Chapter 502 Gu Jiawan

Looking at the child, Meng Jinyao felt that he was adorable no matter how she looked at him, and all the hard work was worth it.

Gu Jingxi looked at her gentle smile and the loving look in her eyes when she looked at the child. She had a vague feeling that from this day forward, she was about to lose favor, and that her favor would be taken away by a newborn baby.

Gu Jingxi called her wistfully, "Ayao."

Meng Jinyao was preoccupied with her child and didn't notice the odd tone in his voice. She said softly, "Husband, our son is so cute. He's very well-behaved even when he's asleep."

Gu Jingxi: "...?"

Whose child is naughty when asleep? Whose child is restless when asleep? Mothers can find joy in even the most ordinary things when looking after their children.

Meng Jinyao looked up at Gu Jingxi, then looked down at her son. After carefully comparing them, she couldn't tell whether her son looked like her husband or herself. So she said, "I guess he's still young and hasn't fully grown yet. It's too early to tell whether he looks like you or me."

Gu Jingxi hummed in agreement.

Meng Jinyao added, "But his features are really handsome; he'll definitely be handsome when he grows up."

Gu Jingxi: "..."

He couldn't understand how Ayao could lie so blatantly. Although he was the father and adored the little guy, he respected the facts and couldn't bring himself to praise the child's good looks. The child was wrinkled and rather ugly, certainly not good-looking at all.

He reached out and gently touched his son's face, wondering, "We always thought he was a girl. When I named him, he even responded to me. How come he was born a boy? The names we thought of are no longer needed."

Meng Jinyao was silent for a moment before replying, "Husband, is it possible that he didn't like the name back then, but was protesting?"

Gu Jingxi: "..."

Meng Jinyao asked, "Besides thinking about your daughter's name, did you also think about your son's name?"

Gu Jingxi replied matter-of-factly, "When I was naming him, this brat responded to me, so I just assumed he was a girl. Why would I need to think of a son's name?"

Meng Jinyao said, "Now you can think of a name that a boy can use."

Looking at his son who was fast asleep, Gu Jingxi made a decisive decision: "Don't rush to name him. Let's decide on his formal name in a few days. His nickname will be Wanwan."

Meng Jinyao was stunned: "Wan... Wanwan?"

Gu Jingxi nodded slightly: "I don't need your formal name, but I can always use your nickname."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jinyao repeated the nickname twice in her mind, then glanced at her son who knew nothing, and hesitated, saying, "But doesn't it seem unmanly for a boy to have this nickname?"

Gu Jingxi said dismissively, "Mo Bai's son's nickname is Xiaoxiao, doesn't that make him even less manly?"

Meng Jinyao: "...Can you compare them like that?" After saying that, she thought of the nickname she had come up with and decided not to waste it. "Wanwan it is, it's better than calling me Gou Dan."

Gu Jingxi chuckled softly: "That's not enough to name him Dog Egg."

And so, the nickname of the Fourth Young Master Gu was decided without his knowledge. Later events proved that the nickname was indeed a good choice and suited him very well, but that's another story.

Meng Jinyao said, "Husband, I'm hungry."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi immediately instructed the wet nurse to come and take the child away, and then ordered the maid to prepare a meal.

After dinner, Meng Jinyao wanted to sleep again. It was already late, so Gu Jingxi went to the bathroom to wash up and then came back to sleep with her. She was still in her postpartum period, but unlike other couples, they didn't sleep in separate rooms during that time.

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The next day.

The news of Gu Jingxi having a son late in life has spread to the homes of various ministers, and even many ordinary people have learned about it. As people discuss it, more and more people are becoming aware of it.

Emperor Jingwen learned of this from his trusted eunuch and was pleased for his minister. He said, "Make preparations, I will personally write an imperial edict."

Having served Emperor Jingwen for many years, the eunuch was familiar with the emperor's ways. He asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, are you about to issue an imperial edict appointing the Fourth Prince Gu as the heir apparent to the Marquis of Changxing?"

Emperor Jingwen nodded and said, "This is Minister Gu's eldest son, and he should be made the heir apparent. Tomorrow is the baby's third-day celebration. Should this imperial edict be issued at the baby's third-day celebration or at the full moon celebration?"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch recalled the memorial submitted by the Marquis of Lin'an yesterday requesting the conferment of a title upon his heir. He sighed inwardly, thinking that the Marquis of Changxing was truly favored by the Emperor. While other families' heirs had to petition the Emperor for a title, the Marquis of Changxing's son didn't even need to personally request it; the Emperor had already written the imperial edict himself.

The eunuch thought for a moment and replied, "Your Majesty, I think it would be better to issue the decree on the day of the full moon banquet. There will be many guests that day. Although Marquis Changxing is not the kind of person who cares about face, he will definitely like this kind of respectability."

Emperor Jingwen nodded, agreeing with his trusted eunuch's words. He decreed that when there were many guests, everyone should witness that the Marquis of Changxing's mansion had a new heir, and that a gift should be sent to the Gu family on the day of the baby's third-day celebration.

A moment later, Emperor Jingwen asked again, "Has the name of Minister Gu's eldest son been decided yet?"

The eunuch replied, "This servant has not heard of this. However, if you wish to write the imperial edict now, you can leave the name blank for now and write it down when you learn the name of the Fourth Young Master Gu."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingwen immediately ordered his trusted eunuch to prepare writing materials.

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Meanwhile, Gu Jingxi had no idea that Emperor Jingwen had already prepared an imperial edict to appoint his son as heir apparent. He hadn't thought about the heir apparent at the moment and was still thinking about how to compete with his son for favor. His son had only just been born, but A Yao's attention was already elsewhere. She talked about her son all the time, and last night he even heard A Yao calling out his son's nickname in her sleep, which made him even more depressed.

Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder, their voice tinged with amusement, and asked, "Gu Yaoling, how does it feel to have a child late in life?"

Gu Jingxi slowly raised his head and saw Qi Yunwen looking at him with a smile. He shook his head slightly and said, "Not really. I just feel that he is quite capable for his young age."

Qi Yunwen asked blankly, "He was only born yesterday, what skills could he possibly have?"

Gu Jingxi replied with a resentful tone, "Don't pretend with me. You've been there, you know what I mean."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yunwen seemed to understand something and quickly realized what was going on. She then let out a gloating laugh and offered a fake comfort: "Yaoling, just take it easy. When a woman has a child, her mind will definitely not be on her husband, especially when she first has a child. The novelty is still strong. But when the child grows up a bit, especially when she reaches the mischievous age, she will remember how good you are and devote her heart to you again."

Gu Jingxi asked, "What you mean by 'your heart is set on you' is that when the child is naughty, your sister-in-law can't bear to hit the child, but turns around and disciplines you, the father, and then you feel bad after disciplining him, so she coaxes you with a few words? When you are jealous and throw a tantrum at her, she embroiders a sachet for you and makes you feel better, but then you turn around and find that she made a set of clothes for the child, and the sachet was just something she made for you on the side?"

Qi Yunwen: "..."

How could you say something so hurtful?

He quickly shook his head, stubbornly saying, "You can't say that. I was quite naughty when I was a child, and my child's personality is like mine. Isn't she angry? I'll let her teach me a lesson and she'll feel better. It's like flirting, nothing serious. As for embroidering a sachet to appease me, but making clothes for the child, isn't that just the child being difficult? I'm not a child, I don't need to be appeased like that."

Gu Jingxi glanced at him, wanting to make a sarcastic remark, but after thinking about it, she realized that given how much A Yao adored Wanwan, Mo Bai's present might be her future. She decided to be careful with her words to avoid being mocked in the future.