Chapter 342: Chapter 342: After Disguising Herself as a Man, the Rabbit Spirit Ran Away with a Baby in Her Womb 52

Four babies were lying in front of her, looking up at her with their eyes open; unlike their previous huddling, at this moment they were instinctively cuddling together, waiting to see what Su Zhiruan would do next.

“[Host, you seem to be very busy]”

The system, viewing the scene through her eyes, was momentarily at a loss for words.

“Quadruplets…” she muttered, covering her forehead, and sighed deeply, “Becoming an octopus right now might solve the problem.”

The system snickered.

“[Stay strong! I’m logging off now!]”

No sooner had its mechanical voice faded than it disappeared from Su Zhiruan’s mind.

Using the cotton cloth at hand, Su Zhiruan carefully wrapped them up again and coaxed each one to sleep. Thankfully, they were all quite obedient and soon fell into a deep slumber.

Taking the opportunity while they were all asleep, she stepped out for a stroll and decided to buy some things.

Just as she had barely stepped out of the door, she found a group of anxious-looking Imperial Guard soldiers outside.

Leading them on a tall horse was none other than Crown Prince Shen Qingman. When he saw Su Zhiruan coming out from the door, he immediately reined in his horse and jumped down, hurrying over, “So you were here!”

“You were looking for me?” Su Zhiruan asked in return.

Shen Qingman nodded, “I left in a hurry earlier and forgot to ask where you lived. Father Emperor and Mother Empress already know I’ve brought my sister back; naturally, we can’t just let you disappear all of a sudden.”

“I came back to pick up the children,” Su Zhiruan pointed towards the door and gestured to Shen Qingman, “Have your Father Emperor and Mother Empress never seen your sister before?”

Shen Qingman followed her as they walked towards the residence, dusting off his hands, “They have only seen my sister when she was younger; they haven’t seen her since she’s grown up. But my Mother Empress is beautiful, and you are beautiful too; they certainly won’t be suspicious.”

Su Zhiruan sighed inwardly; she had never met anyone from the Shen Kingdom’s Imperial Family and naturally would not take everything he said at face value. On the way here, it was clear to her that Shen Qingman was an optimistic person; in his eyes, perhaps things would never take a turn for the worst.

If she were to care for four children alone, the pressure would be too great; hiring a nanny or a nanny would make her worried whether they could take good care of the children. However, in the Imperial Palace, the specially trained nannies would certainly be able to take good care of the children.

Of course, there’s no pay without effort. If there was any way she could help in the future, then she would do what she could to help the Shen Kingdom through its troubles.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingman and Su Zhiruan entered the residence one after the other.

The residence was neglected and seemed to have been untouched for a long time, prompting Shen Qingman to voice his confusion, “You said your children have always been here; wasn’t there any servant to take care of them? If there were, it shouldn’t look like this.”

“I dismissed the servants after I arrived,” Su Zhiruan, who had already thought out her strategy, pushed open the door and went straight to the couch in the bedroom.

Shen Qingman, seeing the room full of disordered fabrics, quickly believed her story. He walked over and immediately noticed the four children lying flat.

Even with his extensive experience, he had never expected to see four infants. He widened his eyes, “These, these are all your children?!”

“Yes,” Su Zhiruan nodded, moving on to tidy up the place, “Is there something strange about that?”

“You gave birth to four children in one go?!” Shen Qingman couldn’t keep his composure, his voice involuntarily rising slightly, “Upon our first meeting, I thought you had a figure that had never borne children.”

No wonder Shen Qingman was so astonished.

The Emperor of Shen Kingdom, his father, had countless concubines in his harem, with daily favor being bestowed, yet his progeny was exceedingly sparse.