These days, Yi'an has been taking Xie Wei to stroll around Jiangdu City. In her early years, she was in the East Palace and hadn't strolled much in Pingyang. After her parents went to Yu Zhang, she was pampered by Empress Pei in the palace, with no worries about food, clothing, or expenses. If it weren't for this time, because of her own marriage, she had asked Empress Pei for several days and took advantage of Emperor Guangwu's inspection tour, she might not have had any chance to go out this lifetime.

  Xunyang is located on the south bank of the Changjiang River and is a well-known port along the river. Many merchants come and go, bringing new and interesting things from all over the Changjiang region. Yi An had originally thought to take the opportunity to learn more about Xie Yan and Qin Miao from Xie Wei's mouth. Well, as soon as he went out, he was attracted by the bustling streets. Today, he strolled through a jewelry store, tomorrow he would go to the theater, his schedule was full.

  Of course, what was worth inquiring about had all been inquired into without exception.

  "Is the princess going out again today?"

  Bei Yuanli, Qin Miaogang came out of the old lady's room, holding her big belly and taking a stroll in the yard. She was about to give birth soon, and it was her first child. Although the doctors and midwives in the mansion all praised her for having a good physique and stable fetal position, she still took a walk before giving birth to practice her breathing, so that she could have an easier delivery later on.

  So every day she would take three walks, morning, noon and night, in the garden or the courtyard. Today was no exception.

  "We're off. The young mistress said she's taking the princess to the temple fair today." Zi Xuan followed behind her, carrying her cloak for her.

  "Are all the guards by your side fully equipped? Did Cheng Ying go today?"

  Zi Xuan nodded and said slowly, "He's gone. Apart from the princess's guard, he...he also brought ten more from the mansion. And isn't his martial arts skills quite good? He shouldn't encounter any major issues."

  "That's good." Qin Miao nodded in relief.

  After a while, she thought of something and slowed down her pace, turning back to look at Zi Xuan.

  "That guy Cheng Ying... can be mentioned with you?"

  Zi Xuan was taken aback by her sudden question, and a flush rose to his face. "What did you say? What are you talking about, miss..."

  This young lady is naive and thin-skinned, can't stand being teased. But perhaps because she's too bored during her pregnancy, Qin Miao has developed a mind to play tricks on her. Besides, among the several maids in her house, Zi Xuan is the oldest, already twenty this year. If she doesn't give them something to worry about as their mistress, won't they be neglected by others?

  "Ah...... didn't mention it...... Ah, what a pity......" Qin Miao deliberately showed some disappointment and glanced at Zi Xuan's expression.

  Seeing her still pretending to be confused, Qin Miao let out a deep sigh: "I thought he was being considerate of you. It seems that's not the case after all. He's no better than that broken wind. Nowadays, he's also in the military, accumulating military ranks, and has the support of the Marquis. As for him, he's been taken care of by Cheng Ying, who is honest and kind, definitely a loving person. Otherwise, I'll speak to him on your behalf?"

  This won't do!

  "Wait, I...I need to think about it some more."

  "Never mind, in a few days I'll mention it to Master Hou. Let him help ask about the meaning of Po Feng. What a great marriage this is!"

  Once she saw her own daughter wasn't joking around, Zi Xuan couldn't pretend anymore.

  "I don't want to be the one to break the news!"

  Qin Miao closed her eyes, rubbed her big belly and smiled: "Who else if not him?"

  "I..."

  "You still think you can fool me?"

  "Oh dear, he's carried it, isn't that enough......"

  This is just right, with Zi Xuan's personality, if no one gave her a push, she might really have become an old maid. But Ben Ying didn't want to drag it out, coming every now and then to ask about herself, three sentences would always have one related to Zi Xuan, not to mention how proactive he was. However, his own missy always had a cold face, not even giving people a smile. Only this Ben Ying, shameless, actually wanted Zi Xuan.

  Alright, this will force Zixuan to confront her own thoughts. Otherwise, she might end up being matched with someone else by her own family.

  She bullied the young lady for a while, and Qin Miao felt that she had done something very refreshing, so she continued to head towards the garden. The weather is great today, might as well go to Xiyuan to see Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law.

  Just as the two were walking slowly, they suddenly heard a rustling sound from the grass. Then, in an instant, a black shadow suddenly darted out from the pile of grass, moving so fast that it was impossible to see what it was. The thing seemed to have sharp claws and pounced on Qin Miao's chest.

  The two were shocked by the sudden change and screamed. Zi Xuan subconsciously went to hug Qin Miao's body, but couldn't withstand the inertia, and Qin Miao still fell straight back.

  "Come quickly! Come quickly! The mistress is ill!"

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  ……

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  When Old Lady arrived, Qin Miao had already been carried into the delivery room that was prepared in advance. In the delivery room, the midwife was already there and was feeling Qin Miao's abdomen to determine the position of the fetus.

  Just after that, Qin Miao directly sat on the ground, and soon her stomach started to feel uncomfortable. By the time she arrived at the delivery room, her lower body had already started bleeding.

  The old lady sat anxiously outside, waiting for someone inside to respond to her. Just then, a midwife came out from inside, with beads of sweat still on her forehead.

  "How is it? Is everything all right?" The old lady took a firm step forward and grabbed hold of the midwife who had just come out.

  "Labour's started and it's getting heavier. The waters have broken too. I think the mistress won't be able to hold on, she's going to give birth!"

  There's still more than half a month left, but suddenly falling down would definitely stir up the fetal energy, and it's destined to be a premature birth.

  "How is the lady's body?"

  The midwife said, "It's just starting to bleed now, but what if the bleeding gets heavier later on? It won't be good for the delivery. You'd better get the doctor to take their position ahead of time, just in case." After saying that, she was chased back inside by the old lady again.

  Just now was also flustered, the old lady thought the doctor had already arrived. But looking around, where is the shadow of the doctor from the government?

  "Doctor! Doctor!" The old lady pounded on the dragon-headed cane and shouted at the people below.

  The people downstairs and the old lady all thought that something had happened to the mistress, and the doctor and the midwife would definitely be waiting. As a result, not a single person was seen.

  It wasn't until then that the old lady felt something was amiss and hastily sent someone to the front yard to call for a doctor.

  Before long, the little one ran back, and everyone took a look, but there was only her.

  "Where is the person? Where is the doctor?"

  "Old lady, the hospital has no doctor. Only a little gatekeeper is left. The little gatekeeper said..."

  The old lady also couldn't care about the master's demeanor, and she hastily approached the servant, sternly asking: "What did you say? Speak quickly!"

  "It's said that just now a maid from Princess Yian's side came and sent all the doctors away."

  This...

  Is Princess Yi An?

  Thank you, old lady indeed dazed, but the thank ayi beside her has always been a sober one. She timely leaned to the old lady's ear and reminded: "The princess is probably noble and ill, we should go over and ask for a while, also good to know the original situation."

  At this time, a sudden cry came from the delivery room, which was Qin Miao's. The voice was so mournful that it made the old lady's heart tremble with fear. She had given birth before, but she couldn't help feeling anxious for both her granddaughter-in-law and great-grandchild, and her heart couldn't calm down.

  Still, thank you, Auntie. She calmly pinched the old lady's already sweaty hand and said slowly: "We must hurry to invite a doctor from outside the mansion, Madame's body is important, can't delay."

  "Alright, alright!" The old lady was comforted by these words and finally came to her senses. She immediately ordered several people to go and invite a few famous doctors from the city to come and diagnose at home. As for the princess's side, Xie Mama represented the old lady and went to offer condolences.

  Xie's nanny had just left the North Garden gate when she suddenly remembered something and instructed a little maid beside her to go find Chengying and inform Master Hou about it. After hesitating for a moment, thinking that nothing was left behind, Nanny Xie took off with her entourage to Yi'anju without another word.