The Three-Life Stone

Hua Xiaoyao snuggled in Lin Mo's arms, listening quietly to his strong heartbeat, calm and comfortable, with a hint of melancholy in her heart.

Not long after Hua Xiaoyao woke up, the nanny brought the child to her. The children, who were still sleeping, seemed to smell the scent of their mother and started crying one after another, as if they were competing for favor.

Lin Mo stood up and hugged the boy, shaking him: "Lin Xuan, you are the older brother, you should give in to your sister and protect her, understand? Let's be good and stop crying. Let mom hold your sister first."

Over there, Hua Xiaoyao looked at the child in her arms curiously and asked the nurse: "Is the little princess hungry?"

"That's right. The newborn baby is either sleeping or hungry. I will take the baby down to feed him."

"No need, you go down first."

The wet nurse saw Hua Xiaoyao's intention and did not leave immediately. Instead, she looked up at Lin Mo and asked for his opinion.

Lin Mo caught a glimpse of the nurse from the corner of his eye. She kept looking at the prince without raising her head. "Go down."

The wet nurse then gave Hua Xiaoyao some instructions and left.

Not long after, Hua Xiaoyao clumsily fed the little princess Lin Yue the first bite. Lin Yue sucked with her mouth, her little face trembling, her pink hands clenched into fists, and her eyes were closed the whole time, which was very adorable. Hua Xiaoyao felt her body was almost stiff before she fed the little one until she fell asleep. She called Lin Mo softly, and Lin Mo then brought in the still crying little prince from the door.

Hua Xiaoyao rubbed her slightly sore neck and blocked the little prince's mouth. It was a wonderful feeling of withdrawal. With the sound of Lin Xuan swallowing, the little face was weeping, as if he had been crying for a long time and was particularly thirsty, so he sucked with greater force. Hua Xiaoyao looked at her sleeping sister with some amusement and motioned to Lin Mo to hold her upright and pat her back, saying that the wet nurse said that she needed to be patted to burp after drinking.

Lin Mo looked at Lin Xuan with resentment. He had just held the child for so long and this boy didn't give him any face at all. His hands were sore. Then he looked at Lin Yue who was lying on the bed, with a kind face. He picked him up carefully, afraid that the child would wake up. He gently stroked Lin Yue's back. After a long time, a little burp came out, and Lin Mo finally carried the child to the rocking chair.

"Xiaoyao, I didn't realize that holding a child is more tiring than practicing swordplay. At least I can swing the sword freely, but if I'm not careful with this child, I'm afraid I'll break his sword."

Hua Xiaoyao's body trembled when she heard that. She really didn't want to laugh, but she couldn't help it. Lin Xuan, who was about to fall asleep in her arms, seemed to be energetic again and started sucking. Hua Xiaoyao shook her head back and forth and glanced at Lin Mo. It was Lin Mo's turn to hold back his laughter and came to Lin Xuan's side and whispered softly: "Son, your mother is tired. Eat well and go to sleep quickly."

Lin Xuan, who was about to fall asleep, ate even more happily after hearing this.

Lin Mo knew he was in the wrong, so he sat behind Hua Xiaoyao and massaged her shoulders and back. After a while, Lin Xuan fell asleep. Lin Mo patted Lin Xuan on the back, and Lin Xuan burped loudly. Lin Mo and Hua Xiaoyao looked at each other and smiled.

The two children fell asleep. Lin Mo stayed with Hua Xiaoyao for a while. After having dinner together, they went to deal with some things. Only then did Concubine Shu and Concubine An come over to chat with Hua Xiaoyao.

During this time, the child woke up and they helped to coax him for a while, then took him home for a while. They all felt sore in the waist and back, as they were used to being lazy. The most they did was playing Cuju in the garden. Who had really done any heavy work? They held the child and rocked him gently to coax him until their arms were sore. Looking at the cute appearance of the child who fell asleep, they felt a sense of accomplishment, and a hint of envy flashed in their hearts.

This is a woman's complete life, I wonder if they have this opportunity. For these concubines, I am afraid that this simplest request is a luxury.

After Hua Xiaoyao left, the nurse asked Hua Xiaoyao whether she should feed the baby herself or not. It might be difficult to change the rations and mix them together. Hua Xiaoyao thought about it and decided that they should help take care of the baby. She would feed the baby for the time being. Her baby was still in her arms and she would do her best to take care of him.

Not long after, Lin Mo came to Mujin Courtyard and lived with Hua Xiaoyao. The wet nurse took care of the child in the compartment. When the child woke up at night, the wet nurse coaxed him. During this time, she came to see Hua Xiaoyao twice. After the child was full, the wet nurse burped him, changed his diaper, and did a series of other things.

The next day, Lin Mo came back from court early. Hua Xiaoyao was still sleeping after breakfast. Hua Xiaoyao felt that she was also like a baby who would sleep when the time came to be fed. She didn't know that this child would wake up once every one or two hours, causing her sleep to be intermittent and she couldn't sleep well.

In order to ensure his determination to stick with the enemy, Lin Mo stayed in the Hibiscus Courtyard every night and took a short rest in the Qianqing Palace at noon.

After a few days, Xiao Shunzi felt sorry for his master. When Lin Mo woke up from his lunch break, he asked casually, "Your Majesty, why don't you just rest in the Qianqing Palace or let the young master rest in your own palace and bring him to the queen in the daytime?"

"You do not understand."

"I am a stupid servant. Your Majesty and Your Majesty really don't need to work so hard."

Lin Mo patted Xiao Shunzi on the shoulder with a smile that you didn't understand.

Hua Xiaoyao is in good condition after giving birth. She just needs to be careful not to eat cold foods. Lin Mo will eat with her when he has time, but he spends most of his time handling affairs in the Qianqing Palace.

In a blink of an eye, the child is almost one month old. When drinking breast milk, he can open his eyes and look at Hua Xiaoyao with a sweet smile. It is midsummer, and Hua Xiaoyao untied the swaddling clothes and dressed the child in thinner clothes. The little feet wrapped in socks were shaking. The child is now awake more often and can make more expressions and movements. From time to time, he will make a few "da da da" baby sounds, which is soft and cute.

Concubine Shu no longer worried about not having a cat to pet, and she started studying food again, hoping that the child would grow up enough to eat the food she cooked herself. She would play with the child whenever she had nothing to do, and the maids and wet nurses all enjoyed the pleasure of doing nothing while getting paid.

Hua Xiaoyao looked at the cute children and wanted to feed them for a while longer, but when the two children started to make trouble, she felt like she was just a cow, a tool. After a month, she handed the children to the wet nurse to take care of them after bathing them. She and her sisters had a great time enjoying the breeze, listening to tunes and playing the piano. But after the pleasure, she missed the children again.

Not long after, Hua Xiaoyao went back to look after the child. Her motherly radiance was even greater. Hua Xiaoyao continued to feed the child during the transition period. When the child really drank the wet nurse's dumplings, Hua Xiaoyao was still a little uncomfortable. However, the child was still close to her, and Hua Xiaoyao's sense of loss disappeared without a trace.

With two more children in the harem, the place suddenly became lively, and the dullness that Concubine Jiang had brought in the past was completely suppressed.

When the child was three months old, Hua Xiaoyao was crowned as empress, officially becoming the legitimate wife of Emperor Lin Mo. Before the ceremony, Concubine Shu went to the cold palace to visit the former Concubine Jiang.