Chapter 432 Safe Production
Just as Huo Lin was feeling excited, in another palace garden, He Ling, who had been unconscious for half the night, was forcibly pulled out of the darkness by a sharp and piercing system alarm in her mind.
"Warning! A critical plot character, Jiang Huan, has experienced drastic fluctuations in her vital signs and has entered a high-risk labor state!"
"System assessment: Premature birth, twins, and ancient medical conditions result in a survival rate of less than 40%, indicating extremely high risk!"
He Ling was so shocked by the series of electronic notification sounds that her scalp tingled. She sat up abruptly from the couch, her nightgown instantly soaked with cold sweat, and her heart pounded wildly.
[Holy crap! The Empress is about to give birth? Now? Isn't it not her due date yet?]
[Shut up, you damn system! Stop making wild judgments, you're deliberately cursing her, aren't you!]
【What to do, what to do? Premature twins! With the life-threatening medical conditions of ancient times, please, God, please let nothing go wrong! Please let nothing go wrong!】
She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and disregarding how weak and limp her body was, she threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed and rush out.
"No, I have to go check it out..."
The palace maid on night watch was startled by her sudden action and rushed forward to stop her.
"Your Majesty, you cannot get out of bed yet. The imperial physician has instructed that you have suffered a heart attack due to the sudden heat and require absolute rest!"
"Don't stop me!" He Ling struggled, tears welling up in her eyes, both anxious and afraid.
Let me go over there. Even if I can't help, just staying outside and gathering some information would be helpful. I'm going crazy waiting like this!
[This broken system is useless. It keeps talking non-stop, but it's completely ineffective when it really matters. It can't even accurately estimate production times. What good is it?!]
[Your Majesty, you must hold on! You and the baby cannot be harmed!]
She was in a state of utter confusion, but the palace maids desperately tried to stop her. After struggling for a while, she finally succumbed to exhaustion and slid back onto the edge of the bed.
All I could do was strain my ears to catch any sound outside the window, praying over and over in my heart.
Meanwhile, outside the delivery room of Weiyang Palace.
With Wang Degui's help, Huo Lin managed to stand up, but all his senses were focused on the palace door.
After the first cry announcing the birth of a newborn, a chilling silence descended upon the room, broken only by the indistinct instructions of the midwife and the faint footsteps of the maids hurrying back and forth carrying hot water and cloths.
Time stretched endlessly as they waited, and Huo Lin felt as if every second was being fried in a pan of oil.
Why is there no sound? Didn't you give birth to one? What about the other one? Why hasn't there been any news for so long?
How is she? Why can't I hear a sound from her? Did she faint from the pain? Or is it worse? A massive hemorrhage?
No, no way! You can't have even the slightest thought of such bad luck!
Huo Lin stared intently at the door, as if he wanted to burn it through, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his knuckles turning white.
His hands, which hadn't trembled at all when facing assassins on the battlefield, were now shaking violently, and his entire arm was spasming.
The worst thoughts flashed uncontrollably through his mind, and fear, like an icy tide, almost overwhelmed him.
"I want to go in." Huo Lin lifted his foot to walk inside.
"Your Majesty, no! Your Majesty!" Wang Degui was terrified, his arms outstretched as he pleaded, "According to ancestral rules, the birthing room is an extremely inauspicious place, and it must not be disturbed!"
"Get out of the way!" Huo Lin couldn't hear anything at this moment. With a loud bang, the door was forced open, and a strong smell of blood rushed out.
He instantly locked his gaze on the figure on the delivery bed, her body soaked in sweat, her face as pale as paper, as if she had lost all her strength.
"Jiang Huan!" His heart stopped, and he cried out hoarsely, his voice trembling.
As if in response to his cry filled with fear and anticipation, a loud cry suddenly rang out.
"Wow--!!"
The cry, like a sudden burst of heavenly music, echoed in the suddenly silent delivery room.
Immediately afterwards, Granny Liu, unable to contain her joy, reported loudly, her voice trembling.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations! The Imperial Noble Consort is blessed with great fortune and has safely given birth to a prince and a princess. Both mother and children are safe and sound!"
Huo Lin was struck as if by lightning, frozen in place, his mind blank.
[We're finally safe... and most importantly, she's safe too...]
[Wait, did I hear that right? A prince and a princess...]
He stared blankly at Jiang Huan on the delivery bed, then mechanically, little by little, turned his stiff neck to look at the two babies being carefully held in the midwife's arms.
A surge of overwhelming joy, belatedly realized, instantly shattered all his defenses.
He staggered, almost falling to the side of the delivery bed, his knees buckled, and he knelt down heavily.
His trembling hand wanted to touch Jiang Huan's cheek, but he stopped just before he touched her, afraid that he would disturb her.
After giving birth to her child with her last bit of strength, Jiang Huan was completely exhausted. In her dazed state, she only heard Huo Lin's heart-wrenching shout and loud crying.
She struggled to open her eyelids, her vision blurred, and she could only barely make out Huo Lin's helpless face.
Huh? Didn't I tell him not to come in? Why is his face covered in blood and all dirty?
You silly thing, you must have been terrified.
Jiang Huan really wanted to tell him that she was fine, just so tired, feeling like her body had been completely drained...
Her thoughts were fragmented and eventually overwhelmed by exhaustion. Her head lolled to the side, and she fell into a deep sleep.
When Huo Lin saw her close her eyes, his heart, which had just settled back into place, jumped into his throat again.
What happened? Did you faint from the pain?
"Imperial Physician! Quick! Quickly check what's wrong with her!"
He suddenly turned his head and roared angrily at the imperial physician waiting beside him, his eyes so fierce that he looked like he wanted to kill someone immediately.
The imperial physician scrambled forward, held his breath, placed his fingers on Jiang Huan's wrist to check her pulse, and examined her intently for a moment before his tense expression relaxed.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Her Majesty is simply exhausted and has fallen into a deep sleep. This is a normal phenomenon after childbirth. With proper medication and rest, she will recover in a short period of time. There is no danger to her life."
Upon hearing that his life was not in danger, Huo Lin breathed a sigh of relief, as if all his strength had been drained away in an instant, and he collapsed heavily to his knees by the bedside.
It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright!
He looked at Jiang Huan, took her hand, pressed it against his cheek, closed his eyes, and greedily inhaled, as if trying to etch her familiar scent into his very being.
Only now, feeling her throbbing pulse and hearing the alternating cries of her two children behind him, did he truly feel that he was still alive, and that she and the children were safe and sound.
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