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Chapter 363 Warm spring night, warm hearts

In the early morning of March 14th, Chen Chu and others crossed the river and returned to Huaibei safely.

After the villagers of Luge Village in the team disembarked one after another, they were both anxious and full of longing for the new life that was about to come.

Military commander Su Shengye was right. The first appearance of an entire village in Huainan coming to vote was of great political significance to Huaibei.

Next, how to arrange the situation and how to use this matter to promote a wave of publicity about the ‘people’s aspirations’ became the key tasks of Huaibei’s cultural and publicity department.

After landing in Binhuai, Caizhou, Chen Chu originally planned to take the opportunity to inspect the transformation work of the Tokyo scholars in Caizhou's countryside. Unexpectedly, Li Zhaodi at home was waiting for him at Binhuai.

As soon as they met, they said that the princess had seen a small number of celebrities the day before yesterday, and the empress Cai told her to come here and wait for the prince to inform him about this.

This is urging him to go home.

Seeing red is a sign of childbirth. Although Li Zhaodi said everything was normal, the palace was taken care of by Empress Cai, the great-grandmother, the Queen's doctor and others.

But after all, she was the first wife who had lived with Chen Chu in a shack. Moreover, Mao'er was petite, but she was pregnant with twins. The hellish gate of childbirth was naturally nerve-wracking.

So Chen Chu handed over the resettlement work to Su Shengye and rushed back to Caizhou overnight with a few people including Dabao Jian and White-haired Rat.

Let’s go back to Caizhou.

On the night of March 12th, after the cat saw red, the bedroom was immediately transformed into a delivery room, and no one else was allowed to approach Hanchun Hall.

On the small stove in the back house, the bone-opening soup to prevent dystocia, the motherwort and angelica soup to assist in childbirth, and the old ginseng soup to be used in emergencies were simmered on the small stove for twelve hours a day.

There are several maids keeping an eye on it, ready to take it as needed.

If it loses its efficacy after boiling for a long time, pour out the medicinal soup and boil it again.

This matter was arranged by Empress Cai personally, and no one dared to say a word even if it was a waste.

According to what the Queen's doctor said, the princess will give birth within about 12 to 24 hours, and the family is ready to prepare.

But the wait ended on the fourteenth day. Although Mao'er personally told Dr. Wang that she had a distinct falling feeling in her belly and the contractions were getting stronger and stronger, the severe pain before giving birth never came.

Dr. Wang comforted Mao'er with the words "Noble man walks slowly". After ten months of pregnancy, when things came to pass, Mao'er herself was not so nervous, but Cai Hua was waiting for it.

In the morning of the 13th, Cai Hua arranged for Li Zhaodi to wait for Chen Chu by the river.

At night, despite Mao'er's dissuasion, he slept in the maid's room next to Mao'er so that he could rush to the scene as soon as possible if something happened.

Seeing that Cai Hua cared so much for Mao'er, the great-grandmother who came to accompany Mao'er was also filled with emotion.

On the morning of the 14th, Ayu and Yunong chatted with Maoer for a while and left the house at this time.

Cai Hua didn't have a seizure in Mao'er's room, but when she left the room, her face turned cold.

At the beginning of noon, Ayu and Yunong held hands and went home together, but on the way to the backyard, they met Caihua sitting in the pavilion.

There was a pot of tea and three tea cups placed on the stone table in the pavilion, as if they were waiting for her.

Somehow, when Yunong saw Cai Hua's attitude, she subconsciously let go of Ayu's hand and stepped forward to apologize and salute, "Is Sister Cai waiting for us?"

Cai Hua picked up the thin tea cup with her slender fingers, took a sip of the tea soup, nodded and said, "Sit down."

Then he looked at Ayu. Ayu had no choice but to step forward and salute, and then sat opposite Caihua with Yunong.

In the palace, Mao'er's position as princess is naturally the most noble.

Ordinarily, there is no distinction between Yunong, Caihua, and Ayu, but just now Yunong met Caihua, and Caihua accepted it calmly. It seems that in this family, except for Chen Chu and Maoer, she is the boss generally.

Yunong came from Caiwei Pavilion, and she had harmless fights with Sister Cai several times in the past few years, but she was no match at all. Now she has already surrendered, and An Anxin has become a well-behaved and obedient Fubao who is loved by the whole family.

Ayu, who is new to the family, is not convinced, but she has been punished by Cai Hua before, so she is still a little frightened in her bones, and she does not dare to easily try to change the ecology of the back house.

"Sister Cai, are you okay? Is your stomach still moving?"

After the three of them sat down, Yunong was the first to ask. As the only experienced person among the three, the saying that giving birth was like going through the gate of hell did not exist at all for her.

At first, she just bumped when she went downstairs, and her amniotic water broke first. Half an hour later, little Yuanbao was born in the palace.

Although it hurts a little, it's not as difficult as others say.

"Nothing happened yet." Cai Hua replied, but she glanced at Ayu, not hiding her dissatisfaction at all, and said: "Just now, did you go to His Highness again?"

"Uh, Sister Cai." Yu Nong could tell that Cai Hua was in a mood and wanted to explain, but Cai Hua glanced at Yu Nong and interrupted, "I didn't ask you!"

"." With such an obvious target, Ayu could no longer pretend to be mute and replied: "Well, Your Highness has just come to Caizhou and is not familiar with the place. Yunong and I went over to talk to her."

"Haha, Ayu is so considerate! Since you know that Your Highness is lonely, don't you know that your sister is about to give birth?" Perhaps because she felt that Ayu had led Yunong into a bad way, Cai Hua, who could still speak normally to Yunong, continued to talk to Ayu Yin Yang said: "Is it possible that in my sister's eyes, His Highness is more noble than my sister, the princess?"

Oh, this is because Ayu knew that Mao'er was about to give birth, but she went to Jiarou all day long, implying that Ayu wanted to curry favor with the princess regardless of her own sister.

Indeed, recently Ayu took Yunong to help Jiarou find a yard, and even moved some new mattresses from the palace to be sent there, and went there to visit every day.

A few days ago, Cai Hua managed to endure it without saying a word, but seeing that the lady in charge was going to give birth in the next few days, Ayu was still determined to go there every day, and Cai Hua couldn't bear it anymore.

This is why I am waiting here specifically to set rules for Chen Xiaoniang!

Ayu opened her small mouth, but no sound came out. Cai Hua did not hesitate and directly arranged: "From now on, before the princess gives birth, she is not allowed to leave the house at will! If you have time to run around, why not spend more time talking to the princess? ! I can’t tell the difference between relatives and friends!”

After that, Cai Hua stood up neatly, and when she was about to walk out of the pavilion, she turned back and glared at Yu Nong, "And you! Why are you following her all day long? Are you neglecting your own baby? Just now, little Yuanbao was learning to walk and fell down. wrestle."

"Ah! Are you in the way?" Yunong was so frightened that he stood up.

"It's a little oily, but it's not a problem. I've replaced the nanny who was taking care of little Yuanbao. I took little Yuanbao to Qingpu Garden. I'll take her with me for a few days."

As soon as he heard this, Yu Nong knew that his little cotton-padded jacket would be occupied by Sister Cai for a few more days. He was about to bargain, but Cai Hua said again: "Little Yuan Bao has done so many evil things in his last life, and you have such a girl on the stall." ! If you don’t take care of your own children, you have to imitate others and cling to the powerful! You must know that everything you have now is thanks to the prince and the princess, not to the troublesome His Highness Jiarou!"

Cai Hua felt relieved and left with her graceful and round figure floating.

But Yunong was almost scolded for trying to imitate others and cling to the powerful! Take care of Jia Rou for the time being, that is the master’s request!

Sister Cai only knew that her sister was about to give birth, but she didn't know that Jia Rou was also pregnant with our child!

On the contrary, Ayu, who was accused and scolded a lot, had no choice but to smile bitterly and said in a low voice: "Sister Cai has such a temper. I don't know what tricks the princess used to have the relationship with her that is as close as a sister now."

Yu Nong pouted her fleshy lips and said: "You don't know, back then, my sister also cried when she was angered by Sister Cai. Hey, Ayu, or let's tell the truth, Jiarou is alone, neither It’s so pitiful that she has a sister to accompany her and no parents to comfort her.”

Ayu thought for a while but shook her head and said: "No matter how generous my sister is, she is still a woman. She is about to give birth now, so she shouldn't bother her with this matter. My uncle left in a hurry that day and didn't have time to talk to my sister and Sister Cai. Now. It's best if he talks about it himself."

In the afternoon of that day, the cat's abdominal pain suddenly worsened. After a diagnosis, Dr. Wang determined that the babies were finally coming out after two extra days in the belly, and hurriedly called the midwife into the house who had arrived in advance.

The atmosphere in the back house of the palace suddenly became tense.

There couldn't be many people in the delivery room, so Cai Hua, Yu Nong, and Ayu were waiting downstairs. In the evening, the cat, who had been silent all the time, thought he couldn't bear it anymore and screamed in pain a few times. . At the end of the day, the cat's cry of pain became louder and louder, with a few cries mixed in, and occasionally it cried and called the official twice.

The maids who came in and out brought in basins of hot water and brought out buckets of sewage stained light red with blood.

"Mother, please try your best."

The midwife's shouts from upstairs were faintly heard downstairs.

Yunong sat on the chair and unconsciously tightened her buttocks when she heard the sound, as if she was giving birth. Her oval face turned red from holding it in.

This is her unique way of cheering her sister on.

Ayu, who was experiencing this kind of battle for the first time, was not only worried, but also fearful because as a woman, she would have to face this situation sooner or later. Soon, tears welled up in her eyes.

Cai Hua anxiously walked around the hall. Every time a maid came in and out of the delivery room, she would ask, "How is the princess?"

In Xu Shizhong, Cai Hua couldn't bear the increasingly tense atmosphere and simply walked out of Hanchundang.

No matter how the female family members of the harem view her, Cai Hua, who dares to make decisions and acts vigorously and resolutely, is indeed the backbone of the harem.

As soon as she left, Yunong and Ayu couldn't sit still. They held hands and walked into the garden to look for Cai Hua.

This was a subconscious behavior. In the anxious mood, without Chen Chu, Cai Hua, who was not cute, became everyone's psychological support.

Not long after entering the garden, the two found Cai Hua under the shadow of a rockery.

What surprised the two of them was that Cai Hua, who had always been known as domineering, was kneeling with her hands clasped facing the west, her eyes closed tightly, and her lips parted.

Ayu couldn't help but stopped and grabbed Yunong who was about to step forward.

The light and shadow cast a colorful pattern on Cai Hua's red clothes. Ayu had never seen such a pious expression on this notorious woman.

Stop and listen carefully, you can faintly hear the prayers in the night.

"Gods, gods and Buddhas protect the health of my Chen family's heirs, and protect my sister Mao'er from passing through this crisis safely. If my mother, cat, and son are safe, the believing daughter will become the Taoist Lord and the Buddha and re-cultivate the golden body for the rest of her life. Believing women have many karma of killing, and all classes will receive retribution. , the believing woman will bear all the burden, and do not add the family member of the believing woman to the family."

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Ayu, who was originally helpless, somehow felt much calmer in an instant, and took Yunong back to Hanchun Hall.

"Aren't we looking for Sister Cai?" Yu Nong asked after leaving the garden.

Ayu wiped the tears from her eyes and answered the question inappropriately: "Being Sister Cai's enemy will definitely not end well. But if you can be regarded as a sister by Sister Cai, it will be great."

The end of Xu.

Cai Hua, who was hiding alone under the rockery and praying over and over again, heard a few babies crying in her ears, and couldn't help but open her eyes and look at Hanchundang.

A few breaths later, there was another baby crying in the bedroom on the second floor.

This time, Cai Hua heard it clearly.

Cai Hua stood up in a hurry, but her legs were numb from kneeling for too long, so she knelt down again halfway up.

Cai Hua grimaced in pain, but still insisted on holding on to the rockery, stood up, and limped towards Hanchundang.

When they ran to the front of the hall, Yunong and Ayu had already gone upstairs. Caihua wanted to follow them, but because her legs were so painful, she could only rest for a moment while holding on to the pillar.

By chance, Han Lu, who had been staying in the delivery room, ran down.

"What's wrong?" Cai Hua grabbed Han Lu's arm.

"Empress Cai! Twins, a boy and a girl! Hahaha, Madam has given birth to a little prince for the palace!"

Han Lu didn't know whether she was crying or laughing. Her face was full of joy, but her face was filled with tears.

The baby crying upstairs was very loud, which proved the baby's health.

But Cai Hua's focus was on the other side. She continued to hold on to Han Lu and said anxiously: "I'm asking how the cat is doing!"

"Ah! The princess is fine, she is just a little weak. The Queen's doctor asked me to go to Xiaozao to bring the donkey-hide gelatin soup to the princess to replenish her health."

Han Lu hurriedly said, when Cai Hua heard this, she immediately scolded: "Then why don't you go quickly! Stand here and gossip with me!"

"Uh oh."

Han Lu hurriedly saluted and ran to the small kitchen, but she had a small complaint in her heart. It was obviously you, Miss Cai, who pulled me to ask questions, but in turn she blamed me for wasting time.

After the cold dew left, Cai Hua felt that all her strength had been suddenly drained away, and she was even more tired than after eighteen battles with Chen Chu.

Involuntarily, he slowly sat on the steps under the porch, leaning against the pillar.

In the sky, a bright moon that is about to become complete hangs high in the sky.

Before she could recover, she saw Li Zhaodi striding into the courtyard again, shouting: "Your Majesty is back, Your Majesty is back!"

"Tsk~ Shouting, there are no rules!"

Cai Hua, who was sitting against the pillar, murmured lowly, with a smile on her face, but tears welled up in the corners of her eyes for some unknown reason. Cai Hua wiped the tears with a handkerchief, and next to her ears could be heard the powerful cry of the baby on the second floor, and He Yu. Nong giggled, and above her head was the bright moon in the sky, which symbolized family reunion.

"This little prince came at the right time. When his father walked in, he came out. When he grows up, he will definitely be a smart little kid who will please his father."

The joyful expression ended with a sigh. It was a little lonely and not enough to explain to outsiders.

On March 14, at the end of the Xu period, Chen Chu returned home.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a fiery whip was lit outside the door of Prince Chu's Mansion in Caizhou.

The firecrackers came unexpectedly as it was no year or festival.

But the senior officials in Caizhou knew that the princess was due to give birth in these few days, and the sound of firecrackers undoubtedly proved that the sparsely populated Chu palace had another heir.

Not long after, brothers Chen Jingyan, Ximen Gong, Xu Bang, Cao Xiaojian and other Caizhou civil and military officials came to the palace in sedans and horses.

Half an hour later, the news of the birth of the Prince of Chu had spread throughout Caizhou City.

Yang Youtian, Mr. Xu, Yao Sanbian and other Tongshan elders who happened to be in Caizhou quickly gathered at the eldest son's home. Yao Sanbian dug out his son's collection of fine wine and greeted the old guys.

With that silly grin on his face, he was even happier than having a grandson.

Cui Yuan, who was already pregnant, and her eldest son and his wife went to the palace overnight.

At Haishi, many shops in the city spontaneously lit firecrackers.

At two o'clock in the morning, the news spread outside the city.

The response of the people outside the city was more enthusiastic than that inside the city. Many of them were refugees who had been massacred by bandits and driven to Caizhou. How many of them were rescued by the army of the King of Chu?

How many people have eaten the cakes cooked for them by the women organized by the princess?

Nowadays, how many people have gotten a job that can support their whole family in the business under the princess's name.

When the prince was born, they not only congratulated the palace, but also congratulated the princess.

Caidong and Cainan Industrial Zone, which had been quiet late at night, suddenly became commotion due to this news.

In the middle of Haishi, in front of the Empress Temple, which was built in memory of the princess for rescuing the victims, a large number of people gathered in just half an hour to offer incense.

The night was dark and the crowd stretched for three or four miles, but there were more people coming from all directions.

On a warm spring night, people's hearts are on fire.

(End of this chapter)