kvmb Chapter 175 Giving birth
Chapter 175 Giving birth
An Liangchen stared blankly at the water clock, feeling for the first time how long time seemed to pass. An Liangchen asked Luo An, "How many hours does it usually take?"
Luo An said, "Around noon, I think."
An Liangchen did some quick calculations: "Two more hours?"
Zhao Ziyu looked at An Ran: "Were you this nervous when I had my birthday?"
Who remembers something that happened so long ago? An Ran turned to look at An Liangchen: "Liangchen, are you nervous?"
An Liangchen shook his head: "I'm not nervous, I'm just calculating the time."
Luo An smiled and walked to the window, opening it. Nan Fei, sitting by the flowerbed, called out to him, "Young Master, has the baby been born yet? When will it be born?"
Nan Fei was about to leave after breakfast when she was woken up by a messenger from the palace. Old Madam Nan said that according to custom, the bride's family could only bring gifts to congratulate her after the birth of her child. Nan Fei pretended to be going to Bei Rou, rode to the palace gate to wait for Luo An, and then followed Luo An inside.
Luo An stared at Nan Fei without saying a word.
Nan Fei chuckled, hopped over, and placed his hand on the windowsill: "Young master, my eyelids have been twitching a lot these past few days. A few days ago it was just an occasional twitch, but last night I was listening to music at Wenxiang Pavilion and it hasn't stopped. Could you take a look and see if I'm about to have some good fortune..."
Luo An, feeling Nan Fei's pulse, casually remarked, "Smooth and fluid, responsive to touch, like pearls rolling on a jade plate..."
Nanfei pulled his hand back, slammed the window shut, and sat back down by the flower bed.
An Liangchen recalled Xiaoman's secret report and whispered to Luo An, "There are many wound medicines in the army, but few medicines for recuperation. General Yuan's injury and miscarriage are quite serious. Does Heaven and Earth have any readily available pills? Have Nanfei bring them to the army."
Luo An asked in surprise, "When did this happen? Does Nan Fei know about it?"
An Liangchen said, "I only received the news yesterday. Judging from the timeline, it should be around New Year's Eve. I haven't told Nanfei yet, and I don't know how to bring it up."
Luo An thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go back to Heaven and Earth."
Nanfei followed the sun like a sunflower, calculating that it must be noon based on the sun's high position. Nanfei stood under the window to wait, and soon heard someone shout, "It's born! A big, healthy boy..."
An Ran and Zhao Ziyu stood up at the same time, and the midwife came out carrying a wailing baby. Zhao Ziyu quickly took the baby and held him in front of An Ran: "Look, a big, chubby grandson... that cry is really strong..."
The chubby, rosy-cheeked child suddenly stopped talking upon hearing this, opened his wet eyes, glanced at them, and then closed them again to sleep.
An Liangchen stared at the child and sighed, "He looks just like me..."
An Ran looked at An Liangchen and then at the child, so small, with eyes closed and light eyebrows. An Liangchen could tell that the child resembled him, which showed his exceptional eyesight.
Nanfei excitedly pushed open the window, but failed to jump in several times. Upon hearing this, he grabbed the window and jumped with all his might, falling to the ground below.
Dexi quickly came over to help him: "Young Master Nan, please be careful."
Nan Fei, as if he hadn't heard, moved closer to An Ran and said, "She's so beautiful, just like my sister."
An Liangchen turned to look at him, her brows furrowing slightly: "What did you say?"
Nanfei immediately said, "My little nephew looks just like his uncle's brother-in-law."
Several people gathered around the child, and Chunhua came out: "Your Highness may go in and see the Crown Princess now."
Nan Fei followed behind, wanting to go in, but Chunhua stopped him, saying, "Young Master Nan, you can't go in now."
Nanfei, naturally, didn't argue. Only then did he realize that Luo An was not there, and asked Dexi, "Where is the young master?"
De Xi said, "Young Master has urgent business to attend to at Heaven and Earth."
Nanfei thought to himself: What urgent matter could be more important than the Crown Princess?
Nan Hua was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep after eating porridge. It wasn't until he woke up in the afternoon that An Liangchen asked Nan Fei to go see Nan Hua.
Nanfei knelt down in front of the bed and said with a smile, "Sister, congratulations on becoming an uncle."
Nan Hua grabbed Nan Fei's hand: "Xiao Fei, Yuan Feng is seriously injured. You must go to the West Mansion immediately. Don't delay a moment, go now."
Nanfei stared blankly at Nanhua, still immersed in the joy of becoming an uncle and unable to react.
Nan Hua was heartbroken: "Xiao Fei, you heard right, Yuan Feng is seriously injured. She needs you, you must go see her quickly."
Nan Hua struggled to sit up, but Nan Fei held her down, saying, "You rest well, I'll go right away."
Nanfei almost bumped into An Liangchen when he came out.
Nanfei steadied himself and asked, "Brother-in-law?"
An Liangchen took out a wooden box: "This is medicine given by Luo An. Take one pill each morning and evening for the first fifteen days, and one pill every day for the next thirty days. It's for General Yuan to strengthen his body."
Fifteen pills before and thirty after? A total of forty-five days and sixty pills?
Nanfei opened the box; inside were rows of dark brown pills. Nanfei picked one up and smelled it.
Seeing that he seemed quite knowledgeable, An Liangchen asked in surprise, "Don't you know nothing about medicine?"
Nanfei put the pills back: "Young Master hasn't returned?"
An Liangchen said, "He went back to Heaven and Earth to prepare medicine, intending to take it to the northern desert."
Nanfei thought for a moment and said, "Brother-in-law, may I see the secret report from the Zhenbei Army?"
An Liangchen said, "Yan Zeyu only said that the Western Prefecture was captured, but he didn't mention that General Yuan was injured. It was just a verbal relay by the messenger. The injury of the commander-in-chief would affect morale. General Yuan is proud, so he must have ordered it to be kept secret. There shouldn't be many people who know about it."
An Liangchen took the package from Li Xia's hands: "This was prepared at your sister's request. The gold is for you, and the snow fox cotton coat is for General Yuan."
Nanfei rubbed his eyelids: "I mean, my eyelids have been twitching these past few days. I thought it meant I was going to get rich, but it turns out it means disaster. Brother-in-law, I'm leaving now. I'm entrusting my sister to you."
The boy was born, and Nan Hua looked well. Nan Fei was relieved and left the city directly without returning to the Nan residence, traveling day and night on horseback.
Nanfei always felt uneasy and would check his medicine every night before bed. He somewhat regretted not having devoted more time to medical skills and pharmacology during his years as a medical apprentice.
Nanfei passed through Fengyuan and went into the city to find a clinic. He was travel-worn, his face was covered in dust and grime, and his clothes were torn in several places, making him look like a beggar.
The doctor was about to frown at him. Nan Fei took out a gold ingot and threw it on the counter, then took out a pill and lowered his voice, saying, "Doctor, I've only been married a short time, and my wife complains that I'm impotent..."
I went to a brothel, Heaven on Earth, for medicine, and took it for several days, but it only made things worse… Can you help me see if this medicine can make me a man again?”
The doctor immediately felt compassion and quickly took the medicine, examining it closely under the lamp and smelling it carefully. He looked quite shocked.
Nanfei sensed something was wrong, grabbed the doctor's sleeve, and cried, "Doctor, my parents went bankrupt saving up a thousand taels of silver to get some miraculous medicine from the Heaven and Earth Palace for my illness..."
"Doctor, do you think this miraculous medicine can cure me? My family has only had one son for seven generations... I also have a piece of gold on me, I'll give it all to you."
Nanfei then took out another gold ingot. The doctor quickly stopped him and stuffed the gold ingot back into his hand.
The doctor said indignantly, "I've long heard that Heaven on Earth claims to be the best medical institution in the world, but it's all a swindler and a fraud. Young man, you've been deceived. This medicine is not for men."