Chapter 366: Chapter 271
At that moment, Xie Wanqing was sipping ginseng porridge, and upon hearing the news, her eyes widened.
After understanding the situation, knowing the person had left, a heart that had not yet settled instantly relaxed.
What followed was fear.
By a twist of fate, that person came on the day she gave birth, even reaching the delivery room.
He even waited until the child was born.
But he did not realize that the woman screaming in pain inside was her.
... Is this a deep bond, or a shallow one?
A few inevitable feelings of sorrow arose in her heart.
At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the room, followed quickly by the sound of the maid stationed at the door performing a greeting.
It was three men, who, upon hearing she was awake, came together.
Technically, when a woman is in confinement, outside men, even close brothers, should not enter.
But the situation was different now, many things were too secretive, they absolutely couldn’t be discussed through a window, lest the servants overhear.
So Xie YanYu came in, dressed in a blue robe, looking like an aristocratic young master of a refined family, but awkwardly holding a child in his arms, carefully protecting it, creating a slightly abrupt feeling.
Besides him, neither Pei Yuqing nor Ji Chengfeng came in.
Even if Ji Chengfeng had once been Xie Wanqing’s intimate husband, he was stopped from entering by Xie YanYu.
Now he could only wait in the hall.
Xie Wanqing was half-leaning on the bed, and upon seeing the child, her eyes lit up, she hurriedly stretched out her hands, "Quick, let me hold him."
"Just hold him for a bit, you can’t exhaust yourself." Xie YanYu bent over, carefully handing the child to her.
The baby, wrapped in swaddling clothes, was sleeping soundly, sucking his little mouth.
He looked fair and cute, but...
Xie Wanqing lowered her gaze, pondering for a long time, puzzled, "I can’t tell who he looks like."
"..." Xie YanYu was silent, exasperated, "He hasn’t grown yet, this little nose and mouth, how can you tell who he looks like?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Wanqing wasn’t disappointed, she looked lovingly at her son, and remembered something, "Brother, you are his uncle, and a third place in the imperial examination, why don’t you give the child a name?"
"..." Xie YanYu went silent again, saying, "Lu Ziyuan came, did you hear?"
Xie Wanqing responded, "Didn’t they say he already left?"
"He did leave, but he gave the child a name."
As he spoke, Xie YanYu recounted Lu Ziyuan’s series of outlandish actions one by one.
Finally, unable to hide the complexity in his tone he said, "Could it really be a natural fatherly instinct, that such a God of Killing would exhibit tenderness upon seeing his child."
Xie Wanqing couldn’t respond to this.
She tightened her grip on the child in her arms, remained silent for a long time, then said, "Is he... doing well?"
Be it ruthlessly cutting off emotions, or fearing her own regret.
Overall, this was the first time since their reunion, that Xie Wanqing asked about Lu Ziyuan.
"Which aspect do you mean?" Xie YanYu asked, "In terms of politics, he eliminates dissent, has numerous military successes, outshining several adult Princes, becoming the Crown Prince, he’s in high spirits and at the peak of his powers."
Xie Wanqing stroked her son’s hand, softly saying, "Brother, you know perfectly well that’s not what I’m asking about."
"..." Xie YanYu fell silent, then said, "You want to care for him, is your heart softening? If you knew he wasn’t doing well, would you change your mind and return to the Capital City to find him?"
"Certainly not!" Xie Wanqing replied firmly.
"Even if you would, it’s fine," Xie YanYu chuckled, "you’re my sister, whatever you want to do, I’d never make things difficult for you, besides going to find the father of the child."
Although Lu Ziyuan could be hateful.
But his feelings for my sister were truly sincere and genuine.
Compared to my sister being lonely and carrying the child while hiding in this remote town, Xie YanYu would prefer her return to the Capital City.
