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231. Dangerous delivery and the birth of twins

When Lin Qingxue heard Chuntao's words, a glimmer of clarity flashed in her eyes. She subconsciously stroked her belly and murmured, "Child... my child..."

At this moment, severe abdominal pain came like waves. She bit her lower lip tightly, and beads of sweat the size of beans covered her forehead.

Dong He paced anxiously in the room, looking at the door from time to time, hoping that the imperial physician and the midwife would arrive soon.

Chuntao stayed by Lin Qingxue's side, comforting her softly and wiping her sweat.

Soon, the imperial physician and the midwife rushed over.

The imperial physician first felt Lin Qingxue's pulse and said solemnly, "Princess, you are having a miscarriage. Fortunately, the fetus is in a normal position. However, the birth of twins will be more difficult than usual. I hope you will grit your teeth and hold on."

The midwife also said, "Princess, don't worry. I have delivered countless babies before and will ensure that you and your child are safe."

Lin Qingxue endured the pain and nodded slightly.

At this time, there was a commotion outside the house. Nanny Jin came hurriedly and directed the servants to prepare various items needed for production. Buckets of hot water from the small kitchen were brought in one after another.

The servant who was going to the imperial farm to report the news had already set off on his horse at full speed, his horse's hooves raising a cloud of dust along the way.

Inside the house, Lin Qingxue was in agony, constantly recalling every moment she spent with Gu Xiaoya.

That lively, cute, smart and clever daughter is the treasure in her heart. Xiaoya is her older sister and really makes her worry less.

She prayed silently in her heart, hoping that her daughter would be safe and sound as Chuntao said.

At the same time, she was also worried about the babies who were about to be born in her belly. These two little lives were about to come into this world, but they encountered such a change at this time.

As time went by, Lin Qingxue's physical strength gradually declined, but she persisted with her tenacious will.

Every contraction was like a life-or-death struggle. The midwife kept encouraging her: "Princess, push a little harder, the baby will be out soon..."

On the other hand, at the imperial farm, Gu Jinxuan and Gu Jinyu were extremely anxious when they learned that Lin Qingxue was about to give birth.

Gu Jinxuan wanted to fly back to his wife immediately, but the matter of Huangzhuang had not been completely resolved yet, so how could he leave with peace of mind?

Gu Jinyu looked at his brother's anxious expression and said, "Brother, you should go back home first. Father and I are here to take care of things. My sister-in-law will feel more at ease if you are by her side while she gives birth."

Gu Jinxuan hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. "Okay, I'll trouble you and father here. You must get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible and give Xiaoya and your sister-in-law an explanation."

After saying that, he jumped on his horse and galloped towards the capital. He now wished he could fly back to his wife's house and watch her give birth.

Gu Jinyu looked at his brother's departing back and secretly vowed to find out the mastermind behind the scenes. He returned to the tent and discussed the next course of action with the Duke of Protectorate.

The Duke of Protectorate had already grasped more clues. He frowned and said, "Based on the current situation, the forces behind this are complex and involve many officials in the court. We must act with caution and not alert the enemy."

"Father, my brother and I originally wanted to use the hunter to spread false news to confuse the enemy, but we were tricked. He passed the false news to my sister-in-law, who was frightened and gave birth prematurely. We can't just let this go."

Gu Jinyu said gritting his teeth. He really regretted it now. It was all because of his stupidity that he gave his elder brother such a stupid idea.

After hearing what his youngest son said, the Duke of Protectorate really didn't know what to say. He was very glad that his grandson was not as stupid as his father. At the same time, he was also thinking about not letting his grandson move into their yard to live, and educating the child well.

Of course, the Duke of Protectorate would not show what he was thinking. He patted Gu Jinxuan on the shoulder and consoled him, "You mean well. Let's just leave it at that. We should hurry up and catch the mastermind behind this, so that we can avenge your sister-in-law and nieces."

Gu Jinyu nodded in agreement, "Father, what should we do next?"

The Duke of the Protectorate pondered for a moment and said, "Let's continue with those who cleaned up the mess and follow the clues to see if we can find more evidence about that young man and the forces behind him. At the same time, we should pay close attention to the developments in the court. I have a feeling that the emperor's quick decision must have a deeper meaning behind it."

Just as they were discussing this, a secret guard hurried in to report, "Second Master, we've discovered that the young master's advisor has been in frequent contact with a eunuch in the palace recently, and seems to be planning something."

Gu Jinyu and the Duke of Huguo looked at each other, and a hint of surprise flashed in their eyes. It seemed that this was an important clue.

In the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion, after several long and difficult hours, the sound of a baby crying was finally heard from inside the house.

"Princess, the first one born was a boy, and there is another one in your belly," the midwife said with a smile on her face as she took the child to the side to wash.

The imperial physician came forward to take Lin Qingxue's pulse, took out some ginseng slices and asked her to hold them in her mouth to restore her strength. He also prescribed a medicinal soup for her and asked the servants to prepare it.

After resting for a while, Lin Qingxue's stomach started to hurt again, and she screamed in pain.

At this time, after a galloping journey, Gu Jinxuan returned to Xuanxueyuan, exhausted. Just as he was about to go in, he was stopped by Nanny Jin.

"Prince, you are so dirty that you cannot enter the delivery room. Besides, the Crown Princess is giving birth right now. If you go in and cause her to lose her strength, something bad will happen. It would be better for you to go down and wash up first. After the Crown Princess has given birth, I can talk to her about the situation at the Imperial Manor."

Nanny Jin said seriously that in the past, she would not dare to say this to her master, but since Lin Qingxue came to power, she has been quite lenient towards them, which has made them much bolder.

"I understand, Nanny Jin, please keep an eye on it for me." Gu Jinxuan was not stupid. He knew that what Nanny Jin said made sense, so he followed the servant to the study to wash up.

An hour later, the last baby in Lin Qingxue's belly came out. The midwife held the baby, cleaned it, and placed it next to Lin Qingxue who had already tidied up.

Lin Qingxue looked at the two rosy-cheeked babies in the cradles with tenderness in her eyes, but then she thought of Gu Xiaoya and felt a pang of pain in her heart.

"Young Master," Lin Qingxue heard someone calling Young Master and quickly looked up. She saw Gu Jinxuan walking towards her like a god descending from heaven, his whole body glowing.

Gu Jinxuan didn't care about the servants around him and strode towards Lin Qingxue. When he saw Lin Qingxue lying on the bed and the two children beside her, his eyes became moist.

He walked to the bedside and held Lin Qingxue's hand tightly, "Qingxue, thank you for your hard work. I'm back."

Lin Qingxue looked at her husband and couldn't help but shed tears, "Jinxuan, Ya'er..."

Gu Jinxuan comforted her, "Qingxue, don't worry. Xiaoyaji is blessed with good fortune. She's just injured, with several fractures in her legs and hands. Mother has ordered the imperial physician to treat her well. Your delivery was quite dangerous this time, so the most important thing for you now is to rest well. I'll take care of the children!"

Lin Qingxue nodded, but her worry about Gu Xiaoya did not diminish in the slightest. She also knew that only by taking good care of herself could she get better quickly to support and avenge her children.

"When can Xiaoya come back? Can I go see her? I'm really worried about her," Lin Qingxue held Gu Jinxuan's arm tightly, her tone full of pleading.

Before she saw with her own eyes that the child was fine, she didn't believe that Gu Xiaoya was really fine. She was afraid that this was just a stopgap measure by Gu Jinxuan to calm himself down.

"It depends on what the imperial physician says. Qingxue, please don't make me worry about you, okay?" Gu Jinxuan shook his head. He knew that Gu Xiaoya was not seriously injured, so naturally he didn't want Lin Qingxue to make this trip.

However, in Lin Qingxue's view, Gu Jinxuan's refusal seemed more like a strategy to stabilize himself and prevent her from going to the imperial farm. In other words, something really happened to Gu Xiaoya.

Lin Qingxue didn't say anything. She looked unhappy and silently shed tears without even looking at Gu Jinxuan.

Gu Jinxuan naturally saw that Lin Qingxue did not believe what he said. Apart from feeling helpless, he could not say anything harsh.

Not to mention that Lin Qingxue had just experienced the dangers of childbirth, she was fine, and Gu Jinxuan couldn't say anything harsh to Lin Qingxue.

Gu Jinxuan looked at Lin Qingxue deeply, and could only walk out helplessly to ask the imperial physician to come and take her pulse to see if she could endure the journey to the imperial farm.

Lin Qingxue remained silent. Even when the imperial physician took her pulse, she didn't say a word.

"My Lord, the Crown Princess is fine. Although the birth was quite dangerous, she is in good health. As long as she recuperates well, she will recover soon."

After taking the pulse, the imperial physician felt relieved. He thought Lin Qingxue was in trouble and that was why he called him over. He didn't expect that it was just that Master Gu was worried.

"Go and prescribe some healing medicine for the Crown Princess," Gu Jinxuan said, waving his hand to signal the imperial physician to leave. He then looked at Nanny Jin and asked, "Have you hired a wet nurse for the two young masters? Arrange a few people to watch over them day and night."

"My Lord, the Crown Princess's birth came so suddenly that no arrangements have been made yet. The Princess originally wanted to wait until the trip to the Imperial Manor was over before making any arrangements. She had only selected someone before, but the specific candidate had not yet been decided."

Nanny Jin shook her head. As the nanny sitting in Xuanxue Garden, she naturally knew more than Donghe and the others, so she could still answer.

"Then you go and arrange it!" After Gu Jinxuan finished speaking, he asked Nanny Jin to take people downstairs. He had something to discuss with Lin Qingxue.

After everyone left, Gu Jinxuan lay down next to Lin Qingxue. He hugged her tightly, his body shaking uncontrollably, his heart filled with fear and regret.

Holding Lin Qingxue's burning body tightly, Gu Jinxuan finally came to his senses. He whispered, "Xiaoya is really fine. Mother is watching over the three of them. If you're worried, I'll take you to the Imperial Manor tomorrow. It won't work tonight. It's windy tonight. I'm worried about you just giving birth."

"Jinxuan, is Xiaoya really okay? Tell me, what exactly happened?" After hearing Gu Jinxuan's repeated assurances that Gu Xiaoya was fine, Lin Qingxue finally felt relieved.

However, Lin Qingxue was still worried before she met Gu Xiaoya in person.

Gu Jinxuan said, "No, no." He told the whole story from beginning to end. At this point, unless he didn't want a wife and children anymore, he wouldn't dare to tell a lie.

After listening to Gu Jinxuan's detailed account, Lin Qingxue's originally relaxed brows were tightly furrowed, like two crescent moons covered by dark clouds.

Her beautiful eyes were now filled with anger and deep worry.

"How dare these ruthless people be so arrogant and reckless! How dare they openly attack Xiaoya and the others? If it weren't for Xiaoya's quick wit, the consequences would have been disastrous!"

Lin Qingxue's voice trembled slightly because of extreme anger, like a candle flame swaying in the wind.

Seeing this, Gu Jinxuan, who was standing nearby, quickly reached out and gently stroked Lin Qingxue's silky hair, whispering soothingly, "Qingxue, don't worry! My father and Jinyu are currently devoting all their efforts to investigating the case. I believe that it won't be long before the mastermind behind this will be exposed and will definitely not escape the punishment of the law. The most important thing now is that you have just experienced the pain of childbirth and your body is still weak. You must take good care of yourself."

After hearing Gu Jinxuan's thoughtful words, Lin Qingxue nodded slightly in agreement.

Then, she slowly shifted her gaze to the soft swaddling clothes beside her, and saw two extremely adorable little ones lying quietly inside.

When she saw the children's rosy little faces, her originally angry eyes gradually softened, as gentle as the warm sunshine in spring.

Lin Qingxue said softly, "Fortunately, this time, there was no danger. The children and I are all safe. Speaking of which, these two little ones in our family are truly blessed with good fortune! I just hope that they can have a smooth, safe and healthy life ahead."

Gu Jinxuan also stared intently at the two new lives in front of him, a relieved smile appearing on his face involuntarily. He said, "Yes, they will. After all, they have so many relatives like us who love and care for them as they grow up. Oh, by the way, we were so happy that we didn't even have time to name the children."

Lin Qingxue frowned slightly, staring into the distance, as if looking for the most appropriate answer in the endless ocean of thoughts.

After a while, she turned her head, looked at Gu Jinxuan with a firm gaze, and said softly, "If it's a boy, then I'll call him Gu Huaiyi. This name implies that I hope he can have a free and unrestrained life, without being bound by worldly constraints, and can pursue his dreams and goals to his heart's content. And if it's a girl, then I'll name her Gu Huaixi. I wish her a peaceful and smooth life without too many ups and downs."

After saying this, a gentle smile appeared on Lin Qingxue's face, as beautiful as a flower blooming in spring.

Gu Jinxuan listened to Lin Qingxue's words quietly, his eyes full of appreciation and love.

He smiled and nodded in agreement. "These two names are indeed very nice and contain beautiful aspirations. In that case, let's decide on them as you suggest! I believe our children will love their names and thrive with these blessings."

As he spoke, he gently held Lin Qingxue's hand. The two smiled at each other, and a happy atmosphere filled the air.