Sure enough, he still wanted to go.

He Yue sighed inwardly, but she understood his thoughts.

"Just don't always come to Fourth Brother if you have any problems in the future, okay?" Thirteen's cheek was pressed against hers, his tone sour.

"You're still jealous?" He Yue glanced at him sideways, annoyed.

Thirteen blinked, speaking matter-of-factly: "Your husband is me. Whatever you say, I'll listen to you. Why would you need to tell others?"

When did this brother, whom I have always respected and been closest to, become someone else? He Yue chuckled.

"Don't laugh, I'm serious. You're not allowed to come to Fourth Brother for anything!" Thirteen gently bit her delicate nose, his face fierce but not fierce at all, like a little puppy.

Heyue covered her nose, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "That depends on whether you really listen to everything I say."

"Tell me, what do you want? I'll do whatever you say." Thirteen nodded immediately, his eyes shining as he stared at her.

"Well, I'll talk about it when I remember." He smiled slightly and said casually.

Thirteen gave a dismissive "oh" with a long face.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor embarked on a southern tour. At that time, Heyue was about to give birth, and her movements were restricted.

The nanny often massages Heyue's body and belly to keep her comfortable and to ensure the baby's health.

On the day of delivery, there were no warning signs. I woke up in the middle of the night to drink water, and as soon as I sat up to call for help, I felt wet down there, and my stomach started to cramp.

He Yue's face turned pale instantly, and her voice cracked from the pain: "Hai... Hailan!"

Hailan, who was keeping watch by the bedside, jumped up and lifted the brocade curtain: "Madam, what's wrong?"

Seeing Heyue clutching her stomach, sweating profusely from the pain, his expression changed.

"She's about to give birth, hurry!" Seeing her frantically trying to help her, Heyue urged her quickly.

Hailan's face turned pale, and she quickly ran out.

Soon after, Granny Wang arrived with the midwife and moved Heyue to the kang (heated brick bed) in the west wing room, where hot water was prepared.

This was the first time He Yue had ever known that there was such unbearable pain in the world. In the past, she only knew that there would be pain, but she did not know that the pain could be so unbearable.

I felt like my whole body was about to split open, and my head was buzzing.

The midwife, who was hired from the palace, reminded her again and again to push, but Heyue was so tired that she wanted to fall asleep immediately.

Granny Wang stood guard beside her, reminding her not to sleep, as the baby was still inside.

He Yue fought off her drowsiness, strained to keep her eyes open, and continued to push.

Then something seemed to be coming out of her body, and even more intense pain struck. Heyue bit down on a strip of cloth and whimpered. When she heard the nanny remind her that her head was out, she strained even harder.

In the latter half of the night, Heyue was too exhausted to continue and was drowsy. Suddenly, something was put in her mouth. She guessed it was a ginseng slice or something similar because it tasted like medicine.

Granny Wang patted her face anxiously, reminding her not to sleep. Later, perhaps due to the effect of the ginseng, she gradually regained some strength.

Thinking of Thirteen's longing for a child, and the months the child had been in her womb, Heyue was experiencing the happiness and pride of being a mother for the first time, and she was also looking forward to seeing them.

In the future, this mansion will have many children, and it will surely be much more lively.

There's nothing she can't do, except give birth—she can do it!

With renewed effort, as dawn broke and the sun began to rise, Heyue finally felt something leave her body, followed by a loud baby cry.

He Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

I heard a joyful shout: "It's the princess, it's the little princess..."

Then someone shouted urgently, "There's one more, there's one more..."

Heyue then remembered that it was twins, and could only push again under the urging of her nanny.

Heyue finally breathed a sigh of relief around noon. The second child was a boy, making them twins—a boy and a girl.

The room was filled with congratulations, and the sound of Granny Wang crying with joy seemed very close: "Madam, look quickly, it's twins, a boy and a girl!"

He Yue smiled weakly, turned her head, and glanced at the baby in the swaddling clothes.

Although their facial features were unclear, and their bodies were wrinkled and red like two monkeys, they were still overjoyed.

Consciousness gradually faded into darkness.

When I woke up again, it was a day later. Chun Ya was fast asleep, leaning on her elbow by the bedside.

I tried to move my hands, but they were still sore and weak, and I couldn't even sit up.

She touched her belly and found it was flat. Then she remembered that she had seen the baby before she lost consciousness, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Thirsty and desperate, Heyue opened her mouth and called out, "Spring Sprout, Spring Sprout..."

Chun Ya suddenly sat up, lifted the brocade curtain, and exclaimed with delight, "My lady, you're awake!"

"Water." He Yue felt tired even after saying just a few words, and closed her eyes after uttering only one word.

Chun Ya hurriedly poured a bowl of brown sugar water.

Heyue ate the bowl of brown sugar water, and soon the bowl was empty.

"Grandma said you should drink more brown sugar water to replenish the blood you've lost," Chun Ya explained softly.

Heyue nodded, handed the empty bowl to Chunya, lay back down, and drifted off to sleep.

When Heyue woke up again, it was already evening. Heyue heard from Hailan and Chunya that when Heyue gave birth, the Fourth Prince's wife came and stayed in the main room until Heyue safely gave birth to the two children before returning to the mansion.

While she was unconscious, her sixth sister and Yuxiu came to see her. Seeing that she was asleep, they didn't disturb her and left after checking on the child.

However, the Eighth Prince's wife, whom Heyue had been eagerly anticipating, never arrived.

He Yue knew that the Eighth Prince's wife disliked her having a child for the Thirteenth Prince, but she didn't expect that the wife wouldn't even come to see her, which made her feel secretly disappointed.

Upon receiving the letter from the manor, Thirteen immediately wrote back, offering comfort to Heyue and reassuring her to wait for his return.

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