Chapter 303: The Moonlight is Clear and the Perfection is Coming (The End)

After becoming pregnant, Shen Yuan did not give up the work at the Dali Temple and still went on duty every day as before. However, most of the time she was in the duty room reading case files or interrogating prisoners. When she needed to go out, not only her father but also the adults in the Dali Temple told her not to go.

Lord Bai said cheerfully, "Little Lord Shen, when the child celebrates his third birthday, full moon, or first birthday, remember to invite us to attend. In the end, this child has grown up under our watch."

"Have you decided on a nickname for your child? Why not call him Dali Temple? He's been growing up in Dali Temple since he was born."

"Old Wei Jing is talking nonsense. Whose child would be nicknamed Dali Temple? But Master Shen is reading case files every day. Who knows, the child might recite the Dazhao Law when he speaks in the future."

Shen Yuan was overjoyed at Lord Li's words, but maybe it was really true. Shen Yuan was now in charge of the details of the legal provisions in the Dazhao Code regarding juvenile delinquency under the age of fifteen. It was because of the Liu Po ​​case that the people in the Dali Temple realized that the laws in this regard were still not perfect.

During the day, Shen Yuan took her child to read law in the Dali Temple. When she got home at night, she wanted Xie Hui to tell the child about Jingzhao Prefecture. However, Xie Hui often couldn't think of many things to tell the child. Some things would be detrimental to the child's growth if they heard too much.

Shen Yuan was on duty at the Dali Temple until April. By then her belly was already very big, and no one could bear to ask her to go to the Dali Temple from home every day. The emperor even issued an imperial decree, allowing Shen Yuan to stop working from April to half a year after the baby was born, and to rest at home.

Because of this incident, the Ministry of Personnel later added a regulation regarding maternity leave for female officials, stipulating that if a female official becomes pregnant while in office, she will have a total of at least six months of leave before and after giving birth, and her salary will continue to be paid during this period.

In addition, officials whose wives give birth can also ask their superiors for a maximum of ten days' leave to accompany their wives during childbirth. Such leave is not counted in the year-end evaluation. Of course, there is only one such opportunity per year, and during the leave, officials from the Ministry of Personnel will visit at any time. If you take leave and do not stay at home to accompany your wife, but go out to spend money, you will be deducted from your salary and points will be deducted from the year-end evaluation.

According to the date calculation, Shen Yuan and Xie Hui's child should be born in July. When the two of them were preparing to have a child, they didn't think of paying attention to this matter, and they also thought that they wouldn't get pregnant soon after stopping the medication... The result...

"Giving birth in July, the confinement period will be painful in such a hot weather." Because of this, Old Madam Shen was worried.

Shen Yuan herself didn't think too much about it. "There's nothing we can do about it. I'm already pregnant, so I can't postpone the birth of the child, right? Who knows, maybe it won't be that hot this July."

Shen Yuan said this casually. After all, it was not her decision whether the weather was hot or not. But Old Madam Shen took it to heart. Starting from April and May, she kept talking to the sky every night, "Second son's wife, I know you are effective. Please bless our family to have a smooth birth. Don't let the weather be too hot in July this year. It would be best if it rains from time to time, otherwise your daughter will suffer during her confinement."

These were all muttered by Old Madam Shen in private, and no one else knew about it, but the confinement period in July and August was indeed more painful than usual. Not only was it hot, but you couldn't use ice casually, and you couldn't eat cold food.

Later, Princess Kang Le came up with an idea. The manor on the mountain outside the city was much cooler than the city, so she simply lived in the manor to give birth and recuperate after childbirth. Her mother-in-law and the imperial physician also lived there with her.

At the end of June, Shen Yuan moved to the manor, which was not far from the capital, and convenient for travel if necessary. Shen Yuan went with two midwives, two wet nurses, and Imperial Physician Kang. Imperial Physician Kang had been taking care of Shen Yuan during her pregnancy, and this time she knew she didn't have to report to the Imperial Hospital every day, so she was very happy and immediately packed her things and set off.

Even if it was Xie Hui, Shen Yuan thought that he was busy with affairs in Jingzhao Prefecture, so he asked him to live in the city. However, he would rather go back and forth every day than live alone in Ning'an Earl's Mansion.

Xie Hui massaged his wife's swollen feet due to pregnancy and said, "I just need to get up a little earlier in the morning. I couldn't bear the hardship of your pregnancy for you, so what's the point of this?"

In fact, the baby in her belly was already well-behaved. During this period, Shen Yuan did not have morning sickness or vomiting every day, and the baby did not make a fuss, just moving his hands and feet during the day. But even so, her waist still often ached with her big belly, and she would often get up at night, and her legs would occasionally cramp.

"Although it is indeed tiring, we discussed having a child together, so I am still looking forward to the birth of the child. Even if it is a little tiring, I feel happy." Shen Yuan stretched out his hand and pulled the corner of Xie Hui's mouth, "So, as a father, can you please stop having such a sad face? If the child sees it, he will think that his father doesn't welcome it."

Xie Hui bent down and kissed Shen Yuan's belly, then apologized to the child with a smile: "Dad welcomes you very much, Dad is just too worried about your mom, I'm sorry."

"Well, the child said he forgave you."

"Thank you...Manman, do you think we should give the child a nickname first?"

Shen Yuan nodded, "We agreed before that I would come up with the name, so you can come up with the nickname?"

Xie thought for a moment and said, "Let's call him Li'er. I hope our child will be as strong as a little tiger in the future."

"Okay! Let's call him Li'er."

In July, Xie Hui began to have restless sleep and woke up several times at night because he always dreamed of Shen Yuan complaining of stomachache. Compared with him, Shen Yuan slept soundly every day. Moreover, July this year was not as hot as in previous years, so it was even cooler living in the manor.

Xie Er was also very sensible. On the morning of July 15th, Shen Yuan felt something was wrong with his stomach. Xie Hui had just woken up at that time and had not yet gone to work. When he heard Shen Yuan say that he had a stomachache, he ran out in his undershirt and pulled Doctor Kang out from under the quilt.

The servants had been waiting for this day, and they immediately began to do their respective duties. Some boiled water, some called people, and Shi Tou and Mu Tou were responsible for reporting the news to the capital, one went to the Shen family and the other went to the Xie family.

Qingdai also helped Shen Yuan wash up. Shen Yuan endured the pain and ate four buns and drank a bowl of porridge before lying back on the bed.

"Manman, don't be afraid, I'm here with you."

Shen Yuan forced a smile and joked with Xie Hui, "Don't be scared. Your lips are all white. Don't be nervous. If you pass out later, Doctor Kang will have to save you."

Doctor Kang, who was checking Shen Yuan's pulse, heard this and said, "Don't worry, I won't save him if he faints. I will take care of you today, so let him faint."

Shen Yuan was amused by Doctor Kang, but the pain that followed made her grimace.

"It's too early to give birth. You should eat and drink now. You can also let Master Xie help you take a walk."

"Will it always hurt like this?"

"It's been a while, but this baby is not big, so it will be easier to give birth. Unlike you..." Doctor Kang looked at Xie Hui, "Your mother suffered a lot when you were born. I was there too. Your father spanked you as soon as you were born, hehe."

No one had ever told Xie Hui about this before. Shen Yuan couldn't help laughing when he heard it. "You have to apologize to your mother later."

Family members rushed over from the capital one after another, and the coachman's whip was almost flying sparks.

When they arrived, Xie Hui was helping Shen Yuan stroll in the yard.

"How is it? What did Lao Kang say?"

"Doctor Kang said it's still early, so he asked me to walk around first. Or should we all go to bed first?"

Of course, I couldn't sleep, but the family still had lunch together. At around 3 p.m., Doctor Kang said that it was almost time for the baby to be born.

After almost two hours of anticipation from both families, the baby was finally born.

"Thank you. I really wanted to hit you when you gave birth." Shen Yuan gritted her teeth and didn't cry during the birth, but she couldn't help crying after the birth, "It hurts so much!"

"I'm sorry, Manman, we will never have another child." Xie Hui said as he hurriedly wiped Shen Yuan's tears.

"Congratulations, uncle and madam, on the birth of their daughter." The middle-aged woman held the cleaned child close to show them.

"Please move aside. Let me see my daughter." Shen Yuan stretched out his hand and pushed Xie Hui away.

Upon hearing the news that the baby had been born, Old Madam Shen, He Ying, and Princess Kangle all went into the delivery room.

"Thank you for your hard work. The fox looks a lot like you."

He Ying asked Shen Yuan, "Have you decided on a name for your child?"

Shen Yuan smiled and looked at the child and said, "Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month, the moon must be very round and bright, so let's call him Xie Cheng. The clear moonlight must be very beautiful."

"What a great name! The moonlight is especially bright today. There's no need to light a lamp in the yard."

——The bright moonlight will bring a happy ending

【End of article】

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The main text of this book ends here. There will be extra chapters coming up later!!! Please look forward to it!

I said once before that it was almost finished, but the readers didn't seem to be satisfied. However, I knew that if I continued writing, I was afraid it would become more and more boring and ugly.

This is my first attempt at writing ancient Chinese and a case study. The more I write, the more ashamed I feel because of my limited ability. I also feel sorry for the readers of my book and for the characters in the book. I don’t seem to be able to show her charm, so I am always ashamed...

Finally, I still hope that you who read my works can feel comfortable and satisfied in this small world. Thank you for your company along the way, and I hope to bring you better stories next time.