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Xie Jinglan's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this. Since he was currently a dying man, he returned the decision-making power to Jiang Yuyue.

Holding her soft hand in his palm, he spoke in a gentle and slow tone.

"You are the child's mother, you brought him into this world, so you can decide on the name."

Jiang Yuyue's gaze towards him held a hint of stubbornness. If in the future... Xie Jinglan couldn't watch the child grow up, she only hoped that Xie Jinglan could personally leave an impression on the child.

“This is our child, and I want you to name him.”

Hearing the unwavering insistence in her tone, Xie Jinglan stopped refusing. He looked down at the baby in his arms, pondered for a moment, and said, "In that case... let's name him Qimo."

"Qi Mo?"

Jiang Yuyue repeated it softly, pondering the meaning of the name, "Open eyes hide a smile, ink stains paint your face, Xie Qimo... This is indeed a good name."

"It's Jiang Qimo."

Xie Jinglan shook his head, his indifferent tone emphasizing the words, "The child will take your surname."

After all, Xie Jinglan is just a pseudonym now, so there's no need for the child to take his surname.

Moreover, Jiang Yuyue has not yet explained to him what deep-seated hatred she has for the Xie family, but Xie Jinglan knows that Jiang Yuyue must dislike the Xie family, so he will naturally not let the child bear the surname Xie.

Jiang Yuyue was slightly taken aback by these words, but then chuckled and softened her tone, "Alright, then I'll do as you say. His name will be Jiang Qimo."

Seeing Xie Jinglan holding the child in this heartwarming scene, Jiang Yuyue felt very gratified. Even if he really didn't have much time left, at least he had witnessed the birth of the child. Even if fate was hard to defy, he could at least fulfill one regret.

Although Xie Jinglan appears to be in relatively good spirits, Jiang Yuyue does not believe that he is truly on the verge of a "complete recovery" as Jixiang has said.

She had personally witnessed Xie Jinglan's extremely weak state a few days ago, so it was more like his miraculous recovery now was a final burst of energy before death.

Is there anything else that's bothering you?

Jiang Yuyue cast a probing gaze at him and reached out to touch the pulse on his wrist.

Xie Jinglan, holding the child, subtly avoided her movements.

"It's much better now."

Xie Jinglan said calmly. He was well aware that Jiang Yuyue was a skilled physician. Yesterday, Jiang Feili had cleared the remaining poison from him, so his pulse would definitely be different from before. If she noticed anything unusual beforehand, it would surely arouse her suspicion.

Xie Jinglan's evasive action further solidified Jiang Yuyue's suspicions. She thought that he probably didn't want to cause her worry, which was why he had forced himself to come. She sighed silently.

However, everyone has their own destiny, and despite her reluctance, Jiang Yuyue had made preparations long ago.

Based on what I saw a couple of days ago, Xie Jinglan's body can only hold on for another month or so at most; he probably won't make it.

But I reckon that by then she will have finished her postpartum confinement, and after taking care of Xie Jinglan's funeral, she will be able to go to the capital to reunite with her parents without any worries.

"Right now, you should only think about yourself."

Jiang Qimo, nestled in Xie Jinglan's arms, was clutching his fingers tightly with her little hand. He then looked at Jiang Yuyue and said, "Jixiang is efficient and capable. With him taking care of me, you can rest assured."

Jiang Yuyue nodded, and was about to tell him to go back and rest well when Xie Jinglan's expression suddenly changed. He felt a warm liquid seeping into his skin from his clothes. He quickly lifted Jiang Qimo in the swaddling clothes a little and immediately saw the dark water stains on his clothes.

"Did he... pee?"

Xie Jinglan's expression was somewhat subtle. Just then, Xiao Liu pushed the door open and saw this scene. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle, and then quickly took the child from his arms.

"Young master is ignorant and has actually... peed all over you. Young master, you should go back to your room and change your clothes quickly."

Jiang Yuyue couldn't help but chuckle at the sight, never expecting that Mo'er's gift to his father would be like this.

Xie Jinglan's face darkened, but he couldn't hold a grudge against a newborn baby. He looked down at the culprit in Xiao Liu's arms, who had caused trouble and was completely unaware of his mistake, and sighed, his tone filled with disdain.

"Then I'll go back first."

Just as Jixiang received the new medicinal herbs that Yueying had bought, she was about to go and brew medicine for Xie Jinglan when she unexpectedly bumped into Xie Jinglan coming in from outside.

“Your Highness…?”

Jixiang looked at the dark water stains on Xie Jinglan's body, sniffed, and then immediately frowned. "What's that smell on you?"

This question made Xie Jinglan's expression even more subtle. "...Go prepare hot water, I want to take a bath."

These words made Jixiang pause for a moment. Didn't His Highness just take a bath last night? Why is he taking another bath so early in the morning?

Meanwhile, Xiao Liu changed Jiang Qimo into clean clothes, carefully coaxed him to sleep, and then smiled at Jiang Yuyue.

“Miss, our young master is so energetic; he must be a very healthy child.”

"That's inevitable."

Jiang Yuyue smiled slightly. Although the child had been born safely, there was still a major matter weighing on her mind that she couldn't settle down about.

"Xiao Liu, have Steward Xiang send a message to Zheng Guang, the steward. I have something to tell him to do."

Xiaoliu hesitated upon hearing this. "Miss, you just gave birth yesterday and your energy hasn't fully recovered yet. Even if there's something you really need to do, please postpone it for now. If it's truly urgent, your servant or Jasmine can do it for you."

"No need."

Jiang Yuyue waved her hand, "Do as I say."

Xiaoliu sighed, placed the child on the crib next to her, and then went out the door.

Jiang Yuyue refused to let them do the work not because she distrusted them, but because the matter was of great importance and she couldn't feel at ease without personally overseeing it.

About an hour later, Zheng Guang rushed to the small courtyard where they were. Through the curtain, Zheng Guang hurriedly bowed.

"Greetings, Miss. I haven't had a chance to congratulate you on the successful birth of your son yet!"

"It's enough that you have the intention."

Then Jiang Yuyue changed the subject and got straight to the point, "Has there been any unusual activity from Prince Ning these past two days?"

"This servant is incompetent and has not found anything yet."

Zheng Guang bowed slightly. "The Prince of Ning has only sent people to investigate those so-called criminals. He has not made any other moves. He has been staying in the inn for the past two days and has not gone out. Even his meals have been delivered to his room. Only last night, he went to the hall to have a drink by himself for a while."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuyue frowned slightly. She had yet to give an explanation to Prince Jing. Now that Prince Ning had investigated this far, the situation of vying for the throne seemed to be getting more and more urgent. She wondered how long Prince Jing would stay here. If she missed this opportunity, it would probably be difficult to get in touch with him again.

Jiang Yuyue lowered her eyes in thought, her fingertips unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes. After a moment of silence, she slowly spoke.

"Since he is holding back, let's take the initiative."