AWB Chapter 898 Her Master is Determined to Give Birth to Three Living Children
Chapter 898 Her Master is Determined to Give Birth to Three Living Children
The entire capital city was immersed in the joy of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and the young master's mansion was particularly crowded.
None of the good friends wanted to celebrate the New Year at home, and they all quietly flocked to Tinglan Courtyard to wait for news.
It's noisy outside.
Shi Anxia drank half a bowl of medicine and gave an order, "Nan Yan, tell everyone to go home for the New Year. If there is any news, we will notify everyone one by one. You don't have to stay here."
Nan Yan was gone for a while, and came back to report that the elders of the Shi family had all gone back, and no one could persuade the rest. The people from the first, third, and fourth branches of the Shi family were all here, and even Lord Zhao's wife was waiting and refused to leave.
Not to mention the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, the Qin family, the Wei family, and Wei Cailing also stumbled into the warm room early in the morning in a carriage holding their youngest son.
Nan Yan pursed her lips and reported, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is on a private visit in disguise and is now waiting for news in Doctor Shen's courtyard."
Hearing this, Shi Anxia stopped forcing him and just ordered, "Hot tea, fruits, and cakes are indispensable. When lunchtime comes, the table must be laid out in a presentable manner."
Yao Sheng couldn't help but said, "Xia'er, I've already arranged all this. Just focus on having the baby and don't worry about anything else, okay?"
Shi Anxia nodded obediently, saying "OK", and then asked, "Bei Hui, has the wet nurse arrived?"
Bei Hui replied, "Ten have been born. Old Madam Tang meant that she would choose a few after you give birth."
"No, choose now." Shi Anxia acted a little more decisively than usual.
Everyone looked at her.
She touched her face and asked, "Are there any words?"
Everyone turned their heads away again.
Tang Chujun was a little afraid of his daughter now. With her son-in-law's life or death uncertain, his daughter became tough overnight, sticking to her words and being so stubborn that there was no room for persuasion.
She heard Liang Yanbing and others say privately that it would be good if they could save one child at most.
Tang Chujun was now in a state of confusion and at a loss. She also felt that if she could keep one, she would be thankful. How could she be greedy?
Therefore, you can choose one or two suitable wet nurses after the baby is born. Otherwise, if you choose too many, they will shirk their responsibilities and that will not be good.
But the look on my daughter's face showed that she was going to choose all three children.
If the wet nurse is selected and the child dies...how terrible would that be?
Tang Chujun didn't say what he was thinking and just followed his daughter's will.
As they were talking, a group of young women in plain skirts walked in slowly with their brows lowered and their eyes submissive. They stood in a row in front of the couch, with their hands folded in front of their stomachs, in a respectful manner.
Shi Anxia leaned against the hidden bag, and began to look at the first woman, carefully examining each one in turn. She looked very slowly, from the silver hairpin on her hair to the embroidery on her skirt, from the mole on her earlobe to the calluses on her fingertips, leaving nothing out.
"Hands," she whispered.
Upon hearing this, the women all stretched out their hands, palms facing up. Shi Anxia leaned forward slightly, first looking at the lines on their palms, and then motioned for them to turn over their hands.
She examined very carefully, even paying attention to the half-moons on the edges of the nails.
She asked some tricky questions to test everyone's adaptability and character. Then she picked six people to stay, one of whom was Liu, the daughter-in-law of Wang Mama, the Protector of the State, and the other was Luo, the daughter-in-law of Zeng Mama.
Zeng Mama is Dongxi's aunt. She had always felt bad about Dongxi's failure to get the job done, and always felt that she was unreliable in the eyes of the princess. She never expected that the princess would send someone to find her when selecting a wet nurse.
She arranged for her own daughter-in-law to be in there and mix in with the group of wet nurses without letting anyone know beforehand, just to see if the princess would like her.
After the six wet nurses were selected, Bei Hui led them to sign the indentures. If the three children could be born safely, these wet nurses would stay in the young master's mansion to serve, and naturally they would hold the indentures in their hands.
Her master was determined to give birth to three live babies! She was so determined that Bei Hui had no doubts about it. She felt that whatever her master wanted to do would be accomplished.
Hong Que took the wet nurses downstairs and gave them places to live. Those who were not selected were given thick red envelopes, so no one was unhappy.
Everyone was worried. If it was successful today, it would mean the birth of a new child. How many children would it be? It was unknown.
No one can say for sure whether it can be added.
This is also the reason why people who are on good terms with Shi Anxia must stay in the Young Master's Mansion. They always feel that more popularity means more power.
Everyone was looking forward to Shi Anxia's smooth delivery. If the prince consort had trouble, giving birth to a child wouldn't be difficult.
Yao Sheng led everyone to Yu Sheng Pavilion, leaving only Wei Cailing in the warm room of Ting Lan Courtyard.
At the end of the Chen hour, induction of labor begins.
First, Zhuo Qiran used blood to control the Gu through the screen, preventing it from interfering with Shi Anxia's normal production. At the same time, he used blood to nourish the Gu and prevent it from dying.
After he finished what he was supposed to do, he left, returned to the courtyard of Shensiyuan, and fell asleep.
Then it was Shen Siyuan's turn to use the Jingzhe needle.
He focused his eyes, took a deep breath, sweat broke out on his forehead, and took out thirty-six Jingzhe needles from the brocade box.
Under the candlelight, those black needles as thin as cow hair glowed faintly, and dark red lines could be vaguely seen flowing at the tips of the needles.
It was a secret weapon made from a hundred-year-old lightning-struck peach wood core soaked in a highly poisonous substance. This was Shen Siyuan's real specialty.
He pinched the first needle between his thumb and index finger. His hand was surprisingly steady, but the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead revealed his tense mind.
When the needle tip touched the acupuncture point on An Xia's wrist, a layer of blood mist suddenly appeared on the ebony, and the needle tail moved without wind, making a buzzing sound.
Only Shi Anxia was eerily calm from beginning to end.
She lay on her back on the brocade quilt, her black hair spread out like clouds. Although her face was as pale as paper, her eyebrows and eyes were as calm as water, as if her body was covered by an invisible golden bell, invulnerable to swords and guns, and all the pain, fear and uncertainty were blocked out.
She thought that when her husband returned, he would be so happy to see a few little people with eyes and eyebrows similar to his.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, she suddenly felt an unprecedented pain in her abdomen. It was so painful that she felt dizzy and her ten fingers scratched the brocade quilt, making a sound of tearing cloth.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yuanshi immediately withdrew the needle, leaving a streak of dark red blood on the needle tip. He quickly left the inner room, his robes causing a gust of wind.
Liang Yanbing took a quick step forward to take over the position, while Madam Meng had already rolled up her sleeves and was waiting. The eight midwives performed their duties as if they had practiced a thousand times: two held down Shi Anxia's kicking legs, three spread out silver basins and plain towels at the end of the couch, and the rest waited outside the tent holding ginseng slices and soup.
One hour passed, then two hours passed, and Tang Chujun paced back and forth outside, feeling dizzy.
There was no sound coming from the delivery room, which made people even more panicked.
Basins of shocking blood were being carried out. Wei Cailing was so frightened that she dared not breathe. She opened the door of the warm room and stuck her head out to take a look.
She remembered the excruciating pain and how she screamed as if she was being tortured to death.
But why didn't Xia'er move at all?
At the same time, servants from the Marquis' Mansion came to report that there was a fire in the Mansion.