At four quarters past the hour of the twilight, Mu Lige in Lingkun Courtyard of the Eastern Palace was experiencing contractions about once every half a cup of tea.

Xiao Lengyu checked Mu Lige's belly again, but heard him say anxiously: "Second Elder, Zhengjun's cervix is ​​already dilated to ten fingers."

Xuanming immediately jumped up from the couch upon hearing this and said, "You can prepare to give birth now."

The General's Mansion sent a total of six Wen Gongs whose ancestors had been interrogated for eighteen generations, and while those Wen Gongs were in the palace, their mothers, fathers, children and other immediate relatives were all kept as guests in the General's Mansion.

This matter was of grave importance. Yu Jingyang had made meticulous preparations to prevent Mu Lige from repeating Feng Lingyan's mistakes. If those stable men dared to harbor even the slightest ill intention, the consequences would be the destruction of their entire family.

After strict screening, Xuanming finally kept only Wen Gong, who had the most experience in midwifery and the best reputation, to help, and sent all the rest away.

The stable man who was left behind skillfully instructed Mu Lige, "Prince Tainu Zhengjun, when you feel a stomachache later, push hard. Remember to keep your mouth tightly closed and avoid shouting."

Mu Lige nodded slightly, indicating that he had listened and would cooperate with him.

"Hmm~"

As soon as Mu Lige nodded, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, like a knife twisting his body. Even as strong as Mu Lige was, he couldn't help but groan in pain.

"Brother Li, hold my hand." Seeing Mu Lige pinching her thigh hard, Hua Qingcheng hurriedly asked him to hold her hand.

Mu Lige, who was tortured by the pain of labor, could no longer care about anything else. He could only instinctively hold Hua Qingcheng's hand tightly to relieve the severe pain in his abdomen.

"Princess Zhengjun, don't open your mouth. Take a deep breath, then push down with force..." Lord Wen carefully observed Mu Lige and gave instructions in an orderly manner.

Mu Lige looked at Xuan Ming on the side and saw him nod. He then cooperated with Wen Gong seriously, exerting force when necessary and resting when necessary.

When Mu Lige was giving birth, the anxiously waiting Nalan Yunzhi could not sleep. He finally got up and left his Zichen Hall and went to Fengxian Hall to burn incense and pray to his ancestors.

Ouyang Yuming wanted to go with them, but Nalan Yunzhi sent him back to Qiongyu Palace on the grounds that the ancestors had a rule that only the emperor's wife could enter the Hall of Sages.

Seeing that Mu Lige was about to give birth, Ouyang Yuming, who had planted spies in the imperial physician and Wengli Kilometer but to no avail, could only rely on his sister, General Ouyang Yiqun, to incite the officials kneeling outside the palace to make things difficult for Mu Lige.

Ouyang Yiqun, who received the message from the eunuch, was about to incite the officials to make trouble, but suddenly saw a group of armored soldiers coming from the front, numbering several thousand.

"Come here, guard the gate of the palace and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving."

"Yes, General."

At the critical moment, General Feng Cailan directly sent troops to disperse the civil and military officials who were blocking the gate of the imperial palace.

Ouyang Yiqin, whose plan was shattered before it could be implemented, pointed at Feng Cailan angrily and directly accused her of a serious crime: "Feng Cailan, what are you doing? You are blocking the gate of the imperial palace with your own troops. Are you planning a rebellion? I will report this to the emperor in person and have her punish you for your disrespect!"

Feng Cailan, clad in armor, glanced at Ouyang Yiqin leisurely and snorted disdainfully, "This general is simply worried that some rogues might take advantage of the Crown Princess's childbirth to cause trouble, so he came here specifically to support her."

That year, Feng Lingyan had a sudden difficult delivery and her newborn baby was taken away. Even if Feng Cailan was in danger of being punished by Nalan Zuoyou, she was determined to protect her nephew Xifu and the baby in his belly.

Meanwhile, the lights in the General's Mansion were brightly lit throughout the night. General Feng and Old Man Mu tossed and turned in their beds, unable to fall asleep. Yu Jingyang, meanwhile, burned incense in the ancestral hall, praying for Mu Lige and the unborn child.

As for Feng Lingyan, although he could not go to the palace in person to stay by Mu Lige's side, he also set up an incense table in the courtyard of Yueting Nanshe to worship the Goddess of Heaven and all the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

"The Heavens are above, the Earth is below, the Heavens and Earth are witnesses, the Sun and the Moon are witnesses. As long as the Goddess of Heaven and the other gods and Bodhisattvas can bless Li Ge with a safe childbirth, Ling Yan is willing to be a vegetarian for the rest of her life and accumulate merit for Li Ge and the child."

Feng Lingyan prayed devoutly to the heavens and placed the three incense sticks in his hand on the incense table. This was the man his daughter deeply loved and the child she would soon have. He was also her husband and granddaughter and grandson. How could Feng Lingyan not love him?

While the Feng family was worried and busy about Mu Lige and the baby in her belly, Su Mutiansheng and Gongsun Muxue were also above Lingkun Courtyard, guarding their son and preventing evil spirits from invading while waiting anxiously.

At the end of the Xu hour, Mu Lige's contractions became more and more frequent, occurring about once every twenty breaths, and the pain became more and more intense.

The intense pain caused Mu Lige to sweat profusely, as if he had been fished out of the water. Hua Qingcheng's speed in wiping the sweat off his face was no match for his sweat.

"Brother Li..." Hua Qingcheng burst into tears as she looked at the miserable Mu Lige. "Let's not have any more children, never again..."

"Qingqing..." Mu Lige wanted to say that he could bear it, and he was willing to endure the pain of childbirth for his little wife again and give birth to their child, but because he was too tired, his voice was very weak.

At this moment, a huge dark cloud suddenly floated in the sky and covered Lingkunyuan.

"Who are you, the evil demon? Leave now, or I will use my Demon-Subduing Spear and Eight Treasures Universe Mirror to expose your true form!"

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