Thirteenth Lady's Comback: Her Everyday Life as a Bystander-Chapter 361 - 1: Sealed with a Kiss

But let’s talk about how Hong Sheng led the Vanguard Camp, traveling overnight just to get home earlier. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

When he reached the Hami Camp, after settling the Vanguard Camp and coordinating everything with his colleagues who stayed behind, Hong Sheng didn’t even have time to change his blood-stained clothes; he returned home looking disheveled and earthy.

Fortunately, the gatekeepers were all retired soldiers and knew what one looked like just off the battlefield; otherwise, they might have thought a savage was approaching!

As soon as Hong Sheng got off his horse and tossed the reins to the gatekeepers, he ran into the door, and the gatekeeper, who had just received the news that the wife was about to give birth and was listening intently, joked, "Could it be that the master somehow knew today was the day for his newborn?"

Little did they know, Hong Sheng was unaware that his wife was giving birth today — he didn’t even know his wife was pregnant.

So, when he reached the inner courtyard and heard a group of maids and women excitedly saying, "Madam gave birth to a little master!" and then saw them all jumping to congratulate him, Hong Sheng was still dumbfounded.

Let’s go back ten minutes earlier.

Aunt Qin was pacing nervously in the courtyard. Usually, when someone gives birth, you could hear cries of pain, but Susu had been inside for over an hour, and the delivery room only echoed with the sounds of Nanny Jiang and the wives.

Not until the voices from the delivery room announced, "It’s born, it’s born," "Madam gave birth to a little master" did Aunt Qin finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Mrs. Sun laughed, "This time you can really relax!"

Just after she spoke, the main servant duo heard the maids and women congratulating Hong Sheng. Turning to look, they saw a disheveled, rugged man staring dumbfounded at the delivery room, his eyes wide open, as though he had been frightened.

Seeing this, Aunt Qin scolded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "What are you standing there for? Go wash up quickly and then visit your wife and son."

Hong Sheng turned his head back, still dazed, and said, "I have a son?"

Seeing him like this, Aunt Qin couldn’t help but laugh and feel a pang of sorrow, her tone softening, "You have a son. Susu gave birth to a son for you. You came back on this day too, so it’s a double blessing."

After Aunt Qin finished speaking and saw Hong Sheng still unmoving, murmuring, "I have a son, I have a son".

Aunt Qin pondered, are all men like this? Once they have a son, the wife no longer matters? Without the wife, where would you get a son?

Just as she was about to say something to him, she saw the big fellow rush to the door of the delivery room, his expression a mix of anger and grievance, and tears began to fall. He shouted, "Susu, you tricked me again!"

From the onset of labor pains until the baby was born, it took two hours. Susu felt like she’d been to hell and back, and she never wanted to experience such heart-wrenching pain again.

But seeing the fair, tender Little Bun she’d just given birth to, all the pain vanished.

However, she was exhausted. After glancing at her child, she gradually passed out, nearly scaring the few newlywed wives to death.

Only Nanny Jiang took her pulse and laughed, "Nothing’s wrong; though Madam looks soft and weak on the outside, her body is quite strong.

This time she’s just tired. Let her sleep. Place the little master in Madam’s arms, let him latch on more.

Let the wet nurse feed a few rounds first, by tomorrow Madam will be able to nurse herself."

Susu actually wasn’t asleep but was in a daze. Hearing what Nanny Jiang said, when Hong Dou came to undo her clothes, she just let her.

The newly born baby lay naked against his mother’s warm embrace, holding onto his future sustenance intently, though there was no milk, he sucked with great satisfaction.

Susu and her baby were enjoying their mother-child bonding, almost dozing off, when they heard the shout from outside the room, "Susu, you tricked me again!"

This voice was like stirring up a hornet’s nest. The Little Bun, who only cried a few times when he was born, let out a "Wah," though his cry wasn’t loud, it was full of melody, pulling at Susu’s heartstrings painfully.

If Susu had the strength to get out of bed at that moment, she probably would have grabbed Hong Sheng’s ear to apologize to her son.

But at the moment, she was unbelievably exhausted, her lower body still aching from contraction pains, unable to sit up, overwhelmed by her son’s cries feeling a strong sense of grievance herself, and she decisively began to cry.

The people in the room looked at their mistress, who was rumbling without raining and was giving them knowing looks, beyond speechless.

What on earth are you two couples doing?

Only Hong Dou, who knew from her sister-in-law that the lady of the house actually loved a bit of fun, thought of the possibility: did the Madam not inform the Master she was pregnant?

Hong Dou, startled by her own thought, was wide-eyed and speechless. But seeing Susu’s expression, she felt she probably guessed correctly.

Seeing Madam giving them glances repeatedly, she could only open her mouth helplessly and said, "Mistress, stop crying. You shouldn’t cry during postpartum confinement; it’s bad for your eyes."

Outside, Hong Sheng was stopped by Aunt Qin, "What kind of mischief are you up to? Your wife has given you a son. What is there not to satisfy you? If you don’t explain clearly, today, Susu and the child will go back to the Liu Mansion with me."

Hong Sheng looked at Aunt Qin who had taken on a mother-in-law-like posture, and hearing Susu’s cries, he wiped away his pathetic tears, "Aunt Qin, Susu never even told me she was pregnant!"

Not just Aunt Qin - even the other servants in the courtyard were in disbelief.

Aunt Qin felt her head start to ache; how bold this troublesome child, Susu, was.

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After washing up, changing into clean clothes, and shaving off his whiskers and hair, for fear of scaring his wife and precious son, Hong Sheng finally entered the delivery room.

By this time, Susu was already asleep, her face was filled with fatigue, yet her hands instinctively protected her abdomen.

Beside her, in the crib, lay a fair and tender baby, not at all resembling a newborn. Having eaten his fill, now sleeping soundly in a tiny frog-like pose.

The maids and women in the room all discreetly left when Hong Sheng entered.

Hong Sheng, who for no reason burst into tears at the door earlier, now looked at his sleeping wife and son, feeling his eyes burning again.

He lay by the bedside, watching Susu sleep, only feeling that there was probably no other woman in the world as "mercurial."

Like mist, like rain, and like wind, making one think they have her in hand, but then she drifted away; just when you thought she was gone forever, she’d be back to tease you, making one love and hate her at the same time.

Just a moment ago not seeing Susu, Hong Sheng was indeed very angry - it’s not that he doesn’t have a temper, it’s just that he couldn’t bear losing his temper at her.

But to hide something as significant as this was outrageous. What bothered Hong Sheng, however, was the feeling that whether he was around or not, Susu would manage perfectly well on her own.

Learning about childbirth, only after one’s wife has given birth, must make him the only man in the world.

But now, looking at the tired face of his wife, the stuffiness in Hong Sheng’s heart magically disappeared.

This like mist, like rain, and like wind girl was willing to have a baby for him!

Hong Sheng buried his face into Susu’s palm, tears flowing again, while Susu, awoken under the gaze of Hong Sheng, felt the wet warmth in her hand.

Using her other hand, she gently touched her man’s head.

"Hong Sheng, I’ve missed you so much!"

"Hong Sheng, I have given you a son!"

"Hong Sheng, I’m sorry!"

"Hong, um..."

All words dissolved in a kiss.

Susu thought: "Sealing with a kiss" might be the world’s sweetest confession!