"The fact that she can still eat means the little girl is doing well, so there's no need to worry." Doctor Xue advised him to sit down, "You're making my eyes blurry from walking around."
Xie Qinglan finally felt a little relieved and sat down. Less than a quarter of an hour later, she heard a painful cry coming from inside the house and couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth at the door.
"Why hasn't she given birth yet? It's been so long! She's been in labor for an hour!" Xie Qinglan couldn't help but get angry.
The servants around were trembling with fear and dared not speak.
No, the Crown Prince's wife has only been inside for less than an hour. Is this considered long? Doesn't it take several hours for a woman to give birth?
"Xie Qinglan, you've scared them so much they're too scared to move. I think you should go somewhere else! You're just wasting time here. Your subordinates have to watch their mood while they're busy working. If something goes wrong, you'll be the one crying!"
Others dared not speak ill of him, but Doctor Xue could curse without restraint.
Xie Qinglan then suppressed her anxiety and unease, but she didn't sit down again. She stood motionless by the door, like a stone statue.
After eating and drinking her fill, Ye Chaoxi felt a slight downward pressure in her abdomen. Knowing that the baby was about to come out, she took deep, rhythmic breaths and pushed under the guidance of the midwife.
She didn't feel any pain after taking the pain-relieving pills, but in order not to let outsiders notice anything unusual, she still used all her acting skills to put on a show, crying out in pain again and again, and sweating profusely.
"Madam, keep pushing. If you feel weak, just let us know."
"ah--"
The midwife even planned to have someone bring over a slice of ginseng so that the Crown Prince's wife could suck on it to prevent her from collapsing from exhaustion, which would be disastrous.
Unexpectedly, Ye Chaoxi suddenly exerted her strength, and a loud cry instantly resounded throughout the delivery room.
The midwife was stunned for a moment. So fast?
He quickly picked up the wailing baby, cut the umbilical cord, looked down, and exclaimed excitedly, "Madam, push harder! The other one is showing too! Almost there!"
Not long after, accompanied by a soft cry, the second child was born.
The midwives breathed a sigh of relief and then busied themselves in an orderly manner. Some cleaned and wiped Ye Chaoxi, while others wrapped the baby up and hurried out to announce the good news.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! Your wife has safely given birth to a son and a daughter! The son is the older brother, and the daughter is the younger sister. This is truly a blessed and auspicious sign!"
The midwife happily shoved one of the children into Xie Qinglan's arms, saying, "Your Highness, listen to the young master's strong voice."
Xie Qinglan was stunned when a soft little thing was placed in her arms, and she didn't know where to put her hands.
"You take him away first, I'll go check on Madam."
"Alright, alright, the lady is safe and sound. Young Master, please go inside." The midwife brought the baby back.
With her arms suddenly empty, Xie Qinglan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped inside. She was in such a hurry that she tripped over the threshold and almost fell.
"Xi'er!" Xie Qinglan entered, and the maids who were tidying up the delivery room quickly made way for the young master, who was rushing around with hurried steps, to come to the bedside.
"You've suffered." Xie Qinglan held her hand and pressed it against his face, then touched her face, feeling the sweaty hair beneath his hand sticking to her cheek. He carefully brushed it aside and wiped the sweat from her forehead and cheeks.
"It hurts, but just thinking about the birth of my two children makes me feel as sweet as if I've eaten honey." Ye Chaoxi smiled easily. "Bring the babies over here so I can see them."
The midwife carried the two children to the bed and placed them beside Ye Chaoxi.
The two babies were born plump and fair-skinned, their eyes tightly closed. The larger one was the sister, and the smaller one was the brother. As if they smelled their mother's familiar scent, the babies stopped their loud wailing abruptly and soon fell asleep peacefully.
Ye Chaoxi gently poked her son's tiny finger with her fingertip, which he immediately grabbed reflexively. Her daughter's delicate brows were still furrowed, and a tear clung to her eyelashes.
Ye Chaoxi chuckled, "Husband, they're so cute. The son looks like you, and the daughter looks like me. Have you named them yet?"
"My son is named Xie Jingshuo. Jing means auspiciousness, and Shuo represents brightness and light. I hope that he will inherit the title, go into battle, end the nearly 100-year border war in Dayuan, and bring light to others."
"My daughter will be named Xie Muyao. Mu means smooth and lustrous. I hope that she will be like a smooth and lustrous jade, as beautiful and flawless as her mother, and loved by everyone."
Ye Chaoxi pouted, giving him a resentful glare, "What if our son doesn't like fighting in the future?"
Xie Qinglan: "If he doesn't want to fight, then he doesn't have to. I won't force him."
"Husband, would you like to touch the baby?" Ye Chaoxi took his hand and placed it on her daughter's forearm.
Xie Qinglan could easily pinch the child's entire arm with just two fingers. It was so soft and boneless that he dared not use any force, for fear of hurting the child.
"Give them a hug."
The midwife immediately stepped forward and placed the two children in Xie Qinglan's arms, one on the left and one on the right.
The next moment, both children opened their mouths wide and burst into loud wailing.
"Husband, it seems the children like me more," Ye Chaoxi said with a grin.
Xie Qinglan smiled, "I like you even more."
...
Outside, Doctor Xue had just glanced at the two children while the midwife was carrying them out. He then teased them for a while while Xie Qinglan and Ye Chaoxi were talking, and after giving each child a small, exquisite longevity lock, he slipped away satisfied.
The world is vast, and one can choose to stay or leave as one pleases.
Upon hearing that Ye Chaoxi had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, the Marquis of Yongyi, who was stationed on the frontier, sent Xie Qinglan a pair of jade pendants, which could be separated or joined together. He also wrote down two full pages of names, asking Xie Qinglan to choose two from them to name the children.
Xie Qinglan had already chosen her own children; she didn't want any of them.
Although Marquis Yongyi felt sorry for Zhang, he knew she deserved her fate. Besides, the Emperor had issued an imperial edict and sent someone to explain the situation to him, so Marquis Yongyi had no choice but to accept it. He also sent a message back to Xie Changyu, telling him to behave himself and not to have any crooked thoughts.
Xie Changyu didn't dare to directly confront Xie Qinglan, but he was constantly trying to find a way to express his dissatisfaction. It wasn't until he heard about the birth of Xie Qinglan's son and daughter that he made up his mind to play a bigger game.
Don't they think they're too good for the title of Marquis? Then let him corrupt Xie Qinglan's children and turn them into the next Xie Qinglan! From now on, Xie Qinglan will wake up crying in her dreams!
...
The baby grew very quickly, and in just over ten days, he was much bigger than when he was born. After giving birth, Ye Chaoxi was fed a lot of nourishing soup by Juying, and she also took recovery pills before giving birth. Not long after giving birth, her waist became thinner, but her chest was even fuller than before.
The baby had a lot of food and was always uncomfortable from being bloated, so Ye Chaoxi chose to feed him herself and only needed a breastfeeding mother at night.
This subtle change in her body did not escape Xie Qinglan's nose.
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