Chapter 183 Extra 2
"Mother! Mother! Wait for me!"
Two horses galloped past at the horse farm outside the city.
Immediately behind was a handsome young man, about eight or nine years old, riding a brown pony, looking quite decent.
But the pony couldn't run as fast as the big horse, so he got anxious and shouted to the people in front.
In front of us was a big black horse with shiny fur. When it ran, it looked like a gust of black wind.
There was a woman on the horse, but she did not have her hair in a bun like a normal woman. Instead, she tied her hair up high like a man and wore a red riding suit, which was particularly eye-catching.
Only after hearing the child's voice did she stop her horse, pull the reins, turn around, and have a bright smile on her face.
Her complexion was not as fair as those pampered women in the capital, but her eyes were surprisingly bright, and when she smiled she was like a blooming red flower, filled with surging vitality.
"What? Didn't you want to race with me? Why are you giving up so soon?" Ye Qiongying laughed, "Are you ready to admit defeat, little Ye?"
Ye Changsheng rode his pony trotting over, then pouted and said unconvincedly:
"Mom! You are cheating! Your big horse runs much faster than my pony, how can I possibly beat you? Humph! Mom, I want to ride a big horse and be a general too!"
Seeing her youngest son like this, Ye Qiongying couldn't help but smile:
"Oh, you still want to be a general? Can you bear this hardship?"
"Of course!" Ye Changsheng puffed out his chest, "I can do it! My brother and sister said that I am the best!"
"Really?" Ye Qiongying asked, "Then when you went to the capital before, did you beat your brother and sister?"
"This..." Ye Changsheng choked, but still told the truth, "No. Mother! Just teach me, I will definitely win next time I go! Mother, my brother and sister have hired a martial arts master to teach them, and I have been learning from you since I was a child. If I keep losing, wouldn't it be a disgrace to you, General Ye?"
"Really?" Ye Qiongying pretended to be concerned and nodded, "Then I have to teach you well. It just so happens that your father has brought your brother and sister here. They should arrive today. We should let them stay here to play for a while, leaving you more time to study, right?"
"That's not necessary. I want to be upright... Hey? Father and the others are coming to Pingwu City?" Ye Changsheng suddenly realized and opened his eyes wide. "Brother and sister are here too? That's great! Mother, hurry up, let's go back! I haven't seen them for a while!"
"You, you, why are you so anxious?" Ye Qiongying hurriedly stopped him. "Don't worry, your Grandpa Jing'an is at home. When your father, brother and sister arrive, they will tell them that we are at the horse farm, and they will most likely come looking for us. So... do you want me to teach you a few tricks, and when they arrive, let you show them a few tricks?"
"Really?" Ye Changsheng shouted in surprise, "Okay! Mom, I want to learn the trick you used last time, which is to fly up all of a sudden, cross the railing, and shoot two flying birds with a bow! When I do that, my brother and sister will definitely be extremely envious!"
Ye Qiongying laughed:
"You can jump over the hurdles, but forget about shooting the arrows at the same time. You are not steady enough yet. You have to hold on to the reins. I will teach you in two years."
You can be awesome if you want to, but the prerequisite is that you have to make sure nothing happens to you, understand?"
Although Ye Changsheng was a little disappointed, he did not insist and nodded in agreement:
"Okay... Mom, don't worry, I won't do anything rash. If you say no, then I'll just wait a little longer."
Ye Qiongying touched his head:
"Come on, I'll teach you how to ride a horse over hurdles..."
When Di Yu'an brought his eldest son and daughter to the horse farm, Ye Qiongying had just taught Ye Changsheng.
The three sons and daughters got together, picked out suitable horses and went out for fun, leaving space for the couple who hadn't seen each other for a while.
As soon as he saw Ye Qiongying, Emperor Yu'an couldn't help but smile. His eyes were shining and he looked as cute and adorable as a little deer, which was completely different from his state when he was attending court in the capital.
Everyone in the court knows that if His Majesty is angry, no one else can help but call the Empress, who will be the most useful.
This Majesty, who was once known as a tyrant, has become much better-tempered after marriage. Of course, he has only restrained himself a little. It would be a lie to say that he is gentle and considerate.
But he just happened to be deeply in love with the queen.
Not only did he break the convention and agree to the Queen's request to reside in Pingwu City permanently, he also gave the Ye family an additional title, truly allocating Pingwu City, an important strategic city, to the Queen as a fiefdom.
This is something that has never happened in any royal family before.
Two years after His Majesty's wedding, the Queen became pregnant. Worried about his wife, His Majesty moved directly to Pingwu City.
During that period, the number of carrier pigeons and messengers between the capital and Pingwu City increased significantly, as His Majesty was handling government affairs remotely.
The queen was busy dealing with the affairs of Pingwu City, and she had to lead troops to inspect the two vassal states of Xili and Dongchen from time to time, and to intimidate some people with ulterior motives. The old lady of the Ye family was old and lacked energy, and she really could not take care of the children.
The queen's aunt was busy setting up various maternity and child care homes, recruiting female soldiers, and establishing academies to recruit female students. She even sent her own daughter to school, so it was impossible for her to raise a child in the backyard.
So, His Majesty, who had gone to Pingwu City for more than a year to accompany the mother during childbirth and also helped the Queen to recuperate, returned to the capital with two babies in his arms.
Even when attending court, His Majesty the Emperor would sometimes have two more small pendants on his body.
The once brutal and bloody tyrant now smells like baby milk.
The eldest son and daughter are taught the same way.
Emperor Yu'an didn't believe in any ancestral laws and rites. He had decided early on that whoever of the twin brothers and sisters performed better would be made the heir, regardless of gender.
No minister in the court dared to oppose.
Don’t you know that the person sitting on the dragon throne has the final say?
There was quite a stir at the time regarding the Queen.
It is said that Ye Qiongying had been married before and was the well-known wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. Even if they were divorced, many people still remembered her past. How could she become the queen?
After the wedding, there will be more trouble.
It is said that Your Majesty's harem is empty and it is time to hold a beauty contest to fill it.
After all, this emperor used to not let anyone get close to him. If you looked at him for a few more seconds, your entire family might be implicated and thrown into a mass grave.
But now, he has married, so he must have returned to normal.
At this time, we can always send female relatives to the palace to help with pillow talk, right?
Instead of waiting for the emperor's decree to select a concubine, they saw his majesty go crazy again.
Some of those who jumped so hard lost their official hats and even their heads.
The others suddenly became as quiet as quails and dared not say another word.
They are just two little kids, choose whoever you want! Isn't the throne passed down in your family anyway?
As for whether a woman can be an emperor...
His mother is a general, a marquis with fiefdoms, and the queen of the current dynasty.
What's wrong with a girl becoming an emperor?
With a father who is ruthless in killing and a mother who holds military power, Ye Changjiao has the same right to compete for the throne as his brother.
After experiencing the horror of childbirth, Di Yu'an was not prepared to let Ye Qiongying have another child.
Anyway, there is already a son and a daughter. At worst, one of them can be raised to inherit the throne, right? The other one can just serve as a supporting role.
He didn't realize how precious his bloodline was.
The late emperor was not a good person, and he himself was not a good person either.
There is no need to give birth to babies in litters like piglets.
But a few years later, perhaps because the medicine was not effective or what, Ye Qiongying unexpectedly became pregnant again.
After much consideration, the couple decided to give birth to the child.
Fearing that Emperor Yu'an would capriciously come to Pingwu City to accompany her during childbirth, and because the two vassal states had been well behaved and Pingwu City had also stabilized in the past few years, Ye Qiongying simply returned to the capital to take care of her pregnancy.
The youngest son Ye Changsheng was born.
Considering that there were already two siblings in the royal family, and the direct descendants of the Ye family were all sacrificed in the war that year, Emperor Yu'an specially discussed with Ye Qiongying and Old Madam Ye to let the youngest son take the surname Ye, so that he could inherit the bloodline of the Ye family.
At this point, the court officials remained silent.
They had already agreed that women would fight for the throne. Now the female soldiers in Pingwu City were growing stronger and stronger, and even women began to appear in the court. They just changed their surnames. What did it matter? Anyway, they were not their children.
Moreover, this is also a good thing, as the military power can be concentrated in one family and there is no need to worry about disasters.
Only when the Great Qi is stable can it be prosperous. Only when it is prosperous can the court officials like them enjoy peace and happiness in the capital. In the future, they may even be named in history for creating a prosperous era!
Ok.
They just don't dare to use their own brains to refute, so they use these reasons to comfort themselves.
Ye Changsheng is cheerful and more lively than his brothers and sisters. He is not very interested in the life in the imperial palace in the capital, but he has always aspired to become a general like his mother since he was a child.
The three siblings have a very harmonious relationship.
Even though they were twins, because Ye Qiongying and Di Yu'an had carefully selected the people to serve them, no one tried to sow discord between them. Instead, their parents and everyone else were cultivating the relationship between the siblings, so the two did not get involved in any dirty business over the throne.
Instead, this started a healthy competition, with each one being better than the other, and they all became famous in Beijing.
"Why are you here again?" Ye Qiongying looked at Di Yu'an. This guy was really favored by God. He was good-looking before, and now that he is getting older, he is even more charming. Even if you don't talk about his identity as an emperor, just this face can attract many girls to take a few more glances at him.
When Di Yu'an saw her looking at his face, he not only did not hide, but also moved a little closer and pulled Ye Qiongying's sleeve, just like before:
"Sister, I missed you. I had a dream that I had never met you before... It scared me.
Sister, the poison in my body must have been frightened, I need to stay closer to you to get better..."
Ye Qiongying knocked on his forehead speechlessly:
"Hey, hey, hey! Seriously! Don't forget that you are the emperor! At least pay attention to your image, right?"
"No rush, in two years at most, when the two little bastards have learned well, I will be the emperor. By then, I will follow you every day..."
"I didn't agree. The child is still young. You..."
"I don't care! They are young and should give way to others. I am old and I have to give way to others too! Respect the old and love the young. Respecting the old comes before loving the young!"
"drive!"
While the two were talking and laughing, the sound of three children riding horses and laughing could be heard in the distance.