Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1091 - 460: Childbirth (Part 1)

The two of them murmured for quite a while, but in the end, Mingzhu was still persuaded by Yueyao.

Yueyao had always been at ease nurturing her pregnancy, not paying much attention to outside affairs. Everyone in the mansion cooperated by only talking about good things, avoiding any bad news.

Yueyao asked Xiang Wei, "It’s been half a month since cousin-in-law last visited, is Uncle ill?" Since Yueyao became pregnant, Zhuang Ruolan visited at least four or five times a month. Now that she hasn’t come for half a month, it made Yueyao feel doubtful.

Xiang Wei teasingly scolded, "Cursing Lord Ma with poor health for no reason, aren’t you afraid of jinxing it?" Seeing Yueyao’s disbelieving look, Xiang Wei said, "If you don’t believe me, you can invite Lord Ma over tomorrow, once you see him in person, you won’t doubt anymore."

Yueyao skeptically asked, "Really?"

Xiang Wei snorted, "Of course it’s true. If Lord Ma were really ill, we would’ve informed you. But this time, it’s not Lord Ma who is sick; it’s Zhuang Ruolan who caught a cold, so she couldn’t come to see you. She’ll be fine in a couple of days." As Yueyao is pregnant, she cannot afford to get sick. Zhuang Ruolan feared passing on her illness, so she refrained from visiting Yueyao.

Yueyao laughed, "Uncle hasn’t been in good health these past two years, I’m just worried! By the way, they say twins are prone to early delivery. I’m already over seven months, isn’t it about time?"

Xiang Wei glanced at Yueyao’s belly and said, "It’s not that fast, at least it would be next month! And if you give birth now, would you want to be confined during this period? The heat in July is unbearable without using ice, staying inside the house is terrifying just thinking about it."

Yueyao didn’t want to give birth now either; it would be ideal to deliver like Kexin did, with confinement in February, just as the weather begins to warm up after the confinement: "I can’t set the time for giving birth. Besides, even if it’s next month, it’s still going to be tough."

Xiang Wei remembered what Yueyao said to Mingzhu: "Let’s see if you dare make those comments in front of the Child-Giving Guanyin again." Not believing in the Goddess of Child-Giving, you need to suffer the consequences.

A smile appeared on Yueyao’s face, "Everyone says this is twins, I hope it is too." Giving birth involves suffering anyway, combining two deliveries into one isn’t bad. It saves a year at least.

Xiang Wei was speechless and changed the topic, "Lian Yuehuan suggested I open chain stores, which means opening a store similar to ours elsewhere, so that the entire Great Yuan Dynasty will know about my dessert shop. What do you think of this suggestion?"

Without a second thought, Yueyao denied, "No." Yueyao’s reason for rejection was simple; large trees attract the wind. She already has no interest in doing business, and if it brings trouble, she’s even more unwilling.

Xiang Wei hesitated a bit.

Seeing this, Yueyao said, "Not to mention it will attract attention. Once the business expands, various issues will arise, and it won’t be the same as now. Xiang Wei, do you think you can control unexpected situations when that time comes?" Xiang Wei can manage one store well, but with multiple stores, even more, divided so widely, it requires not just energy but also a business mind.

Xiang Wei, while unwilling, didn’t refute Yueyao’s words. Knowing one’s own limits, running one store is out of personal interest and capacity, but handling more would surely be overwhelming. At that point, it would turn from interest to a burden.

Thus, the chain store idea was scrapped.

On the seventh day of August, in the middle of the night, Yueyao suddenly experienced abdominal pain.

An Zhichen woke up immediately upon hearing Yueyao’s painful moans. Yueyao, having experienced childbirth before, was familiar with this sensation and told An Zhichen, "I’m going into labor, call the midwife."

While getting dressed, An Zhichen shouted, "Someone, come! Madam is going into labor, hurry and bring the midwife!" The Imperial Physician had said Yueyao’s due date was around the end of the month. Although they had booked the midwife, because it was still early, she hadn’t been brought to the residence as early as before.

Nanny Hao and others who were experienced assisted Yueyao to the delivery room, sending maids and old nannies to boil water and prepare clean white cloths. Yes, the cloths need to be boiled vigorously.

When Yueyao gave birth to Kexin, she was a bit tense, but now it’s the second time, she has the experience, and even without the midwife, Yueyao was composed. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

An hour later, the midwife arrived at the mansion. She was the best midwife in the Capital City, also present when Kexin was born.

Entering the delivery room, the midwife saw Yueyao’s forehead covered in sweat and, upon checking her condition, said, "The birth canal hasn’t opened yet, you’ll have to wait a bit longer."

Yueyao bit down hard on a towel to prevent herself from crying out. Screaming now would only waste energy; she needed to conserve her strength.

When daylight broke, Mingzhu got the news that Yueyao was going into labor and was shocked: "What happened? Didn’t the Imperial Physician say she would deliver at the end of the month? It’s only the beginning of the month now." Mingzhu, once bitten, twice shy, instinctively questioned whether An Zhichen did something foolish.

Niu Yanghui at the side felt unjustly implicated.

The one who brought the news shook his head and said, "No issue, my lady has always been well, it started suddenly in the middle of the night."

Mingzhu quickly dismissed her emerging thoughts. An Zhichen’s reputation for doting on his wife was well-known throughout the Capital City, even surpassing Niu Yanghui. So An Zhichen surely wouldn’t say or do anything inappropriate. The only possibility is that Yueyao is going to deliver early.

Mingzhu grumbled about the Imperial Physician being unreliable, mistaking a due date by three to five days is common, but a month early is too much: "There was a reason for my early delivery, how is it Yueyao is giving birth at just seven months?"

Though filled with questions, Mingzhu hurried to the An Mansion as fast as she could. Having given birth herself, she changed clothes and entered the room directly.

Seeing Yueyao’s clothes all wet, Mingzhu commented, "This won’t do, we need to change her clothes, or she’ll catch a cold."

In fact, not only Yueyao, but everyone else in the room was also wet. Even though it was still early morning, all the windows were closed, the room was stuffy, and everyone was drenched.

Outside the room, An Zhichen paced back and forth. He remembered the first time Yueyao gave birth, it was quick, but this time, more than half a day had passed with no sound from the delivery room, and his anxiety was at its peak.

Zhuang Ruolan, also having received the news, arrived and seeing the anxious An Zhichen, said, "Don’t worry, Yueyao will surely be fine." Twin childbirths are very risky, but being the second birth, it’s less concerning than if it were the first.

An Zhichen knew this rationally, but with Mingzhu’s incident, how could he remain calm?

Zhuang Ruolan, seeing persuasion was futile, had no choice but to have Kexin brought over.

Kexin, now a year and a half old, could speak and clung to An Zhichen’s arm, asking, "Dad, where’s Mom?" while looking around.

With Kexin diverting his attention, An Zhichen calmed down somewhat. It was then he remembered he hadn’t arranged for leave with his superiors yet!

Manager Hong Li promptly said, "Don’t worry, Old Master, I’ve already sent Ah Kai to the Yamen to request leave on your behalf." Though the Old Master forgot, none under his service dared to forget.