After the establishment of the Seiju Alliance, Oda Nobunaga specifically praised Amakihei for his great contributions. Forming an alliance with the Matsudaira family was his suggestion, and he was the one who led the way and single-handedly contributed to the establishment of the Seiju Alliance.
However, at the suggestion of Amano Keitoku, Yu Qiupei declined Oda Nobunaga's promotion of his territory and position on the grounds that he did not dare to reward him for his merits. This move immediately won the favor of many veterans of the Oda family.
I have a good impression. And Oda Nobunaga also rewarded Yu Qiupei's family with a mansion in Qingzhou City - the dignified general will live in the house of the mother-in-law, what a shame.
This actually did Yu Qiuping a big favor - so Imagawa Kaede was about to give birth. In this superstitious era, it was very unlucky for a woman to bring something back when she gave birth, and it was a very impolite behavior to give birth in other people's homes. Although
Maeda Toshiie said he didn't care, but Yu Qiupei didn't want to be rude. After the family moved to the new house, Yu Qiupei immediately asked Naoe Tadayei and Sena Jiyoshi to invite the best midwives and doctors from Kiyoshu and even Owari.
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The doctor who came before showed Kaede Imagawa and said that her due date is around December 15th. Since returning from the expedition, Yu Qiupei has been staying close to Kaede Imagawa, turning down all the activities invited by Maeda Toshiie and others (also
Once Yu Qiuping had a snowball fight with regret). After all, when his wife is pregnant, her husband should still stay with her. At this moment, he was gently stroking Imagawa Kaede’s swollen belly, and also put his ear to Imagawa Kaede’s belly.
Go up and listen to the baby's fetal movement, which makes Imagawa Kaede very itchy.
"Okay, don't make a fuss there," Imagawa Kaede scolded, "You are all going to be fathers, can you be more mature?"
"But I can't control myself!" Yu Qiuping could hardly move his hands away from Imagawa Kaede's belly. The thought of this was gestating his child, his child! It was the continuation of his life, his
Evidence of living in this world. The child will be brought up by him, will call him daddy, will inherit his voice and smile, and will continue to multiply the family. Thinking of these, Yu Qiuping once again put his ear to Imagawa Kaede's belly.
Go up.
"It's so itchy! Go away!" Imagawa Feng complained and pushed Yu Qiuping away, "You're making me uncomfortable and it's not good for the fetus!"
"No! I won't listen!" Yu Qiuping shook his head and refused, still pressing his face against Imagawa Kaede's belly and refusing to leave. However, after a while, he found that Imagawa Kaede, who was giggling, suddenly became quiet.
After coming down, Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Imagawa Kaede. He found that the latter was looking at his bulging belly with worried eyes.
"Feng'er, what's wrong?" Yu Qiuping asked anxiously.
Kaede Imagawa hesitated for a moment, looked away, and said softly: "You said...when I was pregnant...I encountered so many troubles. Is it bad for the fetus..."
Yu Qiuping blinked and reacted. Pregnant women are more sensitive. Just now she just casually mentioned the words "bad for the fetus" to herself, but now she is becoming suspicious.
"Okay, Feng'er, don't worry." Yu Qiuping tried his best to squeeze out a smile, but he himself felt worried and guilty because of it. He gently patted Imagawa Feng's belly, "Look at how this little guy looks.
Big! It doesn’t look like there’s a problem!”
However, Imagawa Kaede still looked at the flying snowflakes outside the window in silence. Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly, held her cheeks with both hands, turned her beautiful cheeks back to the front, and looked directly into her eyes: "Okay.
, it will be fine, Feng'er! Don't worry, okay!"
"Humph." Imagawa Feng glanced at Yu Qiuping, pouted her mouth awkwardly, lowered her head and deliberately did not let Yu Qiuping see her expression. Yu Qiuping couldn't help laughing when he saw her cute look.
Suddenly, Imagawa Kaede's body trembled violently, and his head lowered further and further. When Yu Qiuping noticed something was wrong, Imagawa Kaede had already frowned and let out a few slight moans because of the pain.
"Feng'er, what's wrong? Is it important?" Yu Qiuping asked anxiously. This kind of situation has happened often since she was pregnant. The closer to the expected date of delivery, the more Yu Qiuping was worried. However, this time, Imagawa Feng's reaction seemed to be more violent.
, the face that was still rosy just now suddenly turned pale.
"Today is only December 10th..." Yu Qiuping muttered to himself, which happened to be the same day as his birthday, "There are still five days before the due date..." However, Kaede Imagawa in her arms seemed to be getting more and more uncomfortable.
"Not... comfortable." When Imagawa Feng forced himself to spit out these words, Yu Qiuping still rushed out of the door like crazy, shouting loudly: "Midwife! Doctor! Call them over quickly!"
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At four o'clock in the morning on December 10, the third year of Yonglu (1560), in Yu Qiuping's mansion.
Yu Qiuping leaned helplessly outside the door of the delivery room, listening to the heart-rending moans inside the delivery room even though he had tried his best to contain them. He didn't know, and couldn't understand, how painful Imagawa Kaede must be at this time!
He had waited from sunrise to sunset. He had almost lost the concept of time and did not know how much time had passed. He wished that time would go as slowly as possible, so that Imagawa Kaede could spare even a few seconds of suffering.
; I also hope that time will pass quickly so that Imagawa Kaede can come out soon!
For a whole afternoon, the news of a normal delivery and the cry never came. Yu Qiuping's heart, like the sun, slowly and continuously fell downwards, straight into the abyss. And his mood,
He was also on edge with the sounds in the delivery room. He could clearly hear Imagawa Kaede's rapid and panicked breathing, followed by howling in pain. Instead, there were several more gasps, and then another heart-wrenching sound.
Every time there was a gap between Kagawa Feng's moans, Yu Qiuping's heart would suddenly rise, and her breathing would speed up, hoping that she could rest for a while. However, that sad moan was always so
The timely arrival made Yu Qiuping fall to the bottom of the valley, and tears could not stop flowing. The whispers of the doctor and the midwife in the delivery room, the sound of soft footsteps, and the sound of water washing towels all made Yu Qiuping's heart twist like a knife, and his mind was filled with tears.
Can't fit anything in.
He couldn't bear it countless times and wanted to rush into the delivery room, stay with Imagawa Kaede, hold her hand, and tell her everything would be fine. However, he was stopped by the midwife and Amano Keitoku who was accompanying him outside the door.
The midwife was worried that after Yu Qiuping came in, it would affect the delivery. Amano Jingtoku was afraid that Yu Qiuping would be injured by dirty things, which would be very unlucky. Yu Qiuping fell weakly to the ground, gritting his teeth to prevent himself from crying.
Come. At this moment, he suddenly hated the life in Imakawa Kaede's belly, which tortured Imakawa Kaede so much. And he could only watch Imagawa Kaede, like a red leaf dyed red with blood, in the delivery room.
Suffering unimaginable pain alone, but unable to do anything about it.
Accompanying him were Aling and several maids who originally lived in the mansion, as well as Honda Tadakatsu and Ryuko. Amano Keitoku and Naoe Tadahira came over this afternoon to report routine matters to Yu Qiupei, but the latter
But nothing was heard. Amano Keitoku and Naoe Tadahira stood on both sides of Yu Qiuping, both with solemn expressions. Whether the Yu Qiu family could have an heir was also crucial to the loyal retainers.
Long Zi, who was inexperienced in the world, stood aside. The manic and sad Yu Qiuping in front of her felt a little strange to her. But she still walked forward and quietly hugged Yu Qiuping with her small body, hoping to relieve some of his pain.
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and then slowly hugged Long Zi tightly. He hoped so much that his child could grow up to be as big as Long Zi and appear in front of him out of thin air, instead of torturing the woman she loved most.
Honda Tadakatsu stood at the entrance of the stairs, prohibiting all idle people from going upstairs. Maeda Toshiie and others who rushed over after hearing that Imagawa Kaede was giving birth were all stopped by him unceremoniously on the first floor.
Imagawa Kaede's wailing is still intermittent, Yu Qiuping's whole body is shaking uncontrollably. It should have been born long ago... It should have been born a long time ago! It's all my fault, it's all my own fault for causing Imagawa Kaede
She suffered such huge emotional fluctuations during pregnancy and was forced to wander around with her! Sure enough, it still affected the fetus...
Yu Qiuping leaned against the door of the delivery room, but his mood changed subtly at this moment. A plot that he thought appeared in countless TV dramas suddenly appeared in his mind: the nervous doctor opened the door and faced the patient who was waiting anxiously outside.
The husband announced the sad news: "It's difficult to give birth! You can only choose one child or mother!"
Therefore, Yu Qiuping went from looking forward to opening the door of the delivery room as soon as possible to suddenly becoming afraid of even the slightest movement of the door. What if Imagawa Kaede had a difficult delivery, what if it was his turn to make this choice...
There is no doubt that I will definitely choose to keep Feng'er...
Please! Feng'er! Don't let anything happen to you! Everything will be fine...
Yu Qiuping suddenly let go of Long Zi in his arms, changed from sitting to kneeling, and clasped his hands together devoutly. He prayed for blessings to the gods he had never believed in since he was born in an atheist country! From Taoist gods, Tathagata Buddha to Allah, he almost felt it in his heart
Make a wish to all the gods whose names he remembers! Keep Imagawa Kaede safe and nothing will happen to him! He closed his eyes tightly and muttered something,
God...since you are so cruel to send me to such a ghost place! Then help this poor victim of yours! I just hope that my wife is safe!
Yu Qiuping's breathing became more and more rapid, as if he was praying that he could really communicate with God. He suddenly had a premonition in his heart that it would be over soon! It would be over soon! The door of the delivery room would not be pulled first.
Open! A cry must have sounded first! It can’t be wrong!
As if the sky really has eyes, a weak cry of a baby sounded in the delivery room! Yu Qiuping had no time to distinguish why the cry was so weak, no time to care about so much! He jumped up all of a sudden! The body was almost separated from the brain.
Take control, move your hands on their own, and open the door to the delivery room!
Just before the door opened, another shrill cry sounded.
Chapter completed!