The labor pain became more intense after Zhao eating some sugar porridge.
Su Muge took a look at Zhao’s private part. The cervix had opened two centimeters. “Mom, hang on, the cervix is to open.”
Zhao was healthy generally, but she had been bullied by An for many years, which harmed her health to some extent, and she went into labor early. She was dizzy but she made all her efforts to keep a clear mind. She had no energy to think why Muge knew a lot about labor.
Su Muge sent Yueru to collect all she needed, at the same time, the cervix was open fully.
“Mom, listen to me, breathe in and breathe out, try hard!”
Zhao grasped the quilt and obeyed Muge unconsciously.
Zhao had given birth to a child and this was her second labor. It should have been smooth. However, it’s been a long time, there was no more progress.
Meihua and other maids were too young to know the childbirth things, and they were all frightened by the basin with blood water.
An, who should have dealt with the general affairs in the mansion now, was enjoying the traditional opera in a theatre in the main street of Shunyang prefecture, with elegant and tranquil smile.
Li Mama entered the VIP room of the theatre and whispered to An, “Madam, Zhao fell down.”
Hearing that, An sneered complacently and continued smiling, “Such a pity. She’s been pregnant for so many months. If she died due to falling down, there would be two corpses. Does the lord know what happened?”
“The lord is off work today, and he is drinking in Zuihua Restaurant with some fellows.”
An stared at the stage, smiling hugely. “Interesting.”
“Ah!” Zhao cried loudly, making hearts tremble.
Su Muge looked at the sunset and thought that it’s been so long, if there’s still no progress, the two would be in danger!
Muge kept rubbing Zhao’s belly. The fetus was on position and Zhao had given birth a child before, so there shouldn’t have been a difficult labor.
“Madam, bad news, a man told me that your mother fell down on the ridge, and she died!”
Chunju didn’t bring a doctor but a thunderbolt news!
Zhao opened her eyes wide and huge, staring at Chunju and breathing heavily.
Muge had not enough time to stop Chunju saying that. She was so furious that she kicked Chunju out of the room. “Shut her mouth!”
Zhao's mother lived in Zhao Village of Nancheng prefecture. Zhao was filial to her mother. Even if she lived a hard life in the Su mansion, she would try her best every year to send her mother something to support the old lady.
Muge understood that at this hard time, Zhao would be collapsed knowing that there was something wrong with her mother!
Zhao really did. She cried strongly. Her voice had become low and sorrowful, as if she were to faint.
Muge pinched her philtrum immediately because she was afraid that Zhao would die if she was not awake while she was being delivered!
“Mom, you have to give birth to the child safely now. That’s the most important thing!”
Zhao grasped Muge’s hand and gritted her teeth. “Yes, it’s my baby. I have to give birth to my child!”
Muge kneaded Zhao’s acupuncture points to make her more powerful. Until it was completely dark, a loud cry came from this shabby courtyard. The baby was delivered.
“Wa, Wa...”
“Congratulations, madam, it’s a boy!” Meihua held the baby who had been cleaned and almost lost her voice because of crying.
Zhao’s face was bloodless and pale, she held Muge’s hand tightly.
“Mumu...take good care of your brother, and, go to see your grandmother...”
Just finishing her sentence, Zhao passed out.
Muge was to clean Zhao’s body, but smelled a strong blood smell with heat when uncovering the quilt.
She looked down and gasped in the scene.
Flood of blood!
“Congratulations, my lord, Madam Zhao has given birth to a boy.”Su Lun was back from drinking, and everyone congratulated him on having a son. He was so excited that he treated the maids of Peachblosoom Courtyard better.He was in his thirties and expected a son for a long time, so he was so excited to see the baby.An followed Su Lun and she forced herself to smile, pinching Li Mama with her sharp fingernails so heavily that Li was frown for the pain.She really gave birth to a baby, and it’s a boy!“Congratulations, my lord, heaven is blessing you.”“It’s right, my lord. Madam An prayed for Madam Zhao in the temple in the daytime, and Madam Zhao gave birth to a boy in the evening.”Su Lun looked at An gently. “You are so kind.”An glanced at the yard and said, “My lord, the young master is precious and he should be taken good care of, but Zhao is so weak after a labor that she
“I want to strangle that bastard!”“Peng!” An pounded on the pear wooden table heavily.“Oh, my Madam. What are you doing? It will hurt yourself.”“Why didn’t she go to die!” An was so furious, up and down in the chest. For many years, she designed numbers of methods for killing Zhao and Muge, but she didn’t put into practice. The reason why she permitted Zhao being pregnant many months was because she was intended to make Zhao and her fetus both die and no one can suspect her. “Relax, my Madam. Now the baby is here. What are you worrying about?”“That bastard? You think I should bring up him? Don’t forget, he is Zhao’s son and with her blood, that bitch!”Li Mama understood that An had a higher birth than Zhao who was humble and An looked down on Zhao. However, An couldn’t give birth to a boy.But Li couldn’t say that out.“Madam, the young master is a treasure of the lord and n
“Madam, Chunju is kneeling in the yard. She said the eldest Miss was to drive her out of the mansion. She begged you to save her.” Li Mama opened the curtain and walked into the room, whispered to An.An was upset about Su Wenmo’s ceaseless crying. Su Wenmo was the name of Zhao’s son. And Su Lun gave the name to him.The baby had been always crying since he was sent here. An was so angry that she wanted to throw him into a well.Chunju was a spy that An placed around Zhao in those years. It wasn’t strange that she came here now. “What’s wrong with her? Just because she couldn’t call a doctor, Su Muge then drove her out of the mansion?”“I heard it’s because...” Li Mama told An the sequence of events about Muge’s grandmother—Zhang.Hearing that, An became calm.“Now that she made such a big mistake, isn’t driving her out a bit too easy? You know what I mean, Li Mama.”Li Mama knew
“Why?”“Mom, don’t worry. Nancheng prefecture is close to Shunyang prefecture. I will be back ten days later.”“But I will worry about you.”“There is no need to worry. I will go along the official road and I have bodyguards. I’ll be safe.”Zhao worried about Muge, but she saw Muge was determined and she was concerned about Zhang, so she said yes finally. “You are away from home. Promise me to be very careful.”“Mom, take it easy. I’ll be OK.”Before she left, Muge enjoined Yueru on many things.“The eldest Miss, I’ll remember.”Su Lun was told that Muge would go to Nancheng prefecture. It’s rare that he kindly arranged a carriage, three bodyguards and one driver for Muge.“You are a young lady. Why don’t you bring some maids when you go out?” Su Lun noticed that there was no one around Su Muge and frowned.She was his daughter who was born
“Crack!”A bolt of lightning lit up the temple, and Su Muge could see the statue, dilapidated and hideous, which made her frightened.The temple was shabby but it’s a shelter from wind and rain. Su Muge lit the wood and straw with Huozhezi, a roll of paper that could be blown to fire. Her clothes were wet from the rain and it’d better dry them. Otherwise, she would catch a fever by wearing wet clothes.Su Muge took some food from the carriage and she put a wooden stick behind the door of the temple for safety.Despite this, the temple was in the middle of nowhere and no one could come here.She took off her outer clothing and dried it by the fire.“Ah Qiu” Muge sneezed.It’s darker outside, but the rain continued.“It’s so cold.” After a long journey and all-time tension, she was so tired that she leaned on the pillar to have a rest by closing her eyes. However, she
“What did you say?” The man squinted at her frighteningly.Su Muge rubbed herself between her eyebrows and wore her outer clothing. She had a fever and felt cold so she made the fire hotter.“You are wounded on the waist. If you don’t take off your clothes, I can’t deal with it.”Hearing that, the man stared at her and observed her carefully.She covered one of her eyes with a handkerchief. She looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old, but she was audacious and calm when facing him.He pulled his clothes off. Muge caught sight of his muscle on the chest.She hated to admit it, but he was really in good shape, and there is literally no flab on her body at all.“Stop staring at me.” His voice was still ice-cold.Su Muge got closer to him and stared at his body more carefully. “If I don’t observe carefully, how can I know where the wound is?”She squatted down to
Su Muge started the carriage and continued her journey to Nancheng prefecture. She wanted to visit Zhang on behalf of Zhao since she had made the promise.She took a whole day to travel along the official road and finally saw the lofty gate of Nancheng prefecture.When she entered the prefecture, it was already dark and too late to continue the journey. She had to head for Zhao village till tomorrow.Several days’ journey made Su Muge exhausted, so she found an inn to accommodate herself after buying some medicine she may need.“Please arrange a first-class room for me.”The innkeeper took a look at her covered eye, freezing a bit, and said, “OK, lady. Please wait for a moment.”“Where is the manager? Come here quickly.”A yell burst out outside when the innkeeper just finished his words.Su Muge turned back and saw two soldiers wearing military uniforms, followed by a man wearing
“There is an assassin. Catch him!” The soldiers rushed to the man in black from the front yard.The man in black saw so many soldiers coming to him, and he was about to grab Su Muge. Su Muge tended to avoid him, but it was too late to escape. She was finally caught by the man in black and controlled before his chest, and the sharp point of his sword was against her neck.“Don’t push me, or I’ll kill her!”Su Muge closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She told herself to be calm!The soldiers hesitated for a while when seeing Su Muge was caught, but instantly they relaxed.For them, saving a common person was less important than catching an assassin aiming at the princess!“Catch him, and he must be alive!”Bastards!Su Muge didn’t expect them to save her, but she was still angry when hearing that. She bit the man on the hand when he didn’t pay attention to her. “Ah