strictlysupreme Chapter 513 The next empress?
Chapter 513 The next empress?
Lizheng Hall.
Chu Ning, who hurried back, was stunned.
One day, two days and one night had passed, but Wu Zhao had not yet been born.
Chu Ning's face suddenly turned gloomy. Regardless of the blood dripping from his body, he was ready to push the door open to see what was going on.
But at this moment, the palace door opened and the maid came out with joy.
"Your Highness, the King of Chu, His Majesty..."
"What's wrong with her?" Chu Ning went up and grabbed the maid's shoulders and asked quickly.
"Hurry... the baby is about to be born. I will come out and get the blanket."
Chu Ning was overjoyed and rushed in immediately.
But the maid stopped him and said, "Your Highness, Prince Chu, do you want to change your clothes before going in?"
Chu Ning looked down and found that he was covered in blood from the battle.
Chu Ning slapped his forehead and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, I should go take a shower and change clothes first, you go and prepare the blanket!"
After saying this, without waiting for the maid to react, he turned around and went to the bathroom in the side hall.
There was a large bath in the side hall, which was originally used exclusively by Wu Zhao. But Chu Ning didn't care about so much now. He just wanted to wash clean and go to see his Wu Zhao and his children.
After a cup of tea, Chu Ning finished washing up and changed into a white gown.
With excitement, Chu Ning waited outside the hall.
At this moment, his face was filled with excitement. He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and even began to imagine what his child would look like.
After a while, the palace door opened and a maid came out: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, the queen has given birth, you can go in."
Chu Ning's anxious heart finally relaxed, and then he flashed and rushed into the hall.
Before he saw Wu Zhao, he heard a baby crying.
When he opened the beaded curtain, he saw a midwife holding a baby and coaxing him.
On the dragon couch, Wu Zhao was sweating profusely, her delicate face was pale, and her lips even turned white due to lack of water.
Chu Ning's heart was shocked, and he didn't even bother to look at the child. He rushed to Wu Zhao and asked softly:
"Are you OK?"
After all, there are outsiders here, and there are some things that cannot be said casually.
Wu Zhao smiled at Chu Ning: "I am capable, but this little guy is too annoying."
The midwife at the side chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, you have survived a great disaster and will be blessed in the future. This child will definitely achieve great things in the future."
A hint of maternal radiance flashed across Wu Zhao's face: "Quickly show me the child."
The midwife carried the maid to Wu Zhao.
Strangely enough, the baby who was originally crying seemed to feel the breath of his mother and suddenly became quiet.
Wu Zhao turned her head with difficulty to look at the child, but the child had his eyes closed and looked like he was sleeping soundly.
Looking at the delicate and beautiful baby in front of her, a look of maternal love appeared on Wu Zhao's face.
At this time, Chu Ning also had time to look at the midwife and asked, "Boy or girl?"
"Your Highness, it's a girl."
Chu Ning nodded and smiled, "Girls are good. In the future, she will definitely be a heroine just like the empress!"
Wu Zhao smiled slightly and said, "Okay, Madam Liu, take the child away and take good care of her. The three of you will be responsible for taking care of her from now on."
"Yes!" Nanny Liu responded and went downstairs carrying the child.
Chu Ning stared at the three people's departing backs, a hint of contemplation flashing in his eyes.
The empress giving birth to a child is such a big event that it should be kept secret. It is not a good idea to keep these three people.
Wu Zhao seemed to sense Chu Ning's thoughts and whispered, "These three are my confidants, and their families are under my control. Don't worry, they will never leak the news."
After a pause, Wu Zhao suddenly smiled and said, "The child doesn't have a name yet."
Chu Ning's eyes lit up, he stepped forward, held her hand, and said softly, "Will the king marry her?"
Wu Zhao smiled slyly: "If you don't want to marry me, that's fine. I'm not forcing you. However, the child must take my surname."
This made Chu Ning unhappy.
"Why!"
Chu Ning raised his eyebrows and said, "That's my child, so of course he has to have my last name."
Wu Zhao's eyes showed a hint of amusement: "Why, you still want to take the child to Chu?"
"I heard that your good wife is a very talented woman. If she knew that you brought a child back, I'm afraid your life would be difficult in the future."
The corner of Chu Ning's mouth twitched, he touched his nose, chuckled, and stopped talking.
Although Shen Wanying usually looks weak and easy to talk to, she is actually a very conservative person.
If she knew that he had a child outside, God knows whether Shen Wanying would be able to accept it.
Seeing Chu Ning like this, Wu Zhao couldn't help but chuckle: "It seems that you are still very afraid of your man."
Chu Ning coughed dryly: "Let's talk about the name. I think Xiuning is good."
"Wu Xiuning...Wu Xiuning"
Wu Zhao whispered the name several times, with a playful look on her face: "You can't afford to suffer any loss at all."
Chu Ning's name contains the character Ning, and Wu Xiuning's name also contains the character Ning.
This is to swear to her that this is his child!
Chu Ning's little trick was exposed, but he was not angry. Instead, he looked as if it was natural.
"The name Xiuning is to let the child remember her father firmly!"
Looking at Chu Ning's little manly appearance, Wu Zhao suddenly found it a little funny.
This man can be very powerful whether on the battlefield or in the officialdom, but he is still like a child in this respect.
Not mature at all!
"As you wish."
Wu Zhao smiled and said, "As long as she shares my surname, the Zhou Dynasty will be hers from now on!"
After a pause, she restrained her smile and asked in a deep voice, "What's the situation outside the city?"
Although she had a difficult delivery, she did not completely abandon her dynasty and was still worried about the Yan army outside the city.
After all, that's a troop of over 100,000 men and they shouldn't be underestimated.
Chu Ning chuckled when he heard this: "Don't worry, after two days of fierce fighting, the main force of the Yan army was destroyed, and only Yan Yucheng escaped with a few people.
The exact losses have not yet been announced. Once the statistics are completed, I will have Prime Minister Di and General Xue report to you.
By the way, I ordered Ran Ming to deliberately let Yan Yucheng go. He will be very useful if we keep him."
The first two sentences made Wu Zhao's face flash with surprise, but after Chu Ning finished speaking, the surprise turned into confusion.
"Deliberately let Yan Yucheng go? Why?"
Wu Zhao was puzzled: "Yan Yucheng is a man of both military and literary talents. Letting him go is like letting a tiger return to the mountains."
If we could seize the opportunity to kill Yan Yucheng, we could not only eliminate an enemy, but also undermine the morale of the Yan army, killing two birds with one stone.
Why did Chu Ning let him go?
Although she had absolute trust in Chu Ning, Wu Zhao's expression still looked a little ugly at this moment.
Chu Ning chuckled and whispered a few words into Wu Zhao's ear.
Wu Zhao's eyes lit up after hearing this: "I didn't expect you to think so far ahead. I was wrong about you."
Chu Ning laughed: "It's okay, when you are out of confinement, you can compensate me well!"
Wu Zhao was stunned: "You are still waiting here for me to come out of confinement? Aren't you going to lead the troops to support the front line of Chu?"