I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 94: Having a Son Makes Everything Happy

People say that having a first child is difficult, but I didn’t expect it to be this difficult.

Even a seventh-rank master could not endure the pain of childbirth.

The labor that lasted more than an hour almost exhausted all of Si Lili's energy, so when Li Chengzong entered the cleaned delivery room, Si Lili had already fallen asleep.

Every scream made Li Chengzong's heart tighten. He could only say that it was a good thing that the midwife did not come out to ask him whether to save the adult or the child, otherwise Li Chengzong felt that he would tear the midwife to pieces on the spot.

I sat quietly beside the bed looking at Si Lili. I didn't know how much time had passed before Si Lili slowly woke up.

"Wake up, thank you for your hard work. We won't have any more children in the future."

Si Lili shook her head and asked, "Where's the child?"

"My mother and the old lady are watching."

Si Lili felt relieved: "My husband, I want to see the child."

"Wait, I'll bring it to you."

Li Chengzong smiled and nodded, kissed Si Lili on the forehead, then pushed the door open and walked out.

At this time, the sky had completely darkened. Emperor Qing, the Crown Prince and others had already left, but the Queen Mother remained in Yuxiu Palace.

Although the old lady is old, she is still in good health and at least has no problem holding the baby.

Seeing Li Chengzong coming over, the old lady holding the child smiled and said, "Come here and take a look at the child. He looks just like you."

The newborn baby was wrinkled and looked like a little monkey. How could it be possible to tell whether he looked alike or not? Li Chengzong glanced at him casually and walked towards his mother.

"Mom, please hug my daughter for me."

Babies are born in the palace every year, so Li Chengzong's posture and movements when holding a baby are naturally very standard, but his mood is completely different from when he holds other people's babies. Now that he is holding his own daughter, he feels indescribably excited, but he has not forgotten Si Li's wish to see the child.

"Mom, grandma, please go and see the child."

"It's time to take a look."

The old lady handed her great-grandson to Qin Yu reluctantly and said, "It's getting late. I'm going back to the palace. Come back tomorrow. Today is Zong'er's birthday. Did you remember?"

"I asked the kitchen to prepare it." Qin Yu didn't like the old lady, but she also knew that the old lady loved her son, so even if she didn't like her in her heart, she would still smile when she saw the old lady.

"Come to think of it, my two children and I were born on the same day and month." Li Chengzong smiled, feeling warm in his heart. Every year, his birthday is celebrated by a royal banquet. Only his mother, the old lady and Hong Sixiang remember and celebrate his birthday after the banquet.

After chatting with the old lady for a few words and watching her leave, Li Chengzong and Qin Yu came into the room, each holding a child.

Seeing the two red little balls of flesh in the swaddling clothes, Si Lili pouted and said to Li Chengzong: "So ugly!"

"All newborns are like this. They will be fine in a few days."

"Yes, mother, I know."

Si Lili said it was ugly, but she opened her arms to hold her children, one in each hand, and said, "Mother, I remember today is His Highness' birthday, should we celebrate it?"

There is one more person who remembers his birthday.

Li Chengzong was naturally happy and said with a smile: "It's getting late, just eat some noodles. You've been tired all day, so go to bed early. By the way, mother, have you sent someone to notify my uncle and my brother-in-law?"

"Don't worry, I've sent someone to notify them."

At the same time Qin Yu answered, two groups of people arrived at Prince Ding's Mansion and the Qin family respectively.

Li Xiaoqian is already married, just three months ago.

The other party was a female teacher invited by the palace. Although her family was not an official, they could be considered a scholarly family, and three generations before her were all teachers in private schools.

The wedding was not a big event, but was held like an ordinary wedding. The two families celebrated together. Of course, there were also dignitaries, including several elders from the Prince Jing's Mansion, the Qin family, and the Liu family. After the wedding, Li Xiaoqian and his wife were originally planning to move out of the palace, but his sister and brother-in-law did not agree, and the atmosphere in the palace was really good, so they stayed.

Li Xiaoqian, who is now married, is completely different from when he first came. He has become much more plump.

There was no other way. He and his wife lived in the palace. After his wife became pregnant, the small kitchen in the palace would prepare meals for pregnant women, and the food that his wife couldn't finish went into his mouth.

Sometimes he was very curious: his brother-in-law ate more than him, so why didn’t he see any change?
On the contrary, he gained a lot of weight after only two months of eating it. If he continues like this, he will soon become a fat man.

When Li Xiaoqian heard the news from the palace that his sister had given birth to a fat boy and a girl, he was naturally very happy. Although he could see that his brother-in-law treated his sister very well, there was still a difference between having children or not.

With the child, even if her brother-in-law changes his mind and marries his wife in the future, the sister will have confidence. After all, the news brought from the palace includes the news that his two nephews were conferred the titles of prince and princess.

So even without relying on his brother-in-law, his sister can live well with her two children.

Qin family.

As Li Chengzong's uncle, it can be said that he and the Dingwang Mansion share a common destiny. When Qin Ye got the news, he burst into tears of joy. Although he had a bad relationship with his sister Qin Yu, he had a good relationship with his nephew.

The most important thing is that the nephew has a son. Considering the child's future, he might be interested in the throne. Even if he is still not interested in the throne, he will make safe arrangements, so that their Qin family will not be at risk.

In short, the nephew's birth of a child was a great joyous event that had to be celebrated in a grand manner, so he sent his eldest son Qin Shan to Prince Ding's Palace overnight to discuss with the palace's chief steward Zhao Huai'en how to organize this happy event.

So three days later, when Li Chengzong and Si Lili returned home with their two children, a banquet was already being prepared in the palace.

The birth of the eldest son and daughter of Prince Ding's Mansion was naturally the most important event for the palace. No matter whether they were used to Li Chengzong's behavior or not, they would congratulate him at this time. If they said something contrary to Li Chengzong's behavior at this time, they would make enemies. In Jingdu Prefecture, no one wanted to make enemies with Prince Ding's Mansion, so why not congratulate him when it was free of cost?

In the backyard, Qin Yu and Si Lili each held a child and accepted congratulations from the noble ladies of Kyoto.

Outside, Li Qinye was accepting the congratulations from Lin Ruofu and Prince Jing with a proud look on his face. Lin Dabao was holding a huge gift box and grinning at Li Chengzong with a very innocent smile. Behind Li Hongcheng was a mountain of gifts.

Lin Dabao handed the gift box to Zhao Huai'en who was receiving the guests, stepped forward and hugged Li Chengzong, and said with an innocent smile: "Xiao Zongzong, congratulations on having a child. Can I go and see the baby?"

Lin Dabao and I had played together in the Royal Courtyard when we were kids. Although we hadn't met many times in recent years, we still had a good relationship. After chatting for a few more sentences, he let Lin Dabao go to the backyard.

As soon as Lin Dabao left, Li Hongcheng stepped forward and said with a smile: "Third brother, you are amazing. You have a son and a daughter at once. I would like to congratulate you on having many descendants and prosperity for generations to come."

"You are not young anymore, you should think about it. Uncle Wang is also looking forward to having a grandson."

"I'll try my best."

"..."

Today might be Guo Baokun's most glorious day. He is extremely busy, with people coming in from one duke's mansion and going out from another. He needs to greet every family, otherwise it would be very rude.

The dukes and nobles who once looked down upon him, now not only smiled at him when they saw him, but would even stay and talk to him. Not to mention the young people of his generation, the envy in their eyes could not be concealed at all.

However, the group of people who came now made Guo Baokun, who was welcoming guests at the door, change his expression.

"Today is a happy event for our Dingwang Mansion. Did Censor Lai bring people here to cause trouble, or to congratulate?"

"Of course I'm here to congratulate you."

Lai Mingcheng smiled and brought most of the censors from the Censorate into the palace.

The gifts sent by the people from the Censorate were not expensive, but just ordinary small items that were not worth much money.

But Li Chengzong is now content with having a son. Even just a word of congratulations can make him very happy.

What's more, the people from the Censorate brought gifts.

Sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is a light gift but heavy with affection.

(End of this chapter)