Chapter 1719 Production 2
The Crown Princess had rehearsed this with Manbao before. She sank down with all her strength, and the pain that had been mitigated by Zhou Man's acupuncture seemed to come back all at once, causing her to scream out in pain.
Seeing the cervix contracting, Manbao said to the Crown Princess, "Relax, relax, take a deep breath first. Yes, just like that, hold your breath, and then push harder..."
After going back and forth several times, the Crown Princess couldn't help but shook her head and cried out, "It hurts so much, it hurts so much..."
Manbao reached out and touched her belly and said, "This has lessened the pain, Madam. You can't use an injection now. You have to bear it yourself. Other women have experienced more pain during childbirth than you. If they can do it, you can too. Think about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and this child you've been looking forward to for many years..."
The midwife said, "This is not working properly. Think again about how to use the force. Come, let's bend her legs a little more..."
Manbao and another midwife went to help the Crown Princess adjust her movements. "Come, let's do it again. Inhale, exhale slowly, inhale again, and use force..."
Manbao: "Yes, this time the strength is right, this is the feeling, come, come again..."
"I can see the baby's head. Madam, please do it again. Come, let's breathe..."
The Crown Prince leaned over the window and listened. When he heard the Crown Princess's cries of pain, he couldn't help but pace back and forth in the yard. After turning around a few times, he turned around and asked Doctor Liu, "Why are you so slow?"
Doctor Liu looked up at the sky and said, "Your Highness, it's almost time. We originally thought that the birth wouldn't start until the afternoon."
Who knew that the Crown Princess's cervix would dilate so quickly without even taking the labor-inducing medicine? It must have been Zhou Man who gave her an acupuncture.
In the room, the midwife and Manbao were encouraging the Crown Princess. Hearing that the baby's head was about to come out, the Crown Princess took a deep breath, held it, and then pushed again.
Manbao's eyes lit up, and he carefully held the child's head and gently pulled the child out with his hands...
A midwife took a glimpse and shouted, "It's born, it's born, my lady, you've given birth."
Manbao held the baby's little head in one hand and his little butt in the other. The midwife quickly cut the umbilical cord and tied the knot. Neither of them had time to check whether there was any dirt in the baby's mouth and nose, because the baby, who was suddenly exposed to the air and felt cold, opened his mouth and burst into tears.
The crying was loud and clear, and the midwife said happily: "The little prince is in good health. Look how loud his crying is."
Although they said so, Manbao and her were not slow in their actions. They didn't dare to let him stay cold, so they immediately put him in warm water to wash.
Manbao gently washed his body with a worn-out cotton towel, then dried him and placed him in the swaddling clothes that had been prepared long ago.
Manbao wrapped the child up, while the midwife and Aunt Yu were still cleaning up the mess, stopping the Crown Princess's bleeding and cleaning up the dirt under her body.
Manbao came forward with the swaddling baby and said to the fainting Crown Princess, "Look, it's a boy."
Manbao let her see the baby's face, then opened the swaddling clothes to show her the baby's little body, then wrapped it up and handed it to Aunt Yu, "I'll take care of the rest, you go and tell His Highness the good news."
Aunt Yu breathed a sigh of relief because she heard the child crying. The prince had already asked several times at the door, and the palace maid had gone to answer, but the prince still lay at the door and refused to leave.
Man Bao washed his hands, felt the Crown Princess's pulse, and said to her, "The birth went smoothly. Congratulations, Your Majesty."
The Crown Princess breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Manbao still gave her a set of acupuncture to stop the bleeding and relieve the pain.
After the midwife and the palace maids had changed the Crown Princess's bed and clothes, she finally came to her senses. She turned around and asked, "Why hasn't the child been brought back yet after being taken out?"
The palace maid bowed and said, "The little prince is in the side hall now. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is watching over him. His Majesty and the Empress have sent Master Gu and Aunt Monk to see the little prince."
The Crown Princess looked at Manbao, grabbed her hand and said, "Go and see the child for me."
Manbao knew what she was worried about, so he agreed with a smile and turned to go out. As soon as he opened the curtain, he was stunned. The outside was covered with snow and large snowflakes were flying in the sky.
She couldn't help but stop for a moment, then turned around and asked the palace maid standing by, "When did it snow?"
"It's been raining for an hour."
Manbao frowned and glanced at the side hall connected to the main hall. Even though there was a corridor, it was still very cold. "It's so cold, why did you take the child out?"
The maid lowered her head and whispered, "His Majesty asked Xiao Yuanzheng to come over to see the little grandson. This is the delivery room, so we can only move to the side hall first."
The emperor sent Xiao Yuanzheng here to find out about the child's health and treatment as soon as possible. After all, the prince had suffered many disasters before, and although Zhou Man said that the illness was cured, it was always better to be cautious.
When Manbao arrived at the side hall, Dean Xiao and Imperial Physician Liu had just taken turns examining the little prince and said he was in good health.
The prince held the child stiffly in his arms, not daring to speak too loudly. He nodded repeatedly and said, "As long as he's healthy, as long as he's healthy..."
After examining the child, Aunt Gu Zhong and the monk were about to return to report. Seeing Man Bao coming out with blood all over his body, they stopped briefly, nodded, and smiled, "Doctor Zhou, you have worked hard."
Manbao smiled and said, "It's not hard."
She entered the side hall, glanced at the child in the prince's arms, and then looked at Xiao Yuanzheng.
Xiao Yuanzheng stroked his beard and smiled, "The little grandson is very healthy."
He asked, "Where is the Crown Princess..."
"The Crown Princess is safe too."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone was satisfied.
Manbao glanced at Bai Shan over the prince, nodded slightly to him, and went downstairs to change her clothes. Her clothes were stained with blood.
By the time she had changed her clothes, the Crown Prince had already asked Aunt Yu to take the child to show the Crown Princess. He was sitting contentedly on a chair drinking tea. When he saw Zhou Man, he smiled and waved, "Come here."
Manbao went over there.
The prince rolled up his sleeves and held out his hand to her, "Let me see if I can make other concubines pregnant recently."
Manbao: ...The Crown Princess just gave birth to a child.
However, she still reached out to feel the prince's pulse, and then praised him: "Your Highness has maintained himself well. You can have sex, but you should still take care of your body and not do it too frequently."
The prince lowered his sleeves and said, "I understand. By the way, Bai Shan said your needle bag was tampered with?"
Manbao paused, then nodded, got up and went out to get the medicine box, opened it and showed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the needle bag she had touched.
The prince's eyes turned cold and he asked, "What's wrong with this needle?"
"It should have been soaked in medicinal herbs, but I don't know what they were." Man Bao paused and said, "I don't know who did it, but I know my needle bag. It was touched once before, and since then I've always used one to deceive others, but never this one."
(End of this chapter)
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