Chapter 1125: A Double Blessing

Yancheng, Wuji Palace.

When Qin Shan and Guan Tong invaded Calcutta.

The news that the Coalition on the Eastern front had been annihilated had just been transmitted to the palace via telegraph.

At this moment, Zhao Xu was in the main hall of the Yanxi Palace, waiting with Feng'er, who was sporting a large belly, and Luan'er, whose lower abdomen was slightly protruding.

Inside the bedchamber, the sound of Yang Susu's groans, mixed with pain, drifted out from time to time, and two old palace matrons were delivering her baby.

After ten months of pregnancy, she was finally about to give birth to a son.

Besides them, Empress Dowager Mi and the father-son pair Yang Feng and Yang Zhen had also arrived.

Everyone's face wore an expression of both anxiety and anticipation.

At this time, Xiao Guizi entered from outside the hall and presented the telegraph to Zhao Xu.

Glancing at the contents of the telegraph, Zhao Xu's slightly restless expression calmed down, and he revealed a faint smile.

He said, "This is truly a joyous occasion; today can be called a double blessing."

Before the Eastern front in Tianzhu, he had received a telegraph from the navy.

Now, the war on the Eastern front had also ended.

This meant that the armies of the Western Lands in Dongtu had been completely destroyed.

Thus, he had achieved his strategic goal, which was to drive the forces of the Western Lands out of Dongtu.

Next, what he needed to do was to incorporate Tianzhu into the system of Dongtu.

This process might have some minor twists and turns, but he believed that Tianzhu would eventually submit to Great Song, just as it had submitted to Britain.

Thinking of this, he handed the telegraph to the father and son, Yang Feng and Yang Zhen.

After reading it, the two were full of joy and were about to congratulate Zhao Xu when suddenly, the clear cry of an infant rang out from the bedchamber.

"Waa, waa..." One burst of crying after another emerged, and everyone's eyes turned simultaneously toward the direction the sound came from.

Before long, the old matron walked out, smiling, while holding an infant wrapped in a quilt, "Congratulations to the Emperor, it is a little Imperial Prince, and both mother and child are safe."

"Congratulations to the Emperor,

this is truly a double blessing."

As soon as the old matron's words were out, Yang Feng and Yang Zhen immediately grinned from ear to ear.

Yang Susu was the Empress of Great Song, and she had given birth to an Imperial Prince.

From now on, her status in the palace would be even more secure.

As the eldest son of the Emperor Zhao Xu, their grandson would surely have a limitless future as long as he was raised well.

Empress Dowager Mi also let out a sigh of relief; she had been looking forward to this day. In her joy, she said to Yang Feng, "In-law, congratulations."

"It should be this old subject congratulating the Empress Dowager instead, for finally having your wish fulfilled and holding your imperial grandson, hahaha..." Yang Feng was flattered.

Empress Dowager Mi and Yang Feng laughed for a while, and seeing the old matron hand the little Imperial Prince to Zhao Xu, they both crowded around to look.

Others also gathered around, chattering away; some said the eyes looked like Zhao Xu's, while others said the mouth looked like Yang Susu's.

While everyone was chattering, Zhao Xu, a first-time father, also had a faint smile on his lips.

However, there was more of a dreamlike sense of unreality.

Suddenly having this little thing, even he, who was decisive in killing, felt slightly at a loss.

Perhaps this was what every man inevitably experienced when becoming a father.

"Waa, waa..." The infant, light as a kitten in his arms, was still crying.

Zhao Xu examined the child's features for a moment and couldn't help but mutter, "A bit ugly."

Hearing this, the main hall suddenly went quiet.

Then, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted.

Empress Dowager Mi took the little Imperial Prince from Zhao Xu's hands, gave Zhao Xu a sidelong glance, and said, "You were even uglier than him when you were just born. This infant is like a flower bud; as he grows, he will bloom like a flower and become more and more beautiful."

Zhao Xu chuckled twice, and remembering that Yang Susu was still inside, he entered the bedchamber.

After the delivery, Yang Susu's face was pale, and she lay half-reclined on the bed, still somewhat weak, but her face wore a loving smile.

It was as if, after giving birth to the Imperial Prince, she had matured overnight.

Seeing Zhao Xu enter, the smile in her eyes deepened; she didn't speak, just looked at Zhao Xu.

"I have made you suffer." Zhao Xu sat on the edge of the bed and held Yang Susu's hand.

"It is not suffering, it is even a bit sweet." Yang Susu smiled and shook her head, "Your subject suddenly feels that besides the Emperor, I have another pillar of support."

"In that case, my status in the Empress's heart is going to drop." Zhao Xu teased with a smile.

Hearing this, Yang Susu gave Zhao Xu a sidelong glance, "The Emperor is teasing your subject again; how could that be..."

Speaking of this, Yang Susu, due to her weakness, suddenly felt a bit short of breath.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu said, "The Empress should rest well; I won't tease you anymore and will come to keep you company in a while."

Yang Susu nodded with a smile and did not stop him.

She knew very well that the news of the birth of the Imperial Prince would spread immediately, the ministers would all come to offer congratulations, and Zhao Xu still had many things to attend to.

Just as Yang Susu had expected.

Not long after Zhao Xu arrived at the main hall, the news spread from the inner palace to the outer palace.

The ministers on duty in the outer palace naturally all knew about it.

Then Liang Cheng also came.

As the Retired Emperor, Zhao Heng was not convenient to come to the Taiji Palace.

But upon learning that he had gained an imperial grandson, he was also in a great mood and immediately prepared numerous rewards for Yang Susu and the little Imperial Prince, having Liang Cheng deliver them.

Besides this, important members of the Royal Clan also sent their family members to enter the palace with gifts.

Although the ministers did not need to prepare gifts, they all submitted congratulatory memorials to express their sentiments.

For a time, the entire Yancheng seemed to become lively.

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