Chapter 179 The third child is a girl
Upon hearing what Granny Zhuang said, Du Wanchun composed herself and grabbed Zhou Ruiyuan's arm with a forceful pull.
With the cry of a baby.
Granny Zhuang laughed loudly, "Wanchun, the second one is out, and it's also a big, chubby boy!"
Aunt Zhou strode over, "Another boy?"
Granny Zhuang wrapped the baby up and handed it to her. "Yes, another boy. Will Wan Chun have three sons like Madam?"
Aunt Zhou and Du Wanchun both preferred daughters, especially Aunt Zhou, who had three sons and had always hoped for a daughter.
Zhou Ruiyuan took a handkerchief and wiped Du Wanchun's sweat, then asked Granny Zhuang, "Is there one more?"
Granny Zhuang replied, "That's right, Wan Chun needs to keep trying."
Aunt Zhou quickly placed the two children on the cradle that had been prepared beforehand, picked up the red ginseng, and fed it to Du Wanchun.
Du Wanchun was now focused solely on exerting herself. After managing to drink two sips, she grabbed Zhou Ruiyuan's arm and squeezed hard.
Not long after, another baby cried.
Granny Zhuang exclaimed with delight as she held the baby, "Oh, it's a girl!"
Aunt Zhou was overjoyed and quickly came over, took the child in her arms, and smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits. "This child looks exactly like Wanchun, so beautiful."
After saying that, he carried the child to Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan, saying, "Look, come and see."
Du Wanchun took the child and held him in her arms, overjoyed to see the pink baby in her hands.
After Granny Zhuang finished packing everything, she brought the two children over as well.
Du Wanchun looked up and saw that the two children's faces were still dry and shriveled because they were newborns, but it was still possible to see that the two children looked somewhat similar, exactly like Zhou Ruiyuan.
It seems that her daughter looks like her, while her son looks like Zhou Ruiyuan.
Zhou Ruiyuan looked at the three little babies, his eyes gradually reddening. While everyone else was holding their children, he held Du Wanchun tightly, his face full of heartache. "My wife, you've worked so hard."
Du Wanchun nestled the child closer to him, "Husband, we might need to give the child another name."
Zhou Ruiyuan thought for a moment and said, "We already chose 'Yi' and 'Yu' before, so the eldest son will be called Zhou Yi, and the second son will be called Zhou Yu."
Du Wanchun asked, "What about the third brother?"
After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Ruiyuan said, "'Jin', let's call him Zhou Jin."
Du Wanchun was a little confused.
Zhou Ruiyuan opened her palm and slowly wrote the words in her hand.
Du Wanchun roughly understood what the characters were and smiled, "Good, this is a good name."
Zhou Ruiyuan continued, "Then her nickname was Mianmian."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Alright, then our daughter will be named Mianmian."
After saying that, he kissed the baby in his arms.
Aunt Zhou, holding two baby boys, asked them, "Ruiyuan, Wanchun, what are their nicknames?"
Du Wanchun looked up, wondering what to get, when Zhou Ruiyuan quickly said, "Let's call them 'eldest brother' and 'second brother'."
"Eldest brother, second brother?" Aunt Zhou was taken aback.
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded. "These two children look somewhat alike, so calling them 'elder brother' and 'second brother' will make it easier to tell them apart."
Aunt Zhou thought it made some sense, "Alright, let's call them the eldest and the second eldest."
After saying that, he stared at the two children in his hands and asked in confusion, "Who is the eldest and who is the second eldest?"
Granny Zhuang came over and took a look. "The one with a small black mole under his eye is the eldest son, and the one without a mole is the second son."
Aunt Zhou suddenly realized what was going on. She looked closely at the child's eyes and saw that there was indeed a small mole under the eye, but the child was still young and it was not obvious at first glance.
Granny Zhuang came to Du Wanchun's side and said, "Wanchun, try breastfeeding the baby and see if you have any milk."
Du Wanchun held the baby girl in her arms and tried it.
The little baby, though still covered in vernix caseosa, was very well-behaved with his eyes closed and mouth covered.
Du Wanchun liked it more and more the more she looked at it.
The little baby searched for a long time before finally finding his bowl, and pecked at it a few times with his little mouth.
Du Wanchun suddenly felt a surge in her chest and exclaimed with delight, "It seems like I'm pregnant!"
Granny Zhuang clapped her hands and laughed, "That's wonderful! It usually takes me a day or two to conceive after giving birth, but you were born with a baby right away, which is a great thing!"
After saying that, he took the two children from Aunt Zhou's hands and said with a smile, "Feed these two children too."
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded.
The little ones didn't eat much, and soon they were all full. After eating, they all fell asleep peacefully without crying or fussing.
Aunt Zhou hurriedly went outside, and by then the Third Prince had already cooked the brown sugar eggs.
Seeing Aunt Zhou come out of the house, he quickly brought out the brown sugar and eggs, saying, "Here, Zhou'er, give this to Wanchun."
As Aunt Zhou walked over, she smiled and said, "I've given birth to two boys and a girl! I can finally have a granddaughter!"
The Third Prince was happy for her too, saying, "It seems I need to have some more jewelry made for my granddaughter to wear."
Aunt Zhou took the bowl and said with a smile, "It's not just beads; I'm going to buy some more fabric to make a few more clothes for my little granddaughter."
The Third Prince nodded in agreement, "Alright, I'll take you shopping next time."
Aunt Zhou smiled from ear to ear as she brought brown sugar and eggs to Du Wanchun's room.
Du Wanchun could smell the aroma of eggs from afar.
Aunt Zhou brought the bowl to her and said with a smile, "Here, drink some brown sugar water to nourish yourself. I'll have your third uncle make you some chicken soup later."
Zhou Ruiyuan quickly took the bowl and fed Du Wanchun with a spoon.
Meanwhile, inside the palace, the emperor, who was still playing with his new favorite concubine, suddenly heard a eunuch outside calling out, "Your Majesty, there is an important matter to report."
The emperor impatiently pulled back the bed curtains and asked, "Speak, what urgent matter is it?"
The young eunuch replied, "Your Majesty, there is news of the Empress again."
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