The eldest son-in-law has already chosen a name for his son—

Du Cheng'an.

The son was raised by the hunter and his wife, taking the hunter's surname Xu and being named Chang'an.

To express his gratitude to the hunter couple, the prince consort chose a character from his original name for his son's name.

Seeing his son unconscious, the prince consort's eyes turned red.

Actually, when Prince Yanping and his group came to the city patrol prison to rescue him, Du Cheng'an was still awake. He knew that Prince Yanping and Tang Ze were good people who came to save him. Although he didn't understand why they saved his life again and again, he let his guard down and fainted. He hasn't woken up yet.

Doctor Tao was about to apply medicine when the Imperial Son-in-Law walked over, held out his hand, and said, "Give it to me."

Her voice was choked with emotion.

The eldest son-in-law gave up his position as heir apparent and his military power for Princess Huyang, which shows how deeply he loved her. Princess Huyang risked her life to give birth to her son, and from the moment she learned that her son was missing, the eldest son-in-law had been searching for him.

When they first met on the street, he was deeply moved and felt a sense of kinship. He thought that kinship was because he knew that his son had been adopted by a hunter, but he never thought that it was because of their blood ties and natural closeness.

After anxiously waiting for so many days, all that came back was news that his son had been arrested and taken to the city patrol office, and was almost beaten to death.

The eldest son-in-law wanted to apply the medicine to his son himself, and Doctor Tao would not refuse, so he immediately handed the medicine to the eldest son-in-law.

The eldest prince consort sat on the edge of the small couch, applying medicine to the whip marks. Some of the marks had already scabbed over, crisscrossing and shocking to the eye.

Du Cheng'an woke up in excruciating pain.

He lay on the small couch, the wound stinging from the medicine. He moved slightly in pain, which pulled at the wound on his chest, causing him to clench his teeth and sweat bead up on his forehead.

Du Cheng'an opened his eyes and saw a pair of worried eyes. He vaguely felt that the eyes looked familiar, and after a moment of surprise, he realized that it was the person who had helped him on the street that day.

He turned his head and saw Prince Yanping and Tang Ze. The next moment, he saw Doctor Tao. He suddenly became excited and wanted to call out to Doctor Tao, but a coughing fit made his chest and back ache so much that his vision went black.

Doctor Tao quickly said, "Don't speak yet, drink some water and calm down."

When Doctor Tao went to pour him some tea, Tang Ze quickly brought it over.

When the prince consort tried to feed him water, Du Cheng'an took it first and gulped it down in a few mouthfuls. Obviously, it wasn't enough, so Tang Ze simply brought over the teapot and poured him another cup.

After finishing his drink, Du Cheng'an looked at Doctor Tao and said excitedly, "I've finally found you, Doctor Tao."

As he spoke, he reached for his waist, but unfortunately, the money he had brought to exchange for the longevity lock had already been stolen.

Knowing that he had sought out Doctor Tao to exchange his longevity lock, the Imperial Son-in-Law handed it to him, leaving Du Cheng'an bewildered. "How did my longevity lock end up in your hands?"

With reddened eyes, the prince consort said, "This longevity lock was put on your head by me personally on the day you were born..."

"An'er, it is your father who has wronged you."

Father……

These two words brought tears to Du Cheng'an's eyes.

Although his parents loved him dearly, he knew from a young age that he was not their biological child. He was taken in by his great-uncle. When people called him an unwanted wild child, he also hated his biological parents for giving birth to him and then abandoning him. His parents told him that his biological parents must have had their reasons for putting such an expensive longevity lock on him, and that they were definitely not people who did not love their child.

Du Cheng'an dared not look at the Grand Prince Consort, fearing he was dreaming. The people he trusted most in this room were the Prince of Yanping and Tang Ze, who had repeatedly saved him. He subconsciously looked at them.

Tang Ze said, "What are you looking at us for? Look at your father? Call him father."

Du Cheng'an opened his mouth several times, but couldn't make a sound.

Upon seeing this, Doctor Tao said, "If you can't accept it right away, it's not too late to call it later."

The eldest son-in-law was somewhat disappointed, but he also knew that the father and son had been separated for nearly twenty years, and he couldn't expect his son to accept him so quickly. He would raise him by his side in the future, and there would eventually be a day when they would become close.

The prince consort continued to apply medicine to his son. After treating the external wounds, he also prepared the medicine for the internal injuries and brought it over.

Du Cheng'an swallowed the medicine in one gulp, and Chen Feng brought him a set of clothes to change into.

The eldest prince consort wanted to take him back to the eldest princess's residence. Du Cheng'an resisted going with him, but when he heard that his parents and younger sister were all in the eldest princess's residence, he agreed to go with the eldest prince consort.

Shen Wan left the pharmacy and returned to Moyuxuan. By the time Xie Jingyan returned, it was already pitch black.

...

I slept well all night.

The next day, when she woke up, Shen Wan sat on the bed and stretched, feeling lazy and unwilling to get out of bed.

Yinshuang and Haitang entered the room to help her wash up. After the maid brought in the food, Xie Jingyan still hadn't come in, so Shen Wan asked, "Where is the Prince?"

Yinshuang said, "The prince left the manor early this morning."

Shen Wan knew that Xie Jingyan was going hunting today, and assumed that was all. After finishing breakfast, she went to the study and found that Xie Jingyan's bow and arrows were still there.

Hunting without a bow and arrows—what kind of hunt is that? Especially since the bow and arrows were specifically found, Xie Jingyan probably didn't go hunting.

Shen Wan summoned Chen Yu and asked her, and sure enough, Xie Jingyan had gone to the palace.

He went to the palace so early in the morning; I wonder what he was busy with there.

Shen Wan picked up two books and went back to her room. She had just sat down and hadn't even opened the books when Dong'er came running in excitedly, saying, "Your Highness, I heard that the Duke of Mao didn't go to court early this morning. He took a whip and forced the Duke of Mao's heir to go to the residence of Princess Huyang to apologize..."

The Duke of Mao's reaction was within expectations, and Shen Wan was not surprised.

The heir of the Duke of Maoguo bullied others by abusing his power, beating people until they were covered in bruises. If they had arrived a day or two later to rescue them, they might have been beaten to death at the city patrol station. That was the very flesh and blood of Princess Huyang, whom the eldest son-in-law had risked his life to give birth to, and the son-in-law of the eldest son-in-law, who had been searching for nineteen years. How could the Duke of Maoguo dare not give an explanation and pretend that nothing had happened?

The heir of the Duke of Maoguo, relying on the fact that the Duke of Maoguo's family was the Empress Dowager's maternal family, acted arrogantly and domineeringly, but finally he ran into a brick wall.

Knowing that it was the son of Princess Huyang, the heir of the Duke of Mao was terrified. The Duke of Mao was in a similar state, having barely slept a wink last night, fearing that the city patrol might have done something to harm him. After all, Du Cheng'an was practically carried back to the princess's residence by servants, so it was inconvenient to send someone to inquire. Therefore, he forced his son to go to the princess's house to apologize early in the morning.

The Duke of Maoguo escorted his son to Princess Huyang and her husband, and with a kick, the Duke of Maoguo's son knelt down.

Mao Guogong said, "It is my fault for failing to raise my son properly, allowing this wretched child to harm An'er. I have brought him here, and I will leave him to the Princess and the Prince Consort to deal with as they see fit."

Princess Huyang and her husband were very angry, but they would not personally whip the heir of the Duke of Maoguo.

Duke Maoguo struck the whip himself, lashing him about ten times before the Imperial Son-in-Law stopped him, snatched the whip, and threw it on the ground. "Your Highness is no stranger to the Crown Prince's tyrannical behavior. Today, you only came to apologize because you injured my son and Huyang's son. If he were just a hunter, would you have let him die an innocent death in the city patrol?"

Duke Maoguo apologized repeatedly, saying, "I will definitely discipline him strictly when I get back."