Chapter 304: Thank You

Almost at the same time when He Xiang and the others spoke, Ye Shuo saw that the situation was not right and directly asked Xiao Luzi to carry the little princess away.

To be honest, regarding the matter of having children, Ye Shuo really cannot have just one. The reason is that the infant mortality rate in ancient times was too high.

As a father, Ye Shuo naturally doesn’t want anything to happen to his daughter. If possible, he only hopes that Dingning can live a peaceful and worry-free life.

But if he were the emperor, Ye Shuo could not place all his bets on Dingning alone, otherwise he would be playing with the lives of so many people in the Great Zhou.

But let’s forget about taking a concubine. Even if Ye Shuo wants to have a child, he will only have it with his queen, so the final decision on this matter will still have to be made by Yao Zhi.

Thinking of this, Ye Shuo’s face became furious, and then, as expected, he once again refuted the civil and military officials under him.

“When I first ascended the throne, what did you promise me? You said that I would not have to worry about anything after I ascended the throne and that I only had to live a good life. What about now? What are you doing?”

“Now you are even trying to control whether I have children or not. In the future, I’m afraid you will even control what I eat and drink!”

“And they said that no matter what happens, I will make the final decision. It turns out that they are just empty talk!”

That being said, the situation has changed. Human desires will never be satisfied. At the time, they said so only as a temporary measure. Now that they have obtained it, don’t they want more?

What’s more, they didn’t expect that the emperor could really bear it!

There are very few men in the world who only love one person, but they were unlucky and could encounter such a thing, especially in the royal family. It was simply unbelievable.

However, He Xiang and others were determined this time and had no regard for their reputation. They just kept forcing Ye Shuo to expand his harem. Several censors even kowtowed their heads loudly.

“Your Majesty, please put the country first!”

The final result was naturally that Ye Shuo walked away in anger.

Fortunately, He Xiang and others did not expect to succeed in one go. After dealing with Ye Shuo for a long time, their ability to withstand pressure has been constantly improving.

After a long silence, He Xiang stood up very naturally with the help of his students.

After Ye Shuo returned to Chengming Hall angrily, the anger on his face disappeared after a while.

After a while, Yao Zhi also came in.

There was such a big commotion in the court, so it was natural for Yao Zhi to hear about it. So, the couple sat on the stools facing each other and started staring at each other. ɽ

But after all, it wasn’t Ye Shuo who was suffering, so how could he say it? It wasn’t a good idea to just stand there like this, and with the nervousness in the young man’s eyes, Yao Zhi finally softened her heart and sighed, “If it is for the Great Zhou, I don’t mind.”

It is indeed difficult for women to give birth, but there is no other way, because the Great Zhou needs children now. They have an emperor and a queen, so they really have to consider the country’s perspective.

“I have practised martial arts since I was young, and I am in good health. Giving birth to Dingning was relatively easy, and the child was not too tiring. Dingning was born in less than two hours. But I am afraid that if I give this response, there will be no future for me.”

There is no problem with having one or two more children. Yao Zhi doesn’t care whether it is a boy or a girl. If she hadn’t sat in this position, she thinks Dingning would be enough.

But looking at the expressions of He Xiang and the others, she must give birth to a prince. One may not be enough. According to what He Xiang and the others thought, the more princes the better, so that she would have more choices in the future.

Although she was reluctant to separate from him, Yao Zhi had her own bottom line after all.

However, the moment she finished speaking, the young man also spoke: “What a coincidence, I thought so too.”

Sometimes Ye Shuo is not completely unwilling to give in, and he is not so ruthless in doing things. But at the same time, he can retreat, but he cannot retreat without a bottom line.

So far, Ye Shuo has done his best for the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he has no regrets about what he has done. As the emperor, Ye Shuo has an unshirkable responsibility for the Great Zhou Dynasty. It doesn’t matter if he makes painstaking efforts or simply fights for it, but the premise is that he must be a human being. If he can’t be a human being, then he certainly won’t be willing to do it.

As a couple for many years, Yao Zhi naturally believed what he said. So since both of them had left room for manoeuvre, what they needed to discuss now was how many children they should have next.

In the past, Ye Shuo was just a prince. Since he was a prince, couldn’t he do whatever he wanted? It didn’t matter if they only had one child, so the two of them had not had children until now.

But now, time is running out. In seven years, the two of them have only given birth to one child, Dingning. So, the task in the next few years may be a bit heavy.

Yao Zhi studied medicine, and after a rough estimate, she stretched out three fingers.

“Three at most, no more.”

Considering her physical condition and her age, if the pressure is increased further, I’m afraid she won’t be able to bear it.

When Ye Shuo heard this answer, his heart couldn’t help but feel sad. Although Yao Zhi kept saying that she would not sacrifice herself to the end, this number was already very close to her limit.

Ye Shuo took a deep breath and subtracted another one within this range.

“Two, no matter if it’s a boy or a girl, just two.” Theoretically, the ratio of boys to girls is close to 5:5, and there is a 50% chance of giving birth to the prince that He Xiang and his men want. If this doesn’t work, then it can only be said that He Xiang and his men are not destined to have this.

“It’s my fault. I made things difficult for you. From the beginning to the end, you were the one who gave in to me.”

If Ye Shuo had known from the beginning that things would turn out like this, he didn’t know whether he would still choose to drag her into the vortex of the palace.

But in fact, for Yao Zhi, there was nothing reluctant about meeting Ye Shuo and giving birth to a child for him.

Think about it, this is the Queen, the most precious position in the world. How many people have tried their best to get close to the Emperor, let alone be the mother of the country.

Although Yao Zhi had not originally intended to do this, to be honest, she did not suffer any loss at all.

This young man of mine is good in every way except that he is too soft-hearted.

Yao Zhi couldn’t help but sigh: “Even for ordinary families, having three, four, or even five or six children is just the norm. You really don’t need to feel so guilty.”

Others are others. After all, Ye Shuo has experienced the influence of modern society. In his opinion, having so many children is not a good thing.

Ye Shuo thought of something and asked hurriedly, “By the way, has the loss from giving birth to Ding Ning been made up? Should we ask the imperial physician to take a look? If not, it won’t work.”

Upon hearing this, Yao Zhi suddenly understood why he had been wandering outside for so long and refused to come in.

Originally Yao Zhi was still a little resistant, but now she has more thoughts in her mind.

I rarely behaved like this before I met him, but now I’m afraid I have learned bad things from him.

Noticing that it was still daylight outside, Yao Zhi couldn’t help but cough lightly: “Don’t worry, you will almost make up for it in less than three months after the confinement.”

At that time in Liangzhou, even if Ye Shuo was not there, Yao Zhi would not lose out, not to mention that with such a large amount of money, what kind of medicinal materials could not be found? With the masters watching beside her, it would be difficult for Yao Zhi not to make up for it even if she wanted to.

Only then did Ye Shuo feel relieved.

However, when facing He Xiang and the others, Ye Shuo still couldn’t give in so easily. Although he and Yao Zhi had discussed it, he couldn’t agree to it so quickly.

There are some rules that cannot be broken. Once they are broken, there will never be peace again.

Therefore, in the next few days, Ye Shuo was still furious. Whenever someone mentioned this, Ye Shuo would walk away on the spot, even Prince Su and Prince Jin were no exception.

Prince Su and Prince Jin knew from the beginning that this kid was born with a bad temper, but they still suffered a lot from him.

The emperor refused to agree, so they couldn’t force him to have sex, could they? There was really no other way. After the morning court session, Prime Minister He and his men refused to leave, and knelt on the ground in front of Ye Shuo.

Looking at the white-haired, trembling He Xiang and others, although Ye Shuo couldn’t bear it, he finally hardened his heart and left.

“Kneel if you want to. Even if you die here, I will never agree to your request!”

Prince Jin and Prince Su couldn’t help but look at Prince Ding who was standing beside them. Prince Ding had the best relationship with the emperor right now. If he went to persuade them, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

Prince Ding felt frightened by the gazes of the two old princes and secretly groaned in his heart. To be honest, ever since he knew his younger brother’s ability, Prince Ding really didn’t dare to stroke the tiger’s whiskers.

As for the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince, what does this have to do with them? First of all, this younger brother will never listen to them. Secondly, they don’t have the guts to do this. They are not stupid to offend people for no benefit.

As for the Zhen Mansion… the old Zhen noticed that something was wrong early on, so he simply claimed to be sick and refused to see guests. Even if others asked for something, they couldn’t ask him for it.

Then there is Wei Wen. Now that Wei Wen has witnessed the loyalty of his little cousin, he really doesn’t want to cause trouble.

Prince Jin and Prince Su had no choice but to go to Queen Dowager Wei.

Queen Mother Wei now has such a good relationship with the beautiful woman, and Yao Zhi is the only disciple of the beautiful woman. How can Queen Mother Wei have the nerve to say this?

Even if she considers Da Zhou, Queen Mother Wei secretly mentions it to her son. In the end, Ye Shuo said, “Mother, my son just wants to live a simple life in this life. I really don’t want to go through so many calculations that there will be no one to accompany him in the end.” Queen Mother Wei was also speechless.

Then, what shocked He Xiang and the others was that even the old tutor did not stand on their side.

In this way, Ye Shuo and the court officials became entangled for several days. He Xiang and his old bones were about to fall apart from kneeling, and several censors wanted to bang their heads against the pillars on the spot. Only then did Ye Shuo give in.

“I can have a baby if you want, but I will only have one baby with the queen, and I will only have one baby. As for taking a concubine, don’t even think about it!”

Although the conditions given by the emperor were extremely harsh, at this moment, He Xiang and others still felt as if they heard the sound of nature.

Fearing that he would go back on his word, He Xiang and the others were almost in tears.

“Just one.” It would be nice to have just one.

When they thought that this was the first time the emperor had given in, He Xiang and the others were so excited that their hands were shaking: “Your Highness, thank you for your grace!”