Xiao Yuan held Yuan Jie'er in his arms, his expression tense as he kept looking into the house, even though he couldn't see anything.
Yuan Jie'er also felt a strange tension, and she clung tightly to Xiao Yuan's neck with both hands, ignoring even Zhou Shi.
Zhou couldn't help but look at the father and daughter.
Those unaware of the truth might actually see a resemblance to Xiao Yuan in Yuan'er's face...
Regarding Yuan Jie'er, Xiao Yuan had already ordered the people in Hangzhou to shut up, while the people in the capital had no idea about Yuan Jie'er's background. They all assumed that Su Xuerong was born in the Hangzhou Prince's Mansion and had no doubts whatsoever.
When Zhou saw the two of them, her nose immediately stung with tears.
At this moment, they were even more affectionate than a real father and daughter.
Ah Rong still married the right person...
"Wow--"
Suddenly a loud shout came from inside the house, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
A moment later, the midwife came out carrying a swaddled baby, her face beaming with joy: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Empress has given birth to a little prince!"
Xiao Yuan's mind was completely blank.
But Yuan-jie asked eagerly, "Little brother?"
Mrs. Zhou exclaimed with delight, "Yes, it's my younger brother!"
Yuan'er immediately reached out to the midwife: "Give me a hug, little brother!"
Zhou hurriedly took the swaddled baby, brought it close to the two of them, and smiled from ear to ear: "Oh my, so cute..."
Yuan-jie wrinkled her little face and after a long while, she finally uttered two words: "Ugly!"
Xiao Yuan's cheek twitched violently.
Actually, he also thinks it's ugly!
Why is his son so ugly?
Zhou said irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? You were the same way when you were born..."
Yuan Jie'er: "..."
Is she like that too?
The little girl looked at Xiao Yuan blankly: "Da da..."
Xiao Yuan: "..."
How would I know?
But when he saw the look in Zhou's eyes, he immediately became serious and said, "That's right, you looked just like that when you were born..."
Yuanjie looked at the ugly child in her grandmother's arms, and suddenly her little mouth twitched and she burst into tears.
She used to look like this?
It's so ugly!
Xiao Yuan hurriedly handed the wailing little girl to the wet nurse, glanced at the clown baby in the swaddling clothes, and strode into the inner room.
Su Xuerong had already tidied her clothes and was lying motionless on the bed, her face extremely pale.
When Xiao Yuan saw the haggard woman on the bed, his heart clenched. He immediately sat down by the bed, took her hand, and whispered, "You've had a hard time."
Only now do I realize how hard it is for women to give birth.
Su Xuerong glanced at him, then looked outside.
Xiao Yuan hurriedly said, "Bring the little prince in."
Zhou immediately brought the child in and placed him next to Su Xuerong.
Su Xuerong then saw her second child, and her eyes immediately welled up with tears.
In this life, no one will ever be able to take her child away again.
Madam Zhou hurriedly said, "Your Majesty has just given birth, you must take good care of yourself."
Su Xuerong burst into laughter through her tears: "I'm happy..."
At this moment, Yuanjie also staggered towards the bedside and was about to climb onto it.
Xiuchun watched with great concern: "Your Highness, please be careful of Her Majesty's health..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a pair of large hands scooped up the little one and held him close.
“Your mother is frail; you can’t lie on top of her.”
Yuanjie pouted, but still obediently clung to him like a little sack.
Su Xuerong coaxed her, "Be good, Yuan'er. I'll hold you when I feel better."
Only then did Yuanjie smile.
She's so beautiful, of course her mother likes her even more!
Who would like that clown-shaped steamed bun?
The future crown prince had no idea that from this moment on, his elder sister had branded him as "ugly," almost causing him to miss out on a good marriage.
The moment Su Xuerong saw her son, she felt a sense of relief, and all her weariness overwhelmed her. She immediately closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
During her postpartum confinement, Su Xuerong truly experienced the high-level treatment she received as an empress.
Compared to her previous life after giving birth, it was like the difference between heaven and hell.
Su Xuerong finally understood why so many women were so eager for this position.
It turns out that supreme power can still be alluring.
As she was in postpartum confinement, the weather gradually warmed up.
When she finished her postpartum confinement, Yuanjie'er had already changed into light spring clothes.
This month, Yuan'er has become increasingly interested in the clown-shaped steamed bun, and pinching its little cheeks has become her daily routine.
Seeing this, Zhou couldn't help but say, "Yuan'er, you'll hurt your little brother if you keep doing that."
Yuan-jie pouted: "Ugly!"
Su Xuerong finally came to her senses; the little girl was calling her younger brother "Ugly!"
“My dear girl, call him brother!” Zhou Shi hurriedly guided her.
Yuanjie said reluctantly, "Ugly... little brother!"
Su Xuerong was both amused and exasperated: "You little rascal..."
She looked at her son in her arms. He had changed every day this past month and was no longer the wrinkled baby he was when he was first born.
In addition, she was nourished by the palace's supplements during her pregnancy, and the baby's face became rounder and rounder, and she had long since recovered her health.
As soon as Xiao Yuan returned from court, he would take turns holding the two children and playing with them for a while.
When Yuanjie saw Xiao Yuan hugging Chou Chou, she immediately ran over to ask for a hug too.
Xiao Yuan happily picked up both children at the same time, treating them equally.
However, he was a little worried about the nickname that Sister Yuan had given his son.
“My dear Yuan, he is a younger brother, not Ugly.”
"Ugly little brother!" Yuan Jie said seriously, refusing to change her address.
Su Xuerong was amused: "Never mind, what does she know? She'll change her way of addressing me when she grows up."
But who would have thought that more than a decade later, the way the eldest princess addressed the crown prince in private remained unchanged.
When Chou Chou was five months old, the weather turned into the best golden autumn, and Xiao Yuan prepared for his first southern tour after ascending the throne.
Despite much opposition from the court, it could not prevent the new emperor from making his southern tour.
At this time, Su Xuerong received a letter from Cui Yun'er from Quanzhou.
She went to Quanzhou with Zhou and the others when Xiao Yuan first brought Su Xuerong to the capital.
But when the Zhou family went to the capital, she stayed there.
In her letter to Su Xuerong, she mentioned the weather and food in Quanzhou.
She disliked the freezing winters of Beijing and preferred the warmth of a coastal city like Quanzhou.
When Chou Chou was three months old, Su Xuerong wrote to her saying that she would probably go south in September.
Cui Yun'er would send letters every few days urging them to come quickly, and she also told them many interesting stories about Quanzhou in her letters.
Looking at Su Xuerong's smiling face as she read the letter, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Do you two have so much to talk about?"
Su Xuerong glanced at him: "This is a little secret between us, husband and wife..."
Cui Yun'er didn't say it explicitly in the letter, but Su Xuerong keenly noticed something.
Cui Yun'er seems to have fallen for a young man from Quanzhou.
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