In October, Qinglian gave birth to a little girl.
She was in her twenties, and had always been in good health, with no worries. Her pregnancy had looked good since she became pregnant, and this birth went smoothly.
During the confinement period, Su Yi went to see her once. Seeing the little baby sleeping quietly in the cradle, and thinking of Mao Tuan's immature personality, she couldn't help but feel a little envious of Qinglian's daughter.
In her last life, she gave herself two children, a boy and a girl. However, after a lifetime, Black Velvet has been in deep sleep ever since. It seems that the experiences in the human world are not easy for a little devil like her to get over.
Su Yi did not disturb her thoughts, so this time, she only planned to let Mao Tuantuan come out to experience it.
There was only a one or two month difference in pregnancy between her and Qinglian. Not long after Qinglian finished her confinement, Suyi went into labor.
When a woman gives birth, she has always gone through the gates of hell. In this era, it is even more like the gate of life for small ones and the gate of death for big ones.
Back then, the old King Rui's wife died of complications during childbirth. However, the palace concealed the truth for the sake of King Rui. Now King Rui only knows that his mother died of a disease after childbirth.
Otherwise, with his character, if he knew that his life was exchanged for Princess Lao Rui's life, why would he still be willing to let the princess give birth to a child for him
The emperor and the empress dowager attached great importance to Su Yi's delivery. In addition to the midwife, several imperial doctors were waiting outside the delivery room early, and there were also eunuchs in the palace who delivered news to the palace at all times.
Su Yi didn't have to give birth to the baby herself. She used the same trick as last time, and two hours later, the baby was born.
The midwife came out happily to announce the good news: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the princess gave birth to a little prince!"
Before he could finish his words, he felt a gust of wind passing in front of his eyes, and there was no trace of Prince Rui.
As for the voices of congratulations that were heard one after another in the yard, no one heard them, as Prince Rui was already impatient to go see the princess.
Su Yi was lying in layers of bedding and pillows, resting with her eyes closed. She noticed a figure moving, opened her eyes and saw King Rui standing beside the bed, his brows tightly furrowed, one hand stretched in the air, as if he wanted to touch her but didn't dare to, as if she was some delicate porcelain that would break if touched.
Sue moved in the quilt and waved to him.
Prince Rui immediately held her hand in his palm. His palms were always dry and warm, but in this December day, his palms were sweaty. When he felt it carefully, he could feel that he was trembling a little.
Su Yi secretly reflected on herself, wondering if the two screams of pain she had just shouted in order to make it more realistic had scared the other person
King Rui lowered his head and put the back of her hand against his lips. After a while, he raised his head and said in a hoarse voice, "I won't have any more children in the future."
Su Yi couldn't help but laugh: "Of course, there's no more if you want one."
"I don't want anything else, just you." King Rui looked at her steadily and said.
After not seeing him for a few hours, he seemed to have come to his senses and suddenly became so sweet-talking. Although Su Yi didn't say anything, she felt very happy in her heart.
"You can't just take care of me. We still have to be responsible for the baby that has already been born." She turned to look at the other people in the room, "Bring the child here for me to see."
The wet nurse had been holding the child for quite a while, and when Prince Rui came in, she wanted to hold the child up to show him, but Prince Rui had no room for anyone else in his eyes. As soon as he came in, he went straight to the princess's window and looked at the two of them, one lying and one sitting, in such harmony that there was no way a third person could get in. Even if she was tactless, she knew that she shouldn't go up to them at this moment.
It was not until the princess spoke that she hurried forward with the child in her arms.
Su Yi gestured to King Rui to take it. King Rui froze instantly. It took him a long time to stretch out his two stiff palms and let the wet nurse carefully place the child on them. As soon as he touched the soft little body, he froze even more. His whole body was like a stone sculpture. He subconsciously looked at Su Yi for help.
Sue just looked at him and smiled, enjoying his frightened and embarrassed look.
The nurse didn't understand why, so she also laughed: "The little prince's facial features look so much like the princess and the prince. He will definitely be a rare handsome man when he grows up."
Several wet nurses were selected from the palace through careful selection. In addition to having clean family backgrounds, being loyal and strong, they also had to be smart. They could see at a glance how much Prince Rui valued the princess, and even put Su Yi first when speaking.
Su Yi glanced at the little baby's red and wrinkled face. Although the facial features were indeed modeled after her and King Rui, it did not look pretty at all.
King Rui even said bluntly: "Ugly."
The nurse laughed dryly and tried to smooth things over, "Newborn babies are like this. They change every day after a few days."
King Rui turned his gaze to Su Yi and wanted to touch her face, but his hands were busy at this moment. He glanced at the sleeping baby in his hands and felt that although this little thing was small, it was very troublesome. It used to occupy the princess's belly and now it was occupying his hand.
Su Yi saw what he was thinking, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she asked the nanny to take the child to rest.
Prince Rui knew that women had to stay in confinement after giving birth. Thinking that the princess would not be able to leave her room for more than a month, he felt that he had an obligation to stay by her side all the time to prevent her from getting bored.
However, his secret joy did not last long. That night, when he learned that he could not sleep in the same room with the princess during her confinement period, Prince Rui's face turned black.
The wet nurses were so frightened that they didn't know who had offended this King of Hell and were afraid that they would suffer misfortune if they were not careful.
The other people in the palace were very calm. Nine out of ten times when the prince changed his face, it was because of the princess, and most of the time it was because he could not accompany her or sleep with her. At such times, they just had to keep their heads down and mind their own business. They didn't know martial arts, so they didn't have to worry about being called by the prince to practice by accident. What was there to worry about
When Princess Rui gave birth to a little prince, the news spread to the palace, and various rewards were continuously sent to the palace, including gifts from the empress dowager, the emperor, the queen, and many concubines in the harem.
Many people were shocked. They thought that only the legitimate son of Prince An or the eldest grandson of the emperor could be given such treatment.
As for Su Yi, her sister-in-law Liu came to the palace to visit her early the next morning.
Seeing Su Yi half leaning against the bed, with her hair in a bun and a rosy face, Liu couldn't help but marvel: "Last night, when I got the news, your brother was so anxious that he wanted to come immediately. Unfortunately, it was late at night and he couldn't go out, so he urged me to come out early today. I was worried all the way here, after all, this is your first child, and I didn't know how much hardship you had to endure. But today, seeing your complexion, you look like nothing happened, and you are more energetic than usual."
More importantly, if an ordinary person is unkempt, he will probably be unpresentable. However, her sister-in-law still has a face that is more beautiful than the plum blossoms outside the window, and the smile on her lips is enough to brighten the room.
Sure enough, people with stunning looks will even be favored by God.
Su Yi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, thank you for the long journey."
Liu said with a slight grumble: "You are still being polite to me. How are you feeling?"
"Everything is fine, there is nothing wrong with it."
"That's good. Remember not to go out during these days and stay out of the wind. If you don't take good care of yourself during the confinement period, you will suffer when you get old."
The two talked for a while, and the child happened to wake up. The wet nurse brought the child to Su Yi to see. When Liu saw the child, she couldn't help but praise him.
With such a small body, when it is just born, it just eats and sleeps all day long. Even if the core is a ball of fur, it cannot resist the laws of nature.
Su Yi still remembers that yesterday, when the wet nurse fed the baby for the first time, Mao Tuantuan's face turned red from holding his breath, and he refused to open his mouth. The wet nurse was very anxious, thinking that the little prince didn't like her feeding him, so she even changed several people to try, but none of them worked.
Finally, it was Su Yi who asked them to hold the child closer, and secretly reached out to pinch Mao Tuantuan's butt. When he subconsciously opened his mouth to protest, the wet nurse seized the opportunity and stuffed the baby into his mouth.
The furry little ball kicked twice with its short legs, and then it seemed to be deflated, as if all the energy it had just exerted was gone. If someone could understand the baby's expression, they might be able to read the words "desperate hope" on its face.
After last night, he became a completely normal person, drinking, sleeping, and peeing as usual, with an expressionless baby face the whole time.
Instead, several wet nurses praised him continuously, saying that they had never seen such a well-behaved child as the little prince.
Prince Rui came in from outside. Liu saw that he had no scruples and sat directly beside Su Yi's bed. He held her hand and squeezed it. His attitude was even more intimate than before.
She knew she should leave. If she stayed, who knew what she might accidentally witness
After she left, the nurse placed the baby who had just finished drinking milk next to Su Yi.
The child was not asleep yet. He opened his dark eyes, looking somewhere unknown, neither crying nor moving.
King Rui looked down at him for a while, stretched out a finger, and gently poked the baby's face. Seeing that he didn't react at all, he couldn't help but frowned, "What's wrong with him?"
Su Yi looked down and laughed in his heart.
What else can I do? My body and mind have been hurt, and my little heart needs some time to recover.
To be honest, she had not considered the feeding issue before. Last time, Mao Tuan Tuan drank milk powder directly, which was made by others. She had only made milk for him a few times. This time, there were many people in the palace, so she didn't need to worry about anything. It was only when the wet nurse fed him yesterday that Su Yi realized that there were no bottles in this place, and Mao Tuan Tuan had to come directly...
Although he is small in stature, he is not young at heart. After all, he has lived a lifetime in the previous world, and he didn't get married last time. He probably has never touched a girl's hand. Su Yi has always suspected that he is not good at that. As a result, this time it is so exciting. No wonder he looks so shocked.
Su Yi poked him in his mind: "Mao Tuan Tuan, Mao Tuan Tuan? It's time to wake up. Don't worry, it's just that you drank your wet nurse's milk. Don't worry, your mother won't laugh at you, and your father won't laugh at you either. When you grow up, you'll be a brave man who drank milk again. What are you afraid of, right?"
“… Go away.” Mao Tuan Tuan curled himself up into a ball. What sin had he committed to deserve such a devil
The author has something to say: Mao Tuan Tuan: Please call me Jingjing, thank you.