Heavenly Empire/ Yizhan
Fuxi Palace Master, The Crown Prince
Fuxi Palace Master, Crown Prince Xiao Zhan arched his back in pain. If not for the piece of white cloth that his servants stuffed into his mouth, he might have cried out loud.
Mingyu
"Your Majesty, it will be over soon,"
Mingyu, his youngest and ironically also the most loyal maid said with a trembling voice. She wiped Xiao Zhan's sweaty and reddened face with a warm cloth again and again, hoping that it could make Xiao Zhan feel a little more comfortable.
"Your Majesty, this servant is so sorry,"
Four of Xiao Zhan's palace servants mumbled as they used their weight to press down on Xiao Zhan's limbs to prevent him from moving about.
Tears fell from the end of Xiao Zhan's eyes as he struggled against the men who restrained his arms and legs.
It hurt.
It hurt too much.
Xiao Zhan would rather taste the sweet embrace of death than wallow in this unbearable pain.
Mid wife Chen
"Your Majesty, I will begin now,"
Midwife Chen announced after she cleaned her hands and sterilized her knife.
The crown prince was disrobed and his bulging belly was exposed to the midwife.
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan
"Mmmh... Mmmm..."
At the sight of the sharp blade, Xiao Zhan's survival instinct kicked in and he struggled even harder.
Mid wife Chen
"Your Majesty, please be brave..."
Sweating profusely, the midwife steeled her heart and made the first, then the second, then the third cut in quick succession.
She performed her task with such agility and precision that Xiao Zhan didn't even get to let out a muffled scream.
By the time the baby arrived in the world with a shrill cry that broke the night, his mother had already passed out from both exhaustion and blood loss.
He did not even hear the congratulatory remark made by the midwife,
Mid wife Chen
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. It is a boy."
Midwife Chen then passed the baby to Mingyu and used the opportunity to quickly stitch the crown prince up.
Mingyu's eyes were brimming with tears when she held the wrinkly, bloody infant in her arms.
Mingyu
"Your Majesty? Please wake up. Take a look at him. He's so cute."
The midwife grabbed Mingyu's shoulders and shook her head.
Mid wife Chen
"Let His Majesty rest for a little. It was his first time giving birth. He needs to rest a lot."
Mingyu
"Oh... I understand, Midwife Chen."
While the crown prince was out cold, Mingyu helped Midwife Chen clean the newborn prince.
When the young maid brushed past his tender forehead, it suddenly glowed brightly with the image of a fierce tiger with a golden coat.
She was so shocked that she almost dropped the little prince.
Midwife Chen took the baby from the maid and glowered at her.
Mid wife Chen
"It is none of your business,"
She chastised the young woman.
Mid wife Chen
"All you need to do is serve your master well."
Mingyu
"I... Midwife Chen is right,"
Mingyu replied helplessly.
She stole secret glances at the baby while she poured out the dirty bathwater.
That image on the baby's head...
It was the sigil of the Longjing Palace.
That meant that the father of the baby was...
Mingyu held her breath. She did not even dare to say that name out loud in her mind.
She did not want her master to read the knowledge that was written across her eyes.
When Mingyu and Midwife Chen returned to the birthing chamber with the little prince, Xiao Zhan had already regained consciousness.
He leaned against a stack of pillows on the birthing bed, his empty eyes directed at the wooden ceiling above his head.
When the two women entered the room, Xiao Zhan turned his head to look at them.
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan
"Give him to me,"
He commanded as he extended his hands in the baby's direction.
Mingyu swallowed hard. She was suddenly a little afraid of handing the baby over to his mother.
Mingyu
"Your Majesty, you should rest a little. You have worked hard."
Xiao Zhan ignored Mingyu. He only had eyes for the child. The baby too only had eyes for his mother.
As soon as Xiao Zhan took the infant, the latter opened his mouth slightly and rubbed his little face on Xiao Zhan's chest.
Mid wife Chen
"Your Majesty, you need to feed him,"
Midwife Chen reminded the crown prince.
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan
"Ah, yes, of course."
Other than Midwife Chen, everyone quickly turned around to grant Xiao Zhan some privacy while he breastfed his baby for the first time.
The baby sucked and sucked, but there was not enough milk for him to drink. He soon started crying from hunger.
Mid wife Chen
"It is perfectly normal, Your Majesty,"
Mid wife Chen
"Male omegas don't usually have much milk to give. We shall get wet nurses to feed the little prince."
Xiao Zhan covered himself and then caressed the tender cheek of the newborn.
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan
"Don't cry, my baby,"
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan
"Don't cry..."
The crown prince's soft tone quickly placated the baby. It also made Zhan and the servants look up in awe.
In their long years of service, they had never experienced Xiao Zhan with this mellow temper. He never looked at anyone with so much love and treated anyone with such indulgence.
Mingyu thought to herself that the little prince was very lucky to have Xiao Zhan as a mother.
Whether he was lucky to have the Longjing Palace Master as a father or not was debatable.
The peaceful atmosphere was disturbed by the shrill voices of the guards outside of the palace.
Mingyu rose to her feet furiously.
Mingyu
"Who is shouting around so late at night? His Majesty is resting!!!"
A guard ran all the way from the entrance gate to Xiao Zhan's private residence. Once he arrived in front of the birthing chamber, he fell on his knees and bumped his head against the ground.
"Your... Your Majesty! The palace has been surrounded by the Longjing and Wuyang Palace's army!"
Mingyu pressed a hand against her lower face and gasped. Her eyes were filled with terror.
An ambush? An ambush at this time?
Xiao Zhan was the very picture of composure. He pressed a tender kiss against his baby's forehead and handed him to Midwife Chen.
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan
"Prepare my armor,"
He said, his voice stern and commanding.
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan
"I am going out to confront them."
Crown Prince Xiao Zhan, 22 years old, omega.
Also known as the Fuxi Palace Master, one of the nine palace masters.
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