A baby's cry echoed throughout the entire palace.
The people in the room were overjoyed, and Hehua and Aunt Du wept with happiness.
"Your Highness, it's a young master..."
Aunt Du's voice choked with sobs, and everyone's expression was surprisingly uniform, a mixture of joy and sorrow.
Gu Jiangli held the baby, who, although born prematurely, was still very healthy.
The crying was very strong, and the child was shaking its hands and feet vigorously.
Gu Jiangli took him from Aunt Du's arms. This was her first child with the prince. He was so soft and light that she didn't dare to use any force.
As soon as she hugged the child, he very sensibly stopped crying.
He nestled peacefully in Gu Jiangli's arms, as if he knew that the person holding him was his mother.
Aunt Du smiled through her tears, "Your Highness, the young master recognizes you. Look, he's stopped crying."
Gu Jiangli looked at the child, whose face was wrinkled and whose eyes were still closed, sleeping soundly.
“Yes, he recognizes me as his mother…” Gu Jiangli murmured softly.
The sight of Gu Jiangli holding the child allowed everyone to briefly forget some of the unpleasant things.
But does Gu Jiangli still remember?
She summoned the system: "Zizai, are you still there?"
[Honey, is there anything you need?]
Gu Jiangli stroked the child's stray hairs with one hand and said, "I want the kind of pill that can instantly restore the body to the state it was in before pregnancy."
She didn't ask the system if it existed, because she knew the system was omnipotent and it must have it.
Sure enough, Vic Zhou didn't disappoint her.
【Dear customer, the recovery pill costs 2000 points, but it won't restore you to 100% condition; it will only restore you to 80% of your normal physical state. Are you sure you want to buy it?】
80%?
That's enough.
"purchase!"
As soon as she spoke, she heard the sound of points being deducted in her mind.
[I have purchased recovery pills for you. Your current account balance is 8500 points.]
Gu Jiangli: "There's still quite a lot left."
[Yes, dear. All the reward points you earn here for gaining the prince's favor, successfully getting pregnant, and giving birth to your child have been credited to your account without any deductions.]
Gu Jiangli smiled and said, "Alright, then let's have another pill to strengthen the child's body."
[Health Pills, after your child takes them, will give them an absolutely strong physique. Valued at 200 points, already purchased for you. Account balance: 8300 points.]
She was finally satisfied.
Place it on the child's forehead and whisper softly:
"You were in such a hurry to come into this world because you knew your father was in danger, right?"
The whisper was so soft that even Aunt Du, who was standing nearby, couldn't hear it clearly, but the child heard it and suddenly burst into tears.
Gu Jiangli held him and gently coaxed him, but to no avail.
The midwives assumed that Gu Jiangli was a first-time mother and didn't know how to soothe the baby, so they took the child from her and prepared to use their rich experience to comfort the child.
But the child cried even harder in their arms.
Lotus looked around helplessly, asking, "What's wrong? Why is the young master crying so hard? Is he feeling unwell?"
The midwife said alertly, "That's possible. The princess gave birth prematurely, and the young master has congenital deficiencies. Perhaps he is indeed feeling unwell somewhere."
Another midwife said, "Isn't this lady a doctor? Doctors can take pulses and diagnose illnesses; perhaps she can figure out what's wrong with the young master."
Aunt Du also thought it made sense, but Gu Jiangli suddenly raised his hand and said, "No need, give me the child. I know what's wrong with him."
Gu Jiangli's words clearly aroused some suspicion among the midwives.
Logically speaking, a woman who has just become a mother certainly doesn't know as much about her child as an experienced midwife.
What's more, there's a doctor here too.
Even with such doubts, they dared not disobey the princess.
The baby was placed in Gu Jiangli's arms, and although the crying subsided considerably, it still continued.
Just when everyone thought Gu Jiangli was being presumptuous, Gu Jiangli leaned close to the child's ear and seemed to say something, and the child immediately stopped crying.
This incredible scene left everyone speechless.
"Really... you're not crying anymore?" a midwife stammered.
“It’s a miracle…” another midwife said.
Aunt Du had never seen such an unbelievable scene before, and couldn't help but ask:
"Your Highness, what did you say to the young master? He's been behaving well and has stopped crying."
Gu Jiangli said gently, "I said, as long as he doesn't cry, we'll go find Father right away."
Aunt Du was dumbfounded and speechless.
I want to offer some advice, but I don't know where to begin.
Gu Jiangli smiled, her face full of tenderness and joy, showing no trace of sorrow.
The more she acted this way, the more worried Aunt Du and the others became.
"Your Highness... now that the child is healthy and you are safe and sound, this is already the greatest blessing. Please don't... feel resentful."
In their view, the princess's condition was worrying.
With Prince Yu's fate uncertain, how could the Princess Consort not be worried at all?
She must be burying all these worries inside, not showing them. But if this continues, she'll go insane!
Lotus also understood, "Your Highness, your health is the most important thing. Please don't say or do anything foolish."
She looked bitter. "If I had known, even if you beat me to death, I would never have told you about the prince. It's all Lotus's fault."
The whole room was practically bursting into tears in front of Gu Jiangli.
Gu Jiangli changed her posture and handed the child over.
"I don't shed a single tear, I don't say a single sad word, and you all think I'm mentally unstable?"
The group looked at each other.
Isn't that so?
Gu Jiangli understood the meaning behind their expressions and didn't want to explain further to them.
"Prepare the carriage, let's go find the mistress."
Lotus was startled, "How can this be!" The princess has just given birth, how can she be so tired!
Aunt Du also advised, "Your Highness! I know you care about the Prince, but your health is at its most vulnerable right now. You mustn't be careless! The bumpy carriage ride will harm your health!"
Everyone in the room shared the same opinion as Aunt Du.
But Gu Jiangli couldn't not go.
The child was born suddenly because he also sensed the danger the prince was in.
His arrival will surely save the prince.
That's how firmly she believed it.
“Lotus, Aunt Du, I know you are worried about my health, but the prince’s life is hanging in the balance, and I am the only one who can help him.”
Lotus and Aunt Du looked puzzled.
Why...do you think so?
Gu Jiangli looked at the child in Aunt Du's arms with a smile, her voice soft yet firm.
"Because he came, this is the will of Heaven."
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