The wind was strong in Cicheng that night. Lu Huai stood on the city gate, suddenly feeling inexplicably flustered. He grabbed the soldier guarding the gate beside him, "What day is it today?"
The officers gave him a strange look, pointed to the full moon in the sky, and said, "See that? After tonight, it will be the fifteenth of the twelfth lunar month."
“Fifteen…” Lu Huai murmured.
December...December 15th...
Lu Huai remembered that he left the capital on October 24th. Now, more than a month has passed, and Qin Qi…
Lu Huai's pupils contracted, and he turned his gaze towards the direction of the capital.
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Qin Xi was not feeling well at this moment.
She had a rolled-up towel between her teeth, gripped the blankets tightly, and was covered in sweat.
"Yizhi, push hard, Yizhi!" Shu Hua encouraged her, holding her hand.
Lele was wiping Qin Xi's sweat; the three of them were alone in the hall.
Lu Huai had prepared many midwives for Qin Xi, but he never expected that when Qin Xi actually gave birth, only Shu Hua and Lele were by her side.
Even he was hundreds of miles away.
“Miss…” Lele looked at her anxiously, and then said to Shu Hua, “Miss Shu, this won’t do. If this continues, not only will the young master not be able to be born, but even you will be exhausted.”
Shu Hua looked at him anxiously and gripped Qin Xi's hand tightly. She had never experienced anything like this before and had no idea what to do.
Just now, Yizhi suddenly had a stomachache and said she might be going into labor. They rushed to the Imperial Hospital to fetch a female physician, only to be told that the Imperial Hospital had been disbanded by Emperor Yuxian.
Left with no other choice, Lele had to run back and think of another solution.
However, Qin Xi couldn't wait any longer. They couldn't find anyone, and the palace maids that the Imperial Household Department had arranged to serve them had been sent elsewhere. Now, only the two of them remained.
Qin Qi's water broke very suddenly, and they had to deliver the baby. Fortunately, Lele had consulted with the midwife about this before when she was at the Minister's residence.
Even if it's not necessarily useful, it's better than knowing nothing at all.
Shu Hua was getting anxious when she heard Qin Qi make a "whimpering" sound. She quickly removed the towel from Qin Qi's mouth.
Qin Xi took a few deep breaths, struggled to lift her eyelids, and looked at Shu Hua, "Zi... Zi Hui."
Shu Hua squeezed her hand, "I'm here."
"Quickly... tell me... about Lu Huai..." Qin Xi stammered, sounding extremely weak, "Where... are they...?"
"Cicheng!" Shu Hua replied immediately, "We've arrived in Cicheng!"
Qin Qi wanted to laugh, but couldn't. He could only grit his teeth and strain, his eyes still fixed on Shu Hua.
Seeing Lele wiping her sweat again, Shu Hua continued, "They arrived in Cicheng a few days ago, presumably planning something, and will be heading to the capital soon."
"The books all say that only with a meticulous plan can the capital be captured in one fell swoop."
“Lu Huai is very capable in the army. I heard from A Yu that he became a military advisor in just one month.”
"Some soldiers were unconvinced by him and wanted to challenge him, but they were defeated by him. I never expected that Lu Huai, who looks like a weak scholar, would actually know martial arts."
Hearing this, Qin Qi finally managed a pale smile, a forced one, "Yes, he's very capable, I know."
Shu Hua's eyes were red, she wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, but before she could say anything, she heard Lele shout out.
"Miss, give it a little more effort, the young master's leg is out!"
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