Late at night, Momoka was awakened by the pain of contractions.

Although she has experience in practicing medicine and has seen a lot of pregnant women, but when it is her turn, Taohua is still a little unsure, and she closed her eyes and calculated the frequency of contractions for a while, and she didn't know if she was going to give birth.

"Momoka?" Shen Shu also doesn't sleep well these days, because he heard Mama Zheng say that many women will give birth at night, especially the time of the first child is not accurate, maybe a little careless action will lead to childbirth, so he simply showed the vigilance when he was fighting in the northwest, and he pricked up his ears when he slept in the middle of the night, and Taohua's breathing was chaotic for a while, and he woke him up.

Shen Shu woke up, but no matter whether Taohua was really about to give birth or had just started contractions, he immediately called out the entire county king's mansion.

Mama Zheng ran in and out almost without her feet, and asked someone to help Taohua to the delivery room, and couldn't help complaining: "The princess's heart is too big, why does it hurt, she doesn't call the slaves and maids." Fortunately, there is a prince here-" At this time, she completely forgot that she had wanted to ask Shen Shu to sleep in a separate room with Taohua, and began to praise Shen Shu.

Just after a burst of contractions had just passed, Taohua breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help laughing: "Mama doesn't need to be in a hurry like this, and she can't give birth yet." At this point, she was already roughly sure, that is, she had just begun to react, and she really had to say that there were still two or three hours to suffer. In other words, if everyone is called up in the middle of the night, she may not be able to give birth at dawn.

Mama Zheng said angrily: "What's the matter if you wake up and stay up all night, the princess is too considerate of the slaves and maids." This is a big deal, not to mention staying up all night, or staying up for three days, who dares to say anything? "In the past, she was much more visible in the palace, and the concubines were going to give birth, which one of them just felt a little bit and wanted to know it all over the palace? There are also some hypocrisy, humming and chirping before the day comes, and when there is a wind and grass, they say that they want to give birth, which makes everyone shout numb, and there is no real movement. Which one is like the princess of the county, seeing that the contractions have started seriously, there can still be talk and laughter.

As soon as Shen Shu heard Mama Zheng say that she was going to give birth, she suddenly lost her mind, and at this moment she was circling around the house like ants in a hot pot, and immediately said when she heard the words: "Mama is right!" Now what? Immediately call someone to invite the old lady, right? ”

Taohua got off the bed with Mint's hand, walked slowly in the room, and said, "Don't worry now, the midwife is already here, the grandmother is also there, and the uncle and grandfather are there, it's too late to invite them when it's dawn." What's more, it's not convenient for people to go out at this time. ”

There is a curfew at night in the capital, and it is not allowed to move around casually. Of course, the county king's mansion has a token for night walking, but if you go out, you will have to make a lot of noise. The house had already invited an experienced midwife to live a few days earlier, and with Mama Zheng here, Taohua was not panicked.

Shen Shu hurriedly said: "What does it matter if it is convenient or inconvenient at this time?" Why are you still in the ground? Go back and lie down, and I'll carry you over when the room is cleaned up in a while. ”

Mama Zheng hurriedly said: "My lord, you can't enter the delivery room, it's unlucky." But I secretly thought in my heart that the princess was indeed capable, and when she was pregnant for ten months, the prince didn't even divide the room, let alone use any concubines to get room. When it came to childbirth, she could even let the prince enter the delivery room for her, this skill was the first one among the women she had seen.

Taohua stretched out her hand and took Shen Shu's hand, and said with a smile: "I'm walking around now, and I'll be born faster in a while." After a pause, he said, "Mama, there is nothing unlucky in the delivery room, and it is all a fallacy to say that a man is unlucky when he enters the delivery room, but it is just an excuse made up by some people to cover up their indifference to their wives." ”

Mama Zheng opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. My princess, you are right, but where can you say it? You can't really let the prince into the delivery room!

Of course, Taohua didn't plan to really let Shen Shu enter the delivery room, and she said this to Mama Zheng just for Shen Shu, and after finishing speaking, she turned her head and smiled at Shen Shu: "But don't go in, you have to toss for a long time." Besides, people outside believe this, so that they know, after all, it is still not good. "In fact, the most important thing is that when a woman gives birth, the scene is really not very good-looking, some husbands will feel more distressed when they see their wives, but some people may be stimulated when they see it, and the consequences are not easy to say...... Distance produces beauty, and there are some things that should be kept a little secret.

When Shen Shu was in Dingbei Hou's Mansion, he naturally met Mrs. Dingbei Hou giving birth, and at that time, Dingbei Hou was circling outside the delivery room, and he had never entered. He had no idea at this moment, Taohua said whatever he wanted, nodded indiscriminately and said, "I'll listen to you." It's just you, you're—"

Taohua looked at him at a loss, and just wanted to comfort a few words, a strong pain surged up, and she was speechless like a fish out of the water. The frequency of contractions is rising faster than she thinks, and maybe her labor process will be shorter.

"The delivery room, it's cleaned up, isn't it?" Taohua barely took a breath, "Also, everyone who enters the delivery room must wash their hands carefully, change their clothes, and ...... every application tool" said that he was not nervous, but in fact, he was nervous when it came to the end, and he couldn't help but chatter. The sterile environment is very important, and if there is something wrong with giving birth to a child, it will not be possible.

"Don't worry, Princess, Dieyi is staring there, everything will be disinfected." Mint felt Momoka's fingers tightening sharply as she grabbed her, and suddenly became nervous, "The delivery room is almost cleaned up, and they'll be coming soon-"

Before she could say anything, Yuzhu had already rushed in: "The delivery room is cleaned up, Sister Dieyi will let you take the princess over!" ”

The delivery room has been prepared a long time ago, and it has already burned the earth dragon to dispel the cold, and it has to be cleaned up every day, so it is naturally very fast to prepare at this time. Shen Shu didn't say a word, stepped forward to pick up Taohua, and asked Mint to cover her with a cloak, and then strode out of the door.

The delivery room is actually in the main courtyard, and it is only a dozen steps away. A stretcher had already been prepared over there, but it wasn't used at all, but it was the prince who personally carried someone out to the delivery room.

The people in the courtyard were silent, only exchanging glances with each other. Except for a few people who were waiting closely, the rest of the people actually didn't have a chance to get close to Taohua, although they knew that the princess was favored, but when they saw it with their own eyes, they felt even more impressed.

Dieyi is doing her final rounds in the delivery room. Now in this county palace, in addition to Taohua, she is probably the person who knows the importance of disinfection the most. All the things used in the delivery of babies have been repeatedly boiled in boiling water since half a month ago, and they are ready for use at any time.

"Girl, this has been washed three times...... "The midwife was also stunned at a basin of spirits. Since coming to the county king's mansion, this butterfly-clothed girl urges her to wash her hair and take a bath every day - that's all, the Hengzhu County Mansion has firewood and hot water, and the big families are always very particular.

However, after being dragged out of bed tonight, she was first dressed in a snow-white linen garment—at first glance she looked like she was wearing filial piety, and she was not afraid of bad luck—and then she washed her hands.

As a midwife, of course, she knows that it is necessary to wash your hands, but this kind of washing method like the county king's mansion is really rare: first, the best goose oil pancreas is used to start at the elbow, and the child is carefully washed three times, and then someone directly brings a basin of spirits and asks him to wipe his hands again with this wine.

It's wine! Not that worthless water! And this wine smells more rushing than ordinary soju, if you take it outside, I'm afraid it won't cost a few taels of silver a jar? The basin of wine in front of me weighs half a jar, and a few taels of silver are actually used to wash hands, which is really ......

Naturally, the county king's mansion is not bad for silver, even if you wash your hands with old wine in the cellar, it's nothing, it's just that what is this wine to wash your hands, and what is necessary? Could it be that the princess likes wine, and when she gives birth, she must smell wine to have a smooth birth?

"If you want to wash it, wash it quickly!" Dieyi also washed her hands three times, and took the lead in putting her arm into the wine to soak it, and took it out to dry in the air, "From now on, you are not allowed to touch anything else with your hands, let the girls do whatever you want." ”

The midwife followed in a daze, and saw a few more maids coming in with a plate holding scissors, knives, white cloth, and the like, and the knife was still bubbling with white mist, apparently just fished out of the boiling water. The midwife raised her □□ arms and suddenly realized that she didn't know what to do......

When Taohua was carried into the delivery room by Shen Shu, the pain passed again. Mama Zheng had already asked someone to cook brown sugar eggs, put down shredded chicken noodles, and brought them all up: "The princess is okay at this time, eat something first." ”

"Can you still eat?" Shen Shu touched Taohua's forehead, and a thin layer of sweat had already appeared.

"If you don't eat, I'm afraid that you won't have the strength for a while." Taohua pushed him, "After all, it's not good for you to stay here, go out, I'm fine." ”

Shen Shu was pushed out of the delivery room by Mama Zheng and Mint together, and began to circle around the yard. The first and fifteenth days of junior high school, as well as Wu Zheng, all came in a hurry, everyone was single, and they didn't know what to do, so they had to stand together and watch the girls in the yard busy.

Chu Yi's mouth was fast, and when he heard that there was no movement in the delivery room, he couldn't help but say: "I heard that giving birth to a child is all shouting, why didn't the princess move?" ”

Wu Zheng kicked him: "That's not born yet." The princess is such a fuss person, it's your turn to talk more! "I didn't see that the prince is already like an ant on a hot pot, don't make any more extraneous branches.

Shen Shu had indeed jumped to the window: "What happened to the princess?" ”

Taohua was enduring the pain of eating noodles, and heard Shen Shu's voice angry and funny: "I'm fine." If something happens, I'll call you. ”

"Then you-" Shen Shu wanted to ask her why she didn't have a voice, but the words came to his lips and swallowed back, turned around and instructed Chu Yi, "Go and ask your father-in-law and the old lady." "It's better to invite someone who knows how to come, don't listen to Taohua's words and wait until dawn.

Jiang Xi has also been thinking about his daughter for the past few days, and as soon as he heard that someone from the Junwang Mansion had come to invite, he immediately guessed that Taohua had started, got up as soon as he got up, and climbed into the carriage with his clothes in a mess. When he arrived at the county king's mansion, Mrs. Jiang had already arrived, and was talking to Taohua through the window.

"Father-in-law," Shen Shu was uncertain, and grabbed him as soon as he saw Jiang Xi, "What now?" ”

Jiang Xi was also nervous by what he said: "What's going on now?" ”

"Uncle and grandfather said that the time is not yet yet." Shen Shu couldn't help but turn around in place again, "It's been more than an hour." ”

Jiang Xi was the one who had two children, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "What else should I do-the time when a woman gives birth is uncertain, and she gives birth for a day." Since it's not time yet, just wait. "I was scared to death by my son-in-law, and I was still a daughter who had a difficult birth.

Old lady Jiang also came over: "Sister Tao is very good, don't panic." "Really, Taohua herself is as calm as something in the delivery room, and Shen Shu outside is panicked like a headless fly, how can there be a trace of a general who has made military achievements at the border pass?

Shen Shu listened to the words of Old Lady Jiang and Jiang Xi, and his heart was slightly determined. It's a pity that this composure didn't last long, and Taohua's side really began to give birth.

"Yes, there's movement...... Shen Shu didn't know what he said, "Uncle grandfather, father-in-law, this, this is-"

Old lady Jiang tightened the coat on her body. Even though it's late spring, the pre-dawn wind is always a little cool. When they arrived at the county king's mansion, the nephew and son-in-law couldn't think of beckoning them into the room to sit, or the two guards thought about moving a few chairs, otherwise they would have to stand in the atrium at this time.

"That's the beginning of life." Old lady Jiang found that her actions did not attract the attention of her nephew and son-in-law at all, so she could only give up her efforts, "Don't panic, lesp—"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Shu had already jumped under the window in one step, pulling his throat and shouting: "Taohua, Taohua, how are you!" ”

Old lady Jiang only felt a headache, and said to Jiang Xi angrily: "Why don't you pull the prince back, Sister Tao is working hard, what kind of mess is he!" ”

I didn't react to that. Old lady Jiang glanced at it by the light of the lantern under the corridor, and found that her nephew's eyes were straight, and he didn't hear what he said at all, but he looked like he wanted to open his voice and shout, and his head suddenly hurt even more.

Taohua was gasping for breath, and suddenly heard Shen Shu's voice sounding under the window, and she didn't know whether to be angry or laughing, but her heart was warm, and she reluctantly said to Mint: "Go and tell the prince, I'm fine, let him not worry." And my uncle and my father, let them go to the room—" Before she could say anything, a sharp pain rushed up and interrupted her words.

Originally, at this time, the midwife would definitely be on the side to direct the mother to exert force, but the one who gave birth today knew better than her that the midwife was a little useless, resulting in the entire delivery room being quite quiet, although Taohua's voice was not very loud, and Shen Shu's ear power could also hear it clearly, especially the last sudden gasp.

"Momoka, what's wrong with you?" Shen Shu's voice suddenly rose a little higher, and the window lattice was shaken by him, and it was very imposing that the entire window was lifted.

Taohua couldn't cry or laugh, she was so sweaty that she couldn't speak, but Mama Zheng hurriedly walked to the window and said, "Lord, the production is like this." The princess can't be distracted at this time, the princess is still waiting outside. This window cannot be opened, for if the wind comes in, it will not be good for the princess. ”

When Shen Shu heard this, he finally let go of the window lattice, but still refused to leave the window: "If there is anything, tell me immediately!" ”

Old lady Jiang really couldn't stand it, so she came over and dragged her nephew and son-in-law away according to her eyebrows: "You are standing here, Sister Tao is even more distracted." A woman's childbirth is a matter of sin, and the longer she drags on, the more she suffers, and if you disturb her again, it is just to make her suffer more. ”

This sentence finally held Shen Shu down, and at the same time Jiang Xi was also pressed, and Weng and his son-in-law looked at each other, but they couldn't sit still in the chair, going back and forth. Old lady Jiang was dizzy by them, but she couldn't, so she could only close her eyes and listen to the movement inside.

Shen Shu only felt that every moment was as long as a year, and he could hear the voices in the delivery room, most of the time it was Mama Zheng and the midwife talking, but occasionally there was Taohua's voice, either gasping in pain or gasping, it sounded heart-wrenching.

Seeing that the sky was already white, and the delivery room was in chaos, the midwife shouted loudly: "The princess is hard, hard-" Taohua's shouts gradually became more frequent.

Shen Shu almost wanted to jump under the window again, and suddenly the door of the delivery room opened, and Yuzhu came out with a pale face. Shen Shu's heart tightened as soon as he saw her face, and he stepped over and said, "What's wrong with the princess?" As he spoke, he glanced into the basin.

At this glance, he was suddenly stunned - of course, the basin contained water, but it was not clear and clean water, but a basin of sewage, but the color of this sewage was a color that was unfamiliar to him.

"Princess-Mama said, it's okay......" No matter how smart and clever Yuzhu is, in the end she is only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl's family, this is the first time to watch someone give birth, and at this time she brought out a basin of blood and water, and she was already so frightened that her legs were a little weak. However, Mama Zheng said that it was okay for the princess to do this, anyway, she didn't understand, but I hope that's the case.

"This water ......," Shen Shu subconsciously pointed to the basin. The color of the water was unfamiliar, but the smell was familiar to him - once on the battlefield, the blood shed by his comrades was this smell, and after the war, in the tents of the military doctors, the basins of blood and water that were spilled out were exactly the same!

But the color of this blood is wrong! In the past, in his eyes, the blood that flowed out was gray, but there was a difference in depth. But what he saw now was not the color of the past, and it swayed slightly in the faint light of dawn, making him feel only dazzling!

"What happened to the princess!" Shen Shu grabbed Yuzhu's wrist, and with a bang, the basin fell to the ground, splashing water on the ground.

Yuzhu was already afraid, but this time her wrist hurt and she couldn't help but burst into tears: "The slave doesn't know, Mama said that the princess is fine-"

Shen Shu turned his head and was about to rush into the delivery room. The basin of blood poured down, spreading a large field of color on the gray-white stone steps, and the unfamiliar color compared to the lifeless gray made him tremble for no reason, and it was difficult to calm down.

Yuzhu was about to hold him, but suddenly a childish and loud voice cried out in the delivery room, followed by Mama Zheng's happy voice: "Okay, okay!" ”

This cry slammed Shen Shu to the steps like a nail, but Jiang Xi jumped up violently: "Born, born!" Uncle, when you listen to this voice, your voice is so loud! ”

Old lady Jiang also twisted her beard and laughed: "Not bad." Listen to the voice, it is very strong. "For both men and women, the most important thing is that the child is strong and healthy. This voice is loud and full of energy, and it must not be wrong!

Jiang Xi was so happy that he kept rubbing his hands: "I don't know how Sister Tao is?" Hey, why is Zhengming stunned at this moment? ”

Old lady Jiang turned his head to look, Shen Shu was on the steps like a wooden stake, just blocking the door, Yuzhu rubbed his wrist and wanted to squeeze past him but didn't dare, so he had to call carefully: "Lord?" ”

It just so happened that Mama Zheng opened the door of the delivery room with a smile, and couldn't help but be startled by his almost clinging face: "Wang, Wangye? ”

"What's wrong with Momoka?" Shen Shu was like a puppet who had suddenly been lifted up at this moment, and the whole person was active.

"Okay!" Mama Zheng suddenly grinned behind her ears again, "Congratulations to the princess, the princess gave birth to a little son!" There are six pounds and eight taels! ”

At this time, everyone in the courtyard was listening with their ears pricked up, and Mama Zheng's voice was deliberately loud, which immediately caused a chorus of echoes: "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince!" ”

Jiang Xile couldn't close his mouth, rubbed his hands and said, "Great joy, great joy!" Reward, reward! ”

Old lady Jiang also had nothing to say to this nephew: "This is the county king's mansion...... "It's not your family, and it's not your turn to reward."

Shen Shu didn't think about the reward at all: "I'll go see the princess!" ”

"Hey—" Mama Zheng tried to stop him. Although Tao Hua just said that it is nonsense to enter the delivery room, but the deep-rooted thoughts in Mama Zheng's thoughts cannot be dispelled by a sentence, and she is about to say that the prince can't enter the blood room, and she will naturally take the child out to show them in a while, but before these words can be spoken, Shen Shu has already turned on one side, and such a tall person actually got into the gap next to Mama Zheng, and Mama Zheng didn't know how he got in.

There was still a smell of blood in the house, but it was almost cleaned up. Shen Shu saw Taohua lying on the bed at a glance, her face was slightly pale, and she suddenly became nervous: "Taohua!" ”

Taohua opened her eyes and smiled at him: "I'm fine." Come and see the kids. ”

Shen Shu walked over step by step. Taohua's face was pale, but her lips were a faint color, obviously similar to the water in the basin just now, but in his eyes, it was completely different warmth and softness.

Next to her head was a small swaddling cloth, brightly colored, and a carefully embroidered swastuary pattern, and the little wrinkled face in the swaddling clothes was also a somewhat unfamiliar color to him, but it was full of vitality.

Is this red? Is it the red of his eyes, which he has never seen before? Red lips, big red swaddling, and a small red face. Is this his wife, his son, his world?