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Chapter 273 Giving Birth

As the saying went, the more a person was worried, the more things might go wrong. That night everyone in the Grand Preceptor's mansion was disturbed, and even the neighboring Count Xiangning's family had the news before dawn. As Shen Cangzhu was a widow, she worried that she would bring bad luck, so she did not go. Mrs. Pei dressed up and led people over in person to enquire about the situation. Actually, among all the people who had been disturbed and now gathered here, there were people like Madam Su who had given birth to many children, and there were also people who knew gynecology like Mrs. Huang. However, none of them could see the true situation as Duanmu Yanyu could, who didn't care about Wei Changying and only wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to gain a benefit for herself.

Everything happened just as Duanmu Yanyu had predicted and had told her maidservant in the carriage. As this was her first time giving birth, being worried, Wei Changying panicked, crying out a lot in the birthing room. This made Madam Su, who was outside, frightened and nervous. Having kept trying hard until dawn, she was almost exhausted. However, the midwife shouted in surprise, "I can see the head. Young madam, keep going! Try hard to give birth to the tiny young master!"

Mrs. Huang quickly comforted her as well, "Young madam, please relax. Miracle Doctor Ji, the Eighth Miss of the Duanmu Family, our Madam, and the Second Madam are waiting outside! You are very healthy and the tiny young master is healthy after being treated by Miracle Doctor Ji, so you will have a smooth labor. Don't be scared!"

Wei Changying was being comforted by all these people who were talking at the same time. Then the midwife sought to frighten and warn her, "Young madam, you mustn't stop pushing. Otherwise, the little young master would not be well."

The mother and her child were connected. On hearing that it would cause a problem for her child, Wei Changying was nervous. Obeying the midwife's words, she kept pushing. Soon, she gave birth to her child safely. Madam Su who was anxiously awaiting outside finally heard the loud baby's cry. Madam Su was so happy that she almost burst into tears, quickly and loudly asking, "How is the baby? Is it a boy?"

There was cheering inside and the baby kept crying. After a long time, Mrs. Wan reported to her with a smile through the window, "Madam, the third young madam has given birth to a tiny young master. They are both safe!"

Madam Su breathed a sigh of relief. She was overjoyed, ordering her servants, "Quick! Go and report the good news to the others!" At that point, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Pei, who had been accompanying her, came over to congratulate her. Having waited for Mrs. Liu to finish her congratulations, Mrs. Pei said some pleasant words for luck, smiling. At this moment, Madam Su was full to the brim with joy, thinking everyone was lovely. Knowing that Mrs. Pei deliberately tried to please her, she still couldn't stop smiling. So she praised her mildly, and then Mrs. Pei took advantage of the situation to hold her arm.

Madam Su couldn't refuse her right now so she secretly sighed, knowing that after this, it would be impossible to continue to be cold towards this niece-in-law.

However, with the joy of having a grandson, she thought these things were just trivialities.

A few moments later, Mrs. Huang and the others washed the newly-born baby boy, wrapped him and brought him out for everyone to see. Although all newborn babies were wrinkled, as he was her grandson, the more Madam Su looked at him, the cuter she thought he was. She beamed with delight, speaking to everyone in a low voice, "Look, doesn't this child look like Cangfeng?"

"I think that my nephew's chin is more like his mother's." Mrs. Duanmu had been in the hall outside, keeping company with Duanmu Xinmiao who had refused to wait outside the birthing room with all the other people. And now, having heard that Wei Changying had given birth to her child, she hurried over and managed to compliment the baby in time.

On hearing that, Madam Su was joyful. She hugged him carefully, then reluctantly gave him back to Mrs. Huang, speaking to her with concern, "Quickly take him back in. Don't let the wind blow in and make him sick."

When her newborn grandson was taken back into the room, Madam Su noticed that it was already the crack of dawn. Unknowingly, she had waited for her third daughter-in-law to give birth until dawn, but she didn't feel tired at all. Seeing the mild spring sunshine fill the courtyard, Madam Su, who was already in a good mood, thought this was a good omen and the timing was also excellent. She happily returned to the main room to report the wonderful news to Shen Xuan personally.

The servants had already told Shen Xuan the news that the third branch had given them a grandson. When Madam Su entered, she saw that he was taking out the Shuanglang wine which he would only drink on special occasions. He poured a large bowl of it and sipped it with a big smile on his face. Seeing her come in, he quickly asked, "Whom does our little grandson resemble?"

"His eyebrows and eyes look like Cangfeng's, and his chin looks like mine." Madam Su was so pleased that she wanted to tease him, "The rest of him looks like his mother." She deliberately didn't say that he looked like her husband, but Shen Xuan stroked his beard, laughing and saying, "Cangfeng looks the spitting image of me. Since his eyebrows and eyes resemble Cangfeng's, he looks like me, his grandfather, doesn't he?"

Madam Su wasn't happy with his reaction, saying, "It was a wonderful moment when this child was born. It was the beginning of dawn and the end of the long night."

Shen Xuan heard this, saying, "It is a good omen. The names for his generation are based on 'Shu'. How about we name him Shuguang?"

"You give him the name now? This is Cangfeng's first child. Shouldn't we ask him first?" Madam Su was trying to fight for this chance for her son.

Shen Xuan snorted, "He won't be back within two years. The child can't go nameless because of that, can he? Besides, as a matter of course, I, the grandfather, can give my grandson a name. Didn't I name Shuming? What is wrong with the name Shuguang? Cangfeng has no exceptional literary talent. I don't think he can come up with a better name than this."

"You're being cheeky!" Madam Su gently pointed at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She said, "Just to give him a name, why does Cangfeng need to come back? Writing a letter will do, won't it? Besides, do you have exceptional literary talent? In terms of martial arts, you and your son are at the top level, but in terms of literary talent, the reputation you and your son have gained altogether is not as good as Shuyan's!"

Shen Xuan spoke sternly, "Cangfeng is in Western Liang for the country. How can we keep bothering him with family affairs? We as parents should take care of such trivial matters for him so that he can serve the country wholeheartedly!"

Thus, he forced the decision, telling Madam Su not to say anything to others at first, "When the child is one month old, we tell them. We should do this like the way we named Shuming. Don't let the eldest branch and the second branch know, or they will feel unhappy about it."

It was not that Shen Xuan particularly preferred the third branch, but the fact was that he didn't have many grandsons.

Within two years after Mrs. Liu had given birth to the First Granddaughter Miss, Shen Shujing, she had given birth to the First Grandson Master, Shen Shuming. He was their first grandson, so Shen Xuan and his wife had appreciated the arrival of their first grandson. The couple had argued for a whole month and then had finally named their grandson at the banquet celebrating his becoming one month old. Back then, the couple had thought that since they had the first grandson, their second son had been married, and their sons and daughters-in-law had been in good health, they would have grandsons one after another. After all, Shen Xuan and Madam Su had six sons, so they had believed as they had many sons, they would have even more grandsons.

However, after Mrs. Duanmu's first pregnancy, she had given birth to the Second Granddaughter Miss, Shen Shurou. Madam Su hadn't criticized her daughter-in-law, thinking that it would still be nice if she had been like Mrs. Liu who had a daughter first and then a son. Surprisingly, there had been nothing happening in the second branch until now. They had four granddaughters and one grandson. Although they didn't say anything, they were extremely anxious!

Over a period of almost a decade, they had been hopeful several times but all had ended up with disappointment. It had been a long wait before their second grandson's arrival. Shen Xuan became wild with joy.

While in the main room, Shen Xuan and his wife were rejoicing and thinking about the future of their newborn grandson, Wei Changying was so exhausted that she fell asleep. When she woke up, it was already nighttime.

Seeing her eyes open, Mrs. Huang came to check her pulse. She then smiled and said, "Everything is fine with our young madam."

Mrs. He and the others sighed with relief and came to congratulate her together.

Before she had fallen asleep, Wei Changying had seen her son. Not having seen him after looking around in the room, she asked anxiously.

Mrs. Huang instantly comforted her, "Young madam, don't worry. The tiny young master is in the room next door. Mrs. Wan is looking after him. He had some milk and is sleeping now. Mrs. Wan has been through it all. She is the one who brought up our young master, so she is the most experienced person who can look after the tiny young master."

"Why did you take him to the room next door?" Wei Changying was displeased, asking, "Why didn't you put him here with me?"

"The tiny young master is very young and sometimes he cries, so we were worried he would disturb you if you were in the same room." Mrs. Huang explained with a smile, "In addition, the wet nurse and the people who come to see the little young master would also disturb your rest, young madam."

Wei Changying became worried immediately, saying, "Are there many people coming to see my son? He is so young. Don't disturb him."

"Young madam, don't worry. They are all family members." Mrs. Huang pursed her lips, smiling and saying, "Our Madam comes over almost three or four times a day, and the first young madam has also come a few times. Except for them, other people can't see him even if they want to, as our Madam won't allow it. The poor Fourth Miss begged our Madam for a long time outside, but our Madam still shooed her away, saying that the Fourth Miss was too noisy and she would disturb the tiny young master."

Wei Changying found it funny, saying, "But although Cangning is usually lively, I don't think she is an inconsiderate person."

"Our Madam cares so much about the tiny young master!" Mrs. Huang smiled. As all the people in the room were Wei Changying's close maidservants from her dowry, she whispered, "The Family Head and our Madam have only had two grandsons up until now and they are both lineal children, so they pay a lot of attention to them! Young madam, please relax and have a good rest for a month. Our Madam is now treating our tiny young master as the apple of her eye. She has even left all the family affairs to the first and second young madams, and keeps coming over all the time!"

Worrying that Wei Changying might become concerned that Mrs. Liu and Duanmu Yanyu would gain power from this opportunity, Mrs. Huang said, "Based on our young master's future path, young madam, you will definitely be the one who runs the household here in the future. You have also given birth to the tiny young master. Although our Madam has no desire to care about other things at the moment and has given all the power to the first and second young madams, these things are all temporary! When you finish your rest and after he comes to be one month old, I believe that our Madam will definitely ask you to take charge of the whole household!"

Wei Changying didn't care about having the right to run the household at the moment. She could only think of her son, saying, "They can take charge of everything, as long as my child is healthy..."

"Young madam, you are being too happy to care about these things. You should be the one running this household. How couldn't you care?" Mrs. Huang smiled, speaking to her dissatisfiedly, "Our tiny young master is a big healthy boy. Since you and our young master are healthy, why would the tiny young master become sick?"

"Does Miracle Doctor Ji also agree?" Out of habit, Wei Changying was trying to rely on his advice again. Mrs. He and the others were surprised, wondering if they should tell her the truth now.

Mrs. Huang stayed calm, saying, "Miracle Doctor Ji said that if you can hear the baby's cry, you don't need to check on him. Our Madam was worried that he would say something unpleasant, so she didn't take the tiny young master to him."

Thinking of Ji Qubing's unpleasant remarks, Wei Changying thought she could bear them herself. However, if she annoyed him and he said something bad about her son... Wei Changying quickly said, "Granny, this is good."

Having his grandmother looking after her son, and with the help of Mrs. Huang and others within and without the Jintong Courtyard, Wei Changying could have a good rest during that month. The only thing she was worried about was that her second aunt, Wei Zhengyin, hadn't yet recovered from her “cold” and therefore, she could not come to visit her.

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