Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!-Chapter 680: Gave Birth _1

The next morning, as the sky was just faintly beginning to brighten, Song Granny knocked on the door with some urgency, "Lady, lady."

Zhulan opened her eyes and sat up at once. Song Granny wouldn’t come knocking early in the morning without good reason. If she was doing so now, it must be that Su Xuan was about to give birth, "I’m getting up now."

As she spoke, Zhulan saw Zhou Shuren getting up as well, "Move aside, let me go have a look."

Zhou Shuren withdrew his legs and rubbed his forehead, "Be careful not to trip over."

Zhulan quickly put on her shoes. Thankfully, it was spring, so the clothes weren’t so bulky. She quickly dressed and, pushing open the door, saw Song Granny holding a damp handkerchief. Zhulan took it and wiped her face as she walked, "How is the Magistrate doing?"

Song Granny answered, "Just now, a midwife from the fourth room came over and said the labor had started."

Zhulan asked, "Has someone been sent to notify Imperial Physician Liu?"

Song Granny answered, "The fourth room has already sent someone, and he should have arrived by now."

Zhulan hurried along. Twins, ah. She soon arrived at the courtyard of the fourth room. Although there were many maids and servants in the fourth room, it wasn’t chaotic at all—such was Su Xuan’s ability to manage. Imperial Physician Liu had indeed arrived.

Zhulan quickly asked, "Old master, how is Su Xuan doing?"

Imperial Physician Liu stroked his beard, "The situation isn’t bad."

Hearing this, Zhulan felt reassured. Imperial Physician Liu was an authority, and at this moment, Zhulan had the time to observe Chang Zhi. Chang Zhi’s pants were wet—it seemed that he’d been lying beside Su Xuan when her water broke!

Zhulan called out to Chang Zhi a couple of times, and he finally snapped back to attention, "Mother, did you call me?"

Zhulan pointed to his pants, "Now that Su Xuan is fine, go and change into clean clothes and come back."

Only then did Chang Zhi feel uncomfortable in his clothes; he had been scared to death before and still felt unsettled, "Mother, I’ll go change right away."

"Mm."

Seeing Chang Zhi go to change, Zhulan sat in a chair facing the firmly closed door. Su Xuan was quite resilient—she hadn’t cried out once since Zhulan had entered, only making grunting sounds. She was conserving her strength, memorizing every word the midwife had said!

This child must have practiced countless times in her heart.

Chang Zhi returned shortly, sitting down beside his mother, eyes fixed on the door, "Mother, Su Xuan’s belly was really big. Will both Su Xuan and the baby be safe?"

Zhulan knew very well that, regardless of what Imperial Physician Liu had said, Chang Zhi was still uneasy and was looking to her for a definitive assurance, "Yes, Su Xuan and the baby will be safe."

Time ticked by slowly, and Su Xuan finally cried out in pain. Chang Zhi grew even more anxious, unable to sit still, he planted himself at the door, wishing there was a crack he could peer through, and kept calling out, "Su Xuan, I’m right outside, I’m right here with you."

Zhulan heard Su Xuan’s response, which told Chang Zhi that she and the baby were fine.

Zhulan listened to the voice which still sounded strong and felt even more certain that everything was going smoothly so far.

As time passed bit by bit, Lady Li and Xue Mei also arrived. Lady Li inquired, "Mother, how is the fourth sister-in-law doing now?"

Zhulan replied, "It looks like the situation is quite good."

Xue Mei remarked, "With the twins, we don’t know yet if they are boys or girls."

Zhulan was quite looking forward to finding out as well, "We’ll know once they are born."

In the courtyard of the fourth household, only Su Xuan and the midwife’s voices could be heard. Everyone else was quiet. After all, giving birth wasn’t as easy as it was for Xue Mei, who had already had two. Su Xuan had suffered quite a bit, and three hours had passed without the child being born.

It was already noon, and Zhulan had only eaten some small pastries to fill her stomach, while Chang Zhi could not eat a bite. Imperial Physician Liu had taken another pulse and confirmed the situation was not bad. The baby just wouldn’t come out, leaving them no choice but to wait.

After another hour or so, Su Xuan, whose voice had already weakened considerably, let out a loud cry, followed immediately by the crying of a baby.

Zhulan got to her feet and almost didn’t steady herself, but luckily, Granny Song quickly offered her support. Zhulan spoke with excitement, "It’s born, it’s born."

After the first was born, the second came much more smoothly. Although they waited nearly the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the crying of another baby reassured everyone who was waiting.

After waiting a while, the two children were carried out. Zhulan looked at the two nearly identical babies and asked, "Which is the eldest?"

The midwife stepped forward, "The one in the blue blanket is the eldest, a boy; the one in the pink is a girl. Congratulations to the madam, the Magistrate has given birth to fraternal twins."

Fraternal twins are a good omen, something ancient people were very superstitious about.

Zhulan carefully took her granddaughter, "Good, good, such great joy today, everyone’s monthly wages will be doubled."

With the recent string of happy events, the servants’ purses had bulged, and smiles were all around, especially among the maids and midwives of the fourth household. They knew there would be extra rewards after the Magistrate had recovered.

Zhulan asked the midwife, "How is the Magistrate’s condition?"

The midwife replied, "The Magistrate has already fallen asleep from exhaustion. She’ll need to be cleaned up and checked by the Imperial Physician after a while."

Zhulan addressed Imperial Physician Liu, "We’ll have to trouble you once more, old sir."

Imperial Physician Liu chuckled as he looked at the two children, "No trouble at all."

As he said this, he reached out to check the babies.

Zhulan, seeing that Imperial Physician Liu’s smile never faded, felt completely at ease. novelbuddy.cσ๓

Imperial Physician Liu let go of his hold, "These two children have been well-nourished, and being born after a full nine months, they have no physical issues. Just take good care of them from now on."

Zhulan lowered her head to look at her granddaughter in her arms. The little girl’s eyebrows and eyes resembled Su Xuan’s. She then glanced at her grandson in Lady Li’s arms; indeed, this one resembled his father. There weren’t many similarities between the two children.

Chang Zhi gazed longingly at the children, but he didn’t dare to reach out for them. He had practiced how to hold a baby, but the two were so tiny that he was scared just looking at them. He could only peer at them closely.

Zhulan did not dare to let Chang Zhi hold them either. It was his first time being a father, and the babies were so small. She truly feared he might hurt them if not handled properly.

Soon, the room was tidied, and after Imperial Physician Liu had gone in to examine her, he gave a reassuring word: Su Xuan had not hurt herself, but since she had delivered twins, she could rest for more days during her confinement. He then prescribed a restorative formula for her.

Zhulan was extremely grateful. Imperial Physician Liu had aged, and having watched over them for nearly a day, he was a bit tired, so he went off to rest.

Zhulan also went to see Su Xuan. Su Xuan’s face was pale; childbirth was such a tremendous feat for a woman. She said to Chang Zhi, "Take extra care of Su Xuan these days; she has truly suffered greatly."

Chang Zhi held his wife’s hand, which had always been warm, but now it was icy cold. Had it not been for her steady breathing, he would have wanted to call Imperial Physician Liu back to check on her immediately, "Mother, you needn’t say it; I will take good care of my wife."

Zhulan hummed in acknowledgment; she had also been up all day, and after sitting for almost a day, her waist and arms ached from fatigue, "I’m going to head back first. When Su Xuan wakes up, send someone to tell me."

Chang Zhi, "Mhm."