"Your Ladyship, push...!" the midwife urged from the side. Song Jinyu had gritted her teeth so tightly due to the pain. She held back firmly and refused to let out a single cry of pain.
Labor had started early this morning, and now almost an hour had passed. Only then did the real pain set in...
It hurt... It hurt so much that it felt like it was piercing through her heart!
She felt as if her whole body was falling apart. No wonder people said giving birth was a matter of flesh and blood. Zhongli Mingye was pacing anxiously outside the door.
He clenched his fists tightly and then relaxed them. Although he couldn't hear Song Jinyu's cries, he knew she must be in excruciating pain!
No, he couldn't wait any longer...
Suddenly, he rushed in! The maids and the midwife were so startled that they took a few steps back.
Through the gauze curtain, he heard her muffled groans and immediately regretted his action. "My Lord, please leave first... The delivery room is dirty. We're afraid it might offend you!"
"How dare you! She is my wife..." His phoenix eyes widened, and a killing intent flashed across them. The midwife didn't dare to say another word.
"If the princess and the child are not safe, I'll have your whole family buried with them!!!" His cruel words echoed in everyone's hearts.
With the Prince of Yu present, the midwives all exerted themselves and didn't dare to slack off.
Outside the door, Wen Sirong had been waiting for a long time. He knew his junior sister was a tough person, but he didn't expect that he hadn't heard a single sound of pain from her from start to finish.
His eyebrows were knitted tightly.
Ming Ruyi was sitting in the front hall. Rong Shuang'er and He Yi had already rushed over. They watched as the Prince of Yu entered the delivery room. That man...
He didn't care about any taboos at all, just because the woman lying inside was his wife.
Song Jinyu was in so much pain that she felt numb. It seemed that she didn't have the strength to push anymore. Suddenly, someone grabbed her hand, and a warm current slowly flowed through her veins.
The familiar palm lines belonged to Zhongli Mingye. Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. She gritted her teeth and tried her best to push. No matter what, she had to give birth to this child.
This was her and Zhongli Mingye's child!
Finally, a loud cry of "wa" dispelled the haze in everyone's hearts.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, Your Ladyship. It's a young heir!" The midwife held the baby and showed it to Zhongli Mingye.
The room was filled with a strong smell of blood. At this moment, Song Jinyu seemed to be soaked in sweat. She was weak all over. The tonics stewed by Wen Sirong were brought in at the right time.
Zhongli Mingye lowered his head and kissed her. "You've suffered..." He hugged her tired body and made up his mind at this moment that he would never let her give birth again.
Giving birth was truly a life-and-death ordeal.
Song Jinyu's face was pale. "Is the baby okay?"
"Yes... Yuanbao is fine. Mi Cui and the wet nurse are taking care of him." He held her hand tightly and didn't want to let go.
He fed her the ginseng soup spoon by spoon. He watched as she fell asleep soundly. He waved away the maids and servants around.
"Reward them handsomely!"
"Master Wen, please check my wife's pulse for her safety."
With his permission, Wen Sirong immediately went in. He carefully looked at the person in the gauze curtain. At this moment, she was sleeping soundly.
The woman who had just given birth was slightly swollen. Fortunately, the people in the mansion took good care of her, so she didn't suffer too much. "My Lord, the princess is fine. She just needs to rest and recuperate well..."
After Ming Ruyi and the others got the news and saw the newly born young heir, they left.
Just that, the baby looked like Song Jinyu.
Song Chuyu joked, "He looks exactly like Yu'er when she was a child..."
Xiang Shi thought, "Maybe the child takes after his mother more..."
Song Jinyu slept for a whole night, and Zhongli Mingye stayed by her side for the whole night.
When she opened her eyes, she suddenly felt something was wrong with her body. Her once bulging belly was empty, completely empty!
"Where's the baby?"
Her panicked voice suddenly woke up Zhongli Mingye who was sleeping beside her.
"He nursed a few times last night and has already fallen asleep." He turned to look at her.
"Ah?" She had given birth? Song Jinyu looked at her belly in a daze. Yuanbao had come out? She had become a mother? "Ah..."
"What's wrong? Does it hurt somewhere?" Zhongli Mingye was so startled that he quickly leaned over to check on her. "I'm still a child myself. How did I become a mother???" Although she had mentally prepared herself, when the little bun in her belly finally came out.
She still couldn't quite believe it. Zhongli Mingye was amused by her words. He hugged her and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm also a first-time father."
"That's different!" After waking up, Song Jinyu still couldn't believe that she had become a mother. When the baby was in her belly, she didn't feel anything special. But once the baby was out. She was still very unaccustomed to this new identity.
Becoming a mother?
She... seemed to have no experience at all. What should she do? It was such a strange feeling. She buried herself under the quilt again. Zhongli Mingye was afraid that she would suffocate, so he made a gap for her to breathe.
"I... want to see the baby!"
It took a long time for a voice to come out from under the quilt. Zhongli Mingye shook his head with a smile and helplessly called someone to bring the newly born Yuanbao to her. "Whose nose does he take after?"
Song Jinyu didn't know how to hold the baby yet, but Zhongli Mingye was quicker than her. "Your Ladyship, all newborn babies look like this."
Hearing the meaning in her words, the wet nurse kindly explained.
"That's why I was wondering why the tip of his nose is flat?"
Her words made Zhongli Mingye very helpless. Seeing that she had the strength to talk, he thought her body was doing well. "Master Wen personally made the tonic soup for you... You must drink it all later."
"Ah?" Song Jinyu frowned.
"You need to take good care of yourself during the confinement period... You mustn't leave any root cause of illness." Zhongli Mingye repeatedly instructed Niaoniao and the others. When she heard that her senior brother had also come, Song Jinyu felt a little embarrassed. Giving birth was really making a big fuss.
"Does it still hurt?" Zhongli Mingye stared at her closely, afraid that she was not feeling well anywhere. "It's okay, it's just..." Song Jinyu threw herself into his arms, raised her little face and said, "It's just how did I become a mother?"
"Pfft..." Zhongli Mingye coaxed her. "Yuanbao is still here. He would be so sad if he heard that."
She took the soft little bun into her arms. At first, she was unaccustomed, but then her eyes couldn't bear to leave him for a moment.
It even made Zhongli Mingye jealous. "You'd better give him to the wet nurse... Master Wen said you shouldn't hold him for too long..."
"Okay!" She replied verbally, but her hands didn't let go.
Seeing the tenderness in her eyes, he leaned over and kissed her smooth forehead.
"You... mustn't love your son and forget about me!"
Song Jinyu looked at him curiously. Was he jealous? She looked at him amusingly and lowered her head to kiss the soundly sleeping Yuanbao.
Suddenly, she felt a slight discomfort in a certain place. She stroked her chest, and a feeling of palpitations came over her.
"What's wrong?"
Zhongli Mingye asked curiously. Wen Sirong had just checked her pulse. Why was she feeling uncomfortable now?
She was too embarrassed to tell him. "Um, could you call the wet nurse over..."
Was there anything she couldn't let him know? His phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and his dangerous gaze made Song Jinyu shiver. "Hurry up!"
She was in great pain there.
Zhongli Mingye had no choice but to call the wet nurse over. But he didn't go far.
"Your Ladyship, don't worry. Just let the young heir suck a few times, and the pain will ease."
Blushing, she let the wet nurse teach her how to breastfeed. "It's just... noble ladies usually don't breastfeed their babies themselves. You..."
She lowered her head and waved her hand to signal the wet nurse to leave. Seeing that there was no one around, just then the little Yuanbao opened his big black eyes.
"Hey, he takes after me?"
She untied her clothes and started breastfeeding. "Ouch..." At first, it was really uncomfortable. Fortunately, Yuanbao loved his mother.
Before long, he started suckling one mouthful after another.
Just as she had just recovered, Zhongli Mingye saw it from behind the screen. Looking at the happy look on the little woman Song Jinyu's face,
He thought to himself that he had gained a rival for his wife's affection.