sbdcsierra Chapter 485 Dragon and Phoenix present auspiciousness
Chapter 485 Dragon and Phoenix present auspiciousness
Chapter 485: Dragon and Phoenix
At the Prince of Yunnan's Mansion, Dugu Moyan and Shen Zhenzhu were enjoying their wedding night. Meanwhile, at the Prince of Guangping's Mansion, it was already late at night and quiet. Dugu Jingyao had gotten up early today, so the two of them went to bed early tonight as well.
But while she was sleeping, Dugu Jingyao didn't know whether she was dreaming or what, but she suddenly twitched and woke up Li Chu who was standing beside her.
Li Chu woke up in a daze and looked at Dugu Jingyao beside him. He saw that Dugu Jingyao's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat and her lips were tightly pursed.
Li Chu then realized that something was wrong, and he hurriedly asked, "Ayao, Ayao, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" But Dugu Jingyao did not reply to him.
Li Chu's heart was lifted up, and he said again: "Ayao, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! Wake up!"
Hearing the commotion inside the house, the swordsman who was on guard in the warm room also realized something was wrong. He knocked on the door and asked, "Your Highness, what happened?"
Li Chu was a little flustered at the moment, but he tried to calm himself down and said, "Come in."
Shi Jian came in, and Li Chu said, "Go find the palace doctor, and ask someone to invite Miss Murong over."
Shi Jian became anxious upon hearing this. He took a few steps forward and saw that Dugu Jingyao's face was pale and her forehead was covered with sweat, but she was not conscious. Realizing that something was wrong, he ran out and called Si Jian. Si Jian heard in a daze that Dugu Jingyao was unconscious, so he quickly put on his clothes and ran out to look for Murong Linzhi.
Meanwhile, Li Chu was still calling softly, "Ayao, Ayao..."
Finally, before the court doctor arrived, Dugu Jingyao suddenly woke up, and then felt a pain in her abdomen. She supported the court doctor and looked at Li Chu beside her and said, "Donglang, I... my stomach hurts so much..."
When she mentioned her stomachache, Li Chu became even more nervous. He held Dugu Jingyao's hand and said, "Ayao, don't be afraid. I've already asked someone to invite Miss Murong and the palace doctor."
Dugu Jingyao might be in too much pain, she didn't care about anything else, and held Li Chu's hand tightly, even her nails dug into Li Chu's flesh, but at this moment he didn't feel any pain at all, he was only worried about Dugu Jingyao.
Dugu Jingyao suddenly blurted out: "Donglang... I... I'm sorry..."
Li Chu didn't want to hear any apologies at this time. He said, "Ayao, please stop talking."
Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "I've hidden something from you... I... I feel really bad about it. I... I'm afraid that if I can't make it through this, I can't... I can't have any regrets."
Li Chu said with a trembling voice: "Ayao, don't talk nonsense, you will be fine."
Dugu Jingyao smiled faintly and said, "You...you listen to me...actually...actually, I already knew who the girl was who saved you in the water. It was just that out of selfishness, I was afraid...afraid that you wouldn't be able to forget her, afraid...afraid that you would no longer like me, so...that's why I didn't tell you."
Li Chu held her hand tightly, placed it on his lips and kissed it, saying, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter who it is, it can't shake my determination to love you, I just want you to be well!"
Dugu Jingyao said: "Thank you... Donglang, actually... actually that woman... that woman is Shen Zhenzhu."
Although Li Chu knew who the woman he had been looking for when he was a child was, his heart was now filled with Dugu Jingyao, and Shen Zhenzhu had already married Dugu Moyan, so none of this mattered anymore.
Li Chu was about to say something else when Shi Jian hurried in with the court physician. Just as they were about to greet each other, Li Chu said, "Excuse me, excuse me, Mr. Du, please come and see what's wrong with the princess."
Doctor Du calculated the date and, seeing Dugu Jingyao's condition, he was afraid she was about to give birth. He quickly stepped forward to take her pulse, and indeed, his suspicion was confirmed. He hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the princess is probably about to give birth."
Upon hearing this, without waiting for Li Chu's orders, Shi Jian rushed out and called the midwife in the yard, as well as the maids, to prepare the things needed for delivery.
Soon, the midwife arrived. She wanted to pay her respects to Li Chu, but Li Chu refused. He simply said, "Just focus on delivering the baby and don't worry about anything else. If the princess and my child are safe, everyone will be rewarded. If anything goes wrong, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The midwives knelt and kowtowed in fear, saying, "Yes, Your Highness, we will do our utmost to ensure the safety of the Princess and the Crown Prince."
Li Chu made room for the midwives, but one midwife said, "Your Highness, the delivery room is dirty. Please wait outside."
Li Chu originally wanted to stay, but at this moment, Murong Linzhi was also hurried over by Si Jian. Before Murong Linzhi could catch her breath, she heard Li Chu said he wanted to stay, so she persuaded him, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I am here to protect the princess and the child."
Li Chu thought about it for a long time, and realized that if he watched it alone, he would only become more anxious, so he put on a coat and went to wait outside.
After checking, the midwife found that Dugu Jingyao's cervix was already dilated. She said, "Princess, don't be afraid. The cervix is now dilated. Please relax."
Another midwife said, "Princess, please follow my rhythm and push harder. This way you can give birth faster."
Dugu Jingyao pursed her lips and nodded randomly. Murong Linzhi took a deep breath and walked to the side of Dugu Jingyao's bed and said, "Jingyao, I'm here. Don't worry. If it hurts, just hold my hand."
Dugu Jingyao felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw. She said, "Lin Zhi, you... you're here..."
Murong Linzhi said: "I'm here, don't worry, don't scream, save your energy, giving birth is a physical work."
The midwife glanced at Murong Linzhi. She was obviously young and looked like she had never given birth before. However, she seemed quite knowledgeable. She smiled and said, "This young lady is right. Princess, please save some strength. Giving birth is a physical task. Do you have any food prepared? I can give it to you."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jian brought in the prepared food box and took out a bowl of hot porridge from it. Dugu Jingyao didn't want to eat it at first, but thinking that she had to give birth to the child, she reluctantly ate a few bites.
A contraction came, and Dugu Jingyao grabbed Murong Linzhi in pain. The midwife checked her cervix and said, "Princess, push harder, push harder."
Murong Linzhi also commanded: "Jingyao, listen to me, breathe in, breathe out~" After some effort, the feeling of contraction disappeared.
Of course, the noise of Dugu Jingyao's maids coming and going naturally attracted attention. Zheng Wan and Li Wanqing were a little further away, so it was fine. But Cui Caiping was closer. She was a light sleeper to begin with, and when she was woken up, she yelled, "Lianxin, Lianxin..."
Upon hearing this, Lian Xin hurried into the house and asked, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
Cui Caiping rubbed his temple and said, "What's that noise outside? Why is it so noisy?"
Lian Xin shook her head, but said, "Madam, please wait a moment. I will go and take a look."
After a while, Lian Xin came back and said, "Madam, it's Wang Yue Xuan. The princess is about to give birth."
Cui Caiping was a little surprised when she heard this. She asked, "Isn't there still ten days left? How come she gave birth already?" After saying that, she wanted to get up and go take a look.
Lian Xin quickly stopped her, saying, "Madam, Madam, please don't go. You are pregnant, so don't go. I will go and see what's going on over there. Let Mo Xin accompany you. I will tell you if there is any news."
Cui Caiping thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you go ahead." Lianxin helped Cui Caiping lie down, and Lianxin left. Cui Caiping tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Perhaps she was worried about Dugu Jingyao, or perhaps she was worried about what would happen when she gave birth.
They were still working hard over there, but fortunately Dugu Jingyao had studied childbirth in her spare time. Although she learned a lot, the abdominal pain really made her forget all about it, and she could only follow the instructions of Murong Linzhi and the midwife.
Later it was so painful that he couldn't help but let out a heart-wrenching scream. Li Chu was so scared that he stood up and prepared to go inside.
Shi Jian saw Li Chu's hurried steps through the screen and hurried forward to stop him: "Your Highness, please be patient. The princess is fine. She just cried out because of the stomachache."
Li Chu frowned and said, "How can I remain calm? I wish I were the one who was hurting!"
But the abdominal pain eased, and Dugu Jingyao roared, "Li Chu, don't come in, I'm fine!"
Originally, only Cui Caiping was woken up, but Dugu Jingyao's scream just now also woke up Li Wanqing and Zheng Wan.
Zheng Wan thought she was dreaming, but Bai Lu came in and told her, "Madam, are you okay?"
Zheng Wan said dazedly, "It's okay. I just had a nightmare and heard a scream, and I woke up..."
Bai Lu said, "Madam, you heard it right. There was indeed a scream."
Zheng Wan finally came to her senses and said, "Go and see what's going on." Bai Lu agreed and went out to find out the news.
Although they were quite far away in the Biluo Courtyard, the sound might have been made by her when she was exerting force, so the voice was particularly loud. Although Li Wanqing and the others did not hear it clearly, they could still hear it vaguely.
She asked Wutong: "Wutong, I just heard a scream outside, did you hear it?"
Wutong nodded and said, "Yes, I heard it too."
Li Wanqing pondered for a moment and calculated that Dugu Jingyao should be born in about ten days. Could it be premature? Li Wanqing hurriedly said to Wutong, "Go and find out what happened?"
Soon, everyone found out. Bai Lu returned to Luting Pavilion breathlessly and said, "Madam, the princess is in labor."
Zheng Wan was startled. "Didn't she say she was going to give birth at the end of the month? Come on, change my clothes, and let's go take a look."
When Li Wanqing received the news, she naturally changed her clothes and went there in person. Only Cui Caiping went there because of physical discomfort. However, Lianxin brought back the news that Li Wanqing and Zheng Wan had both gone, so she was not willing to be outdone and sent Lianxin there.
Li Chu was outside, fidgeting like an ant on a hot pan. When Li Wanqing, Zheng Wan, and the others arrived, they greeted Li Chu first. Li Chu waved his hand casually and asked only one question: "Why are you here?"
Zheng Wan replied, "I heard that the princess was giving birth and was a little worried, so I wanted to come and see her."
Li Wanqing also agreed, "Yes, Your Highness, the date is still a while away, and I was a little worried, so I came to see you."
Li Chu said, "It will probably take some time for the princess to give birth. You should go back first and don't crowd in here."
Li Wanqing and Zheng Wan looked at each other. Neither of them wanted to leave a bad impression on Li Chu at this critical moment, so they bowed together and left.
But even if she went back, she couldn't sleep because she had something on her mind. Zheng Wan simply invited Li Wanqing to go to Luting Pavilion together to wait for news.
Li Wanqing thought about it and decided, well, since she couldn't sleep anyway, she followed Zheng Wan to Luting Pavilion. However, when it came to chess, Zheng Wan was no match for Li Wanqing, so the two of them could only sit there, each reading a book, occasionally exchanging a few words.
Meanwhile, in Wangyue Pavilion, Dugu Jingyao was still struggling to give birth. As time passed, the midwife checked her cervix again and discovered that although she could see the baby's head, it was stuck there and couldn't come out.
A midwife said, "Princess, push harder! Otherwise the baby's head won't come out!"
Dugu Jingyao was a little frightened when she heard this. She held Murong Linzhi's hand tightly and said, "Linzhi, tell... tell Shijian and the others not to... don't spread the news of my birth to the Yunnan Palace yet. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Murong Linzhi and Shi Jian and Si Jian beside him quickly agreed. Murong Linzhi said, "Jingyao, don't talk any more. Save your strength. This is a tough battle."
Dugu Jingyao nodded and said, "Okay..."
After about a quarter of an hour, the baby's head still hadn't come out. The midwife panicked and said, "No, it's stuck and can't come out!"
After hearing this, Murong Linzhi seemed to have thought of something. She asked, "Can I give birth while standing? Will it be more helpful?"
The midwife thought about it for a moment and it made sense, so she said, "Miss, you are right. We can try it."
Shi Jian and Si Jian hurried to prepare things. Li Chu saw them coming and going in a hurry and became even more flustered. He stood up a little closer and through the screen, he could probably see Dugu Jingyao being helped to stand up.
He asked hurriedly, "What happened?"
Shi Jian quickly came out to explain, "Your Highness, the midwife said the baby's head was stuck and couldn't come out, so Miss Murong suggested standing to deliver the baby. The midwife said we could give it a try."
Li Chu nodded and said, "Okay! Go quickly!"
After several more attempts, they finally heard the sound of "wa wa, wa wa". One midwife cleaned and wrapped the baby, and the other midwife helped Dugu Jingyao deliver the baby.
The midwife, beaming, carried the swaddling clothes to the outer room and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness! The princess has given birth to a baby boy."
Li Chu finally smiled when he heard that. He was afraid that he would not be able to hold the baby, so he asked the midwife to hold the baby. Li Chu opened the swaddling clothes and took a look. The little guy was crying loudly.
Li Chu looked at the child, looking left and right, and felt that he looked a bit like a little monkey. He couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Why do I feel that he doesn't look like me, nor does he look like the princess. He is a bit... ugly."
The midwife was stunned at first, then amused and said, "Oh, Your Highness, you're joking. This happens to all newborn babies. They'll be fine as they grow up."
Li Chu nodded and asked, "Why is he crying all the time?"
The midwife said, "Maybe he's hungry?"
Li Chu asked, "Where is the wet nurse?"
The wet nurse was naturally waiting there early, and hurried forward and said, "I'm here, I'll go and feed the prince right away." After that, she carefully picked up the prince and went to the room next door to feed him.
About a quarter of an hour later, there was another loud cry. Not long after, another midwife came out with a swaddling cloth. She bowed and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness! The princess has given birth to another baby girl."
Li Chu opened the swaddling clothes and took a look. Just as the midwife said, it was still a little wrinkled. But it didn’t matter. His and A Yao’s child would definitely not be bad!
This time Li Chu laughed heartily. He asked, "How is the princess?"
The midwife handed the baby to the wet nurse and said, "Your Highness, the princess is a little exhausted. Now that she has finished cleaning up in the inner room, she has returned to the couch to rest."
Li Chu laughed and said, "Hahaha, good, good, there are rewards, everyone gets a reward."
When everyone in the room heard about the reward, they all knelt down and saluted, saying, "Congratulations, Your Highness, on receiving the auspicious dragon and phoenix. Thank you for the reward!"
Li Chu said again: "Okay, you guys go down first, I'll go see the princess." The others naturally left tactfully.
When Li Chu saw Murong Linzhi after entering, he expressed his sincere gratitude: "Thank you, Miss Murong, for accompanying A Yao."
Murong Linzhi waved her hand and said, "Your Highness is too polite. As Jingyao's best friend, I must ensure Jingyao's safety."
Li Chu nodded slightly, then called Shi Jian in and said, "Shi Jian, first prepare a guest room for Miss Murong and let her have a good rest. Then send her back home when it's daybreak."
Shi Jian took the order and left with Murong Linzhi.
Li Chu looked at Dugu Jingyao, who had fallen asleep on the couch from exhaustion, and felt distressed. He did not bother her any more, but only kissed her on the forehead and said softly, "Ayao, you've worked hard." After that, he did not show any disdain and got on the couch and lay down beside Dugu Jingyao.
Soon, the news that Dugu Jingyao gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, spread throughout the palace.
Li Wanqing and Zheng Wan were relieved after hearing the news, and they both went back to their rooms to rest.
June 18th is really a good day. It can be said that good things come in pairs in the Yunnan Palace. Dugu Moyan has his wedding night, and Dugu Jingyao is blessed with twins, a boy and a girl.