Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage

Everyone was taken aback by these words.

“Oh my goodness!”

The midwife exclaimed and quickly handed the baby to a maid, running back inside.

Li Hongyuan was rooted to the spot.

“Another one?”, Imperial Physician Dong smacked his forehead, “Did I not mention it?”

Li Hongyuan looked at him, “You didn’t mention what?”

“When I checked the Princess Consort’s pulse last time, I detected two babies.”

“Who did you tell?”

“Did I not mention it?” Dong Chaofeng scratched his face, “Was I thinking of something else at the time and forgot about it?”

“You have the gall to forget this kind of thing?!”

Li Hongyuan, infuriated, kicked him out and exclaimed, “You quack, get lost! As soon as this matter is settled, I am going to petition the Emperor Father to dismiss you, you old and blind quack!”

Dong Chaofeng, knowing that he was at fault, dared not make a sound or leave and just stood at the door.

Inside, the labor was still underway.

Although the Prince of Yu was telling him to leave now, if anything were to happen later and he could not be found, the Prince of Yu would twist his neck immediately.

Luckily, having already given birth to one, the second baby should be smoother.

Half a stick of incense’s time later, a baby’s cry was heard from inside the room again, but it was not as loud as the first one.

Apparently weaker.

Li Hongyuan’s heart was pounding as his eyes were fixed on the birthing room’s door.

The midwife came out, beaming with joy, continuously saying, “Great joy, great joy. The Princess Consort has given birth to another child! They are a pair of dragon and phoenix twins!”

The servants all rejoiced.

Li Hongyuan slowly let out a sigh of relief, finally feeling a bit weak due to the intense tension.

He looked down at the tiny baby in the midwife’s arms, a tiny person wrapped in swaddling clothes, with black hair on her head, her skin pinkish, eyes closed, her mouth open, crying loudly.

“Your Highness, look how adorable the twins are.” The midwife said with joy.

Li Hongyuan frowned, withdrew his gaze, looked at the birthing room, and asked, “Where is the Princess Consort?”

“Your Highness, don’t worry. The Princess Consort is exhausted after giving birth and has fallen asleep. Let her rest,” the midwife smiled.

Xiachu came over to take the baby and said, “Initially, we didn’t know that the Princess Consort was pregnant with twins, so we only prepared two wet nurses. I’m afraid that might not be enough. We need to find two more clean ones.”

Li Hongyuan nodded and ordered the stewardess to take care of it.

He himself walked to the birthing room’s door. The maids and midwives had already tidied up the room. They had changed Jiang Ning’s clothes, the beddings, and made her more comfortable.

This time, no one stopped him from going in.

The only person who could forbid him, was now sleeping deeply.

Li Hongyuan approached the bed and looked at Jiang Ning.

She was lying on the bed with a quilt over her. Only her pale little face was exposed. Her hair was disheveled, a few strands of sweat-drenched bangs stuck to her forehead.

Making her face look even paler.

She was sleeping deeply, looking tired.

It was relaxation after enduring great pain.

Li Hongyuan quietly watched her for a while. He took out his handkerchief, bent down to wipe her forehead, and gently smoothed the hair on her forehead away.

Huang Ying came over with the soup.

Li Hongyuan said, “Move her to the bedroom and you stay and look after her. Everyone else, leave. The children should be taken to the farther chamber to be nursed, so as not to disturb her rest.”

At the Prince’s order, Jiang Ning was shortly moved to a warmer and more comfortable bedroom. Apart from Huang Ying and Chunlai who stayed by her side, everyone else left, fussing over the newly born twins..