The Crown Princess had rehearsed with Man Bao. She sank down hard, and the pain weakened by Zhou Man's acupuncture seemed to come back all at once. She couldn't help but cry out in pain.
When Man Bao saw the contraction of her cervix, she said to the princess: "Relax, relax, take a deep breath first, yes, that's it, hold your breath, and then push harder..."
After going back and forth several times, the Crown Princess couldn't help but shake her head and shouted: "It hurts too much, it hurts too much..."
Manbao stretched out his hand to touch her belly and said: "This has weakened the pain. Madam, you can't get the needle now. You have to carry it by yourself. Other women's births are more painful than yours. They can do it, and so can you."
It must be possible, think about His Royal Highness, think about this child that you have been looking forward to for many years..."
Po Wen said: "This is useless. Think again about how to use strength. Come on, let's bend her legs a little more..."
Man Bao and another Wen Po went to help the Crown Princess adjust her movements, "Come on, let's do it again, inhale, exhale slowly, inhale again, push hard..."
Man Bao: "Yes, this time I have the right strength. This is how it feels. Come on, come again..."
"I saw the child's head. Come here again, come on, let's inhale..."
The prince was lying on the window and listening. When he heard the princess's cry of pain, he couldn't help but walk back and forth in the yard. After walking around a few times, he turned around and asked Dr. Liu, "Why is it so slow?"
Doctor Liu raised his head and looked at the sky and said, "Your Highness, this is already close. Originally we thought the birth would not start until the afternoon."
Who would have known that the Crown Princess's cervix dilated very quickly and she didn't even take the inducing labor medicine? Zhou Man must have given the Crown Princess an injection.
In the room, Wen Po and Man Bao were both encouraging the Crown Princess. When they heard that the child's head was about to come out, the Crown Princess took a deep breath, held it in and then exerted force again.
Manbao's eyes were bright, he carefully dragged the child's head, and gently pulled the child out with his hands...
A Wen woman glanced at her and said loudly: "It's born, it's born, my dear, you've given birth."
Manbao took out the placenta together, holding the child's little head with one hand and his little buttocks with the other. Wenpo quickly cut the umbilical cord and knotted it. Neither of them had time to check whether there was any dirt between the child's mouth and nose, because
The child who was suddenly exposed to the cold air opened his mouth and burst into tears.
The cry was loud and clear, and Po Wen said happily: "The little emperor's grandson is in good health, how loud is the cry?"
Even though she said this, both Man Bao and her were not slow in their actions. Neither of them dared to let him stay so cold, so they immediately put him in warm water to wash.
Man Bao used an old cotton handkerchief to gently wash him clean, then dried him and put him in the swaddling clothes that had been prepared earlier.
Man Bao wrapped up the baby, while Po Wen and Aunt Yu were still cleaning up the aftermath, stopping the bleeding and dealing with the dirt underneath the princess.
Man Bao hugged the baby and came forward, and said to the exhausted Crown Princess: "Look, it's a boy."
Man Bao let her take a look at the child's face, then opened the swaddling clothes to show her the baby's baby, then wrapped it and gave it to Aunt Yu, "I'll do the rest, and you go and announce the good news to His Highness."
Aunt Yu breathed a sigh of relief, because when she heard the child's cry, the prince had already asked several questions at the door, and the maid had gone to answer him, but the prince still lay at the door and refused to leave.
Manbao cleaned his hands, felt the princess's pulse and said to her: "The delivery went well. Congratulations to the queen."
The princess breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Manbao still gave her a set of acupuncture to stop the bleeding and reduce the pain.
After Mother Wen and the maids had changed the princess into a clean bed and clothes, she finally came to her senses, turned around and asked, "Why haven't you brought the child back yet?"
The palace maid then bowed and said: "The little emperor's grandson is in the side hall now. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is watching. Your Majesty and the Queen have sent Master Gu and Aunt Shang to come and see the little emperor's grandson."
The Crown Princess looked at Man Bao, grabbed her hand and said, "Please help me see the child."
Man Bao knew what she was worried about, so he agreed with a smile, turned around and went out. As soon as he opened the curtain, Man Bao was shocked. The outside was covered with snow, and there were big snowflakes flying in the sky.
She couldn't help but stand for a moment, turned around and asked the palace maid standing by, "When did it snow?"
"It's been raining for an hour."
Man Bao frowned and glanced at the side hall connected to the main hall. Even though there was a corridor, it was still very cold. "It's so cold, why did you take the child out?"
The palace maid lowered her head and whispered: "Your Majesty asked Xiao Yuanzheng to come over to see the little emperor's grandson. This is the delivery room, so we can only move it to the side hall first."
The emperor sent Xiao Yuanzheng here because he wanted to know the child's health condition and treatment as soon as possible. After all, the prince had been in many troubles before. Although Zhou Man said that the disease was cured, it is always better to be cautious.
When Man Bao arrived at the side hall, Xiao Yuanzheng and Dr. Liu had just taken turns to see the little emperor's grandson and said that he was very healthy.
The prince held the child stiffly with both hands, and did not even dare to speak too loudly. He nodded repeatedly and said: "As long as you are healthy, you are good..."
Aunt Gu Zhong, the monk, wanted to go back after seeing the child. When she saw Man Bao coming out with vitality, she stood for a moment and nodded to her with a smile, "Thank you, Doctor Zhou, for your hard work."
Man Bao smiled and said, "It's not hard."
She entered the side hall, glanced at the child in the prince's arms, and then looked at Xiao Yuanzheng.
Xiao Yuan was stroking his beard and said with a smile: "The little emperor's grandson is very healthy."
He asked: "Where is the Crown Princess..."
"The Crown Princess is also safe."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone was satisfied.
Man Bao glanced at Bai Shan across the crown prince, nodded slightly to him, and then went down to change clothes. Her clothes were stained with blood.
By the time she had changed her clothes, the prince had already asked Aunt Yu to take the child to the prince. He was sitting contentedly on a chair drinking tea. When he saw Zhou Man, he smiled and waved, "Come here."
If you are full of treasures, you will pass.
The prince rolled up a part of his sleeve and stretched out his hand to her, "Let me see if I can get other concubines pregnant recently?"
Man Bao: ...The Crown Princess just gave birth to a baby.
However, she still stretched out her hand to check the prince's pulse, and then praised him: "Your Highness is doing well. You can have sex, but you should still take care of your body and not too often."
The prince put down his sleeves and said, "I know, by the way, Bai Shan said that your needle bag has been tampered with?"
Man Bao paused, then nodded, then got up and went out to get the medicine box, opened it and showed His Highness the Crown Prince her needle bag that had been touched.
The prince's eyes turned cold and he asked, "What's wrong with this needle?"
"It should have been soaked with medicinal materials, but I don't know what kind of medicine it is yet," Manbao paused and said, "I don't know who it is, but I know my needle bag. It was soaked once before, and I used it frequently afterwards.