Chapter 1182 The Empress has launched her attack.
The first month of the lunar calendar was spent in a flurry of activity. By the second month, Lin Yuesha was more than eight months pregnant and walking became increasingly difficult.
A few days ago, on the Lantern Festival, Qi Heng, unable to leave the mansion, held a lantern festival for Lin Yuesha at the Qi residence. Lin Yuesha stroked each lantern and ate snacks with a craving.
Since yesterday, Lin Yuesha has felt weak in her limbs and her legs feel heavy when she walks. She can sense that her due date is not far off.
Lin Yuesha moved to Chenjia Village in the capital, and Yan Yan brought several female doctors to stay there, preparing for the Empress's childbirth.
Based on Yan Yan's calculations, it was already extremely difficult for a woman carrying triplets to last for more than eight months. Recently, she listened to Lin Yuesha's fetal heartbeats morning and evening and found that the fetal heartbeats were steady and strong, which was a good sign.
In February, after a rain, there was a slight chill in the air in Beijing.
Lin Yuesha wasn't afraid of the cold; she would wake up hot every night because her soles were burning. She could only sleep comfortably by kicking Qi Heng's icy back.
Qi Heng had no choice but to obediently offer his back to his wife, who was sleeping in a restless position, and then endure the scorching heat all night.
Every day, experienced palace nurses would come to give Lin Yuesha a routine massage. Giving birth to a first child is already difficult for a woman, but Lin Yuesha was pregnant with triplets, making it even more challenging.
As the due date approached, Lin Yuesha began to feel anxious and uncertain.
Having too much makes one afraid of losing it. Lin Yuesha often wakes up in the middle of the night and tries to recall what happened in her previous life.
What confuses her is that her past memories are becoming increasingly blurry, as if everything in modern times is already far away from her.
Despite the repeated attempts by Chen and Yan Yan to comfort her, and the presence of Madam Xu and Wu Ya in the village, Lin Yuesha appeared cheerful on the surface, but was inwardly very worried.
Lin Yuesha understood that the psychological factors of a woman in labor were very important. In Xinqi, this factor was basically ignored. The people believed that every woman was destined to go through this ordeal sooner or later.
There are many cases of difficult childbirth in the countryside, resulting in the death of both mother and child, or the child dying shortly after birth. Through misinformation and the spread of rumors, childbirth has been demonized.
The medical standards here are low. Even though Yan Yan has mastered the cesarean section technique, Lin Yuesha couldn't help but tremble at the thought of possibly having to undergo several cuts.
An outsider's perspective is clearer; when it's her turn, she'll be just as scared and nervous. She's actually afraid of pain.
Lin Yuesha was a patient and resilient person. She suffered a lot in her past life. She used to scream and cry, but she later realized that even when she suffered all kinds of injustice, no one would lend her a hand. Over time, her character became resolute.
Those strong women were all forged in hardship, because they had no choice but to rely on themselves.
Behind the scenes, Lin Yuesha was absent-minded. Qi Heng, as her husband, was the first to notice that she had entrusted all matters of the court to trusted people.
For example, Prince Luo and Xu Da had no choice but to live in the palace, sleeping later than dogs and getting up earlier than chickens every day, working diligently.
As for complaints, I wouldn't dare have any.
With more free time, Qi Heng devoted himself to making Lin Yuesha happy.
"Look at the three dough figurines your husband bought, what do you think?"
Qi Heng took out three small clay figurines from his pocket, two men and one woman. Just like the dolls in New Year pictures, they had shaved heads, bangs in the front, big eyes, and chubby cheeks.
Lin Yuesha really liked clay figurines, and her expression suddenly changed after she took one.
Why are there two men and one woman?
To resist the idea of checking the sex of the fetus in advance, Lin Yuesha set an example by specifically instructing the imperial physicians not to mention the sex of the fetus. She didn't care; whether it was a boy or a girl, it was her child.
"I didn't consult the imperial physician. I passed by the market and saw an old man selling noodles. He only had these three left."
Qi Heng knew that Lin Yuesha would be sensitive at this time, so he patiently explained.
He had said long ago that if they had three daughters, they would not have any more. Three beautiful girls would be his blessing, and he would raise them to be empresses.
Their children are born noble, regardless of gender.
"My dear husband, don't you think our baby will be just as adorable?"
Lin Yuesha's expression changed in an instant. She happily picked up the dough figurine and played with it, a sweet smile appearing on her lips as she thought of the three little buns in her belly.
What will her and Qi Heng's child be like? Perhaps they really will be as cute as a clay figurine.
"You should lose a little weight, right?"
Qi Heng looked at it carefully for a while, then answered hesitantly.
Lin Yuesha is pregnant with triplets, each one likely smaller than average. However, an experienced nanny in the palace said that with good seedlings, there's no need to worry about growth; as long as she takes good care of them, the babies will grow up safely.
The couple had no idea what the baby's gender would be; everything was uncertain.
Lin Yuesha likes to keep things mysterious and will reveal the results on the day she gives birth.
With Qi Heng by her side, Lin Yuesha stopped overthinking and felt much better.
The couple calmed down and discussed the baby's facial features.
Qi Heng was in high spirits and spread out Xuan paper to draw portraits of the three little buns.
"My lord, let's draw our three precious pictures, and then see whose picture best matches the baby when they are born."
Lin Yuesha had a sudden inspiration and made a suggestion.
The result of the portraits was as Lin Yuesha expected. The couple each drew what they looked like as children, hoping that the triplets would resemble them more.
"Among triplets, surely one of them will look like me, right?"
Not one, but three.
Lin Yuesha didn't want to give birth to three identical little Qi Hengs. If they were all cunning and scheming from a young age, they would be really difficult to raise.
Qi Heng lowered his eyes, neither confirming nor denying it. He secretly hoped that all his children would resemble him, but he didn't dare to provoke his wife, much less argue back.
"Wife, let's give the triplets nicknames."
Qi Heng is terrible at naming things. When asked to name people, he can only use code names: Boss, Second Boss, and Third Boss.
"No, that's too perfunctory!"
Lin Yuesha had already decided that her children were all precious, so she didn't distinguish between genders, but arranged them by size: baby, baby, and treasure.
"It's entirely up to you, my lady."
Qi Heng listened and did not object.
"Husband, how about we make dough figurines ourselves?"
Lin Yuesha instructed Qingxing to knead the dough; she was in high spirits.
Although they certainly can't be as well-made as the old man selling dough, you can still make them into whatever shape you like.
After Lin Yuesha finished speaking, she stood up and felt something strange in her lower body. It kept contracting, and then water flowed out, wetting her skirt.
"Her Majesty the Empress has begun!"
When Qingxing came in and saw that Qi Heng was still standing there motionless, she stepped forward and pushed him, which was the first time she had ever done so.
"Quickly prepare hot water and ginseng soup!"
A few days ago, Lin Yuesha felt pretty good, and Yan Yan thought she could hold on for a few more days, but unexpectedly, her water broke without any warning.
Lin Yuesha felt intermittent cramping pain in her stomach. Fortunately, she insisted on taking a shower and washing her hair early in the morning, which would at least allow her to continue for a while.
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