Ning Chen naturally understood what she meant and indeed benefited from it.
Hearing Ye Jun's voice, I couldn't help but raise the corners of my lips.
At this moment, Ye Jun asked the wet nurse to bring the child out for him to see.
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince's eyes haven't even opened yet, but they look exactly like yours. I've noticed over the past two days that their mouths are also somewhat similar. I've been through this before, but I still don't feel like I've been involved in this."
The tone sounded like a complaint, yet very intimate.
Ning Chen felt very amused when he heard this, and turned to look at his son. Sure enough, his eyes looked like his.
At this moment, the Fourth Prince had just finished feeding and was still energetic. He looked at his father with his eyes open, and the father and son looked at each other.
Although he could only see an outline through the beaded curtain, Ye Jun still felt warm in his heart.
"Your Majesty, don't you want a hug?" Ye Jun continued.
Ning Chen had never held such a small baby before. He was not even a month old yet, so he was a little nervous. "I'm afraid I'll hurt him."
Unexpectedly, a burst of laughter came from inside.
"It's not like it will break if you touch it, Your Majesty, don't worry."
Having said that, looking at his son in the cradle, Ning Chen felt itchy and awkwardly took him and held him for a while.
Ning Chen felt nervous and happy holding the soft little baby in his arms.
This feeling is something I don't get when I hold any other child.
Maybe it’s because the Fourth Prince is so young that I feel particularly protective of him, Ning Chen thought.
After holding the baby for a while, she returned it to the wet nurse, feeling a little reluctant.
But he had taken the time to come here, and he had to go back. Finally, he couldn't help it and secretly lifted a corner of the beaded curtain to take a look inside.
Who knew that this glance would meet Ye Jun's gaze.
Yes, Ye Jun was also looking out.
All of a sudden, both of them felt a little nervous.
Ning Chen was like a child who had been caught doing something wrong, and he hurriedly retracted his hand.
"The full moon banquet will be held in ten days. We can hold it in Qionghua Palace. The Third Princess and the Fourth Prince are on the same day, so we can hold it together."
"Okay, this way I don't have to do it myself." Ye Jun also felt a little uncomfortable.
Ning Chen paused, then said, "I will come to see you another day, you take good care of yourself."
Ye Jun naturally had no objection.
Finally, don’t postpone it, just wait patiently until you are out of the confinement period.
What Ye Jun didn't know was that while she didn't want Ning Chen to come, Yao Xiang on the other side couldn't wait for Ning Chen to come.
Because of his busy government affairs, Ning Chen would take time out of his busy schedule every time he came, and he would be in a hurry to only go to one place.
Every time he came directly to Zhaochunxuan, he asked Yuanjiu to go to Weiruixuan instead.
Yao Xiang was already devastated by the fact that she gave birth to a daughter in this life, and she was not valued by the emperor. Now she was very irritable.
She didn't want this to happen, and wanted to convince herself that the third princess was her own flesh and blood, but she really couldn't control her emotions.
I don't want to see my daughter at all.
Having a child is supposed to be a happy event, but the atmosphere in the entire Weiruixuan was very depressing.
On the other hand, it is very lively here at Ye Jun, needless to say.
So much so that when she was not present at the morning greeting party the next day, everyone started arguing because of her.
The cause was that Concubine Shu said that the Fourth Prince was more favored by the Emperor than the Third Prince since birth.
This sentence touched upon Yi Shunrong's tail and she became an instant hit.
"Your Highness, since you can't give birth to a prince, you say that my Third Prince is not good. Did the Emperor tell you personally that he doesn't like my Third Prince? Or does Your Highness know how to read minds and is trying to guess the Emperor's intentions every day?"
"I remember that Zhang Wanrong was close to Concubine Shu in the past, why didn't they become close later? Tsk tsk tsk, Concubine Shu wants to win over others to consolidate her favor, but she should first see if she has any favors to consolidate, so as to avoid wasting her efforts!"
It was a tacit knowledge among everyone in the harem that Zhang had turned against the Empress, abandoned Concubine Shu and turned to the Empress.
Today, Yi Shunrong suddenly tore it apart and threw it onto the table, mocking that Concubine Shu was not favored and did not need to consolidate her favor. Her words trampled on Concubine Shu's face.
Concubine Shu was so angry that she decided to throw the jar into the air.
"Ms. Wu, if you have the ability, go to Zhaochunxuan and find Ming Xiuyi to show off your power. Ming Xiuyi's brother has made many military achievements on the border. He is much better than your brother who hides in the Dali Temple and can't even take care of the prisoners!"
Yi Shunrong's face turned red with anger.
Seeing that both sides were going too far, the queen spoke up to stop them.
"Shut up, everyone!"
With a scolding, the two of them sat back down in silence.
The queen glared at them, very annoyed, "The war on the border is tense, and the emperor is busy with state affairs. It's fine that you can't share the worries, but you are still quarreling and arguing here. How can you behave like a concubine at all?"
"The Third and Fourth Princes are both the Emperor's bloodline, but how can they be distinguished by rank and distance in the mouth of Concubine Shu? Concubine Shu has served the Emperor for many years. Yi Shunrong, you are too disrespectful. Let's end today's matter here. You two are so impetuous. Go back and copy the Buddhist scriptures three times and calm your minds!"
No matter how unwilling the two were, the Queen had the upper hand over them, so they had no choice but to agree.
Yi Shunrong was even more upset than Concubine Shu.
She could see that the emperor treated Ye Jun better than she did her. Even though she had convinced herself many times that the emperor was a wise ruler and would not love everyone in his family, how could she not be worried in her heart
Especially now, the two reports of victory at the border were both about Brother Ye Jun's achievements, which made Yi Shunrong even more anxious and angry.
There's no use getting anxious and angry.
If grace can be won through means, military merit is not so easy to obtain.
Moreover, the Wu family were civil officials, so there was no possibility of them having any military merits.
This was the first time that Yi Shunrong realized the advantages that military generals had over civil officials.
The fight for the throne would be much more difficult if there was no military power to back it up.
Since no one in the Wu family can get access to military power, they must obtain it through making friends.
After considering all the intricacies involved, Yi Shunrong returned to Langhuaxuan and delivered a letter to her family.
From the moment she gave birth to her son, she had always had thoughts about the position of empress dowager. It was such an honor to let the emperor of Nanqi have half Wu family blood.
This incident must have been planned since the Third Prince was a child.
But obviously, Ye Yun is not one of the mothers who has such anxiety about the future.
In Zhaochunxuan, Ye Jun was playing with the dog and his son and having a lot of fun.
When the Fourth Prince was in high spirits, Nian Gao came up to him.
It sniffed here and there, and its tail wagged excitedly like a propeller.
"From what I see, Nian Gao really likes the Fourth Prince." Huiyue was doing embroidery nearby, watching with a smile on her face.
Ye Jun also smiled and rubbed the dog's head in a good mood, but said something shocking the next second.
"Nian Gao likes his brother, right?"
Nanny Liang's face froze when she heard this. She said very awkwardly, "Xiuyi, this rice cake is a dog. How can it be the fourth prince's brother? Please be careful with your words."