Chapter 663 The Princess Consort...she's just asleep.

If there weren't so many people around, Li Qingluo wouldn't want to keep the noisy Li Yunchu with her.

Aside from her truly unpleasant voice, Li Yunchu was actually even more useless than she thought.

All she does all day is cry, cry, cry.

The older I get, the more sentimental I become.

That pent-up affection for family, which he couldn't let go of, now seems to be carefully channeled into himself.

Li Qingluo sometimes felt awkward when she met her gaze.

They even wish that Li Yunchu had been possessed by someone else, rather than being the real her as she is now.

She clearly didn't even dare to appear in front of her stepmother, but one day, because Li Qingluo was all alone, she still nervously sent Li Qingluo to her stepmother's courtyard.

This aunt, who was once full of malice, is now just a figurehead. At least if I keep her around, she can pour me hot water or hand me a pair of scissors.

Li Qingluo was even convinced that she wouldn't take advantage of someone's vulnerability and attack her at this time.

Li Yunchu sniffled and wiped her face with the back of her hand: "Okay, I won't bother you anymore."

"Then, then let me wipe your sweat."

Li Yunchu's hands were trembling.

Although she had never given birth in her life, she knew that every pregnant woman would have to face death to survive.

Now, Luo'er's only remaining family member is about to die.

Li Yunchu was truly terrified.

Especially since Li Qingluo had just called her name in a proper way, she was even more excited and nervous, wishing she could take her place.

The commotion in the main courtyard reached the entire city lord's mansion.

Everyone ran over.

Even Lanting came.

She nervously helped from outside the door.

Hopefully, this wonderful princess, who can both protect the city and care for almost everyone, will give birth to the little prince smoothly.

Because there is no princess in the world as good as her.

She is a heroine, and also a goddess in the hearts of all the people of Mantuo City.

She will definitely get through this safely!

When she saw the somewhat mentally challenged girl from the neighboring yard run out, she went up to her and pulled her back.

"You can't run around at this time."

"obedient."

The girl stared blankly at me, her eyes wide with confusion: "Sister, having a baby?"

Lanting's heart softened: "Yes. The lady inside is the princess. She's giving birth to her baby today."

"Shall we wait together and pray to Buddha for her?"

The foolish girl was no ordinary person.

It was Nanping who had not yet regained his former senses.

She didn't know why, but she felt very flustered, scared, and nervous.

After following Lanting, I felt much more at ease.

There were six or seven midwives inside the room.

They had all been invited to the city lord's mansion to await orders long ago.

With the Qin Mausoleum also present, production has proceeded relatively smoothly.

Following the instructions of the midwife and Qin Ling, Li Qingluo quickly got into the zone.

Her delivery was quick and smooth; the midwife didn't even need to use scissors to deliver the baby.

"They're out! They're out—"

"My God, I've never seen such a smooth delivery in my life. The little prince just slipped out in a flash."

"It's all thanks to the princess's good health and active lifestyle that the birth was so smooth and she suffered so little."

"The young prince is truly remarkable; he's been extraordinary since childhood. Look how strong his little arms and legs are!"

The midwives' words were full of joy.

While washing and bandaging, she was wrapped in a luxurious, soft, and comfortable little blanket that had been prepared beforehand.

Those still cleaning up were also pleasantly surprised: "The princess didn't tear anything—"

"Quickly apply the medicine to the princess. This is a medicinal ointment that Doctor Luo prepared long ago, which is very good for the recovery of women after childbirth."

The wrapped-up baby was finally brought over: "Your Highness, look at this! Congratulations on giving birth to a..."

However, Li Qingluo, who had been holding on, could no longer hold on at this moment.

She didn't hear what they were saying at all.

She couldn't even see what the furry child looked like.

Like myself, or like Ah Shi?

As her eyelids finally closed, a panicked scream faded into the distance...

"princess……"

"princess……"

It's noisy.

She really wanted some peace and quiet...

Let's just have some peace and quiet...

"Your Highness! Your Highness—"

"Waaah, Your Highness, wake up! Don't scare the sparrows—"

Que'er pushed the unconscious Li Qingluo, crying and shouting.

Seeing this, Li Yunchu screamed at the top of her lungs, "No!! Luo'er, Luo'er—"

"No! Don't scare your aunt, Luo'er—"

"Luo'er, wake up. Your aunt has finally found you as her family..."

"Don't leave your auntie! Waaaaah..."

The midwives were all dumbfounded.

They all rushed over in a panic.

Qin Ling, who was outside the screen, was so frightened that he dropped what he was holding with a thud and rushed in in a panic, disregarding any need to avoid suspicion.

"What's going on!?"

"Did she have a massive hemorrhage?"

"But the princess suffered a postpartum hemorrhage!?"

"Or was it a seizure?"

"Quickly! Get out of the way!"

Qin Ling, his face ashen, rushed over to check on him.

However, the area under the blanket was completely clean.

She did not have any convulsions.

There was no high fever.

She had simply lost consciousness, but no matter how much we shook her or called her, she wouldn't wake up.

The midwives were all terrified and cried.

"We...we don't know what happened either."

"Yes, none of us have encountered this situation before. How could someone suddenly lose consciousness?"

"What's wrong with the Princess? We can't wake her up no matter what we do..."

"We're finished, we're all doomed!"

Who doesn't know that this princess in front of us will be more than just a princess in the future!

But today, the princess has mysteriously disappeared in their hands. Won't they and their families all have to go with her?

Everyone was immediately filled with despair and grief.

Qin Ling's hands were trembling.

He felt an unbearable cacophony around him, so loud it felt like he was about to explode.

He could no longer contain himself and roared, "Shut up, all of you!!"

"Don't cry either!"

He turned around and yelled at Li Yunchu for the first time in his life.

Li Yunchu choked instantly and finally shut up her hoarse voice.

Qin Ling then focused his attention and carefully took Li Qingluo's pulse.

He took her pulse repeatedly, back and forth.

The baby next to them was still crying.

Qin Ling, after calming down, finally slowly grasped a clue.

Upon learning the truth, he instantly felt all his strength drain away and collapsed to the ground. He lifted his deathly pale face and let out a deep, weak, and helpless sigh.

Qin Ling didn't keep them in suspense: "The princess is just asleep."

Que'er and Li Yunchu looked at each other in disbelief: "What did you say?"

Qin Ling twitched his lips, both amused and exasperated, and said, "Yes, she's asleep."

Everyone: ...

Li Qingluo looked so soundly asleep; she was definitely sleeping incredibly peacefully!

Que'er quickly wiped away her tears and smiled: "Yes, our girl always sleeps very soundly. Once she even slept for seven days and seven nights!"

"Miss must have been too tired this time, which is why she fell asleep immediately after giving birth to the little prince."

"You've really worked hard, young lady."

Que'er tenderly raised her hand to wipe Li Qingluo's sweat.

Li Yunchu added, "Yes, Luo'er is working too hard."

"These days I've been worried about the war, and I'm also worried about her grandmother. Today she went through all that trouble, and she just gave birth to the little prince. Isn't she exhausted?"

Li Yunchu's voice was full of heartache.

Qin Ling laughed loudly a few times: "Yes, it's good to be asleep, it's good to be asleep."

Otherwise, if something were to happen to her, not to mention whether he would lose his life, wouldn't all the effort Qin Ling had put in over the past few months be wasted?

The midwives all breathed a sigh of relief and laughed.

"Look, the young prince seems to be smiling."

"What nonsense are you talking about? What newborn baby laughs?"

"It's true. The young prince must love his mother very much too..."

Everyone was enjoying themselves when suddenly there was a loud 'bang' at the door.

A tall, swaying figure, weathered and staggering, with a hint of panic, rushed in.

Before he could even stand still, he rushed into the house.

Everyone knelt down to welcome them.

"Welcome, Your Majesty."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

This person was none other than Duan Rongshi, who had rushed back on horseback.

Along the way, he had lost count of how many fast horses had died from exhaustion.

Working day and night, under the stars and moon, they hardly slept a full night.

The 50,000 troops were still in the rear, but he had already returned five or six days faster than he had anticipated.

However, it was still too late!

The Western Regions army launched a surprise attack on Mantuo City, and Luo'er suddenly started production ahead of schedule.

Fortunately, the three wolf kings were captured alive, and the entire Western Regions army was in complete disarray.

Another great victory was only a matter of course.

After learning about the situation on the battlefield, Duan Rongshi returned to the city almost without hesitation or lingering.

They went straight back to the city lord's mansion.

It felt as if he had traveled thousands of miles to finally reach the bedside. When he saw Li Qingluo lying quietly on the bed without moving, his heart skipped a beat, and he almost stopped beating.

Seeing that his face looked like it was about to collapse, Qin Ling quickly explained, "Your Majesty, the Princess Consort is just tired and has fallen asleep. She is fine."

Duan Rongshi looked towards the Qin Mausoleum.

The first thing she said to him was, "There will be a reward."

Without even glancing at the baby who was already carefully wrapped up, he sat down on the edge of the bed first.

"Luo'er..."

He reached out and gently stroked her earlobe and disheveled sideburns.

The voice calling her name trembled uncontrollably and her breathing became rapid. Her eyes were fixed on Li Qingluo alone, unwilling to look away for even a second.

"Luo'er, I'm late."

"I clearly promised to come back as soon as possible, but I still left you to bear and face so much alone."

"It's my fault, my husband. You can punish me however you want when you wake up, okay?"

He didn't care that there were other people in the room, he took her hand and pressed it against his face, and began to whisper softly.

Upon seeing this, Que'er immediately got up and quietly led everyone out.