Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1046 - 1044_1

Chapter 1046: Chapter 1044_1

"That’s true. But perhaps, after worshipping Guanyin the Protector of Children, Yijin might become pregnant with a son! Then our Prince An’s Mansion will finally flourish!" said the Princess Consort An, confidently believing in Guanyin’s protection, elated.

Hearing this, Du Yijin clenched the hands resting on his thighs tightly. The gender of the child was not certain – who was qualified to guarantee it? Although to her the gender of the child did not matter, she was already happy just being able to conceive. Yet seeing the Princess Consort An had such high expectations, she was worried that the latter wouldn’t be too pleased should she give birth to a daughter.

Prince Shangguan Ruixi reached under the table and gripped her hand, saying discontentedly, "Mother, it’s not like she can only birth once, why does the gender matter?"

"Yes, yes, it’s fine to give birth to a girl too. The flower blooms before it bears fruit. The elder sister would be affectionate and can take care of her younger brother! Having a daughter is great!" The Princess Consort An quickly realized that her previous words might’ve given Du Yijin some pressure, and so hurriedly corrected herself.

The emotions during pregnancy could influence the child’s appearance, so it was crucial for the expectant mother to maintain a cheery state. By doing so, their children would not only be beautiful but intelligent as well.

Following this, Princess Consort An began to speak about preferred names for her potential grandchildren.

Everyone just let her ramble on without disturbing her.

Shangguan Wanru heard the flute sound again, so she excused herself and headed back to her courtyard.

The motive of this flute sound was urging her to find a way to obtain Xiao’er’s blood. However, she refused outright using the excuse that Xiao’er pregnant and couldn’t afford to lose too much blood.

They wanted a bowl of blood. Just how severe her injury would have to be for so much blood to be lost? Despite having access to potent healing pills, she wouldn’t commit such an act.

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In the tomb, everyone was even more jubilant when they found out that Xiao’er was pregnant.

A woman said, "A woman’s body is at its weakest when she is pregnant; carelessness could lead to heavy bleeding. Even if we cannot act during her pregnancy, when she is delivering the baby, we can bribe the midwife to get us a bowl of blood."

The mage squinted after hearing these words, "You should prepare. See if we can get our hands on the blood. Don’t rush this time, focus on stability, and take more blood, preferably in two to three months. If not, it’s also fine when she delivers, but we need to start arranging matters at the midwife’s now. Prince Rui is a very careful man, don’t leave any trace for him to discover. Prepare for all possibilities and get more blood this time!"

Given that there were many people protecting Xiao’er, getting to her stomach was not an easy task. The mage was more hopeful of getting the blood when she delivered the child.

Although it would take more time, after the last casting, he realized that his magic power was significantly diminished. However, once he was successful, he wouldn’t have to worry about his magic power anymore.

When casting spells with insufficient magic power, if one failed, they might lose control. He wanted to recover his magic power before attempting again, so he was not in a hurry.

Many people in the world would prepare the midwife ahead of time, but no one would arrange for a midwife just after learning that they are pregnant!

Sadly, Shangguan Xuanyi was an exception.

The next day, he had people investigating the most experienced midwives in Imperial City.

There were experienced midwives in the Imperial Palace, but Shangguan Xuanyi worried that it wouldn’t be enough. Besides that, the techniques of the midwives in the palace may differ from those outside, so Shangguan Xuanyi planned to hire several midwives to help Xiao’er when she delivered.

Doctor Luo stated that Xiao’er’s pulse did not appear to be that of a single fetus, as for how many children were in her belly, he could not ascertain yet. Considering that Jingshu’s first pregnancy was quadruplets and the second one triplets and that Xiao’er herself was a twin, Shangguan Xuanyi was worried that Xiao’er would have four or five babies in one pregnancy. Therefore, he planned to prepare ten midwives, ready at any time.

After two days of investigation, Zhao Yong finally brought the most famous midwives from the Imperial City and surrounding villages, a total of ten people for Shangguan Xuanyi to choose from.

"Master, I’ve brought the people over. They’re in the garden."

"Okay." At the moment, Shangguan Xuanyi was playing chess with Xiao’er to stimulate the baby’s intellectual growth. Playing the guqin, reading, chess, painting, singing - all these became his daily routine. Xiao’er believed this child was a girl, so he wanted to nurture an artistically-talented girl.

He thought for a bit and said, "Have them wait in the flower hall for now, the Princess and I will be there after our game."

Today was the interview day for the midwives. Giving birth to a child was akin to taking a walk through the ’Ghost Gate’, it was a matter of Xiao’er’s life and death, so Shangguan Xuanyi naturally decided to handle it personally.

Zhao Yong heeded the command and left.

"Who did Zhao Yong bring?" asked Xiao’er curiously after hearing their conversation.

"Midwives."

"What?" Xiao’er wondered if she heard wrong. Midwives? Who hires midwives just three days after finding out they’re pregnant? That’s too exaggerated!

"You heard correctly. Good, I won." Shangguan Xuanyi put down his chess piece and stood up, preparing to go and pick a midwife for Xiao’er.

"I want to go and see too!" Xiao’er also stood up. Shangguan Xuanyi was personally interviewing midwives for her, how could she not be there? This was a matter concerning her and her child’s life.

Shangguan Xuanyi figured that Xiao’er might be better at assessing them and so agreed.

They entered the flower hall together and the ten midwives hastily stood up and gave them an uneven bow.

Since they were all common people, Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t think too much about it. He walked Xiao’er to the main seat and then began to question each of the midwives.

The main questions were about their family, why they chose to be midwives, how many years of experience they had, how many children they had successfully delivered, what to do when the baby is in a wrong position, how to handle major bleeding from the mother and so on.

Those who answered well were asked by Shangguan Xuanyi to stand aside.

Upon hearing that Xiao’er was pregnant, apart from preparing the usual supplements for Zhu Yan, Mrs. Liu also didn’t forget to prepare some for her daughter. After hearing that her daughter and son-in-law were interviewing midwives here, she came over.

Seeing her coming, they both stood up and welcomed her.

"Mother, why are you here?" Xiao’er asked after helping Mrs Liu to sit down.

"I made some soup and came to deliver it to you. I just happened to hear that you two are interviewing midwives, so I decided to come over and take a look."

"Yes, Brother Shangguan is just too impatient. The baby’s gender isn’t even clear yet and he’s already hiring midwives. Now that you’re here, can you help me persuade him that it’s too early to hire midwives?"

Hearing her words, Shangguan Xuanyi glanced at Xiao’er disparagingly, then turned to Mrs. Liu, "Mother, please help us select some midwives. You have more experience in this."

Though Mrs. Liu felt that Shangguan Xuanyi was too hasty - hiring midwives just after finding out that Xiao’er was pregnant, she was very glad to see him being so considerate and thorough for her daughter. So, she started asking the midwives that Shangguan Xuanyi had separated, a few more questions.

The few midwives were utterly shocked. They were just delivering babies and yet they were personally interviewed by the Prince and Princess. Even a marquise came. Next, surely the Emperor and Empress themselves wouldn’t come too?

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