Chapter 132: The Extinct God of War General x The Delicate Little Doctor 32

This was Zhong Xiang's first time having acupuncture, and he was extremely careful throughout the whole process, fearing that his hands would shake and he would insert the needle in the wrong place. If it were someone else, it might be okay, but this was the Empress.

Zhong Xiang put away the silver needle, coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, the acupuncture is over. Do you feel anything else now?"

The queen sat up, looked at Zhong Xiang with gratitude and said, "Thank you, doctor. I feel my stomach is hot, as if it were covered with a hot towel."

Zhong Xiang nodded and handed the written prescription to the Queen's wet nurse. "From now on, follow this prescription to prepare the medicine and drink it as I said before. I wish the Queen will conceive a prince soon. I will not stay here for long. I'll take my leave."

Sitting in the carriage back to the general's mansion, Qiao Jinjin rolled her eyes at Zhong Xiang again and said, "Wonderful doctor, your acupuncture is unnecessary. It's obvious that I can get better by drinking the medicine you prescribed. You are so brave that you dare to practice on the empress."

Zhong Xiang curled his lips and glanced at Aunt Qiao's belly. "Isn't it all to wait for you to give birth safely? After you give birth, I will go traveling. There will be plenty of people for me to practice with."

Life passed peacefully until winter, and the house had already started using ground cages. In recent days, the Nanliu Kingdom began to frequently disturb the border, which made the people on the border miserable. Although there was no burning or looting, it was annoying to see them coming and causing trouble from time to time.

Early in the morning, Xu Hanye braved the cold wind and entered the palace. This has been the case for the past few days.

The emperor hadn't had a good sleep for many days, and he felt irritated when he saw the ministers in the court with sullen faces.

Xu Hanye stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the new emperor of Nanliu has ascended the throne. Doing this is nothing more than testing our bottom line of Xiyan. If we continue to tolerate it, I am afraid they will go even further in the future."

The emperor looked up at Xu Hanye and said, "Hanye, what do you think we should do? Princess Yongcheng is about to give birth, and you can't leave Kyoto at this time."

Xu Hanye pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty, I can send my deputy general to lead people to scare Nanliu first. If they still don't know the seriousness of the matter, after my wife gives birth safely, I will go to the border in person."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I will train some more talents appropriately, and you can spend more time with Princess Yongcheng in the future."

When other ministers heard the emperor say this, they would wonder if Xu Hanye was no longer valued by the emperor. Only the emperor and Xu Hanye knew that this was something they had discussed beforehand.

As early as after Jinjin Qiao became pregnant, Xu Hanye had mentioned that he would slowly withdraw from the court. After having a wife and children, he did not want to get too involved in wars.

The four countries have been in a truce period in the past two years, but if one day the four countries really go to war again, swords are merciless on the battlefield. If something happens to him, how will my aunt and the children cope with it?

As soon as Xu Hanye walked out of Chengqing Palace, he met Binglie who came to look for him. He looked very anxious.

Xu Hanye quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's going on? Didn't I ask you to protect the lady?"

Binglie's face turned slightly red, and he didn't even bother to wipe off the sweat from his anxious sweat. "Master, the mistress has started!"

Xu Hanye was shocked and asked as he walked, "When did this happen? Have you informed your mother? What did the miracle doctor say?"

Binglie quickly followed Xu Hanye's steps, panting and pleading, "Not long after the master went to court, the mistress started to move. By now, the old lady should have arrived. The doctor said that multiple births and premature births are normal. With him here, nothing will go wrong."

Xu Hanye breathed a sigh of relief and took faster steps.

Aunt Qiao was lying on the bed, biting a white handkerchief in her mouth, and the Duke's wife was personally wiping the sweat from her forehead.

"Good auntie, bear with it for a while, and follow the midwife's instructions and start pushing hard."

Aunt Qiao nodded with difficulty. There was no chance she could use the painless fertility pill because it was too painful.

After another quarter of an hour of pain, Aunt Qiao could no longer bear it and spit out the handkerchief in her mouth. Her lips turned pale and she said, "Mother, I want to drink some water."

The Duke's wife nodded lovingly and said, "Mother will get you some water to wet your mouth. Drink the water after the birth is complete. Be good."

While no one was looking at her, Aunt Qiao quickly stuffed the painless fertility pills she had prepared into her mouth, then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Aunt Qiao had a difficult birth. Even though the pain was gone, she still couldn't give birth to the baby. The anxious wife of the Duke quickly asked Zhong Xiang outside the door what to do.

Zhong Xiang frowned, thought for a while and said, "It's normal for the first baby to have a difficult delivery, but it's not a good idea to waste energy like this. Put a ginseng cube in Madam's mouth. I'll go give Madam an injection later."

The third child was not big, but Aunt Qiao was petite, so it was still a little difficult for her.

Xu Hanye braved the cold wind and rode his horse at the maximum speed, even bumping into Chu Tianxing who was hurrying over.

Chu Tianxing glanced at Xu Hanye and said, "Hurry up, you still want to enter the palace even though you know my sister is pregnant. I will settle the score with you later."

Xu Hanye was speechless, feeling more and more guilty. He decided to leave the court as soon as possible.

When the two ran to Xinheyuan, they heard Aunt Qiao's scream. Zhong Xiang walked out of the delivery room and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Without saying a word, Xu Hanye grabbed Zhong Xiang by the collar and asked, "What's the matter, Madam? Why does your voice sound so painful?"

Zhong Xiang gave Xu Hanye a speechless look and said, "General, your wife is already amazing. Just the sound of her screaming is far inferior to other women who have just given birth."

"I almost thought that Madam didn't feel the pain, but she cried out twice after I reminded her."

Xu Hanye breathed a sigh of relief. Several men stood outside the delivery room waiting motionlessly.

It was not until an hour later that the first cry of a baby was heard. Xu Hanye moved his stiff legs and his limbs felt numb.

A maid ran out and said excitedly, "Congratulations, General, your wife has given birth to a little boy."

Xu Hanye sat down limply, finally letting go of his anxious heart.

Zhong Xiang looked at Xu Hanye speechlessly and said, "It's still early. Don't forget that my little master is pregnant with multiple babies."

More than an hour later, two babies' cries were heard in succession, one loud and one weak.

Zhong Xiang frowned in confusion and whispered, "So fast... It took less than four hours for three children. It's really strange."

Xu Hanye stood in a daze at the door of the delivery room, while Chu Tianxing clenched his fists excitedly.

The Duke's wife came out of the delivery room with a smile on her face, patted Xu Hanye on the back and said, "Auntie is indeed a good daughter-in-law to mother. She has done a great job by giving birth to two sons and a daughter. Now Hanye has both a son and a daughter."

The Duke's wife turned around and saw Chu Tianxing again, nodded and said, "You are the Prince of Beishang, my aunt's elder brother, right? My aunt is fine now, but the children and my aunt are both unable to see the wind, so you may not be able to see them today."