Chapter 263 Giving Birth to a Daughter
Unexpectedly, just as the midwives were about to continue their efforts, the second baby's head slid down to the cervix. Before Jiang Fenghua could exert any force, the baby seemed to have found its way out, and the midwife easily caught the baby's head.
The second child was delivered smoothly, and the midwife was so happy that she almost cried. "It's a little princess. Congratulations, Crown Princess, you have both a son and a daughter."
With the baby's wailing cries, Jiang Fenghua finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had come after all in this life—her Yan'er and Nanfeng.
Once the other midwives finished with the follow-up matters, Granny Xu and Lianye Hongxiu hurriedly cleaned Jiang Fenghua's body, fearing that she might develop health problems from childbirth. They also tidied her appearance, as their young lady had always loved beauty and wanted to be clean and tidy at all times.
Before the child could be taken out, Xie Shang was the first to rush in when he heard the baby crying. The piles of blood-stained rags were a shock to him. Jiang Fenghua's face was pale, her eyes were slightly closed, and she looked lifeless. He felt a panic. He had thought it through outside. Even without the child, he could not live without Jiang Fenghua. Jiang Fenghua was the most important person in his heart.
His eyes reddened. Nothing had ever made him wait so long, from day to night, as if an entire world had passed.
He walked up to Jiang Fenghua and squatted down beside her. Seeing her disheveled appearance, he suddenly hugged her and said, "Ruan Ruan."
Jiang's mother quietly let go of her daughter's hand, tears streaming down her face. She hadn't even had a chance to look at her little granddaughter yet.
Jiang Fenghua slowly opened her eyes, a faint smile appearing on her cracked lips, her voice weak and feeble, "Your Highness, Ruanruan endured the pain, Ruanruan is amazing, isn't she!"
Xie Shang shed tears, knelt in front of her and hugged her, "You're amazing, Ruan Ruan is the bravest and most amazing woman in the world."
"Is Ruan Ruan pretty?" She knew that a woman's appearance would definitely be affected after giving birth. Xie Shang was the emperor and a man who valued appearance. She couldn't use all her charm to show off her beauty in front of him, but she could try to appear pitiful, as if she had lost half her life to give birth to his imperial heir.
“Beautiful. In my heart, Ruan Ruan is the most beautiful woman. No matter when, Ruan Ruan is always the most beautiful.” Xie Shang truly felt sorry for her to the core. “Just now, I was standing outside and heard your pitiful cries. I felt like my heart was about to explode, but I couldn’t help you in the slightest.”
"Didn't Your Highness tell me that I should cry out when I'm in pain? That way, I can reduce a lot of the pain."
"Fool, I was lying to you. Pain comes from within the body."
"But Ruan Ruan thinks it's really useful!" Jiang Fenghua said in a soft, sweet voice.
Xu Mama quickly cleaned up the delivery room and reminded her, "Your Highness, let me tidy up for the Crown Princess first!"
Jiang's mother brought over the clean, white-skinned baby and presented it to Xie Shang, saying, "Your Highness, look, this is Ruan Ruan and His Highness's child. Ruan Ruan has given birth to a little prince and a little princess for His Highness."
Granny Wang was holding one child, and Mother Jiang was holding another. Xie Shang was overwhelmed with emotion and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "Mother-in-law, are they my children?"
Jiang's mother smiled and said, "Wang Mama and I personally watched the Crown Princess give birth to them. They are genuine. Look how cute they are. They look exactly like my Ruan Ruan when she was little."
Granny Wang said, "They look exactly like His Highness the Crown Prince. Their eyebrows and eyes are so handsome and dashing. Their noses and small mouths are so lovely. What did the Crown Princess eat when she was pregnant with them? Her skin is so good. The Empress will be overjoyed when she sees them."
Xie Shang grew increasingly fond of them, asking, "Which one is the little princess? They all look identical; he can't tell which is the boy and which is the girl."
"Your Highness, please guess," Feng Jingyuan said.
Xie Shang took the child from Jiang's mother and, imitating Feng Jingyuan, supported the child's body. The child's soft and tender body, with skin even more delicate than tofu, was incredibly adorable. The child kept her eyes closed. He kissed her cheek and said, "She must be my daughter."
Jiang's mother was overjoyed. "How did Your Highness know? Newborn babies can't be distinguished by gender."
"My mother-in-law is holding her so tightly, she must love girls the most, so I guess the one she's holding is my little princess." Xie Shang said smugly, explaining, "I usually see that my father-in-law and mother-in-law clearly love their daughter more. They let their two sons grow up freely, but they pamper their daughter. Ruan Ruan was raised like that by my father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Feng Jingyuan deliberately said, "It's all my fault for spoiling Ruan Ruan too much. She must have troubled His Highness the Crown Prince quite a bit! If Ruan Ruan throws a tantrum, Your Highness must be very tolerant. Actually, she is very obedient, sensible, and well-behaved. She doesn't have many hobbies; she just likes reading and dancing..."
Feng Jingyuan recalled that her daughter had never caused them any worry since she was five years old.
"Don't worry, Mother-in-law. Ruan Ruan is doing very well. I was even planning to entrust my little princess to you to raise. I hope you can raise another delicate daughter like Ruan Ruan."
Feng Jingyuan wept with joy. Ruan Ruan had truly married the right person. Although he couldn't devote himself entirely to Ruan Ruan, at least his heart was filled with his daughter.
Meanwhile, Granny Xu had also helped Jiang Fenghua change into clean clothes and tidied her appearance, making her look cute and pretty again.
Seeing that they were about to help Jiang Fenghua up, Xie Shang quickly handed the child to Jiang's mother and carried her to the bed.
After Jiang Fenghua lay down, she said, "Granny Wang, bring the child over so I can see him."
"well!"
Granny Wang and Jiang's mother carried the child to lie down next to Jiang Fenghua. Xie Shang said, "Granny Wang, thank you for your hard work. Go and collect your reward!"
"Yes." She also wanted to tell the Emperor and Empress the good news: the Crown Princess had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. How blessed she was!
Jiang's mother also went out. The people outside were getting impatient. The Crown Prince hadn't summoned them in, so they didn't dare to go in easily. Everyone was very happy to hear that Jiang Fenghua had safely given birth to a son and a daughter.
As soon as the two children arrived in front of Jiang Fenghua, her heart and eyes were filled with them. The smile on her lips was as sweet as honey. Her slender fingers gently stroked the children's skin, and her whole body was filled with happiness. In this life, she must take good care of them.
Xie Shang felt a little jealous when he saw that she had forgotten about him after having a child. "Ruan Ruan, why don't you touch me too?"
Jiang Fenghua reached out and touched his nose. "Your Highness is such a grown man, yet you're still jealous of children. Aren't you ashamed? From now on, they will be my closest people."
"I am your closest relative." Xie Shang, like a child asking for candy, brought his face close to Jiang Fenghua's.
Jiang Fenghua kissed him, and Xie Shang, taking advantage of her inattention, kissed her lips again. Jiang Fenghua, embarrassed, quickly pushed him away, saying, "We're in front of the child!"
"I am Ruan Ruan's closest relative." Xie Shang looked at her stubbornly.
Jiang Fenghua seemed helpless against him, saying, "Your Highness is Ruan Ruan's closest person."
Xie Shang was finally satisfied; their child was also his closest relative.
At this moment, Steward Cheng said from outside, "Your Highness, there are still guests outside. This servant has come to ask Your Highness whether you should send the ministers away first."
Xie Shang frowned. "They haven't left yet?"
"Everyone is waiting to congratulate His Highness the Crown Prince; it's everyone's wish," said Steward Cheng.
Jiang Fenghua said, "Your Highness should go and see them off. After all, Your Highness is the host, and it would be impolite not to." Lin Yu and Tan Wanqing should have arrived by now, but they were delayed because she was giving birth.
He covered Jiang Fenghua with the blanket, then had someone come in to serve her, telling her to rest well before turning to leave.
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