Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

When Zhu Di woke up from his sleep, he felt relaxed all over.

But no one knew where the people in the house had gone, even Ma Sanbao was nowhere to be seen.

He had no choice but to get up and pour himself a glass of water. Just after taking a sip, he felt someone approaching from behind.

He took a step back and immediately turned around, only to be blinded by a golden figure.

"Fourth——"

"Wow!!! Dad, why are you here?"

After coming to his senses, Zhu Di immediately knelt down, bowed deeply to his father, and was then quickly pulled up by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Dad, you didn't even change your clothes after court? I have some casual clothes here. Why don't you try them on and feel more comfortable?"

After Zhu Di said this, he felt indescribably depressed in his heart.

The court robes are heavy and tiring, and his father is already this old, but he still has to attend court every day.

When mother was still alive, father would always show concern for her and often invite his sons and daughters to talk to him.

Now, his father is the only one who has to worry about his nephew who is nothing.

This nephew who is nothing, together with his mother, are full of tricks and my dad doesn’t understand it at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not respond, but just smiled and looked at Zhu Di, more kindly than he had ever looked at Zhu Di before:

"It's still the fourth one. Come on, take it."

"Hey, isn't this the big gui that my father gave me last time?"

Zhu Di suddenly remembered the dream he had last time. It seemed that his father had given it to him last time, so why did it go back to his father again?

"Yes, you left in a hurry last time and didn't take it. I thought it was still a little short, so I added a few words."

Zhu Yuanzhang still smiled.

"The grandson who will be passed down from generation to generation will live forever. This is great! My daughter-in-law is giving birth right now, and it's such a coincidence that Daddy came here!! Daddy will give you a hug later, and my family will be blessed with a great fortune."

When Zhu Di saw the large characters engraved on the jade tablet, he cheered loudly.

"Well, work hard! Dad is getting old."

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Di's shoulder again, and the figure seemed to begin to blur.

Before Zhu Di could answer, he felt someone shaking him, accompanied by shouting.

"Dad, dad, dad, wake up--"

This is his son who is as fat as a bear.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince's Consort gave birth just as the midnight drum sounded. It's a little prince - the first little grandson of our palace -"

This is Ma Sanbao.

The shouts of these two people were urgent and festive.

Zhu Di didn't know what to do for a moment.

His biological father was still in front of him, wearing a crown with tassels on his head, a dragon robe, a jade belt around his waist, and cloud-patterned boots on his feet.

Even though he is old, he still stands straight.

His face was serious and resolute, and the wrinkles left on his face by the years did not affect his innate kingly aura at all.

Moreover, my father looked at me so kindly——

In this life, from childhood to adulthood, my father only had this kind of expression when he looked at my eldest brother.

Zhu Di was a little reluctant to leave.

"Take it, go ahead - Lao Si -"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the hesitant Zhu Di, smiled, touched his head and said, then gave Zhu Di a push.

"Dad - what's going on with my dad? Is he having a nightmare? Call the doctor!"

These were the last words Zhu Di heard before he opened his eyes.

"Get lost—you are the one who is in a nightmare!"

This was the first sentence Zhu Di said after opening his eyes.

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The news that the Prince of Yan's Mansion had a newborn son spread throughout the entire Yan area immediately. For a while, officials from Yan area came to the Prince of Yan's Mansion one after another to give gifts to the newborn.

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were very busy.

Xu also had to take her two daughters to entertain the families of officials in Yan.

The two younger brothers-in-law, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, were very responsible and went to the army to take on some of the work of their father and brother.

The person with the most leisure in the entire palace is Zhang Xin, who is still in the confinement room.

But leisure is accompanied by all kinds of pain.

June is the hottest month.

Even if you don't move, you will be covered in sweat.

The mother is not allowed to use ice, be blown by the wind, or take a bath.

Yao Niang also said that it would be better for her to breastfeed herself for a few months, saying that the breast milk from these few months was the best and most suitable for young children.

Seeing that Zhang Xin didn't understand, Yao Niang explained it very clearly.

The suggestion of breastfeeding does not mean that mother’s milk is particularly good.

First, the milk in the first few months after giving birth is different from that in the following months. This is my own guess.

Most of the families that Yao Niang went to see for treatment were from poor families. Children from poor families could not afford a wet nurse, and they had been raised on their biological mother's milk since childhood. They rarely got sick before six months old, and they could generally survive and grow up.

Second, the mother feeds the baby herself, and more importantly, it is to train the newborn and to proceed step by step.

The mother has just started to secrete milk, so the amount is not much and the milk flow is not smooth. The newborn has to work hard to eat and not go hungry.

A newborn baby who cannot move and has to be carried around every day needs to exercise as many times as he or she feeds breast milk.

Newborns have small appetites and will get tired and full after just a few bites at the beginning. As they exercise more and gain strength, their appetites will also grow and they will eat more and more.

A newborn can gain five to ten kilograms during one month of confinement relying on breast milk, while the mother usually loses about ten kilograms of fat during pregnancy.

Both the mother's milk supply and the newborn's appetite are synchronized.

This is just right, in line with nature, and appropriate for each.

On the other hand, royal families or wealthy families let their babies be fed by wet nurses right after they are born, which is actually not very good for newborns.

In places like Prince Yan's Mansion, the wet nurses sent from the wet nursery were all women who had just given birth to babies three months ago.

At that time, the milk supply is already sufficient, which looks good, but it also prevents the newborn from having to work too hard and will cause him to eat too much.

Once a newborn baby has food accumulation, the spleen and stomach organs will naturally be affected.

In addition to a series of problems caused by the newborn, it is not very good for the mother. The natural milk secretion after delivery is interrupted by taking medicine, making it easy to suffer from breast diseases when she gets older.

Zhang Xin and Wu Shang Gong thought it made sense, but the rule in the palace was not to breastfeed.

After Concubine Wu consulted Xu about this matter, Xu sent someone to ask the palace physician.

The doctor at Wen Mansion didn't say it so bluntly. He just said, "If you want the child to be safe, keep him three parts hungry and cold."

This means agreeing with Yao Niang's statement.

Finally, Mrs. Xu decided that Zhang Xin could breastfeed for three to six months, and then switch to a wet nurse.

So Zhang Xin felt like she was about to stink like a foot binding with a complex smell.

The smell of sweat, blood, rotten milk, and a thick smell of greasy hair.

【A little science: I’ll give you a shot in advance. Breastfeeding is a matter of personal preference. I think it depends on the individual. If the baby is fragile, cracked, or damaged, and you still have to endure the severe pain to breastfeed, it’s not necessary. If your family members force you to breastfeed, I suggest you turn the table over and stop. On the contrary, if you think that formula is more nutritious and you have enough breast milk, and you force weaning, it’s also not necessary.】