At the third watch of the night.

Xiong Huai did not fall asleep, but stood outside Mrs. Song's room, looking at the busy crowd in the hall, listening to Mrs. Song's painful shouts in the room, and his heart was full of worry.

Although Mrs. Song is in the prime of life of twenty-seven or eighteen, it is the first birth after all, and the woman's first birth is the most dangerous.

Yes, although Xiong Huai already has several children, his heart is still full of worries about Mrs. Song.

So, Xiong Huai, who couldn't help, had to keep looking into the room outside the room.

After a long time, with the loud cry of a baby coming from the room, Xiong Huai's heart was relieved, and he was full of joy and ordered the maid who was waiting beside him: "Quick, go in and have a look, and see how the lady is." ”

"Yui."

Not long after the maidservant entered the house, an old woman with a baby in her arms came out of the room.

"Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king, the lady has given birth to a son."

Xiong Huai took the young son from the old woman's hand, and before he could look at it, he asked the old woman, "How is Madame now?" ”

When the old woman heard this, she immediately responded with a smile: "Madame is fine, please rest assured that the king." ”

"That's good, that's good." Xiong Huai nodded with a smile, and then looked at the crying son in his arms.

At this glance, he was stunned.

When Wangcai and other three sons were born before, he had seen them all. Although Wangcai is a little thin, he looks normal, and the child rat looks a little strong. And Ziniu, a child, may have looked very thin because Mrs. Han was too young when she gave birth to him, and he was a little worried that Ziniu might die young, so he named it Niu, hoping to be as strong as a cow.

And now the child in his arms, although he has just been born, looks a little fat.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai teased the little guy with a smile: "This kid is not ordinary, it's the first time I've seen such a strong little guy." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai asked, "Have you ever weighed your son?" ”

"Back to the king." The old woman's smiling face bloomed like a flower: "It has been weighed, and the son weighs nine catties and seven taels." ”

"So heavy!" Xiong Huai was shocked, when Ziniu was just born, he was almost half the weight of this little guy.

"Yes, my lord, the concubine has lived so long, and it is the first time I have seen such a strong child." The old woman said, saluting, "The king is blessed with all the heavens!" ”

Xiong Huai hugged the child and laughed.

Then, after the room was cleaned up, Xiong Huai immediately walked into the room, and then sat down next to Mrs. Song's bed, looked at Mrs. Song's tired and weak face, and said bitterly: "Madame has suffered." ”

"Giving birth to a child for the king, the concubine is happy in her heart." Mrs. Song smiled, and then stretched out her hands: "King, the child hugs the concubine." ”

"Madame, be careful." When Xiong Huai heard this, he slowly handed his son to Mrs. Song and said, "This kid is extraordinary, nine and a half pounds in weight, and the weight is not light. ”

Mrs. Song smiled and nodded, then took the child and shook it gently in her arms.

After a while, Mrs. Song looked at Xiong Huai expectantly and said, "Wang, have you ever thought of a name for the child?" ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he lightly held Mrs. Song's fragrant shoulder with one hand, and said with a smile: "The widow thought about it a few months ago, and at that time, the widow decided that if the lady gave birth to a son, then he would be named Ju, and if it was a son-in-law, it would be named Chan, so that the name would be easy to feed." ”

"But..." Xiong Huai looked at the child in Mrs. Song's arms, shook his head with a smile, and said, "However, after seeing this kid, the widow changed his attention." This kid looks extremely strong, tiger-headed, and his voice is also very loud, full of temperament, at first glance, he is an easy person to support, and there is no need to be called a cheap name. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai pondered for a moment and said, "The widow sees that this little guy is born extraordinary, so let's name it Charter." The widow hopes that he will grow up in the future and be as good as his name, not only to be fair and strict, to protect the people, but also to travel the world and walk the world. ”

"Childe Charter!" Mrs. Song silently read a few times, and her heart was suddenly filled with joy.

She has been in the Chu State for many years, and she also knows many legends among the Chu people, and this charter is one of the legends, and her real name is 狴犴.

Legend has it that Charter is also the son of a dragon, resembling a tiger in appearance, but the embodiment of justice.

The king of Chu gave the charter of the name, which undoubtedly shows the great expectation and love of the king of Chu for his son.

Thinking about it, Mrs. Song immediately smiled and thanked: "Thank you for the name!" ”

Xiong Huai smiled, then got up and looked at the people in the room: "Come here, pass on the widow's order, the son's charter was born, the widow was not very happy, and decided to rejoice with the fathers and elders in the city."

Therefore, the widow decided to give each of the ministers three pieces of mutton and a pot of wine, three pieces of pork and a pot of wine for all the guards in the palace, two pieces of pork and a pot of wine for the palace attendants, and a piece of pork and a pot of wine for each household of the people in the city. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the attendants in the palace bowed down with great joy: "Thank you for the king's gift, congratulations for the king!" ”

Early the next morning.

When the crown prince got up early in the morning, he got the news that Mrs. Song gave birth in the early hours of this morning, and was named Charter by his father, and the father and son were overjoyed and rewarded the nobles and people of the city.

When Prince Heng got the news, his tense heart was also relaxed.

Yesterday, my father learned of the tragedy of Ziqing, and then I was happy to have a son at night, so the birth of the Son's charter should have dispelled the discomfort in my father's heart.

In this way, the uneasiness in his heart was also lightened.

At the same time, he was also a little surprised that his father had named his younger brother Charter.

The surprise is not because the name Charter has any special meaning, it is just the name of an ordinary divine beast.

Some aristocrats directly named their children dragons, and even the first Ye Gong embroidered dragon patterns on his clothes, which was normal.

To his surprise, his father did not give his younger brother a cheap name, but instead gave him the name of a divine beast.

This was at odds with his father's habit of naming his younger brothers.

Of course, this is just a bit of a surprise.

Thinking about it, the prince invited the princess and the prince to be peaceful, and ordered: "Today, I want to go to the temple on behalf of my father to ask for sin, and it is inconvenient to enter the palace to congratulate, so..."

The crown prince said to Princess Wei: "Mrs. Lao prepared a heavy gift, entered the palace to congratulate Mrs. Song, and gave the young brother a charter gift on behalf of Lone. ”

Princess Wei already knew about Gongzi Ziqing's deeds in Zhao State, but she thought that she went to the temple on behalf of her father in the name of the prince to ask for guilt, but in fact, she went instead of the reckless Gongzi Ziqing. Yes, she smiled and nodded: "Please rest assured, the concubine will enter the palace later." ”

At this time, the crown prince Heng and Gongzi Ping said: "Ziping, you talk to your grandfather after you enter the palace, and then congratulate your grandfather on behalf of Gu." ”

Gongziping nodded vigorously: "Please rest assured, father!" ”

Then, after the prince explained the affairs of the family, he took a hundred guards and went away in the celebration of the people of the city.