The lady knelt on a red kneeling cushion with a cloud dragon pattern holding a longevity symbol, and respectfully burned incense and kowtowed to the ancestors of the Xu family.

Mother Du stepped forward and helped the lady.

"What's the situation over there?" The lady stopped.

Mother Du didn't dare to tell the truth and whispered, "The imperial physician used a decoction to induce labor."

The lady's mind was as clear as a mirror.

If the labor-inducing medicine was effective, the baby should have been born by now.

She also knew the imperial physician's methods.

The medicine for inducing labor is useless, so we can only use tiger and wolf medicine...Whether the adult survives or the child survives depends on God's will!

Thinking of this, the lady's eyes became slightly moist, and her gaze couldn't help but fall on Yuanniang's tablet.

You took great pains to marry Shiyi Niang, and now she is on the brink of life and death. If you are still alive, please bless her to be safe and sound, even for Zhun Ge'er's sake!

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"Eat?" Xu Lingyi was surprised and happy. He was most afraid that Shiyi Niang would not cooperate. He hurriedly said, "What do you want to eat? I'll ask Mother Wan to prepare it for you!"

"Anything is fine!" At this moment, he no longer felt hungry. He was just worried that he would not have the strength to eat.

Eleventh Lady thought about the child in her belly being tossed around like this, and she didn't know what would happen. But now that things have come to this, being indecisive would only put both her and the child in a difficult situation... She could only make a choice without hesitation and take the initiative to adjust her posture to make it easier for the midwife to use force... But her heart ached like a knife, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

The midwife looked relieved and said hurriedly, "Give Madam a lozenge of ginseng! It will lift her spirits. Otherwise, some brown sugar water will be fine."

Ginseng is naturally better.

But ginseng strengthens the body, not the weak.

Xu Lingyi ordered Hubo: "Go ask the imperial physician if Madam can take ginseng in her condition!"

Amber quickly replied: "The imperial physician said that it would be better to take ginseng slices."

These things have been prepared long ago.

Mother Tian, ​​who came over, hurriedly took out a piece of ginseng and gave it to Shiyi Niang to suck.

The other two midwives also became bolder. One came to help while the other observed Eleventh Lady's reaction.

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The light in the room gradually dimmed, and the maids began to light the lamps.

Shiyi Niang collapsed weakly in Xu Lingyi's arms, breathing heavily. The two midwives who were helping to massage her were also sweating profusely.

Xu Lingyi took the handkerchief from Amber's hand and helped her wipe the sweat from her forehead.

She was exhausted as an adult, let alone an unborn child.

"We can't go on like this!" Eleventh Lady tried hard to hold back her tears, "Let the imperial physician give me some medicine. I'm afraid I won't have the strength to do anything soon!"

Ginseng is useless, and using it again will only be a strong and powerful medicine.

"Close your eyes and rest for a while!" He handed the handkerchief to Amber and held Shiyi Niang's hand. "If it really doesn't work, we can use the decoction again."

"I feel like I can't hold on any longer..." Eleventh Lady murmured, and suddenly she heard the midwife's cry: "My Lord, Madam, my uterus has opened."

Shiyi Niang and Xu Lingyi were both refreshed after hearing this. Shiyi Niang even leaned on her elbows to sit up, and the midwife was so anxious that she quickly pushed Shiyi Niang down and said, "Hurry up and lie down, hurry up and lie down."

Several other midwives also gathered around. One of them hung a white silk on the shelf so that Shiyi Niang would have a place to lean on, another helped to put a clean cotton cloth under Shiyi Niang, and another took a thick pillow and placed it behind Shiyi Niang. Xu Lingyi sat there, which seemed a bit of a hindrance.

Xu Lingyi simply gave up his place.

Mother Tian took the opportunity to sit down beside the bed, first stuffed a piece of ginseng into Shiyi Niang's hands, and then began to tell her how to exert force.

Next, compared to the previous troubles, everything went so smoothly that it was a little unbelievable.

Within a stick of incense's time, the midwife saw the baby's head. Apart from the baby's shoulder being stuck, there were no other unusual conditions.

With the cheers of “It’s born, it’s born”, Eleventh Lady felt her body lighten.

She still remembered cutting the umbilical cord and hurriedly reminded Amber: "Scissors, scissors..."

Amber hurriedly went to get the scissors.

How could the midwife dare to refuse? She took the scissors, cut the umbilical cord, lifted the child's feet, and slapped the child's buttocks twice. When she heard the child's loud cry, her heart finally settled down. She held the child, who was still covered in filth, to show Xu Lingyi: "Congratulations, my Lord, congratulations, my Lord, it's a son, a boy!"

Xu Lingyi looked at the dirty, crying little guy with mixed feelings. He couldn't help but reach out and touch his wet but thick black hair, then turned to Shiyi Niang and said, "It's a boy!"

Eleventh Lady seemed to have finished a marathon that was beyond her ability to endure. Although her whole body felt like it was falling apart and she felt tired even when she moved her fingers, she was very excited. Hearing this, she stretched out her arm: "Let me see!"

"Madam, don't move!" The midwife who was taking care of her laughed, "The placenta hasn't come out yet."

Xu Lingyi felt nervous when he heard this and asked hurriedly, "Is it serious?"

"It's okay, it's okay." The midwife said, smiling, "It has fallen down."

This means that both mother and child are safe!

Xu Lingyi smiled happily.

The room was no longer dull, everyone's face was filled with smiles and joy.

A little maid ran to tell the news to the lady-in-waiting, the second lady and the fifth lady.

Mother Wan and Amber helped Shiyi Niang clean up.

Mother Tian and the midwife took the baby aside to wash it.

Eleventh Lady was very tired, but she couldn't calm down. She asked Tian's mother, "He said his shoulder was stuck. Can you see if his hand can move?" Then she asked, "Does he have any other problems?" Then she didn't hear the child crying, so she leaned on her elbows and was about to sit up, "Why is he not crying?"

Seeing her pale face and tired look, Xu Lingyi pressed her shoulder and said, "Just take care of yourself! Mother Tian is there to take care of the child!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. The young master is doing very well. He stopped crying when he knew we were giving him a bath. He opened his big black eyes and looked around!" As she spoke, she said, "The young master is so handsome! His hair is black, his eyes are sparkling, and his skin is rosy. People who are born with white skin will get darker as they grow older, and people who are born with red skin will get whiter as they grow older." As she spoke, she glanced at Xu Lingyi and said, "I think his facial features are like the marquis, but his hair and skin are like Madam's."

Another midwife nodded and said, "I think so. I have delivered babies so many times, but I have never seen a baby with its eyes open when it was born. This child is really energetic. When he grows up, he will probably be a great general like the Marquis."

Although it was a compliment, knowing that the child was in good health, Eleventh Lady couldn't help but smile with joy. She fell asleep in a daze while being wiped by the warm towel.

When I woke up again, it was already midnight.

There was a faint sound of drums in the distance. In the dim light, the tall Xu Lingyi was walking around the room holding the child. He would stop from time to time to look at the baby in the cradle with a smile.

Eleventh Lady felt warm in her heart, her mouth curved into a happy arc, and she gently called "Marquis", and said, "Where are the servants in the room?"

"You're awake!" Hearing the noise, Xu Lingyi sat down beside the bed with the child in his arms, smiling, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

After he said that, Shiyi Niang actually felt a little hungry, but the quilt with a bright red background embroidered with the three gods of fortune, wealth and longevity and an old man leading a sika deer was right in front of her. She just wanted to see the child, so she sat up on her elbows and said, "Let me see!" Her body felt numb and she felt very tired.

"Lie down quickly!" Xu Lingyi said hurriedly, "The imperial physician said that you have a weak constitution to begin with, and you've suffered such a torture this time. Without two or three months of careful conditioning, you won't be able to recover." As he spoke, he held the child in front of her.

The child was sleeping soundly, looking very peaceful. His face was red, and his facial features had not yet fully developed, but his nose was tall and straight, and he looked like Xu Lingyi. His hair was jet black, just like what Tian's mother had said, "sheer and black."

It's this little guy who has made himself suffer so much!

Eleventh Lady thought about it and didn't feel unhappy at all, she just felt sweet.

She couldn't help but lean over and carefully touched his cheek with the tip of her nose.

The child's sleep was suddenly disturbed. Even though it was his mother, he still wrinkled his nose unceremoniously, then pouted his mouth in dissatisfaction, rubbed his head on the quilt, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Eleventh Lady's heart is so soft that tears can drip out of it.

"Interesting, isn't it?" Xu Lingyi looked at Shiyi Niang, whose eyes and eyebrows were as gentle as water, and smiled, "He just blew a bubble at me." Then he pointed to the right corner of the child's mouth, "It's right here, small, the size of a grain of rice."

Babies usually spit bubbles after they have had milk or water and there is milk residue on their lips.

Eleventh Lady asked hurriedly: "Did he eat anything?"

Before the child was born, she saw several wet nurses, but because colostrum is the best, she wanted to find one who was closest to her due date, so she didn't settle on one.

"No!" Xu Lingyi looked a little worried, "He has been sleeping the whole time. The three wet nurses we found earlier tried to feed him, but he refused to eat. Mama Tian said that he might not be hungry yet. So she gave him some water, and he drank it all in one gulp. I think maybe he doesn't like these wet nurses. I have already ordered them to find a few more from the wet nurse's house tomorrow morning to try again." He added, "Lie down! The midwife said that you are injured and asked you not to move!"

After he said this, Eleventh Lady thought of the people serving in the room.

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "I noticed that the maids who usually keep watch in your room are sleeping in the outer room. I was afraid that they would disturb you, so I asked them to watch outside."

Only then did Eleventh Lady remember that Xu Lingyi's footsteps just now were unusually light and no sound could be heard at all.

While thinking, Xu Lingyi had already called "Mother Tian" softly, saying, "Madam is awake!" Then he spoke to Shiyi Niang, "Mother, Second Sister-in-law, and Fifth Brother's wife have all come to see you. Seeing that you were asleep, they didn't wake you up. They said they would come to see you tomorrow morning. Brother Zhun and Brother Jie also came to see brother," he said, laughing, "Both of them miss you so much that they asked if they could sleep with brother."

Thinking of the two brothers, Eleventh Lady smiled lightly: "Are they okay?"

"It's pretty good." Xu Lingyi smiled, "The two go to school together every day, go home together, play the flute and make lanterns together... I didn't expect that Jie'er and Zhun'er get along so well." He sighed.

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The update is a bit late, please wait and read it tomorrow morning!

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