Children of Loulan

Chapter 322 The Birth of the Little Prince 3

Aunt Kui quickly held Xilin's hand and gave her warm encouragement: "Madam, don't be anxious. This is your first child. Since ancient times, most women's first childbirths have been so difficult. But please rest assured, Aunt Kui will always be by your side, protecting you until the little prince or princess is born safely."

Aunt Kui knew that what she said might not be able to give much comfort. After thinking for a while, she immediately asked the midwife: "I wonder how dilated Madam's cervix is ​​now?"

The midwife hurriedly stepped forward and responded respectfully, "Aunt, this is Madam's first baby, so the progress is relatively slow. As of now, it is only four fingers dilated."

Hearing this, Aunt Kui couldn't help but show concern on her face, and then asked: "So how are Madam and the fetus in your belly doing now? Is there anything abnormal?"

The midwife shook her head and replied firmly, "Please be at ease, Madam and the baby in her belly are both safe and sound. We just need to wait for all ten fingers to open, and then we will surely be able to give birth to a royal child smoothly!"

After receiving such a positive reply, Aunt Kui breathed a sigh of relief, nodded slightly to show her approval, and said slowly: "That's great, thank you for taking care of it, and go and get busy first!"

After the midwife left, Aunt Kui turned around and looked at Xilin on the bed with a gentle look, and said softly: "Madam, you heard it with your own ears. The old slave did not deceive you. You and the child are safe and sound. There is no need to worry about other things. Just focus on giving birth. Besides, the king cares about you very much. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he specially sent the head of the Imperial Hospital to wait outside. You know, the head is old, but even so, the king still insisted on letting him come to guard you, which shows that the king attaches great importance to this matter!"

After a long and arduous night of torture and suffering, time passed quietly until the next morning, when the sky just turned a little pale, Xilin finally gave birth to a baby boy. At the moment the child was born, the huge rock that had been hanging in her heart finally fell steadily. At this time, Xilin was already exhausted and out of breath, but her tense nerves also relaxed.

Seeing this, Aunt Kui hurried forward and carefully wiped the beads of sweat off Xilin's forehead with a soft towel. She quickly turned around and brought a bowl of steaming hot porridge, and handed it to Xilin gently, while lowering her voice and saying with concern: "Madam, you have just gone through such a difficult childbirth process, your body must be very weak, you should drink some of this bowl of hot porridge to warm your stomach."

At the same time, Xianggui and another experienced nanny cleaned the newborn prince carefully and skillfully. After everything was ready, the two of them happily carried the little prince to the bed and gently placed him next to Xilin.

"Madam, come and look at our lovely little prince!" Xianggui couldn't hide her joy and said to Xilin excitedly.

However, Xilin just turned her head slightly, glanced at the baby in the cradle lightly, then closed her eyes again, and responded weakly but calmly: "Aunt Kui, Xianggui, I'm really too tired. I just want to have a good sleep now. Please help me look after the child..." Before she finished her words, Xilin fell into a deep sleep and entered her dreams.

Aunt Kui gently covered Xilin with the quilt, as if the quilt was the most precious and fragile treasure in the world. She then lowered her voice and carefully instructed the maids and nannies around her: "Go and tell the queen and the king the good news. Also, remember to change the charcoal fire in the room. Replace it with a new one and burn it hotter."

After arranging these things, Aunt Kui did not stop. She turned around and called other servants, asking them to quickly go to the kitchen and carefully cook a pot of excellent ginseng black chicken soup. This soup is a tonic, and for Xilin who had just given birth, it is undoubtedly the best nourishing tonic.

After all the servants had left, Aunt Kui slowly sat down beside Xilin's bed. She stared at the little prince and the exhausted Xilin on the bed quietly, her eyes full of love and concern. At this moment, she was the only one left in the room, silently guarding the mother and son.

Meanwhile, in Prince Xin's mansion, Aidil stood by the window anxiously, waiting for news from the palace. Time passed by, the night gradually faded away, until the sky was pale and bright, Ah Cheng finally hurried back.

Before Acheng could even stand firmly on his feet, he couldn't wait to say, "Your Highness, great news! You and your wife have successfully given birth to a little prince!" Upon hearing this long-awaited good news, the big stone in Aidil's heart finally fell to the ground, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Ah Cheng was keenly aware that something was wrong with his prince's expression. He saw that Aidil was still standing there blankly without any reaction. Ah Cheng was puzzled and raised his head to see what was going on. He was really shocked when he saw it - it turned out that Aidil had been standing by the window all night!

Ah Cheng was startled, and hurriedly walked forward and gently closed the window. He looked at Aidier with a worried look on his face, and asked carefully: "Prince, why...why did you stand by the window like this all night? What if you get frozen?"

As he said this, he supported Aidier and walked towards the bed, while shouting towards the door: "Hurry up! Quickly replace the charcoal fire in the prince's room, and make some hot ginger soup! Hurry!"

The palace suddenly added two little princes. This was a great joy! When the king heard the news, his joy was beyond words. He was so pleased that he immediately issued an order to suspend court for three days! When the order came out, the whole court was shocked, but the civil and military officials did not dare to neglect it at all, and congratulated the king one after another.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is the annual New Year's Eve. According to tradition, all princes and ministers must enter the palace to attend the grand palace banquet. This year is no exception. When night falls and the lights come on, many officials dressed in their best clothes file into the palace.

At the banquet, there was constant laughter and joy. Everyone once again expressed their congratulations to the king on the birth of his two little princes, and their words were full of flattery and fawning. However, since Madam He and Madam Lan had not yet finished their confinement and were still weak, they needed to rest and recuperate, so they were unable to attend the banquet. However, even so, their glory was still not diminished in the slightest.

When the banquet was halfway through, the king suddenly stood up, looked around, and announced loudly: "Today I have double happiness. Not only have two sons been born, but also my dynasty has prospered because of the wise assistance of all the ministers. Therefore, I have decided to confer titles on the six palaces to commend their merits!" Before he finished speaking, the whole place fell silent, and everyone held their breath waiting for the next reward.