Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 456: Delivery
In the second year of the Chuli period, the Chu court emphasized two things in its publicity. One was the reclamation of Danzhou, or in other words, the encouragement of the development of overseas territories. The second was the Hanshui Weir Project, a super project that was said to be larger than the Dujiangyan Irrigation System and serve the entire Hanshui River Basin.
Of course, outside the State of Chu, the former was an evil policy that forced people to migrate, and the latter was a waste of money and labor.
But no matter how they criticize, Chu cannot stop...
Although the Hanshui Weir Project was officially approved in January, it was still such a large project that it took more than three months just for the preliminary preparations and the review by six departments!
In April of the second year of the Chuli period, the initial diversion project of the Hanshui Weir officially began.
Coincidentally, on April 8th, the first day of construction of the Hanshui Weir, Lu Lingqi was about to give birth!
The medical school, which had been on standby for a long time, immediately sent the queen to the delivery room that had been set up in the palace in advance. Bai Tu could not sit still in Jiangshan Pavilion these days and skipped work early. The speech to Hanshui Weir that was published was written in advance.
Lu Bu did not come to Jiangshan Pavilion that day, and Lu Su and others were not puzzled by this. Even Jia Xu did not come... But Jia Xu just went home to be lazy, and Lu Su and others were not puzzled by this either!
In fact, it's not just Bai Tu and Lu Bu. No matter it is the Grand Secretary in Jiangshan Palace, or the officials of the six ministries in Jiangshan Garden, from the Shangshu to the clerks, everyone who knows about this matter must have something on his mind.
Even among the people of Jinling, some people could "guess" that the queen was about to give birth soon.
Because of the previous "rumors", Lv Lingqi was also stubborn and often went out for a walk with her belly, and occasionally asked Xia Houjuan to help her - you all look at this! This is my own pregnancy! It's not stolen or robbed!
If the queen gave birth to a prince today, he would be Bai Tu's eldest son, which means that the Chu State officially has an heir...
For a long time, countless subjects of the Chu State were secretly anxious because of Bai Tu’s “lack of anxiety”.
The absence of an heir is definitely a huge hidden danger of internal instability.
It's just because Bai Tu is still young, and the safety of "late marriage" is being promoted, so people don't show too much urgency.
However, the fact that Lu Lingqi was about to give birth had undoubtedly touched the hearts of countless people...
After all, the queen is not from a humble family. Lu Bu is now the Privy Councilor of the Privy Council and even holds the title of Grand Secretary. Once "Empress Lu" really gives birth to a prince, under the premise of "celebrating that the State of Chu has a stable heir", most people will surely have their own plans.
On the contrary, the ones who are thinking the least right now should be Bai Tu, Lu Lingqi and Lu Bu...
One of them was screaming loudly in the delivery room, and the other two were walking around anxiously outside the room.
"Madam, are you in pain now? What kind of pain is it?" the experienced midwife at the side asked hurriedly.
"Actually...it's okay, but I've seen other people scream when they were about to give birth." Lu Lingqi stopped to explain, then continued to scream loudly.
Midwife, Doctor of Medicine: ...
"Madam... please save your energy first, you will need it again later," the midwife reminded.
" Are two cows strong enough?" Lu Lingqi interrupted her loud shout again and asked seriously.
Midwife, Doctor of Medicine: ...
Little Deng Ai was also outside at this time, comforting Bai Tu and saying, "Father, those mothers-in-law and my mother are very experienced, and the Queen Mother is so powerful, nothing will happen! The bachelors of the medical school are also on standby, even if something unexpected happens, it is completely under control."
"Father is not in a hurry, I just came to see you. Thank you for the hard work of the midwife and scholars, hehe..." Bai Tu maintained his last dignity.
Deng Ai really wanted to remind Bai Tu that he was wearing two different pairs of shoes...
"Why aren't you shouting anymore!" Bai Tu's face suddenly changed, and he wanted to break in. Lu Bu also reacted after hearing it.
Fortunately, someone stopped him at the door: "Your Majesty, General Lu, the queen was just... practicing her voice before, and now she is saving her energy."
Baitu, Lu Bu: ...
After more than half an hour, Lu Lingqi's screams could be heard again. Bai Tu and Lu Bu, who had finally calmed down, looked towards the delivery room again.
This time they didn't have to wait too long. After a while, Lu Lingqi's voice became louder and louder. When it reached its highest point, it was just one sound before it stopped abruptly.
Two seconds of silence followed, but in Bai Tu's heart it was much more than two seconds. When he was even about to shout "Bao Da"... a slightly hoarse childish cry rang out from the house!
This time, Bai Tu didn't need to go in. Deng's mother, who was helping inside, immediately opened the door and announced the good news: "Congratulations, my king. Mother and child are safe. It's the young prince."
Bai Tu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll go see Lingqi!"
However, Bai Tu and Lu Bu were stopped again when they reached the outer room. They could only vaguely hear a panicked voice from inside: "Huh? No! There's another one!"
Another one?
In fact, Hua Tuo had warned before that there was a possibility of twins - Lu Lingqi's pregnancy was obviously higher than the average level.
It’s just that there was no X-ray machine at the time, so the final confirmation could not be made, but we were prepared.
After discovering there was another baby, they began a new round of midwifery according to the few examples of twin births Hua Tuo had found before.
Soon after, there was another high-pitched scream, and then the baby's crying became a symphony...
Mother Deng also came out and said, "Your Majesty! They are twins! Both are princes!"
"It's gone, right?" Bai Tu asked, still a little shaken.
When Hua Tuo had just told him that the possibility of twins was not ruled out, Bai Tu felt something was wrong.
Although Lu Lingqi's body was stronger than that of an average pregnant woman, having twins would definitely increase the risk - with the current technology and sanitary conditions, a caesarean section would be impossible...
If you really encounter a difficult birth, no matter how good the system is, it cannot ensure safety!
Hua Tuo also noticed Bai Tu's nervousness, so he did not mention the matter too much to Bai Tu. He just reminded Lu Lingqi and brought a group of bachelor's students from the medical school to stand by.
"Don't worry, your Majesty. Mother and child are safe, and the two little princes are also very healthy." Deng's mother said quickly, and the midwife at the side also brought out the two babies who were wrapped tightly.
When Bai Tu heard the loud crying, he felt relieved about them and hurried into the house to see Lu Lingqi again.
Although the mother usually does not see anyone at this time, how dare to stop the King of Chu? As for the doctors, they thought that as long as it did not affect the mother's rest, there was no need to be so particular...
Seeing that Bai Tu went into the house to check on Lu Lingqi's back before even looking at the children, Lu Bu's eyes showed a look of relief and satisfaction. At the same time... he went to hold the two children and smiled widely.
