Chapter 198 was actually born in the Ghost Festival!
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The Prince's mansion naturally had physicians on hand, and the midwife ran off to find one. Qin Tao knelt on the edge of the low couch, holding Li Chunli's already somewhat cold hand. Looking at Li Chunli, who had lost all her strength, she regretted her actions for the first time.
She regretted it!
At that moment, she genuinely felt a pang of regret!
If she hadn't encouraged Li Chunli to marry into a wealthier family and had instead pushed Li Chunli towards Liu Shu, would she not be facing the dying Li Chunli at this moment?
But deep down, Qin Tao knew that if she could do it all over again, she would probably still have Li Chunli chase after Liu Shu's carriage in the biting cold of winter.
After all, Liu Shu is the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei!
So what if she becomes Liu Shu's maid?
Don't be fooled by the people in Liujiatun who secretly laugh at Qin Tao for sending her own daughter to be someone's maid, or even a bed warmer maid;
But if Qin Tao were to say that they had the chance to send their daughter to be a concubine to the Prince of Zhenbei, they would definitely be even more eager than she was to do it!
The term "concubine" is considered unpleasant and is ridiculed and looked down upon.
But it depends on whose concubine you're going to be!
Liu Shu is the heir apparent of the Prince of Zhenbei!
Who is the most powerful person in Andong?
Isn't that the Prince of Zhenbei?
Who is Liu Shu?
Liu Shu is the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei, so he will be the next Prince of Zhenbei!
Becoming Liu Shu's concubine means not only that she can eat and dress warmly in the Prince's mansion, but she can also wear gold and silver.
Moreover, if she gets pregnant and gives birth to a boy, he will be the next generation of the Prince of Zhenbei!
A child born to one's own mother is surely one's own grandchild!
If you had a grandson who could become a nobleman, wouldn't you want to send your own daughter to be someone's concubine?
Qin Tao said, "If it weren't for the age difference, I would have gone by myself. Why would I need Sister Li to come?"
The moment Liu Shu was carried home from Daheishan by Li Chunli and Li Shigui, Qin Tao, who was taking care of him, realized that Liu Shu was no longer a virgin!
Don't ask Qin Tao how she knew; she has her own way of judging.
It was only because Qin Tao knew that Liu Shu was no longer a virgin that she had the idea of sending Li Chunli to marry into a higher social class.
She had no other choice back then, so she married Li Wangtian and moved to Lijia Village.
She absolutely could not let her young mother spend her whole life as a village girl at the foot of this dark mountain!
She initially thought that Liu Shu must be a son of a wealthy family, and that marrying into a higher social class should bring some benefits.
At least it can ensure that Li Chunli has enough to eat and wear, and doesn't have to do heavy farm work in the countryside.
Later, Liu Tan came looking for her, and that's when Qin Tao found out that Liu Shu was actually the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei!
At that moment, Qin Tao made up her mind that she must help Li Chunli climb up this high branch!
As she had planned, Li Chunli followed Liu Shu's carriage and successfully entered the Prince's mansion, becoming Liu Shu's personal maid. She then climbed into Liu Shu's bed and later became pregnant with his child.
Using Li Chunli's connection as Liu Shu's maid, Li Chunli also managed to get Li Shigui into the prefectural school to study.
Everything was developing in the direction Qin Tao wanted. As long as Li Chunli gave birth to the child in her belly, preferably a boy, she could use the child to establish her status in the Prince's Mansion, get rid of the title of maidservant, and be promoted to become Liu Shufang's concubine!
So, step by step, who knows where we'll end up?
But now, looking at Li Chunli's pale face and bloodless lips, Qin Tao finally regretted it.
The midwife led a group of people in a flurry of activity, with an old woman with graying hair leading the way.
After the old woman came in, she said "Excuse me" and first tried to pry open Li Chunli's eyelids. She called out to Li Chunli twice, and when she saw that Li Chunli could still open her eyes and see people, she squatted down by the low couch and reached out to lift up the hem of Li Chunli's clothes.
After glancing at her groin, the old woman turned and left. Qin Tao turned back to look at the midwife.
The midwife, her face covered in sweat, quickly explained to Qin Tao, "That's the wife of the prefectural physician. She went outside to speak with the physician after assessing the situation."
After a short while, the group of people who had returned with the midwife started moving. The family physician learned about the situation from the old woman and had already prescribed a remedy.
Those who needed to prepare the medicine went to do so, and the old woman also entered the room. After tying her armbands, she reached out and lifted Li Chunli's clothes, exposing her entire abdomen.
"I apologize, it hurts a bit, please bear with it."
After saying this, the old woman looked at Li Chunli. Li Chunli turned her head to look at Qin Tao, who nodded to her. Only then did Li Chunli grit her teeth and nod back to the old woman.
Once the old woman received the answer, she began to massage the woman's stomach. This technique must have been passed down in her family. Although Qin Tao didn't understand these things, she could tell that the old woman wasn't just rubbing randomly.
Although the handkerchief was eventually stuffed back into Li Chunli's mouth, Qin Tao could clearly see that as the old woman kneaded her, Li Chunli gradually regained her strength.
The steaming hot medicine was brought out, and Qin Tao fed it to Li Chunli spoonful by spoonful.
Not long after taking the labor-inducing medicine, beads of sweat appeared on Li Chunli's forehead again.
"Mother, it hurts, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, Mother!"
"Sister Li, push harder, push harder!"
It will be fine once you give birth; the pain will stop once you give birth!
"Sister Li, push harder!"
With all her might and encouraged by Qin Tao, Li Chunli finally gave birth to a barely audible baby after a short "ah" sound!
The moment the child was born, the midwife glanced at the time on the water clock beside her; it was already the end of midnight!
The midwife paused for a moment, then reached out and carefully calculated again.
Her heart skipped a beat—the Ghost Festival!
This child was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month!
This is a child born at the beginning of the Ghost Festival, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month!
The old woman had already wrapped up the baby, who was crying like a kitten, and handed her to Li Chunli to see. "It's a little girl, with fair skin, just like you, Auntie."
Li Chunli felt as if a thick stick had been shoved into her lower body and violently mashed to pieces; the pain was so intense that she was numb and unable to move.
But after all, this was her first child, and with Qin Tao's help, Li Chunli sat up and looked up at the baby in the swaddling blanket that the old woman was holding.
"How can it be so ugly?"
Li Chunli's words made the old woman and Qin Tao laugh. Qin Tao looked at her granddaughter's features and, although she regretted that she wasn't a boy, she was still her granddaughter, and Qin Tao was ultimately happy.
"Where is it ugly?"
It looks great!
Look at her, not only is her skin fair, but her eyebrows and baby hair are also well-developed. She's sure to grow up to be a beauty.
Newborn babies all look like this; they'll grow and become more attractive after they start eating milk.
The old woman turned around to hand the wrapped baby to the midwife, but the midwife instinctively took a large step back.
The old woman was stunned for a moment. She looked at the midwife in confusion, and the midwife took a small step back.
Faced with the gazes of the old woman and Qin Tao, the midwife, feeling somewhat embarrassed and frightened, could only explain to the two of them, "This child, this child," the midwife pointed to the child in the old woman's arms, "this child was born in the 15th of the seventh lunar month!"
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