An Jing, upon seeing Xiao Changyi respond, stretched out her hand to touch his chest, murmuring, "A touch will make it stop hurting. Just a touch and the pain will go away."
Xiao Changyi couldn’t help but cry and laugh at the same time. Still, he grasped her hand in his own, holding it tightly.
An Jing let him hold onto her hand, continuing to silently chuckle at him.
Finally, the corners of Xiao Changyi’s cool lips slowly curved upwards.
An Jing’s giving birth to four sons at once was unprecedented in history. Most of the people who heard about it wanted to share in the joy, but they were all turned away at the door.
An Jing was still quite weak, and no matter who came, Xiao Changyi had Meng Zhuqing block them outside the door.
Even when Shi Xiaolan arrived, at most she was only allowed into the courtyard and couldn’t enter the inner chamber to see An Jing and the four children.
On the fourth day after An Jing gave birth, the Emperor of Xiyun finally received news of her delivering four sons at once, and also learned that the auspicious clouds that enveloped the skies of Xiyun Kingdom coincided with the time An Jing delivered. He was immediately overjoyed.
Even the historians exclaimed, "Jing Xingqingyun, four sons in one birth, an unprecedented auspicious omen, a divine blessing for Xiyun, our nation shall certainly enjoy an era of unmatched peace and prosperity!"
Su Chengyu also said, "Father Emperor, heaven blesses Xiyun with the gift of four kylin sons, our nation shall guarantee an era of unmatched peace and prosperity!"
In the Assembly Hall, below the jade steps, all the officials knelt and chorused in unison, "Xiyun shall guarantee an era of unmatched peace and prosperity!"
The Emperor of Xiyun exclaimed in great delight, "An era of unmatched peace and prosperity? Good! Good! Good! Xiyun shall guarantee an era of unmatched peace and prosperity!"
Immediately following, he declared, "To bear four sons at once, Princess Yi from Hecheng County has brought immense fortune upon us. From today forth, Hecheng County shall be renamed to Qilin County, in hopes that all Xiyun people may be blessed with many children and much happiness."
The officials shouted once more, "The Emperor is wise and enlightened!"
That very morning, the Emperor of Xiyun sent Fang Shicai to Qilin County. He had just gained four grandsons, and since one of them was not in good health, even if Xiao Changyi did not ask for it, he would have sent Fang Shicai to check on them.
"Chengyu, your imperial brother..." Standing at the gates of Jun Palace, the Emperor of Xiyun looked in the direction of Qilin County and sighed with a smile, "He’s truly extraordinary."
A smile of joy also appeared on Su Chengyu’s face. Hearing the Emperor’s words, he replied, "Imperial brother is indeed a brilliant prodigy, anything he does is naturally extraordinary."
To father four sons at once, anyway, he certainly didn’t have the ability to make the Crown Princess Consort pregnant with four sons.
The Emperor of Xiyun nodded with a smile and said no more, but his gaze still lingered in the direction of Qilin County.
Su Chengyu didn’t say anything else either, also looking toward Qilin County, yet his eyes held a deeper meaning. The heavens showed marvels, Jing Xingqingyun; these four kylin sons, each of them will surely be extraordinary in the future.
After giving birth, An Jing lay in bed for a full five days.
It wasn’t until Doctor Jiang confirmed that An Jing was recovering well that Xiao Changyi was willing to let An Jing sit up a bit.
But Xiao Changyi still wouldn’t let An Jing get out of bed.
Regardless of how other men’s wives spent their confinement period, Xiao Changyi’s wife had given birth to four children at once, which was quite taxing on her body, so her confinement period would need to last at least four months.
When An Jing heard Xiao Changyi’s thoughts, she found it amusing, "My husband, if you have me do the confinement for so long, I might grow mushrooms."
Xiao Changyi said with all seriousness, "You won’t grow mushrooms, I’ll help you bathe."
Xiao Changyi silently stared at An Jing for a long while before taking a step back and proposing, "When Doctor Jiang confirms that you can get up and walk around, then you can get up and walk around, but you’re not allowed to do any work. Not even light work."