"Oh dear, Your Highness, please don't cry! This old servant can see the young master's head. Please try harder!"
The midwife noticed the change in the child and immediately said happily to Lin Yuxin.
Lin Yuxin took a deep breath, forgetting all about crying. She had made up her mind that when this brat came out, she would definitely spank him!
Then Lin Yuxin began another round of labor. Li Xiaochen was by the bedside, holding Lin Yuxin's hand and giving her strength.
This delivery wasn't as arduous as before, but it was strangely quick. In less than fifteen minutes, as the first rays of dawn shone into Lin Yuxin's room, everyone finally heard the long-awaited cry of a newborn baby.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
"She gave birth! She's finally given birth!"
The family members outside heard the baby crying and wept with joy. It had been such a difficult night! Thankfully, Xin Xin is alright!
Lin Yuxin was so exhausted she fainted!
Li Xiaochen stayed by Lin Yuxin's side the whole time, afraid that if he wasn't there, Yuxin would be gone.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! The Princess Consort has given birth to a daughter!"
The midwife wrapped the baby up, then looked at Li Xiaochen with a happy expression.
"Yes! Take it out and show it to them!"
Li Xiaochen looked at the child with affection; this was his and Xin Xin's child. Then he gave instructions to the midwife.
"yes!"
After the midwife left, Li Xiaochen held Lin Yuxin's hand, his eyes filled with heartache and love.
"Xinxin! Thank you for your hard work, and... thank you!"
Thank you for giving me a home, thank you for loving me!
Lin Yuxin woke up again the next day. This childbirth was too physically demanding. After waking up, she still felt weak and drank several drops of undiluted fairy dew before she felt a little better.
After she came to her senses, Lieyan and Xiaodie walked in.
"The princess is awake? I'll go and wake the prince!"
When Xiaodie saw that Lin Yuxin had woken up, she happily ran out.
"Your Highness, please get up and have some ginseng soup. This was ordered by the Prince to be prepared in advance so you can drink it when you wake up."
Lie Yan placed the tray on the table, then served Lin Yuxin a bowl and said respectfully.
Lin Yuxin also sat up, picked up the bowl of ginseng soup, and drank it down in a few gulps.
Although she gave birth all night, she was in good physical condition, so she didn't suffer much physical loss, but she still needed to take supplements! She knew that.
Lin Yuxin had just finished drinking when Li Xiaochen strode in.
"Xin Xin is awake? Is she feeling unwell?"
Li Xiaochen looked Lin Yuxin up and down and asked with concern.
"It's nothing, I'm perfectly fine. It's just that kid was too much trouble, he made me hurt all night! But he came out as soon as you got back, looks like he was waiting for you!"
Lin Yuxin still feels a bit scared when she talks about it, mainly because it hurt so much!
"You've had a tough time, Xin Xin, but she's not a boy, she's a daughter. You've given birth to a daughter."
Li Xiaochen coaxed her gently, but he also caught the problem in her words: This girl, after giving birth for so long, still doesn't know what she gave birth to?
"daughter?"
Lin Yuxin was taken aback. She had been calling him "son" since she was pregnant, and over time she got used to it and naturally assumed that she was carrying a son.
She hadn't carefully checked her pulse herself, so she overlooked it, and now this whole blunder has happened! Lin Yuxin just wants to disappear into the ground for days!
"Alright, your daughter is adorable too! My heart melted just looking at her, I'm sure you'll like her too!"
Li Xiaochen thought she didn't like her daughter and tried to comfort her.
"Who says I don't like daughters? She's my own flesh and blood! I just feel a little ashamed. I used to call her 'son' all the time without ever checking my pulse to make sure. Now that I've had a daughter, what will other people think! Waaah, it's so embarrassing!"
Lin Yuxin felt incredibly stupid just thinking about it!
"Heh! Xin Xin, do you really care about what others think? Aren't you fearless? You dare to storm enemy camps and even make explosives, are you afraid of what others say?"
Li Xiaochen couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lin Yuxin's embarrassed appearance; this was the first time he had ever seen Lin Yuxin so awkward.
"Oh, you're making fun of me!"
Lin Yuxin playfully punched him, pretending to be angry as she spoke.
"No, how could I dare!"
The two playfully teased each other for a while, and the tension and fear during childbirth disappeared at this moment, leaving only joy and happiness.
"What about your daughter? Have you named her yet?"
Lin Yuxin's mood finally improved, and she remembered her precious daughter.
"I thought you'd forgotten! Our daughter is so beautiful, the Zhao family and several people in the palace all adore her. They find excuses to peek at her every day, and right now they're teasing her in the next room. Her formal name is Li Qingyan, you can choose her nickname!"
Li Xiaochen teased Lin Yuxin before laughing.
"With this name, it seems that girl is truly a heartthrob! Hehe! Let's call her Fu Bao as her nickname! She's our family's lucky baby!"
Lin Yuxin smiled and thought for a moment before speaking.
"Okay, let's call him Fu Bao! It sounds nice!"
Li Xiaochen nodded in agreement.
Lin Yuxin suddenly remembered something important, so she asked Li Xiaochen:
"Why did you suddenly come back? Is the war over?"
"Yes, it ended half a month ago. Of the three generals of Zhao, one died, one was captured, and only Zhou Pu was still alive. Moreover, we also defeated two cities of him. The Zhao emperor surrendered directly and signed a ten-year treaty of peaceful coexistence. We also spent 300,000 taels of silver to ransom General Hu."
"For some reason, internal strife broke out in the Northern Frontier, so I sent Leng Han to the Northern Frontier to stir things up. Not long after, the four major families also started fighting amongst themselves. So when they fought us later, they couldn't even use their Gu worms. This shows that Gu worms are in very short supply in their country right now. It seems that their own Gu worms have been controlled."
"Not long after, the people from the Northern Frontier also retreated. I finished dealing with the matter and rushed back, but I was still a little too late."
Li Xiaochen put his arm around Lin Yuxin's shoulder, letting her lean on him to make her more comfortable, and then they talked about the border.
"I know roughly what's going on in northern Xinjiang."
Lin Yuxin suddenly gave a mysterious smile and said.
"Oh? Then may Your Highness speak?"
Li Xiaochen chuckled and asked a question in response.
"The person who caused the infighting in the Northern Frontier was Shangguan Yan. I let her go back. That woman was too ambitious. Killing her wouldn't be good, as it would give the Northern Frontier a handle to use against her. Since she wanted to be the leader of the Northern Frontier, I decided to let her go back. Whether she can succeed or not depends on her own abilities."
"Unexpectedly, she actually succeeded, and indirectly helped you. But I wonder if Shangguan Yan will come looking for trouble with us?"
Lin Yuxin watched as Li Xiaochen finished speaking proudly, but she was still a little worried.
"Xin Xin is truly amazing! You are my lucky star! Don't worry, the other countries are wary of Xia Kingdom and have all signed peace agreements. If Shangguan Yan were smart enough, she wouldn't risk her newly acquired northern border!"
Li Xiaochen praised him with eyes full of love, and then explained.
"Okay, that's good!"
Lin Yuxin nodded, relieved.
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