If I send you to join the army and marry a woman, will you conquer the Empress?

Shangguan Yu's words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the burgeoning sense of revenge and joy of reunion in Qin Feng's heart.

He looked down at Shangguan Yu in his arms, who was covered in sweat from the pain and could barely speak, and his heart clenched.

"Quickly! Return to the palace! Summon the imperial physician!"

Qin Feng didn't have time to say another word to Bai Wanqing and Shangguan Wan. He picked up Shangguan Yu and ran wildly towards the palace.

His speed was so fast that he became a blur, leaving behind only a string of urgent commands.

"Yue Shan! Seal off the ferry crossing! Clean up the scene!"

"Li Xuanba! Reassure the soldiers, gather the troops, and prepare to return to the capital!"

"Yes, Commander!"

The order was given, and Qin Feng's figure had already disappeared at the end of the street.

Bai Wanqing and Shangguan Wan exchanged a glance, both seeing the anxiety in each other's eyes. Forgetting about the tenderness with their long-lost husbands, they lifted their skirts and followed closely behind.

……

Kunning Palace.

This place was originally the Empress's bedroom, but it has now been temporarily converted into a delivery room.

All the royal physicians and the most experienced midwives in the entire palace were summoned here, and they were busy coming and going.

Basins of hot water were brought in, and basins of bloody water were brought out.

Inside the delivery room.

"Mmm..."

Shangguan Yu's suppressed screams of pain, mixed with the midwives' loud urging, came out in waves, like small knives repeatedly cutting Qin Feng's nerves outside the door.

He was General Tian Ce, Duke Zhongyong, and Regent, second only to the Emperor.

He can take the head of an enemy general amidst a vast army, and he can decide the fate of the world with three arrows from thousands of meters away.

But at this moment, he was like an ordinary man who was most helpless, pacing anxiously back and forth outside this thin door.

There's nothing he can do.

This profound sense of powerlessness was even more agonizing to him than facing a massive army.

"General, don't worry too much. Your wife is a lucky person and will be alright."

Li Xuanba stood aside, looking at Qin Feng's anxious appearance, and awkwardly offered some words of comfort.

He had never seen Qin Feng so out of control in his life. His usually calm and collected face was now filled with worry and fear.

Yue Shan, standing nearby, nodded in agreement: "Yes, Commander, that's how it is for women giving birth. My mother said the louder they scream, the stronger they are, and the faster they'll give birth!"

Qin Feng ignored their attempts to comfort him, staring intently at the tightly closed palace gate, his fists clenched tightly.

Lu Jiaojiao and Princess Fuyao also arrived.

Looking at Qin Feng's expression, Lu Jiaojiao sighed softly in her heart.

This man, usually ruthless and merciless, treating human life as worthless, is surprisingly nervous when facing his family.

That's perhaps what makes him so appealing.

Princess Fuyao's feelings were even more complicated.

Seeing Qin Feng so anxious for another woman, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

But more than anything, she felt heartache. She walked to Qin Feng's side and whispered, "Qin Feng, don't worry too much. I've already sent the best midwives and imperial physicians from the palace. They're very experienced, so Xiao Yu will definitely be alright."

Qin Feng simply hummed in response, but his steps showed no sign of stopping.

Time passed, second by second.

For the people outside the door, these few hours felt longer than a war that could destroy a nation.

From day to night, and then until the sky begins to lighten.

The sounds from the delivery room gradually weakened from their initial high pitch.

Qin Feng's heart sank to the bottom.

He even had an impulse to kick the door open and rush inside.

Just when he was about to lose all patience.

"Wow--!"

A loud and clear baby cry, like heavenly music, suddenly rang out from the delivery room!

The cry pierced the darkness before dawn and dispelled the gloom that shrouded everyone's hearts.

The people outside the door were stunned at first, then their faces lit up with ecstatic joy.

"It's born! It's born!"

Li Xuanba slapped his thigh in excitement.

Qin Feng's tense body suddenly relaxed the moment he heard the crying. He felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he almost sat down on the ground.

"Squeak—"

The palace gates opened, and a midwife with a beaming face walked out, carrying an infant wrapped tightly in a bright yellow swaddling cloth.

"Congratulations, General! Congratulations, General! Your wife has given birth to a daughter! Mother and daughter are both safe and sound!"

Qin Feng rushed forward in one stride, not even having time to look at the child in the midwife's arms, and directly bypassed her and rushed into the delivery room.

A strong smell of blood hit the air.

Shangguan Yu lay weakly on the bed, her hair soaked with sweat and sticking to her pale cheeks, looking as if she had been pulled out of the water.

But her face radiated a relieved, holy maternal glow.

Seeing Qin Feng rush in, she gave a weak smile.

"My husband..."

Qin Feng quickly walked to the bedside, grabbed her hand, and looked at her haggard appearance, feeling both heartache and guilt.

"Xiaoyu, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard work."

Shangguan Yu shook her head, her eyes so tender they could melt water: "It is my blessing to bear children for my husband. Quickly, let me see our children."

At this moment, Bai Wanqing and Shangguan Wan carefully took the baby from the midwife and carried it to the bedside.

Qin Feng then turned his gaze to the tiny swaddled baby.

In the swaddling clothes, a tiny baby is sleeping peacefully.

Her skin was still a little red and wrinkled, her eyes were tightly closed, and her little mouth would occasionally smack. She was so cute that it melted your heart.

This is...my daughter?

Qin Feng reached out, wanting to touch her little face, but hesitated halfway through.

He was afraid that he might use too much force and hurt the fragile little life.

Seeing his cautious, even somewhat clumsy, appearance, Shangguan Yu on the bed and Bai Wanqing and Shangguan Wan next to him couldn't help but laugh.

"Husband, please hold her," Shangguan Yu said softly.

Qin Feng took a deep breath before carefully taking the tiny life from Bai Wanqing's hands.

The moment his daughter's warm body fell into his arms.

An unprecedented, wondrous feeling instantly filled Qin Feng's entire chest.

It was a throbbing feeling of blood connection, a sense of responsibility called "fatherhood".

He held his daughter in his arms, looking out at the sky that had fully brightened, and a feeling of indescribable satisfaction and tenderness welled up in his heart.

"My husband, let's name our daughter."

Looking at this heartwarming scene, Shangguan Yu said happily.

Qin Feng pondered for a moment, then looked down at his sleeping daughter in his arms and said softly, "She was born safely after this turmoil. You and I are sisters, and we are both from Chu, far from our homeland."

"Let's call her... Qin Nian'an."

My nickname is Niannian.