Chapter 246 Giving Birth
On the second day after the army set out to aid Bater, Jin Sui had her period and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Gu Changxiao stopped attending court for three days and stayed in the hospital to accompany her during the birth.
Jin Sui laughed and said that if this happened, all the officials would definitely scold her for being too coquettish. In all the dynasties, it was unheard of that the emperor would stop attending court to accompany the queen when she gave birth!
Gu Changxiao said anxiously, "Who cares what they say! I am just attending the morning court, not ignoring government affairs. Anyway, no matter what we do, there will be censors to report on it. Don't worry too much."
"I've already seen blood, when will the birth start?"
Jin Sui laughed, "It's still too early! After the bleeding, the amniotic fluid breaks, and then we have to wait for the cervix to open, and then the birth. It may take one day at the fastest, or two or three days at the slowest."
As for whether she cared about the officials scolding her, she didn't care! She even thought it was a little funny to be scolded as a spoiled child, because in the past, the officials scolded her behind her back and called her tyrannical. The Yandi nobles once called her a scoundrel and a rolling knife, and Huo Zian called her a witch.
Being called a spoiled child sounds almost like a compliment to her.
From the time Shi Er Niang gave birth in the hospital to the time she was admitted to the hospital, although there were still very few women giving birth in the hospital, there were still dozens of them. Apart from the rich and powerful, there were more common people.
Because some civilians do not have the money to hire a midwife, they can only ask experienced older women nearby to deliver the babies. The first birth is always very dangerous, and some women are afraid of accidents, so they suggest that they come to the hospital to give birth.
Not only are the fees low, but they also provide food and medicine. Most importantly, a baby record is created and the nurse will visit your home several times during the confinement period. These benefits are not available when hiring a midwife.
Poor families are not pampered, let alone giving birth in a hospital, some of them even give birth in sheepfolds or stables while living in other people's homes. In comparison, giving birth in a hospital is considered a luxury for rich ladies.
The hospital treats everyone equally, regardless of whether you are a peasant woman or a rich woman. At most, you can stay in a regular ward after giving birth, or pay an extra fee to stay in a private room.
In short, the obstetrics and gynecology department was well established and its reputation spread. Some women from other states in Yan territory even came to the capital to give birth.
Jin Sui had said before that she would also give birth in the hospital. Some people didn't believe it at first. How could the Queen give birth outside the palace instead of in the palace?
When people saw the emperor accompanying the empress into the hospital and the obstetrics and gynecology department was under martial law, they believed it to be true, and the maternity and children's hospital became famous.
Jinsui ate properly during pregnancy and did some prenatal gymnastics exercises, so she didn't gain much weight. She measured her own waist circumference and estimated that the baby should weigh about five kilograms. The first baby cannot be too big, otherwise it will easily lead to a difficult birth.
For example, if Shi Er Niang had not returned to the capital in the middle of her pregnancy to supervise her diet, and she gave birth in the hospital, if she had hired a midwife at home, she would definitely have had a difficult delivery.
Even so, An An weighed more than 15 pounds when she was born, which was considered a giant baby in that era. That night, Jin Sui was ready to perform a caesarean section on Shi Er Niang.
Although she was confident that she could give birth naturally, she decided to talk to Gu Changxiao about caesarean section in advance just in case. If it was needed, he would be scared to death when he saw the doctor using a knife to cut into her belly, and would be so angry that he would want to kill the doctor's entire clan.
Jin Sui specially took out the caesarean section information she printed in the space and explained it to Gu Changxiao page by page. It turned out that our Emperor had been on the battlefield many times and had seen various ways of death.
She actually looked at a picture of a baby being taken out of a cut belly. Her legs went weak, her face turned pale, and she almost fell down. She held Jin Sui's hand tightly, her eyes full of fear: "Is Sui Sui planning to give birth to a child like this?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "No! If I can have a natural birth, of course I will. I just want to give you a heads up in advance. If it's really a difficult birth and we have to have a Caesarean section, don't make a fuss and scare the doctors."
Gu Changxiao stared at her for a long time, and suddenly said, "After this baby, we won't have any more."
Giving birth is so scary! He even touched his belly in a subtle way. Although he said nothing, Jin Sui guessed what he was thinking at this moment and couldn't help laughing.
"Does Your Majesty want to give birth to a child for me?"
Gu Changxiao nodded seriously: "If I can do it, I really want to do it for Sui Sui."
Jin Sui smiled and shook his hand back: "Don't worry! I managed my weight very well during pregnancy. The baby won't be very big and I will give birth naturally."
After the contractions began, she forced herself not to moan, because she knew very well that screaming and moving around in the early stages would waste too much energy, and would not give her enough strength for the birth in the later stages.
Moreover, she knew that if she shouted, Gu Changxiao would be very worried, and her relatives and friends such as Jin'an, Yingniang, Chen Yunniang, Shi Erniang and others who were waiting outside would also be worried and anxious.
Although sweat was forming on her temples, she just closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When her cervix was dilated to five fingers, she even calmly ate something to replenish her strength.
I ate three energy bars and drank ginseng tea, but unfortunately I didn’t have any Red Bull. I should have drunk two cans of Red Bull at this time.
When she opened the seven fingers, she drove Gu Changxiao out, but Gu Changxiao was unwilling: "Han Xing can stay in there with Madam Yan."
Jin Sui insisted: "I am nervous when you are here, and Han Xing stayed because I am the midwife, and I am not afraid of Han Xing.
But the medical staff are afraid of you, and they are actually nervous when you are here."
Gu Changxiao glanced at the medical staff and asked, "Are you nervous when I'm here?"
The doctors and nurses instinctively saluted and bravely replied, "Your Majesty, no, we are not nervous."
You call this not being nervous? Jin Sui exaggeratedly said, "What if I make a mistake at any step because of nervousness, and my normal birth turns into a difficult birth?"
Gu Changxiao then agreed to wait outside with Jin'an and the others. Jinsui really didn't want him to watch here. Many men have psychological trauma after watching their wives give birth.
Although she believed that Gu Changxiao was not so weak mentally, she did not need his encouragement or anything, so why should she let him see that scene.
Sure enough, as soon as he left, all the medical staff breathed a sigh of relief. Jin Sui even used a large mirror to check her cervix and calmly directed the medical staff to make preparations.
After Gu Changxiao left, he brought Chen Yunniang in. Chen Yunniang had never given birth to a child, so she said a little embarrassedly, "I don't know if I can help you, Your Majesty? Madam Yan wanted to come in, but Your Majesty didn't agree."
I guess he thinks Twelve Niang is a bit erratic and Chen Yuniang is more reliable.
Jin Sui shook his head and said, "Sister Chen, just stay with me. The medical staff are very professional. You don't need to do anything."
Chen Yunniang was relieved and stood beside Jinsui, holding her hand and cheering her up. When the cervix was nine fingers dilated, she began to exert force. Jinsui had practiced breathing techniques long ago and followed the doctor's instructions to exhale and inhale.
It really hurts, even more than when I was stabbed by the sword when I was chasing the Tartars. It's not the pain of the flesh, but the pain of all my internal organs being squeezed, as if something is drilling in my stomach.
As a warm current flowed out, the baby cried: "Wow~"
"Congratulations, your majesty, it's a prince."
As soon as the little guy cried, everyone outside laughed. Gu Changxiao wanted to come in but was stopped by the nurse: "Wait until the child is wrapped up, Your Majesty, come and see."
He stuck his head out of the door and called, "How's Sui Sui?"
Jin Sui suppressed his fatigue and said, "I'm fine, and the child is fine too."
Chen Yunniang held the child in her arms and showed him to her. She first checked the fingers, toes and facial features. The little guy was indeed only five pounds, but his hair was very thick and jet black.
Newborns' eyes don't open very wide, but his eyes are wide open, with deep eyeliner, high nose bridge, and deep jawline. Well, our baby looks like a work of art by Nuwa! After taking a look, Jinsui was carried by the nurse to sleep on the trolley, and said to Chen Yunniang: "Excuse me, Sister Chen, I'll take a nap, and you can hold the child for His Majesty to see."
Then she fell into a deep sleep, oblivious to everything.
When she woke up, she had a slightly deflated stomach and felt the pain of contractions. Jin Sui was a little confused. I had given birth to a child? I became a mother? When the nurse who was guarding the bed saw that the queen had woken up, she hurriedly notified everyone, brought hot water for her to rinse her mouth, wipe her face, wash her hands, and brought her millet porridge, bird's nest and other liquid food to eat.
Gu Changxiao immediately came in to see her and breathed a sigh of relief: "Sui Sui finally woke up."
He held Jin Sui's hair and kissed her on the forehead: "You've worked hard, Sui Sui. Thank you. Da Xia now has a crown prince."
Jin Sui was speechless: "Your Majesty is going to enthrone the child as the Crown Prince before he is even three days old?"
Gu Changxiao said as a matter of course: "Our eldest son is of course the crown prince of Daxia! It doesn't matter whether he is crowned early or late, it is better to crown him early to reassure the people."
Well, once the emperor has chosen an heir, no matter how old the heir is, all officials, dignitaries and common people will feel much more relieved.
This means that there will be no trouble in the succession to the throne for the time being. You must know that every time a new emperor ascends the throne, a civil war will break out, and there are very few princes in Daxia who succeed to the throne smoothly.
Like the last time, the battle between Gu Changxiao and Prince Yu directly broke up the cohesion of the powerful and gentry in Chang'an, making it impossible for them to rise again within a hundred years.
"Where's the child? Let me see."
The little guy was sleeping, and two wet nurses were watching over him diligently. Jin Sui asked everyone to leave, including Gu Changxiao, because she wanted to take a birth photo of the child.
Gu Changxiao didn't even ask any more questions and immediately led his men out. Jin Sui quickly finished the photo and said to the nurse, "Bring the little prince to me when he wakes up. I will have milk if he sucks more."
She had already told the wet nurse that she wanted to breastfeed the baby herself, and the wet nurse only breastfed the baby at night or when her milk was insufficient.
"Have you chosen a name, Your Majesty?"
Gu Changxiao handed over a piece of paper with three characters written on it: 'Jin', 'Shuo' and 'Jing'. "His generation is a literary generation. He will choose a name every year, and the character will be given to him when he reaches the age of twenty."
Jin Sui thought: "I like Shuo very much, but Shuo means new moon. Since my son is the crown prince, he should be the sun of the country. So Jing is better."
"How about this, your nickname is Shuo Ge'er and your full name is Jun Wenjing, ok?"
Gu Changxiao smiled and said, "Du Yi Sui Sui, these three characters were chosen by me, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, and Grandpa Ling together, and they are all auspicious names."
Jin Sui imagined that Gu Chang Xiao summoned the Imperial Observatory, and Grandpa was also there, and they were discussing seriously for a long time. People who didn't know would think that they were discussing something important, but it turned out to be naming an unborn baby! It was a little funny, and a little touching. He tapped the little guy's hand and said, "Did Shuo hear that? Your name was given to you by your father and Grandpa!"
The little guy hummed twice in his sleep, as if to show that he liked it very much. Jin Sui and Gu Chang Xiao looked at each other and laughed.
She and the little one stayed in the hospital for seven days before returning to the palace to recuperate, so the prince himself did not attend the prince's third-day bathing ceremony, only the emperor attended.
But she still accepted gifts. When Jinsui was the King of Li, she liked receiving gifts the most during banquets, and it was the same now. However, she mainly accepted gifts from the nobility, the powerful, and the wealthy. She did not allow officials to give her expensive gifts.
Chen Yunniang picked out interesting ones and showed them to her, among which was a set of parent-child outfits sent by the Yan family. The mother's was a sable fur coat and the baby's was a polar bear fur coat.
Fur cloaks alone were not rare, as there were many furs in the palace. However, these two sets were made in a unique way. The baby wore a bear head hat, and the mother's collar had peacock feathers, which were dazzling and colorful.
There is also a pair of statues of the Goddess of Childbirth praying for blessings, which are carved from the finest jadeite.
Jin Sui hissed, "The gift from Patriarch Yan pales in comparison to the gifts from others."
Chen Yunniang smiled and said, "In addition to this, the head of the Yan family also sent health-preserving medicinal herbs from all over the world. The Yan family is really thoughtful."
Jinsui was probably arranged by Yan Shiyi for Twelve Niang. The Yan family had prepared an extra one at that time, which was for her.
Gu Changxiao also gave Jinsui a gift. It was a bit difficult for him to give gifts because there was only the Queen in the harem, and all the treasures in the entire Imperial Household Department belonged to the Queen alone.
There was no need for the emperor to order a reward, so he asked Jinsui directly what he wanted. Jinsui really wanted something, which was to build a school on sixteen pieces of land in the sixteen states of Yan.
Gu Changxiao said with emotion: "I am asking Sui Sui what you want? Building a school is the business of the court. Don't you have something you want?"
Jin Sui smiled and said, "What I want has never changed, that is to destroy Japan!"
Gu Changxiao said solemnly: "Okay! I will step up the training of the navy and destroy Japan as soon as possible!"
Time passed quickly. Jinsui went through the lochia period and the colostrum period, and in the blink of an eye it was the baby's full month celebration.
The whole country celebrated the full moon, and His Majesty once again generously exempted several states affected by natural disasters from taxes.
What was unexpected was that on this day of universal celebration, there were still people who did not give face to the Great Xia royal family. Minzhou once again sent a request for help, and a group of Japanese pirates landed.
In addition, Minzhou was hit by a hurricane, and the local evil sect organized the people to worship the Dragon King and secretly used living people as sacrifices, including young boys and girls and the Dragon King's bride.
This kind of situation happened frequently. When the imperial court was strict, they would hold sacrifices in secret. But when the imperial court could not handle the situation due to natural disasters or plagues, there would be a lot of such sacrifices.
Jin Sui said to Gu Chang Xiao with a sad face: "Today is our son's full moon, and we are celebrating here happily. But we didn't know that a child in Minzhou was going to be sent into the sea and die in the belly of a fish.
Your Majesty, please save those children and send troops to Minzhou!"
The navy has conducted numerous drills in the East China Sea, but this time it is a formal deployment. Han Xing leads the army, whose mission is to capture the evil ways of Minzhou, destroy the pirates who landed on the shore, and assist the civil servants who are traveling with them to educate the local people and completely eliminate the ignorant human sacrifice.
Some officials felt that Daxia had too many military affairs. It was still pursuing the Hu people in the northwest, General Huang had sent troops to the northern border, and the navy was also on an expedition here, which was too much of a drain on the national treasury.
As a result, Gu Changxiao ordered the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to reconcile the accounts and found that although the number of troops deployed increased in the past two years and the expenditure of the Ministry of War was several times that of the previous emperor, our national treasury was growing steadily.
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