"Zhongli Yuanjing?"
Lady Xiang held the heir of Prince Yu in her arms and looked at him carefully. "These eyebrows and eyes are exactly the same as yours!"
"Indeed! Especially those eyes..." He Yi leaned closer to look at the little bun. "I think his eyes look more like Fourth Brother's!"
"His eyes are round now, but when he grows up, they'll surely be phoenix eyes." Zhongli Mingye just stepped in when he heard this and immediately beamed with joy.
"Among all these people, you're the only one who says he looks like me!" After all, she was his younger sister.
He Yi mysteriously leaned closer to him. "I heard that Uncle Huang intends to be Big Yuanbao's godfather!"
"Nonsense..."
Ridiculous! Big Yuanbao had his own father. Why would he need Uncle Huang as a godfather?
Rong Shuang'er held Song Jinyu's hand. "Thank goodness everything went smoothly."
"Yeah!" Song Jinyu was really grateful to Rong Shuang'er. If it weren't for her that day, she might have given birth prematurely.
"Shuang'er, why don't you be Yuanbao's godmother?"
Rong Shuang'er also liked the child very much and was about to agree when "No good..." Zhongli Mingye strode in. "You can't shift the responsibility of being a mother to others. Besides, Uncle Huang will have his own children after he gets married."
Song Jinyu and Rong Shuang'er looked at each other in confusion, not understanding why Zhongli Mingye had such a strong reaction. Only he knew that if Rong Shuang'er became the godmother, Ming Ruyi would be the godfather. Why should his son call Ming Ruyi godfather? Moreover, Ming Ruyi was also an uncle in terms of status.
Song Jinyu only thought it might be because he was afraid of confusing the generations and didn't think about the underlying reasons.
When the female guests saw Zhongli Mingye enter the room, they left one after another. "Today is the third - day - after - birth ceremony. You should rest more..." He sat by the bed and saw that her complexion had improved a lot. The difficulty of her childbirth that day had left a shadow on him. He held her delicate hands. "We'll only have Big Yuanbao as our child!"
"That won't do. I still want a daughter!"
In the past few days, Song Jinyu had gradually accepted the role of a mother. Yuanbao was so soft and cute. She also thought that if she had a daughter, the little girl could wear more beautiful dresses.
Anyway, she still wanted a daughter.
Zhongli Mingye's lips twitched slightly, and he looked at her seriously. "I... I'm scared..."
"You're scared too?" Song Jinyu couldn't believe it. This man was actually saying he was scared in front of her. This man regarded the world as a chessboard,
planning every step carefully and scheming for the world. How could he be scared?
"Scared that you'll suffer... Scared that I can't take your pain." He was serious. For the first time, he was so scared that he didn't even want to blink.
The pain was so real.
Song Jinyu soaked in sweat and the basins of blood carried out had deeply stimulated Zhongli Mingye. She hugged his arm. "Every woman goes through this when giving birth. If you have another child, it will be much smoother..."
Zhongli Mingye hugged her tightly until Mi Cui came in to remind them that the third - day - after - birth ceremony banquet was about to start. He reluctantly went out,
carefully instructing the servants to take good care of her.
Early in the morning, the imperial rewards had arrived. The emperor originally wanted to give the child a name, but he didn't expect that Prince Yu had already chosen one. The emperor was quite helpless.
Concubine Shu comforted him. "Your son doesn't want you to overwork."
At the banquet, many officials congratulated Prince Yu on the birth of his son. The emperor issued an edict to establish Zhongli Yuanjing as the heir of Prince Yu.
Those with discerning eyes knew that he would also be the future crown prince of the Daxia Dynasty.
Immediately, they became even more respectful.
At the banquet, while many people were toasting and chatting, suddenly, they heard Prince Yu Zhongli Mingye say calmly, "My wife and I are deeply in love and have promised to be together for all lifetimes."
"Therefore, I will never take a side concubine or a concubine from now on. I appreciate the kind intentions of all the lords and ladies, but I'll decline." These words made everyone present stop.
The ladies and young ladies envied Princess Yu for getting the exclusive favor of the prince, but more officials were calculating in their hearts. In this way, their sisters and daughters couldn't be sent to Prince Yu's mansion and couldn't become future concubines in the palace.
Ming Ruyi watched and sighed in his heart. No wonder no one could leave a mark in Song Jinyu's heart. With Zhongli Mingye's deep affection, he was afraid... he had completely captured her heart.
The Song family was naturally happy for Song Jinyu when they got this promise.
But those officials' families who intended to send women to Prince Yu's mansion had to think twice. Prince Yu publicly announced on the third - day - after - birth ceremony that he would never take a side concubine or a concubine again.
All for that extremely beautiful princess.
It was truly a case of extreme favor!
Prince Yu took all these in. He wasn't acting on impulse. Instead, the blood that day had deeply stimulated him.
It turned out that he didn't have everything under control.
That day, her muffled groans of pain made it seem as if she was about to leave him. Zhongli Mingye deeply understood that he was really scared,
scared that she wouldn't be by his side.
The news of what happened at the third - day - after - birth ceremony banquet spread into the palace. The emperor cursed secretly. It was really outrageous! Once one ascended the throne, balance was of utmost importance.
Taking concubines was one of the strategies for checks and balances.
Concubine Shu was also faintly worried, but she understood her son. She comforted the emperor. "If Prince Yu's mansion is simple, Ye'er can focus on the court affairs whole - heartedly."
"Whether to take a concubine or not is their own business as a couple."
When Song Jinyu heard about this, she blamed him. "By saying so, you've offended a lot of people."
"Do I care?"
Zhongli Mingye carefully arranged the loose strands of hair on her temples. "You just take good care of me and the child. Don't worry about the rest."
"Okay!"
However, day by day, she was going to be spoiled by him. Big Yuanbao was really a big eater. Although the wet - nurse had clearly fed him enough,
every time he was carried to her side, he would rub against her and open his little mouth, looking like he wanted to eat. At this moment, her maternal instinct kicked in.
She found an excuse to drive Zhongli Mingye out of the room. Seeing the man's indescribable expression, she didn't care. Her son's meal was more important.
Anyway, once this little woman had a child, her eyes were full of the child. The neglected man silently went to the study.
It was time to clean up those people in the palace.
He Yi ran in to see her little nephew. "Hey, Big Yuanbao, Big Yuanbao, you're the boss of Prince Yu's mansion now."
"This chubby face. Tsk, tsk... He's really well - fed." Song Jinyu raised her eyebrows. How could he not be chubby? Every time after the wet - nurse fed him,
he would still want an extra meal.
He was really a little glutton! "When I came in just now, it seemed that Fourth Brother was angry!"
"You'll soon be out of the confinement period. You can't just focus on your son and ignore your husband!" He Yi reminded Song Jinyu.
She thought about it carefully and it seemed that she really felt that having a son was enough for everything.
After He Yi left, Big Yuanbao was lying in the bed. Song Jinyu looked at him carefully. "Mingye, look at the shape of his eyes. They're really like yours."
"Of course. I'm his father!"
He looked at the little woman discontentedly. "But... why is he still here?"
"Pfft..." She burst out laughing. "He's my son. What's wrong with him being here?"
"Let the wet - nurse take him away..." This bedroom was their private space. Suddenly having a baby in it was really annoying. "Okay, I want to spend more time with the child." This little baby would sleep after eating and drinking during the day. He was really well - behaved,
but the wet - nurse had a hard time because the child was very dependent on his mother.
Finally, when she was out of the confinement period, unexpectedly, Big Yuanbao got attached to his mother. Zhongli Mingye watched helplessly as she came out of the bath lightly, looking fresh and clean, and floated into the room.
He was just about to have some "fun" when he saw that she was holding a milk - scented baby in her arms!