The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 178

Chapter 178 Protect the Big and Protect the Small
“Mother” Xiao Xi sounded with a slightly trembling voice.

Imperial Concubine Yan immediately smiled. She held Xiao Xiwei’s cold fingertips and said, “Good child, don’t endure the pain. It will be more comfortable to shout out. With mother around, you don’t need to be brave.”

Xiao Xi nodded her head forcefully. The tears that surged out instantly drowned out her line of sight. “Mother, I’m in pain …”

“I’m not afraid. I’ll be fine in a moment. Mother will be by your side.” Imperial Concubine Yan kindly stroked Xiao Xiwei’s forehead and said.

Xiao Xiwei nodded forcefully.

Hearing the conversation between Imperial Concubine Yan and Xiao Xiwei behind the screen, Ruo Su looked at the two midwives who were kneeling on the ground and said, “What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and prepare something for the delivery.”

“Yes, yes, yes.” The two midwives regained their senses and hurriedly got up to go.

Ruo Su shifted her gaze to Imperial Physician Li, who was still kneeling on the ground, “Lord Li …”

“Xiaguan, go and write the prescription now.” Imperial Physician Li hurriedly replied.

Ruo Su nodded, then walked to Chu Yanzhi and blessed herself. She said neither humbly nor arrogantly, “Your Highness, please move outside.”

Chu Yanzhi looked at the screen with his eyes. A moment later, he turned around and walked out.

Outside the room, the pitch-black sky was devoid of a single star. The boundless darkness enveloped the entire earth, and the cold wind whistled by his ears. But even so, Xiao Xiwei’s mournful shouts from inside the room continued to pour into his ears. Dong Yue and Zi Yan walked past him with a basin of blood in their hands, and the pungent smell of blood gushed into his nostrils.

The cold wind on the mountain was bone-chilling on a winter night. Ah San, Chu Yanzhi’s attendant, originally wanted to persuade his master to go back to his room first, but when he saw his master’s gloomy expression, he swallowed the words he was about to say.

Inside the room, Xiao Xiwei felt a burst of pain in her abdomen, and she drank two bowls of medicine to induce labor. However, the child in her abdomen still did not move at all.

“What’s going on?” Seeing that Xiao Xiwei’s face was getting paler and paler, and the strength of her hand was getting weaker and weaker, Consort Yan couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.

If this continues, I’m afraid that before the child is born, adults won’t be able to hold on any longer.

The midwife raised her hand and wiped away her sweat, her face filled with fear. “This servant, this servant doesn’t know either! Normally, this stimulant should have a reaction as soon as it goes down!”

The two families who delivered Nurse were in the hands of Imperial Concubine Yan. Otherwise, Imperial Concubine Yan would not have brought them to Chao An Temple. In this situation, they were both anxious and afraid. They were afraid that if Imperial Concubine Yan had an accident, their family would suffer.

“Then think of another way!” Imperial Concubine Yan said sternly.

One of the midwives, Nurse, raised his head slightly and looked at Imperial Concubine Yan tentatively. “This servant can try to press down on Imperial Concubine Yan’s stomach, but …”

“But what!”

“However, this pressure will cause severe pain, most people will probably not be able to endure it …” The midwife said timidly.

She had given him the method, but whether she needed it or not, she was still in Imperial Concubine Yan’s hands.

They were all people who had stayed in the palace for more than ten years. At the critical moment, who wouldn’t plan for themselves?

“This is the method you gave me!” Imperial Concubine Yan fiercely glared at the midwife.

“Nurse Liu, you’ve been in the palace for so many years. It’s impossible for you to be helpless.” Ruo Su stared coldly at Nurse Liu, her gaze carrying a hint of oppression and threat.

Imperial concubine, this servant, this servant really has no way … Mammy Liu hurriedly fell to the ground and said in a trembling voice.

“Mother” At this moment, a faint voice sounded.

“Child.” Imperial Concubine Yan hurriedly turned around and reached out to pull the handkerchief to help Xiao Xi wipe the cold sweat off her forehead.

Xiao Xi bit the tip of her tongue forcefully. The sharp pain caused her consciousness to suddenly wake up a bit. She stared firmly at Imperial Consort Yan’s eyes and said word by word, “Mother, just do as she said. I can hold on.”

“Child” Imperial Concubine Yan’s tears gushed out.

Xiao Xiwei turned around and looked at the two midwives who were kneeling on the ground. “I believe you.”

The two midwives, Nurse, raised their heads in shock.

Although the face in front of him was as pale as paper, his eyes were still bright and gentle, making one feel relieved.

Originally, Xiao Xiwei’s life and death was related to their lives. It was even related to the family behind them. Although the two nanny knew that they had no way out, they were in a critical situation. It was very likely that both adults and children would not be able to survive. Therefore, at the beginning, they did not expect to help Xiao Xiwei give birth smoothly with all their strength. Instead, they wanted to shirk their responsibilities as much as possible. But now, when they saw that Xiao Xiwei trusted them so much that she even handed her life over to them, they couldn’t help but feel moved.

“Princess, don’t worry. This servant will definitely do my best to ensure the safety of you and Little Prince.” That Nurse Liu was the first to kowtow to Xiao Xiwei and express his stance.

“So is this servant.” The other hurriedly said.

Ruo Su heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. “Nanny, stop talking. Let’s see the princess first.”

“Yes, yes, yes.” The two of them quickly got up.

One of them hurriedly found a clean piece of cloth for Xiao Xiwei to bite, while the other knelt to the side and lifted his sleeve.

“Princess, you must endure it.” Nurse Liu looked at Xiao Xiwei worriedly and said.

Xiao Xiwei took a deep breath and nodded at her forcefully.

Now, she had no way out.

Regardless of what was waiting for her, she could only grind her teeth and survive. Even if it wasn’t for herself, she had to do it for the child in her belly.

Granny Liu gritted her teeth and reached out to touch Xiao Xi’s abdomen. In the end, she found the right place and pressed down with her hand.

“Ah …”

Even though she knew that it would hurt, Xiao Xiwei did not expect it to hurt like this. It was as if a person had been torn apart. She felt that the blood that had just stopped flowing out of her body suddenly surged out, and it was even more ferocious than before. Following that, her dizziness increased for a while. She bit the tip of her tongue forcefully, wanting to use this headache to disperse the dizziness in her brain.

She didn’t know she couldn’t sleep.

You must not fall asleep.

“What’s going on!” Imperial Concubine Yan suddenly sensed something was wrong and immediately jumped up from the couch.

Even if she was born prematurely, that blood shouldn’t be like this, as if all the blood in her body was about to flow out …

“Slave … I don’t know!” Looking at the surging blood beneath Xiao Xiwei, the two midwives Nurse were also dumbfounded.

There were quite a few nobles delivering babies in the palace, but they had never encountered such a situation before.

“What don’t you know! Quickly think of a way! If anything happens to my princess, I’ll ask you!” Zi Yan, who had been standing outside the curtain, heard the sound coming from inside and became anxious. He didn’t even want to rush in and shouted at the midwife, Nurse.

Zi Yan’s voice was very loud. Hearing that, Chu Yanzhi, who had been standing outside the room, suddenly changed his expression. Without thinking, he raised his foot and was about to enter.

“Your Highness, you cannot enter.” Ah San and Imperial Physician Li hurriedly stopped him.

“Fuck off.” Chu Yanzhi’s cold gaze swept across the crowd, then he threw Li Imperial doctor away and pushed the door open without thinking.

“Your Highness, you can’t come in.” Seeing Chu Yanzhi enter, Dong Yue, who had been staying inside, also wanted to go over and stop him.

However, Chu Yanzhi seemed as if he didn’t hear it and took a few steps around the screen.

Fortunately, when Ruosu and the others heard the commotion, they hurriedly pulled the blanket and covered Xiao Xiwei up. Imperial Concubine Yan was obviously enraged. She stood up and swept her gaze towards Chu Yanzhi.

“Does His Highness Prince Shenwang still know what it means to be different between men and women? Is there any sense of propriety, justice, and shame?”

Imperial Concubine Yan’s words were extremely serious. She could almost be said to be pointing at Chu Yanzhi’s backbone, let alone cursing in front of so many palace maids, Nurse.

She knew what he was thinking about Xi Wei, but in the past, he still had a place to hide. In addition, she also knew that Xi Wei had no intentions towards him, so she had endured the situation and did not get angry. However, Xi Wei’s current situation was unknown, and he actually ran into the maternity ward in disregard of etiquette and shame. This action undoubtedly ignited the anger she had accumulated for a long time.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yanzhi did not even glance at Imperial Concubine Yan. He walked to one of the midwives in two steps and reached out to pick her up. “Tell me, what should we do now?”

The two midwives had witnessed Chu Yanzhi’s ruthlessness long ago, and they were so frightened that they rolled their eyes and almost fainted.

“Your Highness, I’m afraid … I can only protect one.” Nurse Liu, who was kneeling on the ground, said in a trembling voice.

Chu Yan turned around.

Nurse Liu raised her heart to her throat, but now she had to say, “Please make a decision as soon as possible, whether to protect the big or the small.”

Chu Yan loosened his grip and kicked towards Nurse Liu. He resolutely said, “Nonsense, is there a need to say this? Keep it big!”

Imperial Concubine Yan originally wanted to speak, but in this situation, she could only choose to protect her, so she fell silent for a moment.

The two midwives, Nurse, escaped death and hurriedly got up and walked towards Xiao Xiwei.

“No!” Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded. Xiao Xiwei used all her strength to prop up half of her body. She looked at Chu Yanzhi ruthlessly and said, “I want to protect the child!”

Chu Yanzhi’s pupils suddenly sank, and a nameless karmic fire burned in his chest.

Would she rather die than protect Chu Xizhi’s child? Was Chu Xi that important to her? It was even more important than her life!

That faint gaze seemed like a sharp ice ridge as it shot straight towards Xiao Xi. However, she did not retreat at all and continued to stare at Chu Yanzhi stubbornly.

“No! Wei’er, listen to my mother. Let’s protect Lord first.” It wasn’t just Chu Yan who was shocked by Xiao Xiwei’s words. Imperial Concubine Yan was also a little panicked at this moment.

Compared to the children, she and Xizhi cared more about Xiao Xiwei’s safety.

However, Xiao Xiwei still stared at Chu Yanzhi stubbornly as if she didn’t hear him. Her gaze was filled with anger and resentment. Her words were like sharp daggers that fiercely stabbed into Chu Yanzhi’s chest. “You’ve already caused me to lose one child. Do you still want to cause me to lose another child?”