We have fought to the Arctic Circle, and you want me to inherit the throne?

Time flies and flies by.

The winter snow melts and the spring comes with chill.

The vermilion lacquered gate of Prince Feng's mansion was tightly closed, and an unprecedented atmosphere of tension permeated the mansion.

From early morning, the entire palace was surrounded like an iron barrel.

Hundreds of the king's personal guards, clad in black armor, stood solemnly at the main roads and under the walls of the palace, scanning every corner vigilantly, not missing even the slightest sound of the wind.

If you look closely, you can occasionally see a white figure flashing behind the shade of the trees.

Deep in the palace, in the courtyard where Chang Ningxue lives.

Chang Ningxue was about to give birth, half a month earlier than the expected date.

After receiving the news, Li Che was extremely anxious and ordered all the midwives in Chaoyang City to be urgently recruited.

More than twenty of the most experienced midwives worked around the clock, rushing in and out of the yard, and hot water, cloth, and medicinal materials were delivered into the house like flowing water.

The maids didn't dare to make a sound. Qiuwen and Yan stayed by Chang Ningxue's bed, constantly wiping the sweat from her forehead with a warm towel.

Chang Ningxue lay on the bed, her face pale and her forehead soaked with sweat.

She bit her lips tightly, her eyes full of determination, and adjusted her breathing according to the midwife's instructions.

In the courtyard, Li Che paced anxiously, like a trapped beast.

The black uniform on his body was a little wrinkled by him, and his hands were sometimes clenched into fists, and sometimes unconsciously loosened.

The occasional suppressed groan of pain from Chang Ningxue in the hall would make him stop in his tracks and frown even tighter.

At this moment, he is no longer the Khan who controls the areas outside the Great Wall and has great power over the world.

He is just an ordinary husband and father who is worried about his wife and children and is restless.

Li Lin, Huo Duanxiao, He Conglong, Yue Yun and other core figures of the Fengtian Army also accompanied him in the courtyard.

Seeing Li Che pacing in circles in the yard, everyone felt a little dizzy.

In fact, the anxiety in the hearts of these Fengguo civil and military officials was no less than that of Li Che.

This unborn little prince is the future successor of Feng State, their young master.

Your Highness is not very old, and there are few descendants in the Fengwang family. It is a great fortune for the Feng Kingdom to have this son.

If something goes wrong... the entire Feng Kingdom will tremble.

"Your Highness, please be patient. The princess is blessed by heaven, and both mother and child will be safe." Huo Duanxiao couldn't help but speak to comfort her.

Li Che stopped, took a deep breath, and said in a hoarse voice: "Zhengze, how can I be at peace?"

"Ningxue is suffering in there, but I..." He paused, looking at the tightly closed palace door, "This little bastard, why is he in such a hurry to come out when it's clearly not his day?!"

Everyone was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts at the deep affection between His Highness and the Princess.

Yue Yun felt that these words were inexplicably familiar, and looked at Li Che with some concern.

When the princess gives birth to the prince, His Highness will not abandon the child and say something like "For this child, I almost sacrificed my virtuous wife's life", right?

Li Che stopped and walked up to Hua Chang'an, who was waiting at the door, and asked anxiously, "Mr. Hua, are you sure Ningxue is safe?"

Hua Changan sighed: "Don't worry, Your Highness. I just took the princess's pulse. Although the due date is a little early, the princess is in good health and there are no signs of danger."

Li Che nodded randomly, but the worry in his heart did not decrease at all.

He then looked at Wang Xi in the crowd and pleaded, "Mr. Wang's family once served in the Heavenly Monitoring Department. I heard that you know the art of divination. Could you lend a hand and give me some advice?"

Wang Xi gave a bitter laugh, "Your Highness, there's no need to be so. You know the art of divination is illusory, and the princess' fate is indescribably noble. How could a minister possibly calculate it?"

Li Che was also desperate and tried all kinds of treatment.

He is a founder of science, but now he has become superstitious. It can be seen that he is really panicked.

Li Lin stepped forward and supported Li Che. "Don't worry, Sixth Brother. Your sister-in-law gave birth to Xian'er a few days early. Although it took some effort, it's not a big deal."

"My sister-in-law is a martial artist and has good fortune protecting her, so she will be fine."

Li Che nodded slightly, squatted on a stone beside him, and said nothing.

This feeling is more torturous than facing thousands of troops on the battlefield. He would rather go to the battlefield ten more times than wait here to die.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!

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A clear and long crane cry pierced the sky, breaking the oppressive atmosphere above the palace without any warning.

The voice was ethereal and sacred, as if it had the power to cleanse people's hearts, and it was extremely pleasant to the ear.

"Your Highness, look! What is that?!" A sharp-eyed guard pointed at the flying eaves and brackets on the roof and exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked up.

I saw a crane with an elegant body and white wings standing gracefully on the highest eaves of the roof.

The scarlet spot on his head was bright and dazzling in the dim spring light, his long neck was stretched gracefully, and his bright black eyes were full of intelligence as he quietly looked down at the anxious crowd below.

"This is a crane, a bird of good fortune!"

The mature and steady Wang Xi was so excited that his voice trembled, and he was the first to react.

Li Che was also surprised. He knew that this was not a crane, but a red-crowned crane.

The red-crowned crane is a bird that lives in the Northeast region, but it is not very common. This is the first time Li Che has seen one.

However, what everyone did not expect was that this was just the beginning.

Hey, hey, hey—

A moment later, more crane calls sounded from all directions.

In the sky, a group of red-crowned cranes with graceful postures flew from afar as if they had received a call.

They flapped their broad wings, and landed calmly and gracefully on the roofs and eaves of the palace, as well as on the branches of trees in the courtyard.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of white figures were dotted among the buildings of the palace, some stretching their necks and singing, while others strolling gracefully.

"Auspicious signs have descended from heaven, with hundreds of cranes paying homage. This is a sign of great fortune, Your Highness!"

Wang Xi's beard trembled with excitement. He bowed deeply to Li Che and said, "The child in your princess's womb is definitely not ordinary! This is God's blessing on Fengguo and God's blessing on our king!"

Faced with this sudden spectacle of "a hundred cranes coming to pay homage", Li Lin and others were stunned and shocked.

Li Che was also shocked and terrified.

God, he really didn't arrange any 'Purple Air Rising from the East' drama, these red-crowned cranes really flew here on their own!

As a time traveler, he instinctively maintained a sense of rationality towards the theory of auspicious signs.

But this scene was so shocking that it seemed as if there was a power beyond the ordinary that was revealed.

"Could it be that the child in Ningxue's belly is really the reincarnation of a god, or the child of destiny?"

However, this momentary shock was quickly replaced by stronger worry.

No matter how auspicious the signs are, they cannot compare to the safety of the wife and children in the palace.

He forced himself to withdraw his gaze from the cranes and was about to ask about the situation in the hall.

Sudden.

“Wow—Wow—!!!”

An extremely loud baby cry suddenly burst out from the house.

The crying was so clear and powerful that it instantly drowned out all the cranes' cries, causing them to spread their wings and fly away, but they still hovered over the palace and refused to leave.

Everyone was stunned, and Li Che was struck by lightning.

He turned around abruptly and stared at the palace door.

This is... born? So soon?!

From the moment the midwives came in, Chang Ningxue didn't even have time to let out a few obvious cries of pain. By the time the baby started crying, the whole process probably took less than the time it takes to drink a cup of hot tea.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! The princess... the princess has given birth to a little prince. Both mother and child are safe!"

A midwife, with a look of joy on her face, almost stumbled as she pushed open the door of the hall and shouted excitedly towards the outside of the courtyard.

"The princess is truly brave, worthy of being the daughter of Duke Chang. Her physique... I've been delivering babies for decades, and this is the first time I've seen such a smooth birth!"

The daughter of a military commander indeed has extraordinary physical fitness.

The huge ecstasy instantly overwhelmed Li Che. All the auspicious signs and omens were thrown out of the window at this moment!

There was only one thought left in his mind: The baby was born! Mother and child were safe! He, Li Che, was going to be a father!

The civil officials, led by Huo Duanxiao and Zhuge Zhe, all had ecstatic expressions on their faces and bowed their hands in congratulations, "Young Master is truly blessed by the immortal spirit. Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness!"

Yue Yun, He Conglong and other generals also came over, everyone with a happy look on their faces: "We congratulate Your Highness!"

Li Che was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He just gave a hasty greeting to everyone and looked into the room, but he could only see the swaying screen and the busy figures of the maids.

"Ningxue!" Li Che gritted his teeth, but could no longer hold back and rushed towards the palace gate like a whirlwind.

All the majesty of a king and his composure and steadiness were thrown out of his mind at this moment.

"Your Highness! Your Highness, wait a minute!" Several midwives guarding the door hurriedly opened their arms to stop them. "The delivery room is filled with blood and filth! Your Highness is worth a fortune. You absolutely cannot enter now!"

"Screw you!" Li Che couldn't wait any longer. He reached out and grabbed the midwife's arm and threw her over his shoulder. "Why are there so many broken rules?"

In ancient times, the women's delivery room was a mysterious place that men were forbidden to enter.

The delivery room is considered a dirty place, and men, as the head of the family, should stay away from bloody disasters.

But as a modern man, Li Che naturally knew how absurd this matter was. Mothers are not afraid of giving birth, which is a bloody disaster. How could a grown man like him be afraid of such a fictitious thing?

Although Li Che was anxious, he still knew his limits.

The midwife was just thrown onto the grass beside her, her head a little dazed.

The civil and military officials stared in amazement at the midwife lying headfirst on the grass, and then looked at their own prince.

The original intention of trying to persuade Yi Er suddenly disappeared.

"Get out of the way! There will be a huge reward. If you try to stop me again, don't blame me for being rude!" Li Che looked at the other midwives without question.

With the previous experience as a lesson, the midwives dared not stop him and stepped aside to make way for Li Che.

Li Che hurriedly said, "Check that old woman, there will be a reward of ten taels," and strode into the room.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Chang Ningxue's pale smiling face. Li Che couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart and walked forward quickly.

Yan and Qiu Wen, who were accompanying him on both sides, heard the sound and immediately turned around to see that it was Li Che who walked in. They couldn't help but exclaimed, "How could Your Highness enter such a filthy place? Get out now!"

"Nonsense!" Li Che said with a stern face, "Ningxue feared no life or death and gave birth to a son for me. How can such love and affection be so filthy?!"

Hua Changan's daughter is also a doctor and is standing by holding the baby.

Seeing Li Che coming over, she was just about to hand it to the child.

Li Che didn't even look at her. He quickly walked to Chang Ningxue and said softly, "Is the princess okay?"