Chapter 206: Twins
When the first snow fell in Jiangnan, Qi Wuhan came back and brought Ye Rushui and Yuanbao with him. He stayed with Jiang Lan for more than ten days and then returned to Beimo. Before leaving, he repaired the roof and doors and windows to prevent them from leaking.
More than half a month passed during this trip.
It was a sunny day and the weather was very good.
Jiang Lan was lying on a lounge chair in the yard basking in the sun. Ye Rushui brought her a bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine. While she was drinking the medicine, he waited beside her, as if he had something to say to her.
After Jiang Lan finished drinking the medicine, he reached out to take the empty bowl and placed it on the table beside him, saying, "I have already found out the reason why the Marquis has lost his memory."
Jiang Lan sat up from the recliner and asked nervously, "Will he still..." She hesitated for a moment and said the last two words, "Amnesia?"
Ye Rushui replied, "I took the Marquis' pulse before, and it was stable. He shouldn't be suffering from amnesia anymore."
Jiang Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
Ye Rushui continued, "I was browsing in the library when I found an ancient book. It records that the first high priest of the Northern Desert cultivated a magical flower. Every hundred years, this flower would breed a poisonous insect called the Forget Worry Gu. Anyone infected by this insect would lose all love and affection, forget all worries and fears, and become the most powerful king in the history of the Northern Desert, leading it towards light."
"Forget Worry Gu?" Jiang Lan couldn't figure out what this thing was.
Ye Rushui nodded. "It also says that only those who have inherited the sacred bloodline of the Black Feathered Eagle God can be parasitized by this Gu. This Gu parasitizes in the host's heart meridian and lives and dies with the host."
"Then..." Jiang Lan hesitated for a moment, a look of worry on her face, "Is this insect still in his heart meridian?"
Ye Rushui replied, "According to my deduction, this insect must have been tamed by the Marquis."
"Tamed?" Jiang Lan was a little confused. How could it be tamed? Just telling it to behave itself every day...
Ye Rushui replied, "The Marquis is a rare person with a right heart. His heart meridian is special, so he can suppress the poisonous insect. However, these are just my inferences. If we want to prove it, we can only wait for the Marquis to die a hundred years later, open his chest and remove his heart, and then we will know the answer."
Jiang Lan was stunned when she heard the last eight words.
If you didn't know, you would think that the two of them had some irreconcilable hatred...
"The weather is nice today. Madam, it will be good for the fetus if you get more sun." Ye Rushui changed the subject very naturally.
Jiang Lan smiled dryly and nodded, agreeing, "Yes, the weather is nice, we should get more sun."
When Ye Rushui was about to leave, Jiang Lan called him again.
"Brother Ye, you just said a hundred years from now. Does that mean he can live to be a hundred years old?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, given the Marquis's physical condition, living to be a hundred years old will not be a problem."
After receiving a positive answer, Jiang Lan felt completely relieved and stopped thinking about the problem of the poisonous insect.
Ye Rushui stood there for two seconds, as if she had something else to say. In the end, she said nothing and went to the kitchen with the empty bowl.
The next day, Xie Yun brought a large pile of New Year's goods. He saw Jiang Lan, Qing'er and Gui'er cutting paper-cuts. What surprised him even more was that Ye Rushui was also among them, and she seemed quite skilled at it. He joined in, picked up the scissors and quickly cut out a... uh... I don't know what it was. Then he picked up a piece of red paper and cut it again, making a real big red flower.
The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and every household has started preparing for the New Year.
Qi Wuhan promised to come back before the New Year, and this time he came back the night before the New Year.
When Jiang Lan went out to greet him, she saw him coming towards her as soon as she stepped out of the yard. He was exhausted and looked dusty.
When he held her in his arms, Jiang Lan smelled the cold breath on him, mixed with ice and snow, which made her feel extremely at ease.
"Are you cold?" Qi Wuhan asked softly, wrapping her a little tighter with his cloak. Jiang Lan leaned against his strong chest and shook her head lightly. "I thought you weren't coming back..." He gently stroked her hair. "Silly girl, didn't I agree to spend the New Year with you?" He whispered in her ear, "I miss you."
Jiang Lan's nose felt sore, and she almost couldn't hold back her tears. "I miss you too, so much..."
He wanted to hold her tighter, but was afraid of crushing the baby in her belly. "Xiao Lan, give me a little more time, it will all be over soon."
"Hmm..." Jiang Lan hummed softly in his arms, "I'll wait for you."
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After the New Year, Qi Wuhan left again, and this time another two months passed.
The grass is lush and the warblers are flying, the peach blossoms are pink and the willows are green.
When people were busy going out of town for an outing, Jiang Lan was about to give birth.
The midwife and the wet nurse had been brought to live in the house a long time ago, and Xie Yun also moved in. He asked Ling Fengren every day when he would come back.
"The Marquis will come back soon." Ling Feng gave the same affirmative answer every time.
That night, Xie Yun had just laid down on the bed when he heard someone outside shouting, "The lady is about to give birth!" He jumped out of bed, grabbed his coat, put it on and ran out. When he came over, Ling Feng and Ye Rushui were already in the yard.
The room was brightly lit, and the midwife and Qing'er and Gui'er were both inside.
When Jiang Lan's cry came from the room, Xie Yun stamped his feet anxiously, praying to God for help and the Buddha for protection...
"Madam, is she okay?" Ling Feng turned to look at Ye Rushui, his hand nervously gripping the sword at his waist.
"It will definitely be fine." Xie Yun said seriously, and then continued to pray for Buddha's blessing.
"I took Madam's pulse this morning and she was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl," said Ye Rushui.
After hearing the last three words, Xie Yun and Ling Feng were both stunned.
"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?" Xie Yun didn't know what to say to the other party.
Ye Rushui replied: "I wasn't entirely sure before."
"God bless, sister Lan and her child are safe." Thinking of the twins, Xie Yun quickly added, "Mother and daughter are safe, mother and child are safe..."
In the room, the midwife asked Jiang Lan to push a little harder, saying that she could already see the baby's head. Qing'er kept wiping the sweat off Jiang Lan's face, and Gui'er held the ginseng soup and was ready to follow the midwife's instructions to feed Jiang Lan a mouthful to replenish her strength.
A heart-wrenching cry came from the house. The person who hurried to the door suddenly stopped, his expression suddenly panicked, and then quickened his pace. He heard Ling Feng shouting "My Lord!" Xie Yun turned around quickly and was about to ask him why he came so late, but Qi Wuhan hurried into the house like a cold wind.
When he reached the door, he heard a baby crying and his steps stopped suddenly. Great joy and excitement came over him at the same time. He leaned one hand on the door frame, smiling and crying.
"Quick, feed Madam some ginseng soup."
Gui'er quickly fed Jiang Lan a mouthful of ginseng soup. The midwife asked Jiang Lan to try harder, as another baby was about to come out.
Jiang Lan was already exhausted at this moment, and asked in a tearful voice, "Where is he? Why hasn't he come yet?" Qing'er quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam, the Marquis will definitely come."
At this time, Jiang Lan saw the person who walked in, and she could no longer control her tears, which fell out in big drops.
Qi Wuhan hurried over and squatted beside her, holding her hand and gently comforting her, "Don't be afraid, Xiaolan, I'm here."
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When the second cry came from the house, everyone felt relieved.
Xie Yun burst into tears of joy, and kept repeating "That's great, that's great..."
Ling Feng also laughed.
Ye Rushui slightly curled up the corners of her mouth, as if she was smiling.
Then Qing'er came out and said happily: "My wife gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl~"
"How is Sister Lan? Is she okay?" Xie Yun asked with concern.
"Madam is fine, she's just too tired and needs a good rest. The Marquis is in there with you~" Qing'er replied with a smile.
Ye Rushui handed a medicine bottle to Qing'er, saying it could replenish qi and blood, so she should take one pill now. Qing'er nodded, took note of it, and went in with the medicine bottle.
When Qing'er came over with the medicine bottle, Jiang Lan was holding the children's hands and looking at the two children curiously. Qi Wuhan looked at her curiously, feeling extremely distressed.
Qing'er stood by and waited for a while before going over and saying, "Madam, this is given to you by Doctor Ye. It can replenish your qi and blood. Please take one first."
Qi Wuhan took the medicine bottle handed over by Qing'er, poured out a pill and fed it to Jiang Lan, then let her sleep for a while. Jiang Lan looked at the child and fell asleep contentedly.
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