The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 394 - 370: The Crown Prince is very gentle and considerate, the Emperor and Empress compete for Susu ~

Chapter 394: Chapter 370: The Crown Prince is very gentle and considerate, the Emperor and Empress compete for Susu ~

The originally not-so-fully-awake Xiao Jinyan was startled awake at this moment.

"Why are the clothes wet?"

Shen Chuwei had always been a deep sleeper, and she wouldn’t have woken up if it weren’t for the acute pain.

She rubbed her eyes and looked down at her front, suddenly realizing what had happened.

She hadn’t had any milk after giving birth and thought she wouldn’t, so she didn’t pay any attention to it.

Who knew it would come today?

"Jinyan."

Xiao Jinyan began to unfasten her clothes, and the inside pink bellyband was already soaked through; he could guess what the reason was.

He lifted his eyes to look at Shen Chuwei, "Chuwei, what should we do with this?"

"How would I know what to do?" Shen Chuwei frowned deeply, and even though she knew medical arts, she had not specialized in this area!

When she studied medicine, she never considered that she would get married and have children—

"I’ll get a towel to wipe you down," Xiao Jinyan said as he got out of bed and asked the maid who was on night duty to prepare hot water.

Xiao Jinyan brought clean clothes and placed them on the headboard. Holding a towel dipped in warm water, he wiped Chuwei’s body.

But no matter how much he wiped, it kept coming.

Shen Chuwei and Xiao Jinyan exchanged glances, the former feeling awkward and the latter somewhat worried.

Shen Chuwei couldn’t stand the pain any longer, and with teary eyes, she said, "Jinyan, bring Taotao and Susu over."

Xiao Jinyan replied, "The babies were just brought over by the wet nurse not long ago."

"Ah?" Shen Chuwei lay powerlessly on the bed, "This is it, don’t expect to get any sleep tonight."

Xiao Jinyan held her in his arms, whispering in her ear, "Chuwei, I’ll help you."

Shen Chuwei raised her head to meet a pair of extremely serious eyes, those unfathomable phoenix eyes made her involuntarily shrink back.

In the end, Shen Chuwei didn’t even know how she agreed to Xiao Jinyan’s suggestion.

Fortunately, it resolved the immediate problem.

Shen Chuwei felt instantly relieved, though the process was quite embarrassing.

After Xiao Jinyan had finished tidying up, he held her, smelling the sweet and milky fragrance of her body.

"Rest now," the man’s voice was somewhat hoarse.

Without needing Xiao Jinyan to say more, Shen Chuwei was already so exhausted she fell asleep almost the moment she closed her eyes.

After the earlier incident, Xiao Jinyan just couldn’t fall asleep.

The next morning, Shen Chuwei woke to the crying of the babies and saw the wet nurse carrying Taotao and Susu away.

Chun Xi turned around and saw Shen Chuwei was awake, smiling as she said, "My lady, continue your sleep."

Shen Chuwei really wanted to keep sleeping, but thinking of the evening meal, she suggested, "I want to eat steamed pork dumplings and fried dough sticks."

Chun Xi said, "My lady, you are in your confinement right now, those foods are not allowed."

Shen Chuwei sighed. As a food lover, being told what she can’t eat was the most torturous.

Ever since her breasts became engorged, Shen Chuwei also occasionally breastfed the children to relieve the feeling of engorgement.

If it weren’t for the need to rest more during the confinement, Concubine Xu and Lady Tao would not be coming to Hehuan Hall every day.

Taotao and Susu looked different with each passing day, having grown so much since birth just half a month ago.

Taotao loved to sleep and spent most of the day sleeping.

Susu often woke up to play a bit before going back to sleep.

Xiao Jinyu always brought little toys for Taotao and Susu whenever he visited.

This time, Xiao Jinyu had prepared two small wooden horses, specially carved and polished to a smooth finish.

Miss Han saw him holding the two wooden horses as if they were treasures; since Lady Shen had given birth, Xiao Jinyu could be said to visit the East Palace every few days.

"Prince Jinyu."

Xiao Jinyu lifted the two wooden horses in his hands excitedly to show her, "Lady Han, don’t you think these two wooden horses are cute?"

Lady Han examined the lifelike wooden horses and nodded, "Mhm."

"I think they are very cute too." Xiao Jinyu stood up to leave, but when he saw Lady Han standing in front of him, he stopped and asked, "Would you like to go see Taotao and Susu?"

Lady Han didn’t refuse, "Okay."

Xiao Jinyu happily took Lady Han to the East Palace.

Shen Chuwei had just finished breastfeeding, and as Chun Xi put Taotao and Susu into their cribs, Xiao Jinyu and Lady Han entered with the announcement of a maid.

Shen Chuwei, seeing Lady Han after a long while, noticed she had changed quite a bit, and when they stood together, she realized that Xiao Jinyu was almost as tall as Lady Han.

She remembered that last year, Xiao Jinyu was shorter than Lady Han by a good margin.

A meeting inevitably required some polite conversation.

Xiao Jinyu said cheerfully, "Sister-in-law, I brought Lady Han to see Taotao and Susu."

Shen Chuwei nodded.

Xiao Jinyu, holding Lady Han’s hand, came to the crib and pointed at the baby in the pink clothes, "This is your sister, Susu."

Lady Han looked down at Susu who was currently grabbing the blanket and amusing herself.

Then, Xiao Jinyu pointed to the baby in blue clothes, "And this is your brother, Taotao."

To differentiate between Taotao and Susu, their clothes were intentionally chosen in different colors.

Taotao was sound asleep with his eyes closed.

Lady Han looked at the two remarkably similar babies and didn’t blame Xiao Jinyu for always wanting to come here; they indeed were charming.

Xiao Jinyu placed the wooden horses beside Taotao and Susu, knowing they were too young to play with them.

But he just couldn’t help himself; he had to bring something every time he came.

Xiao Jinyu picked up Susu from the crib and looked up at Lady Han, "Lady Han, would you hold Susu?"

Lady Han paused, "Me?"

Xiao Jinyu nodded earnestly, "Mhm, Susu is fun to hold."

Lady Han looked at Susu and hesitated a moment before taking her from Xiao Jinyu’s arms. It was her first time holding a child, so it was inevitable that she felt a bit nervous.

Susu’s pretty, dark eyes stared at Lady Han and her little hand grabbed onto Lady Han’s hair, unwilling to let go.

Eventually, it was Xiao Jinyu who freed Lady Han’s hair from Susu’s grip.

After leaving the Hehuan Hall, Xiao Jinyu asked Lady Han, "Isn’t Susu very cute?"

Lady Han nodded, "Mhm."

Xiao Jinyu, upon hearing this, was exceedingly proud, "Once Taotao and Susu grow a little bigger, I’ll be able to take them everywhere to play."

Lady Han watched Xiao Jinyu’s proud demeanor and pressed her lips together, remaining silent.

The Emperor, busy with daily affairs, rarely found time to accompany the Empress to the East Palace to see Taotao and Susu.

The Empress nearly visited the Hehuan Hall every day, observing the Emperor’s eagerness.

She snorted internally, where was all this urgency before?

The Emperor said, "Having not seen her for a few days, I wonder if Susu still remembers her grandfather?"

The Empress abruptly threw cold water on his statement, "Susu is so small, it’s normal if she doesn’t remember."

Yet the Emperor maintained, "I do think that Susu is very clever and will certainly remember me."

The Empress: "..." Shameless!

"The preparations for the Full Moon Banquet are almost complete, and at that time, I’ll personally hold Susu during the banquet."

The Emperor was greatly looking forward to the Full Moon Banquet a few days later, eager to let everyone know that he had a grand-princess.

The Empress instantly became displeased, "...Your Majesty, do not fight with your concubine over Susu."

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