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Shang Congjian's eyes widened in astonishment as he exclaimed, "No way! You really plan to take her as a concubine? Absolutely not! My senior brother and the prince consort will never agree!"

Shang Congwen said unhappily, "Who said I was going to take her as a concubine?"

Shang Congjian looked at him suspiciously and pressed, "You didn't intend to marry her as a concubine, so you want to...?"

Shang Congwen: "I want to marry her as my legal wife."

Shang Congjian asked suspiciously, "Are you telling the truth?" He found Shang Congwen's words hard to believe.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Brother, even if you wanted to marry her as your principal wife, I'm afraid the senior brothers wouldn't agree! After all, given your reputation..."

He hesitated to speak, clearly concerned about Shang Congwen's reputation.

Sigh, Shang Congjian couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He knew that his elder brother was willing to marry Miss Mu for the sake of her reputation, which should have been a good thing.

But the eldest brother and the prince consort might not agree.

After all, the eldest brother has always been known for his womanizing ways, so this marriage probably won't be easy for them to approve of.

Shang Congjian sighed inwardly; this matter was rather troublesome!

If not handled properly, the two families may still have a falling out, and their friendship may really capsize.

Shang Congwen was somewhat displeased with his younger brother's questioning. He retorted, "What's wrong with my reputation? When Grandma and Mother come back, I'll have them come to the Mu family to propose marriage!"

His tone was firm, and he seemed confident in his decision.

Shang Congjian shook his head helplessly and said, "Brother, you're thinking too simply. This isn't that easy."

He felt his head was getting more and more painful.

Shang Congwen didn't intend to say anything more to his younger brother, so he took Mu Qin's hand and walked towards the gate, saying, "Let's go in."

Seeing this, Shang Congjian had no choice but to follow behind them, secretly praying that they wouldn't start fighting, otherwise he would have to try to break them up.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Butler Zhang spotted Mu Qin and rushed forward to greet her with a broad smile, saying, "Miss, you're finally back."

He then greeted Shang Congwen and Shang Congjian.

Not seeing her brother and sister-in-law, Mu Qin couldn't wait to ask, "Uncle Zhang, where are my brother and sister-in-law?"

Butler Zhang hurriedly replied, "Miss, the young mistress has gone into premature labor and is currently giving birth. The young master and the others are all there watching over her."

Upon hearing this news, Mu Qin was struck dumb, and cried out in disbelief, "What? My sister-in-law is going into labor?"

Before she finished speaking, she hurriedly ran towards Wang Qing'er's courtyard.

"Brother, let's wait outside." Shang Congjian saw that his brother seemed to want to come along, so he quickly reached out and grabbed him.

Mu Qin felt as if a bottle of mixed emotions had been spilled, with all sorts of feelings intertwined.

Oh no, my sister-in-law is only eight months pregnant, how come she's about to give birth?

Was it really because of her? The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt, and she couldn't help but blame herself: Muqin, Muqin, look what a mess you've made!

As Muqin ran, she silently prayed in her heart that her sister-in-law and child would be safe and sound.

As soon as she reached the courtyard gate, she heard Wang Qing'er's heart-wrenching scream, a sound like a sharp sword piercing straight into Mu Qin's heart.

Mu Qin's tears welled up in her eyes like a burst dam.

Unable to contain her fear and worry any longer, she rushed into the yard crying and called out, "Sister-in-law!"

"Muqin? You're back! That's wonderful!" Princess Jinxuan's tense nerves seemed to relax the moment she saw Muqin. She quickly stepped forward, took Muqin's hand tightly, and carefully examined her.

Mu Qin's face was still wet with tears. Princess Jin Xuan touched her cheek tenderly and said softly, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

Mu Xiao also came over and looked her younger sister up and down.

Mu Qin's eyes were filled with worry, and she asked anxiously, "Second sister-in-law, how is my eldest sister-in-law?"

Tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.

Princess Jinxuan quickly comforted her, "Don't cry, Muqin, sister-in-law is alright. The midwife said it'll be soon, the baby will be born soon."

Mu Qin felt a little relieved after hearing this, but she still couldn't stop crying.

Princess Jinxuan gently patted her shoulder, then suddenly seemed to remember something, glanced behind her, and asked, "Where's Zitong? Why aren't you two together?"

Mu Qin looked at Princess Jin Xuan with a blank expression and asked in confusion, "Second sister-in-law, what are you talking about? I came back to the city directly from outside the city. Isn't Zi Tong in the manor?"

Princess Jinxuan's expression turned somewhat serious. She frowned and said, "Muqin, you said you went straight home from outside the city. You didn't go to the Shang family?"

Mu Qin shook her head and said, "Why would I go to the Shang family? Brother Shang took me home directly. They should still be in the front yard."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiao's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "I'll go take a look ahead." With that, he turned and strode out of the courtyard.

Mu Xiao was getting anxious; things weren't going as they had planned.

The atmosphere in the delivery room was extremely tense, with both midwives sweating profusely with anxiety.

The cervix was fully dilated, but the baby was still not born. Time passed by, and the amniotic fluid continued to leak out.

If the baby doesn't come out soon, it might suffocate inside the womb, which would undoubtedly lead to the tragedy of both the baby and the unborn child dying.

The midwife anxiously called out to Wang Qing'er, "Madam, push a little harder, it'll be over soon, we can see the baby's head!"

At this moment, Wang Qing'er felt her consciousness gradually fading, and her whole body felt like it was about to float away.

She knew that if she couldn't give birth before she fell into a coma, the child would be in great danger.

"Ah..." Suddenly, another sharp pain struck. Wang Qing'er gritted her teeth and used all her strength to cooperate with the midwife's guidance.

Finally, she felt the child slowly slide out of her body. Then, as if all her strength had been drained, everything went black, and she lost consciousness.

"Wife, Qing'er, what's wrong?" Mu Nan called out anxiously when he saw his wife faint.

He saw his wife with her eyes tightly closed and her face as pale as paper, and his heart was immediately filled with fear and worry.

"It's born! It's a girl!" Just as Mu Nan was extremely anxious, the midwife's voice came.

She carefully caught the child, examined him thoroughly, and found that apart from being slightly smaller than usual, the child had no other problems. She was thrilled.

The baby didn't cry, but the midwife didn't seem anxious.

This is not uncommon in the delivery room. Many babies do not cry immediately after birth. However, if you gently pat their bottoms a few times, they will usually cry out, and then there is no problem.