Inside the main bedroom, Chu Tianze looked at the two people, one big and one small, with a gentle expression on his face. After hearing Bai Chuxiao's breathing even out, he...
He couldn't help but get up and go to the cradle, gently pinching the little bun's face. These past few days, the little bun was no longer as wrinkled as when it was first born; it was now fair, tender, and very cute.
"Little dumpling, you must grow up quickly, okay? Don't bother your mother, don't tire her out, and your father will love you..."
Chu Tianze said softly that he had hardly seen his father when he was a child, and he had never been held in his father's arms in his memory. Even if he was bullied by his other brothers, his father would not ask him anything.
Now that he has become a father himself, he thinks he probably doesn't like the brat, because he suffered too much bullying from his older brothers when he was young, and the only one who could speak up for him was his eldest sister. He hates his brothers, and he likes his cute and adorable daughter.
But when he saw the little chubby boy, he realized he was wrong. A father is a father, and what could he not like about his own children?
"ah……"
The little dumpling, who had been lying quietly with his eyes closed in the cradle, suddenly burst into tears, his cries earth-shattering.
Chu Tianze quickly withdrew his hand, his face darkening. The tenderness he had felt for the brat had vanished. The brat was just annoying and not cute at all.
"Tianze, what are you muttering about? Why is the little bun crying..." Bai Chuxiao sat up, still half asleep.
Chu Tianze chuckled awkwardly, "I don't know, maybe I'm just hungry..."
Bai Chuxiao stared at him suspiciously, "Didn't you feed him before putting him to sleep? How come he's hungry again? And why are you still up so late? What are you doing with the baby? Is there something you're unhappy about with the baby?"
"How could this be!"
"Ah...ah...boohoo," the little dumpling cried even more heart-wrenchingly, as if he had suffered some great injustice.
Chu Tianze glared at him fiercely. This kid's doing it on purpose, isn't he...?
"Hurry up and bring the little dumpling over here. What kind of father are you? He's crying and you don't even know how to comfort him..."
"Oh." Now it was Chu Tianze's turn to feel wronged. He had just picked up the little bun and rocked it when the little bun's voice became even louder.
"Your Highness and Your Highness, let us comfort the young prince!" Hearing the young prince's cries, the wet nurses, Lanxiang and the others who were keeping watch outside the door, were startled and quickly knocked on the door.
"Get in here right now!" Chu Tianze glanced disdainfully at the fat ball in his hand...
Bai Chuxiao was surprised to see Baozi, who was usually so obedient, so upset in Chu Tianze's hands. She suspected that he must have been secretly tormenting Baozi while she was asleep.
"Chu Tianze!" Bai Chuxiao spat out the three words through gritted teeth...
Seeing the somewhat unpleasant atmosphere inside, the wet nurse quickly took the child from her. Lanxiang said quickly, "Your Highness, Your Highness, please leave the young prince in our care tonight."
After saying that, he hurriedly took the crying baby and left, closing the door behind him.
Miraculously, the crying stopped immediately as soon as the little dumpling stepped out of the room...
Chu Tianze hurriedly went to the bedside and said aggrievedly, "Xiaoxiao, let me explain..."
"Hmph, you're not allowed to mess with the baby anymore!" Bai Chuxiao said, crossing her arms.
Chu Tianze turned his face towards him, looking aggrieved, and said, "I didn't bother him. I thought he was cute, so I poked his cheek, and he started crying."
Bai Chuxiao raised an eyebrow and said, "Really? You really think he's cute?"
Chu Tianze nodded quickly, "Very cute...", she's cute when she's not crying or making a fuss!
"Okay, I'll believe you for now, but Baozi is very vulnerable right now. You're not allowed to poke his face, what if he gets disfigured!"
Bai Chuxiao said that this is her only child, and she can't let him grow up to be a bad person. If he does, she'll have nowhere to cry, and then she'll really have to take away her second brother's and Xihan's child.
"Hmph, I feel like that kid is more important to Xiaoxiao than I am now..." Now it was Chu Tianze's turn to be dissatisfied.
"Jealous of your own baby? You're something else!" Bai Chuxiao rolled her eyes and lay down. Nighttime is for sleeping!
Chu Tianze frowned, a thought forming in his mind: that brat wants to steal his place in Xiaoxiao's heart? No way...
"Come up here and go to sleep!" Seeing him lost in thought, Bai Chuxiao tugged at his sleeve...
The next day, Chu Tianze disappeared early in the morning. After Bai Chuxiao woke up, Lanxin brought the little bun in.
"Where is the prince...?"
Lanxiang smiled and replied, "The Prince summoned the Marquis and his son early this morning; they're discussing matters in the study."
Bai Chuxiao nodded, "From now on, except when you're breastfeeding, bring the baby here..."
"This...Your Highness, the Prince forbids the young prince from disturbing you..."
"Don't worry about him. It's better to keep the child with you. And from now on, no matter what, one of you four must stay by Xiaobaozi's side: Lanxiang, Lanxin, Qingzhu, and Qingshuang. I don't trust the others to watch over him..."
The four nodded solemnly, "We will protect the young prince!"
When it was time for lunch, Chu Tianze returned in a rather good mood. However, upon seeing the tightly wrapped baby in Bai Chuxiao's arms, he couldn't help but frown in disdain.
"Didn't I tell Xiaoxiao to carry him less? He's so heavy, aren't you afraid of hurting your back..." Chu Tianze unceremoniously picked up the little bun and put it in his arms. After glancing at it, he put it in the cradle.
He then added, "Am I planning to hold a full-month celebration for this kid?"
Bai Chuxiao raised an eyebrow. "Did the sun rise in the west today?"
"Gu Songyue sent an invitation, saying he wants to visit us. He wants to find out what's going on, so I should give him a chance..."
“Gu Xiangjun…” Bai Chuxiao frowned, not forgetting the way he had previously blocked her way…
"If he dares to come, that would be perfect..." Chu Tianze sneered...
"However, we have only purged the court of corrupt officials and have not truly declared ourselves kings. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to meet with people from other countries so openly..."
"There's nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, I will send the invitation to Chu Tianling and make him furious!"
Bai Chuxiao smiled, pulled him close, and said, "Why have you become more and more childish since having a little dumpling..."
"Xiaoxiao doesn't like it?" Chu Tianze's eyes held a dangerous glint.
"I like it, I like it..."
Chu Tianze nodded in satisfaction...
The news that the Prince of Yan was going to hold a full-month celebration for his heir quickly spread, and Yongzhou became lively again.
Chu Tianze not only wrote the so-called letter, but somehow it was also included among the memorials submitted at the morning court session.
Therefore, the news that Chu Tianze had invited Chu Tianling and important officials of the court to attend the full moon banquet of the Prince of Yan, Chu Jingce, was openly announced during the morning court session.
Chu Tianling was so angry that his face turned ashen, but he couldn't openly lash out.
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