Shen Shuyi angrily said to him, "I kicked you before, what's the big deal?"
"No matter how many times, I feel happy." Li Zhan applied the ointment gently and asked in her ear.
"Why don't you let your husband get into bed tonight?"
Chen Shuyi blushed and bit her lip, "You're always...neither here nor there every day, humph!"
Li Zhan applied the ointment, washed and dried his hands, then came back and hugged her.
"I'm not afraid of having a miscarriage."
Shen Shuyi quickly kissed his cheek, "I know you feel bad for the child, but the imperial physician said it's appropriate...it's okay..."
Li Zhan's slender fingers moved up along her pockets, looked into her eyes, and asked deliberately, "Really?"
"Well! The pregnancy is stable now, as long as we take good care of it..."
Shen Shuyi buried her face in his chest, and Li Zhan was excited to hear that.
The man lowered his head and kissed her earlobe, saying in a hoarse voice, "Okay, your husband knows the limits..."
…
The moonlight shone in from the window, illuminating a pair of people embracing each other.
Li Zhan buried his head in front of her and kissed her gently.
Shen Shuyi heard the creaking sound of the bed, and her beautiful eyes were a little dazed.
The man in front of her was cautious and endured so much that he was sweating profusely, and he would lean on her shoulder and shout from time to time.
"Book meaning..."
Shen Shuyi kicked him, "Stop shouting... the palace people will hear you..."
Li Zhan didn't care about so many things. He just wanted to rub the person in his arms into his body.
Even if he tried to restrain himself, Li Zhan still didn't go to work until the second half of the night. He cleaned up everything and massaged his sleeping wife's legs before going to sleep.
…
The Tang Dynasty was a time of peace and prosperity for the people. Li Zhan had outstanding political achievements and was deeply loved by the people. Therefore, no one dared to comment on his earth-shattering act of abolishing the harem, and it instead became a good story.
Those stubborn old ministers still wanted to keep an eye on the emperor's harem and send their legitimate daughters and granddaughters into the palace to bring glory to their family in order to consolidate their position in the court.
But they were also afraid of the emperor's harsh methods. When he was the regent, he had the final say. Now that he was the emperor, anyone who dared to disobey his will would be killed.
Chen Shu intended to rest and take care of her pregnancy in the palace, and sometimes Li Zhan would go with her in disguise to appreciate the lotus flowers and autumn osmanthus.
She smelled the sweet fragrance of osmanthus and pinched Li Zhan's fingers, "Your Majesty, you haven't chosen a name for the child yet."
"I've thought of a few. We'll decide after the prince is born." Li Zhan told her a few names, both for boys and girls.
He gently stroked Shuyi's bulging belly, and the cub under her belly kicked him again, as if responding to the name that he liked.
On the day Chen Shuyi gave birth, Li Zhan was attending the morning court. She felt waves of contractions and immediately took a painless childbirth pill to avoid suffering.
The midwife was already on standby, and the palace maid helped her to lie down in the delivery room.
"Don't worry, Queen, your baby is in the right position. Relax, and I will deliver you right away."
Several midwives were busy running around in an orderly manner. A palace maid had already gone to the front court to inform the emperor of the news, and Li Zhan ran back immediately.
Li Zhan went into the delivery room without saying a word, and the palace maid knelt down immediately.
"Your Majesty, this is absolutely unacceptable. The delivery room is an ominous place."
"Nonsense!" Li Zhan waved his hand and pushed the door open.
He walked quickly to Shuyi and held her hand. "Shuyi, how do you feel?"
Shen Shuyi didn't feel any pain, but she was still sweating. She held Li Zhan's hand in return.
"Your Majesty, please leave first. If you stay here, it will make it difficult for the palace servants to deliver the baby."
"Go out and wait for me."
The two of them had already discussed this issue, but in the end, Li Zhan was still too concerned to care about anything else.
He was afraid of affecting his wife's mood, so he had to go out and wait.
Before leaving, he gave stern instructions to the palace servants.
"Everything comes first, the Queen. No need to waste time on other matters. Do you understand?"
Even if he was a child given by heaven, he could not compare to Shuyi's position in his heart.
The palace maid hurriedly obeyed the order, wiped the sweat off her forehead and continued to deliver the baby.
He taught the queen how to exert herself, wiped her sweat and fed her water.
Li Zhan stood outside the door, listening to Shuyi's intermittent moans of pain, and felt extremely anxious.
Every time she screamed, his heart felt like it was being grabbed tightly and was extremely painful.
Li Zhan couldn't help it, pushed the door open again, rushed in front of Shuyi and held her hand tightly.
"Shuyi, Shuyi, don't be afraid, I'm..."
He looked at the basins of blood and felt dizzy. When he thought of the queen suffering like this, he couldn't help but feel a splitting headache.
Shen Shuyi's lips were pale, but she was in good spirits. She did not delay any longer and listened to the midwife's pushing. Soon, the sound of a baby crying was heard in the delivery room.
“It’s born! It’s born!!”
The midwife took the baby out, put it in a swaddle, wiped it clean and wrapped it up.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, and Your Majesty, it's a little prince."
Li Zhan no longer cared about the prince. He held Shuyi's hand tightly. Seeing that she was drowsy and about to close her eyes, he was so scared that his hands were shaking.
"Shuyi, Shuyi, don't scare me."
"Don't shout, I'm just sleepy." Shen Shuyi took the recovery pill after giving birth. Now she doesn't feel any discomfort, she's just sleepy.
Seeing Li Zhan so nervous, she no longer felt sleepy.
"Where's the emperor?"
The midwife handed the cradle prince to the emperor. Li Zhan took it carefully. Looking at the tender and chubby baby, his tense shoulders suddenly relaxed a lot, and his eyes became gentler.
He placed the child in front of Shuyi's arms and said, "Here it is."
Shen Shuyi stretched out his finger and gently touched the kid's face.
"Everything I eat goes into his body. Look how round he is."
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