When Shen Wan got out of bed, her legs were sore and weak.

But my heart feels empty.

Even though he had only just left the capital and probably hadn't even reached Shiliting yet, she was already hoping for his early return.

I was very hungry, but had no appetite; food tasted bland.

Shen Wan was gloomy all day long, and only when the children were around did she have a few smiles on her face.

As evening approached, I sat on the swing, watching the distant mountains and the setting sun, lost in thought.

Yinshuang and Haitang wanted to say a few words of advice to Shenwan, but they didn't know where to begin. Chen Feng and Chen Yu had gone to the border with Xie Jingyan, and they missed them and were worried about the dangers at the border, let alone the princess.

Moreover, the princess not only has to worry about the prince, but also about the marquis and the heir apparent.

It will be fine in a couple of days.

Two maids stood quietly to one side. Just then, a young maid ran in from outside the courtyard gate, excitedly announcing, "Your Highness, someone from the Ministry of Rites has come to deliver good news. They say that Young Mistress Chen has given birth to a boy..."

Shen Wan was in a daze for a moment before realizing that Yun Mo was due to give birth in the next few days.

Because Xie Jingyan was going to the border, and in addition, he had been busy these past few days attending the wedding banquets at the Yan residence, the Right Prime Minister's residence, and the Huyang Princess's residence, he had completely forgotten about this matter.

Shen Wan immediately instructed Haitang, "Have Zhou Mama prepare a congratulatory gift; I will go to offer my congratulations tomorrow."

That night, Shen Wan didn't sleep well. She was used to Xie Jingyan holding her while she slept, and she tossed and turned until the early hours of the morning before finally falling asleep.

She went to bed late and woke up late; by the time Chen Wan woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Yinshuang and Haitang knew she hadn't slept well, so neither of them woke her up. Although they were going to the Ministry of Rites' residence to offer congratulations and visit their great-aunt today, it wouldn't hurt to go later.

After breakfast, Shen Wan took Yin Shuang out of the mansion. When they arrived at the outer courtyard, they saw Xiao Xizi talking to Steward Zhou from afar.

Xiao Xizi looked anxious and hurriedly left.

Manager Zhou turned around, saw Shen Wan, and bowed to her. Shen Wan asked, "What happened?"

Steward Zhou then said, "The Eighth Prince has gone missing..."

Shen Wan frowned. "How could the Eighth Prince have disappeared?"

Steward Zhou said, "Yesterday, the Prince and the Prince of Yanping set off for the border. The Eighth Prince saw the Prince off at the palace, but I didn't see the Eighth Prince on the way there or on the way back. However, people in the palace said that the Eighth Prince left the palace early in the morning. There was a curfew in the palace yesterday, and the Eighth Prince didn't go back..."

The Eighth Prince rarely left the palace, and when he did, he would stay out as late as he could, often returning just before the palace curfew.

After seeing the Eighth Prince off, he didn't return for a long time. The palace servants didn't think much of it, but when the Eighth Prince didn't return even during the palace curfew, this was a big problem.

The palace servants dared not conceal the fact that the Eighth Prince had not returned to the palace, and even went to inform Consort Wang late at night. Consort Wang was worried all night, and when she had no other choice, she informed the Emperor as soon as the morning court session ended. The Emperor then sent people out of the palace to investigate the whereabouts of the Eighth Prince.

Shen Wan found it strange. The Eighth Prince had been going out of the palace to play for quite some time without any incident. A few days ago, the Eighth Prince went out of the palace to play when the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, the Yan Mansion, and the Duke of Du's Mansion held weddings.

If anyone wanted to target the Eighth Prince, they would have done so long ago; there was no need to wait until yesterday.

Thinking back to his past life, the Eighth Prince followed Xie Jingyan to the battlefield...

Could the Eighth Prince have secretly followed us to the border?

Shen Wan thought about it more and more and felt that this possibility could not be ruled out. She instructed Steward Zhou, "Send someone to chase after Xiao Xizi, and have Consort Wang check the Eighth Prince's palace to see if he left any letters. I suspect he went to the border."

Manager Zhou agreed and immediately sent someone to chase after Xiao Xizi.

Shen Wan then took Yin Shuang by carriage to the residence of the Minister of Rites.

The Minister of Rites' household was overjoyed at the birth of a son, and many people came to offer their congratulations. Shen Wan arrived late, and when she got off her carriage, she happened to run into Madam Chen seeing off Madam Yun.

Both of them were all smiles.

I can't help but be happy.

One of them had a new grandson, and the other had a new grandson-in-law; they were both very happy.

Upon seeing Shen Wan, Madam Chen and Madam Yun greeted her, and Shen Wan quickly helped them up, saying, "You're too kind."

Shen Wan exchanged a few words with Madam Yun and asked her to convey her regards to her maternal grandmother, Old Madam Yun, saying that she would visit her at the Yun family in a few days. Madam Yun smiled and said, "Old Madam will be happy to know that you are going to visit her."

The main gate wasn't the place to talk, so Madam Yun went back first, and Madam Chen led Shen Wan to see Yun Mo.

Inside the room, Young Master Chen was with Yun Mo. Yun Mo leaned against a large pillow, a headband tied around her forehead, and her face was filled with happiness.

As Shen Wan entered, Young Master Chen bowed to her and left without disturbing the cousins' private conversation.

Shen Wan looked at Yun Mo and smiled, "Congratulations, cousin, on the birth of your son."

Yun Mo's eyes were full of gratitude. "It's all thanks to you and Prince Ling."

If it weren't for Shen Wan and Prince Ling, she probably wouldn't have met Young Master Chen, let alone married him.

Thinking back to that terrible marriage that was called off, Yunmo felt a deep sense of gratitude.

The wet nurse brought the baby over, and Shen Wan looked at the sleeping child in the swaddling clothes and smiled, "His eyebrows and eyes look just like my cousin-in-law's."

They're not just similar, they're practically identical.

The maidservant covered her mouth and laughed, "The young master was showing off in front of the eldest young master that the young master looks like him. The eldest young master also wanted a nephew who looked like him. He must be very disappointed this time."

Shen Wan couldn't help but chuckle.

Yunmo had just given birth and needed to rest more, so Chen Wan only stayed for a quarter of an hour before taking her leave.

Madam Chen welcomed her into the mansion, and Madam Chen also saw her off when she left.

Shen Wan arrived at a fortunate time; she encountered Madam Yun leaving when she arrived, and coincidentally, Yun Rui came to visit Yun Mo when she left.

Upon seeing Shen Wan, Yun Rui's cheeks flushed. Shen Wan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you blushing so much when you see me?"

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