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On March 11th, the [-]th year of Shunzhi, the servant came to knock on the door at the fifth watch. Qitang was a light sleeper, and he woke up when he heard them talking.Not long after, Wu Yingxiong returned to his room, shook Qitang's hand on the side of the couch, and said in a low voice, "I have to enter the palace early today, the third elder brother was born, the emperor is in a good mood, maybe there will be something to summon us Be a courtier."

Qitang woke up suddenly when he heard it, and insisted on getting up to change his clothes. Seeing her buttoned up and drooping eyebrows, Wu Yingxiong gently kissed the center of her eyebrows, and said worriedly, "You will finish your breakfast in a while." Remember to drink the medicine on time, don’t think it’s bitter, there’s all candied fruit for you.”

She suddenly stared blankly at his buttons, and asked him tremblingly for a while, "Husband, my stomach hasn't moved for more than a year...you..."

He embraced her and comforted her firmly, "It will be fine, believe me, we will definitely have a child."

She leaned her chin on his shoulder, closed her eyes, "Father has put pressure on you, I know...you don't..."

He kissed her lips, blocked her worry, and looked into her eyes, "What are you afraid of, you and I have adopted sons under our knees. You are still young, and it is normal even if you have no children in the past few years. You are taking care of yourself. I don’t know how to take a concubine, let alone marry another one, you’ve given up on it.”

She laughed softly and thumped him lightly, "Who said you want to take a concubine? Well, what are you thinking behind your back, tell me!"

He also laughed, rolled up his sleeves and told her, "It doesn't matter when you can come back today. You have to go to the palace to congratulate your empress later on. Don't forget to bring the gems that you paid tribute to the queen mother when you went back to Yunnan. If The value is empty, and I will go back with you."

She nodded with a slight smile, then remembered something again, and asked him, "Did Brother Nine give Little Brother a name?"

He frowned and recalled what the waiter had said, before returning to her, "Yes, it's called Xuan Ye."

In the 11th year of Shunzhi, Wu Yingxiong, the son-in-law of Prince Pingxi and Princess Shuo, was awarded the third-class viscount.In the early winter of the 12th year of Shunzhi, when the news of Princess Heshuo's happiness reached the palace, the first snow fell in the capital.

After more than two years of recuperation, Qitang's body has finally improved a bit, and when the news of her happiness came to his forehead, he announced the imperial doctor's pulse every three days, and the tonics rewarded by the queen mother, the emperor, and Shigege were sent to the princess mansion in batches. , Yunnan and Guizhou even donated a lot of supplements and medicinal materials, for fear that the princess's first birth might go wrong.

The timing of Qingming's daily stew is more precise than a rooster's crowing. In the last two months, Wu Yingxiong personally helped her to take a walk in the yard every day.

Seeing that the delivery date was approaching day by day, Shi GeGe specially asked for an order to come to the Princess Mansion to visit her with the medicinal materials and jewels bestowed by the Queen Mother.Qingming took a cushion for Qitang and leaned on the couch. Seeing Elder Sister Shi coming in and just about to get up, she pushed her down. Seeing her, Shi Gege was very happy, and hurriedly said, "My ancestor, hurry up and get up." Have a good rest!"

She smiled embarrassedly, "Little Fourteen can't greet Elder Sister Ten, is it that Elder Sister Ten is swollen a lot now?"

Shi Gege carefully looked at her for a while, sitting on the side of the couch and holding her hand, "I haven't seen you for several months, your foreheads love you so much, and you dare not let you go anywhere. I see that you are more beautiful than the previous ones." Yuexian is pregnant, after all, it's time to give birth, but people are still beautiful, so you can rest assured. How is your diet recently?"

Qing Ming served tea and followed with a smile, "If you go back to Shigege, Gege was very sad a few months ago, but he's all healed recently, his appetite is good, and the forehead is accompanied every day to relax and enjoy the mood. There is no one in the family. Anyone who dared to offend us, Xiao Shizi came to pay his respects at the door and left."

Shi Gege patted her hand, and said reassuringly, "I feel at ease if you do this, the midwife and imperial doctor are afraid that your forehead has already prepared it for you. The queen mother also rewarded a lot of medicines to stop bleeding and nourish vitality, and said It is useful after you give birth, and I brought it all for you."

Qitang pursed her lips, her eyes were a little red, "I miss the Queen Mother, she's an old man, but I hate that I can't enter the palace like this, and the Queen Mother still misses me..."

Shi Gege hurriedly said, "Bah, bah, what's the matter with hatred? Wouldn't it be better for you to go back to the palace with your son-in-law to see her old man when you give birth to your little son? The queen mother said that she doesn't want to see you, I just want to see the little prince!"

Qitang laughed through tears, and wentssiped with Shi Gege about homework for a long time, Fang reluctantly watched her go back to the palace.

That day, Wu Yingxiong accompanied Qitang for a walk in the garden, saying that he was accompanying her, but in fact he was already walking away with her almost half in his arms.The day of giving birth was just these few days, Qitang's body became heavier and heavier, and she struggled to walk, and her calf cramped from time to time at night, often he had to help her rub her to sleep night after night.

After walking a few steps, Qitang was a little tired, and the midsummer scene was unbearably hot, so she said weakly, "Husband, let's go back...it's really uncomfortable to sweat and stick to your body..."

He wanted to refuse, but he saw her leaning against his chest and playing a rogue, "Oh, my stomach hurts... Husband, please help me back to the house."

He was angry and funny, "My lady has used this trick for more than a month. I use it when I don't want to drink medicine or take a walk. Why aren't you tired?"

She flattened her mouth like she was wronged, and looked at him with steam in her eyes, "My husband wants Hongxing to have an affair, and my husband thinks I'm tired of it. I know that women can't give birth to men, and this hasn't landed yet. I'm useless, I'm disgusting."

He was about to respond to her, but when he saw her clutching her stomach, her face suddenly turned a little pale, with sweat seeping from her forehead, Wu Yingxiong panicked, "Qitang, what's wrong with you? Is your stomach really hurting?"

She was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe, and unconsciously squatted down on the ground with great effort, "I'm afraid... I'm going to give birth..."

He was sweating nervously along with him, and shouted in the yard, "Come on! Come on! Qingming is serving the book and passing on the imperial doctor! The princess is about to give birth!"

That night, the maids and midwives in Qitang's dormitory came in and out, tossing all the time.Wu Yingxiong stood outside the door, listening to her hoarse screams at the beginning, the sound of cloth and veils being torn, until she had no strength to cry out in pain at the end, and watched basins of clear water go in, and basins of bloody water come out. Clenched fist.

The servant accompanied him and spoke comforting words, "My son-in-law is relieved, with golden branches and jade leaves, and a lot of blessings, and nothing will happen. The little prince and the princess are guaranteed to be safe."

He looked at the door and didn't know what he was thinking. The waiter didn't dare to speak again, and he heard him whisper for a while, "She followed me, and the pain seemed to never stop, but she never complained to me about the pain. Waiter Book, I really owe her my whole life."

When the midwife came out to answer, he only heard one sentence, "Congratulations! You are a healthy little son!"

He closed his eyes fiercely, and told the midwife, "It's the two little princes."

The midwife calmed down and said, "Yes, I will remember this. The princess gave birth to two little sons, and the mother and son are in good health."

He flicked up his skirt and rushed in, but the servant girl didn't stop her.Qitang was lying there with his eyes closed, his face as white as a piece of paper, his hair soaked in sweat, sticking to his cheeks, he choked up for a moment, terrified in his heart, bent down and held her hand and called her softly name, "Qitang..."

Qitang struggled to slowly open her eyes, watched him shed tears, and raised her hand to wipe away his tears, feeling sore in her heart, "Husband, this is the first time I see you cry..." She tried her best to laugh, her eyes were full of tears. Turning red, she persuaded him, "Don't cry... Aren't the child and I all fine..."

Hearing that she was still persuading him, his tears fell even more, he held her hand and kissed her lightly, straightened her hair, and made up his mind, "We will only have this one, I swear I won't let you suffer like this again. "

She pursed her lips and just shook her head, then looked at him again and said, "I named my son Shilin, which means nectar. You are the greatest blessing in my long dry life to me."

He nodded blindly, and responded, "A good name, with a good meaning, and a nice sound."

She looked at him, she shed tears as she watched, her voice was weak and choked up, "Husband... I am not afraid of suffering, I just feel uncomfortable... Our child will be implicated when that day comes... I I don't know whether to give him too much maternal love, I'm afraid I'll be 1 times reluctant to part with him..."

He was in so much pain that he leaned close to her ear and said solemnly, "Qitang, don't worry. I promise you that you and our children will live here in peace and health forever. The world. You trust me, okay?"

She reached out and hugged him, hot tears fell into his clothes, "I believe in you, in this world, I only believe in you."