Chapter 113: Great Rewards
The two midwives carefully held the newborn baby and opened the door of the delivery room with smiles on their faces.
They were filled with joy and wanted Xiao Yunzhan to see the two children first.
However, when the door of the delivery room opened, Xiao Yunzhan didn't even look at the child, and rushed straight into the delivery room without hesitation. He now urgently wanted to see with his own eyes whether Song Yuning was safe and sound.
However, before he could see Song Yuning, he was stopped outside by several experienced maids. Despite this, he still caught a glimpse of the blood all over the bed.
Xiao Yunzhan couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition in his heart. The bright red bloodstains reminded him of the scene of his mother's death and his own experience of escaping death.
At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind: Would Song Yuning be like his mother...
Several maids had already wiped Song Yuning's body clean and changed her into new clothes and bedding. After a thorough cleaning, the bloody smell in the room finally lessened considerably.
Only then did the maids allow Xiao Yunzhan to enter the delivery room to visit Song Yuning, whom he had been thinking about all the time.
Although Song Yuning was extremely tired, her spirit was extremely excited and she had no desire to sleep at all. She half-lay on the head of the bed, her eyes fixed on the baby in the arms of the two maids.
She turned her head and her sight met Xiao Yunzhan, whose eyes were red. Song Yuning gave him a pale smile and said softly, "Come and see the child."
However, Xiao Yunzhan did not go to see the child immediately. Instead, he walked straight to the bedside, reached out his hand and gently stroked Song Yuning's slightly pale cheek, his voice low and gentle: "Thank you for your hard work."
Song Yuning shook her head slightly, indicating that she did not feel hard. In fact, the pain during childbirth was indeed unbearable for her, but looking at her two lovely children at this moment, she felt that everything was worth it.
The two little guys lay quietly in the big red swaddling clothes, not looking cute at all. Their skin was red and wrinkled, like two little old men who had not yet grown teeth.
Song Yuning looked at the children carefully, frowning and muttering, "Why are they so ugly? I wonder if they will become plump and pretty when they grow up."
Xiao Yunzhan on the side kept staring at Song Yuning. After hearing her words, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the two children. He also felt that the two little guys were a bit ugly.
The midwife said with experience, "Babies look like this right after they're born, but they'll be completely different once they're out of the confinement period. The prince and princess are both so stunningly beautiful, so the young prince and princess will surely be like you two."
Song Yuning smiled and nodded, then asked, "Which of them is the boy and which is the girl?"
They were both lying in a big red swaddling cloth and looked exactly the same. Song Yuning really couldn't tell which one was a boy and which one was a girl.
A midwife stepped forward and said, "This is the young master."
After recognizing her son and daughter, Song Yuning lay down on the bed feeling a little tired, but still not very sleepy. She said to Xiao Yunzhan, "Let the imperial physician take their pulses and see how they are doing."
Because they were twins, Song Yuning gave birth to them at eight months old. The two children were premature. Although they looked fine, Song Yuning still had to see the imperial physician before she could feel at ease.
Xiao Yunzhan looked at her pale face and said distressedly, "You should have a good rest first. I'll go call the imperial physician."
Imperial Physician Liu, who had been waiting outside, soon came in and carefully took the pulses of the two children. Then he said, "Congratulations, Your Highness and Princess. The young prince and princess are both in good health. However, they were born prematurely, so they must be taken good care of."
After hearing this, Song Yuning finally felt relieved. As long as the children were healthy, that was all that mattered.
Xiao Yunzhan nodded, and then said, "Show it to the princess too."
Song Yuning has always been in good health. Since she married into the palace, she has been taking medicinal baths made of precious medicinal herbs every few days, and her body has become healthier and healthier.
After Imperial Physician Liu took her pulse, he was secretly surprised. He had been serving the nobles in the palace for so long, but this was the first time he had felt such a strong pulse after giving birth.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The princess is in good health, but she is a little weak in both Qi and blood. She will be back after taking good care of herself during the confinement period."
Xiao Yunzhan finally felt relieved and said "OK" three times. Then he ordered someone to go to the palace to report the news, and then all the people in the palace were rewarded with one month's monthly salary.
It was court time and the emperor was sitting at the top, listening to the ministers discussing matters below. Eunuch Qian suddenly came over and whispered something in the emperor's ear.
The emperor immediately burst into laughter, and all the ministers looked at him. The only sound in the entire Golden Palace was the emperor's hearty laughter.
"Great! Princess Xuan gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. It's a good omen! Princess Xuan will be generously rewarded!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
The ministers below had different expressions. Of course, the happiest one was Song Hongzhi. His daughter was born, and it was a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, which had never happened in the royal family before. It was a good omen!
When the queen heard the news, she was happy at first, and then she sighed. It would have been great if the pair of children could be born in Concubine Feng's womb. It was such a pity.
Not only the palace knew about this good news, but Madam Wei also knew about it. She came immediately after knowing it, and when she saw her two newly born little grandsons, she smiled so much that her teeth showed.
However, seeing the somewhat weak Song Yuning, Mrs. Wei's eyes turned red with heartache again. She reached out to help Song Yuning tidy up her hair.
"Now that I have a baby, I can relax a little. I can't be so petty during the confinement period. I shouldn't do anything I shouldn't do. I must listen to Madam and take good care of myself.
Only by taking good care of yourself during the confinement period can you recover quickly and avoid getting sick when you get old. Do you understand?"
Song Yuning quickly pulled Madam Wei's sleeve in a flattering manner: "Don't worry, mother. I know the importance of this and will be obedient."
While the mother and daughter were talking, the rewards from the palace arrived outside. The rewards from the emperor, the empress, and the concubines filled the entire yard.
But at this moment, Song Yuning finally felt sleepy, so Mrs. Wei let Song Yuning go to sleep, and she took the two children to the next room and looked at them carefully again and again.
No one disturbed him, and Song Yuning slept for three hours. When he woke up, it was dark outside.
"Are you awake? Ningshuang, the princess is awake. Hurry up and bring the millet porridge to her." Xiao Yunzhan had been lying next to Song Yuning. Seeing that she was awake, he hurriedly gave the order.
Song Yuning was really hungry at this moment. When he smelled the sweet millet and red date porridge, his appetite was immediately aroused. He drank a large bowl before stopping.
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