Seeing his mother enter the delivery room, Lu Zifeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat next to the two old ladies.
Looking at Lu Zifeng's absent-minded look, Xu felt a little amused and helpless as she looked at Lu Zifeng.
"Feng'er, don't be nervous. It's a gift from God for a woman to give birth. We sincerely wish Yao'er a safe delivery. I just heard from the midwife that the baby is in a perfect position. Since this is Yao'er's first child, it will naturally take longer. There's no need to be nervous."
It’s no wonder that Xu’s words really made Lu Zifeng feel a lot more at ease. He took a sip of tea from the teacup, and his mood gradually calmed down.
At this time, the palace banquet had already begun, and the Queen was sitting there absent-mindedly. Emperor Situ Yong seemed to know why the Queen was uneasy?
"Don't worry, Queen. I think the Duke's wife has started giving birth. Let's just wait for good news."
The queen smiled bitterly.
"Your Majesty, you know how my family has been through these years. Now that my second brother has been found, the Lu family bloodline has finally been continued."
How could Situ Yong not know the Queen's worries over the years, and patted her hand comfortingly.
"Isn't it all right now? Brother Feng, don't think too much."
After Situ Yong finished speaking, he looked at the seats below and found that the seat in Prince Zhong's Mansion was also empty, so he smiled.
"Don't worry, I saw Prince Zhong just now, but he's gone now. I guess he went to the Duke's Mansion."
The emperor's guess was indeed correct. At this time, Prince Zhong and his wife had already arrived at the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion. As soon as they got off the carriage, Prince Zhong started running inside. The guards at the door had received orders from Lu Zifeng that no one from Prince Zhong's Mansion was allowed to be stopped and they should be led directly to his own courtyard.
When all the guards saw Prince Zhong arrive, they hurriedly saluted.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Zhong. The Crown Prince has instructed that if you come here, I will personally take you to the Crown Prince's courtyard."
Prince Zhong waited for Princess Zhong to get off the carriage before speaking.
"Hurry up and lead the way. How is the princess now?"
The guard didn't know how to respond for a moment. The problem was that he didn't know what happened to the princess.
Prince Zhong looked at the guard who seemed to know nothing about anything and knew that he was getting a little anxious. He asked the guard, but he didn't know either.
"Hurry up and lead the way."
Kang and Xu were sitting in the main hall drinking tea and waiting for news when they heard hurried footsteps outside. They looked up and saw Prince Zhong and his wife coming here with their clothes a little messy. They knew that they had come after receiving the news, so they hurriedly stood up to greet them.
"I have met His Royal Highness Prince Zhong."
When Prince Zhong saw the two old ladies of the Lu family and the adoptive father of Marquis Cheng'en, he knew that his daughter had probably not given birth yet, and he felt relieved.
"Madam, you absolutely cannot do that. You are my elder! When I was little, I often came to you to beg for food."
Seeing Prince Zhong's attitude, Kang followed Prince Zhong's hand and stood up.
Xu and Lu Lancheng also bowed and stood up to sit aside.
"Your Highness Prince Zhong, Your Highness Princess Consort, Yao'er has been in the delivery room for over half an hour. As you know, this is the first birth and the delivery might be slow. We are not in a hurry. The imperial physician and the midwife have already checked and the baby is in the right position. Yao'er is fine."
Lu Zifeng had just returned from his younger sister's yard. It turned out that his younger sister Lu Zixuan also wanted to come and see her sister-in-law, but she was driven back by Kang and Xu as soon as she arrived. In order to comfort her, Lu Zifeng personally sent her back.
When Lu Zifeng returned and entered the main hall, he saw his father-in-law coming and hurried forward to pay his respects.
"Meet my father-in-law."
Prince Zhong nodded.
"Where are your uncle and your father?"
Lu Zifeng smiled.
"They are both in the study in the front yard, waiting for news. How about I accompany you to find them?"
Prince Zhong thought that there were only women here, so he said.
"Let's go and see what your uncle and father are doing hiding in the study."
As he spoke, he nodded and walked out, and Lu Zifeng hurriedly followed.
Time passed slowly and it was the end of the hour of Hai. There was still no sound coming from the delivery room. The men in the study could no longer sit still and came to Lu Zifeng's yard.
Just after midnight, a shrill cry was heard, which frightened everyone in the yard. Princess Zhong could no longer sit still and went straight to the delivery room.
Even the old ladies Kang and Xu, who had always been as calm as a rock, followed her into the delivery room.
Prince Zhong and Lu Zifeng were like ants on a hot pan, pacing back and forth non-stop. Finally, at the end of midnight, a loud baby cry was heard from the delivery room.
The group of men outside immediately breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily at each other. Only then did they realize that their feet had been frozen and numb, so they hurried back into the house and sat down to warm themselves up.
Lu Zifeng did not go in, but stood at the door of the delivery room waiting. After a quarter of an hour, he saw the mother coming out holding a swaddling baby.
Just as Lu Zifeng was about to go forward to check on his son, Tan Yunniang turned around and glared at Lu Zifeng.
"Nonsense! It's winter, aren't you afraid of freezing the child? Let's go to the main hall and let you see enough. After all, this is your son."
Lu Zifeng chuckled.
"Yes, I listen to my mother."
Following Tan Yunniang into the main room, the men in the room immediately stood up and walked over when they saw the child being carried in.
Tan Yunniang looked at the men and frowned.
"I'm afraid none of you know how to hold a baby, so I'll hold it and you can just take a look. It's cold, and I don't want the baby to get cold."
As he spoke, he held the child in his left hand and lifted the red cloth covering the child's face with his right hand.
"Oh, this brat looks just like his father when he was a kid."
Lu Minghan nodded at Lu Mingyuan's statement, "Yes, he does look a lot like his father. Look at his nose and mouth, but judging by his face shape, he looks more like his mother, Yao'er."
Prince Zhong also nodded, "Hey, this kid's forehead looks a bit like mine!"
Lu Lancheng said after seeing Prince Zhong's smug look, which really made people want to beat him up.
"Your Highness Prince Zhong is this child's grandfather. He looks like you. Isn't this as it should be?"
Prince Zhong found Lu Lancheng's words very pleasing to the ear and said with a smile.
"Oh, I really like to listen to what you say, uncle."
Lu Minghan glanced at Prince Zhong and said, "So what if he looks like you? This child's surname is Lu. He belongs to our Lu family and will be the Duke of Dingguo in the future."
Prince Zhong looked at Lu Minghan angrily. He was about to say something, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, and he curled his lips and said nothing.
After Lu Minghan finished speaking, he wanted to hear Prince Zhong get angry, but he didn't expect that this guy would just endure it when he was talked back to.
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