Raising a wife? The mistress of the Hou family divorced and remarried her younger uncle

Chapter 378 Giving birth
Su Qingwan was about to give birth, and everything else had to wait until after she gave birth. Qingyun comforted Su Qingwan, saying that she would go out and take a look, and that the young lady should give birth in peace.

Su Qingwan nodded, enduring the intense contractions. The midwife fed her a few more bites of glutinous rice balls. She wondered what urgent matter Nianqing had that would prompt the Princess to send someone to summon her. She was already in her late pregnancy, and although she had given birth prematurely, she rarely went out at this stage of her pregnancy. It must have been something extremely urgent; otherwise, the Princess wouldn't have summoned her to the residence.

In his letter home, Lu Jing did not mention anything about Nianqing. He said that everything was fine, Nianqing was trusted by the generals, and the entire Huainan region was very peaceful.

A short while later, Qingyun returned. "Miss, it's nothing. Several generals from Huainan don't want the Prince to go to the capital, fearing he'll be harassed there. But the Prince insists on returning. His Highness also feels the capital isn't peaceful enough and hopes he'll stay in Huainan. They want you to write a letter to the Prince so he can turn back."

The King of Huainan is safest in Huainan!
Su Qingwan breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, she also felt that Nianqing didn't need to go to the capital, but the child was grown up and had his own ideas, so she didn't want to interfere. Although the capital was not peaceful, the pro-royalist faction was still powerful, and the aristocratic families couldn't be completely eradicated. However, with His Highness and Lu Jing protecting him, everything would be alright. Her only fear was that someone in the capital had seen Nianqing and knew he was the eldest princess's son, which might cause unnecessary trouble.

Lu Jing and Nian Qing should have considered this as well, and they will have a solution.

Su Qingwan didn't have time to think much. The midwife shouted that she was about to give birth, and the delivery room became busy. Several imperial physicians were also focused, afraid that something unexpected might happen.

Su Qingwan's labor lasted a long time. Unlike other women in labor who screamed shrilly, she was almost silent, only groaning a few times when she was in great pain. The whole city was quiet. The imperial physicians looked at each other and thought that they rarely encountered a woman who gave birth so quietly. The princess was truly a heroine among women, able to endure it!
Zhang Shi, filled with anxiety, finally heard the baby's cry at midnight. Su Qingwan had given birth to Lu Jing's eldest son. As soon as the child was born, she collapsed, unable to catch her breath, and fainted. Qingyun was frantic. After the imperial physician took Su Qingwan's pulse, he reassured them that Su Qingwan was simply exhausted and had fallen asleep; there was nothing seriously wrong.

Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief. Her first childbirth was difficult, and she had been in labor for a long time without getting much rest. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when the baby was born safely. Zhang Shi adored the baby, she was overjoyed, and gave very generous rewards to the imperial physicians, midwives, and the maids who had served the baby. The imperial physicians felt that they hadn't done much work and that it was all thanks to the midwives. They felt like they were burning the money in their hands. The Prince's mansion was truly generous. It was fortunate that Su Qingwan was rich and didn't care about the money at all. Zhang Shi gave one round of rewards, and Qingyun gave another round. Everyone was overjoyed.

As night fell, Qingyun couldn't sleep and paced outside the door. Su Qingwan needed to rest well after giving birth and shouldn't be disturbed, but Qingyun looked anxious. Liyue noticed something was wrong and asked, "Qingyun, what happened?"

"Actually, I lied to you, young lady!" Qingyun told the truth. "The princess sent someone to report that the prince was seriously injured in Xilin and has not yet recovered. On his way to the capital, he contracted the plague and is in critical condition."

"What!" Li Yue frowned. For the princess, the safety of the Prince of Huainan was probably more important than Lu Jing's. If Su Qingwan knew such bad news, she would definitely be anxious. How could she give birth in peace? No wonder Qingyun lied. "Wait, the Prince of Huainan is on his way to the capital. We don't know where he is yet. Has Your Highness received the news so quickly?"