The group sat in the courtyard talking until lunchtime, when Tinglan came to call them.
As soon as Feng Qinghuang stood up from the chair, she felt dizzy and her stomach cramped. She quickly sat back down and gently rubbed her stomach.
"How are you, Huang'er? Are you feeling better?"
Feng Qinghuang patted him: "Aqi, don't worry. I may have been sitting for a while and got up too suddenly, so I feel a little dizzy."
Rong Qi fanned her from the side, while Chu Xuanji poured her some tea.
"Sister Huang'er, are you feeling better?"
Feng Qinghuang raised her hand: "Sister-in-law, I'm fine. It's just that your nephew might be impatient. I just felt dizzy, but now my stomach is cramping badly. I might be about to give birth."
Upon hearing this, Rong Qi disregarded everything else and picked up Feng Qinghuang, rushing towards the delivery room.
The rest of you, hurry up and inform the others: forget about eating, just wait for Feng Qinghuang to give birth.
Rong Jin held Wanwan tightly, afraid that she would be frightened if she saw everyone panicking.
So the whole courtyard began to liven up. Some people were boiling water, others were preparing things and going in and out of the rooms. The midwife was surrounded and led into the delivery room, while everyone else was kept outside the door.
Rong Jin, holding Feng Muwan, was also outside the room: "Wanwan, Mommy is giving birth to your little brother. Are you scared?"
Feng Muwan shook her head: "I'm not afraid. I'll cheer for Mother from outside."
"Great, Wanwan is so brave, your master is so proud of you."
As the old man and the young girl were talking, Feng Qingcang arrived with Murong Wan, and Feng Qingyun arrived with Rong Xiao. The Emperor Emeritus and the Empress Dowager followed behind them.
Murong Wan was afraid that Wanwan would be scared, so she tried to cover her ears, but Wanwan refused.
Murong Wan originally wanted to go in to be with her daughter, but after hearing from the imperial physician that this was a twin pregnancy, Huang'er had to concentrate fully on the delivery, otherwise it would be very dangerous. If she went in, it might distract her daughter, so for her daughter's safety, she stopped.
"Grandma, it's okay. Wanwan isn't scared. Wanwan will cheer for Mommy."
Rong Yuan patted her little head: "Wanwan is such a good girl."
Inside the room, Feng Qinghuang's suppressed voice and muffled groans of pain made the hearts of those outside the door clench.
Rong Qi readily offered his other arm as well, even if Jiao Jiao bit off his arm, it wouldn't compare to the pain Jiao Jiao was in right now.
Following the midwife's instructions, Feng Qinghuang breathed and pushed, then breathed and pushed again.
Rong Qi knelt on the ground the whole time, just watching Feng Qinghuang. Because having two children was more difficult than having one, Feng Qinghuang couldn't talk to Rong Qi at all. She only hoped to give birth quickly, otherwise the children would be in danger.
At this moment, Feng Qinghuang's face was pale, and she looked as if she had been bathed in sweat, which made Rong Qi feel extremely distressed.
Rong Qi shifted back slightly and spoke softly to the children in his belly: "Children, you promised your father that you would make your mother suffer less. You are good children, and you must keep your promise. Otherwise, your father will not love you anymore."
The midwife was speechless as she watched Rong Qi talking to the pregnant belly. "You're their father," she thought, "saying such things is going too far. If the children could understand, they wouldn't listen to you. Wouldn't that just make the princess even more upset?"
Although the midwife felt that Rong Qi shouldn't speak like that at this moment, she didn't stop what she was doing. He could say what he wanted, but they couldn't let anything happen to the princess.
It's unclear whether the children understood what Rong Qi was saying, or if the midwife's technique was exceptionally good, but the two babies inside her womb were vying to squeeze out.
The midwife was overjoyed and quickly and carefully helped the children out. Soon, the first child was brought out, and the midwife handed him to another person before continuing to deliver the second child.
The baby, who had just been brought out, was held by the legs by another midwife, who patted its bottom a few times. The baby vomited some amniotic fluid and then started crying loudly.
Those outside the door felt a slight sense of relief upon hearing the loud cry. It wasn't until a second cry rang out a while later that they finally felt completely at ease.
"Thank God, Huang'er gave birth safely."
The sound of everyone praying gradually drifted into the house.
Feng Qinghuang was exhausted from giving birth, so she fell asleep not long after. Even when Rong Qi washed her and moved her to a different spot, she was completely unaware.
The midwife washed the two babies clean and wrapped them up before quietly opening the door and letting the people outside take the two babies away.
"Your Majesty the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Dowager are both well. Congratulations! The Princess Consort has given birth to two sons."
"Very well, very well, reward them all."
Rong Yuan and Feng Qingcang each carried a baby as they went to the next room.
Murong Wan and Lin Yiran went inside to see Feng Qinghuang.
When Rong Qi saw them come in, he said softly, "Mother and Aunt, don't worry, Huang'er is fine. She's just asleep. I can stay here with her."
Hearing Rong Qi say that everything was alright, the two of them glanced at Feng Qinghuang a few times before turning around and leaving, afraid of disturbing her rest.
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