Tianliangyuan

Chapter 395 Princess Anhe Gives Birth

After their conversation, Xu Zhaozhao naturally gained a deeper understanding of Li Shun, but she wasn't in a hurry.

It was just a chat, it doesn't mean anything.

With Xie Juan and Li Shun's marriage arranged, the next step is to prepare the dowry. The Li family hopes to get married as soon as possible, mainly because Li's mother is not in good health and is worried that she will not be able to see the birth of her grandson, so she wants her son to get married as soon as possible.

Zheng Tuo and Xie Chan's wedding was set for the autumn. Xie Juan was a little younger than Xie Chan, so the wedding was scheduled for a month after their marriage.

In other words, the Duke's Mansion is preparing for two weddings this year, both of which are for the daughters.

Xie Chan's dowry is not yet complete, at least Xu Zhaozhao feels that it is not complete, and there is always a feeling that something is missing.

Xie Juan got engaged late, so she naturally didn't dare to rush things in this regard. She only hoped that Xu Zhaozhao would treat her and Xie Chan equally.

It's impossible for them to be exactly the same.

However, Gong Zhong and Xie Xiaolin prepared the same dowry for both girls.

Even if there are slight differences in a certain object, their value is basically the same.

When Xu Zhaozhao prepared Xie Chantian's dowry, she had already taken this into consideration, so she prepared double portions.

Now, we can simply carry the other copy to Xie Juan's yard and lock it up, and that will do.

Seeing such a generous dowry, Xie Juan felt even more grateful to her sister-in-law. At the same time, she was glad that she hadn't listened to her aunt and distanced herself from her brother and sister-in-law. Otherwise, if she suffered any grievances in the future, who would she turn to for help?

Xu Zhaozhao rushed to the Marquis's residence early in the morning without even having breakfast.

Xie Zheng was on duty last night. As soon as he entered the manor, he learned that Xu Zhaozhao had returned to the Marquis's manor, saying that the second young mistress of the Marquis's manor was about to give birth. After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and went to the Marquis of Anxin's manor.

Xu Zhaozhao stayed by Wang Ruolan's side, occasionally offering a few words of advice.

But no matter how much we tried to persuade them, there was still no movement in the delivery room, which was really worrying.

Xu Zhaozhao didn't think it was very dangerous. The midwife had already sent someone to brew the labor-inducing soup, and she would be able to help her sister-in-law by assisting with the process.

Xie Zheng also arrived, but like Xu Junting, he stayed outside the courtyard.

Xu Junfeng paced back and forth in the courtyard, asking questions here and there, and then asking about the time. Wang Ruolan found him annoying and simply had someone press him down on a stool so he couldn't move.

Xu Junfeng wanted to argue, but Wang Ruolan gave him a look, and he immediately became obedient.

Soon, Xu Han also heard the news and returned.

Upon reaching the courtyard gate, he saw his two sons and son-in-law there, and knew that there was still no movement inside.

Is the second son inside?

Xu Junan nodded: "Yes. I used to hear him asking a lot of questions, but now he's quiet. He must have been scolded by his mother."

Xu Han nodded: "Alright, there's no point in us standing here. Let's go sit in the pavilion over there, have some tea and snacks served, and chat about what you've been up to these past few days."

"Yes, father."

"Yes, father-in-law."

The four grown men moved to a pavilion not far away, where they sat for nearly an hour.

Xie Zheng was a little better; he didn't drink more than two cups of tea.

However, Xu Junting was a little nervous. He had drunk quite a bit of tea and had just returned from the bathroom.

"Still no news? Big brother, was it this difficult for your wife when she gave birth to Little Tiger?"

The county magistrate of Anhe County initiated the event last night. Wang Ruolan went over and sat there last night. After such a long time, Xu Han felt a little sorry for his wife.

"Third brother, why don't you go in and ask?"

Xu Junting's lips twitched: "Dad, isn't this inappropriate?"

“What’s inappropriate? Just ask your mother if she can still sit still. If not, she should go back and rest. I’ll have your second aunt come and keep an eye on things.”

"Dad, don't waste your time. Second Aunt went in a long time ago, and Zhao Zhao and Fourth Sister-in-law are there too."

Upon hearing this, Xu Han immediately felt somewhat dejected.

He was even hoping to get his wife out so she could go back to her room and lie down for a while.

Xie Zheng's ears suddenly twitched: "It's born!"

"Ok?"

The father and sons were talking, so they hadn't been paying attention. Now, holding their breath, they could actually hear the faint cry of a baby.

Xu Han frowned: "Why is the voice so weak? Could it be that the child is not in good health?"

Xu Junan said helplessly, "Dad, we're still separated from them by two walls, how could we hear clearly? Now that the baby has been born, let's all go and see."

Xu Han couldn't sit still any longer and strode inside.

After the baby came out of the delivery room, it was shown to Wang Ruolan and the others sitting in the main room before being taken to be breastfed.

As for Princess Anhe, she has now fallen into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.

As for Xu Junfeng, after seeing his child, he went inside to stay with his wife.

So by the time Xu Han and the others arrived, Wang Ruolan and the others had already come out of the main room.

"gave birth?"

Wang Ruolan smiled like a Bodhisattva: "You've given birth to a son. Congratulations, Marquis, you've become a grandfather again."

Xu Han laughed heartily, one hand on his hip: "My son is brave!"

Wang Ruolan immediately stopped smiling, glared at him, and said, "Is that how you praise someone?"

Li chuckled to herself, then congratulated Xu Han before taking her daughter-in-law back home.

The news that Princess Anhe had given birth to a baby boy quickly spread throughout the capital.

Many people envy Wang Ruolan; she's truly blessed.

Ms. Lin was sitting at Ms. Yu's place having tea when she heard the news, and she also felt a pang of jealousy.

"You know, Wang Ruolan must have accumulated a lot of good fortune in her past life. Her first three children were all sons, and her last child was a daughter. She managed to have both a son and a daughter."

"Look at her daughters-in-law now. Not only are they from good families, but the eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to the eldest grandson, and the second daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson too. Tsk, what kind of temple does the Xu family worship? I'll have to go and pay my respects sometime."

Madam Yu laughed and scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting now! What are you worshipping? Is your fourth son even married yet?"

Kobayashi pouted: "It'll be soon. But I'm not in a hurry. I used to think Shiro's fiancée was alright, but now, the more I look at her, the less satisfied I am."

Madam Yu took a sip of tea and said slowly, "You're dissatisfied because you have Xu Zhaozhao, your niece-in-law, as a comparison. Alright, the engagement is already arranged, so stop causing trouble. Besides, look at my two daughters-in-law, aren't they just ordinary women? Do you think they're all like Zhaozhao, with Midas touch?"

Ms. Lin would never admit that she envied Xu Zhaozhao for being rich.

"I don't envy Xu Zhaozhao at all. I just think that the new brides of the Marquis of Anxin's family are all incredibly fortunate. Especially the second and third sons, since they got engaged, they've either been promoted or granted titles. I think they bring good fortune to their husbands!"

A look of surprise flashed in Yu's eyes. She actually had such thoughts?

However, her thoughts differed from those of Madam Lin. She believed that the Xu family's sons were favored by His Majesty because of Xu Zhaozhao's good fortune.

Otherwise, how could Xu Zhaozhao have been granted the title of a county princess with a real fief?