Chapter 1162 - 842: Like Uncle, Like Nephew
Upon hearing this extremely gentle greeting, Shang Ruyi’s throat choked up.
Actually, she hadn’t suffered too much. Except for not knowing at the beginning of her pregnancy and experiencing a few days of bumpiness on the road, she had been carefully taken care of ever since. Even when she encountered a slight mishap during childbirth, it didn’t have a negative impact on her. On the contrary, it allowed the Crown Prince to "cede" the Chengqian Hall. After giving birth to Yuanyuan, Yu Wenye was always by her side, and Yu Wenquan showed her covert favoritism. She even thought that no other pregnant woman could be as comfortable as she was in this world.
But upon hearing her brother’s voice, as if being pretentious, a sense of grievance arose out of nowhere in her heart. Thinking of her acute pain, frailty, and inconvenience, how could she not feel wronged?
So her eyes immediately became a bit red, filled with grievances, yet she was afraid of actually speaking out, worrying her brother, and making her uncle and aunt worry when she returned, so she could only swallow those hardships, and said softly, "I’m fine, everything is well. Brother, how is everything at home?"
Shen Wuzheng said, "Everything at home is fine. It’s just that Mother keeps thinking about you."
Shang Ruyi hurriedly said, "When there’s a chance, I’ll—" As she spoke, she still turned to glance at Yu Wenye, who understood her thoughts and nodded, "When there’s a chance, I’ll ask Father Emperor for permission to take Ru Yi to the Shen Mansion to see the elders."
Shang Ruyi immediately smiled.
Shen Wuzheng also nodded and then smiled, "Actually, Mother also really wants to see the Young Master."
As he spoke, his gaze turned to the two people behind them. Shang Ruyi turned her head to see Tushere coming up with Yuanyuan in her arms. As soon as he saw the swaddled child in her arms, Shen Wuzheng’s eyes lit up, and Pei Xingyuan reacted even faster, immediately saying with a smile, "Oh my, the Young Master is here. We’ve been longing to see him for a few months, finally, we can!"
Shang Ruyi also smiled, waved at Tushere, who immediately stepped forward and lifted a corner of the swaddle.
The two grown men eagerly leaned their heads closer.
This time was exactly when Yuanyuan took his afternoon nap, but since they were going to the Crown Prince Mansion for a banquet, he had to be brought along. Originally they thought he would cry unpleasantly due to being disturbed, but unexpectedly, he was able to eat and sleep well, being carried by Tushere to the palace gate, he had fallen asleep on the way.
At this moment, his eyes were tightly closed, his small fist pressed under his chin, and his slightly wet with saliva mouth pouting slightly, presenting an innocent and cute little face.
"This, this is——"
Shen Wuzheng wanted to say something, but even his voice, gentle like a spring breeze, at this moment feared waking the child, so he immediately kept his mouth shut, quietly watching, while his eyes, filled with such tenderness, were almost overflowing.
Pei Xingyuan was also very pleased, looking at the baby in the swaddle, then at Shen Wuzheng’s gentle expression, suddenly covered his mouth and laughed. Shen Wuzheng immediately turned to glare at him, signaling him not to wake the child. Pei Xingyuan, realizing his mistake, hurriedly stepped back and continued to laugh.
Shang Ruyi said, "Lord Pei, what are you laughing at?"
"Nothing, nothing,"
Though saying so, Pei Xingyuan couldn’t stop smiling, "I was just looking, checking if the Young Master looks like Wuzheng."
"Oh?"
"A nephew looks like an uncle, a cousin is also an uncle."
Shen Wuzheng finally came to his senses, helplessly glaring at him. Yu Wenye also said, "Don’t say nonsense."
After speaking, he deliberately or inadvertently glanced at Shen Wuzheng, then again at the child in the swaddle, firmly and gently stating, "My son, of course, looks like me."
Shen Wuzheng silently lowered his eyes.
Because of the child’s presence, the atmosphere got even better, but Yu Wenye was worried about waking the child, so he pointed to the carriage in front and said to Tushere, "You take Yuanyuan up first."
"Yes."
Tushere followed the orders and left with the baby in her arms.
Hearing this, Shen Wuzheng frowned slightly, asking, "Yuanyuan?"
This tone, this expression was almost identical to when Yu Wenye first heard the nickname "Yuanyuan," Pei Xingyuan was also surprised, "Yuanyuan is——"
Shang Ruyi quickly said, "It’s the child’s nickname."
Upon hearing this, Pei Xingyuan chuckled again, but this time towards Yu Wenye, "I say, Prince Qin, you are too much, your own nickname is so elegant, how could you bear to give the Young Master such a simple nickname?"
Phoenix and Yuanyuan, really had some preference priorities.
Even Shen Wuzheng, who rarely finds faults, glanced at Yu Wenye, whereas Shang Ruyi quickly said, "This nickname was not given by him or by me."
"Then it was——"
"It was the Emperor."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Xingyuan stopped talking. He had no restraint on his words, but when it came to the Emperor, he knew to be careful lest a word might cause trouble. Shang Ruyi explained, "The Emperor said a nickname shouldn’t be too heavy, so he chose Yuanyuan. Both the Prince and I quite like it."
Yu Wenye gave a faint snort beside her.
Hearing this, Shen Wuzheng’s eyes flickered, and he asked, "Then, has Your Majesty named the Young Master?"
Shang Ruyi said, "Not yet."
"..."
"He said he’ll name him after some time."
Hearing this, Shen Wuzheng raised an eyebrow, exchanging a glance with Pei Xingyuan, as if both sensed something.
At this moment, Yu Wenye looked up at the sky and said, "Alright, it’s getting late, we should get in the carriage now, or else——" As he spoke, he glanced back, Shen and Pei also came to their senses, realizing he was concerned Yu Wenquan might also head to the Crown Prince Mansion, and they couldn’t arrive later than the Emperor, so they turned and headed towards their respective carriages.
If it were the past, the four of them could still squeeze into one carriage, but now, with Yuanyuan, Shang Ruyi would certainly not be separated from the child, and Yu Wenye would definitely stay by her side, so they had to go separately.
Just before getting on the carriage, Shen Wuzheng asked Yu Wenye in a low voice, "Your Highness, has Your Majesty decided on the matter of sending troops to the Eastern Capital?"
Yu Wenye shook his head, "Not yet."
Although he had known Yu Wencheng’s intentions from Shang Ruyi, even now, Yu Wenquan had not officially decreed it, making it difficult to reach a conclusion. Yet the only conclusion he had surmised was that Yu Wenquan would not let him lead the troops.
The question remained, who would be sent.
At this point, Shen Wuzheng suddenly asked, "After the Crown Prince moved out of the palace, is there any plan for the Chengqian Hall?"
"...?"
Yu Wenye was taken aback, having thought Shen Wuzheng intended to seize the opportunity to discuss with him how to vie for the expedition to the Eastern Capital, unexpectedly he asked about the Chengqian Hall——
"Why do you ask that?"