Chapter 179 The Little Prince Feels His Mother's Breath
Prince Rui looked at the walnuts, then at the bowl, and then at Shen Yuanwei.
He is very easy to fool. He listens to his sister's tricks.
He nodded obediently, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was very hard for him to peel the walnuts. He didn't want his sister to give the walnuts he had peeled with great effort to the brother outside to eat. He added in his heart -
"Only give it to me, not to others."
Shen Yuanwei laughed.
She encouraged King Rui, "Don't say it in your heart, say it with your mouth."
King Rui blinked again, lowered his head and refused to say anything.
Shen Yuanwei continued to encourage him, "Just tell me, I will agree to your request as long as you tell me. You see, I will not reject you, so why are you afraid to tell me? Just tell me boldly, and I will agree to your request——"
King Rui lowered his head and remained silent.
Shen Yuanwei was very patient. "Hurry up, sister is waiting for you to speak. If you don't speak, how can sister agree?"
Prince Rui looked at Shen Yuanwei again.
He mustered up all his strength, then spoke with difficulty, whispering, "No... Don't give him any food..."
Shen Yuanwei opened her eyes slightly.
Oh, I said it!
She coaxed, "Who would you not give it to, huh?"
King Rui slowly pointed at the tall figure reflected in the door, "He, won't give it to him."
Shen Yuanwei suppressed her laughter and asked, "Then, who is he?"
King Rui puffed up his cheeks, overcame the shackles in his heart with difficulty, and uttered a few words, "Xiao...Brother."
He glanced at Xiao Lingzhao's shadow, then at Shen Yuanwei, and said in a very stingy voice, "I won't give... Brother Xiao... anything to eat."
Shen Yuanwei was amused by Prince Rui and laughed so hard that she fell forward and backward.
She agreed readily.
"Okay, Ayou has already spoken to me, so how can I not agree to your request?"
"Just peel them with peace of mind. I'll make walnut curd for you tomorrow. I promise you'll be the only one eating it. I won't give it to Brother Xiao. He won't even be able to taste it."
Only then did King Rui feel happy.
He sat obediently on the mat that Shen Yuanwei had placed on the ground for him, holding a walnut in one hand and a small hammer in the other, and began to peel the walnut slowly and seriously.
Shen Yuanwei coaxed him and turned to leave.
Xiao Lingzhao stood outside the door with his hands behind his back.
Seeing Shen Yuanwei coming out, Xiao Lingzhao raised his eyebrows and looked at her.
"He's quite polite. He obviously hates me for not allowing me to eat his walnuts, but he still calls me Brother Xiao?"
Shen Yuanwei had not laughed at first, but when she heard this, she laughed out loud again.
Xiao Lingzhao took her hand and left.
Xiao Lingzhao whispered, "I hope your child can be as smart, wise and capable as his father, but not as overbearing as his father. The child's personality should be more like his uncle. His uncle is so cute."
The corners of Shen Yuanwei's mouth curled up.
"Actually, it's good to resemble anyone. It would be best if you could resemble Ling Zhao, who is resolute, brave and lovable."
Xiao Lingzhao paused.
He whispered in Shen Yuanwei's ear, "He is not my child. No matter who he looks like, he will not look like me. Only the one between us will look like me."
Shen Yuanwei said, "But he will grow up with your child. Perhaps the brothers will influence each other?"
Xiao Lingzhao smiled.
That’s true.
…
The Imperial Palace.
When the Xiao family arrived, many officials had already arrived with their families.
Everyone was chatting in groups of three or four in the Imperial Garden, but when they heard that the Xiao family had arrived, everyone stopped talking and their eyes fell on the four members of the Xiao family.
They looked at Shen Yuanwei secretly.
After the confrontation between the Emperor and General Xiao a few months ago, it became known to everyone that Concubine Zhao was General Xiao's wife.
They had long wanted to see what Concubine Zhao looked like.
What kind of woman could cause the young and capable General of Cavalry and the emperor who ruled the world to fight over her and seize the throne?
Shen Yuanwei had long known that she would be the focus of everyone's attention, and she was well prepared.
When others looked at her, she smiled faintly in response.
She looked back so openly that the women who were secretly looking at her felt embarrassed and lowered their heads first.
Shen Yuanwei was just about to go sit in the pavilion arm in arm with her mother-in-law when a pretty palace maid ran over and bowed.
"Madam Xiao, the Queen and the two little princes have been waiting for you inside for a long time. The Queen asked me to invite you in to see the little princes—"
The maid looked at Madam Xiao again and said with a smile, "Hello, Madam. Madam Wei is also inside. She invites you to come in and have tea together."
Shen Yuanwei looked at her mother-in-law.
The Queen is inside, so Xiao Lingzhao and the old general cannot go in, so they should go and take a look first.
Shen Yuanwei said to Xiao Lingzhao, "You and Dad go find a place to sit down. Mom and I will go in to pay our respects to the Queen and see the little prince."
Xiao Lingzhao nodded.
Shen Yuanwei and her mother-in-law linked arms and followed the little palace maid towards the bedroom, leaving everyone's curious gazes behind them.
When they arrived at the bedroom, the queen immediately stood up to greet them.
She forgoes the formalities between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, enthusiastically holds Shen Yuanwei's arm, and smiles very gently, "Sister, why are you here just now? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Shen Yuanwei said, "The streets were crowded and congested, so we were delayed for a while."
The queen took her hand and walked towards the small couch, her words unable to conceal her excitement, "Sister, come here quickly and take a look at your two children. A month has passed, and they are no longer like kittens that make people feel sorry for them. They have grown up a little since they were born, and they are chubby. Everyone who sees them says they are beautiful—"
The queen bent down and looked at the two little babies, smiling from ear to ear, "I have never seen such beautiful children. Every day when I look at them, I can eat half a bowl of rice more."
Shen Yuanwei also looked down.
In the red swaddling clothes, two chubby little babies were sleeping peacefully. Although there were many people in the room, everyone spoke in low voices and they were not disturbed at all.
As soon as Shen Yuanwei's hand touched the swaddling clothes, the little guy seemed to sense something, his eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Those round eyes were like black grapes, staring blankly at Shen Yuanwei who was leaning over.
Shen Yuanwei reached out and picked him up, and his little mouth pouted, and he was about to cry.
Shen Yuanwei held him horizontally against her chest.
He put his little head against Shen Yuanwei's chest. Maybe he heard the familiar heartbeat, or maybe he sensed his mother's breath, but he pursed his little lips lightly and then let go. He stayed obediently in Shen Yuanwei's arms, not crying or making a fuss.
The Queen laughed happily at the side, "Oh, my dear mother is different. Before, my mother and my sister-in-law said they wanted to hug him, and he cried whenever they touched him. But now that you, my sister, have picked him up, he just pouts a little, and he stops crying as soon as he feels the breath of you, his dear mother!"
Shen Yuanwei was also soft-hearted.
She looked down at the child in her arms.
This little fellow was indeed pretty, a masterpiece of the Creator's skill, delicate and cute, completely comparable to those pretty child models she had seen before she traveled through time.
She smiled at the little guy and asked the queen, "Is this the eldest or the second?"
The queen said, "The one you are holding is the eldest prince, and the one on the couch is the second prince."
Shen Yuanwei raised her eyebrows and quickly looked at the other child on the couch.
Let her see which child is prettier.
She thinks that her and Xiao Lingzhao’s child would be the most beautiful, right?
After all, Xiao Lingzhao had a good foundation, was young and of good quality. Xie Junlin was already 36 years old at the time, and the quality of his stuff was far inferior to Xiao Lingzhao's, right?
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