Shen Wan was persuaded.

However, it wasn't that the Emperor didn't hope Xie Jingyan would bring the child to the palace today; rather, he dared not hope so.

This son has never listened to him.

The Emperor was already used to it.

After playing in the courtyard for a while, the wet nurse took the child down to breastfeed. Xie Jingyan still remembered that before entering the palace, he had said he would come back to accompany Shen Wan to stroll in the garden.

The two strolled around the garden. Just as they reached the garden entrance, Chen Feng, who had gone to check the silks, returned and reported to Xie Jingyan, "Those silks were tribute items. However, when they were sent to the capital, smallpox was discovered there, and the palace strictly prohibited people from entering or leaving. The silks couldn't be sent into the palace, so they were stored in a place outside the palace. The next morning, someone from the palace went to collect two boxes of silks with a token from the Clothing Bureau. These were the same two boxes that were sent to the Prince's Mansion."

After a pause, Chen Feng continued, "I have already asked Eunuch Yuan to help investigate who left the palace from the Clothing Bureau those two days..."

This was done flawlessly. If the silk hadn't entered the Ling Prince's mansion and escaped the control of the person behind it, she and Xie Jingyan would have been doomed.

After bringing down Empress Song, Prince Cheng fled in fear of punishment, thinking that he had avenged his great grudge from his past life and could finally breathe a sigh of relief. But then came something even more ruthless.

If this person isn't found soon, Shen Wan will have no peace of mind.

...

After dinner, Shen Wan took a stroll in the courtyard and then went back to the house. The wet nurse put the child on the small couch.

The little one lay there, struggling to lift his head, but he couldn't hold on for long. Chen Wan teased him with a small bell. The little one wanted to take it, but couldn't climb up, and kicked his little legs in frustration. It was so cute!

When the child got tired of playing, the nanny took him down to sleep. With nothing else to do, Shen Wan read books to pass the time.

Yinshuang checked the water clock and realized it was getting late, so she asked the kitchen to bring hot water.

The bathtub was full of water, and Yinshuang had thoughtfully sprinkled flower petals on it. Chen Wan soaked in the bathtub, feeling incredibly comfortable.

After taking a hot bath, Shen Wan put on her undergarments, sat down at her dressing table, and applied some perfume to her ears and wrists. Just as she finished applying it, Xie Jingyan returned.

Upon seeing him return, Haitang tugged at Yinshuang, and the two maids withdrew.

These two maids are far too perceptive.

Shen Wan's ears turned red without her realizing it. Hearing the door close, Shen Wan stood up and, unusually, opened her arms to Xie Jingyan, wanting him to hug her.

Xie Jingyan hadn't expected Shen Wan to be so enthusiastic. After suppressing his feelings for more than three months, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. He picked Shen Wan up and carried her to the bed.

Shen Wan buried her head in his chest. Even though they had already had a child, she couldn't help but feel her cheeks burning.

However, Shen Wan soon realized that her face was flushed too early. After putting her on the bed, the man pulled the blanket over her and wrapped her up tightly. "Go to sleep early."

Shen Wan, “…???”

Shen Wan was stunned.

She stared at Xie Jingyan with her clear, bright eyes.

As a result, Xie Jingyan left without saying a word.

Shen Wan was furious.

She's been married to Xie Jingyan for so long, and she's only initiated intimacy three times.

As a result, she was furious every single time.

He either pushed her away or wrapped her up, and she would never take the initiative a fourth time, no matter what.

Shen Wan turned to her side, huffing and puffing, ready to go to sleep.

She was filled with shame and anger and couldn't fall asleep. Finally, she wondered if Xie Jingyan had something to do that required him to leave the manor late at night. Just as she convinced herself, that guy came back.

The person who usually cuddles her to sleep actually took a blanket from the closet, which almost made Shen Wan so angry that she vomited blood.

Unable to bear it any longer, Shen Wan gritted her teeth and said, "Why don't you sleep in the study?"

Xie Jingyan raised an eyebrow. "Are you angry?"

"No!"

They still say no, I'm so angry I could turn into a pufferfish.

Although Xie Jingyan had brought himself a blanket, he hugged Shen Wan through the blanket and whispered in her ear, "I asked Doctor Tao, and he said that you've just finished your postpartum confinement period and it's not advisable to have sex. Wait a few more days..."

boom.

Shen Wan's face turned bright red instantly.

It was so red it looked like it was dripping blood.

Why is this bastard even asking Doctor Tao about this?!

How did he manage to ask that question?

If it weren't going to work, would she be so proactive? He asked Dr. Tao, who would surely tell him to wait a few days and be patient, as if she were in a great hurry.

Considering that she was the one who took the initiative tonight, he wouldn't believe her if she said she wasn't anxious. Shen Wan said angrily, "I can endure this for a lifetime!"

"I can't tolerate that..."

Let alone enduring it for a lifetime, it's questionable whether he can even hold back tonight.

The moment this woman takes the initiative, he'd give his life for her.

Even though they were holding each other through the blanket, the faint, delicate fragrance in his nose was like a feather teasing his heart, causing him immense torment.

He should really sleep in the study.

Noticing that the child in his arms was still angry, Xie Jingyan suppressed a smile and said, "I like the way you take the initiative."

Ahhh!

He also said!

Shen Wan said angrily, "I'm never taking the initiative again!"

It seems she's really angry. Xie Jingyan knows Shen Wan is shy, and he wouldn't even dare to dream of her taking the initiative. He has to appease her, or there won't be a next time.

Xie Jingyan coaxed softly, "I've never been so happy as I am tonight. This is the first time you've been so proactive..."

Shen Wan glared at Xie Jingyan and said, "This is the third time I've taken the initiative!"

Xie Jingyan was stunned. "The third time? When were the other two?"

Shen Wan was really about to be driven crazy by him.

She didn't want to talk to him anymore, but Xie Jingyan wouldn't agree if she didn't say so.

After learning that Shen Wan had taken the initiative after discovering that the jade pendant was given to her by her elder brother, he pushed her away just like he did tonight. The man suddenly felt that he was holding a warm and fragrant jade in his arms, and that the suffering of being able to look but not to enjoy it was all his own doing.

This woman is so subtle even when she takes the initiative.

Before Shen Wan fell into a deep sleep, he gritted his teeth and whispered in her ear, "You have to make it up to me."

If it weren't for the fact that she had to take the child to the palace tomorrow, Shen Wan would really want to pay him a hammer.

I slept well all night.

Well, only Shen Wan slept well; that other gentleman didn't sleep well at all.

At the prime of his life, he endured more than three months of hardship, which already weakened his resolve. Then, Shen Wan took the initiative, and the torment was something no man could bear.

This gentleman got up earlier than usual to practice martial arts, and when he returned to his room, he was incredibly unsatisfied.

After breakfast, Xie Jingyan took Shen Wan and the child into the palace. Usually, when they went out of the mansion, Xie Jingyan would accompany Shen Wan in a carriage. Today, the wet nurse carried the child and rode in the carriage with Shen Wan, while the master could only ride a horse.

Shen Wan was worried that the child was too young to withstand the bumpy ride in the carriage, but thankfully the child slept soundly and didn't fuss at all.

The carriage entered the palace without any obstruction, and instead of stopping at the horse parking area, it stopped directly at the place closest to the Imperial Study.

Xie Jingyan dismounted and helped Shen Wan down from the carriage. The wet nurse handed the child to Shen Wan before getting off herself.

This was quite a grand affair to enter the palace.

Seeing Shen Wan holding the child in her arms, the palace servants passing by all turned their heads and cast envious glances.

The child that Princess Ling is holding in her arms is the eldest grandson of the emperor.

No one in the entire capital is more fortunate than Princess Ling. Prince Ling dotes on her endlessly, and the emperor's eldest grandson, whom he values ​​highly, was born to her.