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In June, the "relatives" came as usual. Meimei couldn't bear to see Xu Junying's frustrated look, so she drove him back to the study to sleep: "You are too impatient! You make me nervous. This won't work. If you don't tire me to death, you will torture me to death - let's sleep separately for a month, and then come back!"
As a result, Xu Junying couldn't bear it for the whole night and ran back in the middle of the night: "Meimei can't sleep!"
Cen Meimei was sleeping soundly, but he was the only one who couldn't sleep. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and pinched her face and stroked her shoulders and arms. She just hid inside and refused to wake up. He had no choice but to lie down close to her, watching with satisfaction that she still remembered his scent in her sleep, and soon she came into his arms. He smiled and put his arms around her, closed his eyes, and fell asleep in a moment.
The next morning, when they woke up, they were talking in the tent. Xu Junying comforted Meimei: "Don't worry, let's just live our relaxed and happy life as before, no matter if he has it or not!"
At midnight on July 16, the Princess of Qi suddenly developed abdominal pain. The Queen Mother in the palace was alarmed and came to the Prince of Qi's Mansion overnight with the imperial physician to take charge. The midwives who had been employed in the mansion for a long time were on high alert. The Prince of Qi asked Shan Yong to bring Meimei over immediately. Xu Junying was worried and wanted to send her over, but Heng'er was having a fever and was feeling unwell. He looked aggrieved and couldn't sleep. Meimei asked Xu Junying to stay with the child, and Baizhan to follow her. They followed Shan Yong to the Prince of Qi's Mansion.
Several princesses in the capital and the ladies of honor who usually had contact with the princess also rushed to the scene upon hearing the news. They accompanied the empress dowager and sat quietly in the outer hall of Ziyuan where the princess of Qi lived, waiting. Lin Runan's mother also came with the female members of the Lin family. Except for Lin's mother who could go into the inner courtyard to visit, the rest of them stayed in the side hall of the outer courtyard. Seeing her daughter's pain, Lin's mother was so distressed that she wiped away tears. Lin Runan didn't want to see her mother sad, so she sent Ruixue beside her to take her out of the outer hall to rest.
Meimei met King Qi at the gate of Ziyuan Courtyard. His tall and cold figure appeared under the shade of the lush trees, like a ghostly flower demon in the night, which scared her.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qi?"
The King of Qi waved his hand and asked the maid in the palace to lead the way and take away the servants around Meimei first, and then said calmly:
"Call my name!"
"Zhao Bao, what are you doing here? Go in and check on Runan!"
"The Queen Mother will not allow it."
"Aren't you worried?"
"What are you worried about?"
"Runan and the child!"
After a moment of silence, the King of Qi said in a deep voice: "Since you are here by my side, stay here honestly and don't go anywhere! Cen Meimei, if you let her disappear, find me another one that looks exactly like her!"
Meimei's heart was moved. What was this? Could it be understood that this guy couldn't bear to part with Lin Runan
"You—Zhao Bao, you are unreasonable!"
"Humph! I'm too reasonable with you! You once accompanied the Queen to give birth to the eldest prince. This time, you'd better let Lin Runan live, otherwise, I will turn you back into Qin Er... I don't have Lin Runan, and you are not allowed to have Xu Junying!"
Meimei felt a few black lines on her forehead. He is about to become a father, but he is still so childish. She really can't stand him!
"Don't worry, Lin Runan will be fine, just wait!"
Walking past him with her head held high, Meimei saw the twinkling in Zhao Bao's eyes.
I felt a little uneasy. What right did she have to make such a promise? The death rate of dystocia for women should be around 20%. She is not a doctor, but she dares to speak so confidently. Cen Meimei, Cen Meimei, there is no need to be too confident in such a place.
But she never thought that Lin Runan would have an accident. In her intuition, Runan should give birth to the child smoothly, just like her sister-in-law Feng, without any suspense. After being in pain for most of the day, the time has come for the baby to come out!
Meimei was not quite sure whether there was a profession called birth attendant in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the hospital in her previous life. In any case, she felt that the greatest merit of coming to this world was that she accidentally became a full-time birth attendant. She had accompanied many mothers in labor and gave birth to many babies. This night was just like when she accompanied the queen to give birth to the eldest prince and the fifth prince. She stayed by her good friend Lin Runan's side from beginning to end, holding her hand tightly, comforting and encouraging her to be strong.
Lin Runan was actually the strongest, and could endure it better than the queen. She was in pain all night long, but she didn't make a sound. She was exhausted, but there was still no sign of giving birth. At dawn, she finally fainted. The imperial physician went in to check her pulse and told the queen mother to report. The news came out that the princess of Qi was not well. The prince of Qi said to the housekeeper in a cold tone: "Spread my words: Don't hear such news. The princess and the child are safe, and they are fine too. Otherwise, no one inside will think of leaving the prince's mansion alive!"
After hearing the words of the King of Qi, not only the doctors, but even the midwives were trembling with fear, and wanted to cry but had no tears. Meimei helped Doctor Qiao to carefully check Lin Runan's pulse, and asked a slightly calmer midwife to carefully and gently feel the princess' abdomen according to his request, answer his questions, and think with her head down. Meimei saw beads of sweat on Doctor Qiao's forehead, and it was obvious that he was nervous and anxious. She couldn't help but feel angry. Damn King Qi, now is not the time to scare people. If you scare people and make them weak, they will be powerless and panic and can't think of anything. That's really asking for death!
Doctor Qiao ordered another doctor to come up and give the princess acupuncture to wake her up. He gave Meimei a few instructions while he went out to look after the prenatal soup that was prepared according to the prescription left by Lingxuzi.
Meimei stood in front of the bed, watching the acupuncturist carefully insert and remove the needles. Her technique was skillful. Runan frowned. She quickly sat down, lowered her head, stroked her face, and called softly:
"Princess, Princess, wake up!"
Lin Runan opened his eyes, moved his lips, and whispered: "Meimei, I'm hungry..."
After saying that, he closed his eyes again. Meimei was stunned: After struggling all night, could he have fainted from hunger? Oh my god, including myself, we are all useless people. We only think about giving birth. How can a person who wants to give birth have the strength to give birth after not eating for more than ten hours!
She stood up suddenly and was about to give an order when she felt dizzy and almost fell down in front of the bed. The midwives cried out in shock. Ruixue, who was standing by, hurriedly supported her and said with tears in her eyes:
"Young Madam, you are exhausted!"
Immediately, news came out that the wife of Marquis Weiyuan had also fainted!
The King of Qi could no longer sit still and rushed straight to the inner courtyard. The Queen Mother had rested in a daze all night and had returned to the outer hall to sit on the couch. When she heard the nanny's report, she shouted with a sullen face, "Stop him for me!"
Even the wife of Marquis Weiyuan, who was so strong-willed, couldn't bear it. It was obvious that the birth of this child was full of bad luck. How could she let the noble prince get close to her!
The King of Qi ordered the guards to drag the maids who were blocking his way away. If they were not the people in front of the Queen Mother, he would have kicked them away. But he heard a crisp voice in the upper corridor saying slowly:
"Who is spreading rumors? I'm fine, right? The princess is just hungry. Which mother is in charge of the princess's meals? Are you all stupid? Bring the princess a bowl of hot meat porridge immediately. Also, I want a bowl too!"
Lin Runan needs to replenish her energy, and it seems that the people who accompany her during the birth also need it, as if they have low blood sugar.
The King of Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked Shan Yong, "What is Wang Ma, the Inner Courtyard Manager, busy with? How can you neglect such a thing? Where is your new wife?"
"Replying to Master: The Queen Mother just got up, and the princesses from the various palaces have also come over. Nanny Wang and others are waiting outside... My wife has been following the princess's orders and has been serving her in the upper room. She cannot leave!"
The King of Qi was silent: "That stupid woman, she has been unable to manage the inner courtyard for so long. Those maids and servants were appointed by the Queen Mother, so they are the boss of the Queen Mother... Well, forget it, she dare not contradict or offend the Queen Mother. After this matter is over, I will sort it out for her. All those who should be replaced will be replaced, and no one will be left. Your wife will be in charge of the inner courtyard!"
After eating the hot meat porridge, Lin Runan and Meimei felt strong again. One encouraged the other and the other tried their best. Finally, after the hour of noon, the Princess of Qi gave birth to a beautiful little girl.
The Queen Mother was a little disappointed, but she finally held her granddaughter, played with her for a while, and told Nanny Wang and others to take good care of her before returning to the palace. The King of Qi was eager for the Queen Mother to leave quickly. He glanced at the baby in the cradle and waved his hand to let Ruixue take the baby back. His face showed no sadness or joy, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking.
He did not go in to visit Lin Runan, but only told the maids to serve carefully and would be severely punished if anything went wrong.
Xu Junying came to congratulate and wanted to take Meimei away. The King of Qi deliberately refused to let anyone in, saying that the princess could not leave Meimei. Xu Junying had no choice but to leave, and stayed in the second hall of the front yard. The palace historian and guests came to accompany him for tea and chat one after another, but he was too lazy to pay attention to them and just sat there motionless until Meimei woke up from a nap in Ziyuan. He then chatted with Lin Runan for a while, teased the little girl, taught Ruixue some nursing knowledge, and then said goodbye and went home. It was already late at this time. Ruixue said that Shan Yong just said that the prince had kept dinner for him and that Marquis Weiyuan had also come and were waiting in the front yard. Meimei asked and learned that Xu Junying had arrived a long time ago. She hurriedly said something to Lin Runan and hurried out. When the couple met, they knew what each other was thinking with just one look. Without waiting for the King of Qi to show up, Xu Junying asked the palace historian to convey that Heng'er was not feeling well and that parents had to go back to accompany him. Then he took Meimei and they both left the palace and went home.
After a tiring day and night, Meimei finally managed to sleep peacefully. However, Cheng'er told the Marquis that the young lady almost fainted in the palace. Xu Junying was shocked and worried. He watched Meimei sleep well all night. The next day, he went out early to fetch Su Taiyi back. Su Taiyi examined her again and again, and suddenly asked Meimei if her period had passed. Meimei was startled. Thinking about it, it had been two days. Today was the third day, but she had forgotten it in the rush. Xu Junying's eyes flickered, and he asked tentatively, "Doctor Su means..."
Doctor Su smiled and shook his head: "It's still uncertain. In this case, there is no need to take any medicine. Just rest and recuperate, rest and eat well. I will come back to see you in ten days or half a month!"
Xu Junying suddenly found hope again. On the surface, he did not show any special expression. He pretended to treat Meimei as usual, but he was not pretending. Every day, he went to Cheng'er and Ping'er behind her back to ask about the various conditions of the young lady, and repeatedly told her to serve the young lady well. Meimei secretly glanced at his uncalm and composed look, and laughed secretly. She thought that it would be different after Su Taiyi examined him. Look at how rotten his forehead is. If he is tortured like this two or three times, he will soon become cockroach.
Xu Junying was patient and managed to make it through twelve days before going to fetch Doctor Su. This time, God smiled upon Lord Xu again, as Meimei was indeed pregnant!
After seeing off Imperial Physician Su and the sisters-in-law who had come to the imperial court after hearing the news, Xu Junying and Meimei looked at each other affectionately and hugged each other tightly. After a long while, Meimei sighed and said with a smile, "Junying, he's finally here!"
Xu Junying touchedly stroked her soft belly: "Where is he? I can't even touch him - Meimei, I want our child, I dream about it! He can prove that we belong to each other, our flesh and blood are combined together and will never be separated!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)