry the awake baby to Qin Xiaoning, but was stopped by Lu Ji: "She is in confinement now. The imperial physician said that she must not overwork herself."

As he spoke, he clumsily took one from the nurse and held it in front of Qin Xiaoning: "I'll hold it, you just watch."

"This is the eldest son, he just woke up, he is so well behaved, he doesn't cry or make a fuss." The nurse said at the side, "The young master has been sleeping the whole time, and he wants to eat every time he wakes up."

Qin Xiaoning's eyes fell greedily on her children, and she smiled with curved eyebrows: "Although the two brothers are twins, they are still a little different when they are born."

Lu Ji replied: "Yes, there are some differences. The eldest one looks more like me, and the second one is up to you."

As he said this, he kissed his wife lightly on the forehead in front of all the servants without any scruples: "You gave me two sons in a short time, how can you be so capable."

The man's eyes were doting and his tone was so gentle that it seemed honey could drip out.

Several wet nurses hurriedly lowered their eyes and pretended to be wooden.

Qin Xiaoning blushed slightly, glared at Lu Ji, and then said to the wet nurses, "You guys go down first, let the children stay here with me for a while."

The wet nurses naturally didn't want to be candles, so they bowed and left when they heard this.

When there were no outsiders around, the man became more unscrupulous. He gave the little woman warm kisses on her face again and again, praising her one after another.

Looking at his attitude, it seemed as if he wanted to use all the compliments he could give to others on her.

Qin Xiaoning felt embarrassed.

It’s just giving birth to two children, is it necessary to make such a fuss?

She found it very useful when she first heard it, but after hearing it so many times, she became a little numb and didn't respond much. She just focused on looking at her two sons.

The little baby is so soft, the more I look at him the more I love him.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year. This year, the mansion had two great-grandchildren and the eldest daughter-in-law was also pregnant. It could be said that there were many happy events.

As the twelfth lunar month began, the Duchess's wife ordered the housekeeper to start preparing for the New Year celebrations, and specifically instructed that they must be celebrated in a lively manner.

The imperial city has become much quieter recently.

After Lu Ji's iron-blooded strategy, no one in the court dared to put the regent at a disadvantage, and even the young emperor did not dare to mention ruling the country himself.

When the previous emperor was in power, there were continuous wars, which made people's lives miserable. Since Lu Ji came to power, he has focused on recuperation and promulgated many new policies that benefit the people. The people gradually became wealthy, and the whole Zhou Dynasty also showed a thriving scene. In the following year, foreign countries came to pay tribute. Because Lu Ji adopted a conciliatory policy towards Qi, Qi, which had always been incompatible with Da Zhou, also sent an envoy to Da Zhou this year. The envoy was led by Qi's prince Xiao Jin, who brought the newly married Da Zhou princess Wang Fengyi with him.

In order to welcome the envoys from various foreign countries, the imperial city prepared a grand palace banquet. As the regent princess, Qin Xiaoning naturally had to attend.

At this time, Qin Xiaoning had already finished her confinement, and after this period of recuperation, her body had basically recovered.

That day, she followed Lu Ji into the palace for a banquet.

This palace banquet was unprecedentedly grand. The imperial city was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns everywhere. There was singing and dancing at the banquet, creating a scene of peace and prosperity.

After the last lesson, the new emperor Zhao Pan'an got a lot of things and it is said that he no longer dared to favor Lady Li openly. At today's banquet, he attended with Queen Lu Xian'er, and the envoys from various foreign countries also brought their female relatives. In diplomacy, Zhao Pan seemed to be protecting his queen.

At least from the outside, it looked like the emperor and empress were in love.

Li Lanchun looked at him, snorted with disdain, and whispered in Qin Xiaoning's ear: "Although this nephew of our Lu family has half Lu family blood, his temperament is the same as his emperor father. It's really hard to stand."

Qin Xiaoning responded in a low voice: "If he can learn his lesson and be nicer to Xian'er, it will not be in vain for our family to assist him in this battle."

"I think it's all just superficial work." Li Lanchun snorted, "A dog will always eat shit, just wait and see."

The two were talking in low voices, and Qin Xiaoning couldn't help but look at Lu Xianer who was sitting next to Zhao Pan.

After only a few months in the palace, the originally innocent and lively little girl seemed like a different person.

There is no hope anymore.

Since ancient times, the emperor's harem has been a cannibalistic place. It would be better if one could win the emperor's favor. But now it seems that Zhao Pan clearly has no feelings for Lu Xian'er at all. He is trying to save face only because he is afraid of the Lu family and has to do so out of necessity.

Lu Xian'er was caught in the middle, so naturally she couldn't be happy.

Maybe it’s because she is also a mother, so she can’t bear to see her younger generations suffer.

Qin Xiaoning withdrew her gaze with some sadness, and said to Li Lanchun: "Sister-in-law, let's go out for a walk."

"Let's go. I really can't stand the emperor's behavior."

After saying that, the two sisters-in-law agreed to leave the banquet hall.

The weather is good today, and the winter sun is high in the sky. Standing on the high platform, you can see the magnificent and majestic imperial city.

Li Lanchun couldn't help but sigh: "People outside envy the noble status of women in the imperial city, but they don't know the hardships here. Starting from my eldest sister and then to Xian'er, the happiness of these two generations of girls was really ruined here."

As he spoke, he could not help but sigh, "A while ago, the eldest lady of the Ridong Mansion complained to me, saying that she regretted letting her daughter enter the palace. Alas! When the empress dowager intended to select a daughter from the Lu family to enter the palace as the empress, several people with daughters of the right age competed with red eyes. Now that they have achieved their wish, they regret it now."

Qin Xiaoning smiled bitterly when she heard this: "I originally thought that the new emperor is our Lu family's nephew, and with the support of my eldest sister, the empress dowager, my daughter would definitely be glorious and happy when she enters the palace. Who could have thought it would be like this."

"It's just a pity for Xian'er." Qin Xiaoning sighed.

"Who are you pitying, Princess?"

The two sisters-in-law were talking here when they heard a familiar voice. They turned around and saw that it was Wang Fengyi. (End of this chapter)