Chapter 135
The first child was born, and the second child was born successfully not long after. Shen Jin forced himself to look at the child in Aunt Qian's arms. In fact, Shen Jin's vision was a little blurry at this time and he couldn't see clearly at all. Aunt Qian handed the child to An Yi to wash and said, "Don't worry." The second child cried very softly, because he had been in the belly for a long time, and his skin was bruised in some places due to the pressure just now, but he was still alive.
Shen Jin stopped Aunt Qian from talking, and couldn't hold on any longer, so he closed his eyes and fainted.
When Shen Jin woke up again, the room had been cleaned up and Chu Xiuming was beside her. Chu Xiuming noticed Shen Jin's movement, stood up and walked over, then carefully helped Shen Jin up. Shen Jin looked around and finally her eyes fell on the little bed. The bed was ordered long ago and was surrounded by railings. The small mattress, pillow and quilt inside were all sewn by Shen Jin herself.
Chu Xiuming noticed Shen Jin's look and said, "The child was taken away to be fed."
Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming asked Shen Jin to sit down against the cushion first, then poured a cup of brown sugar water, fed it to Shen Jin and said, "Are you hungry?"
"Are the children okay?" Shen Jin felt better after drinking a glass of water and asked nervously.
Chu Xiuming put down the cup and tidied up Shen Jin's hair. Her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and she looked very haggard. "Everything is fine."
Shen Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Xiuming said, "Aunt Qian introduced a wet nurse. I asked An Yi and An Ning to be there. Aunt Qian also said that you are almost awake. The kitchen has prepared food. I will bring you some to fill your stomach."
"Okay." Shen Jin responded.
Chu Xiuming carefully tucked the quilt for Shen Jin and then went out. Zhao Duan and Jia Si went out to do some work, and Jia Yi went out to collect herbs. Doctor Qian had just prepared the medicine and saw Chu Xiuming and asked, "Are you awake?"
"Yeah." Chu Xiuming said.
Doctor Qian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take her pulse and prescribe new medicine later." Then he took the medicine back.
Aunt Qian made fish soup for Shen Jin. She only put some medicinal herbs in it and no other seasonings. Naturally, the taste would not be very good. However, the fish soup had been cooked for a long time. Aunt Qian served a bowl to Chu Xiuming and started to cook red date millet porridge in a casserole.
When Chu Xiuming came in with the things, his expression changed and he walked quickly to the bedside. He saw Shen Jin looking at the empty bed and crying silently. Chu Xiuming put down the bowl and wiped Shen Jin's tears carefully with a handkerchief. He knew that women should not cry during confinement. "What's wrong?"
"Is the child okay?" Shen Jin was still a little nauseous when she just woke up, so she didn't react. But after Chu Xiuming left, Shen Jin woke up. If the child was okay, Chu Xiuming would not move the child away from her. And after she woke up, she didn't ask anyone to bring the child to her, unless the child was okay.
Chu Xiuming sighed, leaned over and kissed the corner of Shen Jin's eye and said, "The children are alive, but Nan Nan is a little weak."
Shen Jin bit her lip and looked at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming said, "Can I ask An Ning to bring the child over?"
"Okay." Shen Jin's voice was a little hoarse.
Chu Xiuming said, "But you have hurt your vitality this time, and Doctor Qian also said that you need to take good care of yourself, so leave the child in the house and let An Ning and the others take care of him."
Shen Jin nodded vigorously. In fact, the child was in the next room. Chu Xiuming went out and said something to An Ning, then came back and sat beside the bed. He did not feed Shen Jin the fish soup immediately because he knew that Shen Jin could not eat at this time. Soon, An Yi and An Ning brought the child over.
Chu Xiuming took the slightly larger one first and said, "This is my sister Nannan."
The child was only one day old and had not grown up yet and was not good-looking. Shen Jin saw that the child was fine, and was sleeping soundly with its little mouth moving. She reached out and touched it gently, then looked at the other child. When Shen Jin was pregnant, Doctor Qian and others said that although there were two children in the belly, one of them was too weak to be noticed.
Chu Xiuming carefully placed the child next to Shen Jin and took the younger one from An Yi. Compared with his sister Nan Nan, his younger brother Xixi was much thinner and his face was a little yellow. Shen Jin wanted to reach out and touch the child, but her hands were shaking. She looked at Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming placed the child in Shen Jin's arms and said gently, "I have asked Doctor Qian to check it out. There is nothing wrong with it, but it is a little weak. Just take good care of it."
Shen Jin looked down at the child and nodded. In fact, he knew in his heart that it might not be as easy as Chu Xiuming said. Chu Xiuming also knew it, so he took the child from Shen Jin's arms and put him next to Shen Jin. Then he asked An Ning to go to the kitchen to bring another bowl of fish soup, and then he fed Shen Jin.
After Chu Xiuming fed Shen Jin a bowl of fish soup, Shen Jin looked at the children again, touched them gently with his fingers, and asked Chu Xiuming to hold the two children aside. Chu Xiuming tidied up Shen Jin and asked Doctor Qian to take Shen Jin's pulse again. After Shen Jin finished drinking the medicine, he lay down and fell asleep.
Aunt Qian sighed softly and said nothing more. An Yi took Aunt Qian's arm and said, "Aunt Qian, let me help you go down and rest for a while."
They hadn't slept much in the past two days, and even Aunt Qian couldn't sleep well. Now that Shen Jin had woken up, Aunt Qian could rest assured. The few of them could hold on, but Aunt Qian was old after all.
Aunt Qian nodded and said, "There's millet porridge cooking in the casserole in the kitchen. When she wakes up, feed her some. You can also add some egg flowers."
An Yi agreed, and Aunt Qian didn't need An Yi and the others to send her off, so she went downstairs to rest. An Yi went to the next room to settle the wet nurse.
An Ning looked at Chu Xiuming and said, "General, I'm afraid the lady won't wake up for a while. Why don't you take a rest aside while I take care of her?"
Chu Xiuming said, "It's okay, go to the next room and rest for a while."
An Ning said, "Then this servant and An Yi will take turns to look after the young lady and the young master."
Chu Xiuming nodded and said nothing more. The two children were placed in a small bed beside. An Ning gently undid the quilts that wrapped the two children and then covered them carefully.
When Shen Jin woke up again, it was already dark. Chu Xiuming was not in the room, but An Ning was holding the child and preparing to go out. Shen Jin propped himself up and sat up and asked, "Is the child hungry?"
An Ning heard the voice and said, "Madam is awake, I am just about to carry Miss to the next room to feed her."
"Give it to me." Shen Jin was much better now. An Ning handed the child over after hearing that. Then, she asked Shen Jin to sit down and took the other child. Although Nan Nan was a girl, she was very strong. She threw herself on Shen Jin's chest and sucked hard with her little mouth moving. Shen Jin had enough milk and felt a little bloated and uncomfortable. She gently held the child, turned her head to look at the younger one, and asked, "Where's my husband?"
"The general discussed some things with Mr. Zhao and will be back soon." An Ning said gently, "An Yi is cleaning the wet nurse in the next room. Aunt Qian said that the lady will wake up once at night, so she went to prepare food for the lady in advance."
Shen Jin nodded and said nothing more.
An Ning hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Madam, the young master is weak, so I squeeze out the milk and feed him with a spoon."
Shen Jin pursed her lips and responded softly. Seeing that An Ning had not brought the child over for a long time, An Yi went into the house and saw Shen Jin feeding the child. After she said something to the wet nurse over there, she went to the kitchen to get some food, including the bowl and spoon, and brought some hot water.
When An Yi came back, Shen Jin had already fed Nan Nan. An Yi quickly scalded the bowl and spoon with hot water, then washed her hands and helped Shen Jin squeeze some milk into the bowl. Thanks to the fact that Shen Jin was well taken care of during this period and Xixi ate less, Shen Jin's milk was enough for two children. An Ning was walking around the house with Nan Nan in her arms, gently stroking her back. After she burped and turned around for a while, she put her next to Shen Jin. The child was still too young and fell asleep after eating.
Shen Jin tidied her clothes and watched An Yi feed her youngest son little by little with a spoon. The youngest son hadn't opened his eyes yet, but was humming softly with his eyes closed. However, when the milk dripped on his mouth, he would open his mouth to eat. Shen Jin breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he could eat the food, it would be fine.
When Chu Xiuming came in, the two children had already fallen asleep again. Shen Jin was not asleep, but was leaning on the cushion and eating. When he saw Chu Xiuming, Shen Jin said, "An Yi, go and rest first."
An Yi and An Ning took turns to rest. After all, someone had to stay with the children. It had been discussed just now. An Yi was just waiting for Shen Jin to finish her meal. She was no longer needed after Chu Xiuming came, so she left after paying her respects. The wet nurse was arranged in a room alone. Because of the prior agreement, she could not move around freely, but she was paid enough money and it was very leisurely to just feed the children, so she was naturally willing to do it. At this time, she had fallen asleep obediently. An Yi locked the door from the outside and then went to her own room to rest.
Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"It's already been used." Chu Xiuming stood by the charcoal basin for a while to get rid of the coldness on his body, then sat down next to Shen Jin. Because Zhao Duan had to leave early tomorrow morning, he had dinner with Zhao Duan tonight. Zhao Duan had to send these letters back to the border town first, and then bring some people to the capital.
Shen Jin responded and lowered his head to continue eating.
Chu Xiuming said, "The Queen Mother has arrived in Fujian. The Imperial Observatory has already selected the date for Emperor Cheng's burial and Shen Zhi's enthronement. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Revenue have all begun preparations."
Shen Jin said "oh" and ate a few more mouthfuls of millet porridge. Then he paused, looked up at Chu Xiuming and said, "Are you leaving?"
"Wait a little longer." Chu Xiuming said gently.
Shen Jin nodded. After eating, Chu Xiuming cleared the dishes and wiped Shen Jin's face, neck and hands with a scalded towel. He also helped her rinse her mouth. After that, he let Shen Jin lie down and said, "Don't worry about Xixi. She will be fine."
"Okay." Shen Jin responded, turned his head to look at the small bed, and closed his eyes and fell asleep after a long time.
Chu Xiuming gently rubbed Shen Jin's frown, and when he saw her relax, he sighed in his heart, patted An Ning's shoulder gently, and asked her to rest on the soft couch next to her. He sat on the small bed and looked at the two children lying side by side in the small **. It was not obvious if they were separated, but when they were put together like this, the two children did not look like they were born on the same day. "Be well."
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