First Watch. I've caught a cold and feel dizzy, so I'm a bit stuck on the writing. I probably won't be able to finish the Third Watch until three in the morning. Those who don't stay up can read it tomorrow.
"Mother, Mother!"
Hearing the calls outside draw nearer and nearer, the Crown Princess hurriedly set down her embroidery and looked up.
A tiny figure wrapped in a bright yellow outer robe came wobbling into the bedchamber. While still more than a yard away, he spread his arms and cried, "Mother, hold me! Mother, hug!"
Naturally, the one who had come looking for her was the Grand Heir Li Shi had "given birth" to. Ever since he had been born, he had been raised at the Crown Princess's side.
The Crown Princess was gentle and kind by nature, and she also knew that she would never have children of her own. Thus, she treated him as though he were her biological son.
Seeing the little fellow stagger forward and throw himself at her, the Crown Princess hurriedly rose to meet him. She lifted him from the floor, rubbed her face against his rosy little cheeks, and said indulgently, "Why has Qi Er run around until he's all sweaty again? If you go out tonight smelling all stinky, Father King will be unhappy."
At the words "Father King," the little fellow was visibly frightened. Yet soon afterward, he giggled, wrapped his arms around the Crown Princess's neck, and called out indistinctly, "High, high-high, high-high!"
At first, the Crown Princess thought he wanted her to lift him high. But after raising him several times, she realized that did not seem to be the case, so she could only turn to the wet nurse standing helplessly nearby.
The wet nurse hurriedly explained, "What