Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"Wait a minute."

Cheng Qiqi stopped Jin Yanzhi: "When you go to call the midwife, bring enough money. Then go to Hongxi Village and find Jiang Feng first, and have them lead the way."

Although Zhuang Haichao led the way, there was a greater chance that a local would bring a midwife during the torrential rain.

As for Jiang Feng, ever since he changed his calligraphy brush, and has changed it quite a few times, he would come over from time to time to ask Jin Cizhi about academic matters.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, we will definitely bring them back!"

As Jin Yanzhi spoke, he took a string of copper coins, put it in his pocket, and then turned around and followed Zhuang Haichao, taking Jin Cizhi with him to the neighboring Hongxi Village!

As the rain poured down, Jin Yanzhi and his companions disappeared. The village head and Madam Tian did not leave either. Madam Tian stood at the door, imparting her experience of childbirth.

Finally, they were invited inside.

The Tian family had more experience than the others in the village.

Time passed slowly, but Gao Shenglan showed no signs of giving birth. Her water hadn't even broken yet, and she was only experiencing intermittent abdominal pain.

The screams of pain echoed throughout the Jin family home.

Jin Xue'er and Jin Qing'er whispered, "Is giving birth really that scary?"

"Yes, that's terrifying."

Jin Qing'er said softly.

Heitu stood in the kitchen, tending to the situation. Listening to the sounds coming from inside, he asked in a low voice, "When An'an was born..."

Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhongyong paused for a moment and said, "Your mother said that Qiqi was in labor for two whole days and two nights before she gave birth to An'an."

"..."

Hei Tu's heart sank. He looked up and saw Cheng Qiqi carrying an empty bowl. The dim candlelight made her figure look thin and frail, as if she would fall over with a gust of wind.

Back then, when Cheng Qiqi gave birth, he was not in the capital. He was fighting on the battlefield at Pingsha Pass. When he received the letter, he only knew that Cheng Qiqi had given birth to a daughter.

When he returned to Kyoto, the child was already a year old, tiny, soft, and timid.

Kurotsuchi didn't spend much time in Kyoto, and the number of times he saw his daughter was less than a handful.

"father."

Cheng Qiqi walked up to the Marquis of Zhongyong, hesitating whether or not she should speak.

"Do you need any medicinal herbs?"

A deep, resonant voice rang out from the black earth.

Cheng Qiqi looked up in shock, her gaze towards Heitu filled with astonishment.

"I have prepared some red ginseng and ginseng."

As Heitu spoke, he immediately got up, went to the small room he was staying in, and took out the ginseng and red ginseng he had prepared: "I haven't had time to hand them over yet."

"That's good."

Cheng Qiqi glanced at him, took a little of both, and said, "I'll take this to Shenglan so she can try some."

Cheng Qiqi boiled some ginseng root water and went inside.

"Why did you prepare this?"

Marquis Zhongyong glanced at his son and said, "Your wife is quite good."

"Ginseng is keeping her alive; Grandma is getting old, and there are many women in the family."

Heitu specially prepared this; I just received it.

……

As night deepened, Gao Shenglan, having drunk ginseng water, had regained some strength and was preparing to continue giving birth.

"Runzhi didn't come back, and neither did Yanzhi and the others."

Master Jin stood at the door, watching the occasional flashes of lightning in the darkness. There was no news of either Jin Runzhi, who had gone to Ancuo Village, or Jin Yanzhi, who had gone to Hongxi Village.

"Whether you go to Ancuo Village or Hongxi Village, it normally takes an hour to go back and forth, let alone in a rainstorm like this."

Zhuang Lizheng reassured them, "Don't worry, once they arrive, they'll be able to bring the midwife."

The old woman from Ancuo Village, whose sons all benefited from the Jin family, would definitely agree to let the Jin family have children.

The midwives in Hongxi Village, as long as they are willing to pay, will probably come even if it's pouring rain or falling knives, let alone torrential rain.

"This rain, it just so happens to come of all times..."

Master Jin was extremely anxious.

"Third son, your child is blessed, and your daughter-in-law is blessed too."

Marquis Zhongyong offered a word of comfort, then sat on the stool, listening to the rain outside, remaining silent for a long time.

Time passed slowly, and Gao Shenglan's cries of pain continued throughout the entire night.

"I can't do it anymore."

Gao Shenglan looked as if she had been pulled out of the water; no matter how she tried, she couldn't give birth.

"The midwife will be here soon."

Wen comforted her, wiping Gao Shenglan's face with a handkerchief: "Take a rest if you're tired."

"daughter."

Gao Shenglan's eyes were brimming with tears.

"Shenglan".

Wen choked up, crying even harder than Gao Shenglan.

"Mother, save the child."

Gao Shenglan choked up as she spoke again, her gaze gentle and loving as she looked at her belly, the child she had longed for for so long.

"Shenglan".

All Wen knew was to cry; she didn't know how to respond.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both about to pass away.

"Shenglan".

Cheng Qiqi pushed Wen aside and looked at Gao Shenglan, saying, "Gao Shenglan, have you lost your mind? You risked your life to give birth to this child, and if you don't protect him, who do you expect to protect him?"

"Hoping for Jin Runzhi's help?"

Cheng Qiqi's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Come on, a man won't stay with you forever. He'll remarry soon, and then he'll sleep with your man and beat your child."

"..."

Everyone present was shocked by Cheng Qiqi's words.

The Wen family and others were so surprised they could fit an egg in their mouths.

Gao Shenglan even forgot the pain and murmured, "It won't happen."

"It's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's surname. He's only in his early twenties. Do you really think he'll stay with you for the rest of his life and never marry?"

"With a stepmother comes a stepfather. Will your child struggle to survive under her care, going hungry and cold?"

"Once he marries a young second wife and has children, do you think your children will still have a good life?"

"Living well is the best thing for this child."

Cheng Qiqi's blunt words shattered her illusions: "Gao Shenglan, you must live."

"Live on."

Gao Shenglan, who was in so much pain she could barely endure it, suddenly felt a surge of strength upon hearing these words. She gritted her teeth and said, "I want to give birth! I know I can give birth!"

"what……"

Gao Shenglan's screams, filled with gritted teeth, no longer sounded like she was constantly feeling like she was about to give up.

"Yes, that's how you apply force."

Cheng Qiqi glanced at it and said encouragingly, "Think about it, Jin Run's second wife slept with your man and beat your child..."

"No!"

Gao Shenglan gritted her teeth, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, with veins throbbing.

"If you don't want him to take a second wife, then hurry up and give birth to the child. Listen to me, one, two, three, push!"

Cheng Qiqi encouraged Gao Shenglan to put in more effort.

Liu Suyi and Wen Shi, among others, stood aside, speechless with astonishment.

"The head, I can see the head!"

Wen spoke excitedly, not caring to think further.

"Don't let anyone beat your child or sleep with your man. Keep pushing."

Cheng Qiqi encouraged loudly.

Covered in mud, Jin Runzhi returned with the midwife, looking bewildered: Whose child was she having an abortion? Whose man was she sleeping with?