Chu Hong's hand holding the medicine spoon trembled slightly as he carefully passed it to Chu Qingluan's lips.
But Chu Qingluan was still unconscious and couldn't swallow at all. The brown medicine quickly flowed down the corners of her mouth.
"This, the girl can't swallow it!" Aunt Li stamped her feet anxiously after wrapping the child up, "What should I do..."
Before she finished speaking, her eyes widened when she saw the scene before her.
Chu Hong had already tilted his head back, put the medicine into his mouth, leaned over, pinched Chu Qingluan's jaw, and without hesitation, kissed her slightly cold lips.
Aunt Li's face turned red and she turned around quickly.
I thought to myself, this isn't about feeding medicine, this is clearly about saving one's life!
The medicine is bitter!
The moment their lips touched, Chu Hong could clearly feel her coldness and softness.
He gently pushed open her teeth with the tip of his tongue and passed the medicine in bit by bit. His warm palm caressed her throat, and his internal energy flowed along her meridians, forcing her to swallow.
Chu Qingluan seemed to be able to sense the strong bitter taste and reacted slightly.
Chu Hong was delighted and gave the medicine more carefully, fearing that even a little bit would be wasted.
His eyes were fixed on her face, and complex emotions welled up in his deep peach blossom eyes.
Worry, anxiety, and...deep affection that had been suppressed for many years.
All his emotions turned into a deep worry at this moment. He didn't care what would happen in the future. He only cared about whether she could wake up and be safe!
When the medicine juice was almost gone, Chu Hong was still reluctant to leave.
His eyelashes swept across her pale face, and when he took the last sip of medicine, he lingered on her lips for a moment longer.
Hot and trembling.
It was as if he wanted to pour all the greed he had secretly hidden for the past few months into this kiss.
"cough……"
A faint cough suddenly sounded.
Chu Hong looked up suddenly and met Chu Qingluan's slowly opening eyes.
There was still a layer of mist in her eyes, but she could clearly see Chu Hong's miserable appearance.
"Child...child..." she asked weakly.
"The child is fine!" Chu Hong grabbed her hand, his eyes red.
"Sister, please hold on a little longer. Let's give birth to our second child."
At this time, the old doctor was directing from outside: "It's good that you're awake. The fetus is in an abnormal position now. You need to use your internal strength to help the fetus turn."
He instructed Chu Hong: "Press both sides of her abdomen with both hands at the same time, then use force and slowly turn to the left..."
Chu Hong placed his trembling hands on Chu Qingluan's bulging abdomen, forcing himself to remain calm. Following the old doctor's instructions, he slowly applied force...
“Hmm…ah…”
Chu Qingluan let out a heart-wrenching cry of pain, her nails digging deeply into Chu Hong's arm, blood oozing out, but she was completely unaware.
Chu Hong's heart shrank into a ball and he almost let go.
"Hold steady! Now is the time to turn the fetus over."
The old doctor's timely reminder instantly brought Chu Hong back to his senses.
"Sister, look at me." Chu Hong's eyes were red as he comforted her: "Hold on a little longer, it will be fine soon!"
He had never hated his own powerlessness so much, and could only watch her suffer such torture.
Never again...
He swore in his heart that he would never let his sister experience such pain again in this life.
"Turn around! The child has turned around!" Aunt Li suddenly shouted.
"Girl, push harder, I can see the baby's head!"
Chu Qingluan was encouraged and, with the support of Chu Hong's inner strength, she used up her last bit of strength.
"Wow--!"
A loud cry echoed throughout the house.
"It's a girl! A boy and a girl, twins!"
"Congratulations, girl! You have a son and a daughter. This is a good omen!" Aunt Li was very excited. She wrapped the baby girl carefully, and the smile on her face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.
Chu Qingluan felt her body suddenly empty, and her tense nerves relaxed at once.
She leaned weakly on the pillow, looking at the two children in Aunt Li's arms, with a gentle gleam in her eyes.
"Let me...see the child..."
Chu Hong stood beside the bed, his eyes fixed on the small swaddling clothes. The baby girl's rosy little face was wrinkled, but it made him feel an unprecedented tenderness in his heart.
This is the child born by the imperial sister under his witness!
Fortunately, the baby was born safely.
"Can I... hug her?" Chu Hong asked cautiously, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
Aunt Li smiled and handed the child to him, "Young Master, be careful and support your head with your arms like this."
Chu Hong took over the fragile little life with stiff movements, clumsy but extremely gentle.
The little baby girl twisted her body in his arms, and miraculously stopped crying, opening her eyes slightly and looking at him.
At this moment, Chu Hong felt as if his heart was hit hard by something.
He looked down at the little life, and a wonderful connection took root in his heart.
"Oh, she recognizes you!" Aunt Li said with a smile.
Just as Chu Hong was about to hand the child back, he suddenly felt dizzy.
His tall body swayed and he almost fell to the ground.
"Young Master!"
Aunt Li quickly supported him and took the swaddling clothes.
Chu Qingluan on the bed only then noticed that Chu Hong was acting strangely.
Her eyes fell on his scarred hands, and her pupils shrank slightly.
Chu Hong's originally fair and slender hands were now covered in blood, with gravel and dirt embedded between his fingers, which were obviously scars left from rock climbing.
"I'm fine here, go take care of your hand."
The old doctor just happened to come in with a bowl of medicine at this time, and seeing this, he hurriedly pulled Chu Hong.
"You kid, you're still holding on even though you're injured like this. Come on, I just brought some herbs."
Chu Hong was about to say it was okay when he looked up and met Chu Qingluan's worried eyes. He said nothing and let the old doctor pull him to the next room.
Outside the house, the snow had stopped at some point, and the morning sun had risen completely. The warm sunlight filtered through the window sills and poured into the house.
Chu Qingluan looked at the two children lying side by side in front of her, her eyes carefully tracing their eyebrows and eyes.
As a result, it was magically discovered that the twin brother's eyebrows and eyes were 80% similar to Qin Yuan's.
There is an inconspicuous mole hidden at the end of the sister's left eye. The position of the mole at the end of Xie Yunqi's eye is exactly the same!
In an instant, an absurd idea formed in Chu Qingluan's mind.
She looked at her sister carefully again and found that her facial features, lips, and chin were strangely integrated with Xie Yunqi's face.
Could it be?
Chu Qingluan was shocked by her own thoughts.
She shook her head, thinking that she must be overthinking it.
Twins, boy and girl, were not common in the Chu State, and for a woman to give birth to two children from different men in the same pregnancy was even more absurd.
I must be overthinking it.
She temporarily left the child in the care of Aunt Li, and after drinking the medicine, she fell into a deep sleep.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
