The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

On New Year's Eve, Gu Yan'er had lunch at the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion.

This was the second time that Lu Yi, Lu Yugang, Lu Lingxi and Gu Yan'er had sat together to dine, and it was no longer as awkward and uncomfortably as the first time.

After knowing that Gu Qingfeng had basically agreed to the marriage between Lu Yugang and Gu Yaner, but was still concerned about Queen Qi, Lu Yi became even more enthusiastic about Gu Yaner. He felt that Gu Yaner was already his daughter-in-law, and he had another child. In his mind, the more children the better, and the house would look lively with children and grandchildren.

Moreover, Gu Yan'er fits Lu Yi's imagination of his own daughter very well. She is beautiful in appearance, gentle in temperament, looks weak, but strong in heart, filial and polite. She is simply too perfect. Thanks to that old man Gu Qingfeng for raising such a good daughter to be his daughter-in-law. For Yan'er's sake, I will give him some leniency in the future when he is right in a quarrel.

Lu Yi greeted Gu Yan'er warmly, and after a while he said, "Yan'er, you are too thin, eat more."

After a while, he said, "Yan'er, try this quickly, it tastes really good."

Seeing that Lu Yi was about to put the only remaining chicken leg in front of him into Gu Yaner's bowl, Lu Lingxi quickly stretched out his bowl to catch it, "Daddy, I love eating chicken legs, thank you."

Lu Yi gave her a reproachful look: "I don't usually give you chicken legs to eat? Why are you grabbing them? Look at how full you are, and you're still eating."

Lu Lingxi: "I only ate one today. In the past, I would eat two or three."

Lu Yi: "Isn't Yan'er here today? Yan'er is a guest. What's wrong with you asking her to eat one?"

Lu Lingxi stuck out his tongue and said jokingly, "Lululu, Sister Gu told me that she doesn't like to eat chicken legs."

Gu Yan'er tried to smooth things over at the right time: "Uncle Lu, it's okay. I really don't like eating chicken legs. Lingxi is still young and growing. Let her eat more."

Lu Yi: "How can she be young? She's going to get married." Speaking of Lu Lingxi's marriage, Lu Yi felt a little sad.

Lu Yi was sad for a while, and suddenly remembered something: "Oh! I almost forgot that today is the Crown Prince's birthday. Lingxi, have you prepared a birthday gift for the Crown Prince?"

When Lu Lingxi heard this, he quickly put down the chicken drumstick in his hand and said, "How would I know that today is his birthday? Of course I didn't prepare any gifts."

Lu Yi: "His Royal Highness's birthday is not a secret. Everyone in the world knows it. How could you not know it? You really don't care at all. Fortunately, it's still early. You should eat quickly and go with Uncle Wei to choose a good item to send to the Prince's Mansion. If it's too late, the Prince will go to the palace for the New Year's Eve family dinner."

Lu Lingxi: "Okay, got it."

Gu Yan'er returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion after lunch. No matter what, she had to eat the New Year's Eve dinner at home before she got married.

When the birthday gift from the Zhenguo Marquis's Mansion was delivered to the Prince's Mansion in the afternoon, Nan Wangyu was waiting in the main hall. The chief steward Sun Fulu stood by and urged, "Your Highness, let's hurry up and go to the palace. The emperor has sent people to urge us several times. You were supposed to have lunch in the palace."

Nan Wangyu: "It's okay. The official palace banquet will not start until tonight, and there will be no shortage of people around father."

I heard someone shouting outside: "Gifts have arrived from the Zhenguo Marquisate!"

Nan Wangyu immediately said, "Sun Fulu, go and ask them to bring the gift from the Zhenguo Marquis' Mansion over so I can take a look."

Nan Wangyu looked at the jade unicorn in front of him. It was snow-white, without any impurities, and had a soft and delicate texture. It felt as smooth as a baby's skin. He knew it was a top-quality product from the treasure house of the Marquisate. Although it was good, it didn't have much thought. He could tell at a glance that Lingxi didn't put much thought into it, which made Nan Wangyu a little disappointed.

Sun Fulu saw that the Crown Prince did not look very happy, so he racked his brains and said, "I have heard that the folk rumor is that the Qilin is a fertility-bringing beast. Miss Lingxi is really thinking long-term. She is thinking about giving birth to children for Your Highness before she even gets married."

When Nan Wangyu heard this, he was instantly in a good mood, "This is a good implication, put it in my bedroom."

After giving Nan Wangyu the instructions, he set off for the palace to attend the New Year's Eve family dinner.

Each family celebrated the New Year's Eve dinner in their own home. The whole family sat around one table, and the servants also made an exception and ate at the same time. All the people in the mansion gathered in the main hall and had a lively time.

In families with a lenient tradition, after drinking for more than thirty minutes, everyone in the room will be making noise, regardless of whether they are masters or servants; in families with a strict tradition, everyone will talk and laugh respectfully and politely.

That night, the servants received tips; the young masters and young ladies received lucky money; the masters and their wives had their ears filled with auspicious words and their mouths wide open with smiles.

After the banquet, each family started to set off fireworks, as if they had agreed to do so. They set off fireworks one after another until about 15:30. When the New Year's Eve came, each family set off fireworks at the same time. The sound was deafening, and the flames lit up the sky like daylight. After that, each family set off fireworks at different times.

Everyone will stay up late tonight to celebrate the New Year, so there is no need to worry about the sound of fireworks disturbing others' rest.

Of course, not everyone has to stay up all night. Because tomorrow is the first day of the lunar year, all officials will go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor. If they don't get enough rest and something goes wrong during the celebration, causing the emperor to be angry, that would be bad. So many people go to catch up on sleep after midnight.

In this joyous New Year's Eve atmosphere, only the atmosphere in Prince Qi's Mansion was different. At this time, in the inner hall of Prince Qi's Concubine Gu Ying'er, servants were carrying out basins of blood. Several maids held Gu Ying'er's hands and feet to prevent her from moving. An experienced midwife directed Gu Ying'er's breathing in and out, and from time to time asked the maid to feed her a sip of ginseng soup to boost her energy.

Gu Ying'er had been tortured like this for nearly two days. She didn't even have the strength to scream, and even breathing in and out on her own became difficult.

Seeing that the Princess of Qi was dying, the midwife in charge hurried out to report to the King of Qi: "Your Highness, the Princess is probably dying. The fetus is not yet full-term, and forced labor is very risky. The fetus is too small to come out, and the Princess has been struggling for two days and is almost exhausted. Even if the child is born, it may not be possible..."

Before the midwife could finish her words, she was choked by the sinister look in the King of Qi's eyes and dared not speak anymore.

Prince of Qi Nan Jingye: "Isn't there a saying that goes, seven lives and eight lives? The fetus in your belly is already more than seven months old, how could it be impossible for her to not give birth? If my child cannot be born safely before midnight tonight, you will all forget about living."

After hearing this, the midwife dared not say anything more and quickly ran back to the inner room. Now she could only ignore the life or death of the older baby, as long as the younger baby was born.

Nan Jingye saw the midwife return to the inner room, and shouted loudly inside: "Ying'er, if you give birth to him before midnight tonight, he will be a dragon son, and his future will be limitless. When the time comes, the mother will be honored by the son, and the world will be in our hands."

After the midwife came in, she no longer just stood aside and gave orders. She asked the two midwives to forcefully pry open Gu Ying'er's legs. She then knelt beside Gu Ying'er and, ignoring her screams, pushed the fetus in her belly hard downwards.

About a quarter of an hour later, Gu Ying'er felt a tearing sensation in her lower body, and the baby finally slipped out. She fainted before she could even check whether it was a boy or a girl.

The midwife who delivered the baby quickly cleaned the little prince, wrapped him up and went out to congratulate the King of Qi: "Congratulations, Your Highness, the King of Qi, it's a little prince."

Nan Jingye said with a proud look on his face: "I knew it must be a boy, reward! There will be rewards for everyone!"