Chapter 460 Danger (Part 2)

The lady knelt on a red kneeling cushion with a cloud dragon pattern holding a longevity tablet, 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 hasten labor."

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

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

She also knew the imperial physician's methods.

Labor-inducing medicine is useless, so we can only use strong and powerful medicine...Whether the adult survives or the child survives depends on God's will!

Thinking of this, the lady's eyes moistened slightly, and her gaze fell on Yuanniang's tablet.

You have worked so hard 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 for the sake of Zhen Ge'er!

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

"Anything is fine!" At this moment, I didn't even feel hungry. I was just worried that I would not have the strength to eat.

Shiyi Niang thought about the child in her belly being tortured like this, and she didn't know what kind of pity it would be. But now that things have come to this, being indecisive will only put both her and the child in trouble... She can only make a choice without hesitation and take the initiative to adjust her posture to make it easier for the mother-in-law to exert force... But her heart ached like a knife, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

The old lady looked relieved and said hurriedly, "Give Madam a ginseng lozenge to cheer her up. Or she can drink some brown sugar water."

Ginseng is naturally better.

But ginseng can strengthen 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 it would be better to take ginseng slices."

These things have been prepared long ago.

Mother Tian, ​​who came over, hurriedly took out some ginseng slices and gave them to Shiyi Niang to suck on.

The other midwife also grew braver. One came over to help while the other observed Shiyi Niang's reaction.

The light in the room gradually dimmed, and the maids began to turn on the lights.

Shiyi Niang lay powerlessly in Xu Lingyi's arms, gasping for breath. The two midwives who were massaging her were also sweating profusely.

Xu Lingyi took the handkerchief from Amber's hand and wiped 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 last."

Ginseng is useless, and if used again, it will only be a poisonous medicine.

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

"I feel like I can't take it anymore..." Eleventh Lady murmured, and suddenly she heard the mother-in-law's exclamation: "Madam Houye, the palace gate is open."

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

Several other midwives also gathered around. One hung a white silk on the bunk bed 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's back. Xu Lingyi seemed to be a little awkward sitting there.

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 with the previous troubles, it was surprisingly smooth.

But within the time it took for the old woman to see the child's head, and except for the child's shoulder being stuck, there was nothing unusual.

Following the joyful shouts 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.

The old woman dared not refuse, she took the scissors, cut the umbilical cord, lifted the child's feet and slapped the child on the buttocks. When she heard the child's loud cry, her heart finally settled down.

Holding the child, who was still covered in dirt, she showed him to Xu Lingyi: "Congratulations, Master Hou! Congratulations, Master Hou, you have a son, a boy!"

Xu Lingyi looked at the dirty, crying little boy with mixed feelings.

She 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!"

Shiyi Niang 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 still very excited. She stretched out her arm upon hearing this: "Let me see!"

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

Xu Lingyi listened and said anxiously, "Do you want to be nervous?"

"It's okay, it's okay." The old lady said with a smile, "It has already fallen down."

This means that mother and child are safe. Xu Lingyi showed a defeated smile.

The room changed from being dull just now, everyone's face was filled with smiles and joy.

A little maid ran to tell the news to the Tai Madam, the Second Madam and the Fifth Madam.

Mother Wan and Amber helped Shiyi Niang clean up.

Mother Tian and Grandma Wen took the child to the side to ask for a bath.

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, when she didn't hear the child crying, she leaned on her elbows and was about to sit up, "Why is he not crying?"

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

After hearing this, Tian's mother 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 sighed, "The young master is so handsome! His hair is black, his eyes are sparkling, and his skin is rosy - those with white skin at birth will get darker as they grow older; those with red skin at birth 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." Another midwife also nodded, "I think so too. I have delivered so many babies, but I have never seen a child whose eyes are open when he is born. This child is really energetic. I'm afraid he will be a great general like the Marquis when he grows up."

Although it was Gongxiong's words, knowing that the child was in good health, Shiyi Niang 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.

The sound of a drum was heard 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 examine the child with a smile. Shiyi Niang felt warm in her heart, her mouth curved into a happy smile, and she called out "Mr. Hou" softly, "Where are the servants in the room?"

"You're awake!" Hearing the noise, Xu Lingyi held the child and sat down on the bed with a smile, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?" After he said that, Shiyi Niang really felt a little hungry, but the quilt with a bright red background embroidered with the three stars 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 with her elbows: "Let me see!" Her body was numb and she felt very tired.

"Hurry up and lie down!" Xu Lingyi said hurriedly, "The imperial physician said that you are weak to begin with, and you have suffered such an ordeal this time. Without two or three months of careful care, you will never recover." As he spoke, he held the child in front of her. The child was sleeping soundly, and his expression was very peaceful. His little face was red, and his facial features had not yet fully developed, but his nose was high and straight, and he looked like Xu Lingyi. His hair was black, and it was in line with what Tian's mother said, "black and oily."

It's this little guy who made me suffer so much! Shiyi Niang thought about it, without any unhappiness, but just felt sweet.

She leaned over and carefully touched his cheek with the tip of her nose.

The child's sleep was suddenly disturbed. Even though it was his own 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.

Shiyi Niang 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 milk, but he refused to eat. Mama Tian said 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've already ordered them to find a few from the nanny's house tomorrow morning to try again." Then he said, "Lie down! The nanny said you were injured and told you not to move!"

After he said this, Shiyi Niang 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 outside. I was afraid that they would disturb you, so I asked them to watch outside."

Eleventh Lady then remembered 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 out "Mother Tian", 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 early tomorrow morning. Brother Zhue and Brother Fu also came to see brother," he said, laughing, "both of them are very happy to see you, and asked if they can sleep with brother."

Thinking of the two brothers, Shiyi Niang smiled faintly: "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 Er Ge and Zhe Ge get along so well." He felt a little sigh.