Chapter 144: The Marquis goes to war, and Qiao Niang gives birth
The weather was hot, so Yun Qiao simply added the ice jelly to her daily menu.
She enjoyed having a bowl of it in the morning and evening, but the result of her big appetite was that she gained weight again.
In her current state, it is difficult for her to see Chen Jingyan.
I didn't want to see Chen Jingyan before, and now I am avoiding him and dare not see him.
After dinner, she stood up in the pavilion for a while to stretch her legs. As soon as she turned around, she saw a familiar figure.
Yun Qiao suddenly became energetic.
"W-Why are you here?"
He was driven away a few days ago, and he had been reluctant to come for a long time. Why did he suddenly come at night?
Aunt Xiu had just walked a short distance when he followed her.
It seemed that he had deliberately chosen to sneak in after Aunt Xiu left.
"Come and see you."
"Let's go inside and talk."
After Chen Jingyan finished speaking, he glanced at Yun Qiao and saw that she was still standing there in a daze. "What? You still don't want to see me?"
Yun Qiao held Xiao Tao's hand and took two steps forward, then saw Chen Jingyan coming over and holding her arm.
"Whether you want to see me or not, I'm already here. Hurry up, or that old woman will see us later."
Yun Qiao said with a smile, "Did Aunt Xiu see you and kick you out?"
As they were talking, the two of them walked into the inner room. Xiao Tao didn't let anyone outside in and just closed the door.
In order to prevent the identity of the person coming into the house from being discovered, Xiao Tao was squatting at the door and guarding. Even Doctor Zhang didn't let her come tonight.
Yun Qiao sat down in the house and chatted with Chen Jingyan for a few words. They were all his concern and greetings. Chen Jingyan said a lot, all of which asked her to stay here well and give birth to the child safely, but he did not mention marrying her.
Yun Qiao understood in her heart that this marriage might not be possible.
Regardless of whether Chen Jingyan really wants to marry her, even if the emperor doesn't give the order, he will inevitably feel that getting married is difficult and give up on her.
"My Lord, please be busy. I will take good care of myself."
"The baby in my belly will be born safely. But there's something I forgot to tell the Marquis. I'm not in the Marquis's residence right now, and Ayuan's child is still registered under my name. I thought the Marquis would talk to Wang Xiaodong and ask him to take care of the child..."
"Okay, that's no problem."
Chen Jingyan responded immediately.
"I'll take care of it for you for now. When you return in the future, you'll have to take care of it yourself."
Yun Qiao didn't respond.
He yawned and looked sleepy.
The pregnant woman was neither hungry nor sleepy, so Chen Jingyan let her lie down and sleep. He did not leave, but slept outside with her clothes on. He left when it was almost dawn.
Yunqiao needed someone to help her get up at night, and Chen Jingyan didn't sleep well that night because of the tossing and turning.
As he walked out yawning, Wuying was puzzled by the Marquis's behavior.
Logically speaking, Aunt Qiao is so pregnant that the Marquis cannot force her to sleep with him. Then why can't the Marquis sleep well?
"My Lord, would you like to take a nap in the carriage?"
"Yeah." Chen Jingyan responded.
The carriage left the Marquis's Gate in the Princess's Mansion and headed towards the Imperial Palace. When they met a few familiar colleagues along the way, they greeted them. Seeing that the Marquis of Zhenbei looked like he hadn't woken up yet, they thought he was out having a feast.
Obviously, the carriage of the Marquis of Zhenbei did not come from the direction of the Marquis of Zhenbei.
When asked this question, Wuying believed it was true.
"My Lord, why don't you explain?"
"Why should I explain to them? Aunt Qiao got up so many times last night that I couldn't sleep."
It is really not easy for a woman to get pregnant, especially when she is pregnant with her second child. How can she sleep if she has to get up all night?
Even a non-pregnant man like him was feeling uncomfortable, let alone a pregnant woman.
Chen Jingyan felt even more pity for Yun Qiaolai.
Yun Qiao was also feeling uncomfortable last night. Since the Marquis didn't come, she asked the maid to come, but the Marquis was sleeping in the room, and she was afraid that someone would see him, so she didn't dare to ask anyone outside to come in to serve him.
She didn't want to trouble Chen Jingyan.
But every time she got up, Chen Jingyan would get up with her and help her get water to wash her hands.
This gentleman has never served anyone before. He is slow to learn and his movements are rude.
Yun Qiao was really inconvenienced in many ways. To be honest, she was used to being served by maids, and she felt uncomfortable at all when being served by a master.
She was wondering if Chen Jingyan would come tonight.
But this guy still came at night.
And this continued for three days in a row, and his actions in serving her became much gentler.
When Yun Qiao gradually got used to him sleeping with her, he stopped coming.
This person's habits are really terrible. Once you get used to someone's presence, it's really not easy to change them.
"Princess, are you ready to rest?" Xiao Tao asked softly.
"Let's rest." Looking at the time, he was afraid that he would not come. "Open the doors and windows a little. It's very hot and stuffy this night."
"I'm worried that mosquitoes will bite you." Xiaotao said in a low voice.
"No problem."
There are green gauze curtains in the left and right rooms to prevent mosquitoes.
It is not actually hot in this room, especially in the second half of the night, it is so cold that people have to cover themselves with a quilt. There are ice cubes in the corner of the room, which is cool but not hot. But the master said so, so it is naturally the master's intention.
As a maid, just do as you are told.
Xiaotao stood up and said a few words to the people outside.
Tonight, Qiuye and another maid named Yulan were waiting outside, while Xiaotao stayed inside to keep her company.
Yun Qiao waited until dawn and lay straight on the bed, with a big belly on her skinny body. She looked really tired.
"Xiao Tao, get up."
"Princess, why don't you sleep a little longer tonight?" Xiao Tao said, finally getting up. "I just went out for a while and heard someone say that last night..."
"What happened last night?"
Could it be that Chen Jingyan climbed over the wall and was discovered by Aunt Xiu?
"Last night, the Marquis led his troops to the Northeast."
Yun Qiao paused. So that's why he didn't come last night. He must have been rushing to the Northwest Military Camp.
She could only pray in her heart that he was safe.
As for the rest, she couldn't help much.
The days passed in a flash. It was really boring to spend the whole day taking care of the pregnancy, so Yun Qiao and Fang Jia expanded the rouge shop.
It expanded from a small gatehouse into a two-story Rouge and Powder Building.
In addition to rouge and powder, this rouge shop plans to sell some other things, and Yun Qiao is also thinking about it.
But I am heavy and a bit lazy.
I've been waiting for the baby to be born and haven't figured out what to sell yet.
The birth was earlier than the due date, as Yunqiao expected. After all, she was pregnant with twins. But what she didn't expect was that when the babies were born, something went wrong.
It started less than nine months ahead of schedule.
At the end of September, the weather was getting colder. Yun Qiao calculated the day of her due date and began to take out the small clothes she had prepared for her baby to hang out to dry. However, just two days after she had finished drying the clothes, her stomach started to ache.
That night, the entire princess's mansion was extremely busy.
"Hurry, go and boil some water..."
"Dr. Zhang, the princess is a little exhausted. She's been calling for two hours, but the baby hasn't been born yet. Please go and take a look."
Zhang Rou has read many books and has helped deliver many animals, but this is her first time delivering a baby herself.
And this one is a princess.
The person that Zhenbei Hou holds dearest to his heart.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
"Call the midwife. Oh, and send for the imperial physician. If anything happens, have him come in as soon as possible."
Xiao Tao was flustered at the moment, but she still listened carefully to what Doctor Zhang said.
"Thank you, Doctor Zhang."
"Miss Xiaotao, you are so polite. I'll go in and take a look first."
Just as Doctor Zhang was about to go in, she suddenly heard the voice of a midwife coming from inside the room.
"The princess has given birth. Don't let the cold wind in. You people outside, wait outside."
Zhang Rou said from outside, "I'm the doctor. I want to go in and see the princess. Please open the door for me."
Xiao Tao was also outside at this moment. The maid who brought the water panicked and poured the water directly on her. The hot water scalded Xiao Tao directly.
"How did you do it?" Qiu Chan saw it and hurried forward to slap the maid twice. "You messed up at this critical moment. Go and get some clothes for Sister Xiaotao."
Qiu Chan was also concerned about Xiao Tao. Seeing that her body was covered with large burns, she wondered what happened.
"Xiao Tao, I'll keep an eye on this side. Go change into some clean clothes first."
Xiao Tao said, "I don't need it. My mistress is giving birth and the house is full of hired maids. I'm really worried."
Qiu Chan said, "Qiu Ye is not in there. I just heard the midwife say that the princess is about to give birth, and we shouldn't enter the house at this time, for fear of letting in a draft."
Xiao Tao was also hesitant about this, but she kept thinking about what the princess had told her, that she must watch the baby being born.
"I want to go in. The princess told me to, so I have to be there..."
The pain in her body was beyond words, and Yun Qiao felt as if all her strength had been drained away.
But the midwives who were surrounding her were still shouting:
"Push harder, push harder, I see the end, push harder, push harder."
"Master, you're not using enough force. The child is shrinking back again. If you continue like this, the child will be in trouble."
After hearing what the midwife said, Yun Qiao began to gather her strength and push forward.
Soon, the baby was born, but the cry was very soft.
She didn't have time to look up as she felt another wave of pain in her body.
"Master, work harder, there's another one in your belly."
They were all busy taking care of the baby that was currently being born, so they took the baby that was born earlier out and handed it over to the maids and the nanny.
The two children were born one after another, a quarter of an hour apart.
When she finally thought she could relax, she heard a voice shouting:
"Mom, I, I. I haven't given birth yet, Mom, I'm still in your belly."
What the hell?
Yun Qiao suddenly became panicked.
What did she hear?
"My dear mother, I am your little third child. Please hurry up and do your best, or I will be suffocated to death."
Yun Qiao was so panicked that she suddenly gained strength.
"Midwife, hurry up, I'm pregnant..."
At this time, Xiao Tao followed Yun Qiao's previous instructions and said that she would watch the birth of the children. Although Xiao Tao did not wait to watch it with her own eyes, she checked them all and made sure that the two little boys were healthy, with all their limbs intact and without any problems. Only then did she feel relieved.
"Qiu Chan, you keep an eye on me. I'm going inside to see the master."
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it, don't worry..."
At this moment, I heard someone in the house shouting for hot water, saying that the master had another baby in his belly.
The big guy who had just relaxed became busy again. Qiu Chan was also shocked. Her aunt's belly was really fertile and there was even another baby.
Inside the house!
Yun Qiao was lying on the bed. She had no strength left at this time, but there was a small voice in her stomach calling out, there is one more thing, she must believe it.
We are working hard here.
This child is a bit of a waste of time.
It took a full hour to give birth to the two babies mentioned above.
"She is a little lady, but she is too small, only the size of a palm."
When the midwife saw the baby, she couldn't believe how big it was. It was so small and ugly... Its body was wrinkled and red, and even its cry was so soft, even softer than that of a kitten...
"Let me see."
Yun Qiao gathered her strength and raised her head slightly.
Zhang Rou also saw the child covered in blood. She was a little afraid of the newborn baby. People say that children are cute, but this child is really not cute at all.
"What? You dare to say that I'm not cute? I'm so angry..."
Yun Qiao stared at the baby in the cradle.
"My child is very cute." She forced a faint smile. "Doctor Zhang asked the midwife to bring the child to me."
"Mom, something's going to happen to my two brothers. Hurry up and call someone to bring them here, otherwise it will be too late."
Yun Qiao frowned, but without hesitation, she immediately called out, "Doctor Zhang, ask Xiao Tao to bring the two babies she gave birth to here. I want to see them."
Zhang Rou looked at Yun Qiao and said, "Princess, you just gave birth and need rest the most. The child has been left in the care of the wet nurse, so you can rest assured."
"I want to see the child. Bring the child to me. What? No one listens to me, right?"
Yun Qiao spoke sternly. She had just given birth and her strength had not yet recovered. She felt a little weak and powerless.
"Go quickly and bring all the little princes born to the princess."
"Miss, I'm here. I'll go and pick him up now. Don't worry, I swear to protect the young master until my death."
Xiao Tao was looking at the young lady. When she heard Yun Qiao's voice, she immediately responded.
She had just seen that the two young masters were fine, but when she heard her own daughter shouting so seriously that she wanted to see the two children, she panicked, wondering if something really had happened.
She hurried to the outer room, but saw two children lying in bed. There was no wet nurse or old maid serving them, but a thick quilt covered the heads of the two little boys.
Seeing this scene, Xiaotao was scared to death.
"My ancestors."
"Come here, Qiu Chan, Qiu Chan, come quickly..."
Qiu Chan pulled aside the curtain and walked in. "Xiao Tao, what happened?"
"Why is there no one to take care of the two little princes? Where did the two wet nurses go?"
Qiu Chan was also confused, "That's not right, they were here just now, why is there no one here now?"
"Qiu Chan, come with me and carry the little prince to see the princess."
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