After handing the mother Gu to Mei Chu, Jiang He froze, standing blankly in the courtyard, his gaze fixed on the direction of the house.
"Your Majesty, push harder!" The midwife's voice was full of anxiety, but Jiang Yu, who had just been cured of the poison, was as pale as paper and could not keep up with the midwife's pace.
"I...I have no strength..."
Jiang Yu spoke weakly, "The child..." She couldn't muster any strength; what would happen to her child?
"Ginseng soup! Quickly feed Her Highness some more ginseng soup!" Pei Zhi shouted at Granny Ling. Seeing this, Granny Ling hurriedly went outside. "Quickly, bring the ginseng soup."
Palace servants were going in and out of the room, carrying blood-stained towels. Gu Lin could no longer hold back and rushed into the room, bumping into a palace servant who was about to leave.
"Ayu, what's wrong with Ayu?"
Upon hearing Gu Lin's voice, Bai Qian caught a glimpse of the midwife trembling slightly out of the corner of her eye, and frowned deeply. "What is the Emperor Emeritus doing in the delivery room?"
"Is Ayu out of energy? I haven't heard Ayu's voice for a while."
At this moment, Gu Lin was like a helpless child, saying, "I'll stay and keep Ayu company."
After saying that, Gu Lin pushed Pei Zhi away from the bedside and took Jiang Yu's hand. "Ayu, don't be afraid, I'm here."
Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Yu struggled to open her eyes.
“Ah Lin.”
"Come on, hold my hand and slowly apply force." Gu Lin knew nothing about childbirth, but he knew clearly that Jiang Yu needed to exert her strength at this moment.
Gu Lin glanced at the beads of sweat on Jiang Yu's forehead, then placed his other hand near Jiang Yu's mouth. "If it hurts, bite my hand, don't bite your own lip."
Outside, the palace servants in the courtyard looked at each other in disbelief. Had the Emperor Emeritus really gone into the delivery room like this?
It is known that in Chongqing, it is considered unlucky for a man to enter the delivery room.
The masters in the courtyard showed no surprise, knowing that Gu Lin was already quite calm. If anything happened to Jiang Yu, no one could withstand Gu Lin's wrath.
Perhaps because she was surrounded by Gu Lin's aura, or perhaps because Gu Qingyan outside kept calling her "Mother Empress," Jiang Yu slowly gathered her strength.
The midwife was overjoyed at the sight and even forgot her fear of Gu Lin, and began to guide Jiang Yu to push harder.
The screams rang out again, and Jiang Yu looked as if she had been pulled out of the water.
Just as the first ray of sunlight touched the earth, a loud cry came from inside the house.
......
"She's given birth! She's given birth!"
The midwife was so happy she almost cried; the Empress Dowager's delivery had been truly difficult.
The midwife skillfully wrapped the baby up and then carried the child to Gu Lin's side. "Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Empress Dowager has given birth to a healthy little prince, weighing a full six pounds and six ounces."
Gu Lin seemed not to hear, only staring at the unconscious Jiang Yu. At this moment, one of Gu Lin's hands was bleeding from being bitten, but Gu Lin was completely unaware of the pain.
"Will Ayu be alright?"
"Her Majesty the Empress Dowager simply fainted from exhaustion," Pei Zhi said from the side, tucking the blanket around Jiang Yu. "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will always be by Her Majesty's side."
She wanted to atone for the Pei family's sins.
The Empress Dowager was inexplicably poisoned; how innocent was she? And how innocent was the newborn prince?
Gu Lin then looked at the baby in the swaddling clothes. The baby was all red and looked like a monkey.
"She was born...and doesn't look like Ayu..."
As soon as Gu Lin finished speaking, the baby started crying again. Bai Qian, who was standing next to him, immediately objected, "How can a father start by talking about his child? The little prince is extremely handsome."
"That's it? Pretty?"
Gu Lin glanced at the baby again, and the crying instantly grew louder. "Take it out, don't disturb Ayu here."
"this......"
The midwife seemed to want to say something more, but Ling Mama, who was standing nearby, quickly stopped her and took the child from the midwife's arms. "This old servant will take the child out so that His Majesty can also see him."
After saying that, he gave the midwife a wink.
Didn't you see that the Emperor Emeritus's eyes are now only on the Empress Dowager? The poor little prince is also suffering; even crying like this, he still couldn't get the Emperor Emeritus to look at him more than a few times.
The door slowly opened, and Gu Qingyan moved his stiff legs.
Is it a younger brother or a younger sister?
"Your Majesty, congratulations on the birth of your younger brother." Granny Ling's old face beamed with joy, for this child shared the same blood as the Emperor.
To Ling Mama's surprise, Gu Qingyan only glanced at the baby in the swaddling clothes symbolically before running into the house.
The three most honorable masters were all in dire straits: one was unconscious from exhaustion, and the other two were empress dowagers in a coma. The birth of the young master did not even result in a reward.
"Let me see."
Upon hearing Jiang He's voice, Granny Ling quickly brought the child to Jiang He.
Jiang He carefully examined the baby's features, then gently touched the baby's cheek. "Let me hold it. When the Empress Dowager wakes up, you will naturally receive your reward money."
Jiang He's movements in holding the child were extremely practiced, clearly indicating that he had held Jiang Yao quite often in the past.
......
"Father, why hasn't Mother woken up yet?"
Gu Qingyan spoke somewhat anxiously, saying that today's morning court session had been canceled. Gu Lin and his son Gu Qingyan had been sitting by Jiang Yu's bedside until sunset.
“Your mother is too tired and should rest.” Gu Lin pursed his lips. If Pei Zhi hadn’t come to check Jiang Yu’s pulse every half hour, he would never have been as calm as he was now.
“When my mother gave birth to me, there was no one around to care for her. I can’t even imagine how she got through it.”
Gu Qingyan lowered his eyes. Whenever he thought of this, he wished he could present the best things in the world to his mother.
Fortunately, it's all in the past now.
Just then, Jiang Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the next second, she opened her eyes.
Jiang Yu first reached out and touched her stomach. When she touched her flat stomach, she was momentarily stunned.
Where are the children?
"Ayu, how are you feeling now?" Gu Lin asked with concern. "The baby has been born, and Mei Chu has seen him. He said the baby is very healthy."
Is the baby a boy or a girl?
"It's a boy."
Gu Lin answered Jiang Yu's questions one by one. Jiang Yu felt her body become lighter and felt inexplicably reluctant to part with the child who had been inseparable from her for nearly ten months. Now the child had come of age.
"Who does the child look like? Does he look more like you or me? Does he also look a lot like Ayan?"
Faced with Jiang Yu's expectant gaze, Gu Lin froze.
Wait, what did that kid look like again?
He only remembered that he didn't resemble Ayu at all.
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