Chapter 409: She was born!
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Sixth Sister and Xie Mingyue were sitting outside the side hall when they watched Li Shiyue run out without even saying hello.
Sixth Sister and Xie Mingyue looked at each other, and before they could say anything, Ma San came out from the side hall.
"Sixth Madam, Madam Xie, the General says it's getting late. If there's anything to discuss, why not wait until dawn tomorrow?"
This was said in the form of a question, but it essentially meant that Liu Tan didn't plan to see the two of them again in the coming days.
Sixth Sister and Xie Mingyue obediently got up and agreed, then turned and left the council hall with their respective maids to return to the inn.
After the two women left, Ma San left the council hall.
A short while later, Ma San led a man dressed in plain clothes with his head down into the side hall.
After the man went in, he immediately knelt down in front of Liu Tan, who was sitting inside drinking tea.
"Night Seventeen of the Dark Camp greets the Great General!"
"Get up."
Who is this person?
It turned out to be Lu Guang, the traitor who took advantage of Xie Mingyue's conflict with the sixth prince of the Turks, Buzhen!
If Li Shiyue were still here at this moment, she would probably understand why Zhou Yiran brought Lu Guang with him when their delegation returned to Andong from the Turks.
But Li Shiyue isn't here.
However, even if Li Shiyue were here, Liu Tan probably wouldn't let her know that Lu Guang was actually a spy he had planted in the Turks!
Li Shiyue had no time to care who Lu Guang was. She was watching the basins of bloody water that her mother was carrying out of the house under the firelight, and her heart was pounding in her chest.
The smell of blood lingered in my nostrils, even as gusts of wind blew through the yard, dispelling the scent.
But every time Li's mother opened the door, a strong smell of human blood could be smelled from inside.
Li's mother wouldn't let her and Li Qiutian into the house, saying, "Neither of you are married yet, so what help could you possibly be if you went in?"
"Don't scare you anymore, you're just causing us trouble!"
Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian had both killed many people and had smelled countless stenches of blood.
But now, smelling the blood of their loved ones, both of them became frightened.
When Li Shiyue rushed back, Li Qiutian was standing at the door with her fists clenched, looking almost unable to stand.
"Sister?"
"Sister? Sister?"
"Huh? Ah!"
"Sister Xia Tian, how is she? Why can't I hear her crying out in pain anymore?"
Unable to hear anything from inside, Li Shiyue walked to the window and shouted loudly, "Sister! It's me, Shiyue. Qiutian and I are outside!"
How are you? Does it still hurt? Why aren't you making a sound?
Sister? Sister?
Inside the room, Li Xiatian had a cloth in her mouth. She was covered in sweat, lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) with her arms propping her up. Zheng Meiniang was kneeling beside her, holding her forearm.
"Li Shiyue, you better shut up right now!"
After being yelled at by Li's mother inside the house, Li Shiyue dared not say anything more and could only turn around and stand hand in hand with Li Qiutian.
"This woman needs to save her strength for later use after giving birth."
Lady Li is pregnant with twins again, and she's most worried that she'll run out of energy towards the end of the delivery.
Right now, the cervix isn't fully dilated yet, so don't cry out. Wait until it's time to push before using your strength!
Jin Daping sat on a stone bench in the Li family's courtyard and explained this to Li Shiyue.
Only Li Shiyue, Li Qiutian, and Jin Daping were in the courtyard.
Oh, and there's a stone in the kitchen that always obediently boils water.
Li Yueniang was still young, and after dark, her mother persuaded her to go home.
Before Li Shiyue returned, the families of Erdan's mother, Zhou Lanhua, Zhao Min, and Zhao Yan, who were close to the Li family, all came over.
However, in the end, Li's mother persuaded all of them to go home.
When Li's mother came out of the house again carrying a basin of bloody water, Li Shiyue took the opportunity to stand at the door and shout inside, "Sister, we're all here, don't be afraid!"
Upon hearing Li Shiyue's shout, Li Xiatian, who was lying on the kang, seemed to regain his strength, which had previously made him feel weak.
Kneeling to the side, Zheng Meiniang looked at Li Xiatian's lower body and said, "Good! Xiatian, push! Push!"
Mother, I've seen the head!
Summer! Go for it!
Following Zheng Meiniang's instructions, Li Xiatian pushed hard, and finally the baby was born!
When Li's mother went in again, most of the child's body had already come out!
A few breaths later, Li Shiyue, who was standing in the courtyard, heard the clear sound of a child crying!
It's born!
It's born!
Finally, she gave birth to one!
Li Shiyue and Li Qiutian immediately pressed themselves against the door, listening intently to the loud wailing of the baby inside.
Even the stone that was tending the fire in the kitchen came out and looked towards the door.
Inside the house, Zheng Meiniang used hot scissors to cut the baby's umbilical cord when Li Shiyue outside shouted, "Mother, has the baby been born yet?"
Is it a boy or a girl?
Sister, how is she?
Dr. Kim is right outside!
Zheng Meiniang smiled slightly, about to say something, but quickly put the baby, whose umbilical cord had just been cut, onto a clean white cloth laid out to the side.
Upon seeing this, Li's mother quickly picked up the child from the kang (a heated brick bed) and went to wash the child's body.
"Summer, go all out!"
The second baby is coming!
Listen to your mother, come on, push hard!
After giving birth to one child, a second child was delivered shortly afterward.
Outside, Li Shiyue, still unsure whether the child was a boy or a girl, paced anxiously back and forth at the doorway. Suddenly, she heard the baby crying again.
Upon hearing this weak cry compared to the loud one from before, Li Shiyue's heart sank.
She was already mentally rummaging through her system inventory, thinking about what she could get later to nourish Li Xiatian and the child.
Childbirth is extremely taxing on a woman's life force!
I need to replenish my nutrients properly!
And these twins need to be raised with even more care.
This is a child from the Li family!
Inside the house, Li Xiatian, who had finally given birth to two children, could no longer hold back and lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), unable to even support herself with her legs.
Li's mother handed each of the tidied-up children to Li Xiatian, saying, "Come here, Xiatian, look! The first one is a girl, and the second one is a boy."
Each time Li's mother held a child, she would lift the small blanket to expose the child's recognizable features to Li Xiatian.
"Aunt, they are so ugly."
Li's mother laughed when she heard Li Xiatian's words.
"Silly child, all newborn babies are wrinkled like this."
"You'll look much better after your postpartum period."
"Mother? How is my sister?"
Li Shiyue stood anxiously outside the door, her hand resting on it, thinking to herself, "If no one responds to me, I'll just push the door open and go inside!"
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