I don't know how long it took before Xia Tong woke up.

The room was very empty. Po Wen and the imperial doctor had left long ago, and even a few candles on the table had been extinguished. Xia Tong felt a severe thirst in his throat, and struggled to get up to get a glass of water, but who knew that the next one would be unstable?

, almost fell to the ground.

Chunlan came in when she heard the commotion and said hurriedly: "Empress, you have just given birth to a child. The imperial doctor has ordered you to rest more. If you have anything to do, just ask the slave to do it."

Xia Tong saw that she had changed into another dress and couldn't help but exclaimed, "How long have I been sleeping?"

Before Chunlan could reply, a calm voice from outside said: "You've been talking for a day and a night. If the imperial doctor hadn't said it was just a lack of physical strength after childbirth, I would have been scared to death by you."

Xia Tong saw that the emperor's eyes were obviously dark, and there was a faint green stubble on the lips. She felt embarrassed. Could it be that the emperor had stayed with her all day and night?

What about the government?

Liu Zhang said angrily: "Of course I won't stop eating because of choking. The memorial is just outside!"

Xia Tong regarded this place as a small mansion for entertaining people. Xia Tong felt that she was very similar to the concubine who was responsible for socializing in the old society, or the concubine who hid her concubines in the golden house.

But when she saw the things in the emperor's hands, these thoughts turned into a desire for food.

She couldn't wait to take the plate of brown sugar steamed cake and eat it. Of course, she didn't forget to drink the fragrant and tender egg custard at the same time. These are good things to nourish qi and blood.

Liu Zhang was afraid that she would choke, so he found a soft pillow to put on her. He slowly calmed her down and said distressedly: "Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."

After eating and drinking, Xia Tong wiped his mouth happily and lay on the bed burping.

At this time, she remembered the little life that crawled out of her belly.

Liu Zhang asked someone to bring the child to her. When Xia Tong looked at it, she saw that the little guy had a round head and a round head. His arms and legs were like washed lotus joints, and his butt was round and cute. She was awake at this time.

The little mouth was still spitting bubbles.

The more Xia Tong looked at it, the more he couldn't put it down, "He is indeed our child."

This child has perfectly inherited the advantages of his parents' appearance, and it's impossible to fault him at all.

Liu Zhang thought to himself that this person had never seen a newborn baby. He looked like a hairy monkey stained with blood. Fortunately, the wet nurses washed and wiped the body, and after a day and night of nursing, it turned white.

White and tender.

Xia Tong said: "Your Majesty, please give the child a nickname."

Otherwise, it would be awkward to scream "Little Prince, Little Prince" all day long. In her former hometown, it was also popular to give children easy-to-understand nicknames, not only for convenience, but also to protect the child from illness and disaster, and turn disaster into good luck.

Liu Zhang had no idea for a moment, "You are his biological mother, it's up to you to think about it."

Xia Tong actually wanted to say this. He looked at the child carefully for a moment, and then said happily: "Look at him, he is white, fat and round, like a short and big winter melon. Why don't we call him winter melon!"

Liu Zhang:...Is this really my mother?

He would not allow his son to have such an unpleasant nickname. If it spread out, it would become a joke. He immediately refuted: "No!"

Xia Tong looked aggrieved, "You promised to let me make the decision..."

Liu Zhang found that this little girl was becoming more and more domineering. She used to lie with her tongue tied, but now she could pretend to be pitiful without changing her face. It was strange to say that Liu Zhang claimed that his heart was as hard as iron, but as long as Xia Tong's face dropped like this, her eyelids

Slumping down like this, he immediately felt half of his body softening.

It is truly an injustice from the past life.

Unable to resist Xia Tong's various pleas, Liu Zhang had to give in, but Winter Melon would definitely not be able to be called out. He muttered: "Let's call him Dundun, which means gentle and honest. I also hope that he will have a broad mind and be open to all rivers."

Xia Tong had a vague feeling that he had high hopes for him, but as a harem woman, she couldn't control this kind of thing - even if the emperor really wanted to establish a prince, could she still say whether he was willing or not? Unlike ordinary people, the Liu family was really capable.

There is indeed a throne and a succession.

As for what other people would think, she couldn't control it.

Anyway, Dundun is still young, and the emperor will not make him the prince for the time being. In this way, mother and son are still somewhat safe.

Seeing her deep expression, Liu Zhang couldn't help but joked: "Why, are you still thinking about your big, squat winter melon? I think you are looking more and more like a winter melon."

His eyes fell on her plump and high chest - after giving birth, her belly suddenly deflated, but her breasts were still as full as before she was alive.

Xia Tong's face was slightly red, and he quickly took out the brocade quilt to cover it, and said angrily: "Nonsense!"

Liu Zhang laughed.

Xia Tong lowered her gaze and suddenly realized a serious problem. She had not breastfed the child herself.

Just as Dundun's little face wrinkled up, as if he was hungry, Xia Tong asked Chunlan to carry the child over, gently lift up the skirt of his clothes, ignoring the shyness, and calmly prepared to take on the bounden duty of a mother.

It turned out that she thought she was too great. Dundun sucked there for a long time. Not only did she not get any milk, but it actually caused her pain.

Xia Tong cast a doubtful look at Chunlan.

Chunlan said awkwardly: "Doctor Gu said that you don't have milk yet, so it's better to let a wet nurse feed you."

Xia Tong was very angry: "Then you should have said it earlier!"

Chunlan:……

Of course, she didn't dare to say it because of the emperor's wink. She respected her master, but she was even more afraid of the emperor.

Liu Zhang still had the same contented smile.

Xia Tong suddenly realized how hateful this person was. He had the intention to see her make a fool of herself! Although she did not dare to curse outright, she glared at him fiercely for a few times before giving up.

Xia Tong turned to Chunlan and said, "Let the kitchen stew more black-bone chicken and pork knuckles and add less condiments. Pay special attention to the amount of salt."

If it weren't for the wrong season, she would also like to have a few crucian carps brought back - these are good things for inducing lactation.

After Chunlan left, Liu Zhangfang coughed slightly and said, "Actually, why do you bother so much? I think it's good to be fed by a wet nurse."

Xia Tong thought, "What do you know? Eating your own mother's milk is the best way to strengthen your immunity. It's not as good as those crooked melons and cracked dates."

However, she obviously couldn't express this theory to the emperor directly, so she only said: "How do you know the pain of being a woman? Don't look at it now, if it becomes swollen and painful, you won't be able to relieve it even if you want to!

"

Therefore, breastfeeding is actually a mutually beneficial thing. She has heard that some people developed mastitis due to breast enlargement.

Liu Zhang looked at her brightly and said, "There is also me, I can help you."

It was difficult for Xia Tong to understand what he meant. Maybe the emperor was really serious, but she couldn't stop the fever on her face, and felt that her whole person was invisibly tainted by him.

So he quietly turned his back and shouted: "Rogue!"

Liu Zhang was sensitive to her little movements, "What did you say?"

"...It's nothing," Xia Tong quickly spread his palms to his temples and waved them like a small fan, "I mean, it's too stuffy in this room, I'm sweating all over!"

It was indeed quite stuffy. In order to prevent her from catching a cold, the earth dragon in Guanju Palace was the hottest, and it was not suitable for mothers to be exposed to the wind. Even the curtains were tightly closed. Xia Tong really wondered how she could sleep so soundly.

Could it be that giving birth consumes too much energy?

She couldn't help but curiously asked the emperor, "Your Majesty, how long have you had this concubine?"

Liu Zhang raised two fingers and said, "No more, no less, exactly two hours."

That's four hours, which is quite fast, not to mention the first child. Xia Tong lamented that he was really lucky.

Of course, what was even more fortunate was that Dundun was finally born on the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month - if it were moved to the thirtieth day, according to the lunar calendar, Dundun might not be able to celebrate his birthday for several years.

It's really dangerous.

Xia Tong held her chest and sighed, but Liu Zhang looked at her and said, "I heard that Gu Mingzhu once presented you with a prescription to induce labor. I wonder if this is the case?"

He was so calm about everything, Xia Tong couldn't help but guess how many ears the emperor had arranged in the palace to tell the gods, and how he knew everything.

She didn't dare to hide it and nodded, "It has indeed happened before."

Liu Zhang snorted coldly, "This woman is very courageous. She dares to make such a decision without permission."

Listening to his tone, Xia Tong seemed to have the intention to punish Gu Mingzhu, and hurriedly argued: "Your Majesty, please do not blame Master Gu, she just wants to share the worries for my concubine, not to mention, she has superb medical skills, and she will never let the little prince

Something happened..."

Liu Zhang said angrily: "I'm not worried about the little prince, I'm worried about you, in case..."

I felt embarrassed, so I didn’t continue.

Xia Tong:……

Seeing that the emperor's expression didn't look like he was pretending, I felt a little happy.

The exhaustion of the past few days seemed to be worth it. She gently advised: "Your Majesty, no matter what, I was able to give birth safely only under the careful care of Mr. Gu. Besides, you saw how hard she worked yesterday.

Even if there is something wrong with her previous words and deeds, please forgive her for the sake of my concubine and the little prince!"

Liu Zhang looked at her small sweaty hands placed on his clothes and made a faint slap mark. He couldn't help but said silently: "...you should wash your hands."

Xia Tong:orz

Fortunately, the emperor wore casual clothes every day and often had to change. Otherwise, if he had soiled his dragon robe, Xia Tong felt that he had committed a heinous crime.

The two of them had finished changing their clothes, and they were much more casual when they faced each other again. Liu Zhang watched her slowly drinking the freshly stewed chicken soup and said: "Now that you have given birth to a prince, I think it is better to mention your status and register him."

For Zhaoyi."

Xia Tong was not surprised to be awarded the title of Jin. It could be that it was only Zhaorong or Zhaoyuan at most, and it happened that these two positions were also vacant.

Who would have thought that the emperor would promote her to Zhaoyi, the first of the nine concubines, which was so unexpected. Xia Tong was a little worried, "Isn't it too ostentatious?"

Liu Zhang tweaked her ears and said, "You've even given birth to the emperor's eldest son, so you're afraid of showing off? I still think this person's salary is low."

Xia Tong thought, what else do you want to do, push Jiang Bilan down and make her a concubine? Or a queen?

Not to mention that Xia Tong has never had such delusions. As a newcomer who has only been in the palace for a year, she is already very satisfied with her current situation. It would be better if she can go to the next floor. It doesn't matter if she can't.

Of course, as a qualified employee, the most important thing is to obey the arrangements. Therefore, Xia Tong happily accepted the emperor's hospitality.

On the last day of the first lunar month, the news of the birth of the emperor's eldest son and the news of Xia Jieyu's promotion to Zhaoyi flew like snowflakes to the entire harem.

The concubines were first shocked, then jealous, and finally congratulated him with envy.

Even the Empress Dowager Jiang generously donated money and sent a red gold Buddha statue that was more than a foot tall to bless the little prince to grow up safely. Xia Tong weighed the weight of the golden Buddha and felt that the Empress Dowager still loved her grandson.

——This love is so much that it can only be measured by money.
Chapter completed!