Chapter 125: Nezha’s birth, Yin Huahuai…
Yin Hua had been pregnant for more than three years, but the baby in her belly showed no sign of coming out.
However, due to the female doctor's reminder, Yin Hua gradually reduced his outings. In addition to training the troops, Li Jing also took over the government affairs, and gradually reduced the number of times his retainers saw Yin Hua.
Gradually, many people, intentionally or unintentionally, ignored the fact that Yin Hua was pregnant, and Chaoge did not get the news.
But after more than three years of pregnancy, the baby still hadn't been born. Not only was Li Jing anxious, but even Yin Hua, who was filled with maternal love, felt vaguely uneasy.
Fortunately, there was a female doctor who comforted her, prescribed medicine and gave her massage to relieve her physical discomfort, thus minimizing the strain of pregnancy on the mother's body.
That night, Yin Hua dreamed of a Taoist priest in yellow robes and a long flowing beard. He held a glittering pearl in his hand, smiled at her, and suddenly threw the pearl into her abdomen.
Yin Hua's maternal instinct instantly took over, fearing that something might happen to the baby in her belly. She woke up with a startled "Ah," clutching her belly and crying out, "My baby, my baby!"
"Madam, what's wrong, madam?" Li Jing, who was sleeping beside him, quickly turned over and sat up, holding his wife in his arms to comfort her, "It's okay, it's okay."
But Yin Hua suddenly felt a severe abdominal pain, and he covered his stomach and cried out "Ouch, ouch".
Li Jing was startled, and the calmness he had acquired from years of leading troops came in handy at this moment.
He first helped Yin Hua lie down, strode to the door, and whispered to his confidant to call a female doctor.
Soon, the confidant returned with the female doctor. The female doctor was actually panicking, after all, it was the first time she had encountered a pregnancy that was not in accordance with normal circumstances.
But despite her panic, she remained calm as a renowned doctor for many years. She said to Li Jing, "Don't panic, General. I think she's about to give birth."
After saying that, he walked into the inner room carrying the medicine box, and reached out to touch Yin Hua's abdomen. Sure enough, the uterine sac that was still in the same place yesterday had now fallen and connected with the birth canal.
She felt more confident, so she asked someone to boil some hot water and prepare some clean cloths, and then she personally helped Yin Hua move to the delivery room that had been prepared long ago.
According to Yin Hua's request, the delivery room is cleaned every day. When the sun is good, not only the windows are opened for ventilation, but also the bedding inside is taken out and exposed to the sun.
According to Shu Chinese medicine, it means reducing the number of germs in the delivery room as much as possible to avoid maternal infection.
Those who have never been to Shuzhong don’t know, but all the doctors from other places who have been to Shuzhong have a vague feeling that the medical community in Shuzhong and the medical community outside are not in the same dimension at all.
Li Jing and Yin Hua didn’t understand these things, but they knew very well the value of Shu doctors’ medicine.
So what else is there to say? Just follow the doctor's orders.
Yin Hua trusted the female doctor very much. After holding her hand and entering the delivery room, he told her about the incident in which the yellow-robed immortal appeared in his dream and threw a big bead into his abdomen.
With Fu Li's secret instructions, the female doctor had already known about this and was not surprised to hear it. She smiled and congratulated Yin Hua: "Congratulations, Madam. This is the immortal sending a spiritual child to you."
Yin Huaxi said: "If that's true, it couldn't be better."
She stroked her belly, which had visibly sagged, and said, "You know, although Jinzha and Muzha are calm and composed, their talents are not outstanding. Whether they are learning military tactics from the Lord or studying government with me, their performance is unsatisfactory. If this child in your belly is truly the reincarnation of a spirit child, then the Lord and I will have a successor."
The female doctor smiled and said, "I can't guarantee anything else, but this child will definitely be in excellent health in the future. Maybe she won't need me even once in three to five years."
"That's good, that's good." Yin Hua was even happier.
Because it was her third child, and Yin Hua was in good health, the delivery went smoothly. When the first rays of dawn shone on the window lattice, Yin Hua felt something slip out of her body, and the room was suddenly filled with a strange fragrance.
Yin Hua, who had just given birth, did not feel the fatigue she had felt after the previous two births. She felt that all the discomfort in her body had disappeared.
She was delighted at first, but then she realized something was wrong and quickly stood up and asked, "Madam, why isn't the child crying?"
The female doctor was also a little panicked at this time.
Although Fu Li had given her some precautions in advance, the current situation was so unexpected that she felt for the first time that she was short-sighted.
Yin Hua's question brought her back to her senses. She opened her bundle, took out the swaddling clothes she had prepared in advance, wrapped up the watermelon-sized baby, and presented it to Yin Hua: "Madam, look, this child is indeed born extraordinary."
"Really? Let me see."
The next moment, Yin Hua's smile froze on his face, and he looked at the baby in the cradle with trembling eyes: "This... this, this, this... was this born by me?"
——Why is it a ball?
"Of course it was Madam who gave birth to the child." The female doctor had regained her usual composure. Her voice was gentle yet firm, carrying a convincing force. "Madam, there is no need to panic. Extraordinary people must have extraordinary appearances."
She placed the wrapped meatball beside Yin Hua's pillow and said meaningfully, "Madam, please take care of the child first. I'll go and ask the general to come in."
Yin Hua suddenly came to her senses after hearing this, realizing that it was best not to let anyone know about her child's unusual behavior. She took a deep breath and nodded to the female doctor, "Thank you, sir."
Li Jing outside the door was already experienced and had already taken a shower and changed into clean clothes.
Hearing the door open, he hurried forward to see the child. Seeing the female doctor coming out empty-handed, he was startled and looked over in confusion.
The female doctor glanced at the faces of several servants and said to Li Jing with a worried look on her face, "The child has been in the mother's womb for quite a long time. I'm afraid it will take several years to recuperate."
Li Jing's heart sank. He understood her expression and quickly waved his hand to have everyone go downstairs to prepare. He then followed the female doctor into the delivery room.
The delivery room hadn't been cleaned yet, but it was filled with a strange fragrance, without a trace of blood. Li Jing felt relieved, and strode to the bed. Looking at the fleshy ball beside his wife, his heart was immediately lifted up again.
"What...what's going on?"
The female doctor said calmly, "As the general has seen, this child is born extraordinary."
Li Jing, who had been waiting for a long time: "…………"
——Forgive him, I really can’t laugh.
It was Yin Hua who calmed down first and asked, "Madam, what should we do? The child will have to go out and meet people eventually. He can't always be a fat ball."
The female doctor had a plan for this, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you two. Just wait until the time comes, and the baby will come out naturally."
Her calmness infected the couple, and their minds gradually calmed down.
Not long after, the servant outside the door said that new hot water had been boiled and asked if we wanted to clean up the delivery room.
The female doctor said, "I'll help Madam back to the bedroom through the side door. I'll leave this here to the general."
At that time, there was no such thing as a women's delivery room being dirty, so Li Jing certainly had no taboos. He nodded and entrusted his wife and child to her.
At noon, the meat ball suddenly split open, and a smiling three-year-old boy jumped out from it, clinging to Yin Hua and calling her mother.
The child was as beautiful as a snowball, with thick hair, light and thick eyebrows, big eyes like black grapes, and a rosy little mouth, which exactly met the expectations of all parents in the world for their children.
Just one look at him and Yin Hua's heart melted. She hugged the child in her arms and kissed him endlessly.
The female doctor collected the fleshy afterbirth and said with a smile, holding the medicine box: "I have completed my mission. Please allow me to take my leave, Madam."
Yin Hua thanked her, watched her leave, and then started playing with the child again.
Li Jing, who was handling government affairs in the front courtyard, learned that the female doctor had left. He guessed that the child was fine and quickly put down the work and returned to the inner house.
He changed into clean clothes before entering the inner room, where he saw his wife holding a three-year-old boy. The boy was smiling and lying in his wife's arms, acting coquettishly and speaking clearly.
"Is this the child?" Li Jing was a little bit unbelieving, but his eyes had softened a little.
"Yes, this is the child. We chose the name Nezha early in the morning." Yin Hua picked Nezha up, made him face Li Jing, and coaxed him, "Nezha, call daddy quickly."
Nezha tilted his head and looked at him for a moment, first memorizing his face, then smiled brightly and called out sweetly, "Daddy!"
Li Jing instantly suppressed the doubts in his heart, stepped forward to take Nezha, and said "good boy" several times.
However, the couple had another sad thing.
——Whose child is already three years old when he is born? How do you explain this?
After discussing it, the two decided to keep Nezha's birth a secret. They planned to wait a year or so before slowly spreading the word that Nezha had been born a long time ago, but because he was born weak, he had been kept in the inner house and not allowed to see the public. Now that he had recovered, they would bring him out to meet guests.
This is a temporary solution, a last resort.
But children don’t understand the adults’ plans.
Three-year-olds are at the age when people hate them, and Nezha was especially naughty. But his parents would not let him leave the inner house, so he had to find his own fun and played tricks on almost everyone who served at home.
Li Jing and Yin Hua were extremely upset by him, but in order to prevent the Li family from being suspected by the king, they had to do their best to appease him.
Over time, Li Jing's expectations for his son continued to decline, and now it has dropped to "as long as he doesn't get into trouble."
Li Jing, who opened his eyes every day to judge the lawsuit for his son, had no time to think about things like natural phenomena or being a saint.
Half a year went by like this until a Taoist priest in yellow clothes and a lady in red clothes came to the door, saying that they were there to recruit disciples.
The couple was excited for a moment. Yin Hua looked after Nezha while Li Jing went out personally to invite them in.
"I wonder where the two masters' immortal lands are? What are their names?"
The Taoist in yellow said with a smile, "I am Taiyi Zhenren from Jinguang Cave on Qianyuan Mountain. This is my nephew, whose surname is Dai."
"It turns out to be Master Taiyi and Master Dai." Li Jing was surprised and delighted, and even apologized for his rudeness. He hurriedly ordered the servants to prepare the incense table, and after entering the inner house, he formally burned incense and paid his respects.
"Nezha, why don't you come and meet the real person?"
Nezha struggled out of Yin Hua's arms and ran to the red-dressed lady. He looked up and asked, "Are you going to take me in as your disciple?"
Being ignored, Taiyi Zhenren: “…………”
——I shouldn’t have brought her here!
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