The death knell rang six times in total, and the distant sound spread throughout the capital. Overnight, white flags were hung in front of every house's door.

Empress Dowager Jing passed away suddenly in her sleep, with a very peaceful look on her face, a sign of joy and mourning.

Jing Heng and Princess Protector were so grieved that they stayed in front of the mourning hall for seven whole days, undressed.

Qin Xiaoxiao originally wanted to go, but she had just given birth to a child. Jingheng and Princess Huguo were worried that she would suffer a loss and did not agree. Even Emperor Yuanhe specially ordered Eunuch An to deliver the oral message so that she did not need to come to the mourning hall.

Wake.

She always remembered how well Queen Mother Jing treated her this year. She felt sad that she couldn't go to the mourning hall to watch the funeral of her old man, and holding the two little ones couldn't make her happy.

The day before the burial, Jingheng returned to the house.

In just seven days, he had lost a lot of weight, and his clothes were completely empty. His face was particularly haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and his mouth was covered with green stubble, as if he had changed.

"Brother Li..." Qin Xiaoxiao hurriedly handed the child to the wet nurse and held his hand distressedly.

"I'm fine." Jing Heng sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her. Seeing that her eyes were a little red and swollen, he persuaded her in turn: "Don't cry during confinement, it will hurt your eyes."

When he said this, Qin Xiaoxiao's nose felt sour and she wanted to cry again. She secretly held back her tears and said softly: "If you comforted me before, I will use it to comfort you. Grandma must have never left with regrets.

I don’t want to see you sad either.”

Jingheng rubbed her head and held her in his arms: "Xiaoxiao, thank you."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew what he was thanking and shook his head: "Grandma treats us well and is filial to her. Not to mention that a child will be born sooner or later, so it is just right to satisfy her wishes."

Jingheng hugged her tightly and said slowly: "Grandma is the person closest to me. My mother was not around when I was young. She personally put me to sleep. She pampered me and pampered me. No matter how much trouble I got into,

In her heart, it is always others who are wrong..."

Qin Xiaoxiao listened quietly. This was the first time she heard him talk about these things.

"...When I was a child, I had a bad temper and would fight with others if I disagreed. Whenever she found out that I was injured, no matter whether I won or not, she would complain to the emperor's uncle, or the prince and princess would be called into the palace.

He scolded me and never asked me why I was fighting..."

After being scolded, the prince and princess became even more disgusted with him, but they did not dare to say bad things about him in front of the juniors, nor did they dare to condone Lian Chengyu and the others to bully him overtly or covertly, but they would also tell them not to follow him.

Coming and going.

In the years before he met Qin Xiaoxiao, he had no friends or playmates. The people who came and went around him were either guards or maids. As time passed, he also thought that he did not need friends, playmates, or support.

Pond after pond of koi is enough.

"... Relying on her love and care, I became more and more unscrupulous. I no longer took those people seriously, and I was no longer afraid of Uncle Huang. I felt that even if I got into a huge disaster, she would still stand by me.

…Now, the person who loves me the most is gone.”

Jing Heng's tone was extremely calm, as if he was telling other people's stories and concerns, but it made people uncomfortable and breathless.

Qin Xiaoxiao hugged him tightly silently, her tears falling uncontrollably. This was the first time she had seen such a fragile side of him, which made her heartbroken.

Through his words, she knew that he must have encountered a great change in his childhood. But she didn't know what happened to him in this change. She couldn't ask at this time, she would find a way to unlock his heart.

Knot.

"Xiaoxiao, I'm lucky to have you." Jing Heng let go of her and gently wiped away her tears.

"Not only me, but now you have a child. Your mother, father, mother, grandparents also love you." Qin Xiaoxiao didn't want to make him sad, she just hated herself for being so clumsy at this time, not knowing how to comfort her.

That's good.

With that said, she quickly called out the door, and the two wet nurses came in with the children in their arms.

Probably due to eating well and sleeping well, the two cubs have grown a lot in the past few days. Their red skin has gradually become white and tender, and their eyes have also opened. Qin Xiaoxiao can be vaguely seen from the facial features.

shadow.

Jingheng held them almost unrecognizable. He was stunned for a while, his eyes gradually brightened, and he looked at the two sleeping cubs like this.

He didn't stay long after the meal. He watched the two children finish drinking milk and then went into the palace to spend the last night with Queen Mother Jing.

The next day, Queen Mother Jing's coffin left the palace gate and headed to the imperial mausoleum in the east of the city. People along the way laid out sacrifices and knelt in front of their homes to see Queen Mother Jing off.

The coffin did not pass through the Princess Protector's Mansion, but Qin Xiaoxiao came to the gate dressed in mourning clothes, knelt down in the direction of the coffin, and saw off Queen Mother Jing for the last time.

After the funeral, Jingheng and Princess Protector still couldn't hide their grief. Fortunately, they had two little cubs, and the mother and son slowly came out and played with them every day, even though the two little ones only ate and slept.

Rarely respond.

During this period, the nicknames of the two little guys were decided. The eldest was named Mo Mo and the second was named Nai Nao. Both were named by Qin Xiaoxiao.

This nickname also has its origin. The boss has a bad temper and can't speak. He will scream at the top of his voice at the slightest trouble, and he will always get into trouble several times a day.

Qin Xiaoxiao's howling made her brain hurt, so she hoped that he would be quieter. Originally, she wanted to call her Jingjing, but the name looked too much like a girl, so she changed her name to Momo. She hoped that he would not be too noisy when he grows up.

The second child's temper is completely opposite. He is too quiet. He only grunts when he is hungry and urinates. The rest of the time he either sleeps or stares at something quietly.

If he hadn't reacted to outside sounds, his little face would have different expressions. Qin Xiaoxiao was worried that he would give birth to a little fool, so he gave him the nickname Nao Nao.

She even decided that the one who was active during pregnancy was the boss, and the one who was lazy to juice was the second child.

But who would have thought that when the two cubs grew up, the second one would be the one with the bad temper, and when they got into trouble, Qin Xiaoxiao wanted to put him back in her belly.

Time flies and it's late April, which is the day when the two little cubs are full moon.

Because during the filial piety period, there was no grand full-moon banquet, but people were sent to Qingshan Village to pick up the Qin family, informed Qin Huai's mother and son, and invited Princess Jiaming.

Because Jiaojiao was still young, they were worried that she would not be able to adapt to the bumps on the road, so the couple did not come. Dabao went to the south after the new year, and he still doesn’t know where he is. The rest of the Qin family arrived in the capital one day in advance.

Except for Qin Shan and Lin Qiuniang, this was the first time for everyone to see the two cubs.

Seeing that the two little guys were as fat as dough, Zhao Caoer picked them up and put them into Chen Lili's arms: "Hurry up and give them a happy hug. It's best to hold them both at once like Xiaoxiao."

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Chen Lili was speechless at this statement, but she liked the twins very much, so she carefully held them in her arms and teased them: "Good boy, I am your aunt."

He stared at her silently for a while, opened his mouth and yawned, then closed his eyes.

Chen Lili couldn't laugh or cry: "You don't give me face!"

Everyone laughed, which only made the still-awake commotion a lot.

It was just that he was too quiet when he was making noise, and he always looked indifferent to anyone who teased him. When everyone was talking at the same time, he frowned as if he was too noisy, and looked like he was trying not to cry.

As a result, I didn't dare to speak loudly for fear of making him cry.

After Nao Nao also fell asleep, Mr. Qin looked at the two identical little faces and said kindly: "The eyebrows and eyes look like Xiaoxiao. If they are longer, they will look more like Xiaoxiao."

Qin Shan looked at his two grandsons and said unwillingly: "Isn't it a bit like our old Qin family?"

Lin Qiuniang poked him hard with her elbow: "What are you talking about? Xiaoxiao is not from our old Qin family?"

Qin Shan realized that what he said was inappropriate and closed his mouth in a sullen voice. He still looked at the twins' faces with his eyes, thinking about another thing.

Last time, Empress Dowager Jing passed away suddenly. Jing Heng and Princess Huguo were unable to come back from the palace. Qin Xiaoxiao was sitting in confinement and had to take care of all the affairs of the palace. He had no time to ask how the surnames of the two children were arranged.

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Now that the child is one month old, he wants to make sure that at the end of the year, he can join the family tree with the children born this year in the village.

Princess Protector and Jing Heng were both present, and he was embarrassed to say it. He wanted to discuss it with Qin Xiaoxiao first when they were away.

Everyone was busy around the child for a while, and then went to the dining room to have dinner.

After the meal, Qin Shan put Jing Heng away and whispered to Qin Xiaoxiao about the genealogy.

Seeing that he was afraid that he would not agree, Qin Xiaoxiao said hurriedly: "Dad, I have told brother Li and my mother about this before. They will not prevent the second son from entering our family tree. You will do it by the end of the year."

Just ask the clan leader to put the second treasure’s name in my name.”

Qin Shan rubbed his hands and looked very excited: "Your Highness really has no objection?"

After all, he was still worried that the Princess Protector would be unwilling to do so, and that this would cause quarrels between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future. If there was such a hidden danger, he would give up his grandson's surname.

Qin Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "Our two families agreed on this before Brother Li and I got married. How could my mother have any objections?"

Seeing that what she said was not forced at all, Qin Shan finally felt at ease: "Okay, okay, I will mention it to the village chief later so that our family will not be missed in the genealogy."

But Lin Qiuniang was worried about another problem: "Although Nao Nao has the surname of Qin, he still grew up in front of you. Someone will definitely gossip in the future, and he is afraid that he will still stir up trouble in front of Nao Nao, saying that you and Xiao Jing don't care for him.

He takes the surname Qin."

This is not unfounded worry. The world values ​​bloodline and surname. The Qin family is just an ordinary farmer's family. How can it be compared with families like Princess Protector's Mansion and Nanminghou Mansion.

In the eyes of outsiders, if Naonao has the surname Qin, his status will be several levels lower than Momo's. If you don't see it when you are young, it will be difficult to guarantee that conflicts and disputes will arise between parents, children and brothers in the future.
Chapter completed!