This is Yan Cheng's first time raising a child.
He stared at the boy's pink little face, and his heart softened.
In this backward era and chaotic period, Yan Cheng wants to give this child the most sincere blessings and expectations.
After a moment's contemplation, he whispered, "From today on, your nickname will be Ping An. I wish you a peaceful life, free from any suffering."
Leng Yan looked at Yan Cheng's gentle profile and moved his fingers hanging by his side.
That was Yan Cheng's expectation for the newborn, and it was also his own wish.
Raising children is never an easy task.
Especially for someone like Yan Cheng who has never had any experience.
In the first few days of raising the child, even though Ping An was surrounded by many experienced maids to take care of him, Yan Cheng was still full of worries and felt very uneasy.
After the Yongwang Mansion became more peaceful, Yan Cheng always had trouble falling asleep at night.
So he would quietly get up, go to Ping'an's room, and gently push open the door, for fear that any noise would wake up Ping'an who was sleeping soundly.
Only when he stood by the bed and looked at her peaceful sleeping face did he feel a little at ease.
During the day, after Yan Cheng finishes his work, he will go to see Ping An first.
He would carefully ask the maids about the children's diet, how much milk they drank at each meal, and whether they vomited.
If the child eats a little less, he will become worried and wonder if the child is unwell.
Yan Cheng would also personally check Ping An's clothes to see if they were soft and comfortable and would not abrade the baby's delicate skin.
Whenever Ping'an cried, his heart would wrench in his throat. He would pace anxiously and keep asking the maids the reason.
Are you hungry? Thirsty? Or feeling unwell?
Once Ping'an fell ill, Yan Cheng was so anxious that he got several blisters in his mouth.
He asked Doctor Dong and the doctor trained by Nanny Liu to take Ping An's pulse, and he stayed by the side, not daring to take his eyes off the child for a moment.
The doctor prescribed the medicine, and Yan Cheng personally supervised the nanny feeding the medicine to the child.
For some unknown reason, Ping'an became very ill this time and it took him several days to recover.
During this period, Yan Cheng was worried about his nephew's health and fell into extreme anxiety.
Every slight sound, every cry of a child would make his heart rise to his throat, and his spirit would always be tense, with no chance of relaxation.
The worries and anxieties day and night, like heavy shackles, slowly crushed Yan Cheng's body and mind.
He suffered from insomnia all night long. Whenever he closed his eyes, he would dream that Ping An was seriously ill and could not recover, and then... he and Prince Ding crossed the Yellow Springs Road together.
His appetite gradually diminished, his once robust body became increasingly thin, and his face became pale and haggard.
Finally, under such mental torture, Yan Cheng made himself sick.
He lay on the bed, weak and powerless, but still thinking about Xiao Ping'an's condition.
"Acheng, come here, open your mouth and drink the medicine."
Leng Yan held the bowl of steaming medicine, blew gently to warm it, and then carefully brought it to Yan Cheng's mouth.
Leng Yan personally prepared this medicine for Yan Cheng. He stayed by his side the entire time, keeping an eye on the temperature, fearing that any mistake would affect the efficacy of the medicine.
People who are usually healthy and rarely get sick, once they fall ill, they will feel like a mountain of illness is overwhelming them.
Yan Cheng was running a high fever at the moment, his head was like a mess, and he felt drowsy all over.
When he heard Leng Yan's voice, Yan Cheng took great effort to open his eyes in a daze.
When he heard Leng Yan asking him to open his mouth, he subconsciously opened his mouth obediently.
However, as soon as the bitter medicine entered his mouth, Yan Cheng's brows instantly furrowed.
He first swallowed the mouthful with difficulty, then quickly pulled the quilt up to cover the lower half of his face, leaving only a pair of dark eyes exposed.
He stared at Leng Yan, his eyes seemed to express how hateful Leng Yan was, for daring to feed him such bitter and difficult-to-swallow medicine.
Yan Cheng rarely showed such a childish side, and Leng Yan laughed at once.
But after laughing enough, he still had to coax Yan Cheng to take medicine.
Leng Yan said softly, "My prince, if you don't take the medicine and your health continues to deteriorate, you won't be able to see Ping An anymore, or you'll pass the disease on to Ping An."
Yan Cheng vaguely felt that what he said made sense, but something seemed to be wrong.
But after thinking about it, I still couldn't figure out what was wrong, so I had to open my mouth again.
He wants to recover from his illness as soon as possible and then go to see Ping An.
If it were a normal time, Yan Cheng would have noticed that what was wrong was Leng Yan's tone.
That soft voice is so similar to the tone he uses when he coaxes Ping An!
After three days of suffering, Yan Cheng finally recovered and looked much more energetic than before.
When it was time to take the medicine, Leng Yan came in on time with the medicine bowl: "Acheng, it's time to take the medicine."
Yan Cheng suddenly thought: Dalang, take the medicine.
After a moment of silence, he picked up the bowl, brought it to his mouth, tilted his head back and drank the bitter medicine in one gulp.
Leng Yan took out the candied fruit at the right time. Yan Cheng looked at his concerned eyes and felt something in his heart.
After eating the candied fruit, the bitterness in his mouth instantly disappeared a lot. Yan Chengwei raised his head and looked at Leng Yan's heroic face.
In a trance, he remembered Leng Yan's previous confession.
At that time, due to various concerns, he was still hesitant and wavering, and did not dare to accept this relationship easily.
Later, various things happened one after another, leaving him no time to think about love.
And now, at this moment when they were alone, he thought of Leng Yan's sincere feelings again.
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