After a night of heavy snow, although it cleared at dawn, the temperature still dropped sharply.
I don't know how many people were caught off guard by the first snow, crying for their parents because they didn't have any extra clothes.
In Li's house, in the conservatory, because hot water circulates in the copper pipes close to the wall, after closing the door, you can't feel the slightest chill.
If it was in previous years, Xiaohuan would have gone to the yard to build a snowman long ago, but today she just moved a small stool and sat in front of the bed, looking at the little eyebrows and eyes curled up in swaddling clothes for half an hour. , I still can't see enough.
After looking at it for a while, he turned his head and said in a low voice, "Hee hee, his nose is like a master's, and his eyes are like a lady's..."
"Nonsense, he didn't even open his eyes." Li Yi tapped her on the head lightly.
Xiaohuan immediately retracted her head, and whispered: "I saw it last night..."
As a human being in two lives, this is still his first child. Li Yi naturally can't get enough of it, but he doesn't think the child looks like anyone or not. The newly born child has no eyebrows and eyes. not come out.
Ruyi sat on the bed, her face pale. For a woman, giving birth to a child is hard work. It's like walking through the gate of hell. A master is not necessarily better than ordinary people.
She looked at the child, smiled slightly on her tired face, sighed softly, and said, "It's a pity that my husband likes my daughter..."
Even though she said this, she didn't know how happy she was. Some thoughts were deeply ingrained here, even Ruyi couldn't escape it.
Li Yi helped her tuck in the quilt, and said along with her: "It's okay, just have a few more children in the future, there will always be a daughter..."
Outsiders are not allowed in the confinement room, although only Ruyi and Xiaohuan are here, she couldn't help but blushed slightly when she heard this, and changed the subject: "Sanggong, what name do you think we should give him? "
In fact, as early as a few months ago, Li Yi and her had already prepared quite a few names, both for boys and girls.
Li Yi himself did not name himself according to the seniority on the Li family tree, nor did he plan to do so for his children.
Originally, if it was a daughter, it would be nice to be called Li Siyi or Li Muyi, but for a boy, it would seem a bit girly to be called this name, and he is the eldest son of Li, so the name should naturally be more correct.
There are already several alternative names, but neither of them has decided which one to use.
"Li Xuan?" Li Yi read one, shook his head again, and said, "I think I've heard this name before, it's not good..."
"Li Xiaoyao?" He read another one, and shook his head after finishing, "No, this life is too bitter, too rough, and it's not good..."
"Li Bai, the occasion is the occasion, but I'm afraid I won't be able to control it..."
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"Why don't we just call it Duan'er." Ruyi thought for a while, looked at him and said, "He is the eldest son of Li, and I hope that he will be upright in the future, behave well, and make a good appearance for his younger brothers and sisters."
"Li Duan?"
Li Yi didn't want to give the child any crazy and cool name. Li Duan, in fact, is already very good, but Duan, it sounds a bit short...
The word "short" sounds uncomfortable no matter how you hear it.
"The name is just a title. Although it is good to have a meaning, it has nothing to do with future life or fate." Li Yi thought for a while and said: "If the name can represent destiny, then wouldn't Ruyi be too happy?" Take advantage of it?"
After finishing speaking, she was kicked lightly by Miss Liu Er on the side. Li Yi glanced at the baby. Since Ruyi could mention it, it showed that she liked the name very much. He nodded and said, "Tuan Son..., Li Duan, yes, it's very good, just according to the lady."
The little servant girl looked at the sleeping child in the swaddle, and whispered: "Duan'er Duan'er, you have a name..."
"You spent the whole night yesterday, go to rest first." The child was born last night, and everyone in the house was sleepless. Li Yi said something to Xiaohuan and Miss Liu Er, then looked at Ruyi, and said : "You haven't slept since yesterday, so take a rest, I'll take care of things outside."
The conservatory is so quiet and peaceful, but the pot has already exploded outside.
Since last night, this place has become the focus of attention of the entire Kyoto.
Especially after the news that Li County Hou Xi had a son and the mother and child were safe, many officials and dignitaries in the capital couldn't sit still.
The chariots and horses from all parties who came to congratulate and give gifts have already lined up two streets away, and all the servants of Li's mansion have been mobilized. Only four rooms for storing gifts have been tidied up so far.
The youngest prince in the dynasty, the youngest Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, His Majesty's most trusted courtiers, even if they are dignitary officials who don't have any contact with each other on weekdays, they must prepare enough gifts at this time.
The old emperor's decree came down early in the morning. In addition to bringing a lot of rewards, Ruyi's edict level was directly raised by two levels. After that, there will be the empress's decree, the princess mansion, and the son's mansion. A few cartloads of presents...
Li Yi usually doesn't like to socialize, but today is different. When others come with gifts, they have to go through a cutscene, but just this cutscene, from dawn to dusk.
It wasn't until a servant came to tell him that his wife and children had woken up and that the old lady was talking inside that Li Yi realized that the sky was getting dark.
"Duan'er, Duan'er, that's a good name..." The smile on the face of the old lady of the Li family has not stopped since last night.
The old man has been living in the house for the past few days. She had fallen asleep yesterday, but was suddenly woken up, and has not slept since then. Before the child was born, she seemed more anxious than Li Yi. Busy inside and out, sending out letters one by one, until now without a break, the spirit seems to be better than anyone else.
Although the other old lady couldn't see her eyes, she was also sitting next to Ruyi's bed. She was holding her hand and talking about something. Li Yi listened, it should be some time during confinement Matters needing attention, these actually don’t need to be passed on by someone who has experienced it, he knows it better than anyone else...
Originally, I wanted to persuade the two old people to go back to rest first, but seeing the situation in front of them, I felt that they probably wouldn't listen, so I quietly backed out.
Mother and child are safe, no matter what, for so long, my heart is still a little hanging, now, I can finally breathe a long sigh of relief.
Today, the entire mansion has been busy all day, so that the courtyard has only been swept out of a passage. In the courtyard, around the stone table, there is still a not-so-thin layer of snow.
Li Yi cleaned a stone bench and sat down. Not long after, there was the sound of crunching and stepping on the snow.
Li Xuan looked tired, cleaned another stone bench, sat next to Li Yi, and asked, "Is today busy enough?"
"Why do you come here when you are free?"
The reason why Li Yi asked this is because at noon today, there was news from the palace that Li Xuan's concubine was also born. Both the adults and the child are safe, but it is just a girl. Li Xuan himself should have nothing to do with it Thoughts, but the princess should be sad for a while.
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "My lady said she needs to rest, I stayed with her for a while, and when she fell asleep, I came directly over."
"Congratulations..." Li Yi cupped his hands.
Li Xuan replied casually: "Congratulations."
The imperial concubine is weak and should have some influence on the child. Li Yi looked at him and asked, "How is the child?"
Speaking of his daughter, a smile appeared on Li Xuan's face, and he said: "When I was born, I cried loudly, and my body was a little weak, but the imperial doctor said that there was nothing wrong in the first month, so there is no problem."
"Where is the princess?"
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "It's okay, she's weaker, this time it might hurt her vitality, she needs to recuperate, it's okay, but she always wanted to have a son..."
Li Yi can understand what the Crown Princess thinks, but he can't force this matter. He stood up, patted Li Xuan on the shoulder, and said, "It's okay to persuade her, but it's good to have a daughter..."