"That's true."
Yun Duoduo's face was full of malice; she seemed to have been subtly insulted.
These old women really didn't hold back, criticizing her to her very face.
"From now on, we can also share in the good fortune of such a little darling, don't you think?"
"Yes, what you said makes sense."
"Come here, let me change your pants." The nanny said to herself as she took off Yun Duoduo's clothes.
The nanny took off Yun Duoduo's clothes, which were wet with urine, and Yun Duoduo suddenly felt a chill on her body.
Suddenly, she felt the old woman's rough hand pat her soft, white bottom.
Her bottom hurt a little from being slapped.
[No way, no way, this old lady just pinched her cheek, and now she's patting her butt? What else will she do next?]
Do all elderly people love their babies this much?
"Look at our little princess's chubby little face, she looks so lucky! Come on, come and touch it, and share in her good fortune!" After patting Yun Duoduo's face, the old woman didn't forget to call her old friends to pinch Yun Duoduo's little face as well.
Wow, you two really have a deep sisterly bond!
"Here she comes, here she comes! Hey, what a bouncy little face!" Another nanny tugged at Yun Duoduo's cheek and pinched it hard, looking very excited.
Yun Duoduo winced in pain, her face turning bright red.
[You've robbed the bamboo shoots off the mountain!]
【Aren't you afraid that if you treat her like this now, she'll take you hiking when she grows up and then pull out your oxygen tubes?!】
[Hmph, this is the steady and reliable nanny Uncle Zhao found for her. When she grows up, she'll definitely ask Uncle Zhao how he understands "steady and reliable."]
If this were modern times, Uncle Zhao would definitely fail his Chinese reading comprehension test!
Yun Duoduo was speechless. She was just an infant, neither a reincarnation of Buddha nor a fairy or noble lady who only appeared once every hundred years. How could she bring good fortune?
She grinned, a million little environmentalist animals running through her mind: Hurry up and put her clothes on, she's about to be seen naked!
It's one thing for you to touch me, but why did you have to pinch my face and hit me?! That's so unfair!
Sighing helplessly, Yun Duoduo closed her eyes. She had no choice but to use her trump card: a loud wail that echoed throughout the heavens and earth, "Waaaaah!"
Seeing that the little princess was crying, the old nannies stopped touching her and quickly dressed her.
Yun Duoduo stuck out her tongue, hoping to speak clearly soon so as to stop the old woman's feudal and superstitious behavior.
...
Night passed quickly, and before dawn, heavy snow began to fall outside the Nanyang Palace. In less than half an incense stick's time, a thick layer of snow covered the green glazed tiles and the palace steps.
The once vermilion palace is now covered in silver, a pristine white.
Chaos reigned inside Xiaoyue Pavilion.
Madam Jin, Xun Yunge, was about to give birth. She had a towel in her mouth, her face contorted in pain, her forehead covered in sweat, and her hands tightly gripping the midwife's hands, trying to push the baby out of her womb.
"Give it your all! It'll be out soon!" the midwife shouted hoarsely, encouraging Xun Yunge.
The palace maids carried basin after basin of bloody water, their expressions panicked as they bustled back and forth, preparing hot water and hot towels.
"How is it?" Jin Xiaoran asked anxiously as he waited outside, his hands clenched tightly.
One by one, the imperial physicians went in, only to come out shaking their heads, saying, "This old man is powerless to help; let's leave it to fate!"
"You little brat, you're not even born yet, and you're already torturing your mother like this in the womb?!" Jin Xiaoran cursed angrily. He would rather not have this child than let his wife live a good life.
"Just wait and see how I deal with you when you get out!" Jin Xiaoran was sweating profusely, pacing back and forth at the entrance of Xiaoyue Pavilion.
The palace servants and imperial physicians inside Xiaoyue Pavilion dared not utter a sound. This General Jin Xiaoran was a great general who had been stationed in the northern border for ten years. Anyone who angered him could easily become a victim of his blade.
It seems this child is destined for a life of hardship!
Xun Yunge's first pregnancy with Jin Jinzhi was not smooth, but fortunately it was a full-term birth. Although it was difficult at first, both mother and child were safe and sound.
However, this one is premature, and after most of the night, the baby still hasn't come out.
Jin Xiaoran was both angry and anxious, and couldn't help but feel furious. However, since they were in the palace, he couldn't vent his anger on the people there. He grabbed his hair in frustration.
An hour later, a delightful sound came from inside the bedchamber.
"Oh my, it's out, it's out!" came the midwife's joyful shouts from inside Xiaoyue Pavilion. The midwife gently carried the baby out.
They're out?!
Jin Xiaoran was overjoyed, but he did not hear the baby crying.
The midwife in the bedchamber also noticed that the baby born to Lady Jin did not cry.
"Quick, let me see!" Jin Xiaoran was so anxious that his heart was in his throat. He didn't care about etiquette and pushed open the door to the bedroom.
He washed his hands with hot water, took off his outer robe to ward off the chill, and then quickly walked to his wife's side.
"Yun Ge, are you tired?" Jin Xiaoran asked with concern. He didn't go to see his child, but went to see Xun Yun Ge, who was lying on the bed covered in sweat and had no strength to speak.
"It's alright." Xun Yunge shook her head; all she wanted to do right now was see her child.
"Quick, let me see." Xun Yunge hadn't heard the baby cry either, and she was very worried.
Jin Xiaoran snatched the baby from the midwife's arms and slapped the swaddled infant hard on the back. "You brat, look what you've done to your mother!!"
"You little brat, just wait and see how I deal with you in the future!"
Perhaps because the blow was very painful, the baby in Jin Xiaoran's arms suddenly started crying loudly.
"Wah, wah..." She cried intermittently, her voice sometimes low and sometimes loud, and she was sobbing uncontrollably.
Xun Yunge and the midwife were relieved when they heard the baby cry.
"Be gentle." Xun Yunge was unhappy that Jin Xiaoran had used such force on the newborn baby.
"General, this is a girl, so we must be gentle with her." The midwife reminded him from the side. Midwives had delivered babies for nobles in the palace, and having handled many infants, they were all shrewd and knew very well the importance of this procedure.
"Congratulations, General, on the birth of your daughter!" the midwife said with a broad smile.
A thousand, a thousand, a thousand, a thousand pieces of gold?!
Really?!
Jin Xiaoran was stunned. Had he heard correctly? This doll was a girl?!
Jin Xiaoran lifted the blanket covering the baby, looked down, and exclaimed, "It's true! That's wonderful! I, Old Jin, have a daughter!"
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