Chapter 173: Difficult Birth
Shaohua faded his hairpin ring, pulled off a turban, and rushed out of the door. Fortunately, many people ran to watch the team today, and no one noticed that a sturdy little figure rode out of Li's house on horseback, and made a detour to the Dingxi Hou Mansion. Today's Shaohua riding skills are quite proficient, at least he can pull the reins steadily and freely control the speed of the horse.
If you want to take a shortcut to Dingxi Hou Mansion, you must pass through Xingyong Mansion, Shaohua carefully suppressed the excitement in his heart, but he couldn't help but hope to see Yan Kaizhi just come out of the mansion. But when she passed by quickly, the closed door, and the white lantern and blue couplet that had not had time to be removed but were stained with dust, seemed to have been unattended for a long time. Shaohua felt a pain in his heart, feeling helpless and worried about Yan Kaizhi's whereabouts, he flashed his mind for a while, and almost crashed into a carriage not far away.
Shaohua hurriedly gathered his mind, turned around and shouted sorry, and then walked away.
"Yiliu, who's out there?" A delicate voice shouted, Yi Liu hurriedly withdrew his frightened gaze, lifted the curtain and hid in the carriage, looked at Jinhua with an indifferent face, and said, "I, I seem to have seen the fifth lady." Yi Liu watched Jinhua's face change, and his eyes suddenly became sharp, but he quickly regained his calm.
"She's really dead." Despite the panic in his heart, Jinhua tried to keep his face calm.
Speaking of fate, in fact, she was not inferior to Shaohua, when they stumbled towards the sound of horses' hooves. Unexpectedly, when they rushed over, there was only a string of horseshoe prints on the snow-white ground, and there was no one. Jinhua was almost desperate, she couldn't see a single figure when she raised her eyes, she chased the horseshoe prints all the way, but after walking for a long time, she finally couldn't stand it, and the master and servant were both tired and fainted. It was only before she was unconscious that she saw a pair of straight long legs walking in front of her, and vaguely saw a handsome face, and then she was unconscious.
When she woke up, it was already a day later, and she saw herself lying in a strange room, and the little maid next to her told her. They have returned to Beijing safely, but Yiliu is not as lucky as her, and she is not yet sober. Jinhua was curious about who saved her, but the little girl blushed and shook her head, saying that she didn't know, but the person told her to take care of Jinhua. Then in the following days, Jinhua never saw anyone except this little maid, and Yiliu never saw anyone again, listening to the little maid talk about the changes outside, until the new emperor succeeded to the throne. Jinhua has been waiting for the news of the Li family's search, but the Li family seems to have no Jinhua, and no one has mentioned it. She smiled self-deprecatingly, knowing in her heart that she couldn't go back, because the Ling family and Shaohua would definitely not spare her. Su is not here, and she can't even mention that she has her mother's uncle's family.
Just when she desperately wanted to cut herself off, Xu Ziang's appearance rekindled her hope. Looking at his flying look, majestic body, and handsome and unruly facial features, Jinhua felt a little deer jumping in his heart. Looking at his clothing and temperament, and then listening to the little maid's description, Jinhua's guess about Xu Ziang in his heart also confirmed seventy-seven eighty-eight.
"Remember, I'm not Li Jinhua, and I don't have a father, we were kidnapped by robbers." Jin Hua righteously warned Yiliu, and then faced Xu Ziang with an innocent and blank expression, sadly saying that she couldn't remember the past.
Xu Ziang didn't care too much about Jinhua's life experience, and he didn't care about Yiliu's lame lies, anyway, he didn't have a family in Beijing, and he regarded Jinhua as a rich lady whose parents were murdered and their wealth was robbed, so she and Yiliu temporarily settled in the Great Prince's Mansion that he forcibly occupied, and he was ordered to go on the expedition again.
Maybe the lie was told too smoothly, facing the room full of gold, silver, jewelry, and domestic servants and maids, Jinhua was so excited that he lost his mind, and secretly decided in his heart to tear this lie down, even if he followed Xu Ziang as a concubine, it was better than going back to the Li family to be a concubine. In the days of Xu Ziang's absence, Jinhua obviously regarded the original Great Prince's Mansion and the current Xu Mansion as his own home, so that it was also the way to arouse people. Xu Ziang was a little surprised by Jinhua's ability to manage his family, but he thought that someone could take care of everything for him after he came back, and he was happy to enjoy it, and they all tacitly chose their favorite lifestyles.
But she never expected that this was the first time she went out, and she almost bumped into Shaohua, and the wetness of her palms revealed the panic in her heart. She took a deep breath, and then said to Yiliu, "I don't go out, I feel a little uncomfortable." ”
Yi Liu nodded in agreement, and just met Shaohua's eyes, she also seemed to have palpitations.
And Shaohua, who almost hit someone, didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly gathered his mind and rushed towards the Dingxi Hou Mansion. It just so happened that when she arrived at the gate of the Dingxi Hou Mansion, the Qiang family was returning from the temple, and when she heard that her daughter had a difficult birth, the fierce nature in her bones immediately exploded. As soon as his face changed, his usual elegance and reserve disappeared immediately, and he shouted loudly and decisively turned over and got on the horse. In broad daylight, the two of them galloped back to Li's house all the way.
It is said that there were many rumors later, some said that on the day of the princess and the kiss, there were two thieves who intended to rob the princess, but fortunately, they were able to keep the princess safe by the loyal struggle of the guards. Some people also said that Yan Kaizhi didn't want his sister to be with him, but he didn't dare to anger Long Yan, so he had to stage a kiss-grabbing scene with the little girl in private. However, because his identity was recognized, he was afraid of causing panic in the capital, so he had to flee in the wilderness.
But these were all reached by Shaohua's ears much later.
Just as they rushed back to Li's house, Wen Po had not yet arrived, and everyone was surprised by the appearance of the Qiang clan. Qiang nervously asked how the situation was, but no one in the courtyard could answer, and all she responded to was Xin Zixuan's painful moan. It didn't take long for Liu to come in a hurry, and when she saw Qiang's angry face, she seemed a little weak and overwhelmed.
Li Sijin also learned the news and rushed back, it was not easy to have this child after many years of marriage, Li Sijin cared more about the child in Xin Zixuan's belly than anyone. But when he came back and saw the courtyard full of women, the atmosphere seemed tense, and he walked towards the delivery room, wanting to find out what was going on. Unexpectedly, Liu hurriedly pulled his sleeve and muttered: "Big men can't enter the delivery room, they will be unlucky." It's okay, it's over when you shout, whose daughter-in-law doesn't shout when she gives birth. ”
Qiang didn't say anything, but as soon as he heard Liu's words, the fire in his stomach suddenly came to his heart. From the time she stepped into the Li family to the present, the midwife has not arrived, except for Xin Zixuan's moaning in the house, there is also the voice of a little maid, and no one has paid attention to it at all. And Xin Zixuan had already shouted in the house, and her voice seemed tired and weak, and Liu actually said, "Shout and it will pass." The hearts of being a mother and being a mother-in-law are different, and Qiang regretted marrying his daughter very much at the moment, glanced at Liu coldly, and strode towards the delivery room.
"Mrs. in-laws, don't go in, I've already asked someone to ask for a midwife." Liu's companion Mai's mother hurriedly walked out and blocked Qiang's way, with a smile on her face.
Qiang didn't care about her smile, snorted coldly, and looked disdainful in a raised tone, "I only went to invite the midwife at this time, why didn't I go earlier, if something happened to my daughter, who would be responsible!" ”
was scolded by the Qiang family, Liu Shi even had his eyes fluttering, and Mai's mother had no choice but to say: "I went to invite you earlier, maybe it was delayed on the way." ”
Who would have expected that it would be just in time for today's princess and relatives, the original midwife was ready, but she never thought that the daughter-in-law next door to her had fetal gas, and it turned out to be a seven-month premature birth. Because it was an old neighbor, the midwife couldn't refuse, so she had to put off coming in a few days. The Li family counted the days, thinking that Xin Zixuan's stomach would be next month at the earliest, and it was not bad for these two days, so they didn't rush her into the house. It's just that I didn't expect that this birth was also in a hurry, and I knew that today was a good time to be with relatives.
It's just that none of the Li family is happy, as the old saying goes, seven live and eight don't live, that is, if a premature baby is born, the survival rate in seven months is higher than that in eight months. The child in Xin Zixuan's belly has been more than eight months and nearly nine months old, and she is usually safe and stable, but she is about to give birth, and everyone knows that there must be a cat in it.
Along the way, Shaohua simply told her about the matter, although she didn't know why Shaohua knew that she could deliver the baby, worry had filled her mind, and she didn't have time to think about it. Raising his eyes, he saw Shaohua coming in a hurry, and Qiang said loudly: "Xiao Wu, is the water boiled, everything is ready for me." ”
Shaohua saw that everyone's eyes were looking over, and nodded, "It's all ready." In addition to delivering for himself, the Qiang family also delivered the daughter-in-law in the barracks, who was not an expert, but he was more experienced than the pampered ladies of the Li family.
"Do you dare to go in with me?" Qiang glanced at everyone and said to Shaohua.
"Dare!" Shaohua nodded vigorously.
As long as he can help Xin Zixuan, Shaohua doesn't care about the so-called obscurity.
But Shaohua thought so, it didn't mean that the Li family thought so, the Ling family rushed to hear the news and heard that Shaohua was going to enter the delivery room, so they immediately grabbed her and pushed her to leave quickly. Shaohua twisted Ling unhappily, and said angrily: "Ah Niang, when is this happening, human life is at stake, let me help." The Qiang family had already entered the delivery room one step ahead of her, and there were only large and small Li family women left in the courtyard.
"Even if you want to help, you don't go in to help, you don't know what a little lady who hasn't gone out! Your mother-in-law is so calm, you little girl is in a hurry, hurry up and go back to Biwuxuan, and I will teach you a lesson when I go back. Ling's words made Liu a little embarrassed.
Xin Zixuan shouted in the house, it doesn't matter if she doesn't show up as a mother-in-law, she didn't even send someone to visit, and even asked the midwife to run out by herself. If the Qiang clan really wants to take care of it, I'm afraid that the Li family's face will be torn off.
"Little Wu, give me ginseng tea!" Qiang's voice sounded high in the room, Shaohua shook off Ling's hand and was about to go out, but Li Sijin didn't react quickly, the person was tall and long-legged, and immediately ran out.
At this time, a domestic servant sweating profusely ran in and reported: "The eldest lady, the second lady, Zhao Amu is here!" Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
As he spoke, he saw a middle-aged man trotting in with an old lady with white hair on his back. put the midwife down, Li Sijin's ginseng tea happened to be brought over, and seeing that the midwife had just stood still, the whole person was dizzy from the bumps. Shaohua took the opportunity to take the ginseng tea from Li Sijin's hand, and before Ling could speak, he had already strode in, so angry that Ling shouted outside.
The two-hour torment ended with a baby's cry.
"Big brother, it's born!" Shaohua came out of the house.
"Male or female?" Liu asked.
"How is your sister-in-law?" Li Sijin strode forward.
"Mother and child are safe." Shaohua said excitedly.