Chapter 1378: Wealth and Prosperity_2

Xie Pan’Er was pleasantly surprised to hear this, and her heart filled with joy, so she nodded and was just about to agree.

Suddenly, she let out an “Ah!” followed by continuous cries, as beads of sweat appeared on her face.

Xiaosuisui stopped in her tracks just as she was about to turn around.

“Pretty Aunt, does it hurt a lot? Why is there so much sweat on your face?”

Xiaosuisui quickly took out a small handkerchief, helping Xie Pan’Er wipe the sweat from her face, and asked with concern.

“Silly child… Ah… giving birth… having a baby is never painless… Ah…”

“Pretty Aunt, stop talking. When you do, Suisui feels it hurts a lot! That naughty brother, it’s all his fault for making Pretty Aunt hurt so much. He’d better come out quickly, or I’ll spank his little bum!!”

Xiaosuisui frowned, her face full of seriousness.

Xie Pan’Er couldn’t help but laugh at her words, but that laugh brought another wave of intense pain, this time sharper than before.

The midwife shouted loudly, “Lady, hold your breath, I can see the baby’s head!”

The midwife was calling out loudly to Xie Pan’Er.

Upon hearing this, Xie Pan’Er did as she was told, instinctively gripping Xiaosuisui’s little wrist and let out a scream with all her strength.

Xiaosuisui grimaced in pain from her wrist being squeezed, but she gritted her teeth and didn’t make a sound, until she heard the midwife exclaiming joyfully, “It’s born! It’s a baby boy!”

Xiaosuisui exclaimed excitedly at this news, “It’s born! Pretty Aunt has given birth to a brother. Quickly spank his bum to make him cry!”

Xiaosuisui had learned this from the family’s Cai Cai.

Back then, little Cai Cai wouldn’t cry, which earned him many spankings, and if he hadn’t given a couple of chuckles later, the Ji Family would probably still think he’s a little mute!

It was simply because the little guy had never cried once since he was born!

This certainly made things much easier for the maids and wet nurses attending to him.

Even Zhu Xiuxiu felt that the little guy was born to repay her kindness, especially considering the two in Wang Dongxue’s courtyard, who since birth, after more than half a year, could crawl on the ground and constantly cried and fussed at all hours.

It was only when Xiaosuisui was at home that they could settle down a bit!

With a baby’s wail, cries filled the entire Kunning Palace.

“Cried… Cried!!!” The midwife raised her hands in disbelief, “I haven’t even spanked him yet! He cried on his own. What a clever little prince.”

The midwife was perceptive and immediately continued.

“Xie Pan’Er beamed, ‘Quick, let me see him!'”

The midwife said, “Please rest for a moment. Once we have finished, we’ll wash and swaddle the little prince and bring him to you!”

As the midwife spoke, her hands skillfully worked with others, sharing tasks, so that by the time Xie Pan’Er’s injuries were treated, the little prince was also washed and ready.

“Look, Your Grace, the little prince is truly handsome. When he grows up, he will certainly be an outstanding man, with a regal bearing!”

The midwife spoke very tactfully.

Xie Pan’Er listened with joy in her heart, and with a wave of her hand, she said, “Send out the announcement, today the birth of a little prince, and there are rewards for everyone in the Palace. The midwives, in particular, shall receive a double share.”

With a new royal birth imminent, the palace had naturally prepared silver rewards long ago, ready for distribution.

Yunxiang, serving as Xie Pan’Er’s chief maid, immediately issued the orders.

She personally led the midwives, carrying the child out of the delivery room to congratulate the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

“Congratulations, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty the Emperor, on the birth of a little prince. The little prince is so bright that before the midwives could touch the little prince’s bum, he began to babble.”

This was the Royal Family, and Yunxiang, having served in the Palace for many years, knew how to speak with skill, cleverly turning the spank into a touch and the cries into babbles.

The Empress Dowager was overjoyed beyond words.

“Good, good, good! My dear grandson will surely be a wise ruler. Reward them, reward them, double reward for Yunxiang!”

Yunxiang quickly knelt down to thank them and delivered the little prince into the Empress Dowager’s arms.

The Emperor stood beside, reaching out to take him, but the Empress Dowager did not yield.

“This is my eldest grandson; I shall hold him.”

Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately began to argue with the Empress Dowager.

“Mother, he is my crown prince!”

“So what if he is your crown prince? He is also my eldest grandson. I shall take him back to Cining Palace. You and the Empress should try harder and have a second prince next year. Then, I promise I won’t fight with you for him!”