Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 583 - 544 About to Give Birth (3)

Uncle Gui shouted to Guoguo who followed behind, "Good Guoguo, quickly go home and call for help, I’ll take care of your mother and brother."

Guoguo glanced at Chai Eying and Jingjing, then turned and ran home.

This pond was dangerous for Li Jing, but for Chai Eying, it only reached her chest.

Chai Eying slowly walked to the shore, holding Li Jing.

Uncle Gui reached out to take Li Jing.

But Li Jing was scared and just kept crying, refusing to let go of Chai Eying.

Uncle Gui anxiously said, "If you don’t let go of your mother, she’ll catch a cold standing in the water for so long, and she can’t carry you."

Li Jing continued to cry.

Chai Eying smiled and said, "It’s okay, Uncle Gui, I’ll hold him and climb up."

"The slope is so steep and slippery, how will you climb? Oh, why is this child so disobedient?" Unable to manage, Uncle Gui tried to pull Li Jing with force.

Li Jing cried even more fiercely.

The crying here alarmed Prince Luling over at the school.

He came out to check the situation.

He saw Chai Eying standing in the water, holding a dripping wet Li Jing.

Uncle Gui wanted to hold Li Jing, but Li Jing clung to Chai Eying without letting go.

Prince Luling immediately understood what was happening.

He gave some instructions to the students and ran over quickly.

"Jingjing! Let go of your mother!" Prince Luling’s authoritative voice sternly ordered.

Li Jing was terrified into stopping his cries upon hearing the voice.

After Guoguo’s words reached them, Li Xingmao and Li Yuzhu also ran out of the residence.

"Eying!" Li Xingmao’s face changed, he dashed to the pond and forcefully pulled Li Jing away from Chai Eying.

Uncle Gui took him into his arms and ran toward the residence gate.

Li Yuzhu yelled to Uncle Gui, "Uncle Gui, just take Jingjing to your room, take off his clothes, and light a brazier. I’ll check on him immediately."

"Don’t worry, Miss Yuzhu, I’ll take good care of him." Uncle Gui ran into the residence with the still-crying Li Jing.

Guoguo glanced at Li Jing, then ran back to the pond to check on Chai Eying.

Chai Eying had already been pulled up onto the shore by Li Xingmao.

"Eying, how are you? Is the pain in your belly bad?" Li Xingmao asked worriedly, seeing Chai Eying’s pale face.

"I..." Chai Eying was about to say she was fine, but at that moment, she suddenly felt a sharp pain pulling in her belly.

This pulling pain was more severe than ever before.

In the past, it was just a tiring pull. Now it was genuinely painful, as if something was about to come out.

She couldn’t hold it back.

She immediately understood what was happening and clutched Li Xingmao’s arm tightly, "I... my belly hurts... it’s going down..."

Li Yuzhu quickly said, "Brother, Sister-in-law is in labor, she might be giving birth. Quickly carry her back."

Li Xingmao’s face changed when he heard Chai Eying’s words.

Without another word, he swiftly carried Chai Eying and ran toward their residence.

Guoguo followed closely behind him.

"Dad, Sister-in-law is having a good pregnancy, there won’t be any major issues. Don’t worry. I’ll check on her, and you can continue to the school." Li Yuzhu said to Prince Luling.

Prince Luling’s face was dark, "I’ll go scold that kid Jingjing! He always runs around recklessly, if Eying hadn’t jumped down, he would have been in grave danger!"

Prince Luling entered the residence with a furious expression, hands behind his back.

Li Yuzhu also returned, she went to the side room to check on Li Jing, the child was just scared, nothing serious.

Uncle Gui was taking care of him.

Li Yuzhu instructed Uncle Gui to get some ginger tea from the kitchen for Li Jing to drink.

After ensuring Li Jing was fine, Li Yuzhu hurried to the South Courtyard.

Li Xingmao was helping to dry Chai Eying’s wet outer garments.

Chai Eying, leaning against the couch, kept cradling her belly.

Li Yuzhu quickly walked over and felt Chai Eying’s pulse, "Sister-in-law, don’t worry, the baby is fine."

"Third Sister, Jingjing is alright?" Chai Eying asked, taking a deep breath and enduring the pain.

"He’s with Uncle Gui and doing fine," Li Yuzhu replied while helping Li Xingmao take off Chai Eying’s outerwear.

She went to the stove in the room, mixed hot water with cold, and brought it near the small couch, using a cloth to wipe Chai Eying’s face.

"Later, I’ll spank him on the behind! He’s too much!" Li Xingmao said angrily.

"No—" Chai Eying grabbed Li Xingmao’s arm, "He’s already frightened, if you scold him, what if he falls sick out of fear? Let’s wait until today passes."

Li Xingmao had to nod. There wasn’t time to reprimand their son today, but tomorrow, he’d certainly give Li Jing a thorough spanking.

He’s gone too far!

Li Yuzhu and Li Xingmao wiped Chai Eying’s body clean and helped her lie down on the small couch.

Li Yu En supported Princess Consort Luling and also came to see Chai Eying.

"I’m fine; it’s normal to give birth at this time. Mother is still sick, so go back and rest first. It’s not going to happen so quickly," Chai Eying said with a faint smile, waving to Princess Consort Luling.

"I’ve taken some medicine, so I’m feeling much better. Don’t worry about me, focus on yourself. If you’re uncomfortable, speak up immediately," Princess Consort Luling said as she held Chai Eying’s hand.

Nanny Jiang also came over with a bowl of brown sugar water and said to Chai Eying, "Third Miss fell into the water, quickly drink some hot sugar water to warm up your body."

"Nanny, does Jingjing have brown sugar water?" Chai Eying asked anxiously.

"Yes, yes, yes, Uncle Gui has taken it to her," Nanny Jiang replied.

Chai Eying finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Yuzhu took the brown sugar water from Nanny Jiang and fed it to Chai Eying.

Childbirth is a long process.

Li Yuzhu checked the contractions of Chai Eying. Since it was her first child, she estimated it would be evening before the birth.

Upon hearing that the birth would happen in the evening, Chai Eying urged Princess Consort Luling and everyone to go back and rest, allowing only Li Yuzhu and Li Xingmao to stay with her.

Princess Consort Luling and Nanny Jiang were worried and refused to leave.

Li Yu En, enjoying the excitement, also refused to go.

Li Yuzhu attempted to persuade them a few times but was unsuccessful.

It was Chai Eying who said, "Mother is sick and doesn’t rest; when the evening comes and I really give birth, how will Mother have the strength to see the child?" Then she said to Nanny Jiang, "If you stay here, when I get hungry, who will cook for me?"

Nanny Jiang patted her forehead, "I’m really muddled with worry. Yes, yes, yes, I’ll go back to the kitchen and grab a chicken to stew."

She picked up the empty bowl and hurried away.

Princess Consort Luling sat at the door for a while, but her cold wind sickness was severe, and she kept sneezing and felt like vomiting. Without waiting for others to persuade her, she helped Li Yu En back to the North Courtyard.

With Chai Eying, only Li Yuzhu and Li Xingmao stayed to keep guard, while Guoguo moved a small stool to sit beside Li Xingmao.

She curiously widened her eyes to watch Chai Eying.

Both hands were tightly clasped together, appearing very tense.

Prince Luling was worried and shouted outside the door to Li Xingmao, "Eldest son, how is your wife?"

Li Xingmao stepped outside, saying, "Father, it’s still early; she might not give birth until evening."

Prince Luling nodded and patted his shoulder, "Be patient; if you need anything, just say so."

"Got it, Father."

Prince Luling continued, "Tell Eying, I’ll arrange for someone to notify her brother and sister-in-law to come over so she won’t be afraid."

Li Xingmao nodded, "I understand, Dad."

As the Li Family bustled about, Li Xingsheng and Mu Yuanxiu were hunting wild game on the mountain.

Previously busy accompanying Li Yu En to the market shops, Li Xingsheng’s love of archery had been neglected.

Now with more free time, he often invited Mu Yuanxiu to hunt wild game together.

The family had acquired a leopard, which needed to be fed well, or Guoguo wouldn’t be pleased.

The two shot three wild chickens and caught a wild goat.

As they carried their spoils back to the Li Family, they encountered Prince Luling walking out of the residence.

Prince Luling called out to them, "I was looking for you. Your sister-in-law is about to give birth, hurry to the county and notify her brother and sister-in-law quickly!"

Li Xingsheng patted Mu Yuanxiu’s shoulder, "You just returned from the county yesterday, and the round trip by carriage was tiring. This time, let me go; I’ll ride alone on horseback."

Prince Luling agreed, "Yes, yes, Mu Yuanxiu should rest, and you should go alone."

Mu Yuanxiu took the three wild chickens from Li Xingsheng’s hands, "Second brother, hurry, I’ll take the game to the kitchen."

Li Xingsheng didn’t want Mu Yuanxiu to go because he believed his horsemanship was better than Mu Yuanxiu’s.

Mu Yuanxiu could drive a carriage, but single-horse riding wouldn’t be faster than him.

Back then, he won first place in the Capital’s horse racing competition among the men. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Li Xingsheng returned to the residence, changed into riding attire, packed some dried food and a jug of wine, along with a gourd of water, and wearing a hat and cape, set out on horseback.

The journey was about fifty miles, and Li Xingsheng rode fast, reaching his destination within an hour.

By this time, it was just around midday.

Li Xingsheng galloped past Li Xing’an’s shop and stopped the horse in front of Chai Family’s shop.

Li Xing’an walked over in surprise and called out, "Second brother, why didn’t you come to see me first?"

"I’ll see you when you give birth!" Li Xingsheng dismounted and ran into Chai Family’s shop with big strides, "Brother Chai, Sister-in-law Chai!"

"You’re the one giving birth! Damn second brother!" Li Xing’an snapped and tied Li Xingsheng’s horse to the hitching post at the door.

Chai Sister-in-law and her husband were having lunch in the back hall and came out together upon hearing the commotion.

Eldest Young Master Chai smiled and said, "Is that Li Erlang? Have you come to the county? Why are you looking so hurried? Have you eaten lunch?"

Li Xingsheng waved, "I’ll eat later; I specifically rode to deliver a message. Sister-in-law is about to give birth, possibly tonight."

Chai Sister-in-law exclaimed in delight, "Good, good, good, we’ll get ready right away."

She called to the staff about minding the shop, told Maid Chuntao to bring all the bought baby clothes, told her son Chai Tianlang to quickly sit in the front and prepare the carriage, and urged her husband to ready the carriage promptly.