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Chapter 727 Princess (I)

The newborn baby girl had dense down on her little face, which was red. She closed her eyes and cried at the top of her lungs.

He is quite big and cries loudly, which shows that he is quite strong.

Jiang Shaohua looked at her newborn daughter, and a mother's love quietly arose in her heart.

"She must be hungry." Sun Zelan said with a smile: "I will carry her out and let the nurse feed her."

"By the way, Lord Changning has been walking back and forth outside the delivery room for two hours. Can he come in now?"

Jiang Shaohua was exhausted and drowsy, and he hummed casually.

Cui Du rushed into the delivery room like a flying bird. He didn't go to see the child, but rushed to the bedside and grabbed Jiang Shaohua's hand: "Shaohua!"

Jiang Shaohua forced a weak smile: "It's my daughter."

Cui Du's eyes were red, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, we have a daughter."

Before he could finish his words, tears started falling.

In the past two months, Cui Du has been in a state of anxiety, even more anxious than the pregnant woman Jiang Shaohua. While Jiang Shaohua was struggling in the delivery room, Cui Du paced back and forth outside the delivery room, almost trampling the floor through with his feet.

Just like a taut bowstring that suddenly relaxes, what you feel is not joy, but extreme fatigue.

Jiang Shaohua was amused and helpless: "I was the one who gave birth to the child, I didn't cry, why are you crying?"

Sun Zelan couldn't help but interrupt: "Lord Changning, the emperor is exhausted now and needs to sleep to replenish his energy. He doesn't have the energy to comfort you."

Cui Du wiped his eyes quickly and said, "I'm sorry, I was just too excited. Shaohua, go to sleep! I'll stay with you."

Jiang Shaohua was indeed very tired. He closed his eyes and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Cui Du carefully wiped the sweat off her face.

After the child was fed by the wet nurse, Cui Du let go of Jiang Shaohua's hand and picked up the newborn daughter.

The baby girl was full and stopped crying, with her little black eyes open.

Cui Du loved her more and more as he looked at her. He leaned over and kissed her forehead and cheeks. Then, he happily carried her out of the delivery room.

At this time, the morning light was dim.

It took about three hours from the time Jiang Shaohua's stomachache started to the time the baby was born. Considering a woman's first child, it was incredibly smooth.

Empress Dowager Li, who was waiting outside the delivery room, took the baby in her arms and took a closer look. She smiled and praised, "This baby has delicate features. He is so well born."

Empress Dowager Li was actually a little disappointed. It would be best if Jiang Shaohua gave birth to a prince as her first child, but it would also be good if she gave birth to a princess. However, she still felt a little disappointed.

Chen Changshi was extremely happy and respectfully asked Empress Dowager Li: "Empress Dowager, should we arrange for someone to go to each palace to announce the good news now?"

Empress Dowager Li nodded slightly and gave the order.

As for the ministers who were waiting in the side hall, Chen Changshi simply went to report the good news in person.

When Wang Jin heard that Her Majesty had safely survived the pain of childbirth, he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Daliang has a princess. This is a great joyous event."

Those ministers who had been muttering before couldn't help but mutter a few words in their hearts.

Is it a great joy to give birth to a princess? However, the emperor is a woman, and she is shrewd and ruthless. Maybe, when the princess grows up, she will be another Jiang Shaohua.

Thinking of this, all the ministers stopped grumbling and congratulated each other sincerely.

……

When the good news reached Jingyang Palace, Empress Dowager Zheng, who had been bedridden, was cheered up: "The Emperor gave birth to a princess?"

"Yes," Eunuch Zhao replied with a smile, "There hasn't been such a happy event in the palace for a long time."

The last time a baby was born in the palace was when Prince Ping was born eight or nine years ago. After that, the palace held funerals one after another. Three emperors died in eight years, which was really unlucky.

The birth of a child is always a happy event.

Empress Dowager Zheng relaxed her brows and ordered Eunuch Zhao: "Go to Zhaohe Palace and take a look at the princess on my behalf."

Eunuch Zhao happily accepted the order. Half an hour later, he came back and reported: "Her Highness Princess has beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and she looks very similar to the emperor."

A newborn baby's facial features haven't fully developed yet, so how can you tell who he looks like? Eunuch Zhao said this purely out of compliments.

Empress Dowager Zheng knew what was going on. She glanced at Eunuch Zhao with a smile and said, "You are getting better at talking and doing things now. No wonder Shaohua always thinks highly of you."

Eunuch Zhao smiled and said, "I am a humble servant, and I am only benefiting from the Empress Dowager. The Emperor is being polite to me because of the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Zheng loved to hear such flattery, and her face really looked much better: "The palace has a new princess, which is indeed a great joy. Pass on my oral order, and all the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace will be given a share of the wedding money."

This is also a custom in the palace. When a princess is born, one portion of money is given as a gift. If it is a prince, double the amount is given.

Eunuch Zhao coughed and whispered, "Please forgive me for being so talkative. The emperor is a woman, and he must be very fond of the princess. Why not give her a wedding gift according to the prince's share, and show the Empress Dowager's kindness to the younger generation."

Empress Dowager Zheng thought about it and agreed.

Giving out wedding money was the job of the Imperial Household Department. Eunuch Zhao went to the Imperial Household Department to convey the Empress Dowager's instructions. Eunuch Min, the chief eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, smiled and said, "We will do it right away."

Then, he grumbled a few words in a low voice: "That Doctor Yang from the Ministry of Works came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask for money after the third day of the New Year. The Queen Mother has already agreed, so how can we not give her money?"

Doctor Yang got the approval of the Empress Dowager through the help of Eunuch Zhao, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs had no choice but to approve the application. However, the miser Eunuch Min was not happy about the money allocation and kept delaying it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

Eunuch Zhao smiled and glanced over: "Doctor Yang has just taken office and is eager to do his job well, so he is a little impatient. Eunuch Min just raises his hand, that's it. Why make things difficult!"

Eunuch Min was also a confidant of the Empress Dowager, otherwise he would not have been able to hold the position of Director of the Imperial Household Department.

However, in front of Eunuch Zhao, Eunuch Min did not dare to act arrogantly. Hearing this, he immediately smiled and said, "Well, since Eunuch Zhao has asked for mercy, we have to give him some face. We will give him the money tomorrow."

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The good news that the emperor had given birth to a princess quickly spread out of the palace and reached the ears of Prime Minister Wang.

Prime Minister Wang felt a little disappointed.

It doesn't really matter whether the emperor gives birth to a boy or a girl. He is still young, and if he wants to give birth to a prince in the future, he can always do so.

Prime Minister Wang regretted that the emperor's birth was too smooth. If there was a difficult birth or something, the palace would have pushed Wang to be the next emperor. By then, the Wang family would have been able to take advantage of the situation and become powerful officials again.

This kind of regret cannot be expressed aloud, not even to his trusted staff.

Prime Minister Wang ordered, "The birth of the princess is a great joy for the country. Spread this message and all servants in the palace will receive double the amount of money for the celebration today."