Chapter 107 Lotus Soup 2
Half a year has passed in a blink of an eye, and it's a cold winter again, and the sunny weather in December is still quite large. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. The due date is next month. Nian'er said that she would stay in the hall. On this day, I couldn't help but want to go out for a walk. Muyan happened to come to my hall and accompanied me.
Although the weather is cold, the warmth of the sun makes people extremely quiet. There was a sound of birds in the sky in front of him. He stepped forward and turned a few steps and saw Weini feeding a big bird with a few seeds. The big bird, with thick brown feathers, stood in the cage and stared at the outside with sharp and deep eyes, and from time to time lowered its head to hold the grains on Weini's fingers.
Suddenly, the big bird flapped its wings in the cage and roared, even though it rushed out of the seemingly closed cage door and rushed straight to me. I couldn't help screaming. Mu Yan stood in front of me, and the big bird flew over our heads. Venizi also came to his senses and came quickly with an apology when he saw us.
Muyan has always disliked Weinizi and said angrily to her regardless of her identity, "Wei Zhaoxun, you should teach your maid of honor a good lesson. How can you not even control a bird!"
Weinzi stepped forward, pushed Muyan's shoulder and said, "I know how to discipline my maid of honor. Do you mean that I don't know how to discipline you?" She turned her head and said to the maid who made a mistake behind her, "Come on, slap your mouth!" In case people misunderstand that I did it on purpose!"
The maid who made a mistake had time to beg for mercy, and the crisp sound fell on her face, one after another, which made me really feel harsh. I stepped forward and said, "Wei Zhaoxun, the maid of honor just failed. Just teach them a little lesson. Let them stop."
We Nizi glanced at my bulging abdomen and said, "How can it be?" Now Mo Zhaoxun is the treasure of my Chengqian Hall. How can she frighten you because of her mistake? A maid can't even do such a small thing. What's the use of staying!" She turned around and glanced at the maid who was still opening her mouth and told the other maid to pull her down. Useless people!"
The maid who was slapped was taken away. I was a little unclear and angry. I said to Weinizi, "It's just a small mistake. Why is Wei Zhaoxun so angry?" Wenizi raised his eyebrows needlessly: "Now that you are a nobleman, of course, you have to be very careful. Besides, I discipline the palace people very strictly, otherwise they will become more and more courageous."
Weinzi threw the veil and invited the maid to leave, completely forgetting the big bird that caused this fluctuation. I knew a little in my heart, and I didn't say anything. I just took Muyan to find an open stone bench and sat down. Muyan was still worried about the matter just now. She talked about Weini's hypocritical practice all the way. I stopped her from reminding that there were many ears and eyes outside, so don't gossip here. She had to pouted and nodded and came up to touch my round stomach.
"Is it a boy or a girl? Does Your Highness like boys or girls? She touched her smile, and I also laughed and said, "Your Highness will love this child, whether it is a boy or a girl."
Mu Yan was still angry and whispered to me, "It's not a matter of whether Your Highness hurts or not. Sister, think about it. If you give birth to a boy, it's easy to be promoted, and you don't have to be on an equal footing with Wei Zhaoxun.
I stared at her with a smile and stopped talking about this topic. Although the weather was good in the afternoon, it was cold quickly, and the sunshine weakened soon. I carefully got up and turned back to Chengqian Hall with the help of Mu Yan. Nian'er was in the middle of the temple. All my diet and supplies were inspected and selected by her. She had just prepared meals for me, and she didn't be relieved until I came back to see me use it.
Li Shimin went out to work with Changsun Wuji today, so in addition to a few concubines who occasionally come to the hall, only Nian'er chatted with me and didn't leave until the evening before I went to bed. In the evening, as soon as Nian'er left, a maid of honor came in outside the hall. At this time, someone from the Shang Food Bureau would send lotus seed soup, saying that it had the effect of fetal security. I asked who ordered it. The maid of the Shang Food Bureau only said that it was the rules of the palace, so I stopped asking.
The next day, I sometimes felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach, but it was not obvious. I thought it was a normal phenomenon of pregnancy, so I didn't mention it. Until the evening, the pain suddenly worsened, and I locked my eyebrows to recall Nian'er who was about to leave.
Nian'er saw that I didn't look well and nervously asked me about my health. Nian'er, I... have a stomachache!" Gritting his teeth and squeezing out a sentence. Nian'er was shocked and quickly helped me lie on the bed first. I kept shouting pain. She looked at my stomach and sweated nervously. She looked at me for a while and said that the child might be about to be born! Hearing this, the maid of honor in the hall quickly went to the pharmacy to find the imperial doctor and mother-in-law.
In terms of days, this belly is only nine months old. Why is the delivery date advanced? I didn't have any hunch before! At this time, a maid walked outside the hall, holding the lotus seed soup at this time in her hand. She was stunned when she saw the scene in the hall and wanted to go back with the soup. Nian'er's eyes were sharp and strode up to ask her why. When she saw the lotus seed soup in her hand, her face suddenly turned pale, which immediately made people hold the maid of honor first.
I endured the pain in my stomach and looked at her inexplicably. Nian'er was so angry that she almost cried at me: "Although lotus seeds have the effect of fetal stability, taking them for a long time is oxytocin!"
At this moment, I looked stunned, and there was a sudden sharp pain in my abdomen. I couldn't help shouting in pain and sweating all over my body. Nian'er immediately ordered people to quickly take a clean cloth towel for me to bite and hold my struggling arm to comfort me.
Fee the warmth flowing from her legs, and the maid beside her was at a loss and kept looking at the palace road outside the hall. The sudden lights and the frequent entry and exit of the palace maids attracted the attention of the surrounding hall. Muyan came to my hall first. When she saw this scene, she immediately understood. She put on her wide sleeves and sat by my bed and said, "My mother used to do the job of delivering birth. Sister, don't be afraid, just give it to me!"
After saying that, she ordered the maid to close the door of the palace and not allow anyone to wait in. Then, I heard a few tears of cloth strips, and my wrists and feet were tightly tied up, straightening both sides of the couch, and arching my knees. The pain in my abdomen gradually subsided. I gasped and looked at the hall. Everyone looked at me anxiously, sitting beside the bed. Muyan gently touched my bulging stomach, and her expression was extremely serious and nervous.
"Why haven't the people from the pharmacy come yet?" Seeing that I temporarily reduced the pain, Nian'er turned back and asked the maid beside her. The maid looked panicked and her voice trembled a little: "Come and report that the midwife has gone back, and the rest of the one guarding the palace is giving birth elsewhere. It was said that... He said that he could only come back after giving birth. However, Song Fengyu and Tian's imperial doctor have been waiting outside the hall and will be treated as soon as there is a situation.
My due date was still one month old, and it was reasonable for me to miscalcitate others. Li Shimin and Princess Qin went to the New Year's Eve ceremony. I gritted my teeth and determined that I would still be safe in front of him when he came back. The severe pain of tearing suddenly broke out again. I bit the cloth towel and shouted in my throat. Muyan touched my stomach nervously and shouted for me to help.
I raised my head and tried hard, and the pain in my abdomen became stronger and stronger. I felt that this tearing pain ran through my whole body. I gritted my teeth and shouted desperately from the bottom of my throat, and I could no longer hear who was talking in my ear. A wave of pain gradually disappeared, and my head suddenly sank, and I felt that my whole body seemed to suddenly fall from the clouds. I could feel someone pushing my body and calling my name, but I couldn't see anyone. Except for the white in front of me, it was still a piece of white. Suddenly, I smelled an extremely exciting smell. I suddenly woke up from my addiction. I opened my eyes and opened a pale bed tent. The bed was still guarded by Nian'er and Mu Yan. Nian'er was holding a small medicine bottle in her hand. It was the smell of this medicine bottle that woke me up.
Muyan wiped the sweat on my forehead and said to me seriously, "Sister, a wave of pain later may be the last. You must hold on and try your best to give birth to the child!"
I nodded, and the pain suddenly came out on my stomach, getting deeper and deeper. I grabbed the cloth tied to the edge of the couch and bit the cloth towel in my mouth fiercely. The tearing pain on my abdomen made my consciousness addicted, and Nian'er took the medicine bottle and sniffed at the tip of my nose. Muyan held my stomach and shouted happily, "Sister, I saw the child!" Come on, work hard!"
In my heart, the last trace of strength was used in an instant, and I only felt the figure in the hall shaking. I heard a few crisp sounds, and a burst of baby crying burst out. I opened my eyes weakly and saw Mu Yan holding a small thing in her hand and crying. That was me and Li Shimin's child. I smiled and saw that there was a round birthmark with a thumb on the child's foot, which could no longer suppress the drooping of the eyelids. I closed my eyes and went to sleep at ease.
When I woke up again, Muyan held a puddle in her hand. When she saw me wake up, she looked at the child in her hand, so she carefully walked to my bed with the child in her arms and stretched out her arms to show me. The child is pitiful, with a wrinkled face and a sweet sleep with his eyes closed. I saw that he didn't dare to reach out to pick it. Mu Yan smiled and said, "All newborn children are like this. After a while, they will be beautiful. Sister, do you want to hug the fifth son?
The fifth son gave birth to a boy. I finally reached out my hand and took the child in Muyan's arms. He was small and light. In his arms, a burst of joy suddenly rose from the bottom of his heart. Looking at his sleeping face, he couldn't help laughing. I looked up at the hall. Except for a few maids of honor, there were only me and Muyan. Mu Yan told me with a smile that Li Shimin had come last night, but he left quietly for fear of disturbing me. Today is the first day. He took Princess Qin to worship Li Yuan together and will come to see me after the next court.
There is a burst of sweetness and joy in my heart. I asked her again, "Where's Nian'er?"
Mu Yan said, "She asked a maid of the Shang Food Bureau outside."
I suddenly remembered what Nian'er said. Although the lotus seed soup sent by Shangshitang at night can calm the fetus, it becomes oxytocin after taking too much. Both the Shang Pharmacy and the Shang Food Bureau should know this. Why does the Shang Food Bureau send lotus seed soup at night? Is it really inadvertently neglecting this?