The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Mrs. Song knocked on the door in an anxious tone and said carefully, "Madam, Madam."
Zhulan opened her eyes and sat up at once. Mrs. Song would not come to call her early in the morning for no reason. She came at this hour, it must be that Su Xuan was about to give birth. "Get up now."
As she spoke, Zhu Lan saw Zhou Shuren getting up and said, "Move aside, I'll go take a look."
Zhou Shuren retracted his legs and rubbed his forehead, "Slow down and don't fall."
Zhulan quickly put on her shoes. Fortunately, it was spring and the clothes were not so thick. She quickly put on her clothes and opened the door. Mrs. Song was holding a wet handkerchief. Zhulan took it and wiped her face while walking, "How is the county lady?"
Mrs. Song replied, "Just now the maid from the fourth room came over and said that it has already started."
Zhu Lan asked, "Have you sent someone to notify Doctor Liu?"
Mrs. Song replied, "The fourth room has already sent someone to invite them, and they should be here by now."
Zhulan walked quickly, and the twins soon arrived at the courtyard of the fourth room. Although there were many maids and old women in the fourth room, it was not messy at all. This was Su Xuan's management ability. Doctor Liu had indeed arrived.
Zhu Lan asked hurriedly, "Grandpa, how is Su Xuan doing?"
Doctor Liu stroked his beard and said, "It's not bad."
After hearing this, Zhulan felt relieved. Doctor Liu was an authority. Zhulan now had time to check on Changzhi. Changzhi's pants were wet. It seemed that when the amniotic fluid broke, Changzhi was lying next to Suxuan!
Zhulan called Changzhi twice before Changzhi came back to his senses, "Mom, you called me?"
Zhu Lan pointed at the pants and said, "Su Xuan is fine now, go change your clothes and come over."
Chang Zhi then felt a little uncomfortable. He was really scared just now, and now he felt uneasy. "Mom, I'll go change my clothes now."
"Um."
Zhulan saw Changzhi go to change clothes and sat on the chair looking at the closed door. Su Xuan was still very patient. From the time she entered the room until now, Su Xuan had not shouted a single time. Only humming sounds could be heard. She was saving her strength. Su Xuan took the midwife's words to heart!
The child has rehearsed this in his mind countless times.
Changzhi came back soon. He walked to his mother and sat down, staring at the door. "Mom, Suxuan's belly is very big. Will Suxuan and the baby be safe?"
Zhulan knew clearly that no matter what Doctor Liu said, Changzhi was still unsure, so he hoped that she could give him affirmative words, "Well, Su Xuan and the child will be safe."
Time passed little by little, and Su Xuan finally cried out in pain. Chang Zhi became even more nervous, and he stopped sitting and blocked the door, wishing there was a crack in the door, shouting, "Su Xuan, I'm outside, I'm always here."
Zhulan heard Su Xuan's response and told Changzhi that she and the child were doing well.
Zhulan felt satisfied when she heard the voice and felt more confident. Everything seemed to be going well for now.
Time passed little by little, and Li and Zhao came over. Li asked, "Mother, how is Fourth Brother's wife?"
Zhulan replied, "It looks like things are going well."
Zhao said: "We don't know if the twins are boys or girls."
Zhulan was also looking forward to it, "We'll know after the baby is born."
In the courtyard of the fourth room, only the voices of Su Xuan and the midwife were heard. Everyone else was quiet. After all, Su Xuan was not like Xuemei who gave birth to two children in her reincarnation. She still suffered a lot. Three hours passed and the child was still not born.
It was already noon, and Zhulan had some snacks to fill her stomach. Changzhi couldn't eat a single bite. Doctor Liu checked his pulse again and confirmed that the situation was not bad. Since the baby wouldn't come out, they could only wait.
After more than an hour, Su Xuan, whose voice had become much weaker, shouted loudly, followed by the cry of a child.
Zhulan almost couldn't stand when she stood up. Fortunately, Mrs. Song quickly helped her up. Zhulan said excitedly, "It's born, it's born."
After the first baby was born, the second one went much more smoothly. Although we had to wait for almost a cup of tea, the sound of another baby crying put the people at ease.
After waiting for a while, the two children were brought out. Zhulan looked at the two children of similar age and asked, "Which one is the eldest?"
The old woman stepped forward and said, "The one with the blue quilt is the eldest, a boy, and the one with the pink quilt is a girl. Congratulations, Madam, the county lady has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."
Twins, a boy and a girl, are a good omen, and people in ancient times were very superstitious about this.
Zhulan carefully took the little granddaughter and said, "Okay, okay, today is a big day, the monthly salary will be doubled."
There have been many happy events in the family recently, and the servants' pockets are full. Everyone is smiling, especially the maids and servants in the fourth room. They know that the county lady will reward them if she is successful.
Zhulan asked the old woman, "How is the county lady doing?"
The old woman said, "The county lady has fallen asleep due to exhaustion. She will need to be cleaned up later. She will also need the imperial physician to take a look."
Zhulan said to Doctor Liu, "I am sorry to trouble you again."
Doctor Liu looked at the two children happily and said, "It's not a problem."
As he said this, he stretched out his hand to show the two children.
Zhulan felt completely relieved when she saw that Doctor Liu's smile never faded.
Doctor Liu released his hand and said, "These two children are well taken care of. They were born at the age of nine months. There is nothing wrong with their health. Just take good care of them in the future."
Zhulan looked down at the little granddaughter in her arms. This girl's eyes and eyebrows resembled Su Xuan. Then she looked at the little grandson in Li's arms. Well, this one looks like his father. These two children don't have many similarities.
Chang Zhi looked at the children eagerly, but he didn't dare to reach out his hands. He had practiced how to hold a child, but the two children were too small. He was scared just by looking at them, so he could only look at the children from close by.
Zhulan didn't dare to let Changzhi hold the baby. This was her first time as a father and the child was so young. She was really afraid that if she didn't wrap the baby well, she would hurt him.
Soon, the room was cleaned up. After going in to check, Imperial Doctor Liu confirmed that Su Xuan was not hurt. However, since she had given birth to twins, she needed to stay in bed for a few more days. He then prescribed a prescription for recuperation.
Zhulan was extremely grateful. Doctor Liu was old after all, and was a little tired after almost a day of guarding, so he went back to rest.
Zhulan also went in to see Su Xuan. Su Xuan's face was white and her hair was pale. It was great for a woman to give birth to a child. She said to Chang Zhi, "Take good care of Su Xuan these days. She has suffered a lot."
Chang Zhi held his wife's hand. Her hand had always been warm, but now it was icy cold. If her breathing had not been stable, he would have wanted to ask Imperial Doctor Liu to come and see her again. "Mom, even if you don't say anything, your son will take better care of you."
Zhu Lan hummed. She had also been on guard for a whole day. She had been sitting for almost a whole day, and her waist and arms were sore. "I'll go back first. Send someone to tell me when Su Xuan wakes up."
Changzhi: “Yeah.”