Luo Kuanlong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this; so that's what it was about.
He looked at Xia Wanwan, who nodded at him, indicating that she agreed to their marriage.
At this moment, Luo Ling'er walked out with her big pregnant belly.
"Your Highness, you've finally opened your mouth! I thought you wanted my sister to wait for you forever! But let me tell you, if you marry my sister, you have to treat her well and not bully her, or I won't let you off the hook."
"Hehe, sister, she's afraid of my huge family backing, how could she dare to bully me? My brothers have already given her a warning, so please don't scare her anymore."
"Oh, you're already protecting her? We're not even married yet! You're already reluctant to let her go after your older sister says a few words!"
Luo Ling'er joked, and the group chatted for a while longer.
Luo Ling'er suddenly felt uncomfortable in her stomach. Calculating the dates, it should be within the next few days, so she should be about to give birth.
"Quickly, go and fetch the physician and midwife!" Xia Wanwan hurriedly ordered as she saw her daughter was about to give birth.
Liu Siqiang returned with Liu Sisi. He had just washed up and changed his clothes when he heard that his wife was about to give birth. He quickly instructed the people in the mansion to start preparing for Luo Ling'er's delivery.
Seeing that it wasn't appropriate for Gu Lingchen to stay there, he went back.
Liu Sisi followed Luo Ling'er into the room, having promised her that she would stay with her until the baby was born.
Someone has already gone to the Princess's residence to inform Madam Wu and Liu Dashi.
The household was bustling with activity. Fortunately, Luo Ling'er was in good health. Although the labor took a while, the baby's loud cry was not heard until the end of the Yin hour.
"Congratulations, Madam, it's a baby boy. The child is so handsome right after birth, especially his eyes."
The midwife looked at the baby in the swaddling clothes and couldn't help but praise him.
"Huh? Another boy?" Liu Sisi was speechless. She thought her sister was having a girl this time! She didn't expect it to be another boy.
But when she took the child, she exclaimed, "Wow, this child is so beautiful! The child looks just like a doll in a painting. It's so adorable!"
Luo Ling'er had already fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion. After everything was tidied up, Liu Siqiang felt extremely distressed when he saw his wife's pale face, ignoring the midwife's comments about the uncleanliness of the delivery room.
He ran straight to Luo Ling'er's bedside and held her hand tenderly. "Wife, I'm so sorry you've suffered. We won't have any more children. One is enough."
He had just heard his wife screaming so desperately that he would have rushed in if someone hadn't stopped him.
He didn't look at the newborn child once from beginning to end, but stayed by Luo Ling'er's bedside, unwilling to leave even for a moment.
Upon seeing this, Liu Sisi wisely picked up the child and took him away. "Hey, little guy, it seems your parents are truly in love. You're an accident!"
After the birth, the Princess's residence received the news, and Madam Wu quickly brought a lot of tonics to visit her daughter-in-law.
Li Caiping, He Shuting, and He Shuman also came with their mother-in-law.
They first looked at Luo Ling'er, who was already awake and had seen the child. Although it wasn't her daughter, she was somewhat disappointed.
However, she was still very happy to see how good-looking her child was.
Like Liu Siqiang, Wu visited her daughter-in-law first, then her grandson. Luo Kuanlong and Xia Wanwan noticed how well the family treated Luo Ling'er, and the relationship between the two families grew better and better.
The child's surname was ultimately decided to be Luo, and his given name was Luo Yan.
A month later, Liu Sixi returned to Luo Yan's full moon celebration. It was Liu Sisi who had managed to catch him by staking out Medicine King Valley the day before.
I told him that another nephew had been born and asked him to go back to attend the baby's one-month celebration.
Liu Sixi said he needed to hand over all his work and that it would take a day, so Liu Sisi used her magic pen to pick him up on that day.
This guy is incredibly wealthy right now, and he has no shortage of money. He gave away 10,000 taels of silver in gifts alone, and also bought Luo Yan a gold lock, a gold necklace, and other such items.
Liu Si'an rolled his eyes. Although the two of them were not bad off, they didn't earn as much as Liu Sixi did as a divine doctor when they were Dragon Guards.
"Fifth brother, you're so generous, what are your third brother and I supposed to do? We don't have that much cash to give as gifts."
"You're not married yet! You don't need to send a separate gift."
Liu Sixi generously took out two stacks of silver notes from his sleeve and placed them in Liu Si'an's hand.
"Ten thousand taels each for you and your third brother, take it and use it as gifts!"
Liu Si'an's eyes widened. "Fifth brother, you... how can I accept this! Fourth brother can't take your money." Liu Si'an put the money back.
He reluctantly looked away from the banknotes.
“Take it! Now that you and Third Brother are married, your expenses may have increased. I am not by our parents' side anymore, so you are the ones who take care of them.”
"I've prepared for my eldest brother and sister, and I've also prepared for my seventh brother. Don't worry, take them. The last thing your fifth brother needs right now is money."
"Then I'll accept it, thank you, Fifth Brother."
Liu Si'an happily took the silver notes to Liu Siping, intending for the two of them to use them as gifts as well.
He didn't plan to keep it for himself. Since his fifth brother had already given a gift of ten thousand taels of silver, his eldest brother, who was also not short of money, would surely give a generous gift as well. His younger sister was even more so. Only his seventh brother had not yet earned any money, so he probably didn't need to give him a gift.
When he gave the silver note to Liu Siping, Liu Siping refused to accept it and tried to return it, but Liu Si'an stopped him.
"My fifth brother gave us 10,000 taels of silver as a gift, and he gave us this so we could use it as a gift as well."
“Our family is comprised of two families that earn the least, and Fifth Brother said he doesn’t need the money, so let’s not go against his wishes. Anyway, it’s all going to Second Brother.”
"Alright!" Actually, he had also prepared three thousand taels. He thought three thousand taels was a lot, but he didn't expect his fifth brother to be so generous.
Liu Sisi was completely unaware of the lively conversation among her brothers outside. Her gift was more substantial than anyone else's; she sent two courses of beauty pills, along with various baby accessories, all worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
Fearing that her brothers would lose face, she gave it directly to Luo Ling'er, since she had been staying in the room with Luo Ling'er and Luo Yan all day anyway.
Gu Lingchen also gave a very generous gift today, after all, they will soon become family.
Not long after the full moon celebration, news spread in the palace that a new crown prince had been chosen. At first, the court officials objected, arguing that Gu Lingxuan's birth mother's status was too low.
Later, Emperor Yong'an said that Gu Lingxuan's birth mother was the Empress, and he was now the Empress's legitimate son.
Of course, this was also discussed with Consort Liu and Her Majesty the Empress.
Consort Liu naturally had no objections; her son was to inherit the throne, and she was merely relinquishing her status as his birth mother.
Moreover, the current Empress is not as difficult to get along with as the previous Empress; in fact, the two of them have a good relationship, which is also due to the good relationship between Gu Lingchen and Gu Lingxuan.
Gu Lingchen also expressed his willingness to relinquish the position of Crown Prince.
After another discussion, the ministers and Emperor Yong'an finally reached an agreement.
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