Chapter 363: It’s a boy
Manluo's outrageous remarks frightened the midwife:
"Girl, don't say that. It's time for the baby to come out. Please use a little more force..."
Manluo also wanted to unload the cargo as soon as possible, but the heart-wrenching pain would not stop at all, invading her consciousness in waves.
She just felt that her vision was getting darker and she was almost unable to hold on.
Xie Zhan had been standing outside the hall for several hours, from the time the moon reached its zenith to the dawn, and the bluestone slabs under his feet had even been left with a shallow mark by his steps.
The cool morning breeze blew across his robe, but he was completely unaware of it. He just pricked up his ears to listen to the movements in the hall.
Whenever Manluo's cries of pain were heard through the palace door, his fingertips would clench violently.
Meanwhile, the Southern Emperor and Crown Prince Xie Lan rushed over upon hearing the news. They saw him anxiously guarding outside the palace, both of them with frowns on their faces.
The Southern Emperor said in a deep voice: "What's the situation?"
Xie Zhan shook his head, his voice hoarse:
"It's still inside. The doctor said premature birth is dangerous."
Xie Lan patted his shoulder and said, "There's no point in being anxious. Just wait."
Xie Zhen was very annoyed: "How could Helian Feng and Chu Jin leave and come back? How despicable."
He issued an order to arrest the man throughout the city.
Looking at the tightly closed palace door, Xie Zhen and Xie Lan could not help at all, so they had to turn around and leave, leaving a message to inform them immediately if there was any news.
Queen Nan Jiang Jingyue was too heavy to walk, but she sent a palace maid to inquire about her every hour. The sound of the palace maid's footsteps coming and going made Xie Zhan feel nervous.
Just as the sky was turning pale, the guard commander Zhao Lin hurried over:
"Your Highness, Tianqi's Imperial Master Chu Jin forced his way through the palace gates and was caught in a trap. He is now surrounded by over a hundred Youhuang Guards. He refused to surrender and attacked us, injuring over a dozen of us. He now demands to see his wife, Manluo. Should we kill him or spare him?"
"kill!"
Xie Zhan almost gritted his teeth as he spat out the word, anger surging in his eyes.
If Chu Jin hadn't been clinging to her so tightly, how could Manluo be attacked by Helian Feng, and how could she have given birth prematurely?
But just as he finished speaking, Manluo's shrill curse suddenly came from the hall:
"Chu Jin, you deserve to die! Who wants to give birth to your child? I hate you, I hate you so much, ah!"
The voice was filled with tears and trembling with pain, but it made Xie Zhan's heart feel as if it was being cut by a knife.
His desire to kill Chu Jin suddenly wavered.
During these few hours, Manluo cursed Chu Jin no less than a hundred times, calling him "bastard" and "evil spirit" over and over again, but from beginning to end, she never called his name once.
If he really killed...
Xie Zhan looked at the palace door, as if he could see Manluo's sad face when she learned of Chu Jin's death. Besides, how could he bear to let Manluo's child be born without his biological father.
If that were the case, his Manluo would definitely hate him as the "executioner" in the future.
Xie Zhan took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and ordered Zhao Lin in a cold voice:
"Don't kill him yet. Tell him that if he thinks about this, he must submit to being tied up. Otherwise, he will never see Manluo again!"
"yes!"
Zhao Lin took the order and withdrew.
Xie Zhan has two intentions:
Firstly, he wanted Chu Jin to hear with his own ears how much suffering Manluo had endured because of the people he could not protect and the disasters he had brought; secondly, if Manluo knew that Chu Jin was outside, it might help her give birth.
Soon, Chu Jin was tied up and dragged out of the Qionghua Palace.
His robe had long been soaked with blood, and the mottled dark red contained other people's blood as well as his own.
But at this moment, he didn't care about all this. His face was full of anxiety and anger, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.
As soon as he saw Xie Zhan standing outside the hall, he struggled violently and roared:
"Xie Zhan, you bastard, give Manluo back to me!"
Xie Zhan snorted coldly, without even raising his eyelids, and ignored his shouting.
Chu Jin was about to say something bad when he heard Manluo's heart-wrenching cry from inside the hall:
"Chu Jin, you bastard! I won't have any more children! I won't have any more children!"
The pain and despair in that voice were like a sharp knife cutting into Chu Jin's heart.
His face suddenly turned pale and he asked anxiously:
"Xie Zhan, what happened to Manluo?"
Xie Zhan finally turned his head and glared at him coldly, the anger in his eyes almost bursting out, but he suppressed it:
"It's all because of your entanglement. First, she was stabbed by Helian Feng, which shocked her fetus. She is due to give birth more than a month early, and now her life is hanging by a thread. Chu Jin, this is all your fault!"
"What?"
Chu Jin felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, his head buzzing. He tried to break free and rush into the palace gate, but he was held down by a dozen Youhuang guards beside him and could not move.
Xie Zhan saw this and shouted:
"If you want to kill her twice, just charge in!"
This sentence was like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing Chu Jin's impulse.
He immediately became obedient and stopped struggling, but his eyes were frighteningly red as he stared at the tightly closed palace door and shouted inside with all his strength:
"Manluo, Manluo, I'm coming! You must hold on, you must be okay!"
The hall suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Chu Jin and Xie Zhan's hearts suddenly rose to their throats, and they even forgot to breathe.
After a while, Manluo's extremely shrill scream suddenly came from the hall. The sound seemed to have exhausted all her strength.
Then came the surprised cries of the midwives:
"It's born, it's a boy!"
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