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Chapter 407 Portrait
Shen Tang didn't know how long she slept. When she woke up, there were candles on in the room and Xie Guimo was sitting beside the bed looking at her.
His eyes, which were more beautiful than the summer night sky, were filled with tenderness and emotion.
"Thanks for your hard work."
His fingertips were heavily calloused, and they felt a slight sting when they touched his face.
It is really hard work, but the moment I hear the loud cry of my baby, all the hard work is worth it.
Thinking of the two children, Shen Tang asked, "Have you seen the children?"
Xie Guimo nodded, "I've seen it."
"Does it look good?"
"To be honest, it's a bit ugly."
"..."
Shen Tang glared at him.
Xie Guimo said, "My mother said that my daughter looks like me, and your fourth aunt said that my son looks like you."
Shen Tang said, "It would be better if my son looked like you."
Xie Guimo smiled and said, "Are you praising your husband for being handsome?"
With his face, there's no need for her to praise him. It's obvious to everyone that he is handsome.
The two children were at the wet nurse's place. Shen Tang wanted to look after them, but Xie Guimo said, "Eat first."
She was so hungry that she didn't even have the strength to give birth to a child. Later, she only ate a few pieces of cakes. Shen Tang was really hungry.
Ginkgo Qiutong brought the food over. Shen Tang wanted to eat it herself, but Xie Guimo insisted on feeding her, so Shen Tang agreed.
After eating a bowl of rice, he added another half bowl. When he was full, the two wet nurses brought the child over.
The two little guys were sleeping soundly. They were not heavy enough and were a little wrinkled, but Shen Tang couldn't take his eyes off them and couldn't stop looking at them.
The nurse said, "Newborn babies grow quickly. They'll be good-looking in three to five days."
She didn't suffer from morning sickness and even had twins, a boy and a girl. The lucky wet nurses were envious from the bottom of their hearts. They were also lucky to be the wet nurses of the young prince and the young lady.
The child was asleep and it was not advisable to hold him for too long. Shen Tang watched for a while, and then Xie Guimo asked the wet nurse to take the child away.
He wanted to be alone with Shen Tang. He was terrified one afternoon in the yard. He didn't dare to think about what happened to Shen Tang or what would happen to him. Fortunately, mother and child were safe.
Although Shen Tang slept well, childbirth was extremely exhausting, and she felt sleepy again before she could last half an hour.
Xie Guimo wanted to go to bed, but Shen Tang wouldn't let him. "Go to the study and stay there for half a month."
Xie Guimo looked at her anxiously, "I don't want to sleep in the study."
"But……"
Xie Guimo said, "I'm not doing anything."
Of course she knew he wouldn't do anything, but—
"It's inconvenient for you to sleep on the bed."
Xie Guimo looked at Shen Tang, and Shen Tang said, "I won't lie to you."
Xie Guimo said, "Then I won't sleep in the study either. I'll sleep on the small couch."
Shen Tang, "..."
Did this guy forget that he had previously laughed at the prince for sleeping on a small couch? Not long after, he wanted to sleep on a small couch himself.
Xie Guimo had made up his mind, and Shen Tang couldn't persuade him, so he could only let him sleep on the small couch.
The next day, when Shen Tang woke up, he asked the nanny to bring the children into the house. The two little ones fell asleep after eating and were very well behaved.
It was just that a certain master was unhappy that Shen Tang was always looking at the two children. Because of the noise in the room, he was afraid that the children would be disturbed from sleeping, so he asked the wet nurse to take the children away.
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo and said, "But you are the noisiest person in the room."
A certain man, "..."
Poor Ginkgo, Qiutong and the two midwives almost got internal injuries from holding it in.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince’s Consort dared to say it.
Xie Guimo gritted his teeth and looked at Shen Tang. Shen Tang silently winked at the wet nurse, and the wet nurse took the child away.
After the prince left court, he came to see the children. The princess loved her two little grandchildren so much that she stayed in Chenxiang Courtyard for the whole morning. People came to see Shen Tang and the children one after another. Madam Jiang came to give gifts, and Princess Duan, the wife of Marquis Xuanyi, and the first wife of the Minister of War's Mansion all came.
Seeing the two children, they were extremely envious. Although their daughters-in-law were also pregnant and would give birth in a few months, they still envied the princess for having two grandchildren at once.
As a grandmother, when you have a grandson, you hope for a granddaughter. When you have a granddaughter, you hope for a grandson. Princess Jingyang is the best. She has both. She wants to hold her grandson and play with her granddaughter.
Yun Yi and Princess Roujia also wanted to come, but they were in poor health and did not dare to go out. Only Princess Yu, who was not pregnant, and Jiang Li, who had just gotten married, came.
Princess Yu was also envious. She had blocked the arrow for Prince Yu and was seriously injured. The imperial physician had warned her not to get pregnant before her strength recovered. She had been taking contraceptive pills before and didn't know when she would be able to get pregnant.
Yun Yi and the others couldn't come, so Chu Yi, Lu Li and the others came the next day. They almost got into a fight while fighting to hold the baby.
The third-day bath was a lively affair, but Shen Tang stayed in the room and was not even allowed to get out of bed, so he didn't see it. However, Si'er told Shen Tang about the excitement.
The names of the two children were also finalized on this day.
Ok.
It should have been decided long ago.
The prince was in a bad mood because Concubine Jiang had cheated on him. In addition, he had a disobedient son who might not allow him to name his grandson, so he did not choose one.
After the child was born, the prince asked Xie Guimo what to name the child.
Xie Guimo looked at the prince and said, "I also want to ask what name Father gave the child?"
Prince, “…”
I never thought that my son could be so obedient.
The prince didn't name his grandson, and Xie Guimo didn't think of what to call his son.
The old prince wanted to snatch the opportunity to name the child, but the prince refused.
Xie Guimo's name was given by the old prince, and now it is his turn to name his grandson.
The old prince said, "The great-grandson will be yours from now on."
The prince said, "That's not what you said when Mo'er was born."
The old prince and the prince refused to give in.
Finally, each side took a step back.
One for the grandson and the other for the great-granddaughter.
It’s nothing to do with Xie Guimo.
If he wants to name his child, he has to either have another one or wait until his grandson is born.
"Xie Mujing, Xie Muyan."
Xie Guimo showed Shen Tang the child's name.
Shen Tang asked, "Are daughters also named according to their generational names?"
Xie Yan and the others did not choose their names according to generation names.
Xie Guimo said, "Grandfather chose this name, and it sounds nice."
Indeed, Xie Guiyan's voice is not very nice.
The full name was decided, and the nicknames Shen Tang and Xie Guimo were given to save trouble by their parents, so they named one Jing'er and the other Yan'er. They didn't choose any other names because they sounded nice.
After seven or eight days of care, the child had grown a lot and was awake much longer.
That day, Shen Tang was playing with the child when Xie Guimo came back from the study. He had just sat down when there was a knock on the window. Chen Qi's voice came, "Master, the portrait has been sent to the capital."
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo in confusion, "What portrait?"
Ginkgo had already signaled to open the window, took the portrait and presented it to Xie Guimo for review.
When Xie Guimo unfolded the portrait, Shen Tang saw that it was of a young girl, only about twelve or thirteen years old.
"This is……?"
Xie Guimo said, "The person in this portrait is my mother's cousin."
Shen Tang was surprised, "After all these years, there are still people who remember her?"
Xie Guimo said, "That's why it took so long to get her portrait."