Deyuelou.

The Prince of Yanping and his companions were almost full from eating roasted meat, but Shen Du still hadn't arrived.

Is this a gift to encourage childbirth, or is she going to the Ling Prince's mansion to give birth?

Tang Ze picked up a piece of sizzling, oily roasted mutton and stuffed it into his mouth, thoroughly enjoying it.

I was eating when there was a knock on the door.

"You've finally arrived."

Before the Prince of Yanping could finish speaking, the door was pushed open and a servant entered.

It wasn't Shen Du who came, but Shen Du's servant.

Tang Ze asked, "Where is your master?"

The servant said, "Princess Ling has given birth to a baby boy. The young master said he will be here in a while, so please eat first and don't wait for him."

The Crown Prince of Yanping was stunned. "She gave birth so quickly?"

Didn't Shen Du say that she would give birth in a few days?

He sent a gift to encourage childbirth, and then the baby was born?

Are birth-inducing rituals really that effective?

The princes of Yanping and their companions looked at each other.

The Crown Prince of Yanping said, "I haven't seen the newborn baby yet. Would you like to go and take a look?"

Lu Cheng said, "Isn't it inappropriate to go empty-handed when visiting the eldest grandson of the emperor for the first time?"

Tang Ze said, "You're right. It wouldn't be good to go empty-handed when visiting Brother Jingyan's son for the first time. Let's climb over the wall and take a quick look first, and then go for a proper visit later?"

Prince Yanping, “…”

Lu Cheng, "..."

Du Cheng'an, "..."

This thought process is truly amazing.

But there's a tiny bit of truth to it.

"Then let's go."

Prince Yanping and his entourage got up and headed outside.

Du Chengan only realized what was happening when the three of them were almost out of the private room.

That's because the corner of his mouth kept twitching.

Is this okay?

Du Cheng'an followed them downstairs while twitching his lips.

I have to admit that following around Prince Yanping and his group has made me feel much smarter than before.

The four men rode swiftly to the Ling Prince's residence, tied their horses up, and lightly leaped inside.

Inside the house, the midwife wiped the blood off the baby, wrapped the baby in a warm cotton-padded coat, and then carried the baby outside.

My uncle brought a gift to encourage childbirth, and when he left, the baby was born right on time, so of course I had to let my uncle see it.

Shen Du waited patiently in the main hall, while Xie Jingyan went into the inner room. By then, the maid had already cleaned up Shen Wan. Because the labor had not lasted long, she did not faint from exhaustion. In fact, she did not eat the food that Doctor Tao had prepared for her, fearing that she would give birth until nightfall and that she would be too weak.

Xie Jingyan sat down by the bed and kissed him on the forehead. "You've worked hard."

Shen Wan shook her head and asked, "Where's the child? Have you seen him?"

Xie Jingyan said, "I glanced at him when he came in, and his eyebrows and eyes look like your older brother's."

I'm very unhappy.

Hearing that sarcastic tone, Chen Wan chuckled, "A nephew is like an uncle."

The midwife wrapped the baby up, just as Xie Jingyan came in. The midwife thought Xie Jingyan was in a hurry to see the baby, so she picked up the baby and went to him. Xie Jingyan's eyes swept over the baby's face and then walked towards the bed.

The two midwives were stunned. In their more than 20 years of delivering babies, this was the first time they had ever seen someone who was not in a hurry to see the child but was eager to see the daughter-in-law.

The midwives were incredibly envious of Shen Wan, thinking about how the Prince of Ling doted on his wife to the point of taking her pregnancy for her.

Although Prince Ling didn't look after the children, his heart and eyes were full of Princess Ling. But someone who loves his wife so much must love the children too.

Let's take the child to see his/her uncle first.

Xie Jingyan held Shen Wan's hand and asked her, "Does it still hurt?"

Shen Wan shook her head. "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Moving around more often helped me give birth faster and with less suffering.

Xie Jingyan was overjoyed, and the entire Prince's mansion was rewarded with half a year's salary. The servants were all smiles.

Shen Du waited in the main hall. The midwife brought the baby in, and Shen Du quickly went over to see. Everyone said that babies are wrinkled when they are born, but his little nephew's skin was not wrinkled at all, and had a light pink color. It was just too small. Shen Du wanted to hold the baby but did not dare to touch him.

The midwife said, "It's very rare to see a newborn baby with so much black hair."

Yinshuang covered her mouth and laughed, "The one you're holding in your arms is the eldest grandson of the emperor. There's only one like him in the entire Great Chu."

There will be many grandsons of the emperor in the future, but there will always only be one eldest grandson.

The midwife listened and repeatedly agreed. She was overjoyed to have such a distinguished person deliver her baby.

Prince Yanping and his entourage scaled the wall and entered Prince Ling's residence. The guards of Prince Ling's residence did not stop them when they saw it was them. Prince Yanping and his entourage arrived at Moyuxuan with ease. After asking if the child was in the main hall, they went directly to the main hall.

Seeing the way the midwife was teaching Shen Du how to hold the baby, and how Shen Du looked as if she was afraid of dropping the baby, the midwife couldn't help but laugh. "Relax, it's not that easy to hurt the baby."

Prince Yanping and his companions gathered around Shen Du.

Tang Ze looked at the child, then at Shen Du, and said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have thought this was your son. He looks so much like you, Brother Shen."

My nephew looks just like me, and I'm so happy. It's a pity my father isn't in Kyoto. If he were here, he would be overjoyed.

Shen Du said, "I'm afraid my son won't look as much like me when he's born."

The Prince of Yanping patted Chen Du on the shoulder and laughed, "One shouldn't be too greedy. Your nephew is like you, and your son is like you too."

Shen Du thought about it and agreed.

His nephew looks like him, and when his son is born, he looks like the child's uncle, and he accepts that too.

But thinking of the Prince An's unruly nature, Shen Du's lips twitched.

It's one thing if he looks like the Prince of An, but if he also has the same personality, he'll be driven mad with anger.

The child's uncle must be corrected before he is born.

Looking at the child's rosy cheeks and bright, grape-like eyes, it truly melts my heart.

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