Lin Yan hurried towards the prepared delivery room upon hearing her father's voice.
When Lin Yan reached the delivery room, her mother was already lying on the bed, supported by a maid. Seeing Lin Yan enter, she immediately said, "What are you doing in here, you young lady! Get out!"
Lin mother was in good spirits now, far calmer than Lin father's panic.
After all, the last time Lin father had experienced something like this was when Lin Yan was born, but his wife had a difficult labor then, nearly costing them both their lives. Thus, he was extremely worried this time as Lin mother gave birth.
"Mother, don't worry, I'll check your pulse first, then I'll leave," Lin Yan walked to Lin mother's side and took her wrist.
After checking her pulse and confirming Lin mother's condition was good, Lin Yan then felt Lin mother's belly to ensure the baby's position was correct.
Just then, the midwife entered. Seeing Lin Yan, a young woman still in her maiden hairstyle, in the delivery room, she also showed disapproval. However, she recognized Lin Yan, so she didn't ask her to leave.
"Mother, don't worry, your body is well-nourished. If you feel weak, take a pill," Lin Yan handed a medicine bottle to the maid by the bed.
"Alright, Mother knows. You should go out quickly," Lin mother waved her daughter away. What was a girl who wasn't married doing in a delivery room! It was so inauspicious!
"Okay then. If anything is uncomfortable, Mother, Father and I will be waiting outside," Lin Yan instructed and then left the delivery room.
"Sigh, why would a maiden like her enter a delivery room? What if she gets scared?" A mother always worries about her child.
"Miss Lin is also concerned about Madam!" the midwife said with a smile.
"This child, she just thinks too much, worries too much!" Although Lin mother's tone was full of complaint, the smile on her face was undeniable.
"Madam has great fortune!" How could she not have great fortune? As the Sect Leader's wife, possessing great wealth, and with such a filial daughter. Now, at her advanced age, she had another child.
Especially seeing how worried the Sect Leader Lin was, guarding the door and constantly peeking inside. It made one exclaim at Madam Lin's good fortune!
Lin mother's pregnancy was easy. Counting from when Lin Yan came out, it was less than an hour before a loud cry was heard.
"Congratulations, Madam, it's a boy!" Lin Yan heard the midwife inside announcing the good news, and Lin father naturally heard it too.
He quickly asked Lin mother in a loud voice about her condition and if she felt any discomfort.
Lin Yan also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she knew her mother's body was still quite strong, giving birth under these medical conditions was like a walk through the gates of hell.
A moment's carelessness could lead to disaster. Lin Yan was very worried, but now that the baby was safely born and her mother was fine, it was truly a happy occasion for all.
The midwife brought out the tiny infant. Lin father carefully took the baby. The newborn wasn't particularly good-looking, but in Lin father's heart, this child was incredibly cute.
After a glance at the baby, Lin Yan went directly into the delivery room. The maid had already helped Lin mother to clean up a bit.
Lin Yan looked at the sleeping Lin mother, walked to the bedside, and checked her pulse again. Only when she confirmed there were no issues did she finally relax.
With this child, her parents' attention would be less focused on her. Especially if she were to marry far away, having this younger brother to accompany them would also allow her to fulfill her filial duties.
Moreover, with a son, her mother could finally put her mind at ease. Although her mother never spoke of it, Lin Yan always felt a sense of guilt from her mother for not giving Lin father a son.
Even though Lin father didn't mind and always comforted her, her mother's heart was still heavy. This was also why he had chosen Luo Yu Xuan as his successor back then.
He had even wanted Luo Yu Xuan to marry Lin Yan, perhaps thinking that since they had raised him, their future children could bear the Lin surname.
But now it was good. They had their own son. When they eventually passed away, Yan'er wouldn't be left without care.
When the baby's third-day ceremony was held, news arrived from Ting Feng Lou.
Lin Yan then went to find Lin mother to retrieve Luo Yu Xuan's identity jade pendant.
"Yan'er, what do you need this for?" Lin mother looked at Lin Yan with some concern, fearing that Lin Yan still had lingering feelings for her senior brother.
"I've investigated the matter of Senior Brother's parents. I believe Senior Brother would also like to know what kind of people his parents were."
"You found out about Xuan'er's parents? When? How did you find out?" Lin mother was very suspicious.
"News from Ting Feng Lou. Mother, you know that at Ting Feng Lou, as long as you can afford it, you can find out any news."
"Then what do you need the jade pendant for?"
"To return it to Senior Brother. His parents left him a fortune!" Lin Yan chuckled. She didn't say that in the original novel, it was because of this item that the heroine's father targeted the Li Shan Sword Sect.
However, because her senior brother's actions were not entirely reliable, her mother had never given him this jade pendant, and he hadn't found the possessions left by his parents.
"Alright then! I'll find it for you. After all, this belongs to your Senior Brother, and it should have been returned to him long ago. He was too impetuous before, and I was afraid he would lose this jade. Now that he's become more steady, it's time to give it to him."
Lin mother asked the maid to retrieve a box from the shelf, then took out a key from a hidden compartment in her pillow, opened the box, and took out the jade pendant with the character "Luo" on it.
"This is it. Go have someone deliver it to your Senior Brother!"
"I will have it delivered to him as soon as possible," Lin Yan said with a smile.
After returning, Lin Yan wrote a letter and handed it and the jade pendant to the guard beside her.
She wondered what her Senior Brother would think upon receiving her letter, and how his relationship with the heroine would develop.
"Miss, the Prince has sent a letter," a guard handed a small bamboo tube to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan looked at the bamboo tube helplessly. He was using carrier pigeons like they were his own! But thinking about it, they were indeed his own family's.
Lin Yan took the bamboo tube and took out the letter. Besides greetings, the letter asked when she would be leaving Li Shan.
It also congratulated her on the birth of a younger brother, stating he couldn't make it to the third-day ceremony but would send a full-month gift.
Seeing the letter filled with his probing questions, Lin Yan couldn't help but reveal a helpless smile.
"Tell him to come and attend my brother's full-month celebration and prepare a generous gift. I only have this one younger brother," Lin Yan said to the messenger guard without writing a reply.
"Yes, this subordinate will report back to the Prince immediately!" the guard replied happily.
Had their Prince finally seen the dawn after the clouds?