On the sixth day of the second lunar month in the sixth year of Dalong's Taiping reign, in the inner courtyard of Princess Yunchang's Mansion in the inner city.
Although a few days have passed since the day when the dragon raised its head on the second day of February, the sky above the capital still feels like dark clouds are threatening to overwhelm the city.
The sky in the capital was extremely dark. Although there was no heavy rain pouring down, the clouds were dense with lightning and thunder, making people feel as if they could hardly breathe.
Amidst the crackling lightning and thunder that flashed across the sky from time to time, the inner courtyard of the Princess Mansion also faintly echoed with the woman's soft moans of pain.
Liu Mingzhi looked anxious and occasionally looked up at the cloudy sky with lightning and thunder, but most of the time his eyes were fixed on He Shu's boudoir door.
Hearing He Shu's moans of pain that continued to come from the boudoir, Liu Mingzhi wandered back and forth in the courtyard, beating his clenched hands together.
“Why hasn’t it been born yet? Why hasn’t it been born yet?”
Chen Jie also stared anxiously at the boudoir where her sister gave birth. When she heard Young Master Liu muttering to himself, she immediately withdrew her gaze and looked at Young Master Liu.
Lianbu moved to Liu Dashao's following, Chen Jie raised his hand and gently grasped Liu Dashao's hands.
“Husband, don’t be too anxious. It’s not as easy for a woman to give birth as you men think. After all, it will take some time.
Although Sister Shu'er's screams during childbirth have not stopped, this just shows that her current situation is not too bad.
It would be really bad if we couldn't hear Sister Shuer's screams outside.
I know that you are very worried about your sister's safety, but no matter how worried you are, we have to continue to wait.
Silly husband, don’t worry too much, if you just wait with peace of mind, the baby will be born soon.”
Young Master Liu listened to Chen Jie's comforting words and quickly took a few deep breaths to suppress his anxious mind.
“Jie’er, my husband understands everything you said, but Shu’er is no longer a young lady in her teens or twenties.
Even if she is in her early thirties now, she will not be so anxious about her husband.
However, she is already forty-two years old this year. When giving birth at such an age, Jie'er, how can your husband not worry about her physical condition?
Jie'er, I can tell you frankly that my heart is almost jumping into my throat right now."
Chen Jie saw Liu Dashao's helpless appearance. She was sincerely happy that she and her sister had met such a man who loved her two sisters, but she was also a little speechless.
“Husband, please listen to what I have to say carefully. This is not the first time that my sister has given birth. She knows how to relieve her stress.
You just need to wait patiently. I was quite calm at first, but after seeing your reaction, I couldn't help but become nervous.
Don't worry, don't worry, it will be fine."
Young Master Liu looked at the beauty's comforting eyes, raised his hand and patted his forehead and took a few deep breaths to calm down his anxious mood.
"Okay, I will listen to you, Jie'er, and just wait for a while with peace of mind!"
After about two cups of tea, He Shu's screams suddenly stopped in the boudoir, and after a few breaths, the loud cry of a baby could be heard.
“Wow…wow…wow…”
When Young Master Liu heard the baby's cry, his tense heart suddenly dropped, and he looked at Chen Jie beside him with excitement.
“It’s great, it’s been born, it’s been born, it’s finally born.
It’s okay, it’s finally okay.”
Chen Jie looked at Mr. Liu's relieved look with a faint smile, and gently nodded his head a few times.
“Yes, the baby is finally born, silly husband, you can feel at ease now.”
The cry of the baby echoed in the courtyard, a thunder suddenly sounded in the gloomy sky, and then a winding lightning flashed between the dark clouds, and large raindrops suddenly fell from the sky without warning.
Young Master Liu felt the coolness on his cheeks. The moment he looked up, the raindrops were already falling on him and Chen Jie mercilessly.
Quickly wiping the rain off his face, Liu Mingzhi immediately raised his sleeves and put them on Chen Jie's head, hugged the beauty's shoulders and hurriedly ran towards the corridor outside the room.
When the maids and servants waiting on the side saw this situation, they immediately looked for shelter from the rain in groups.
As soon as everyone ran out of the courtyard, the heavy rain poured straight towards the ground, splashing beautiful jade beads on the floor of the courtyard.
Young Master Liu gently shook his sleeves a few times and smiled lightly when he looked at Chen Jie who was panting slightly.
“Jie’er, you didn’t get wet, did you?”
Chen Jiefeng's eyes were slightly blurred, and she stared at Young Master Liu quietly, somewhat lost in thought.
“Jie’er, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”
Chen Jie came back to her senses and nodded her head a few times with a smile. She glanced at the maid servants who were cleaning their robes in the corridor in the distance, stood up on tiptoes and quickly kissed the corner of Young Master Liu's mouth.
“I didn’t get wet, husband, you...you..."
Major Liu pushed his sleeves up to his wrists and looked at Chen Jie with doubts, who was hesitant to speak.
“What’s wrong? Jie’er, why are you so hesitant all of a sudden?
Just say no to what you want to say. Is there anything else that is inconvenient for us husband and wife to talk about?"
Chen Jiefeng stared at Mr. Liu for a long time with her eyes filled with sadness, her long and slender jade fingers tightly intertwined and twisting.
“Husband…husband.”
"Huh? What's wrong? Jie'er, just tell my husband what you want to say. You are hesitating and I'm a little worried!"
Chen Jie bit her red lips and was silent, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Mr. Liu.
“Husband...you...you love me and my sister more than your eldest brother.
real.
I say this not to flatter you, but because you really love your two sisters more than he does.
You also know that when the father, the emperor, was still in power, the concubines and sisters were just concubines and concubines.
At that time, it was not that the concubines did not want to become the crown princess, but that the father, the emperor, had already appointed sister Xiaoxi as the crown prince for his deceased husband... alas...
The prince’s concubines, as long as they are not the principal concubines, are no better than the concubines of ordinary noble families.
When my late husband was still alive, although he never treated my concubine and his sisters badly, he had never treated me like this..."
Liu Mingzhi covered the beauty's lips, looked at Chen Jie's somewhat lonely phoenix eyes and shook his head gently.
"Good Jie'er, the past is in the past, let's not talk about it anymore."
Chen Jie, whose lips were covered by Young Master Liu, could not speak. She could only stare at Young Master Liu with her beautiful eyes and nodded.
The door of the room suddenly opened, and a maid hurriedly ran out of the room and stood in front of Mr. Liu and Mr. Liu with a pink face.
“Sir, my wife is fine now, and my mother and son are safe.”
Young Master Liu quickly released his palm covering the beauty's red lips and looked excitedly at the little maid with a happy face.
“Mother and child are safe? Are they okay?”
“Yes, nothing happened. Mother and son are safe.”
Young Master Liu let out a long and heavy breath, grabbed Chen Jie's wrist and walked towards the room.
“Hey, sir, the mess from the birth has not been cleaned up yet! You can’t go in now, you can wait until the slaves have finished cleaning the room before you go in!”
Young Master Liu waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's okay, you can just be busy with your own business."
“But slave...”
Young Master Liu didn’t wait for the maid to finish speaking. He took Chen Jie’s wrist and ran straight into the bed behind the screen.
“Sir, why did you come in now, filth and the like...”
“You are busy with your own business and don’t worry about me. Don’t nag me anymore.”
"Yes Yes Yes."
Young Master Liu walked to the bed and sat on the edge of the bed without hesitation. Seeing He Shu's weak look covered in sweat, he grabbed his sleeves and wiped it for him.
“Shu’er, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? Do you need me to call a doctor for you?”
“I…huh…I’m fine, I’m just a little out of strength. I’ll be fine after a few days of rest.
I have heard what Granny Deng said just now. I gave birth to a son. I gave birth to a son to your husband. Husband, are you happy?"
“Sha Shu’er, no matter you give birth to a son or a daughter, your husband will be happy.”
“Really…really?”
“Of course it’s true. My husband never cares whether it’s a son or a daughter. As long as it’s our bones, I’ll love it no matter if it’s a son or a daughter.”
"Then... then I'll be relieved. Husband, please... give our son a name."
Young Master Liu held He Shu's jade hand tightly and pondered for a moment while listening to the sound of the heavy rain outside the window.
“When this kid was born, there were clouds, lightning, and thunder, and the noise was not ordinary! How about calling him Liu Da Da? What do you think, Shu’er?”
Although He Shu was delicate and frail, when he heard the name Liu Dashao gave him, he frowned and shook his head without hesitation.
“No, no, it’s too ugly.”
Young Master Liu looked at He Shu's beautiful face, and he nudged the beauty's straight nose with his finger.
“Hehehe, Silly Shu’er, I’m teasing you about my husband. Our son must not be named like this anymore. Even if you really agree to it, we can’t finalize it!”
“Bad…bad person.”
“A thunderous person is so righteous! This kid was born with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. He will definitely be extraordinary when he grows up.
Haoran is upright, Haoran, let’s call him Liu Haoran, right? Shu’er, you should be satisfied now, right?”