"My lady, harder, harder!"
The midwife's voice echoed in her ears. Chen Xiaoru gritted her teeth, pretending to exert all her strength. Sweat soaked her clothes, her hair stuck to her cheeks, and she clutched the bed sheets tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white from the strain.
"My Lady, I've seen the child's head. Try harder!"
The midwife's voice was filled with a hint of surprise, and it was obvious that the delivery was going well.
Chen Xiaoru felt a surge of strength in her lower abdomen, and she knew the baby was about to come out. She took another deep breath, exerting all her strength, and heard a "wa!" The baby's cry resounded throughout Fengyi Palace.
"It's born! It's born! It's a prince!"
The midwife shouted excitedly, and she skillfully cut the umbilical cord and wrapped the baby up.
Immediately afterwards, another wave of severe pain came. Chen Xiaoru gritted her teeth and tried hard again.
"Wow——" Another loud cry, and the second child was born safely.
"Congratulations, your majesty! It's a prince!"
The midwife's voice was filled with joy.
However, this was just the beginning. One after another, the cries of babies continued to ring out, and each time Xuanyuan Che, who was guarding the door, felt his heart beat faster.
"Wow--"
"Congratulations, your majesty! It's a prince!"
"Wow--"
"Congratulations, your majesty! It's a prince!"
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By the seventh cry, the midwife's voice was trembling:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! It's a prince! The seventh prince!"
Chen Xiaoru was exhausted, but she knew she still had a child, so she took her last breath and tried again.
"Wow——" This time the crying sounded a little different, crisper and more delicate.
The midwife exclaimed in surprise:
"Congratulations, your majesty! It's a princess! A little princess!"
Xuanyuan Che was about to rush in when he heard the cry of a baby again.
About an hour later, the door of the delivery room opened, and the midwife came out holding a baby, announcing the good news to Xuanyuan Che with a smile on her face.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Empress has been blessed with great fortune. She has given birth to seven princes and a little princess. Both mother and children are safe!"
After the midwife finished speaking, she carefully handed the baby in her arms to Xuanyuan Che.
Xuanyuan Che looked at the pink little face in the cradle, his hands shaking with excitement. He took the child and looked at the other seven children who were taken out one after another. Each one was so small, so fragile, yet full of vitality.
An indescribable joy and emotion surged in his heart, and his eyes became moist.
"Good, good, good! Reward! Huge reward!"
Xuanyuan Che's voice was a little choked. He carefully held the little princess in his arms and strode into the delivery room.
Chen Xiaoru was pale and lying weakly on the bed, but when she saw Xuanyuan Che come in, a gentle smile appeared on her face.
Xuanyuan Che walked to the bedside, gently placed the little princess next to Chen Xiaoru, then held her hand and said softly:
"Xiao Ru, thank you for your hard work."
Chen Xiaoru shook her head weakly, looked at the children around her tenderly, and said softly:
"I am not tired. As long as Your Majesty and the children are well, I will be satisfied."
This time, Chen Xiaoru successfully silenced the ministers' complaints, and no one asked Xuanyuan Che to reopen a harem. Because everyone knew that even if he reopened, he would not be able to defeat Chen Xiaoru, who had eight princes. Would he be sent to the palace to die?
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