450, The so-called happiness is nothing more than that
Northern Qi Dynasty, the first year of Taichu, the third day of November.【】
The weather is getting colder, and the day when Zhong Qingye is giving birth is getting closer and closer. The busyness that Weiyang Palace has been in since the end of October has become more and more obvious. Taiyuan Hospital and Wenpo have already prepared everything needed for the birth.
Everything is available. The wet nurse, clothes, toys, etc. that will be needed after the child is born have been intensively prepared since the beginning of September, and now almost the entire side hall is filled.
Zhong Qingye is pregnant with twins, because she doesn't know whether they are two boys, two girls, or better yet, a twin of a boy and a girl. The people preparing these baby products have been almost crazy in the past two months. Anyway, Qi Mo
It was ordered that no matter whether the pair of children were boys or girls, the necessary supplies must be prepared, which made them even more busy.
That night, the embroidery workshop specially sent a newly designed clothing pattern for Zhong Qingye to choose. It happened that Qi Mo was also having dinner at Weiyang Palace. When he heard what the internal prison officer said, he immediately became interested and dropped the brochures.
Accompany your precious lady to choose the patterns on her children's clothes.
In fact, there was nothing to choose from. Which of the patterns embroidered on the clothes of the prince, Di Ji, did not have a good meaning? However, Zhong Qingye was in a good mood, and he also enjoyed some patterns that made no difference over and over again. From time to time, he picked out one for Qi Mo to give his opinion.
, Qi Mo is also very interested in doing things for his children, who wouldn't be more active?
Zhong Qingye took out a piece of satin embroidered with a tiger's head from a pile of patterns. His slightly swollen fingers carelessly touched the delicate colorful threads on it, all the way to the bright jade pearls on the tiger's whiskers, and suddenly said:
"Qi Mo, don't you have anything to say to me?"
After Qi Mo ascended the throne, everyone called him emperor, and his status was very different from before. However, Zhong Qingye only called him emperor in front of others. In private, he still liked to call him by his first name, as if they had just met.
It was the same as before, and so was Qi Mo. He seemed distant and transcendent, but in fact both of them felt close to each other.
Qi Mo was flipping through the colorful fish and beads patterns embroidered on the girl's clothes. Hearing this, he raised his head in confusion, "What did you say?"
Zhong Qingye threw the satin on the table, supported his waist and smiled half-heartedly at him. "I've been waiting for myself to speak, but it's been so long since I came back from Qianhe Island, and you don't seem to have the slightest idea to ask me.
Explain it."
Poor Qi Mo, who was usually very intelligent, seemed a little dull at this moment, and repeated blankly: "Explain what?"
Zhong Qingye lost his face and narrowed his eyes at him.
Qi Mo looked guilty, like a harmful little white rabbit.
Zhong Qingye stared at him for a long time, but when he saw that he still had no intention of speaking, his expression changed involuntarily, and there was an angry look in his eyes. He stared at her for a while, and then suddenly burst into laughter.
Zhong Qingye was confused by his smile, and looked at him more and more angrily. Qi Mo smiled and stretched out his hand, pinched her round and bright red cheek, and said with full affection: "My
The Queen is indeed the cutest when she is jealous."
"You!..." Zhong Qingye didn't expect that he was still in the mood to joke at this time. He couldn't help but get even more angry and slapped his hand away. "Stop! I'll tell you the truth! I won't explain clearly.
Don’t even think about getting into my bed today!”
"Wow, is it so serious?" Qi Mo laughed harder and stretched out his hand to gather the patterns on the table. "Since my beloved concubine has said so, let me ask, what do you want to know?"
"Qi Mo!" Zhong Qingye slapped the table angrily, his face turning red. "Can you be more serious! I'm not joking with you! Also, what do you mean I want to know something? It's obviously
You should tell me everything!"
"Why are you so angry all of a sudden?" Qi Menai shook his head and reached out to hold her hand. "Give it to me, does it hurt?"
Zhong Qingye childishly put his hands behind his back, angrily hugging him.
He stared at her for a long time, then the smile on his face gradually faded, and he said softly: "You really want to know?"
Zhong Qingye nodded heavily and said solemnly: "If you confess, you will be lenient, if you resist, you will be stern!"
Qi Menai rubbed his nose. "What does it mean to be lenient and strict? I am not a criminal. The reason why I didn't tell you for so long is because I was afraid that it would affect your fetal gas? You, you are becoming more and more pregnant.
He’s a kid.”
Zhong Qingye also felt that her temper had changed a lot after becoming pregnant, and she seemed to be becoming more irritable, but she would never admit such words in front of Qi Mo. She bulged her eyes and stared at him motionless.
Qi Mo laughed in a low voice and said slowly: "Of course, I keep putting it off because I don't know how to tell you. After thinking about it, I can only tell you one thing. I only regard Lian as my sister now."
Wait." He raised his head and looked at Zhong Qingye, "Do you understand?"
Zhong Qingye narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Really or not? You won't lie to me, right?"
"When have I ever lied to you?"
Zhong Qingye looked at him up and down for a long time, just like a wife checking her husband. Qi Mo's heart went crazy when he stared straight at him, and then he reluctantly said: "Let me believe you for once, but if you let me find out,
Is there anything I can be sorry for..."
She pressed her fist, her knuckles crackled, and the expression on her face was so ferocious that Qi Mo couldn't laugh or cry. He had to raise his hands in surrender and said: "Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is, is that okay?"
"What I say doesn't count, what you say counts." Zhong Qingye suddenly said something strange.
"...?"
Zhong Qingye narrowed his eyes bit by bit. "I have heard that recently the ministers in the court have asked for more and more drafts to enrich the harem. You have always refused on the grounds that I am about to give birth and there is no room for error.
, then after I give birth, are you going to prepare for the big talent show?!"
"I don't want to..." Qi Mo was only halfway through his words when he suddenly saw Zhong Qingye's face change. He hugged his stomach with both hands and jumped up from the chair. "What's wrong? Is the fetus moving again?"
Already?"
Zhong Qingye's face turned pale in pain, and he couldn't speak at all. The cold sweat on his head suddenly turned into strings, and he fell down without any strength. Qi Mo was so frightened that he stretched out his hand to support her. Zhong Qingye gasped vigorously.
, said with great pains: "The child... seems to be... coming out soon..."
"Giving birth?!" Qi Mo didn't expect it to come so suddenly. He didn't know whether he was in a hurry or a surprise. He didn't know where to put his hands and feet. He was stunned for a few seconds before he remembered to call the doctor and hurriedly
He roared loudly, and the entire Weiyang Palace was in a state of alarm, with people rushing back and forth non-stop.
In the first year of Taichu, on the third day of the eleventh month, at the second quarter of Xu, Weiyang Palace in the imperial city.
Queen Tianze was about to give birth, and the whole Weiyang Palace was in a hectic scene.
The person who took the lead in creating uneasy factors was Emperor Qi Mu. He was pacing back and forth outside the closed door of Weiyang Palace without stopping for a moment. The ten fingers on both hands were twisted into twists, and his lips kept moving and trembling.
I don't know what I'm talking about.
Soon, the three girls Wu Ying, Chun Xia Qiu, Yan Zi, Zhong Haoyu, Qi Yan and even Qi Yu hurried over. By chance, Xi Zang happened to go to the northwest to check the soldiers' arrangements and was not in the palace. Zhong Haoyu had just returned from the palace.
He rushed over from outside, running too fast, and his head was covered with sweat. As soon as he saw everyone, he said impatiently: "How is it? Is the baby born?"
Hongying shook his head. "Wen Po and the imperial doctor just entered, not so fast."
Zhong Haoyu wiped away the cold sweat, while Qi Yan also looked worried and tugged at the handkerchief uneasily. "Why is it that I am about to give birth all of a sudden? When I just heard that the palace maid came to report, I was so shocked."
Qiu'er was busy calculating the days. "My mother's belly is almost full term, and it is possible to give birth now. There was no warning when I gave birth to the baby, and it was about to happen suddenly. Don't worry, my mother's body is taking good care of herself these days.
There will definitely be no problem.”
Hearing what Qiu'er said, everyone looked at her and turned to Xia'er and Heiying. They were the only ones with experience here. After seeing that Xia'er and Heiying nodded, everyone felt slightly relieved.
"When the little prince is born, I must teach him how to ride and shoot!" Hong Ying had already started making calculations on one side, completely ignoring Qi Mo on the other side as he walked around and around and almost went crazy.
"No! My wife and I have agreed a long time ago that after the little prince is born, he will leave it to me to ride and shoot. It just so happens that my boss can learn with him." The dissatisfaction on Black Eagle's face turned into complacency at the end.
"Go away! You already have two children in your family who want to learn. Don't compete with me for the little prince! I must teach him how to ride and shoot!" Hong Ying said unceremoniously, with a look of displeasure on his face.
.
"Red Eagle teaches riding and shooting, then I will teach swordsmanship." Huang Ying said happily. "Finally, I can be a gentleman for a while."
"Your sword skills can't stop cutting even a piece of cotton. I'll teach the little prince his sword skills!" Bai Ying said as if he didn't say anything, but when he spoke, he was the type to make people angry to death.
"Who said my swordsmanship is not good? If I have the ability, let's compete!" Huang Ying retorted unconvinced.
"Let's compete! Who's afraid of whom!" Bai Ying's disdainful look made people feel angry from the bottom of their lungs.
"Leave the little prince's art of war to me." Ziying said coldly, with a cold and arrogant face.
"Why..."
…￥￥um
￥￥um
………
Qi Mo, who was walking almost crazy on the other side, had a cold look in his eyes, and had the urge to rush up and throw everyone to the dogs.
"You all shut up!!"
A sudden roar interrupted the bargaining dispute in the vegetable market. Qi Mo's face turned dark, and he was on the verge of an explosion. He anxiously walked around in irregular steps. "No! Why are you still here?
I can’t come out anymore, it’s been so long!”
Black Eagle couldn't help but smile and said: "Your Majesty, this is how women give birth." Is there any need to be so worried?
...Although, when Qiu'er gave birth, he almost broke the floor.
"Have you ever given birth?!" Qi Mo turned his head suddenly and glared at him fiercely. "If Qingye has any shortcomings, you are the only one I can ask!"
The corner of Black Eagle's mouth twitched, and his expression was extremely guilty. Of course he had never given birth, but his wife had given birth, so what difference does it make? And why was he the only one asking? He is not a doctor...
Seeing Black Eagle's dissatisfaction, Qiu'er gently pulled his sleeves and laughed softly: "You'd better be patient. If the emperor gets angry, I might send you to the stable to clean."
It’s horse manure.”
The corners of Black Eagle's mouth twitched more and more seriously because he and Zhong Qingye made a little joke and Qi Mo heard it. Their great emperor, who was able to distinguish between public and private affairs, actually asked such a dignified general like him to clean up horse manure.
!!
Thinking of the strange look in the stable slave's eyes that day, Black Eagle felt that this would definitely be a lifelong shame for him!
Looking up again, seeing Qi Mo's anxious red eyes, Black Eagle thought, he should just listen to his wife honestly...
No sound came out from the closed red sandalwood-carved door, and it was so quiet that it made people feel panicked. Qi Mo wanted to rush in several times to find out, but he didn't know the bottom line of his patience.
"Ah, it hurts!" The next second, Zhong Qingye's scream rushed into the sky like a sharp sword, echoed over the entire Weiyang Palace, and pierced into Qi Mo's heart like a knife.
He suddenly jumped up from the ground and rushed into the house. Seeing that something was wrong, Wu Ying hurriedly reached out to hold him, especially the nanny who stayed outside to stare at these men. Since she asked the internal prison guard to block the door, what could she say?
Men are not allowed to enter the delivery room, otherwise it will bring unknown things.
Zhong Qingye's screams became more intense each time. Qi Mo was so anxious that his eyes were red. You can completely imagine how she struggled on the bedside. Qi Mo was so anxious that he struggled to break away from the person holding him, but
Although the five big men of Wu Ying were not as strong as him, Qi Mo couldn't get away no matter how hard the five of them worked together.
Inside the room, Zhong Qingye lay flat on the bed, sweating profusely, with a red cloth cover specially used for production covered from the shoulders down. He spread his legs forcefully and bent them up. Waves of pain in his abdomen stimulated his body one after another.
Trembling, his hands firmly grasped the golden cloth hanging from the beam above his head. His finely maintained nails pricked his palms, and blood slid down his white arms.
The nun who delivered the baby was lying on the bedside sweating profusely, screaming one after another for exerting herself. The girls brought basins of steaming hot water, and the imperial doctor prepared some preventive ginseng medicine and gave it to her.
After taking the pain-inducing labor medicine that made people want to vomit, Zhong Qingye roared loudly, exerting almost all her strength.
The screams lasted for half an hour. This was hellish torture for Zhong Qingye and Qi Mo. Zhong Qingye could no longer scream at all, and his voice was so hoarse that he could not bear to hear it. Suddenly, there was a sound coming from his abdomen.
A burst of violent peeling pain forced her to scream and whimper like a small animal from her throat that could no longer scream.
Qi Mo, who was outside the house, felt his heart tremble when he heard it. Zhong Qingye's voice became lower and lower every inch. A sentence he heard from nowhere suddenly popped into his mind: "A woman giving birth is like going around in a circle before the gate of hell."
Qi Mo was frightened by the words in his mind and broke into a cold sweat. He didn't know where he got the strength. He broke away from Wu Ying's pull and rushed to the door. The nanny was so frightened that she hurriedly called to the internal prison guard to stop him.
He kept saying things like no, no, no, ominous and ominous.
Qi Mo gritted his teeth so hard that bloodshot threads spread on his teeth, and roared angrily: "You brat, if you dare to torment your mother again, believe it or not, I won't let you go as your father, so as not to be so scary!"
His voice was ferocious and vicious, and there was absolutely no joke in it.
Just as she seemed to understand what he said, as soon as her voice fell, she heard a deep roar from Zhong Qingye inside the house, and a burst of baby's cry broke through the air, like sunshine breaking through heavy dark clouds, instantly dispelling the gloom in everyone's minds.
"She's given birth! She's given birth! The empress has given birth!" Yanzi and Chun'er couldn't help but scream, holding each other's hands firmly, tears filling their eyes with excitement. Because both Xia'er and Qiu'er had given birth to children, they had already given birth.
Having been called in to help, even Wu Ying and other men couldn't help but clenched their fists fiercely, with joy on their faces.
gave birth……
Qi Mo stayed in place, his mind went blank. His and Qingye's child... was born...
However, before the joy could last long, I heard a scream from the nanny in the house. The room suddenly became noisy, and Qiu'er's screams came out: "Your Majesty's blood has collapsed! Your Majesty's blood has collapsed! Your Majesty's Physician! Your Majesty's Physician!"
The imperial doctor's voice then roared: "Hurry! Zhixue Powder! Get the Zhixue Powder quickly, and get the rest of the people out of the way!"
Aoba...!
Qi Mo's entire face turned purple for an instant, as if someone was holding his neck back from breathing. He was stunned for three seconds, and suddenly opened his eyes to the person in front of him like a madman. His voice was like a blunt sword, with an arctic tone.
Fear and confusion echoed in the sky above Weiyang Palace.
"Aoba!"
He kicked open the door and rushed in desperately.
Everyone was frightened. Wu Ying and other men did not dare to enter. Qi Yan, Yan Zi and Chun'er did not care and ran in panic.
The room was filled with thick bloody smell, and the heat curled up in the room, covering everything in sight. Various people came and went, Zhong Qingye was like a broken white rag doll, lying on the bed with all his strength,
His hands had fallen off the hanging yellow cloth and hung lifelessly on both sides.
Her forehead was full of water, her black hair was thick and sticky, her chest was rising and falling, but her eyes were closing little by little.
"Oops! Your Majesty is not strong enough, and there is a child who has not come out. Hurry! Get the ginseng slices! Let your Majesty hold it in your mouth! Hurry!" The imperial doctor was so anxious that his voice sounded slightly distorted, and Qi Mo rushed in.
She pushed him away, walked up to Zhong Qingye, and firmly held her hand that was cold from blood loss.
"Your Majesty?! Your Majesty, why did you come in?! Men are not allowed to enter the delivery room!..." Grandma was anxiously on the side, her hands were covered with blood.
Qi Mo turned a deaf ear, holding Zhong Qingye's hand firmly, his brows almost furrowed, and his voice was indeed extremely soft, with a strong soothing aura.
"Qingye, I'm here! Don't be afraid, I'm here to accompany you."
Qiu'er hurriedly stepped forward, stuffed two ginseng slices into Zhong Qingye's mouth, pinched her body hard, and said loudly: "Mother, there is still a child who hasn't come out! You can't give up!"
Qi Mo also said one after another: "Qingye, you are not allowed to give up! You can't give up! Our child has not been born! Did you hear it! Harder! Try harder!..."
I don’t know whether it was the ginseng tablets that had the effect, or whether Zhong Qingye heard Qi Mo’s voice. Just for a moment, her originally loose hand suddenly tightened her grip on Qi Mo’s hand, her brows were frowned hard, and her teeth were clenched.
Bite, the imperial doctor was afraid that she would bite through his lower lip, so he hurriedly rolled up the thick cloth he had prepared and let her bite it in her mouth.
At this time, another midwife shouted in surprise: "The bleeding has stopped! The bleeding has stopped!"
When the imperial doctor heard this, he hurriedly said: "Hurry! Give me more oxytocin, and I'll give birth in one breath!"
Xia'er immediately came up with the medicine in her hand. Her lame feet seemed very flexible at this time. She didn't bother to talk to Qi Mo. She pulled out the cloth from Zhong Qingye's mouth and forcefully drank the medicine into her.
Zhong Qingye's face turned pale after being poured, his breath was in a mess, and his brows were almost wet. Qi Mo's heart ached like a cone. Zhong Qingye never liked taking medicine, but now...
The effect of the oxytocin was extremely strong. After a while, Zhong Qingye returned to the strong labor pain. Because Qi Mo refused to go out, he had no choice but to let him hold Zhong Qingye's hand and put down the bed.
The curtain is at a stalemate inside and outside.
At such a close distance, Qi Mo became more and more aware of Zhong Qingye's pain. He held his hand firmly, and the broken nails were bloody and bloody. He let out suppressed groans. The sometimes thick veins on his arms merged into a tight string.
It will break if you are not careful.
Qi Mo didn't know what he was thinking about during that period of time. He seemed to have thought about many things, but also seemed to have thought about nothing at all. He just held her hand firmly and promised her something in a loud voice.
Finally, after shouting for a long time, a clear cry burst out, and the grandma took out the baby covered in blood. Tears of surprise filled her eyes: "It's born! It's born! It's a twin of a dragon and a phoenix! The dragon and the phoenix make auspiciousness!"
At the same moment, Zhong Qingye's hand, which was tightly holding Qi Mo's palm, relaxed softly. Qi Mo was so frightened that he didn't even touch the newly born babies.
He opened the heavy curtain and exclaimed: "Qingye!"
Zhong Qingye lay on the bed panting heavily, his whole body was wet as if he had just been fished out of the water. When he saw Qi Mo, he forced a smile, the cloth around his mouth fell off, and his voice was so hoarse and weak that it was almost inaudible.
."Qi...Mo...Child..."
Qi Mo turned a deaf ear, his face completely devoid of pride as a new father. He wiped the sweat from her face distressedly and said softly: "How are you? Does it still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore, it's just... I really want to sleep..." Before Zhong Qingye finished speaking, he could clearly see Qi Mo's pupils shrinking and his face turning pale. He immediately understood what he was worried about and hurriedly changed his words:
"...I won't sleep anymore, I won't sleep anymore..."
"You go to sleep. I'm here with you. If you feel uncomfortable at all, you have to tell me. I'm always with you. Be good...go to sleep." Qi Mo felt distressed at the tiredness on her face and stretched out his hand to caress her.
Opening her messy hair, her voice was so soft that it almost overflowed with tears.
Before he finished speaking, Zhong Qingye's eyes had already closed and he fell into a deep sleep. He had never seen her look so tired. It was her first time to give birth to twins and it was really difficult for her.
Qi Mo's eyes were gentle and thoughtful, and he covered her body softly. He leaned down, kissed her sweaty forehead gently, and said slowly: "Go to sleep, I will always be here to accompany you."
Qiu'er and Xia'er stood behind Zhong Qingye with hot water for wiping his body. They couldn't help but feel a little unbearable when they saw this. Xia'er stretched out her hand to wipe her red eyes and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Queen has just given birth.
, the energy and blood are consumed too much, and the body is very weak. I also wanted to sleep after giving birth. When the queen wakes up, she will be fine again, so don’t worry."
Qi Mo nodded casually, not sure if he heard it. He turned around and saw the hot water and towels in their hands, so he took them and wiped Zhong Qingye's body with his own hands so that she could sleep more comfortably. He also arranged for the palace maid to
The messy house was cleaned up, and the soothing incense was lit to help sleep, which slightly covered up the pungent smell of blood in the house. After making sure that everything was fine, he took the palace maid out of the house, leaving Zhong Qingye with a quiet sleeping space.
It wasn't until this moment that he thought of going to the twins. At this time, the baby had been washed clean of blood by an experienced nanny, wrapped in Yunluo crimson soft cloth, and carefully held it in his hands, comforting him.
Take a rest.
When Qi Mo came over, the child was already asleep. He didn't know if he had had enough trouble in his mother's belly and was tired now. There were many people in the outer hall, including Wu Ying, a few women, Zhong Haoyu, Qi Yu, etc.
Now, everyone was gathered in front of the two babies, and they were very excited. They muttered a few words from time to time, and their voices were very soft, as if they were afraid of disturbing the children's rest.
"Hey, the emperor is here, come on, little prince and little princess." Black Eagle joked with a smile. "Lest people say that the emperor only cares about his beloved concubine after giving birth, and doesn't even care about his own child."
Qi Mo was in a good mood and didn't bother to argue with him. He took a closer look with his mother's hand and found that both children had delicate features. The son's appearance was more like Zhong Qingye's, with his tightly closed mouth and small but delicate chin.
, he looks exactly like Zhong Qingye. On the contrary, his daughter looks like him, with a straight nose and tender skin, wrapped in soft cloth, and her pink and tender appearance makes people fall in love with her.
It was only then that Qi Mo felt a little joyful about becoming a father for the first time, and looking at the two little children, the satisfaction in his heart almost overflowed.
Even though he had lost many things in his life, even though he did not get the love he wanted in his childhood, God was fair and gave him Zhong Qingye, and now, he has given him a pair of such lovely children.
Qi Mo thought, so-called happiness is nothing more than this.