Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Production

Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Production

On the day of returning to the parents' home, Cheng Yixin didn't even have the carriage to use. She just came here with Pei Ji and Cui'er. The return gifts were also brought over by the maids and old women.

Cheng Yian and Cheng Yiqiao stayed there until she returned home. As soon as Cheng Yixin entered the backyard, she was surrounded by everyone.

The ancestors, Cheng Yiqiao, Cheng Yian and sister-in-law Lu all stared at Cheng Yixin, waiting with bated breath for her to reveal the answer.

Cheng Yixin covered her face in embarrassment.

"Okay, don't worry, everything is fine."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The old ancestor took the lead and bent over with laughter.

Mrs. Lu quietly left and came to the Chuihua Gate. Cheng Yiyan was waiting for her with his hands folded. When she saw her husband, she immediately gave him a relieved look. Cheng Yiyan smiled with relief and strode to the front yard. When she passed a corner, she caught Uncle Chen who was waiting for news.

"Go tell Daddy that everything went well."

Thinking back to the way his father seemed to be hesitant to speak this morning, Cheng Yiyan couldn't help but laugh. This was the first time he saw embarrassment on his father's face.

The main luncheon was hosted by Cheng Yiyan. Cheng Mingyu showed up and then went back to the yamen. The dinner was a private banquet attended only by the eldest son's children.

As usual, Cheng Mingyu and the old ancestor sat opposite each other from north to south.

The remaining son, daughter-in-law, daughter and son-in-law sat on both sides.

The three sisters finally found their place, and Cheng Yiyan had been looking forward to the three brothers-in-law getting together, but...

Cheng Yiyan looked at the empty seat next to Cheng Yian, frowned and asked,

"Why didn't Shenzhi come?"

Cheng Yian sensed her second brother's anger and quickly apologized to her husband, "He was going to come, but something happened in Xuanfu last night, so he rushed over overnight."

It was the Prince of Nan'an who brought the news, saying that the prince had contacted him, so Lu Xusheng left the city without stopping.

After the prince lost the Qin family, he obviously took new actions.

Cheng Yiyan said disappointedly,

"Oh, I'm just looking forward to hearing Shen Zhi call Xiao Meng "Second Brother-in-law."

Meng Ruchuan immediately waved his hand when he heard this, "Brother-in-law, if you have a problem with General Lu, don't drag me into this."

He didn't dare let Lu Xusheng call him brother-in-law, because his father would skin him alive when he got home.

Cheng Yiyan criticized him severely, "There are no generals or adults at home, only generations. He is below you in generational division, so you are his brother-in-law and you cannot escape it."

Meng Ruchuan looked at Cheng Mingyu distressedly.

Of the three sons-in-law, only Meng Ruchuan's parents are not in the capital, so this son-in-law goes to the Cheng family whenever he has time. Now he has regarded Cheng Mingyu as his biological father. Cheng Mingyu frowned and looked at his son.

"Okay, now it's your turn to show off. Let's have a banquet."

Cheng Yiyan didn't dare to disobey his father's wishes, so he immediately stopped talking and served the food.

Pei Ji continued to act like the "eldest brother-in-law" and took the lead in taking care of his wife. Meng Ruchuan almost revolved around Cheng Yiqiao, calling her "Qiaoqiao" all the time. During the meal, only the young couple whispered to each other from time to time. Lu Xusheng was not there, so Cheng Yian took care of herself.

The daughter was too heavy to move, so Cheng Mingyu just picked up some food for her.

"Dad, I can do it, don't worry about it."

Cheng Mingyu didn't like maids hanging around in front of him, so he usually didn't ask servants to serve him meals and insisted on doing it himself.

The old ancestor was sitting opposite and first observed Pei Ji a few times. Older people are just different. Cheng Yixin, such a generous and capable girl, seemed like a spoiled child in front of him. It can be seen that this son-in-law was chosen correctly.

Needless to say, the second son is a young man, full of energy and loved by everyone.

But when it comes to heartache, the ancestor still feels the most sorry for Lu Xusheng.

Look, this child has such a heavy burden on his shoulders that he can't even have a reunion dinner.

Despite this, the three granddaughters all had happy smiles on their faces, showing that they all married the right people.

On the contrary, the father...the old man felt a headache when he looked at Cheng Mingyu who was picking food for Cheng Yian across from him.

I don't know what's going on between him and Fu'er. He doesn't say a word when I ask him.

After the meal, Cheng Yian said to Cheng Mingyu,

"Dad, I won't be here on New Year's Eve."

New Year’s Eve is Cheng Mingyu’s birthday.

She is in poor health and it is the end of the year, so it would be difficult to deal with if something happens outside.

Cheng Mingyu could understand.

"What are your plans for your mother?"

Cheng Yian smiled and said, "Xu Sheng and I have discussed bringing mother and Xun'er to the Lu family to celebrate the New Year."

Cheng Yian asked privately, Xia Fu had no plans to come to the Cheng family to celebrate New Year's Eve. If it were a normal day, mother could also accompany father to celebrate his birthday, but it was New Year's Eve and all the elders had to come over to celebrate the new year. Father couldn't leave, so mother couldn't show up.

After all, she is still the Princess of Yunnan, so it is unreasonable for her to appear in the Cheng family.

Cheng Yian also felt sorry for his parents.

Cheng Mingyu was silent for a long time, hiding the sadness and loneliness in his eyes, and nodded slowly.

"good."

*

Winter goes and spring comes.

After January, Cheng Yian will be due.

After that, Lu Xusheng didn't dare to leave for even a day.

He also asked for leave from the emperor and was told not to report to the Lu family unless it was urgent military business. Cheng Yian could see that Lu Xusheng was more nervous than she was.

The old doctor was sent to live in Lu's mansion, along with several of Lu's original doctors. The mansion was on high alert.

The old doctor was afraid that Cheng Yian's pregnancy would be too big and difficult, so she restricted her diet. Cheng Yian could only starve herself and sit on the Luohan bed, staring at the snacks with dry eyes.

When had Cheng Yi'an ever been wronged like this? Lu Xusheng was heartbroken. He twisted a small piece of dried fruit and handed it to her, "Chew slowly and eat little by little." Cheng Yi'an opened his small mouth, picked it up on the tip of his tongue and chewed it without daring to swallow. .

"Don't stick around in front of me all the time. Your nervousness makes me nervous too. Go to the government office."

Lu Xusheng didn't leave, and held her in his arms, "If this is a war, I will fight for you. I can't help with this matter, and I'm just worried."

People tend to develop fear for things they cannot control, and Lu Xusheng is no exception. Giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell. Seeing Cheng Yian with such a big belly, Lu Xusheng felt panicked.

Later, Xia Fu came and forced him to leave. Cheng Yian felt more at ease because he had his mother by his side.

"Mom will always be with you and tell you how to exert your strength. Don't panic."

Cheng Yian nodded.

On the fifth day of February, news came from the Prince of Nan'an that Lu Xusheng was to go to the border.

Lu Xusheng didn't dare to leave, Cheng Yian urged him to go.

"Not so fast, go ahead."

After being persuaded for a while, Lu Xusheng was about to set off, but when the horse was pulled out, Rulan ran out and shouted at him,

"Second Master, Second Master, our Second Madam has a stomachache."

Lu Xusheng was so anxious that he threw away the reins and flew to the backyard. All the doctors and midwives came over and felt the baby's pulse. It seemed that she was having contractions, but it was not time for her to give birth yet.

It was a false alarm.

It's been like this, it will be over soon.

Lu Xusheng didn't dare to leave.

News from Xuanfu came one after another, and Lu Xusheng was in a desperate situation. He sent Qiu Qing to go there, and then he gritted his teeth and decided to wait until Cheng Yian was born before leaving.

But I didn't expect that the wait would last seven or eight days.

The due date has passed and the baby is still not moving.

Xia Fudu smiled and said,

"This child is too calm. He will definitely be a patient person in the future."

Lu Xusheng could hardly laugh anymore. This little bastard had tortured him so badly that on February 15th, even Qiu Qing's express delivery arrived, and there was a danger that his identity as the Prince of Nan'an would be discovered. Lu Xusheng's brows were burning with anger. In his life, he was the only one who had to hold on to others, and this was the first time that he was tortured by a child and became furious.

This kid must be incompatible with him.

Probably seeing that his father could no longer bear it, the child finally moved that afternoon.

Xia Fu and Lu Xusheng followed into the delivery room. Cheng Yian was not in pain yet, so he calmly escorted Lu Xusheng out.

"Don't follow me in. You are not needed here."

Lu Xusheng looked at her belly and laughed, "No, I have to watch the baby being born with my own eyes." He would definitely pat the little butt after it was born.

After the cabinet meeting ended at 3 p.m., Cheng Mingyu, wearing his official uniform, went straight to the front yard of the Lu residence. The third elder of the Lu family and Lu Yunsheng accompanied him.

At night, the eldest princess also came. Cheng Mingyu bowed to her from a distance in the corridor of the main hall. The eldest princess also bowed from a distance and went straight to the backyard through the corridor.

The graceful figure in the afterglow gradually became blurred, and the princess thought that the anecdote ended like this.

When Cheng Yian heard the princess' voice, he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak.

"Your Highness... why... are you here?"

The princess walked past the imperial physician and the nanny into the delivery room. She did not approach Yi An and stood at the bottom of the steps, saying in a calm voice,

"An An, some people say that I have bad luck in my life and can drive away ghosts and gods, so today you are giving birth, I came to stay here. With me here, I will definitely keep you safe, do you understand?"

Cheng Yian cried in pain and nodded at her with sobs.

How lucky I am.

The princess did not disturb her and returned to the delivery room. The second wife Wang and the third wife were waiting there. Several sisters-in-law were also coming over. The third wife was afraid that too many people would cause unrest, so she ordered Liu and others to go around the house and entertain the guests.

There were cries in the delivery room. The two ladies clutched their handkerchiefs and looked nervous. The eldest princess was relatively calm. It was early morning, but the baby was still not born. Wang could only persuade the eldest princess to rest, saying that a guest house was prepared for her. The eldest princess yawned and shook her head.

"I'm not going anywhere."

On February 16, the first fish belly appeared in the eastern sky.

During the day, the baby was finally born.

The matchmaker came out quickly to congratulate her.

"Congratulations, ma'am. Congratulations, ma'am, on the birth of a boy."

When Wang heard that she had a son, she pinched her palms and cried with joy.

"Amitābha, thank you for your hard work."

Xia Fu, together with Nanny Li and others, took care of Cheng Yian and fed her some tonic soup. Lu Xusheng wrapped her up personally and carried her back to the east room.

Lu Xusheng accompanied Cheng Yian through the entire birthing process. The palpitations he felt had long since overshadowed the joy of the birth of his child. When he came out, his face was grim and he still had some fear. He bowed to the eldest princess, and congratulated his mother and third aunt, and finally walked out.

"I'm going to tell my father-in-law the good news."

The eldest princess and her two companions went in to see the child.

Cheng Yian, with a headband wrapped around her face, leaned back on the pillow and closed her eyes to rest. Xia Fu stayed by her daughter's side, holding her hand and not willing to let go.

The child was placed in a cradle and looked after by Nanny Li and others.

The eldest princess came in and glanced at Cheng Yian first. Seeing that she was resting peacefully, she did not go over and looked at the cradle first.

He is such a clean boy, he is sleeping with his eyes closed, his eyebrows are very beautiful, his cheeks are rosy and as thin as a pupa, I dare not touch him.

The second wife came in and immediately congratulated Xia Fu. When she turned around to look at her grandson, she saw that the child had been picked up by the eldest princess. The second wife's heart suddenly sank and she cried out in a choked voice, "Your Highness..."

The princess turned her back and ignored her.

The third wife was smart, she came over and asked the eldest princess in a gentle voice,

"Your Highness, who do you think he looks like? It's hard to tell who this little treasure looks like with his eyes closed."

The eldest princess looked at her carefully. She was not very good at holding a child and her posture was extremely stiff. The child smelled a strange smell and suddenly opened his eyes, then was about to cry. The eldest princess met his gaze and was startled. The child, who was about to cry, was frightened by her and looked at her blankly.

The eldest princess was surprised to find out, "An An, he looks like your father, so much."

Cheng Yian was in a daze and didn't hear clearly, but Xia Fu heard it and looked embarrassed.

The eldest princess was very happy. She put the child back in the cradle, sat aside and looked at him, saying seriously,

"An An, let the child recognize me as his grandmother."

Cheng Yian had woken up. Thinking of the princess' love for her and how she had gone south alone for her father last year, she was filled with emotion and nodded without hesitation.

“That is a great blessing for the child.”

The second wife looked at her grandson eagerly, feeling a little jealous. Her heart ached when she thought that the child would have to call someone else "grandma" in the future.

The eldest princess saw through her thoughts and said lightly, "Madam, you still have a little son whom you love very much. By then, you will have many children and grandchildren. It's okay to give this grandson to me."

It was no secret that the second wife favored her youngest son Lu Jisheng. She smiled awkwardly.

The princess did not stay too long. Firstly, she was exhausted after a night of sleep. Secondly, it was inconvenient for Cheng Mingyu to come over while she was here. So she left Feng Hong behind and stood up to say goodbye. Cheng Yian tried to persuade her to stay.

"Your Highness, please rest in the guest house before leaving."

She was afraid that the eldest princess couldn't bear it.

The princess refused, "You just gave birth, so just take a good rest and don't worry about anything else."

The Second Wife signaled the Third Wife to see the Princess off, and she herself could not wait to come and see her grandson.

"My little darling, he is so cute..."

He really looks like Cheng Mingyu. It's good to look like Cheng Mingyu. He must be a handsome man like Cheng Mingyu. After all, it has been so many years, and the title of the most handsome man in the capital has not been taken away. When his grandson grows up, it will be his turn.

The second wife was enjoying herself here.

Cheng Yian guessed that Wang was not happy about adopting her as his grandmother, so he comforted her,

"Mother-in-law, if the child recognizes the eldest princess, he will have one more person to love him. Please don't mind it, mother-in-law."

The second wife thought for a moment and said, "Yes, as a grandmother, I should be happy for the child." She stroked the child's hand gently.

After a while, Lu Xusheng led Cheng Mingyu in.

Upon hearing the news, the second wife came out from the east side room and greeted Cheng Mingyu in the main room.

"Congratulations to the Prime Minister for becoming a grandfather."

"Mr. Cheng also congratulates Mrs. Cheng as a grandmother."

After exchanging polite words, the Second Wife went out to entertain the guests. Cheng Mingyu stepped into the east room and saw Xia Fuying standing next to the cradle at first sight. She looked tired after being busy all night, but she seemed to be in a good mood. Cheng Mingyu nodded slightly at her and came to visit his daughter first.

“An An…”

"Daddy..." Cheng Yian stretched out her hand to her father. Cheng Mingyu held her hand. Seeing her eyes begin to turn red, he quickly persuaded her.

"You've worked so hard, kid. Stop crying. Daddy is happy for you."

What he felt more was heartache. Ling Chen's cries of pain made him, as a father, feel frightened.

Cheng Yian stroked the corners of her eyes and said, "I am happy, Dad, thanks to Mom for accompanying me." She winked at Xia Fu.

I never dreamed in my life that my father and mother would be by my side during the most difficult times.

Cheng Mingyu looked back at Xia Fu, whose eyes were gentle.

Then Cheng Yian pulled Cheng Mingyu's sleeve and said, "Daddy, please give the child a name."

At this moment, a light cough was heard from the side of the bed, and Lu Xusheng winked at Cheng Yian.

Why should his son's name be chosen by his father-in-law?

Cheng Mingyu ignored Lu Xusheng's cough and replied, "Daddy will come up with a few names for you to choose from in three days."

Cheng Yian winked at Lu Xusheng playfully.

Xia Fu couldn't help wanting to hug her grandson, but she had never held a child before, so she was a little afraid to do it. Cheng Mingyu came over, held the child's neck with one hand, and held the swaddling clothes with the other hand to pick up the child, and then demonstrated, "Hold it like this."

Xia Fu followed his lead and bent her elbows. Cheng Mingyu carefully placed the swaddle on her elbows, letting the child lie in her arms, and then helped from the side.

Xia Fu was on high alert, looking at the sleeping child with great curiosity, and then whispered to Cheng Mingyu,

"When the child was born, I found that he looked like you..."

Cheng Mingyu laughed and led her to sit down. Xia Fu looked at the child lovingly, and Cheng Mingyu's eyes were mostly on her.

Lu Xusheng glanced over there, sat down next to Cheng Yian, and complained in a low voice,

"Why should I let my father-in-law choose a name for my son? I have already chosen the name for him."

Cheng Yian glared at him, "Let my father take it."

Although Lu Xusheng was a Jinshi, his knowledge was far inferior to that of his father.

"Aren't you going to see the child?" Cheng Yian instigated Lu Xusheng.

After Lu Xusheng found out that it was Quan Hu's son, he stopped caring about it.

"No hurry."

Cheng Yian wanted to laugh when he saw Lu Xusheng looking tired.

The moment the child was born, the old doctor took one look and laughed, saying that the child looked like his grandfather. Lu Xusheng's face turned dark at that moment.

"He is undoubtedly your biological son. I noticed that his eyebrows look like yours."

Lu Xusheng's eyebrows are particularly heroic.

Lu Xusheng placed her hands in his palms and didn't want to say anything.

In fact, after the baby was born, he took a look and found that even the curvature of the child's hairline was exactly the same as Cheng Mingyu's. Lu Xusheng was heartbroken.

The skipped generation inheritance was fully demonstrated in his son.

"It's normal actually. Sons look like their mothers and daughters look like their fathers, so when you think about it, it's true that my son looks like his grandfather."

Lu Xusheng: “…”

"Have another bowl of tonic soup." Lu Xusheng blocked her mouth with the soup.

Lu Xusheng stayed with Cheng Yian for two hours, then rode to Xuanfu. Xia Fu stayed with Cheng Yian for three days, and after making sure that she was in good health and had no risk of bleeding, she planned to go back to the pharmacy to prepare some prescriptions for Cheng Yian to relieve the pain.

The shop has already opened, and Cheng Yike usually helps her run it.

Ke'er is very capable and has established connections with various herbal medicine merchants in Beijing. Xia Fu taught her how to distinguish good and bad herbs, and Cheng Yike has been studying this recently.

However, when they arrived at the pharmacy, Cheng Yike was not there. Instead, there was a man standing in the hall, dressed in a black official robe with his sleeves fluttering.

In the past, Xia Fu liked to see Cheng Mingyu wearing a white shirt, until she saw him in this black robe. The bright color combined his handsome appearance, clear temperament, and innate dignity and majesty into one.

On the contrary, it looks more thrilling than the white shirt.

She walked over and looked at him with a smile.

"The head of the family is so handsome even at this age. No wonder someone came to the Cheng family to propose marriage a few days ago."

Cheng Mingyu frowned and said, "Who said nonsense in front of you? That's not true."

Xia Fu placed her slender jade fingers on his rhinoceros belt, her beautiful eyes turned slightly, "Can Ke'er fool me?"

Those were words that I inadvertently revealed while chatting with her a few days ago.

Cheng Mingyu pursed his lips gently, and followed the force of her fingertips to move closer to her.

"I thought you didn't care."

Xia Fu sneered, quickly let him go, and changed the subject.

"How come the master has time to come here today?"

Cheng Mingyu pointed to the gift box in the living room and said, "Tomorrow is your child's third birthday. This is the gift I prepared for you."

When her grandson was born, Xia Fu, as the grandmother, felt it was not right not to say anything. She had no private property and it was impossible for her to use the wealth of the Yunnan Palace. She was just worrying about this matter, but unexpectedly Cheng Mingyu had already prepared everything for her.

Xia Fu then hooked his leather belt and looked at him tenderly, "Then Fu'er thanks the master for his kindness."

"Why thank you?" Cheng Mingyu's eyes were deep, with a hint of inquiry.

Xia Fu smiled, the two little pear-shaped curls at the corners of her lips slowly spread out, her slender fingers climbed up from the leather belt to his shoulders, she tiptoed and almost leaned into his arms, her eyes lingering on him like a thread, her meaning was obvious.

Cheng Mingyu finally understood that she just wanted to have fun, so he clapped his hands and left after the incident.

Cheng Mingyu took her fingers off in a businesslike manner and said calmly,

"You have to sign the marriage certificate with me, otherwise I won't buy it."

Xia Fu: “…”