"Lady Verdant Green Maiden..."
Liu Cailian was pale. When she saw Verdant Green Maiden come in, she called to her in a weak voice.
Verdant Green Maiden answered, "Don't talk. Rest first."
Liu Cailian pressed her lips together and nodded slightly.
Verdant Green Maiden turned toward the little baby in the midwife's arms and walked over.
The midwife nodded to Verdant Green Maiden and held the baby out for her to see.
The child's eyes were closed, and he neither cried nor fussed.
"Have a look, my lady."
"This child is very healthy!"
"Mm."
Verdant Green Maiden murmured her acknowledgment.
Her gaze settled on the little baby in the midwife's arms.
His face was all wrinkled and not at all pretty, but in the shape of his features, she could faintly see traces of Liu Cailian and Yue Qiu. Poor little boy. His father had been absent from the moment he was born, and there was no telling when he would come home.
"Ah..."
Verdant Green Maiden sighed. After looking at him a little longer, she suddenly thought of something.
She immediately turned to Liu Cailian.
"How about naming this child Yue Huan, with the courtesy name Buxi?"
At these words, a hint of confusion appeared in Liu Cailian's eyes.
Verdant Green Maiden smiled slightly.
She explained to Liu Cailian.
"In the Book of Songs, 'Zheng Odes: Qin and Wei' says: 'The Qin and the Wei, their waters flowing free.'"
"It evokes river ice melting in spring, the waters rushing without cease, their surging flow without end."
In truth, "huan" also meant separation and dispersal, but Verdant Green Maiden felt there was no need to tell Liu Cailian that.
Liu Cailian nodded in agreement.
"Buxi, Buxi..."
"May you have peace and joy."
Verdant Green Maiden extended a finger and gently