Chapter 112 Dragon and Phoenix
By mid-October, the weather had cooled, no longer as unbearably hot as it was in midsummer. After lunch, Xiao Yunzhan, as usual, accompanied Song Yuning for a walk in the courtyard.
Despite the cool weather, Song Yuning felt heavy and each step was an effort. After walking less than half a circle, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead and nose.
"Why don't we find a place to sit down and rest for a while." Xiao Yunzhan asked Song Yuning with concern.
Song Yuning shook his head slightly, declining. "I'm just feeling a little hot, not particularly tired. I'd better walk a few more laps."
So they continued strolling through the courtyard, and after another circle, Song Yuning finally stopped and decided to rest. Seeing this, a servant nearby quickly brought a comfortable stool and placed it next to Song Yuning. Song Yuning carefully sat on the stool, holding her belly.
However, the moment her buttocks touched the bench, the fetus in her belly suddenly kicked a few times. Song Yuning couldn't help but frown, with a slightly painful expression on her face.
During this period, as the child grew, his strength became stronger and stronger, and every fetal movement would make Song Yuning feel obvious pain.
Xiao Yunzhan noticed something was wrong with Song Yuning and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Song Yuning smiled and comforted him: "It's okay, the child just kicked me a few times."
After hearing this, Xiao Yunzhan immediately reached out to Song Yuning's abdomen and pointed to one side and said, "Is it here? I knew he must be a naughty guy. He always makes the loudest noise here."
Song Yuning smiled and patted Xiao Yunzhan's hand: "How do you know it's this? What if the naughty one is a daughter and the quiet one is a son?" She said while gently stroking her belly, her heart full of anticipation.
However, just as she finished saying this, a sharp pain suddenly hit her, making her scream out.
"Hiss! Ouch, it hurts!..." Song Yuning tightly grasped Xiao Yunzhan's hand, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his face turned pale.
Xiao Yunzhan was shocked. He looked at Song Yuning's painful expression and immediately panicked.
"Is she about to give birth? Someone come quickly, Ning'er is about to give birth!" Xiao Yunzhan shouted in panic. After notifying people, Xiao Yunzhan hurriedly picked up Song Yuning and carried her horizontally, and walked towards the delivery room prepared in advance with steady and quick steps.
The midwife and the imperial physician had already been living around the delivery room. When they heard Xiao Yunzhan's call, they immediately began to prepare in an orderly manner.
When Xiao Yunzhan carried Song Yuning into the delivery room, the midwife was already ready to deliver Song Yuning.
Xiao Yunzhan gently placed Song Yuning on the delivery bed and comforted her tenderly. But soon, he was asked to leave.
"Ning'er, I'll be waiting for you outside. Give birth safely, I'll be outside!" Xiao Yunzhan's voice was filled with nervousness and concern. He paced back and forth anxiously outside the delivery room, feeling increasingly nervous.
Song Yuning's stomach didn't hurt much at this time. Two maids checked her and found that her cervix had not yet opened, so they asked Song Yuning to come down and walk around the room, which would be conducive to delivery.
Song Yuning had just gotten out of bed and hadn't taken two steps when she suddenly felt another pain. She gasped for breath, but still insisted on walking around the room.
She didn't know how many times she walked or how long she walked, but Song Yuning suddenly felt a warm liquid flowing down her thigh. She looked down and found that her skirt was soaked.
Her water broke!
The eyes of several midwives were always on Song Yuning. When they saw the amniotic fluid broke, they immediately became nervous and quickly asked someone to help Song Yuning to the bed.
One of the maids reached out and found that Song Yuning's cervix was already four fingers dilated. She hurriedly said to Song Yuning, "Princess, it's not time for delivery yet. You should try to cry less and save more strength for the delivery."
Song Yuning lay on the bed, sweat continuously flowing down, soaking her hair and clothes. She nodded vigorously, indicating that she understood what the nanny meant.
The pain became more and more intense, but Song Yuning still gritted his teeth and tried to control his voice.
Sometimes, when the pain became unbearable, she could not help but groan, but then she remembered Mammy's words and quickly stopped the sound.
Song Yuning lay in bed, feeling a heaviness in her waist and a stomach as hard as a rock. The pain came in waves and made her want to cry.
During this period, Song Yuning was fed a few mouthfuls of ginseng soup, but unfortunately she couldn't drink it. She vomited after taking two mouthfuls, but at least she still drank some.
The midwife checked again and said that she could give birth with force. A Wu stuffed a piece of ginseng slice under Song Yuning's tongue and asked her to hold it.
Song Yuning was finally able to shout out, and he exerted force while shouting.
A midwife stroked Song Yuning's belly and said, "Princess, just push. The two babies in your belly are in the right position. You will definitely be able to give birth safely."
Xiao Yunzhan waited outside the door from noon until midnight, and could only hear Song Yuning's occasional humming sounds coming from the room.
"Why is there still no sound? Could something have happened?" Xiao Yunzhan asked anxiously.
Doctor Liu outside the delivery room sighed again: "Your Highness, the princess is not yet ready to give birth. She must conserve her energy and not shout."
Xiao Yunzhan nodded, but didn't listen at all. He was still very anxious, pacing back and forth, looking at the closed door from time to time.
Doctor Liu was a little dizzy after being led around by Xiao Yunzhan, so he simply closed his eyes to avoid seeing or being bothered.
I don’t know how long I waited, but suddenly Song Yuning’s screams were heard in the delivery room. To be honest, when Xiao Yunzhan heard Song Yuning’s screams, his legs went weak.
"Ning'er! How are you?" Xiao Yunzhan knocked on the door with red eyes. Doctor Liu was frightened by him and sighed, "Your Highness, don't worry. The princess is about to give birth, which is a good thing. Don't be so loud. It would be bad if you scare the princess again."
Hearing that it might scare Song Yuning, Xiao Yunzhan immediately stopped shouting loudly.
Just as Imperial Physician Liu had predicted, not long after, a baby's cry suddenly rang out from the factory, followed by the midwife's loud cry: "It's born! It's a little prince!"
Xiao Yunzhan felt his heart immediately return to reality: "How is the princess? Is the princess okay?"
No one answered him, only the midwife shouted: "Princess! There is another one in your belly, please push harder."
After waiting for about another cup of tea, the clear and loud sound of a baby crying was heard from the delivery room again.
"This time a little princess was born! They are twins, a boy and a girl, which is a good omen. Congratulations, Your Highness, Your Highness!" The midwife's voice was full of surprise, and it reached Xiao Yunzhan's ears through the doors and windows.
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