Chapter 319
Chapter 319
Qin Xingfu was taking a rest today. Thinking that the First Emperor had a small house outside for the past two years, he took Qin En and Qin Ci out to visit him. As a result, as soon as he walked to the door, he heard the First Emperor's scolding.
"Grandpa Emperor! We are here."
Qin En liked Fusu and didn't want him to be scolded by the First Emperor, so he pulled Qin Ci and rushed into the house.
Qin Xingfu glanced at Xu Tao, who gave her a helpless smile with his two teeth showing. Qin Xingfu raised her eyebrows and knew what was going on. This old man's temper was getting weirder and weirder.
He went to find Qile again to find out his whereabouts today. He seemed to like hanging out with those old guys recently. Qin Xingfu touched his chin after hearing this. Perhaps it was the mentality of an empty-nest elderly person.
Many old ministers have died in the past two years. Feng Quji and Li Si have been bedridden for the past two years and it seems that they don't have much time left. Wang Ben insisted on going hunting with the First Emperor a while ago, but he fell while trying to save the First Emperor because the road was slippery. Now the descendants of the old ministers are very troubled. They can't persuade them, and they dare not say anything. It's all for their own good, but they insist on saying that you are unfilial and treat them like prisoners all day long.
"Hey~ the good kids are here."
The First Emperor loved the two little ones very much. Only Qin Xingfu's children were not trembling with fear when facing him. The rest of his descendants were very afraid of him.
The two little ones saluted obediently.
"Greetings to the Emperor, His Majesty!"
"No need to be so polite. Come on, did you come here by yourself?"
The First Emperor waved to them, and the two little ones rushed towards him.
"No, it's our birthday tomorrow, mom. We came out for a walk together. We missed you, so we came to see you first. Are you feeling unwell? There are so many doctors outside?"
Qin En looked at him with bright eyes full of concern. Qin Ci was also concerned about him, but he did not notice that he looked unhappy. Before, his mother took them to see a sick old grandfather. He looked so thin and scary that he was so scared that he did not dare to sleep alone for several days.
"It's nothing, it's just a tooth that fell out! What a bunch of people are making a fuss about."
Although he had just scolded them, the First Emperor was still quite happy in his heart that someone cared about him. It was just that he couldn't save face, and when the little guys interrupted him, he really acted unreasonably.
"Ah? Grandpa Huang, do you still want to change your teeth?"
Qin En didn't quite understand. Sister Qiqi had changed her teeth before, and it took a long time for them to grow out, and she didn't enjoy the food anymore. Her mother said that was normal because children's teeth are too small, and they will get a new set of teeth to accompany us until we are old. Her mother said that they will also change their teeth, but she didn't say that they will have to change their teeth when they are old?
"I can't eat a lot of food because my teeth are growing slowly."
Qin Ci couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the First Emperor, who was already so old and still needed to change his teeth.
"Uh... my teeth are different from your children's teeth. Mine won't grow back once they fall out."
"Isn't that a toothless old man? He's like a baby."
When Qin Xingfu heard his daughter's bold speech as soon as he entered the room, his eyelids twitched, but the First Emperor burst into laughter.
"Haha...you little girl, you are quite brave. Who in the world dares to say that about me?"
Qin Xingfu bowed and then sat aside to talk with Fusu.
"Why don't you see the Queen today?"
Fusu seemed to smell a fragrance that belonged to her alone. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly picked up the teacup to drink water, then put it down and said.
"The Crown Princess is pregnant again. She has been suffering from severe morning sickness recently and the fetus is unstable. The Queen is worried and is taking care of it herself."
Qin Xingfu was shocked when he heard it.
"The competition between the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince's Concubine is tough for Qingque."
If I had known earlier, I would not have given him such a stupid idea. In the past few years, Meng Man and Han Shu have been competing with each other, giving birth to one child each. Now Qing Que has five or six children, which is still relatively few for the royal family.
Fusu was worried about the large population of the royal family, so he stipulated that the royal men who stayed in Xianyang were allowed to take two concubines if they had no children before the age of 30. As for the private lives of the princes in other regions, their clan leaders also had relevant management regulations, but they were not so strict. Qingque had a much bigger burden than him. He was almost 50 years old, and no one could force him to have children.
"He has the best of both worlds."
In the beginning, the three of them often quarreled and had conflicts, but later on, they got along quite harmoniously.
Qin Xingfu lowered his head to drink tea. Xu Tao had prescribed a lot of medicine for Qingque to strengthen her body, and sometimes he would discuss the prescription with Dan Yao.
Nowadays, people have enough food and a stable life, and there is no concept of family planning. The total population counted last year has exceeded 500 million!
"Mom, uncle, can we go shopping with Grandpa Huang?"
Qin En didn't know what he had said to the First Emperor, but now he was going to take him out shopping. Qin Ci's little face was full of eagerness and anticipation. Qin Xingfu looked at the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty, are you really planning to go shopping? We'll walk."
Qin Xingfu kindly reminded that the place the children wanted to go was difficult to get to, and they were not allowed to take the car.
"It's just a stroll, what's the problem?"
The First Emperor did not take it seriously, but Fusu had a headache. He had gone out for a walk with Queen Yan before, and after returning, his legs took several days to recover.
"Then let's go! Refresh your appearance and change into normal clothes."
Anyway, they were shopping with the children, so it didn't matter if there were more or less people. Fusu looked at what he was wearing and what they were wearing. They were just ordinary cotton and linen clothes, which were only worn by the lowest-ranking palace maids and eunuchs in the palace. Qile found two sets of clothes, and the First Emperor and his son put them on. Qin Xingfu removed some of their accessories, making them look more like ordinary people.
"Okay! We can go now."
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The two little ones were so happy that they held Qin Xingfu on the left and right. Thinking that no one had to hold the First Emperor, Qin En let go of her mother's hand and held the First Emperor's big hand, but the hand was too small and she could only hold one finger.
"Grandpa, I want to eat candied haws."
The First Emperor felt the warmth from his fingertips and heard the little fellow chirping and asking for food.
"purchase!"
Fusu paid the money and bought a whole string of candied haws.
"Grandpa, uncle, you are so kind. In front is the Children's Affairs Bureau run by Aunt Shishu. We will share these with the children inside."
Shishu has always been in charge of charity. Qin Xingfu has not been in charge for a long time. Shishu has two children after getting married and is living a good life. I brought them here once last year, but I didn't expect that they still remember this today.
"The Salesian Bureau? I remember this for years, right?"
The First Emperor still remembered that this piece of land was there when he raided Qin Xingfu's house, but he didn't pay much attention to it afterwards.
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