Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

Chapter 1142: Chapter 826: The Child Is Born!

When Shang Ruyi finally couldn’t bear it anymore and let out her first harrowing cry of pain, the two little eunuchs brought by Su Qinglan ushered Yu Wenye, Yu Wencheng, and Shang Shoufei, along with others, out of the inner hall. They returned to the tall, spacious hall, which still felt cold.

Just one wall away, the inner hall was a chaos of flickering light and disordered footsteps.

Piercing through with each of Shang Ruyi’s cries, each sound, each step seemed to stab at Yu Wenye’s heart. He clenched his fists tightly until every finger bone threatened to break under the pressure, making a cracking sound on the verge of collapse.

Only after this sound from his hands did the hall return to calm.

But almost immediately, another series of joint-cracking sounds echoed through the silent air.

Yu Wenye frowned and turned his head, only to see Yu Wenqian standing silently in the darkness nearby. Although the inner hall was now brightly lit, no one had bothered to light the candles outside, so the outer hall could only reveal a small bit of light from within, leaving the whole hall in pitch darkness and silence.

Only then did Yu Wencheng snap back to reality, addressing the newcomers from Shen Mansion: "Light the lamps promptly."

Those people hurriedly took out their flints and lit several candelabras in the hall; the gradually growing flames illuminated faces that were either gloomy, cold, angry, or bewildered. Especially when meeting Yu Wenye’s cold gaze, Shang Shoufei’s already hesitant eyes grew more cowardly. Taking another glance at the silent Yu Wenqian, he seemed unwilling to remain, silently bowed to the three and signaled his men to leave.

At this moment, Yu Wenye suddenly remembered something. Just then, he saw Wo Xue hurriedly carrying a basin of hot water to enter, and he asked, "Where is Chang Wan?"

Since Chang Wan went to notify Su Qinglan, she should have come along with Doctor Su. Yet earlier, only Su Qinglan and some midwives arrived, and Chang Wan still hadn’t come here.

Wo Xue, upon hearing, cast a flickering glance at the Crown Prince, and then softly said, "Before the Princess came, she instructed Sister Chang Wan, after finding Doctor Su, to wait for news from here. If the Princess and His Highness haven’t left Chengqian Hall, then notify Eunuch Yu that the Princess intends to deliver at Chengqian Hall."

"...!"

Yu Wenye’s breath sank again.

In that moment, all the grief, fear, and even the destructive anger dissipated completely — before Shang Ruyi came, she already sensed she was about to give birth, meaning she endured the extreme pain, walking step by step from Qianqiu Palace to here. Yet even so, she didn’t forget to send Chang Wan to find Su Qinglan, and even instructed her to go and invite Yu Wenquan after observing the situation clearly.

Every step of the unfolding situation, regardless of the outcome, she had the solutions in mind.

If their first meeting at Shen Mansion only captivated him with her serene gaze and beautiful spirit, years of interaction had drawn him to this girl’s intelligence, vigilance, courage, and even fearlessness. But now, in perhaps the most pitiful and embarrassing state in the eyes of the world, Yu Wenye felt his heart and soul were entirely locked upon her.

For the first time, he felt there was no escape, and he found himself willing to accept it wholeheartedly.

"Ruyi..."

As her name rolled off his tongue, originally just like her, serene and gentle, yet at this moment it revealed a hint of lingering tenderness. However, Yu Wenye immediately snapped back to urgency, telling Wo Xue, "Go in quickly, take good care. You will be rewarded handsomely."

Saying such words at this moment was supposed to be fine.

But from his mouth, it somehow seemed chaotic and strange.

Wo Xue glanced at him, seemingly understanding something, and even the typically tense expression on her face showed a slight smile. She bowed to him, turned quickly, and rushed into the inner hall. As she arrived, Shang Ruyi’s cries suddenly turned into suppressed growls as if biting something, and the flickering shadows in the inner hall slowed down. Yet the more it slowed, the more those shadows seemed like enormous ones cast over each person’s head, threatening to envelop their worries in darkness.