Ang Lee is massaging Ye Yunniang's legs to relieve the numbness caused by lying down.

"Yes, An'an's massage is very comfortable," Ye Yunniang praised.

With Ye Yunniang's praise, Li An sculpted even more diligently.

Li An was young and soon ran out of strength.

Ye Yunniang asked Qiushuang to bring him some chilled mung bean soup.

Ye Yunniang was drinking warm red bean soup.

After finishing their drinks, the mother and son leaned against each other and talked.

The main point is that Ang Lee talked about his experience studying medicine at the Gu family.

Ye Yunniang listened, occasionally humming in agreement, making an "ah" sound, or offering praise.

"An'an is so great."

"An'an is so amazing."

The praise made Ang Lee feel embarrassed.

"Mom, I'm only so-so at studying."

Ye Yunniang disagreed, "I'm not praising you blindly. Think about it, how amazing is Physician Gu?"

Li An nodded, "Master is the youngest and most talented imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Academy."

"The Imperial Physician Gu is so skilled. He took you as his apprentice, not because he valued your talent or aptitude. Did he think you were stupid?"

"Mom~" Li An pouted, "I'm not stupid, I've memorized everything Master asked me to."

“Our An’an is very capable.”

"But, senior brother,"

Ye Yunniang reached out and covered Li An's mouth, "Don't say anything, let me ask you first."

Ang Lee nodded.

Ye Yunniang withdrew her hand.

How long has your senior brother been studying medicine?

"Two years, no, three years and four months," Li An announced the length of time his senior brother Li Tao had been studying medicine.

How long have you been studying?

"Less than two months."

"You've only been studying for so short a time. Compared to your senior brother, are you trying to say you're stupid, or that your senior brother is stupid?" Ye Yunniang retorted.

“But Master said that when my senior brother first started learning, he could memorize the soup recipe in three days.”

Ye Yunniang had read all of Li An's medical books.

Memorize the soup recipe in three days.

"Okay, your senior brother is very capable."

Ye Yunniang put her arm around Li An, "But in my heart, my An'an is the most amazing."

Upon receiving praise from his mother, Ang Lee's face brightened.

"An'an, there's something I want to tell you."

"What did you say?"

"There is always a higher mountain than the one above."

Ye Yunniang explained to Li An, "Don't be afraid of others being better than you."

It's a good thing to have someone who is better than you; it gives you the motivation to surpass them.

What I fear most is that once you reach a certain level, no one will be better than you.

At that time, you will feel lost, disoriented, and overwhelmed by your own perceived superiority.

Forget about progress, focus on improving yourself.

Li An was too young to understand what Ye Yunniang was saying.

When he later reached heights that others could only dream of, he recalled Ye Yunniang's words.

Only then did I understand Ye Yunniang's worries.

Now, with Ye Yunniang's encouragement, Li An is no longer trapped in the inferiority complex of feeling that he is not as good as his senior.

Turning my low spirits into motivation, I studied medicine.

Gu Cundong was satisfied with Ang Lee's changes. Using his senior's encouragement was a very effective tactic.

Cai Damei brought Yuanyuan to keep Ye Yunniang company.

"Where's Shushu?" Ye Yunniang glanced behind Cai Damei but didn't see Cai Shuyi.

Yuanyuan is a boy, and Cai Shuyi is the saddest person in the family.

Her sister is gone.

Therefore, Cai Shuyi initially disliked Yuanyuan.

She felt that he had stolen her sister away.

Soon, Cai Shuyi was won over by Yuanyuan's toothless smile and called him "little brother" all day long.

Cai Shuyi's favorite thing to do every day is to talk to Yuanyuan and play with her.

"Yunluo, take Shushu to the Prince Jing's residence." Cai Damei placed Yuanyuan in Ye Yunniang's arms and sat down to rest.

I'm a little tired after carrying him all the way.

"Mother, let the wet nurse hold you next time," Ye Yunniang said, feeling sorry for Cai Damei.

"Seeing them reminds me of you." Cai Damei looked at the wet nurse who was taking care of the children day and night, and wondered if Ye Yunniang was also working so hard in the Jiang family.

“Back then, there were four wet nurses taking turns. I worked for less than four hours a day and wasn’t tired at all.”

Ye Yunniang adjusted the position to make Yuanyuan more comfortable in her arms.

After holding the baby for a while, Ye Yunniang's arms got tired, so she handed the baby to the wet nurse.

Ye Yunniang didn't have much milk.

Because Yuanyuan was taking medicine and getting injections every day, Ye Yunniang didn't dare let her drink her own milk.

Jiang Mingzhe drank all of her milk.

The wet nurse took Yuanyuan to the next room to breastfeed her.

There was no one in the house. Ye Yunniang and Cai Damei talked about her unconsciousness and her encounter with Li Jun.

Ye Yunniang thought she might really be dead, and that Li Jun had pushed her back.

"Don't talk nonsense." Cai Damei put her hands together and prayed, "May the Bodhisattva protect Yunniang and keep her safe and sound. May the Bodhisattva protect her."

Ye Yunniang also put her hands together and bowed to the surroundings.

After putting her hands down, Cai Damei said, "When we get back to Jiangcheng, I'll take Pan'er to burn more paper money."

Ye Yunniang nodded, "I'll go too. And Father, we'll go to offer incense as well."

Have you told Mingzhe about this?

"No. Jiang Mingzhe is thinking of a name for Yuanyuan."

"Our baby is almost a month old. We still haven't decided on a name. What names are you thinking of for the baby?"

"I've decided on a name for the child. That's it,"

"What?"

"The child's surname."

“Of course the child will have the surname Jiang.” Cai Damei was puzzled; what was there to hesitate about?

Ye Yunniang shared some of Jiang Mingzhe's concerns.

Ye Yunniang didn't want her child to take her surname, Ye.

She didn't have a good impression of Ye.

It wouldn't be appropriate to give Yuanyuan the surname Li.

"I'll go talk to Mingzhe."

I don't know what Cai Damei and Jiang Mingzhe said, but in the end Yuanyuan decided on the surname Jiang and the given name Ye Li.

Jiang, Ye, and Li—three family surnames are all used.

"Did you choose this name, or did Mother choose it?" Ye Yunniang asked Jiang Mingzhe curiously.

"My mother chose the surname Jiang, and I named the child." Jiang Mingzhe was still worried that Jiang would curse her own child.

"Yuanyuan will grow up safely," Ye Yunniang said with certainty.

Brother Jun is protecting her and her children.

Ye Yunniang's confidence reassured Jiang Mingzhe.

The two talked about Jiang Mingzhe being granted the title of Earl.

The news that Jiang Mingzhe had been granted the title of Earl of Suyan had already spread throughout the capital.

Many powerful figures in the capital sent invitations to Jiang Mingzhe, wanting to see what kind of person the newly emerged Su Yanbo was.

Ye Yunniang was in postpartum confinement, and Jiang Mingzhe didn't want to hold a banquet to disturb her rest.

They planned to hold a full-month celebration for Yuanyuan after Ye Yunniang finished her postpartum confinement.

It was also their family that made their official debut in Beijing.

After Jiang Mingzhe finished speaking, he saw that Ye Yunniang was in a daze.

"What's wrong?"