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nChapter 46: Being Honored As the Legitimate Eldest Son

nAs half an hour was gone, the baby’s cries came along.

nLong Xiaoyuan abruptly stood up, so did Shi Qingzhou.

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nShortly, the midwife came out with the little prince in her hands who had been washed clean.

nThe midwife, namely a palace maid in charge of delivering babies, was a little elder but was good at her job.

n“Your Majesty, it’s a prince.”

nThe little prince was so tiny that Long Xiaoyun held him for fear that he would crush the baby with a little more force.

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nLong Xiaoyuan held the baby stiffly. Such a tiny baby…

nShi Qingzhou said with a smile, “Your Majesty, congratulations.”

nThen, the eunuchs and palace maids knelt on the ground and exclaimed, “Your Majesty, congratulations.”

nLong Xiaoyuan burst into laughter. “Sure. It’s my son!”

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nIt was the first prince in the imperial palace!

nAs to Lady Huo dying of metrorrhagia, no one mentioned her in front of His Majesty!

nLong Xiaoyuan named the little prince Long Huan.

nThe eunuchs and palace maids called him Prince Huan.

nOn the same day, Long Xiaoyuan took the baby to the Qiankun Palace and announced that the prince was the legitimate son of Shi Qingzhou from now on, dropping a bomb in the Imperial Harem.

nLady Shan and Lady Rou broke a set of teacups in their palaces.

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nSo did other ladies…

nAt the morning session the next day, Liu Xiangyang announced the imperial edict, which made all ministers uproarious.

nOne minister said, “Your Majesty, the mother of the little prince is too humble. It will tarnish His Grace’s reputation if he is registered under the name of His Grace.”

n“Your Majesty, the little prince is too young. Could this wait until you observe his qualities when he grows up?”

n“Your Majesty, His Grace is distinguished, but the legitimate prince is even more important and is the future of the Tianlong Dynasty. Thus, isn’t it a little rushy to ask His Grace to raise the little prince…”

n“Enough!” Long Xiaoyuan impatiently interrupted those three ministers. “I’ve made a decision. It’s not open to discussion…”

nLiu Xiangyang said timely, “Report it if there is something; call it a day if there isn’t!”

nIf this matter was forbidden to say, how could there be something else? Those ministers looked at each other speechlessly.

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nSeeing that no one talked nonsense, Long Xiaoyuan directly stood up and walked away.

nLiu Xiangyang said behind him, “The morning session is over!”

nThe ministers could do nothing but kneel on the ground and watch His Majesty leave.

nAfter that, several ministers gathered around Shi Qingshan and said with jealousy, “Minister Shi, you’re so lucky!”

n“Yeah. Minister Shi, congratulations. You have a grandson.”

n“Minister Shi, you’re so blessed and make us enviable!”

nThose sour words made Shi Qingzhou’s ears itchy. He said with a faint smile, “I have something to do at home, so I’m leaving…”

nWatching him leave, those ministers frowned and murmured to themselves before walking away…

nRight-Prime Minister and several ministers secretly glanced at each other with their eyes full of coldness.

nInstead of noticing this, Long Xiaoyuan went straight to the Qiankun Palace.

nThe little prince didn’t cry much probably because of the premature birth and slept at the outer palace with his wet nurse, but Long Xiaoyuan and Shi Qingzhou didn’t hear him cry much all night.

nWhat a good baby!

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