When the emperor's eldest princess was born, Shen Yi was as anxious as an ant.
He came back in a hurry last night. After he came back, he just spent the whole night with his wife. Before he could return to the palace, his wife gave birth.
Fortunately, Boss Xu is now quite capable in Jiankang City, so he has found two top stable women and two gynecologists on standby to ensure that the mother and son are safe and sound.
But even so, Shen Yi's forehead was still full of sweat. He walked back and forth at the door of the delivery room at first, and then his legs became a little weak. He sat on a chair nearby and took deep breaths from time to time to calm down.
Behind Shen Yi, there were two middle-aged men standing.
One of the middle-aged men held a cup of hot tea in his hand, but he did not hand it to Shen Yi. Instead, he handed it to another middle-aged man with a long beard. His tone was somewhat respectful: "My father-in-law, please have a cup of tea." , don’t worry too much, nothing will happen.”
The person who said this was naturally Shen Yi's father, Shen Zhang.
Not only Shen Zhang came to Jiankang, but Shen Yi's brother Shen Heng also came to Jiankang to prepare for the provincial examination in the ninth year of Hongde.
Because his daughter was about to give birth, Lu Anshi, the headmaster of Ganquan Academy, also followed him to Jiankang. At this time, Master Lu, who was well-known in the official circles, although there was no expression on his face, the clothes under his wide sleeves were His hands were also shaking slightly.
After all, Mrs. Shen inside is his only daughter, and she is the only daughter who depends on him for life.
Lu Anshi still reached out to take the glass of water, put it aside, and shook his head slightly: "It's okay."
He glanced at Shen Zhang and said, "My dear, please sit down and have a rest."
When the two middle-aged men were talking, Shen Heng also walked up to Shen Yi. He took Shen Yi's hand and whispered: "Brother, don't worry too much. I made a prediction this morning, which will bring good luck." .”
When Shen Yi heard this, he glanced at this brother who had grown up very much like him, and said helplessly: "When did you learn divination?"
Shen Heng said with a smile: "Master Lu has a Taoist friend who lived in the academy for a few months this year. I often went to deliver food to him, so he taught me some things. I happened to be a little bored from studying, so I followed suit. A little relief from boredom.”
While the two brothers were talking, the door of the delivery room was pushed open by Po Wen. A middle-aged woman with a strong build opened the door and looked at the men waiting at the door. Her face was full of joy: "Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen! "
Po Wen beamed with joy: "Congratulations to your family, you have a young master and a baby!"
Hearing these words, Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, then immediately stepped forward and grabbed the sleeve of the stable woman, his voice trembling: "Where is my wife?!"
Po Wen was startled by the sudden rush of Shen Yi, and then she quickly said: "Master, my wife is fine, mother and son are safe, mother and son are safe..."
Hearing the words "mother and child are safe", Shen Yi's breath suddenly relaxed. He felt that his legs were a little weak. He didn't care much at the moment and stumbled towards the delivery room.
Shen Zhang and Lu Anshi also followed Shen Yi into the delivery room.
Shen Heng walked at the end, took out the silver reward that had been prepared from his sleeve, and handed it to the steady woman's hand, with a slightly apologetic smile on his face: "My brother is agitated and has some conflicts. Please forgive me."
After receiving the reward, the Wen woman immediately regained her smile and bowed to Shen Heng repeatedly to thank her.
Shen Heng shook his head at her, then walked into the delivery room with his hands behind his back to visit his sister-in-law and eldest nephew.
At this time, in the delivery room, the child had been wrapped in swaddling clothes and held in Shen Zhang's arms. Shen Yi and Lu Anshi were surrounding the bed, asking how Lu Ruoxi was doing.
After learning that Lu Ruoxi was indeed fine, the two men turned their attention to the crying child. Shen Yi took the child from his father Shen Zhang's arms and held it in his arms.
As soon as the child was in hand, a wonderful feeling of blood connection came to his heart. Shen Yi carefully reached out and touched the child's face. The child who was still crying suddenly became miraculously quiet after Shen Yi touched his face. .
When Shen Yi saw this, a burst of joy surged into his heart, and he couldn't help but shed a few tears in his eyes. He looked up at Lu Anshi and said, "Father-in-law, how about giving the child a name?"
Lu Anshi stood there, looking at the child blankly.
This experienced scholar was actually a little panicked.
"This...for a while...I was also confused."
"The ancient sages said that the mastery of human feelings is the essence of writing."
Shen Heng on the side smiled and said: "How about naming it Shen Lian?"
Hearing this name, while Lu Anshi and others were still considering it, Shen Yi on the side had already darkened his face, shook his head decisively and said: "This name doesn't work."
Seeing his brother's determination, Shen Heng was a little curious: "Brother, is there anything wrong with this name?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said stubbornly: "The name is quite good, but I still don't want it..."
Shen Heng was basically brought up by Shen Yi. Naturally, he had no objection to Shen Yi's decision, so he obediently stopped talking.
Shen Zhang, who was on the side, was in a happy mood after having his eldest grandson. He said with a smile: "There is no rush in choosing a name. We have a new baby in our family, so we should make it lively. I will take care of this now."
After that, Shen Zhang strode out.
Shen Heng smiled and walked out with his father: "Teacher, brother, you stay here with your sister-in-law, while I go to help dad."
After the father and son left, Lu Anshi walked to Shen Yi and took a look at the little baby in his swaddling clothes. The Jiangzuo scholar was silent for a long time, and then said a long sigh: "My little bird, too. Becoming a parent…”
Shen Yi hugged the child and responded: "My son-in-law also thinks that life is wonderful..."
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When the Shen family had a new baby, they naturally had to put up lights and have a banquet to celebrate, but it was Shen Zhang and Shen Heng who took care of it. Shen Yi spent most of his time with his wife and children.
Finally, the time came at night. After his wife and children were asleep, Shen Yi left the room and asked Jiang Sheng to buy some side dishes. He went to Lu Anshi's room to drink with his father-in-law.
Seeing Shen Yi coming over with wine and food, Master Lu did not refuse. The two men, Weng and son-in-law, lit a stove and sat across the table from each other in the cold winter.
Shen Yi reached out to pour Master Lu a glass of wine and said with a smile: "My mentor has not come to Jiankang very often in these years, but he has come twice in the past two years. Master Zhao must be very happy."
Master Lu smiled hoarsely: "You've already had two drinks with me. After you, Uncle Zhao, became the minister, you have a lot more time than before, and you are not as busy as before."
Shen Yi nodded with a smile and said: "The chief officer of the yamen naturally has a lot of leisure time. When my son-in-law was in charge of the newspaper department, he only spent half a day in the yamen every day."
Upon hearing this, Master Lu first glared at Shen Yi, and then asked, "How is your trip south?"
"not bad."
Shen Yi toasted the little old man with a glass of wine. After drinking the glass of wine, he said with a smile: "When spring comes next year, I should be able to switch from defense to offense and go to sea to eliminate Japanese pirates. It's a pity..."
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly: "Although I have the credit, most of it cannot be credited to my son-in-law."
"It doesn't matter."
Master Lu took a sip of wine and said in a calm tone: "At your age, it is already very high to be the director of six departments. You don't need more merit to get promoted. As long as His Majesty remembers your merit, it will be good for you."
"So my son-in-law will go to the palace early tomorrow morning."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "Go and tell your Majesty about my contribution."
(End of chapter)
