Zhen Wanwan looked at Old Lady Li in horror, her teeth chattering: "Mom! I think there's still something in my stomach!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Li was shocked and lifted the bedding, exclaiming in fright, "There's another one here!"
The elderly women, who had initially been drawn to the child, were somewhat bewildered and stopped laughing. The lively room was now filled only with the newborn baby's soft cries.
"My goodness..."
After someone exclaimed in surprise, everyone realized what was happening and gathered around Zhen Wanwan's bed. They were all shocked when they saw a child's head pop out.
One of the five people took turns holding the baby, while the others began to help deliver the second baby.
Outside the cave, Qu Huaiyuan heard the child crying and finally smiled for the first time, but then he became worried about Zhen Wanwan's health.
I wonder how Zhenniangzi is doing. She lost so much blood just now; I'm afraid it has damaged her vital energy.
He was pondering whether he should hunt a pheasant for her, but before he could figure out how, another exclamation came from inside the house.
Is something wrong with her?
Qu Huaiyuan couldn't sit still any longer. He had just stepped his left foot into the cave when he heard them say that they were going to deliver a second baby.
His restless left foot retracted again, and his heart, which had just settled, was once again on edge.
Even though it was late at night, his back was soaked with sweat, and his hair was shiny with oil, a stark contrast to his usual image.
He looks so pathetic right now!
This woman's childbirth was so difficult that Qu Huaiyuan secretly vowed that he would never let his wife suffer such hardship in his life!
If Zhen Wanwan could hear his inner thoughts, she would probably say, "Brother Qu, you're a good person."
At this moment, Zhen Wanwan felt completely numb...
One became two, and she became a mother of two children. Just thinking about it is...exciting!
That pill was really effective; she couldn't feel any pain at all, except that her bottom felt a little stuffy.
Aunt Zhou guided her on how to exert force while she was under her, while Old Lady Li cooked a bowl of rice porridge and fed it to her, fearing that she would run out of strength. Several other aunties and sisters-in-law helped from the side.
Everyone was busy with their own routines, but Zhen Wanwan, the person in question, became the most idle one.
She stared blankly at the ceiling, straining as Aunt Zhou spoke, occasionally tilting her head to drink a little porridge, feeling as comfortable as if she weren't giving birth.
However, the second child was still not born even though they were busy until late at night, which terrified everyone present, and Zhen Wanwan also sensed that something was wrong.
Why does my head feel dizzy?
Unfortunately, she lost too much blood and fainted, which frightened Old Lady Li so much that she burst into tears. She shakily reached out her finger to check her breathing and, seeing that she was still breathing, hurriedly pinched her philtrum.
At this moment, Zhen Wanwan felt as if she were floating on clouds, her soul seemingly on a cloud. She flew very, very far away and finally landed in a wealthy family's house.
She had followed that family's young lady from infancy to adulthood. The young lady had been pampered by her parents and brothers since childhood and had a noble fiancé. She had the best family background.
But everything changed when she was fourteen. A servant revealed that she was a fake heiress and threatened her to pay money. Having been spoiled since childhood, she naturally did not believe the servant.
She told the people she was closest to and trusted about this, and that family continued to treat her very well until a month before her coming-of-age ceremony.
They brought back a girl dressed in rags and told her that she was their real daughter, hoping that she would give up the title of the eldest legitimate daughter.
She knew that girl too; she was her fiancé's sweetheart. The first thing her fiancé, with whom she had been engaged since childhood, did upon returning six months ago was to ask her to break off the engagement, saying that he and that girl were the true love.
As a result, she became a laughing stock among the wealthy women of Beijing, who often mocked her. She had never suffered such humiliation in her life.
To seek justice for her, her brother sent men to kidnap the peasant girl. Her fiancé was furious and went to confront her, but little did she know!
This offended her fiancé, who was extremely powerful and constantly made things difficult for her father. Helpless, she had no choice but to go to his house to beg for forgiveness, only to be humiliated by him on the spot.
A few days later, her brother returned. She greeted him with great joy, only to be met with his cold expression.
She didn't know what she had done wrong, so she went to her mother to cry and complain. However, her mother, who used to love her dearly, didn't even want to see her.
This situation lasted for six months, until finally they went back to doing everything they wanted to do for her, and she was overjoyed.
Unexpectedly, the next day, her parents and brothers brought the peasant girl home with joyful faces, and cruelly told her that this was their daughter, and she was the imposter!
Seeing their family's sweet happiness, her heart ached. Even her brother, who used to be the best to her, now only smiled at that real heiress.
From then on, her status became awkward, and the servants began to take advantage of her misfortune. She could only eat leftovers every day, and the valuables that used to be in her boudoir were moved to the room of the real daughter.
She cried every day in front of her bed, longing to regain the love of her parents and brothers.
After waiting for a very long time, she was invited to a family dinner. At the table, she carefully served her mother, served food to her father and brothers, and exchanged soup spoons for her daughter.
Perhaps it was her understanding that made them happy, because after the meal she was kept in her mother's courtyard to talk. Her eyes were full of affection for her children, which made the noble lady lower her head.
The noble lady told her to return her marriage to the real daughter, saying that they were truly in love and the marriage should have belonged to that person.
He also said that as long as she agreed, he would treat her the same as before and let her continue to enjoy wealth and luxury.
Hearing this, she was speechless for a long time, and nodded in agreement with a wronged expression. She did not want wealth and fame, but only wanted to stay by her parents' and brothers' side.
After learning that she was willing to give up the engagement, the whole city said that she was vain and greedy for wealth and status, and that she had turned a pheasant into a phoenix, occupying someone else's nest and should give it up.
Her former close friends, who used to fawn over her, have cut off all contact with her and instead shower the real heiress with compliments.
She also began to change, becoming jealous, and she wanted to find a way to get revenge on the real daughter who had stolen her beloved daughter.
At a banquet, she found an opportunity to push the real daughter into the river, and unexpectedly, she actually succeeded!
She was overjoyed, feeling that she would regain the love of her parents and brothers, and that she would no longer be alone.
Unfortunately, the real princess was rescued by a prince, and her deeds were discovered. Her parents and brothers hated her and pushed her into the lake in the dead of winter, then locked her in the woodshed.
Her ex-fiancé, seeking revenge for his beloved, intended to give her to beggars as a sexual object, but fortunately, she was rescued by a kind passerby.
But just as she returned home, people from the palace arrived!
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