Su Zhiliu's due date was one month away, so the pregnancy started early, and everyone was very nervous.
Although Wen Po and the doctor had been invited a long time ago, they were not in Lu Xuan's house at this time, so they had to find someone again.
Su Zhiliu's painful cry came from the room, and Lu Zhiyun felt distressed and guilty.
As Lu Zhiyun, who has accompanied her mother to witness the birth of her younger siblings, she knows better than others how difficult it is to give birth. She thinks that her second aunt gave birth prematurely because of her, and she only regrets that she should not have come back so early.
Mu Siyu accompanied Su Zhiliu inside, but they did not let Lu Zhiyun in. The latter had to wait outside.
Lu Xuan came with Po Wen and the doctor.
The doctor was still invited from the palace.
Lu Xuan happened to be discussing something in the palace. As soon as he left the palace, he heard from a servant that Su Zhiliu was going to give birth prematurely. He immediately went back to find Fan Yuanxi and asked for two imperial doctors to come over.
As for Wen Po, she was captured from another official's home. That official's wife was also about to give birth. Lu Xuan heard about it not long ago, so when he passed by his house, he took their Wen Po with him.
"How is it?" Lu Xuan asked the imperial doctor.
After the doctor examined Su Zhiliu, he said, "Get ready for delivery."
"My wife is not in danger, right?"
"Don't worry, sir. Although I was alarmed and gave birth ahead of schedule, I think it's almost time for the second wife to give birth. Even if she wasn't alarmed this time, it would only be three or four days later."
"But the due date is still one month away."
"Didn't the previous doctor say that the lady's belly was... twins?"
Lu Xuan was stunned.
The imperial doctor continued: "If you have twins in your belly, of course you will give birth early."
Seeing that Lu Xuan was stunned, Lu Zhiyun asked: "Brother-in-law, didn't the previous doctor say that?"
"No." Lu Xuan shook his head.
"Why is he hiding it?"
At this time, Su Zhiliu's maid Mo Zhu came out and said, "It's Madam's wish."
"Why?"
"Madam said that twins are harder work and more dangerous than others. She doesn't want adults to worry about her all day long and not even be able to do errands. In that case, she would be guilty of a big crime."
"Why is she so stupid?" Lu Xuan asked angrily, "If you had told me in advance, I could have made more preparations and wouldn't be as at a loss as I am now."
"Sir, don't panic. My wife has practiced martial arts since she was a child and her body and bones are better than others. She will definitely give birth to the child safely," the imperial doctor said.
"Yes, my second aunt must be fine."
When Lu Yi learned the news, Su Zhiliu had been having an attack for two hours. As time went by, she had not yet been born, and even the doctor did not dare to give any guarantee this time.
An Yu and Huo Yunxiu came together.
They were female relatives and had good friends with Mu Siyu and Su Zhiliu, so they went inside and waited.
Mo Zhu went in with ginseng.
Lu Xuan's body was originally slender, but as he became more and more nervous, his face turned as white as paper. If he didn't give birth, even if Su Zhiliu and the child were fine, something would happen to Lu Xuan's body and bones.
He has taken good care of himself over the years and looks like a normal person, but in fact his whole body becomes cold in winter and he needs medicinal baths every day to keep his body functioning normally.
"Take medicine." Lu Yi took out a bottle from Lu Xuan's waist, poured out three pills from the bottle and stuffed them into Lu Xuan's hand.
Lu Xuan raised his head and ate it.
"Thank you, brother." Lu Xuan said, "I'm fine."
"Of course you will be fine. My sister-in-law and two children are still waiting for you to take care of me. You can't fall down."
"Wow..." A cry made several men look in the direction of the door at the same time.
"She's given birth." An Yu said excitedly, "Second Master Lu, the second lady has given birth to a daughter."
"How is Madam?" Lu Xuan asked, "I want to come in and take a look."
"Second Master, don't come in yet. There are too many people inside, and Second Madam doesn't want you to come in either."
When a woman gives birth, she looks very scary. In addition, the scene of giving birth is not beautiful. Some men are haunted by it for the rest of their lives. Of course, Su Zhiliu knew that Lu Xuan was a good man, but she still didn't want her husband to see it.
His ugly appearance.
"Didn't you say twins?" Xia Kun said, "There is one more."
"Why is there no movement?" Lu Zhiqian said next to him.
"Don't worry." Lu Yi said, "Not every pair of twins come out immediately. Some have to wait a little longer."
There was still no movement from Su Zhiliu's side, and Lu Xuan became increasingly frustrated.
Mo Zhu opened the door and shouted outside: "Are there any freshly baked buns in the kitchen? Bring two over."
"Baozi?" Lu Xuan asked, "Madam, are you hungry?"
"Po Wen said that the baby hasn't moved yet. Madam is hungry again at this time, so she should pacify her stomach first. Anyway, eating two buns will not delay the delivery. She will be fine."
Lu Zhiqian had quick legs and quickly brought the buns.
Su Zhiliu ate the steamed buns and gained strength. Not long after, the cry of his second child was heard.
"He's a young man."
Lu Yi looked at Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan's legs went weak and he almost fell down. Xia Kun, who was next to him, kept watching his reaction and pulled him up in time.
"Okay, Mr. Lu, you can have both children and a daughter at once. Not many people in the world can be so lucky. You, the Lu family, have two."
Lu Xuan patted the door gently: "Can I come in?"
"No." Su Zhiliu said weakly, "The way I am now... you'd better not look at it."
"Liu'er, let me take a look at you." Lu Xuan said worriedly, "If you really don't like me coming close, I'll just say a few words next to you, even through the bed curtain."
"Okay, let him in!" Mu Siyu said, "Otherwise he will stay there like a fool, and you won't be able to rest."
When Lu Xuan entered, Su Sheng and his wife just arrived. When they heard that their daughter had given birth to twins, the couple were also shocked. Apparently Su Zhiliu didn't even tell them, fearing that the family would be worried.
"This kid...how could he do such a thing? He has been hiding it from everyone for so long," Su Sheng said, "Did the son-in-law go in?"
"He is worried and insists on going in and taking a look." Xia Kun said, "Don't worry, the second lady is in good health and the mother and son are safe."
Mrs. Xiao said: "I'll go take a look too. You grown men, don't stand here stupidly. Since you have nothing to do, you can find a place to drink tea."
Although the room is large, everyone is staying in it, so the air is a bit bad.
Mu Siyu knew that Lu Xuan and Mrs. Xiao wanted to see Su Zhiliu, so she took Mo Zhu to the kitchen to prepare soup to replenish Su Zhiliu's body later.
Mrs. Wen and the doctor are still checking the child's condition.
The elder sister is a bit smaller than the younger brother, but the younger brother looks bigger.
The younger brother also has a loud voice, and the older sister has a voice like a kitten. But overall, both children are very healthy.
Lu Zhiyun was finally able to come in and see her two cousins.
"It's so cute." Lu Zhiyun said, "Is the nanny here? How many nannies are there at home?"
"Don't worry, miss," Mo Zhu said, "I have prepared four of them, all carefully selected."
