in2ebook Chapter 294 Mother and Child Safe (Part 2)
Chapter 294 Mother and Child Safe (Part 2)
After saying that, Cheng Yan headed towards the delivery room.
The midwife quickly stopped him: "Please wait a moment, Your Excellency. We'll clean it up before you go in."
Seeing Cheng Yan's displeasure, the midwife added, "The princess certainly doesn't want you to see her right now. If you force your way in, the princess will definitely be angry."
When Cheng Yan heard that Qin Yi was really angry, he held back again.
She went through so much hardship to give birth; if he were to upset her again, that would be going too far.
"What about the princess?"
"The princess is tired and has already fallen asleep."
In the short time it took to say a few words, Granny Gui had carefully brought the child out to show Cheng Yan: "My lord, look, this is your and the princess's child. Look at your little nose and eyes, just like yours."
Cheng Yan squinted at the newborn baby, whose eyes were not even open yet, and couldn't see any resemblance at all.
And her little face was all red, like... a little mouse.
However, he dared not mutter these words to himself even once, and dared not think about them again afterward.
Granny Gui was overjoyed. Seeing that Cheng Yan didn't say anything, she asked him, "My lord, would you like a hug?"
Cheng Yan stared at the little one for a few moments, then decisively shook his head: "No, hold him tight and don't let him get chilled. I'm going to see the princess first."
Seeing that he only had concern for Qin Yizhen in his eyes and seemed to have little feeling about having a child and becoming a father, Granny Gui was unsure whether to be happy or worried.
Granny Gui carried the baby back to the delivery room. After waiting a while, once everything was ready, she let Cheng Yan in.
As soon as Cheng Yan stepped inside, he smelled a lingering stench of blood. His heart ached, and his brows furrowed. When he reached the bedside, he saw that Qin Yizhen's face was pale, and her brows furrowed even more deeply.
"Is the princess alright?"
Giving birth to this child must have been incredibly painful, and she must have lost a lot of blood. Her once rosy complexion has turned pale.
Xu Banxia said, "Women suffer this pain during childbirth, hence the saying of 'sitting in confinement to recuperate and nourish the body.' Princess is in good health, and her current situation is already considered good. After taking good care of herself, she will recover."
Cheng Yan nodded and made a note of it.
Granny Gui placed the child next to Qin Yizhen and instructed Cheng Yan: "The child has just been born and is only familiar with the mother's scent. It is safest to place the child next to the mother. However, Your Excellency should also keep an eye on the child and make sure the princess doesn't roll over and crush him."
Cheng Yan: "......"
Do you want to hear what you're saying? What do you mean by "pressing down on the child"?
That sounds terrifying!
"Never mind, give it to me, I'll hold it." Cheng Yan thought to himself, it's so small, who knows what would happen if I really crushed it, I'd better hold it.
Thinking of this, he secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, it was September now. Although the weather was turning cooler, it hadn't gotten completely cold yet. By the time the weather got cold, the baby would be a month old and a bit older.
"You've picked a good day. What day is it today?"
Granny Gui replied, "Today is the thirteenth of the ninth month."
September 13th is the child's birthday.
"Not bad." Cheng Yan took the child and carefully held him in his arms. The weight was really heavy; even a chicken would be heavier than this... He couldn't bear to think about it.
Sunlight dispelled the darkness, and light arrived on earth. Before long, the sun had risen in the east, and the world was brightly lit.
When it was nearly noon and warmer, Cheng Yan carried Qin Yizhen back to the dormitory and settled the child on the crib.
Empress Dowager Cheng and Emperor Jing'an secretly left the palace to visit him after receiving the news.
At this moment, Qin Yizhen had just woken up, and Cheng Yan was feeding her chicken soup. Empress Dowager Cheng and Emperor Jing'an were sitting by the small bed watching the child, and Emperor Jing'an couldn't help but reach out to touch him.
"He...he's so small!"
Empress Dowager Cheng said, "It's alright, you were just as small when you were born."
"Really?" Emperor Jing'an was somewhat skeptical.
"Of course it's true. People are born this big, and it takes ten or twenty years to grow up." Empress Dowager Cheng sighed and said, "In the blink of an eye, I've reached the age to become a grandmother."
Life goes by so quickly.
Looking back over the past forty years, she has experienced hardship and honor, loss and gain. Some people have been buried in the earth, some are far away, and some are still by her side.
Empress Dowager Cheng turned her head and saw that Qin Yizhen had only eaten half a bowl of chicken soup and refused to eat anymore. Cheng Yan took a handkerchief and wiped her mouth.
A loving couple sometimes doesn't need to say anything; their affection is evident in their every gesture.
"Have you two decided on a name for the child?"
Cheng Yan said, "We've discussed it. If it's a boy, we'll name him Ming Shijing; if it's a girl, we'll name her Ming Shiyue."
The Pingxi Marquis's mansion has truly taken the Ming surname, and its descendants have no connection with the Cheng family.
Empress Dowager Cheng read the name twice and was satisfied: "Then this child shall be named Ming Shijing. In a little while, you and I will go and offer incense to Mother and tell her about this."
“Okay,” Cheng Yan readily agreed.
Qin Yizhen was still in pain, but she wanted to see the baby, so she asked Cheng Yan to bring the baby to her side so she could see it.
Empress Dowager Cheng waved her hand to indicate that Cheng Yan was not needed, and personally brought the baby over for Qin Yizhen to see: "Look, doesn't it look a bit like A-Yan?"
Qin Yizhen looked at it carefully, then nodded: "The nose is somewhat similar, and the chin is similar too."
"Her eyes resemble yours," Empress Dowager Cheng said.
Cheng Yan said from the side, "I didn't see it."
Empress Dowager Cheng immediately shooed him away: "Go away, go away, go to the side. We'll say it's like it, then it's like it."
Cheng Yan: "......"
He always felt that having children made him lose his status.
Looking at the child, Qin Yizhen felt that everything about him was beautiful, and her heart melted.
However, she was too tired and her body ached, so she had to rest after watching for a while.
Empress Dowager Cheng handed the child to Granny Gui, asking her to take the child to the wet nurse to see if the child wanted to eat.
Afterwards, the two went to the ancestral hall to offer incense to Lady Ming and to inform their ancestors of the happy news.
Then, Empress Dowager Cheng took Emperor Jing'an back to the palace. Near dusk, an imperial edict and rewards were delivered to the Pingxi Marquis's residence, officially appointing the newborn child as heir apparent.
At this time, many people in Qin capital who were unaware of the situation were shocked to realize that the princess had become pregnant at some point and had even given birth.
However, it is indeed a joyous occasion that the Marquis of Pingxi has an heir. It is hoped that this child will grow up to be as brave and valiant as his father and continue to protect the world of Eastern Qin.
On the day the child turned one month old, the Pingxi Marquis's mansion held a grand banquet to entertain all the guests. Officials from various prominent families in Qindu came to congratulate the Ming family on this joyous occasion.
After the guests left, Qin Yizhen checked the gift list and was amazed by the increasingly valuable gifts.
Upon seeing the luminous pearl given by the Min family, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"My son, look, this is all the betrothal gifts your parents have prepared for you to marry your future wife..."