Chapter 1107: Chapter 1098: Rare and Unusual
Manager Li sent the Hidden Guard to inform the Princess Consort.
The Hidden Guard rode swiftly, and met the Princess Consort three days later at the inn.
Despite Xique and the others repeatedly trying to stop her, the Princess Consort insisted on traveling, only then did she not fall too far behind.
This was already the Princess Consort’s limit.
Upon hearing the Hidden Guard report that Su Jin could cure the Little Princess’s poison, the Princess Consort relaxed and fainted.
The Princess Consort fell ill.
Exhausted both mentally and physically from traveling, the Princess Consort was surviving these past two days purely on willpower.
Knowing that the Little Princess was fine, she felt relieved.
Once relieved, she fell ill instead.
Xique and Caiju were not much better off; perhaps due to doing hard physical labor, their constitution was a bit better than the Princess Consort, so they did not faint.
Since the Little Princess was alright, there was no rush for the Princess Consort to head to the border.
Even if the Princess Consort traveled as fast as possible, it would still take four to five days to cover the distance that the Hidden Guard managed in three days.
They decided to stay at the inn and wait until the Princess Consort felt better before continuing the journey.
That day, the sun was shining bright.
Prince NanAn and his group returned from Nanliang.
Upon entering the military camp, the first thing they did was inquire whether Su Jin had given birth; upon learning from the gatekeeping soldiers she had given birth three days ago, they rushed to visit without asking if it was a boy or a girl.
Hmm.
It was less of a visit and more of a rush to arrange a marriage.
If it was a son, he would be set as their future son-in-law.
If it was a daughter, even better, she would be betrothed to their son.
The four competed to see who could run the fastest.
Just as they reached the tent, the wet nurse happened to come out holding the Little Princess.
Prince NanAn and his group were stunned.
"Sister-in-law is amazing! The newborn is already this big?" Prince NanAn exclaimed.
Saying that, he took the Little Princess from the wet nurse’s arms.
"No one can take this from me; she is my future daughter-in-law," declared Prince NanAn.
The Little Princess, suddenly being held, did not even react or start crying.
Having seen too many strangers these days, the concept of being afraid of strangers was almost trivial to her.
Looking at Prince NanAn, the Little Princess cooed and babbled.
Chu Shun and the others were more shocked than one another.
It’s fine if she was bigger than average at birth, but she could talk already?
This was too peculiar!
Even though Prince NanAn had gotten his hands on her, he was willing to fight brothers for the sake of his son.
Just as Chu Shun and others were about to snatch her, crying was heard.
It wasn’t the Little Princess crying, but the Young Prince inside the tent.
"Sister-in-law gave birth to two?" the Heir of Marquis Beining asked.
The group looked to the wet nurse for answers.
The wet nurse didn’t want to talk to these fools.
How could a newborn be this big?
In three more months, the Little Princess would be one year old.
Xie Jingchen walked out with a serious expression and extended his hand to Prince NanAn, "Give her to me."
"No," Prince NanAn refused.
"Promise me a betrothal first, then we’ll talk."
Xie Jingchen wished he could punch him, "You’re taking advantage of me!"
Prince NanAn furrowed his brows, "Who’s taking advantage of you? Is my son lacking in any way?"
"But she’s my sister," Xie Jingchen said.
If his sister married his son, then as her brother, he’d be in the same generation as his son.
How is that not taking advantage?
Prince NanAn and the others were dumbfounded.
It wasn’t surprising they were astonished; who would have thought the Little Princess would come to the border?
The border was dusty with fierce winds; even the slightly delicate couldn’t stand it.
Even if the Princess Consort was eager to see her grandchild, she wouldn’t bring the Little Princess to the border.
In Prince NanAn’s confused moment, the wet nurse quickly stepped forward and took the Little Princess away.
The Little Princess cooed and babbled, seemingly quite fond of Prince NanAn holding her.
Everyone else was careful when holding her, but Prince NanAn had just grabbed her with one hand to dodge Xie Jingchen, creating a particularly good feeling.
The wet nurse took the Little Princess away.
Prince NanAn and the others entered the tent to see Xie Jingchen’s son.
This time they didn’t snatch him.
The little fellow was crying.
Su Jin looked at them, "Can any of you help me soothe him?"
They all backed away.
They excelled at making the child cry more than anyone else.
Soothing him?
They’d rather pass.
After a good effort, the Young Prince finally settled, his nose red from crying.
Once he calmed down, the wet nurse stepped forward to carry him away for feeding.
The Young Prince hadn’t been named yet; originally, it was a task for Xie Jingchen and the Prince, where a grandfather naming the child was perfectly normal.
But the Prince didn’t do it because he knew the Emperor definitely had this thought.
The Prince wouldn’t compete with the Emperor; after all, it’s something others can only dream of.
After carrying the Young Prince away, Prince NanAn pulled out a wad of silver notes and handed them to Su Jin.
Su Jin was a bit confused, "Why are you giving me silver notes?"
"This is for the telescope," Prince NanAn said.
Xie Jingchen looked at him, "Don’t you already have one?"
"Don’t bring it up, it was stolen by a fool," Prince NanAn said dejectedly.
Saying that, he directly shoved the silver notes to Su Jin.
They sat down and began discussing the search for Zhao Xu.
Everything, detail by detail, was relayed smoothly.
Upon hearing that Dong Chenglang’s telescope was given by Miss Zhao to General Shi and that the wedding night involved an elopement...
Su Jin felt Prince NanAn’s choice of words was absolutely accurate.
This is a complete fool.
Stealing Prince NanAn’s belongings, how could he gain any advantage?
Her telescope might be rare, but it’s not worth five thousand taels of silver, yet she lost her entire little treasury.
However, since Prince NanAn took possession of the treasury, Su Jin accepted it.
"The telescope will be available once we return to the Capital," Su Jin said.
"As long as there is one, it’s fine. There’s no war now, and the telescope has no use," Prince NanAn readily responded.
The letter was then handed to Xie Jingchen by Prince NanAn.
Xie Jingchen had spent half a year interacting with Dong Chenglang and had somewhat gotten to know him.
He was someone who kept his word and could deliver on his promises.
Before he pulled a stunt on his own uncle, Dong Chenglang couldn’t candidly explain, and Xie Jingchen wasn’t in a hurry; he intuitively felt that this matter couldn’t remain hidden.
Even though Zhao Xu and Princess Jing Mountain’s marriage seemed settled, there was nothing more they could assist him with.
Four days later, the Little Princess’s poison was antidoted.
After resting for a few days, her face flushed once more.
The Little Princess was able to crawl, venturing across the floor bed where Xie Jingchen slept.
Hmm.
It couldn’t really be called Xie Jingchen’s floor bed.
His bed was too low; the slight dampness wouldn’t bother Xie Jingchen, but the Little Princess was young, and Su Jin wouldn’t let her crawl on it, so she ordered a carpenter to make one a bit higher.
The height was about half that of a regular bed, hollow underneath.
The Young Prince was also placed on it, and the Little Princess found her smaller cousin fascinating.
Babbling away, though adults couldn’t understand her, nor could the Young Prince.
The Princess Consort often kissed the Little Princess’s face; Su Jin was even more prone to doing so.
Xingxing had also secretly kissed her.
According to Xingxing, the Little Princess’s skin was like peeled eggs, carrying a rich milky fragrance, delightful and adorable.
Being kissed on the cheeks throughout the day, the Little Princess learned this way of expressing affection, imitating by leaning in to kiss the Young Prince.
Having just learned to crawl, she already wanted to reach out and hug her little nephew.
