Chapter 153 He thought he had a lot of backbone, but in the end he was just afraid of death.
"Sister-in-law, follow my rhythm and shout slowly and forcefully!"
Yun Si immediately began to guide Gu Nian'an, who was almost unconscious.
Perhaps it was Yun Si's golden needles that worked, or perhaps it was hearing the child's hope, Gu Nian'an mustered her last bit of strength and began to exert force following Yun Si's instructions.
"Yes, take a deep breath, push, and it'll be out soon!"
Yun Si kept encouraging her, not daring to relax her grip at all, carefully protecting and guiding her.
After a lot of hard work.
With a "whoosh".
The faint but clear cry of the newborn finally broke the stagnant atmosphere of death in the delivery room.
"It's born! It's born!"
The midwife and maids wept with joy, quickly cleaning and wrapping the bruised baby: "It's a little prince!"
Yun Si couldn't care less about the children.
She quickly finished handling the aftermath, administered acupuncture to stop the bleeding of the exhausted and unconscious Gu Nian'an, fed her the qi-replenishing and vitality-restoring pills she had prepared beforehand, and carefully examined her condition.
Yun Si only breathed a long sigh of relief after confirming that Gu Nian'an's pulse, though weak, had stabilized and he was out of danger.
As her tense nerves relaxed, she swayed almost as if she were collapsing, but luckily she managed to grab the bedpost in time.
Looking at his sister-in-law, whose breathing was gradually stabilizing on the bed, and his nephew, who was crying softly in his swaddling clothes beside her, a tired but gratified smile appeared on his face.
Mother and child are safe.
Upon hearing the news outside the door, the Yun family members embraced each other and wept with joy.
Yun Si dragged her tired body out of the delivery room and gave her anxiously waiting family a relieved smile.
"It's alright, sister-in-law and the child are both safe. It's just that sister-in-law is very weak and needs to rest for a while."
With red eyes, Yun Shaoyou bowed deeply to Yun Si: "Sister... thank you! Thank you for saving your sister-in-law and child!"
His voice choked with emotion, filled with boundless gratitude.
Yun Si quickly helped him up: "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? We're family, why would we need to say thank you?"
Yun Shaoyou was startled. Upon hearing Yun Si's words, he changed his tune and said, "Yes, it was my brother who was confused. Why are we thanking each other as family?"
Seeing his anxious and excited appearance, Yun Si waved her hand and said, "Go in if you want, but you have to keep quiet and not disturb your sister-in-law."
"knew!"
Yun Shaoyou nodded in agreement and then excitedly ran into the delivery room.
“Si’er…”
Su Tangyue and Yun Yi stepped forward, just about to speak to Yun Si, when suddenly Yun Si's vision went black and she lost consciousness and fainted.
"Si'er!"
The couple were startled. Yunyi reacted quickly and rushed over to catch Yunsi, preventing her from falling to the ground.
Su Tangyue felt like she was about to faint from fright.
One after another, her heart could hardly take it anymore.
Fortunately, Yun Si woke up shortly afterward.
"Si'er, what's wrong with you? Did you just help your sister-in-law give birth and get tired?"
Su Tangyue stayed by Yun Si's side and was relieved to see that she had woken up.
"Mother, I'm fine."
Yun Si comforted her, "You're just a little exhausted, you'll be fine after a rest."
Having just been under intense mental strain and expended a great deal of mental and physical energy, my body is now finding it difficult to maintain its strength as I relax.
But she didn't tell them that she suspected she might be pregnant. After all, no pregnancy test had been found, and if it wasn't true, she didn't want to disappoint them.
"You silly child."
Su Tangyue tenderly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and scolded her, "Your health is important too. Stop talking and lie down and rest."
Yunyi also said in a deep voice, "Stay in the manor and let your mother take good care of you. You can return to the palace after you have recovered."
Yun Si felt a warmth in her heart, but shook her head: "Father, Mother, I'm really fine. There are still things to do at the Prince's Mansion. I need to rest for a while and then I have to go back."
She was worried because Qin Ye had been urgently summoned to the palace early that morning, and she wondered what had happened there.
Su Tangyue wanted to persuade him further, but Yunyi patted her hand, indicating that she didn't need to say anything more.
"Then at least have a meal before you leave."
Su Tangyue compromised and immediately ordered the servants to prepare nourishing soups and easily digestible food.
This time, Yun Si did not refuse and obediently nodded.
She definitely needs to replenish her energy.
The nausea returned during the meal.
To avoid arousing her parents' suspicion, she forced herself to eat a couple of bites, suppressing her nausea. Fortunately, the food was rather bland, which prevented her from vomiting.
After finishing my meal, I rested for half an hour and felt much more energetic.
She went to see her sister-in-law, who was still unconscious, and her nephew, who was in swaddling clothes with bright red cheeks, and her heart softened.
Looking at the chubby little dumpling, she subconsciously touched her own belly.
I wonder if her and Qin Ye's child will be just as adorable.
However, one shouldn't be like my sister-in-law, eating too much nourishing food, causing both mother and child to gain weight, and making it easy for the fetus to become too large and result in a difficult labor.
Yun Si carefully explained some postpartum precautions to them, but since there were midwives and wet nurses in the mansion who were all experienced, she didn't need to worry too much.
When we left the Marquis's residence, it was already close to dusk.
It snowed all day long, and the entire capital city was covered in a blanket of white.
The carriage traveled much slower on the snow-covered streets than it had on the way there.
Yun Si leaned against the carriage wall, listening to the dull sound of the wheels rolling over the snow, but her thoughts drifted to the palace.
Is Qin Ye still in the palace at this moment?
What exactly happened that prompted him to be urgently summoned before dawn?
Just as he was pondering this, the carriage suddenly came to a slow stop.
Fang Yi's voice came from outside: "Your Highness, it seems someone from the palace has arrived."
In the palace?
Yun Si lifted the carriage curtain and immediately saw the person standing at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
He was the chief eunuch serving Emperor Jiaqing, Eunuch Xu.
Eunuch Xu has come in person?
As Yun Si alighted from the carriage, Eunuch Xu hurried forward and said respectfully, "Princess Xiao, congratulations!"
"What is the source of this joy?"
Yun Si felt a slight tightening in her heart, but remained expressionless.
With a respectful smile on his face, Eunuch Xu's voice clearly reached everyone present: "His Majesty formally issued an edict this morning at court, appointing Prince Xiao as Crown Prince. He shall move into the Eastern Palace from this day forward and serve as regent. This is the first joyous occasion of his life."
Appointing a crown prince?
Regent?!
Even though Yun Si was mentally prepared, she was still shaken by the sudden news.
With the Prince of Jin just fallen and the Prince of Lin recently passed away, the old emperor made a decision so quickly, placing Qin Ye in the position of crown prince.
It's hard to say whether this is good or bad for them.
However, before Eunuch Xu could finish speaking...
"This is the second joy."
Eunuch Xu bowed slightly, his tone still respectful: "His Majesty's health has been poor recently, and his cold poisoning has been recurring. He has issued a decree to summon the Crown Princess to the palace immediately to attend to his illness."
really.
Yun Si was not surprised at all.
I just talked to Qin Ye about this last night, and the imperial decree arrived today.
She thought the old emperor was a man of principle and would rather die than issue such an imperial edict.
Ultimately, they're still afraid of dying.
"His Majesty's decree states that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess are deeply in love and have been officially appointed. It is only right that they reside together in the Eastern Palace so that the Crown Princess can take good care of His Majesty and His Highness can focus on handling state affairs."
Are we going to move into the East Palace?
Yun Si's heart sank slowly.
This is hardly a happy occasion; it's clearly an attempt to completely keep her and Qin Ye under their noses.
"Your Highness, the carriage is ready. Please come with me to the palace. His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince are waiting for you there."
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