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Shen Chuwei puffed her cheeks, her words muffled, "The wet nurse took them away."

"Then I’ve come at a bad time, I even bought them some small toys." Xiao Jinyu pulled out two little fur balls from his bosom, made of fox fur they were smooth to the touch, and also served to warm hands.

The fur balls also had a golden bell hanging from them.

The bells, made of real gold, looked very pretty against the white fur balls.

Shen Chuwei saw the little fur balls in Xiao Jinyu’s hands and said, "The babies are too young, they can’t play with these now."

"That’s true, we’ll wait until they’re a bit bigger to play with them." Xiao Jinyu looked at the bell in his hand and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law, have the babies been named yet?"

"Not yet." Shen Chuwei too thought that the babies should be named, otherwise, calling them ’baby’ was confusing even for the babies.

"Sister-in-law, why does your Fetal Education Book only talk about children?" Xiao Jinyu had been wanting to ask this for a while.

Shen Chuwei suppressed a laugh and asked, "You read it?"

Xiao Jinyu nodded. He hadn’t just read it, he had read the entire book, mainly out of curiosity.

When Xiao Jinyan finished reading the entire Fetal Education Book, she was extremely shocked — a man from ancient times had actually read it.

Now that Xiao Jinyu had read it, she wasn’t shocked, but felt that truly, the brothers were alike in their curiosity and persistence.

"The Fetal Education Book is naturally about children, but it doesn’t matter. Sooner or later, you’re supposed to read it. After you get married, you won’t need to."

Xiao Jinyu nodded in total agreement with Shen Chuwei, a lot of the knowledge was new to him, and he felt it was quite magical.

Reading the Fetal Education Book, Xiao Jinyu thought of Maiden Han.

Sometimes he would stare at Maiden Han’s belly, and when she caught him, it was extremely embarrassing.

Shen Chuwei finished eating and rubbed her belly, revealing a satisfied expression.

During her confinement, she had to eat eight meals a day, and almost all these meals were soup-based.

Chun Xi brought over a bowl of Dong Quai and Astragalus Black Chicken Soup, "Little master, are you hungry? This soup is great for replenishing qi and blood."

Shen Chuwei’s belly was full at the moment, how could she drink more soup?

"I’m not hungry right now."

Chun Xi looked puzzled, "But little master, it’s been two hours since your last meal, aren’t you hungry usually at this time?"

Shen Chuwei shook her head guiltily.

She wasn’t just not hungry, her stomach was overstuffed.

Xiao Jinyu, as if afraid she wasn’t fed enough, had bought three jars of braised pig’s knuckles, and she ate them all~

As Chun Xi was wondering, Xiao Jinyan walked in with large strides, and seeing the untouched Dong Quai and Astragalus Black Chicken Soup, he looked up at Chuwei, "What’s wrong?"

Shen Chuwei guiltily said, "I’m not hungry, Your Highness."

Chun Xi’s face was full of concern, "Little master has not eaten for two hours now, this servant is worried you have indigestion."

Shen Chuwei: "..." How could she possibly have indigestion drinking soup all the time?

Xiao Jinyan ordered, "Have Imperial Doctor Wen come and take a look."

Chun Xi ran out to follow the order.

Imperial Doctor Wen hurried over to check Shen Chuwei’s pulse.

Shen Chuwei guiltily looked toward the two babies in the small bed.

After Imperial Doctor Wen finished his examination, Xiao Jinyan asked impatiently, "How is it?"

"Your Highness, Lady Shen is in very good health, she has no symptoms like indigestion, and her qi and blood will need to be slowly replenished after childbirth," said Imperial Doctor Wen.

Xiao Jinyan looked at Shen Chuwei and asked again, "Then why does she have no appetite?"

Shen Chuwei guiltily lowered her head.

Imperial Doctor Wen paused, "It could be due to her dislike for the food."

After Imperial Doctor Wen left, Xiao Jinyan said, "I will feed you."

Shen Chuwei saw Xiao Jinyan about to pick up the bowl of Dong Quai and Astragalus Black Chicken Soup she was supposed to serve her.

She really had no more room in her stomach~

She grabbed Xiao Jinyan’s hand with a very gentle voice, "Your Highness, I have given the babies nicknames."

Xiao Jinyan lifted his head to look at Shen Chuwei, momentarily forgetting his intention to feed her the soup.

"Is that so? What are they called?"

Shen Chuwei said the nicknames she had just thought of, "The older brother is called Taotao, and the younger sister is called Susu."

Xiao Jinyan listened to these two peculiar nicknames, puzzled, he asked, "Why such names?"

Shen Chuwei started to make excuses, "Your Highness, nicknames are mainly supposed to be easy to say and sound pleasant, you hear, Taosu sounds delicious, doesn’t it?

Taotao, well, little boys should be a bit mischievous, isn’t that fitting?

As for Susu, it lets one know that our daughter is soft and sweet, don’t you agree? "

Xiao Jinyan looked at Shen Chuwei silently for a while, his mind repeating Taosu, Taotao, Susu, then listening to Chuwei’s explanation, he also felt they were not bad.

He looked down at the infants in the small bed, "Babies, you now have names, Taotao, Susu, these are the names your mother has given you."

Listening, Shen Chuwei suddenly craved Taosu, she hadn’t eaten it in a long time and was a bit greedy for it.

More than twenty days of confinement left, it was so hard to endure!!!

Today, the Imperial Workshop had painstakingly completed the life-preserving locks in the shape of a dragon and a phoenix and brought them to Fengyi Palace for the Empress to review.

The Empress looked at the dragon and phoenix life-preserving locks and felt smug about her foresight.

The dragon and phoenix life-preserving locks were perfect for her grandson and granddaughter, one for each.

After putting them away, the Empress, not wanting to wait any longer, wanted to give the precious gifts to her beloved grandchildren.

Just as she stepped out, she saw the damn Emperor coming.

The Empress internally cursed her bad luck, which was keeping her from seeing her grandchildren.

"Your Majesty, why have you come at this time?"

The Emperor was not joking, "I’ve just finished work and wanted to join the Empress in visiting the grandchildren, whom I haven’t yet had the chance to see."

The Empress did not want the damn Emperor to go, but it wouldn’t do to always stop him.

"Then I shall accompany Your Majesty to take a look."

"Let’s go then." The Emperor urged, somewhat impatiently.

The Emperor and Empress’ procession grandly proceeded toward the East Palace.

Xiao Jinyan, informed of the Emperor and Empress’ arrival, came out to welcome them.

"Father Emperor, Mother Empress."

For the first time, the Emperor felt that the protocols and formalities were a waste of time, keeping him from his grandchildren.

"Let’s go in."

ps: Second update