The sixth day of the twelfth month in the third year of Tiansheng
The Empress gave birth to a royal son. His Majesty declared a general amnesty and bestowed the name Yuzhian upon the infant prince, who was also immediately crowned Crown Prince on the day of his birth.
Fengyin Palace
Yu Jingchen looked at Nan Zhiyun with concern. Nan Zhiyun had just given birth to a royal son and was too exhausted to speak.
"Yun'er, you've worked hard," Yu Jingchen said, holding Nan Zhiyun's hand.
"Your Majesty is a scoundrel!" Nan Zhiyun cursed.
"Yes, I am a scoundrel, and it's all my fault." Yu Jingchen agreed to everything.
"I'm in so much pain... *sob*" Nan Zhiyun cried.
"There, there, don't cry. You can't cry now. It's all my fault, I'm so sorry. When Yun'er is better, you can do whatever you want with me, okay?" Yu Jingchen pulled her into his embrace, his heart aching.
"Your Majesty... *sniffle*, I'm going to become ugly, *sob*..." Nan Zhiyun's thoughts were quite erratic.
"You won't. Yun'er, you are always the most beautiful, no matter what. Be good, stop crying." Yu Jingchen wiped Nan Zhiyun's tears.
"After giving birth, I'll become a haggard old woman and a fatso. Your Majesty won't like me anymore, *sob sob*." Nan Zhiyun grabbed Yu Jingchen's dragon robe and used it to wipe her tears and snot.
"Who's been filling your head with nonsense? That's not true. Yun'er will always be the most beautiful young girl." Yu Jingchen had no idea why Nan Zhiyun was saying such things.
"It says so in the storybooks... *sob sob sob sob*." Nan Zhiyun cried with great sadness.
Yu Jingchen: "..."
Storybooks, storybooks, it's always storybooks!!!
Yu Jingchen thought to himself that he would one day have someone burn all of Nan Zhiyun's storybooks!
"Your Majesty, you're not allowed to throw away my storybooks!" Nan Zhiyun, as if sensing his thoughts, immediately shouted at Yu Jingchen.
Yu Jingchen: "..."
"Your Majesty!" Nan Zhiyun, not receiving a response, lost her temper.
"Alright, alright, I won't throw them away, I won't. I'll have them all stored away nicely for you, okay?" Yu Jingchen said helplessly.
"Mhm, where's the baby? I want to see the baby." Nan Zhiyun finally remembered she had a son.
"Where is the child?" Yu Jingchen also just realized.
Nan Zhiyun: "..."
Xinglai: "..."
Palace servants: "..."
The wet nurse brought the child over. "The little prince is here," the wet nurse said. Yu Jingchen and Nan Zhiyun looked over simultaneously. Yu Jingchen took the child from the wet nurse.
He held the baby and showed it to Nan Zhiyun. However, after looking, Nan Zhiyun's face fell again: "Sob, he's so ugly, so ugly..." Well, she was crying because he was ugly.
Yu Jingchen was momentarily at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "Yun'er, be good. All babies are like this. They'll become good-looking when they grow up. You are so beautiful, so the baby will be beautiful too," Yu Jingchen coaxed her.
"Really?" Nan Zhiyun seemed unconvinced.
"Of course it's true. You said the same thing when you were a baby," Yu Jingchen told her.
When Nan Zhiyun was born... Yu Jingchen was already ten years old. The Empress Dowager had him hold the newborn Nan Zhiyun. She was so small and soft. When he held her, he froze completely, not daring to move.
It was just a pity... They had such a good start. Why did things turn out this way later? I'm sorry... it was my fault... In the future, I will protect these two most important people in my life...
However, it was a pity, Your Majesty, you broke your promise again.
Because...
"Father, Mother is pregnant with a little sister!!!"
Yu Jingchen looked at Nan Zhiyun sitting there with a resentful expression, feeling a little guilty.
"Yun'er..." Yu Jingchen smiled somewhat "forcedly."
"Hmph!" Nan Zhiyun picked up a storybook from the side and threw it at him. "The storybooks were right after all! Men, not a single one is good! My belly is getting big again!!!" Nan Zhiyun was utterly dejected.
"Yes, my dear, I was wrong... It won't happen again..."
Again, it won't happen again...
In the fourth year of Tiansheng, the Empress was pregnant again in June. In April of the following year, the Empress gave birth to the third prince, Yu Qingnan.
In May of the sixth year of Tiansheng, the Empress was pregnant yet again. This time, it was also a little prince...
Uh, well, the little prince was followed by a little princess, a dragon and phoenix match... the fourth prince, Nan Yu, and the little princess, Yu Siyun.
Well... how many people are most important to His Majesty in this life? Oh, still two: Nan Zhiyun and Yu Siyun.
Zichen Palace
Yu Zhian looked at Yu Qingnan and Nan Yu in front of him, feeling somewhat dazed.
The two little children were staring at each other because... Father and Mother had "eloped"!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, His Majesty said that you are already five years old and can take good care of your younger brothers, as well as handle court affairs. Therefore, these matters will be left to you, Your Highness the Crown Prince," Xinglai said, standing beside Yu Zhian and bowing.
Yu Zhian: "...What! Did! You! Say!!!"
As for Yu Jingchen, who had tricked his child... Tsk, he was holding Nan Zhiyun on a boat. Yu Jingchen held Nan Zhiyun, and Nan Zhiyun cradled the sleeping Yu Siyun.
"I want to eat grapes," Nan Zhiyun said.
Yu Jingchen skillfully picked up grapes from the side, peeled them, and fed them to Nan Zhiyun's mouth.
"Little Chenzi, you've gotten much better at peeling grapes," Nan Zhiyun praised him generously.
"It's all thanks to Your Majesty's good training," Yu Jingchen replied with great pleasure, playing along with Nan Zhiyun.
Nan Zhiyun glanced at Yu Jingchen with a mischievous smile. "Does Your Majesty not want the empire anymore?"
Yu Jingchen lightly kissed her nose. "How can the empire be more important than you? I am only your husband..."
Nan Zhiyun was stunned. Seeing this, Yu Jingchen kissed her. The small boat drifted further and further away, the lake shimmering. From this moment on, I will hold your hand and walk the path of this lifetime...
End of Ending One