In the fifth year of Chongxi, outside Linhua Palace.

"It's been two hours, why is there no movement at all?"

Prince Ning was pacing anxiously outside the palace, his brows wrinkled so tightly that they could pinch a mosquito to death.

Ning Yueyan soothed her, "Don't worry, the fact that there is no movement means everything is going well. There are the best midwives and doctors inside, and the imperial physician is also on standby outside. Fifth sister will be fine."

His tone was calm, if you ignored the nervous shaking of his hands in his sleeves.

"I heard that other people screamed in pain during childbirth, but how come Xihua, who is so afraid of pain, didn't make a sound?"

Prince Ning was extremely worried. He was away from Gu Yue when she gave birth because of military service in the northern border. When he returned, the baby was almost a month old. Gu Yue also suffered from many health problems due to the birth, and she passed away within a few years.

He was really worried that his only daughter would suffer the same fate as her mother.

Ning Yueyan had never seen anyone give birth before, and was speechless for a moment.

He glanced at Su Bi standing in front of him and sighed.

The emperor just stood stiffly outside the door, neither sitting nor moving, not saying a word, just staring blankly at the closed door.

I heard that he originally wanted to go in and accompany the mother during the birth, but neither the midwife nor the imperial physician could stop him. In the end, it was the fifth sister who yelled at him to leave, "Giving birth is too ugly, get out of here."

He stood outside the door for as long as his fifth sister was in.

He seemed calm and composed, but his stiff body and clenched fists at his sides showed his inner torment.

If Su Bi was just suffering, then Ning Xihua was tortured.

She knew that childbirth was painful, but she never imagined it would be so painful.

The pain was so severe that she had used up all her strength to follow the midwife's instructions and had no energy left to cry out in pain.

In the end, alternating between lucidity and confusion, she would only subconsciously follow instructions and exert her strength.

I just had one thought in my mind: I don't believe that labor and capital can be defeated just because of giving birth to a child!

After an unknown amount of time, she held her strength and stretched hard, and suddenly felt relieved.

"It's born! It's born!"

In a trance, she heard someone shouting excitedly, but she was so tired that she couldn't help closing her eyes and fell asleep.

She seemed to have a dream, everything in the dream was blurry, but she felt very warm and comfortable.

When she opened her eyes, she only remembered that a girl seemed to say "thank you" to her at the end.

She couldn't even remember her appearance and voice, but her intuition told her that the girl was "Ning Xihua" in the original book.

"woke up?"

While she was still hazily recalling the dream, a voice interrupted her.

Ning Xihua just tried hard to focus her eyes when she was struck by the beauty of the face in front of her.

Su Bi lay at the head of her bed, resting his face on her shoulder, his eyes just looking at her quietly.

Ning Xihua suddenly had an illusion, as if he had been staring at her like this since the beginning of time, and could continue to look at her like this until the end of time.

She curled up the corners of her mouth unconsciously, that's great.

"Why are you laughing? Doesn't it hurt?"

Su Bi touched her hair and asked softly.

Ning Xihua still smiled and replied, "It hurts, but I'm happy."

She was happy that she and he had created a new world and given birth to a new life.

Ning Xihua's "thank you" made her feel happy. She let go of her obsession and started a new journey in life.

"How long have I slept? Why do you look worse than me?" Ning Xihua asked jokingly.

In fact, Su Bi didn't look that frantic, just a little red in the eyes. She knew he must have been worried for a long time, so she teased him on purpose.

Su Bi also smiled, "I slept for half a day, and it's almost midnight now. Do you want to get up and eat something?"

Ning Xihua nodded. Now that she said that, she actually felt a little hungry. She also guessed that Su Bi must not have eaten anything since her attack in the afternoon.

The food was served quickly, and she took him along to clean the food thoroughly.

After eating and drinking, Ning Xihua suddenly remembered something important that she had forgotten for a long time.

"Well, what did I give birth to?"

She even laughed when she said this.

Before she fell asleep, she only knew that the child was healthy, but she didn't hear whether it was a boy or a girl. She wanted to ask about the gender, but the first thing she asked was "What the hell?"

Su Bi raised an eyebrow, but did not correct her. She just said calmly, "Boy, this thing is quite heavy, 6.7 jin."

Ning Xihua glared at him, "Where's the child? Hurry and bring him here for me to see!"

Only when the cradle actually fell into her arms did she feel that she had become a mother.

The little guy fell asleep obediently with his eyes closed, his face wrinkled and his whole body pink.

"What does it feel like?"

Ning Xihua was at a loss for words, "It's a bit ugly."

Su Bi felt the same way and nodded, "I think so too."

The two looked at each other and burst out laughing at the same time.

Su Bi gently embraced her while she was holding the child, as if she was hugging everything she had.

He bent down and kissed her forehead, and said softly,

"Thank you."

It's not about hard work or being tired, but about thank you.

Thank you for being with me and giving me the world.

…

How has life changed after having a baby?

To Ning Xihua, it seemed like there was just one more person she was thinking about.

There was no confusion or chaos as imagined, Su Bi arranged everything in an orderly manner.

The side hall of the Linhua Palace was arranged into a nursery in advance, and a large number of palace maids and nannies were arranged to take care of the child's daily life.

As long as Ning Xihua is willing, she can see the child and coax him at any time. But if she is tired, she can let go completely without worrying at all.

Ning Xihua's confinement period was very comfortable and her body recovered very quickly.

She felt better, but Su Bi was not feeling well.

"Is it really necessary?"

Su Bi felt helpless.

Ning Xihua nodded solemnly, "Sure."

Su Bi couldn't persuade her, so he had to compromise. He lowered his head and treated the thing in front of him as a formidable enemy.

"Don't just watch, take action!"

Ning Xihua became anxious when she saw that he was taking no action.

Su Bi was forced to do nothing but carefully reach out and untie the diaper of the little one in front of her.

A newborn's arms and legs move around a lot, and their skin is very tender, so if you apply a little force, a small red mark will appear on the baby's body.

"Don't be afraid, it won't break. Hold his head and turn him over, then put a new piece of cloth on him."

Ning Xihua was giving instructions on the situation from the side, feeling very happy.

By the time Su Bi finally finished changing the diaper with great difficulty, her head was already covered with sweat.

She kissed his face as a reward and encouraged him, "It will be better next time when you are familiar with it!"

Su Bi's body stiffened for a moment when he heard this, but he still nodded silently and hugged Ning Xihua for comfort.

He actually knew what she was worried about.

He had never experienced any family affection since he was a child, so naturally he could not learn to project such affection onto a strange little boy, even if he was his own child.

She was worried that he only had eyes for herself and neglected the little boy, so she forced him to change the baby's diapers himself, hoping to slowly cultivate the relationship between them.

He knows everything.

But she didn't know that if something unexpected happened during her childbirth, he would never keep this culprit who had his blood in his veins.

Since she wanted to see them as a loving father and a filial son, he would certainly not let her down.

He softened his gaze and reached out to tease the baby in her arms.

Little guy, I hope you won't let her down.