Chapter 303: Name Him
Zhao Yuanxi frowned, "Is there really no other way? I have a lot of medicine here, and even some ginseng as thick as an arm. See if it can help!"
"This ginseng can indeed restore some of Ba Zi's vitality, but I cannot guarantee whether it can save him."
Giving birth is a matter of going through the gates of hell. From ancient times to the present, countless women have died from this. Although Yu Jiao knows some treatments for external injuries, he is powerless to help women give birth.
Although he didn't know whether it would be useful, Zhao Yuanxi still asked You to bring the ginseng over.
The smell of blood in the room was ten times stronger than outside. The person on the bed no longer had the strength to scream. Zhao Yuanxi looked at the woman on the couch who seemed to have been drained of all her energy, and couldn't believe that this was the bright and charming Hu Bazi.
At this moment, she looked haggard and extremely thin, with only her belly being abnormally large, like a blown-up balloon. Her bulging eyes stared at the bed curtain above her head, and only her slightly rising and falling chest proved that she was still alive.
Zhao Yuanxi covered her mouth and stared blankly at the person on the bed, afraid of disturbing her, but the voices of the people around her still startled her.
Hu Bazi turned her head with difficulty, and just this action seemed to have exhausted all her strength.
"The Empress Dowager."
Zhao Yuanxi walked forward slowly, feeling indescribable in his heart, and grabbed the hand that Hu Bazi extended.
Hu Bazi's eyes were filled with tears as he choked out, "Am I going to die? I'm so scared!"
She didn't know how hard it was to have a baby, nor did she expect that giving birth might cost her life. She was afraid of death and also afraid that she would lose the baby.
She couldn't find anyone to ask for help, and the only person she could think of was the Queen Mother. Fortunately, the Queen Mother really came.
"Hold on, the doctors are trying to save you." Zhao Yuanxi didn't know how to comfort her. "Don't you want to live a good life? Only by staying alive can you live a good life."
Hu Bazi's body twitched slightly, his eyes widening in fear, "But the king already knows!"
Hu Bazi deeply regretted her conspiracy with Zhao Gao. She just didn't want to live in obscurity like the people in the harem. If she wasted her life in the harem, it would be no different from letting her die. But she didn't expect that the price of her gamble would be so high.
The man didn't love her at all. He hadn't even come to see her for such a long time. Even when she was pregnant with his child, he just sent some people to give her rewards, as if she was just a livestock in a pen, and was given a better cage and better food because she had a cub.
She seemed to understand why the Queen Mother sent them out of the palace, but she didn't seem to really understand it!
Is there anything wrong with being the king's woman? Isn't it a woman's job to win her husband's favor and bear him children, so that she can be happy?
Isn't that what her grandma did? She was the most beautiful and noble woman in their Donghu. All women envied her. She did the same thing, so why did she end up like this today?
"Empress Dowager, what did I do wrong?"
Zhao Yuanxi tucked the hair stuck to her face behind her ears, not knowing how to answer. If Ying Zheng was a womanizer, perhaps she could become one of the favorite concubines in the harem. If she was clever enough, she could also make a name for herself in the harem. If her status was high enough, she would be able to stay in the high position without doing anything.
But she has nothing, and her beauty alone will lead to her death.
"Don't think too much. Just give birth to the baby first. I'll explain it to you later, okay?"
Hu Bazi nodded slightly, his eyes red.
Yu Jiao poured a bowl of medicine into Hu Bazi's mouth and cut a few slices of ginseng for her to hold in her mouth. "Bazi, I will try to push the fetus in your belly and adjust its position. It will be a little painful, but you must bear it, save some energy, and don't scream!"
Zhao Yuanxi made way to allow Yu Jiao and the midwife to rescue.
Even though Yu Jiao had reminded him, the pain of moving the fetus still made Hu Bazi scream.
Zhao Yuanxi turned his head reluctantly, and saw Ying Zheng standing outside the door out of the corner of his eye.
She thought he wouldn't come!
Ying Zheng saw that the Queen Mother was staring at him, and his expression became somewhat unnatural.
Fengchang sent the child's name, and he should come over as usual. Although Hu Bazi made a big mistake, the child was not guilty, and he should at least give the child a name.
Zhao Yuanxi and Ying Zheng sat at the door waiting.
Someone shouted inside the house for an hour, until the voices inside became weaker and weaker, and then a baby's cry was heard.
The palace maids hurriedly congratulated him, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, and Your Majesty the Queen Mother! Your eighth son has given birth to a little boy."
"reward--"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The bloody smell in the room dissipated a little, and a palace maid handed a swaddling cloth to them.
Zhao Yuanxi looked at the child, who was not even half the length of her arm, and whose wrinkled skin made her feel so adorable, that she couldn't find a single word to describe him. "The child is pretty strong."
She looked up and asked, "Have you chosen his name yet?"
Ying Zheng waved to the back, and the eunuch immediately came forward with a tray. On the tray were several wooden signs. He picked up one at random, and on it were two big characters "Hu Hai" engraved.
He was about to speak—
Zhao Yuanxi reached out and slapped the wooden sign out of his hand.
Ying Zheng looked at her in surprise, not understanding what the Queen Mother meant.
Zhao Yuanxi felt a little embarrassed. She had reacted to the pressure and couldn't help herself when she saw the words Hu Hai. She coughed lightly and said, "Change it. What's so good about Hai? He's your son. You should choose a better name for him."
"Since the Queen Mother is not satisfied with the name I chose, then you choose it." He is just a child born by a guilty concubine, does the name matter?
If Zhao Yuanxi knew what was in his mind, he would definitely say with certainty, "It's important, very important."
Although Zhao Gao has been dealt with, Hu Hai is also a key figure in the downfall of the Qin Dynasty. How could he not be important!
What Hu Hai? There is no such person as Hu Hai in this world. From now on, he will be called -
Zhao Yuanxi looked at the wooden signs and picked one that he liked. "Hu Lang, from now on he'll be called Hu Lang. Be more sunny and cheerful, not like..."
It’s best not to be like his father, and certainly not like his mother.
Ying Zheng didn’t think Hu Lang was much better than Hu Hai. Does wolf sound better than pig?
However, seeing that the Queen Mother was so serious, he did not refuse her and immediately confirmed the name and announced it to the public.
Ying Zheng took a few glances and left.
Zhao Yuanxi, who stayed behind, held the child in his arms and showed it to Hu Bazi.
Hu Bazi took a look at the child's appearance and couldn't help but turn his head away, "How ugly!"
…
Why are you speaking so honestly?
The maid beside him said quickly, "Young Master is still young. He will look better when he grows up a bit."
"Really?" Hu Bazi turned his head suspiciously. Perhaps after a few more glances, he actually felt that he liked the look of him. "Can I hug him?"
Zhao Yuanxi handed the child to her.
She took it carefully, "What's his name?"
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