The wet nurse arrived quickly.

However, because the room was small and it was difficult to move around with so many people, the wet nurse was moved to the west room, and Dingxiang went there to take care of the baby.

When Song Xibai woke up, it was almost dusk. Golden sunlight shone in through the small window, casting a pale golden glow on everything in the room.

She blinked, her blurry vision focusing, and then she saw the Crown Prince sitting in front of the bed.

"How long have I been asleep?"

As soon as Song Xibai opened his mouth, he realized that his voice was low and hoarse, obviously from sleeping for too long.

When the Crown Prince saw that she had woken up, he quickly leaned closer and asked her a whole bunch of questions.

"Qingqing, are you alright? Is anything hurting? Are you hungry? Should we call Dingxiang over to take a look?"

Song Xibai felt a warm feeling in her heart, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

I'm a little thirsty.

The prince got up and walked quickly to the table, poured a cup of water from the pot, tested the water temperature, and then brought it over.

Song Xibai gulped it down in one go, still feeling it wasn't enough.

The prince hurriedly poured another cup.

When she asked for a third cup, the Crown Prince stopped her, saying, "The nannies are making soup, it will be brought in soon. Wait a minute, drink the soup first."

Song Xibai nodded, propped herself up on her elbows, and sat up a little to ask about the child.

"Dingxiang is watching from next door! Qingqing, you've worked so hard. Both children are doing well."

The prince spoke softly, reached out and touched her face, and placed a kiss on her forehead.

“If Dingxiang hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known that your pregnancy was so difficult and that you suffered so much during childbirth.” The Crown Prince’s expression darkened.

The Crown Prince used to think that the more children the better, after all, this was the education he received from childhood. Whether in the palace or outside the palace, people believed that more children meant more blessings, and the more children a family had, the more prosperous it would be.

But now, the Crown Prince doesn't think that way anymore.

Song Xibai checked her pulse and found that she was somewhat deficient, but not in a particularly serious way; she would recover after a period of rest.

Although the months of pregnancy were indeed difficult, and she even had to stay in bed for a period of time, she was in good health and young, so she recovered quickly.

Judging from the prince's expression, it's unclear what Dingxiang said to him...

Song Xibai didn't ask any questions, and instead started talking about other things.

“I previously asked Mr. Jin to send someone to contact Consort Shu. She should still be waiting for news. Your Highness, don’t forget about this. Consort Shu must have important evidence in her possession.”

The crown prince nodded.

"Don't worry, just get some rest!"

During the day and night that Song Xibai gave birth, the Crown Prince was not idle. After contacting Mr. Jin, he learned about the various events that had occurred during this period and also learned about the subsequent plans.

Perfectly, this plan aligns with what he's plotting.

Last night he summoned his trusted advisors and finalized the follow-up matters.

Early this morning, Imperial Physician Fu went to deliver a reply to Consort Shu.

As the two were talking, Dingxiang and Wei Hong walked in one after the other.

"Master, the soup is ready."

Dingxiang looked at the Crown Prince with disdain: "The place is too small, Your Highness, you should leave! If you stay here any longer, you'll disturb Xixi's rest, which wouldn't be good."

Her tone was somewhat stiff, but the Crown Prince didn't seem to care at all. After whispering a few words to Song Xibai, he got up and left.

With Wei Hong's help, Song Xibai sat up higher and took the small soup bowl, drinking it sip by sip.

"This soup contains some poria cocos, yam, and angelica root. It tastes a bit strange, but you can drink it first."

Dingxiang walked to the foot of the bed and lifted the blanket.

Song Xibai felt a chill in her legs and almost choked on the soup.

What are you doing?

"Look at your postpartum condition! You don't know it yourself, but you bled a lot when you gave birth, it scared me."

At the time, Dingxiang thought of several ways to treat metrorrhagia. Fortunately, she didn't have to use them in the end.

"Maybe it's because you had twins, so the bleeding was a bit heavy?"

Song Xibai finished the rest of the soup in one gulp, touched her still soft stomach, and tried her best to ignore the embarrassment.

"I just checked his pulse, and there's nothing seriously wrong. By the way, what did you say to the Crown Prince earlier? Why did he seem so nervous?"

After checking her over and confirming that there was nothing wrong, Dingxiang carefully covered her with the blanket again.

"If I didn't say that, would he feel sorry for you?"

Dingxiang rolled her eyes.

"Aunt Liu said a lot! What kind of men are they? They're so good before marriage, but after their wives give birth, they find new women. Or they don't care about their wives' health at all, and just keep getting them pregnant and giving birth, two children in three years or even one child a year."

At this point, Dingxiang suddenly turned her head, her face serious.

"Don't be soft-hearted, refuse him when you should. Having too many children will make you age faster!"

Song Xibai's lips twitched. What kind of talk was that!

Unexpectedly, the root of the problem lay with the midwife! She had never met such a gossipy midwife before.

"Where is Granny Liu? Did she go back?"

"No! She was taken back to Mr. Jin's place by the Crown Prince's men, but she said she would come back on the third-day celebration day. Midwives all make money from this!"

Song Xibai let out a breath.

"Given the current situation, let's not hold the third-day celebration. Let's give fifty taels of silver to compensate Granny Liu!"

The two talked for a while, asking and answering questions. Suddenly, Song Xibai's expression changed and she frowned.

The next moment, a faint sobbing sound came from the other room.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with the child?"

She was eager to get out of bed, but Dingxiang quickly pressed her back down.

"Don't worry, I'll go take a look."

She walked out quickly, and soon returned with a flustered wet nurse.

Like the wet nurses and midwives, the wet nurses had been found on the estate beforehand. They didn't know Song Xibai's true identity, only that she came from a wealthy family and addressed her as "Madam" according to Commander Yue.

"Madam, the young master refuses to nurse."

Song Xibai's gaze fell on her arms.

In the tiny swaddling clothes, the frail baby sobbed weakly, his eyes still closed, twisting his body, desperately resisting the wet nurse's embrace.

Song Xibai's heart softened instantly.

Give it to me!

She took the child from the wet nurse.

The baby seemed to know that this was her mother. After being held by Song Xibai, she stopped struggling, but still whimpered.

Song Xibai thought for a moment, then opened her clothes and pulled him closer to her chest.

Colostrum is rich in nutrients and is the best food for newborns, as it can also enhance their immunity.

Perhaps it was a telepathic connection, or perhaps it was because the little guy was starving, but he actually started eating.

However, Song Xibai had just given birth and didn't have much breast milk, so he ate with great difficulty for a long time.

After he finished eating, Song Xibai spoke.

"Bring my daughter over here too."

Both are her precious children; she can't favor one over the other and only let one of them eat!

The wet nurse was a gentle person, and immediately turned around and took the other child as well.