Chapter 134
The person who came was Zhao Duan. Zhao Duan was also in disguise. Although he did not have a full beard like Chu Xiuming, his skin was dark and he was wearing patched cloth shoes. He did not look like a scholar at all. At this moment, Zhao Duan was holding a big bowl of chicken noodle soup and eating it happily. He had been running around outside, and he was not like Shen Jin and the others who had meat every day in their own yard. Zhao Duan ate vegetarian food all day long, which made his eyes turn green.
When Chu Xiuming arrived, Zhao Duanzheng finished the last mouthful of soup, then spit it out comfortably and said, "I feel alive again."
"Would you like some more?" Chu Xiuming was looking through the letter Zhao Duan brought back, and said without raising his head.
Zhao Duan thought for a moment and said, "No need." He held the teacup and drank slowly, "These are all those people's tokens of surrender."
Chu Xiuming nodded, looked through all of them, and divided the letters into three parts. The one on the far left had the least, only three copies, the one in the middle had more, and the one on the right had five or six copies.
Zhao Duan cleaned his hands and walked over, took a look and said, "Is there a problem with the one on the right?"
Chu Xiuming responded, "I'm not sure."
"What about the one on the left?" Zhao Duan asked.
Chu Xiuming's eyes darkened and he said, "The one who betrayed the former crown prince."
Zhao Duan's face became solemn, and Chu Xiuming sneered, "The Emperor Cheng was able to succeed so smoothly at the beginning, thanks to these three families, but they were so secretive that it took so many years to find out."
At that time, they were all suspicious that some people were not the late prince's men on the surface, but Emperor Cheng had dealt with them. Everyone knew that there might be a traitor. Because of this, Chu Xiuyuan's father did not dare to have any connection with the people left by the late prince. Finally, based on the circumstances of the people who were betrayed, they speculated on several suspects, and after so many years of investigation, they finally confirmed them.
Zhao Duan frowned and said, "Deal with it?"
Chu Xiuming said, "It's not the right time yet."
Zhao Duan picked up the three copies on the right and looked at them carefully. After noting down the names of the people, he said, "What about the ones in the middle?"
"It's trustworthy for now." Chu Xiuming said after thinking for a while.
Zhao Duan picked out a few and said, "But these people are a little wavering."
Chu Xiuming looked at Zhao Duan, "Because they don't know Chu Xiuyuan yet."
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment and then he understood. These people just didn't trust Prince Rui. Zhao Duan nodded and wrote down all the people. The two of them discussed the next arrangements. Zhao Duan was not going back to the border town. He wanted to stay and serve as a bridge between the border town and the capital. Chu Xiuming also wanted to stay for the time being, just to take care of Shen Jin. After the business was discussed, it was already dawn. Zhao Duan went to rest here directly, and Chu Xiuming returned to the room and glanced at the naked Shen Jin. Now no one dared to leave Shen Jin alone at night, lest some things go undiscovered. So when Chu Xiuming was not there, An Ning took a rest on the soft couch beside him.
When An Ning saw Chu Xiuming, she bowed and went down first.
Chu Xiuming took off his clothes and just got on the bed, Shen Jin turned over and rubbed against his arms. Chu Xiuming gently stroked Shen Jin's back and asked softly, "Why did you wake up?"
Shen Jin didn't open his eyes, obviously very sleepy, and whispered, "I'm a little hungry."
Chu Xiuming tucked the quilt into Shen Jin's arms and said, "Can I go and boil two eggs for you?"
Shen Jin thought about it and nodded, "I want brown sugar."
Chu Xiuming agreed and got out of bed. Aunt Qian and the others had already woken up. An Yi was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. When she saw Chu Xiuming, she asked, "Madam, what do you want?"
"I'll do it." Chu Xiuming could also cook. Besides, it was just a simple egg in sugar water. After thinking about it, he boiled six eggs, put them into a large bowl and carried it back to the house.
An Yi waited until Chu Xiuming left before she started to get busy again. When Aunt Qian came in, An Yi had already cooked the porridge.
When they returned to the room, Shen Jin was sitting in the bed with the quilt in her arms. Chu Xiuming put the bowl aside first, then served Shen Jin some water to rinse his mouth, and then sat in the bed to feed Shen Jin. Shen Jin was dazed, leaning on Chu Xiuming, with his eyes closed, and just ate everything when it was fed to him. After eating two eggs, he stopped eating. Chu Xiuming ate the rest. He put the bowl aside and saw Shen Jin frowning slightly, and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Shen Jin nodded and said, "My stomach hurts a little, but not too much."
Chu Xiuming's face became serious, and he reached out to touch Shen Jin's head, "I'll go call Doctor Qian."
Shen Jin grabbed Chu Xiuming's hand and was about to say something when she felt a warm current... Her eyes suddenly widened, and then she looked at Chu Xiuming and said, "Call Aunt Qian, carry me to the delivery room."
Chu Xiuming also understood, and without caring about anything else, he wrapped Shen Jin in a quilt and ran outside. Hearing the noise, Jiayi and Jiasi looked over, and were stunned for a moment when they saw Chu Xiuming's direction, then they understood. One of them hurriedly called An Yi and Aunt Qian in the kitchen, and the other went to call Doctor Qian who was preparing herbs in the backyard.
An Yi was picking vegetables. After hearing what Jia Yi said, she looked at Aunt Qian. Aunt Qian washed her hands and said, "You stay and boil water. An Yi and I will go and take a look."
"Yes." A nodded and started to fetch water and boil water.
An Yi supported Aunt Qian and walked quickly towards the delivery room. An Ning originally lived here, and everything inside was packed. Chu Xiuming put Shen Jin in bed and said, "Don't be afraid."
An Ning quickly went to get a few more charcoal basins. Shen Jin nodded, his stomach just throbbing with pain, and said, "I'm not afraid."
Chu Xiuming responded, wiped Shen Jin's sweat, stretched out his hand and held Shen Jin's and said, "I'm here with you."
Shen Jin was about to nod, but thinking of how she looked when she gave birth, she said, "No, you wait outside."
Chu Xiuming looked at Shen Jin's eyes, and didn't care about Aunt Qian and the others who had already come over. He lowered his head and kissed Shen Jin on the forehead and said, "Okay, I'll be outside."
Shen Jin nodded, and Chu Xiuming sat beside Shen Jin, letting Shen Jin rest her head on his legs and said, "I'll go out later."
"Okay." Shen Jin no longer felt any pain and felt much more energetic.
Aunt Qian came to ask a few questions, and then carefully examined Shen Jin. Then Doctor Qian came to take his pulse and said, "I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while. Use something first, so you don't run out of strength later."
Shen Jin thought about it and realized that it was true. She hadn't even had breakfast yet. At this moment, Shen Jin had completely forgotten that she had just used two sugar-water eggs. An Yi smiled and asked, "Madam, tell me what you want to use, and I'll get it right away."
"Sour noodles." Shen Jin looked at An Yi expectantly. She suddenly wanted to eat this sour and spicy thing.
Chu Xiuming rubbed Shen Jin's head, An Yi agreed, and hurried downstairs to prepare.
The pain now came in waves. After using the things, Chu Xiuming had been driven out by Shen Jin and was standing at the door of the delivery room looking inside. Zhao Duan also heard the noise and woke up. When he saw Chu Xiuming, he felt a chill in his heart for some reason. He even had a premonition that if something happened to Shen Jin, Chu Xiuming... would not be so cruel as to kill her all, right?
Doctor Qian had already prepared the medicinal materials and comforted him, "Don't worry, General."
Chu Xiuming nodded, and Doctor Qian thought for a moment and said, "Madam will be fine." But he couldn't guarantee it for the child.
"Yeah." Chu Xiuming lowered his eyes slightly, watching his fingers move, and then said, "Jiayi, go buy some soft and glutinous cakes. They must be sweet."
Shen Jin likes to eat sweet things, including pastries. She doesn't like dry ones, but she likes glutinous rice and yam. It's a pity that Nanny Zhao is not here. After Jia Yi received the order, he hurried to buy pastries.
Zhao Duan stood beside Chu Xiuming. He couldn't help much now. He just said, "After the baby is born and the confinement period is over, why not let them go to Chuyuan." The border town is too far away from the capital, and the capital might be in chaos by then. Chu Xiuming would not be at ease leaving them here.
Chu Xiuming thought about it and said, "Okay."
Zhao Duan responded, "I will pass by Chu Yuan on my way back to Border Town and tell my father."
Chu Xiuming nodded, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Zhao Ru."
"It's okay." Zhao Duan said, "Good luck comes to those who are lucky." A fool will have good fortune in the future, "Jin girl and the child will be fine."
Chu Xiuming didn't say anything else. Zhao Duan also knew that Chu Xiuming was in a state of unrest, so he stayed with him for a while and then left.
When Jiayi bought the cakes and came back, Shen Jin had not started giving birth yet, so Chu Xiuming cut the cakes into bite-sized pieces for Shen Jin to eat. Doctor Qian had already made ginseng soup, which Shen Jin brought from the palace. No one knew how much ginseng would be needed, but it was better to prepare it first. Although ginseng was precious, Doctor Qian knew that Chu Xiuming didn't care about these things at all. He cared about his wife.
As time passed, Shen Jin's face in the delivery room became paler and paler. An Yi and An Ning had lost their earlier calmness. Shen Jin clutched the mattress tightly with both hands, enduring the pain, and tried hard to cooperate with Aunt Qian. She looked delicate, but her personality was not. Screaming in pain would only waste her energy.
The smell of blood in the delivery room became stronger and stronger. Aunt Qian gritted her teeth and said, "An Ning, help her walk around the room."
Hearing this, An Ning looked at Shen Jin. In fact, Shen Jin could not hear Aunt Qian's voice clearly. Anyi nodded, and An Ning and Anyi forcefully helped Shen Jin get off the bed. Aunt Qian put on shoes and socks for Shen Jin. An Ning and the others almost carried Shen Jin around the house. Shen Jin couldn't help but cry out in pain, and gritted his teeth as he kept walking with An Ning and the others.
It was already dark at this time. Jiayi and Jiaer didn't say anything. They just stood in the yard with Chu Xiuming. Chu Xiuming clenched his fists. Jiayi looked down at the ground. Some of the blood on the ground had dried, some was still fresh, and blood beads kept falling from Chu Xiuming's fists.
The ginseng soup had been sent in, and An Ning fed it to Shen Jin with red eyes.
Shen Jin only felt pain, and an indescribable feeling. She wanted to hear An Ning and the others' voices, but she couldn't hear them clearly... But she knew that her husband was still waiting outside, and her son was waiting for her to return even further away... Husband, Dongdong... Mother...
When the child's crying was heard, it was already dawn, the third day of March, the Shangsi Festival.
After the first child was born, Shen Jin turned her head to look at the child that An Ning was holding aside for washing. In fact, she couldn't see the child's appearance clearly, but the child's crying was really loud...
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