On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

That old woman Hao was not an ordinary old woman, but a woman who was employed by Old Madam Jiang. She also knew some medical skills. It was she who helped deliver Xiao Xiu's baby.

Now that Mr. Jiang was being held back by Xiao Zhou, he sent someone to call Mrs. Hao from his home.

When Liu came in, she heard what the old man said and felt a lot more at ease.

Seeing her little daughter eating with relish and inviting her to eat with her, it was no wonder that Liu would wonder if she had heard it wrong.

In fact, it was mainly because Xiao Xiao herself figured it out. It was right to listen to the midwife. When she could endure the pain, she could eat and drink when she wanted, and take a few more walks after she was full.

Besides, it was too late to be afraid now. Xiao Xiao could only pray that God would show mercy to her.

Liu, who was originally nervous, calmed down a lot when she saw her daughter's calmness, but she had no appetite. She just asked the midwife in a low voice: "Is my daughter's fetal position stable?"

Both midwives said that Grandma Li's fetal position was good, but before the baby was born, no one dared to guarantee it, for fear that there would be problems with the fetal position later.

Of course, if it was just a common difficult birth, they all had their own unique skills and should have some confidence, but they would definitely not say such unlucky words at this moment.

After Xiao Xiao finished her dinner, her stomach started to ache again, and she felt as if her stomach was falling.

She was so scared that she held her belly with both hands when she walked, for fear that the baby in her belly would rush out and fall to the ground.

After a while, Li Yan also came back. When he heard that she was about to give birth, he was so nervous that he couldn't eat. Seeing that she was still walking, he became anxious: "Then why don't you lie down quickly?"

If he hadn't seen his mother-in-law there, he would have gotten angry. These maids and old women really had no tact at all. Xiao Xiao was about to give birth, but they didn't try to persuade her.

"Walking will make it easier for a normal birth." Xiao Xiao didn't want him to see her in such a messy state: "Go eat, and wait for news in the side hall."

As soon as I finished speaking, the pain came again.

When the pain was unbearable, Xiao Xiao was helped to lie down, sweating profusely from the pain: "Mom, my waist is so sore, please get someone to massage it for me."

To be honest, when Xiao Xiao was pregnant, she didn't have morning sickness for several days.

Plus, she’s in good health, so she thinks pregnancy is easy?
But now, my stomach hurts as if someone stabbed me, and my waist feels so sore as if it's breaking.

Only at this time did I realize how difficult it is to have a child.

Liu gently rubbed her waist, her eyes red with distress: "Be good, bear with it, you can't hammer hard now."

Otherwise, I’m afraid it will affect the baby in my belly.

Xiao Xiao wished someone would beat her waist hard. After hearing what Liu said, she could only say pitifully, "Mom, you gave birth to four of us, it was really hard."

Anyway, she wished she could just have one child and never get pregnant again.

Having a baby is really hard.

Unless there is a painless delivery.

When Liu heard her daughter's words, her heart was so soft: "Silly child, it's not hard at all for your mother to have such sensible children like you."

Aunt Mo also came over quietly. When Xiao Xiao was not in pain, she went in to comfort her. She knew that Xiao Xiao would not be used to it if she was inside, so she could only wait outside.

As time passed, Xiao Xiao's contractions became more frequent.

She also cried out in pain unconsciously and couldn't help crying.

Li Yan, who was guarding outside, was terrified when he heard this.

He was originally walking back and forth anxiously outside, but when he heard Xiao Xiao's cry of pain, he felt guilty and his legs went weak. He sat down on the armchair outside, feeling powerless and scared to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat.

Aunt Mo was a little panicked when she saw her son sweating profusely: "It's already the coldest time of the year, why are you sweating so much?"

The imperial physician was there at the time, so he immediately asked the imperial physician to come and see Li Yan first. The imperial physician did not expect that Grandma Li had not used him yet, but had already examined Deputy Commander Li's pulse first.

"Your Excellency is suffering from qi deficiency caused by impatience." If it wasn't inappropriate at this moment, the imperial physician would have wanted to laugh. Deputy Commander Li, who had experienced life and death on the battlefield, was actually frightened.

He kindly wrote a prescription for calming the nerves and asked someone to prepare the medicine.

Xiao Xiao gave birth successfully two hours later.

She was sweating all over from the pain, and she looked like she had been fished out of the water.

"Congratulations, grandma, on the birth of your daughter." The midwife forced a smile and placed the swaddling clothes next to her: "The eldest girl weighs 7.6 jins, and will be born at midnight."

In fact, the midwife actually hoped that the grandmother could give birth to a son.

After all, they knew a little about the affairs of the Shangshu Mansion. The two grandmothers gave birth at the same time, which definitely meant that they wanted to have a son.

Just like the grandmother, if she could give birth to a son, even if she couldn't be the legitimate heir, she could at least be the eldest.

Unfortunately, my grandmother was unlucky and gave birth to a girl.

If a family gave birth to a girl, the midwife would not have to think about getting an extra red envelope.

Now that the eldest grandmother has given birth to a girl, the midwife doesn't have to worry about losing the red envelope. She thinks that when the lady hears the good news, she will probably give more reward money.

Of course, I still envy my two colleagues who can stay with Second Madam. If Second Madam gives birth to a son, the reward will definitely be generous.

Xiao Xiao glanced at the little guy who was almost taking half of her life. He was red and wrinkled like a little old lady.

Fortunately, she already had experience. She had seen that her younger brother and older nephew were also this ugly when they were born, so she did not despise her own daughter for being ugly.

She asked with concern: "Is the child okay?"

In the past two months, Xiao Xiao has been worried that her child might have an extra finger, or be missing something.

Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, the crying sound is loud, and I asked the imperial physician to check it out. Everything is fine."

Then he asked with concern: "Would you like some noodle soup, or something else?"

Xiao Xiao also relaxed: "How about some noodle soup first?"

I don’t know if it was because she had drunk ginseng soup before, or because she was young and healthy with a good physical foundation, but now that the child was born, she was in good spirits, just a little hungry.

Liu asked the maid to cook chicken noodle soup for Xiao Xiao, and she said to the three midwives, "Thank you for your hard work today. You should go and have a rest and eat something first."

The main reason was that she came in a hurry and did not prepare a red seal, so she could only send the midwife away first.

After the maid led them out, Liu looked at Meng Hui and said, "Give them a red envelope with ten taels of silver later."

After that, he asked Xiao Xiao: "Is ten taels of silver enough?"

"That's enough," Xiao Xiao's attention was focused on her daughter who was lying in the cradle with her eyes closed. She said absentmindedly, "Madam will also give us some. If we give too much, it will be inappropriate."

After that, he asked again: "Where is Li Yan?"

Although it was almost midnight at this time and he usually went to bed early, but today he was giving birth to a child, and if he went to bed so early, Xiao Xiao would definitely drag him out of bed and beat him up.

Liu wanted to laugh: "You scared my son-in-law. I heard that the imperial physician prescribed a tranquilizing decoction for him."

"He is still sitting in the chair and can't get up?" (End of this chapter)