Chapter 238 Southern Tour (Finale)

Little girl Liuliu witnessed all kinds of tricks in the gambling house, and of course also saw her mother's "fried pork on bamboo board". She held her red and swollen palms and went to her sister-in-law to complain.

Fu Cha listened quietly and felt longing for her sister-in-law's life. It was great. She could go out and play whenever she wanted. Going to a place like a gambling house would only result in a few slaps on the hands and then being let go.

Even so, the little girl still felt very wronged.

Her children will be able to be so free in the future, without having to worry about other people's opinions like they did when they were children, and living in fear of death all day long.

"Sister-in-law, tell me, am I right? Is the Empress Dowager very hateful?" Liu Liu muttered a lot and finally came to a conclusion.

Fucha wiped the sweat off her forehead and asked, "How is the eldest princess? I haven't heard from her in the past few days. The day is almost up."

"Big sister's belly is growing so fast. The doctor said she will be gone in less than a month. I can only cause trouble for Big sister, so I came back." Liu Liu was a little discouraged. "Big sister, Liu Liu is useless, isn't he?"

"Nonsense." Fucha smiled, "Why don't we prepare a few sets of beautiful clothes for the future baby? When the child grows up, he will know which ones are given by his aunt. They are very cute."

Liuliu thought about it and nodded: "Then I will draw the patterns myself."

"Of course." Fucha took out her sewing box, paper and pen, and the two of them gathered together to think about gifts for the unborn child.

The imperial physician estimated the eldest princess's due date very accurately. Twenty days later, the chief official of the eldest princess's mansion knocked on the palace gate late at night, saying that the eldest princess had gone into labor. It so happened that she was not in the princess's mansion that night, and went back to the Zhu family with her husband and stayed there for one night. Unexpectedly, she went into labor at such a coincidence. All the arrangements of the princess's mansion were no longer applicable. Fortunately, the Zhu family had also made complete preparations.

Yinzhen and Yihuan were no longer sleepy, and both wanted to go and see for themselves. In the end, Honghui rode out of the palace, and a team of guards escorted him to the Zhu Mansion.

The lights in the delivery room were already on. All the masters of the Zhu family were here. When Honghui came in, everyone hurried to greet him.

"Student greets teacher. It's so late, teacher, you should go back and have some rest. Brother Zhu and I are here, so there won't be any chaos." Honghui had often visited the Zhu family since he was a child, and he had a master-disciple relationship with Mr. Zhu Shi. His words were casual but friendly.

Zhu Shi didn't want to come either. After all, it was his daughter-in-law giving birth. But she was a princess of the royal family after all, so he had to stay with her. Now that Honghui was here, he could indeed withdraw.

So only Mrs. Zhu and her husband were left.

Honghui was sitting near the door. He could vaguely see the situation in the room when he raised his eyes. He felt a little relieved because he didn't hear his elder sister's shouting.

"Are you serving the elder sister?"

"Yes, your servant Liu'er pays respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Well, get up and tell me, how is the eldest princess now? Did the delivery go smoothly?"

"In reply to the eldest prince, the imperial physician just rushed over from the princess's residence and said that now is the right time for the baby to grow. The eldest princess is in good health, so both mother and child will be safe."

"That's a good point. Go in and tell the princess that Honghui is here, so she can rest assured."

"Yes."

The cold moonlight illuminated half of Honghui's face. The prince consort had known Honghui for many years, but this was the first time he saw him so serious.

No one knew the fear in Honghui's heart. His mother had a problem when she gave birth to him. In his opinion, women's childbirth is like walking through the gates of hell. He was afraid that even if his elder sister gave birth to the child smoothly, she would have the same problem as his mother. He could not accept that. In this way, Honghui sat upright all night until dawn, when he heard a baby crying in the delivery room. From beginning to end, Honghui did not hear the eldest princess' voice.

A midwife came out of the room, holding the child in her arms and lifting the curtain: "Congratulations, Prince Consort, the princess has successfully given birth to a daughter, and both mother and daughter are safe."

"How is the eldest princess?" Honghui asked.

"The eldest princess took one look at the child and fell asleep. She can use some food when she wakes up."

"Okay, reward!" Honghui stood up, gently shook his legs and feet which were numb from sitting, and looked at the prince consort, "Congratulations, prince consort, on the birth of your daughter."

"Your Highness, you are embarrassing me. I like any child born by the princess."

"The Emperor and the Empress in the palace are still waiting for the good news from my elder sister. I will go back and tell her the good news first. My elder sister should not move now. Brother Zhu, please take care of her." Honghui glanced at the sleeping princess through the curtain and turned away.

The prince consort breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him leave the courtyard. Fortunately, everything was fine with the eldest princess. If the child was difficult to give birth to, he had no doubt that the eldest prince would ask the Zhu family to bury the eldest princess with him.

This is the imperial power. The prince consort sighed in his heart as he thought about his past intimacy with Honghui.

After Yinzhen got the news, he was extremely happy. He waved his hand and sent carts of gifts to the princess's residence. He also excitedly pulled Yihua and said, "This is our first grandchild. We must give her a nice name with good meaning. Come and give me some advice."

Yihuan held back her laughter. It turned out that parents had no say in naming their children.

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The peach blossoms have faded, and spring is sneaking away again.

Yinzhen put the inspection of Jiangnan on the agenda. It had been a year since the eldest princess gave birth, and it was time for them to travel together.

Fucha was a little frightened. She had been married for more than a year. Her elder sister-in-law had already given birth, but her belly was still not moving. She was afraid that when she woke up one day, there would be a concubine in the room.

Honghui saw her anxiety and tried to comfort her before the trip: "Children are fate. If they haven't come yet, it means that we as parents haven't worked hard enough."

"Your Highness!" Fucha was annoyed.

"Besides, the Empress Dowager said that we are still young and there is no need to rush to have a baby. Look at my elder sister, it was so thrilling to give birth at this age. We can still have time if we wait another two years."

"This time, we are accompanying the Emperor on his southern tour. This is also a rare opportunity to travel. Don't think too much and lose sight of the big picture. Go to sleep quickly. You have to get up early tomorrow."

Fucha leaned in Honghui's arms and slowly calmed down.

The next morning, Yihuan got up early. Fortunately, the weather was good and the sun came out as expected. With the Thirteenth Master leading the way, Yinzhen's carriage started. Yihuan sat in the imperial sedan chair, lifted the curtain and looked at the outside world. She couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

"Are you so happy?"

"Well, I feel very happy to be able to do happy things with the right person." Yihuan looked at Yinzhen wearing a yellow robe, and she felt that happiness was about to burst out. She was a wandering soul in another world, and she had children, family, and friends because of Yinzhen.

Yinzhen looked at her excited expression and smiled without saying anything.

The carriage carrying the most noble couple of the Qing Dynasty slowly moved forward, as if it was heading towards their common future!