Your Majesty, your wife is about to give birth. The eunuch Cao Tai hurried into the study and knelt on the ground.
Guo Shao immediately threw the brush on the imperial desk and asked: Which lady
At this time, none of Guo Shao's wives and concubines had been given titles, so people in the palace referred to them as Madam. For example, when Emperor Chai Rong first ascended the throne, Fu Jinzhan was also Madam. Cao Tai replied: "You two, Madam Fu and Madam Li, are in the Zide Hall.
I know. Guo Shao stood up and prepared his horse.
He hurried out of the Jinxiang Palace. Mainly because the medical technology at that time was very limited, and women would go through the gates of hell when giving birth for the first time, and it was easy to die. So Guo Shao thought this was a big deal.
Guo Shao rode a horse in the palace and galloped, and others could not catch up. However, he still went to the Xu'en Hall on the west side of the Wansui Hall and hurried in to take a few small things. Two golden men less than the length of a palm, a small gold lock and a small silver lock, were stuffed into his pockets, and then he went out of the courtyard and got on the horse.
When they arrived at the Zide Hall, an eunuch knelt down and said: "The two ladies are inside. It is not auspicious for Your Majesty to enter the delivery room. Please stay."
People are still quite superstitious, and Guo Shao was also skeptical about these things. He did not insist and just said: Send someone in to tell them that I am waiting outside and let them do their best.
Yes. The eunuch responded and sent the maid in.
Guo Shao asked again: Is the emperor's sister-in-law inside
The eunuch replied: In reply to Your Majesty, it is in Madam Fu’s room.
From time to time, screams of pain from women could be heard from inside. Guo Shao paced anxiously on the corridor. The sound was very creepy and he was really afraid that they were dead.
Gradually, Guo Shao realized that he was too impatient. From morning till nightfall, there was still no news of the birth. Several hours had passed. Fu Jinzhan did come out to see once, and the two looked at each other without saying anything.
It was not until midnight that a cry was heard. A palace woman ran out and kowtowed to Guo Shao who was sitting on a bench, saying: Congratulations, Your Majesty, Madam Li has given birth to a little prince, and both mother and child are fine.
Guo Shao was delighted after hearing this. He turned around and glanced at Fu Ermei's room, then went to see Li Yuan'er first. Li Yuan'er's face was pale and sweaty. A woman next to her was holding a baby to show her. She soon noticed Guo Shao and said weakly: Your Majesty
Yuan'er, you should lie down peacefully. Guo Shao walked over and touched her shoulder. As long as she is safe, I am glad.
Your Majesty, look. The palace lady said flatteringly with a look of joy on her face.
Guo Shao turned around and held out his hand, and the palace lady handed the baby to him. Guo Shao held the baby in his arms, looking at his face in the candlelight, and then opened his swaddling clothes to take a look at his little penis. It felt a bit magical. This was indeed the first time he was a father in his two lives.
He had seen people who had just become fathers on TV or among his relatives and friends. They danced with joy, as if being a father was like being injected with chicken blood. Guo Shao had never understood that feeling, how could it really be so exciting. Now holding his son, Guo Shao didn't understand it even more, because he didn't feel that kind of extreme excitement, but a sense of relief that the mother and son were fine and didn't cause a tragedy, and they didn't seem to have any disabilities. In addition, it was a bit novel.
Guo Shao understood at this time that, at least from this point on, he did not have the same direct feelings as the child's mother. After all, he did not go through the process of ten months of pregnancy; nor did he risk his life and go through a long period of pain when the child was born. People have a psychological trap, that is, the more you give, the more you love him; rather than the more you get from someone, the more feelings you have. Maybe
What Guo Shao felt most when he became a father was not sentimental things, but some things:
Although he is still young, everyone will grow old and die. The country will be handed over to one of his children. Everything he has worked hard for and built will be taken over by a descendant. And this person will take everything from him and be responsible for everything, the future of the country and the billions of people. So the heir is very important, otherwise everything will be in vain.
Secondly, even if this child does not take over the throne in the future, he is still a new life created by Guo Shao. The child is very fragile, so Guo Shao feels that he has the responsibility to protect him and educate him. A sense of responsibility occupies a large part of intuitive feelings.
Another point is that these descendants will hang their portraits and name tablets on the wall, worship them, sing praises for their achievements, and strive to maintain their ancestor's reputation. In other words, when they die, there are people to see them off and take care of their affairs after death.
As for some people who may have an illusion that their son is the continuation of their own life, Guo Shao did not have that feeling at all. He understood that even if they were biological father and son, the son was still a completely independent person, and perhaps their souls and personalities were far apart. In terms of human self-consciousness, it was even more irrelevant; and consciousness was the key to a person's feeling of existence in the world. Therefore, regarding offspring as the continuation of life is simply a form of self-paralysis.
Besides, he himself couldn't figure out the blood relationship between this child and Guo Shao.
Guo Shao took out a golden man from his arms, which was an armored warrior holding a shield. He shook it in front of the child and said: Dad will give you something.
After that, he handed the child to the palace lady, who took it carefully. She then placed the golden man next to Li Yuaner's pillow, and Guo Shao said, "Keep it for him and give it to him to play with when he grows up."
The child was quite well behaved and didn't cry at all. Guo Shao thought that children would cry all day long.
Li Yuaner said softly: When he grows up, he will be as brave as Your Majesty.
Guo Shao said casually: I made it myself.
Li Yuan'er's expression changed slightly. Guo Shao did not show excitement, but as an emperor, he could make toys for children with his own hands, which showed his kindness. In his memory, his grandfather was such a person.
At this moment, someone else came in and whispered in Guo Shao's ear: Madam Fu has just given birth to a prince, and both mother and child are fine.
After hearing this, Guo Shao said: "Yuan'er, you have worked hard. Take a good rest. I will go over to take a look."
After saying that, she walked out of the room and was blown by the cold wind in the early morning. She suddenly felt very strange, because the two sons were born on the same day. Fu Ermei's was born just a little later, so her son could only be the second child, but hers was the legitimate son.
Guo Shao reached into his arms, opened the two small locks, and took out another golden figure. It was an armored warrior holding a long weapon. The tail of the long weapon was at the same height as the feet, and the top was at the same height as the head and connected to the torso, in order to prevent the slender top from accidentally injuring children. It was about the same size, more than half a palm long, and was carved quite finely. It was all made by Guo Shao himself.