Chapter 362 I’m afraid I’m about to give birth!
Manluo was held tightly in Xie Zhan's arms. Along the way, the severe pain in her shoulder and the heavy pain in her abdomen were intertwined. Her beautiful facial features were twisted into a ball, and cold sweat kept dripping down her temples.
Xie Zhan saw it with his own eyes and felt pain in his heart. He hurried on his way while constantly comforting her softly:
"Manluo, hold on a little longer, we'll be entering the palace soon."
Manluo bit her lower lip, feeling as if the wound on her shoulder was being pierced by countless needles, and her stomach was in excruciating pain, her whole body shaking uncontrollably.
Her lips trembled as she spoke with difficulty:
"Xie Zhan... my stomach... hurts so much..."
Only then did Xie Zhan realize that the back of his hand, which was holding her skirt, was stained with a wet and warm liquid, which turned out to be a glaring bloodstain.
His heart sank suddenly, and he was horrified:
"Manluo, you, what's wrong with you?"
Manluo gasped in pain, her face as pale as paper, and her voice was filled with tears:
"I, I'm afraid I'm about to...give birth!"
"ah!"
Xie Zhan was struck by lightning and dared not delay any longer. He immediately took a deep breath and used his lightness skills. He touched the ground with his toes and rushed to the palace like lightning.
When he rushed into the Qionghua Palace carrying Manluo, Xiyan had just returned from the East Palace. She didn't see Manluo and was standing in the palace, anxiously turning around.
Suddenly, she saw Xie Zhan rushing in with Manluo covered in blood in his arms. She was so frightened that her face suddenly changed. She held onto her pregnant belly and took a few steps to meet him, her voice trembling:
"Second brother, Manluo...what happened to her?"
Xie Zhan carefully placed Manluo on the couch, his forehead covered with cold sweat, and said anxiously:
"She was stabbed by Helian Feng and was frightened. I'm afraid... I'm afraid she's going to give birth prematurely!"
Xiyan was shocked when she heard this, but she didn't have time to ask more questions. She calmed herself down and immediately turned to the palace maid Nishang and instructed:
"Hurry, go get the imperial physician and the midwife, the sooner the better!"
Fortunately, Xiyan was about to give birth, and the Southern Emperor had already arranged for experienced midwives and wet nurses to be on standby in the palace.
In just half a cup of tea, several imperial doctors and midwives hurried over.
The imperial physician did not dare to delay. He first carefully cleaned the sword wound on Manluo's shoulder, sprinkled some hemostatic medicine on it, and then bandaged it with layers of clean white cloth strips.
During the whole process, Manluo groaned in pain from time to time, her body curled up, and the cold sweat on her forehead soaked the pillowcase.
Xiyan watched from the side, her heart tightening.
Xie Zhan turned his back to avoid suspicion, but he couldn't help shaking his hands.
After bandaging the sword wound, the leading imperial physician stood up and said to Xi Yan and Xie Zhan, who were standing beside him with worried faces:
"Your Highness, Princess, Miss Manluo's external injuries are not serious and she will recover after some time of recuperation. However, her qi and blood are in chaos and she has been stimulated. Judging from the situation, I am afraid she will give birth prematurely."
Xiyan asked urgently:
"Imperial Physician, are she and the child in danger..."
The imperial physician looked embarrassed:
"Premature birth is inherently dangerous, especially since she was born nearly two months early. The fetus is not yet full-term, so there are risks involved during delivery. Whether a child can be born successfully depends on her physical condition and willpower. We will quickly prepare a medicine to induce labor for Miss Manluo, and leave the rest to the midwife."
"Okay, then do it quickly." The imperial physician accepted the order and left two people here to wait, while the others hurried down to prepare medicine.
After Xie Zhan finished giving his instructions, he asked Xiyan to take care of the person inside and hurried out of the inner hall.
After all, it would be inconvenient for a grown man like him to be here during a woman's childbirth. No matter how anxious and worried he was, he could only wait anxiously outside the temple.
At this time, the midwife in the hall had already prepared hot water. She gathered around the bed and hurriedly took off Manluo's clothes, washed her with warm water, and changed her into a soft undergarment.
They gathered around the bed, gently comforted Manluo, who was trembling in pain, and taught her how to inhale and exhale to help.
At this moment, Manluo only felt waves of intense abdominal cramps, as if an invisible hand was tearing her internal organs apart. The pain was so severe that she almost fainted, and she couldn't help but let out painful moans from her throat.
Xie Zhan stood outside the hall, listening to Manluo's screams inside. Every scream was like a needle piercing his heart, making him feel both distressed and anxious. He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and looked up into the hall from time to time.
Xiyan sat by the bed, holding Manluo's sweaty hand tightly. Seeing her face pale with pain and her lips bleeding from biting, her eyes red with heartache, she kept comforting her:
"Manluo, don't be afraid. I'm here. The imperial physician and the midwife are also here. Just listen to them. You'll be able to see your child soon..."
When had Manluo ever suffered such pain? Tears mixed with sweat rolled down from the corners of her eyes, blurring her vision.
She held Xiyan's hand tightly, trying to grit her teeth and hold on, but the piercing pain was unbearable.
Time passed little by little. More than three hours had passed. She drank bowl after bowl of obstetric medicine, but there was no sign of the baby in her belly coming out.
Another wave of severe pain hit Manluo, and she convulsed in pain. Finally, she couldn't help but curse:
"Chu Jin, you bastard, it's all your fault! I won't have any more children, I won't have any more children!"
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