Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Everyone who should have come to Yan'an Mansion had arrived. The hall was packed with people, including many officials and wealthy people whom Zhou Xinyue did not know. It was very lively.

Li Xiu'er and her husband sat at the lower left of the main seat, with Prince Yan'an and Li Yingying directly above them. Zhou Xinyue was placed at the fourth seat at the lower right, which was both close and far.

After a while, beautiful singers entered the dance floor one after another accompanied by the sound of stringed instruments and danced to the beautiful music.

Everyone was smiling and greeting each other, creating a harmonious scene.

Li Xiuer sat side by side with her husband, glancing at Zhou Xinyue from time to time.

Zhou Xinyue lowered her head slightly, sometimes drinking, sometimes eating fruits and snacks on the table, without speaking or making small talk.

Li Xiu'er and Li Yingying looked at each other from time to time, and finally Li Xiu'er couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, I heard that the little prince is very cute. I wonder if my husband and I will have the blessing to see the cute little prince?"

Prince Yan'an smiled and said, "Madam Gui, my son is sleeping now. He should wake up soon. When he wakes up, I will have him brought to you. It is a great honor for my son to be visited by you elders!"

Li Xiuer smiled and said, "Oh, Your Highness, what are you talking about? We are all family. I am his aunt and my husband is his uncle. We are all family and it is natural for us to come visit."

Gui Zhilin laughed and said, "That's right. I heard that you had a baby boy. I'm so happy for you! Oh, by the way, my wife and I have prepared some gifts for you. I hope you will accept them. Come on, bring them up."

The dancers who were dancing on the dance floor retreated to the outside of the hall. Many people came in one after another outside the hall. Boxes of gifts were brought up and the scene instantly exploded.

There were more than a hundred boxes of rare treasures filling the entire dance floor. There was not even enough space to put them all, and they were piled outside the hall.

Everyone in the hall was in an uproar.

Li Xiuer smiled and stood up to pay her respects, saying, "The little prince's full moon banquet will be held in a few days. My husband and I were afraid that we would not be able to see the little prince's full moon day, so we prepared gifts in advance. I hope the prince will forgive us."

Li Yingying said hurriedly: "Sister, you are thoughtful."

Jin Yourong smiled and said, "General Gui, you are so thoughtful. I would like to thank you on behalf of my son."

Gui Zhilin and Li Xiuer raised their glasses and drank a glass of wine with Jin Yourong and Li Yingying, and continued to greet each other politely.

Li Xiuer continued, "Sister Li, you have worked hard in taking care of the young prince. There are seeds of Ye Shuzhu in here. You can scatter them in the courtyard or in a flowerpot. They will sprout in three days and grow taller in five days. The scent of Ye Shuzhu at night can relax people and help them sleep peacefully. It is very good for the body. Sister Li, you must plant them."

Li Fei smiled with difficulty and said: "Thank you for your concern, but, but..."

Concubine Li glanced at Jin Yourong and continued, "The child is not with me for the time being, so... there is no such thing as hardship."

Li Xiu'er was surprised and asked curiously, "How is this possible? Princess Yan'an unfortunately passed away. Although we are sad, the child belongs to the prince and you are the concubine of Prince Yan'an. Naturally, you should take care of the child. How could he not be raised by your side? It doesn't make sense!"

Zhou Xinyue lowered her head and took a sip of wine. She felt that the wine was particularly spicy, so spicy that she couldn't swallow it.

Gui Zhilin also asked curiously: "Prince, I am a rough man and I don't like to beat around the bush so I'll just ask directly. I'm really curious, if the little prince is not raised by the concubine, then he must be raised by one of the concubines, right?"

Jin Yourong smiled at Gui Zhilin and his wife who were asking curious questions, and after a short silence, he said, "I also find it strange. Why do you feel so curious about where my son is raised?"

Li Xiuer smiled and said, "Because we are a family, we naturally speak our own language. Our little prince is the first child in the palace, and as a family, we naturally value the child. Whoever raises this child will naturally pay attention to it, because our future relationship from generation to generation depends on this next generation!"

Gui Zhilin smiled and said, "That's right. If our Concubine Li raises the child, then our Duke Li will be his nominal grandfather, and we will be his legitimate relatives in the future! But if someone else, who is not important, raises the child, then the relationship between the next generation and us will be distant when they grow up, and then naturally they will become estranged, and the relationship between our two families from generation to generation will..."

Li Xiu'er chimed in, "My sister has loved children since she was young, but she has been unlucky. She has never given birth to a child for the prince after marrying into the palace for so many years. Now that the palace has finally had a child, Concubine Li is naturally more delighted and happier than anyone else."

Jin Yourong smiled and said nothing.

Li Yingying glanced at Jin Yourong, then looked at Li Xiuer and said with a smile: "Sister, you know me best. Since the palace had a little prince, I am happier than anyone else. But raising the little prince is a big deal, and it depends on the prince's opinion."

Li Xiuer smiled and said, "I just wonder who is raising this little prince now?"

Li Yingying looked at Li Xiuer and then at Jin Yourong without saying a word.

Jin Yourong smiled and said, "I'll keep it with the girl for now."

Li Xiu'er was surprised and asked, "Girl? Is it her?"

Li Xiuer looked at Zhou Xinyue's shocked expression and turned to ask, "She doesn't seem to be from the palace, so why is she qualified to raise the little prince?"

Everyone looked at Kim Woo-young, who lowered his head slightly and stared straight ahead without saying anything.

Zhou Xinyue was silent for a long time, and finally looked up at Li Xiu'er. After bowing, she replied, "Because the little prince can't adapt to other people, he can only adapt to me. Every night, only I can take care of him. Except for the wet nurse who can help him a few times, I usually take care of him and then hand him over to her. The little prince has a light sleep when he falls asleep, so he can't be startled. He is not used to others, but only to me."

Li Xiuer smiled and said, "So, young lady, you mean that this child can't be served by others?"

Zhou Xinyue nodded and said, "Yes."

Li Xiuer looked at Zhou Xinyue coldly and said with a smile: "Girl, you are so stubborn at such a young age. How can an unmarried girl exercise her mother's authority? I'm afraid that others will laugh at you in the future and it will be difficult for you to get married!"

Zhou Xinyue sighed and said, "It's not a big deal whether I get married or not. Even if it's for the little prince, it doesn't matter if I don't get married. If others laugh at me for this, then let them laugh at me. I'm fearless!"

After saying that, Zhou Xinyue raised her head and looked straight at Li Xiuer. Her determined eyes made Li Xiuer speechless for a moment.

The other sounds of greeting in the hall gradually died down, as if everyone was listening to her.

At this time, Jin Yourong was looking straight at Zhou Xinyue, with a look of surprise and joy in his eyes.

At this moment, Li Yingying looked at Zhou Xinyue silently. She felt as if there was a huge stone blocking her chest. She couldn't breathe out or down, and she felt very uncomfortable.

His eyes looked as if he wanted to skin Zhou Xinyue alive.