The Imperial Study.
The Emperor is discussing matters with the Right Chancellor.
Xiao Xizi quickly stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, Prince Ling and Princess Ling have come with their young son to pay their respects."
It wasn't easy; I'm finally going to see the little prince.
The Emperor was overjoyed.
Just as the matter was almost settled, the Right Chancellor tactfully said, "Then I shall take my leave."
The Right Chancellor bowed and took his leave. As he left the Imperial Study, he saw Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan approaching. The Right Chancellor bowed to the two of them and glanced at the Crown Prince.
However, the Right Chancellor only glanced at the Emperor, and given the Emperor's eagerness, the Right Chancellor dared not keep the Emperor waiting any longer.
Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan stepped into the study and went forward to pay their respects to the Emperor.
From the moment they entered, the Emperor's eyes were fixed on the child Shen Wan was holding, and he said impatiently, "Let me take the child."
Shen Wan then handed the child to the Emperor.
The Emperor carefully held the baby in his arms. It had been many years since he had held a child, so he was a little rusty. However, the baby's flesh and bones were not so soft after a month, so he felt much more at ease holding the baby.
His eyebrows and eyes do resemble those of the Marquis of Pingyang, but his forehead and mouth resemble Xie Jingyan, who is his imperial grandfather. This greatly diminished the emperor's urge to smash the mirror.
The emperor held the child, utterly adoring him.
Yuan Gonggong had served the Emperor for decades, and he always thought that the Emperor loved Xie Jingyan the most in his life. However, he underestimated the power of the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. No matter how much the Emperor favored Prince Ling, he could not compare to the young prince.
The child wasn't shy at all. He stared at the emperor with wide eyes and blew a bubble at him, which almost melted the emperor's heart.
The emperor was about to call the child when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "What is the child's nickname?"
Shen Wan replied, "Candied hawthorn."
emperor,"……"
Eunuch Yuan, "..."
This nickname is really poorly chosen.
Although it is said that a humble name makes a child easier to raise, that applies to commoners. Even royal nicknames have to be elegant.
However, when he thought of a certain gentleman who relieved his wife's morning sickness by eating candied hawthorns, Yuan Gonggong couldn't help but tremble.
The Emperor, naturally, had also thought of this matter, and said with a dark expression, "Who came up with this nickname?"
“I started it,” Xie Jingyan said.
His biological father doesn't have the right to give him a formal name, but can't he even choose a nickname?
He decided that after eating several candied hawthorns a day, he would name his child "Candied Hawthorn" regardless of whether it was a son or a daughter.
It feels a bit hasty to say this now.
But he's already taken the marriage, so let's just leave it at that. The whole of Kyoto knows he took his wife's pregnancy for her, so he's not afraid of being laughed at.
The Emperor thought it was Shen Wan who took it, but he didn't expect it to be his own son. "Very good."
The Emperor held the child, his eyes glued to him. Shen Wan, somewhat worried, said, "Father, don't tire yourself out. Let me hold him."
The Emperor said, "Such a young child won't get tired."
If being tactful didn't work, Shen Wan had no choice but to be direct, "Before coming here, the wet nurse fed me, and I was afraid Jin'er might wet yourself on Father Emperor..."
Before Shen Wan could finish speaking, the Emperor's eye twitched. "It's too late, he's already peed."
Shen Wan, "..."
The emperor moved the child away a little and saw a puddle of urine on his bright yellow dragon robe.
The gentleman barely managed to suppress his laughter.
son!
Well done!
Shen Wan stepped forward, her shoulders trembling, and took the child in her arms. The Emperor silently went to change his clothes.
Shen Wan simply took the child from the Emperor; it was the wet nurse who carried the child away to change clothes. Shen Wan didn't know how to do these things, and Xie Jingyan certainly didn't.
When Consort Wang heard that Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan had brought their child to the palace to pay their respects to the Emperor, she quickly dropped what she was doing and went to the Imperial Study. The eldest grandson of the Emperor was still young, and it was not easy for him to come to the palace. If she could not see him today, she did not know when she would be able to see him again.
When Consort Wang entered the Imperial Study, she found Xie Jingyan and Shen Wan there, but the Emperor and Eunuch Yuan were not there, nor were the children.
Consort Wang even doubted whether the news had been transmitted incorrectly. She said, "The palace servants reported that you brought the little prince into the palace. I wanted to see him, but you didn't bring him?"
Shen Wan said, "The wet nurse took Jin'er to the side hall to change her clothes."
Consort Wang asked, "Where is the Emperor?"
“Father has also gone to change his clothes,” Shen Wan said.
Consort Wang didn't react for a moment, and said with a sigh, "Jin'er peed on Father Emperor."
Consort Wang couldn't help but laugh. As expected of the Prince of Ling's son, he peed on the Emperor's robe on his first meeting with him.
The Emperor returned in a casual brocade robe, and the wet nurse brought the child back as well. Consort Zheng and several other concubines also came to the Imperial Study, all wanting to see the young prince, and the Emperor granted them permission to enter.
However, no one got to hold the child; the baby was still in the Emperor's arms. Although the baby was peed on, the Emperor didn't mind. It was a rare opportunity to see his grandson, and he even used his cunning this time. Who knew when the next time would come? The Emperor was already thinking about establishing an heir. It was inconvenient to see him outside the palace, but once inside, he could see him every few days, if not every day.
Xie Jingyan sat there drinking tea, and Shen Wan, feeling uneasy, gave him a meaningful look.
Shen Wan wasn't afraid that the Emperor would drop the child, but rather that the child would still wet the Emperor; the child urinated frequently while breastfeeding.
After Shen Wan urged him several times and even gave him a sharp look, Xie Jingyan finally said to the Emperor, "Let's give the child to the wet nurse, lest he wets Father again in a little while."
"Didn't you just pee?"
The emperor thought this was just an excuse and didn't believe it at all.
However, as soon as the words left his mouth, the emperor looked as if he had been struck by lightning.
This time he didn't pee on himself, but because he was holding the child's bottom, he peed on his hand.
...It would be better to pee on yourself.
The Emperor stood up, holding the child, ignoring Shen Wan and the wet nurse's outstretched hands that tried to take the child, and handed the child directly to Xie Jingyan.
Before Xie Jingyan could even react, he found himself holding a child.
He also had to support the child's bottom.
Xie Jingyan, “…!!!”
Consort Wang and several other concubines almost burst out laughing.
It is said that fathers are kind and sons are filial.
But this scene has nothing to do with filial piety or parental love.
The Emperor went to wash his hands, and a certain gentleman handed the child to the wet nurse and also quickly left.
The wet nurse carried the baby downstairs to change the diaper.
Shen Wan thought unkindly that the Emperor would definitely not want to hold the child again anytime soon.
After washing his hands, the Emperor returned and, as expected, dared not hold the child again. It was the first time his grandson had come to the palace to see his imperial grandfather, so he was bound to give him a reward. The Emperor had prepared the reward well in advance, filling three large boxes.
They returned with a full load.
As she boarded the carriage, Shen Wan glanced at the sky. It was still early, and she hesitated whether she should make a trip to the Yun family as well.
She won't be going to the Marquis of Pingyang's residence today. Her elder brother is in the military camp, and Princess Huai'an is pregnant, so she won't bother her. She'll go back to see Princess Huai'an by herself another day.
She wanted to go to the Yun family, but was afraid of hurting the baby. Shen Wan hesitated, but Xie Jingyan saw through her thoughts at a glance and said, "If you want to take Jin'er to the Yun family, I will go with you."
Shen Wan looked at the child, still worried.
The wet nurse said, "As long as the baby doesn't spit up milk, it's fine for him to ride in the carriage for a while longer."
Shen Wan felt relieved and nodded.
After leaving the palace, the carriage headed straight for the Yun family's residence.
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