I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 771 - Chapter 771 Giving Birth

Chapter 771: Giving Birth Chapter 771: Giving Birth Editor: Atlas Studios Qi Xiuyuan didn’t expect things to be so coincidental.

After receiving the letter from Qi Haoran, he naturally had to tell Li Jinghua the good news when he went to the Palace of Earthly Tranquility for dinner that night.

Giddy from excitement, Li Jinghua fainted.

Thus, the imperial physician was called over to take a look at her.

This was when they discovered that Li Jinghua was also pregnant for more than a month.

From the looks of it, she conceived merely a few days apart from Mu Yangling.

Li Jinghua had always thought that it was impossible for her to get pregnant again.

Even if Qi Xiuyuan had always wanted to have another child with her, even if the imperial physician told her that she had almost fully recovered, she had never thought that she could get pregnant once more.

After all, she had not been able to get pregnant for more than two years.

Back then, she had suffered a severe hemorrhage, so when the surprise came, Li Jinghua did not come back to her senses for a long time.

It was only when Qi Xiuyuan laughed heartily that she came back to her senses.

As soon as Li Jinghua came back to her senses, she stroked her stomach and said, “Your Majesty, since I’m still early into my pregnancy, let’s not make this public for now.

Let’s just keep it within the family for now.” Knowing Li Jinghua’s concerns, Qi Xiuyuan smiled and nodded.

“I know what to do.

Just focus on taking care of the baby.” The moment Qi Xiuyuan left the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, he called Bai Li over and instructed him to protect the Crown Prince and the Empress.

When Fan Zijin received the news, he ran into the palace excitedly.

“Your Majesty, is the Empress pregnant?” Seeing him like this, Qi Xiuyuan couldn’t help but say with a smile, “Why do you look happier than me to hear that the Empress is pregnant?” Fan Zijin rolled his eyes and said, “Don’t misunderstand me.

Though it’s a joyous occasion that the Empress is pregnant, the security of the palace has to be strengthened lest people with ulterior motives have a chance to take advantage of the loopholes.

Let me enter the palace to help you.” Qi Xiuyuan knew that he couldn’t stay idle anymore, but when he thought of the old doctor’s instructions, he shook his head and said, “You should stay at home and recuperate since Little Madam Xia will give birth soon.

This is your first time as a father, so you should spend more time with your wife and child.

After the New Year, when your health gets better, there’ll be plenty of work waiting for you.” Qi Xiuyuan strengthened the security in the palace.

He originally thought that the news in the palace would not spread.

In addition, the imperial physicians who attended to the Empress were now staying in the palace everyday and could be trusted.

However, it merely took a month before news gradually spread outside that the Empress was pregnant.

After investigating the source of the news, they discovered word had slipped from a few inconspicuous palace maids and emissaries.

Only then did Qi Xiuyuan know how deeply the people planted by those nobles and aristocratic families of the previous dynasty had infiltrated into the palace.

Bai Li knelt on the ground and asked, “Your Majesty, should we make an example out of them?” “There are only two months left until the new year.

Let’s deal with it in a low-profile manner.

We do have to make an example of these people, but we shouldn’t alarm innocent people, lest others who aren’t involved panic too.” Bai Li instantly understood.

He dragged the culprits to the dark hall to deal with them.

The sudden disappearance of a few people in the harem was naturally not eye-catching to those who did not pay attention, but it was a deterrent in the hearts of those with ulterior motives.

Moreover, the people outside suddenly lost contact with their own people, so they could not help but think too much.

However, the Emperor put on a straight face and didn’t reveal any abnormalities.

But that was what worried those people even more.

The Emperor only announced this piece of good news when the Empress was almost three months pregnant.

Seeing the Emperor in such a good mood, some officials proposed an amnesty.

Alas, the Emperor rejected it.

Those who had been sentenced and exiled were all people who deserved it.

If the Emperor granted them amnesty on account of his unborn child, who knew if it would accumulate good or bad karma for the child?

However, the Emperor expressed that he still wanted to share the joy with everyone, so he waved his hand and granted everyone a two-day break.

Everyone: “aEUR|” Towards the Emperor’s stinginess, everyone felt that he could’ve at least distributed some porridge to celebrate the occasion.

The Emperor ignored everyone’s gazes and ran back excitedly to look at the Empress’s stomach.

Back then, when Li Jinghua was pregnant with Little Treasure, he had already left Jingzhao Prefecture, so he could not witness the birth of the child.

This was the first time he was watching his unborn child being nurtured in the mother’s stomach, so he found it exciting and novel.

However, just as he returned to the harem, Eunuch Wan rushed over and said in a low voice, “Your Majesty, someone from the Duke’s Residence has come.

As the Duke’s wife is about to give birth, they’re requesting an imperial physician who’s an expert in gynecology to go over and take a look.” Qi Xiuyuan stopped in his tracks and asked, “Is she in danger?

When did it happen?

Is the Duke of Peaceful State at home?” “The Duke of Peaceful State sent someone over to call for an imperial physician now because his wife had a stomach-ache after breakfast.

It’s probably just a precaution.” Qi Xiuyuan heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly ordered the imperial physicians from the Imperial Institute of Medicine who were good at gynecology to go to Duke’s Residence to wait.

Seeing as Little Treasure and Little Bear’s births didn’t go smoothly previously, he only hoped that Zijin’s child could be born safely.

The imperial physicians knew how much the Emperor valued the Duke of Peaceful State, so they immediately rushed to the Duke’s Residence with their first aid kits.

Only the Chief Physician of the Imperial Physician Court walked behind calmly and said, “What’s the hurry?

The Duke of Peaceful State’s wife is giving birth for the first time, and she’s just shown the early signs of labor.

She’ll only deliver tonight at the earliest.” Everyone knew that the first labor contractions generally took a long time.

When the other imperial physicians heard this, they still quickened their pace and cursed in their hearts.

‘You have something to rely on, so you’re naturally not afraid.

Even if Little Madam Xia only gives birth tomorrow night, we still need to put on a serious attitude.’ When the Chief Physician saw this, he pursed his lips and felt that they were sucking up to the Duke of Peaceful State too much.

However, since he had someone to help carry his first aid kit, he actually arrived earlier than them.

The group of people walked towards the backyard of the Duke’s Residence together.

Unexpectedly, before they reached the courtyard, a loud cry came from inside.

Everyone’s bodies stiffened, and then their eyes lit up as they hurriedly entered the courtyard.

Fan Zijin was standing at the door and peeking in.

When he heard the commotion, he turned around and laughed loudly.

“Lords, you’re late.

My wife has already given birth.

Do come and help check if my boy is healthy.” Little Madam Xia’s delivery was especially fast and smooth.

Even the midwife and Madam Xia did not expect it.

At nine months pregnant, her belly was extremely big and she was increasingly lazy.

Before Mu Yangling left, she had repeatedly reminded her to take a stroll every day.

If she hadn’t done so, Little Madam Xia would probably have just lay on the bed and stopped moving altogether.

This morning, after breakfast, she went to take a walk in the courtyard as usual.

However, halfway through, her stomach hurt and a warm current flowed out of her lower body.

As Mu Yangling had secretly told her what it would be like during the delivery, she merely panicked for a moment before quickly calming down.

Then, she got someone to help her into the delivery room and asked someone to inform Fan Zijin and the midwife.

As the midwife had been invited to stay in the residence since half a month ago, she came very quickly.

When she saw that Little Madam Xia’s water broke, she knew that she was about to give birth.

After she asked someone to boil hot water, she helped Madam Xia lie down and told her some things to take note of.

Fan Zijin was clueless about the delivery.

Because Li Jinghua and Mu Yangling’s delivery had not gone smoothly previously, he got someone to call for the imperial physician and call Madam Xia over from the Fan Residence.

Who would have known that Little Madam Xia would give birth so quickly and smoothly?

Not long after Madam Xia entered the delivery room and before the imperial physicians even arrived, Little Madam Xia had already given birth.