Rejected Beauty Practices the Villain Play-Chapter 891 - 866: Childbirth

Fengyu was pushing Xie Xun out, but Xie Xun stubbornly refused, insisting on feeding her on Qiuxiang’s behalf. Just then, the second wave of labor pains struck Fengyu. The pain was intense and urgent, causing her small hand to lash out at his face while she shouted for him to leave, "Out, out, if you don’t leave, I won’t give birth."

She had been accustomed to a life of luxury, with long fingernails, and Xie Xun quietly endured her blows, ending up with several scratches on his face. The nearby midwife was terrified, having never seen anyone dare to hit the emperor’s face like that, and forgot to comfort Fengyu and check the birth canal. Fengyu’s screams of pain were nearly hysterical as she tried to drive Xie Xun away. Zhang Lingzheng could not bear to watch and boldly dragged him out.

"Your Majesty, please don’t stand there, it will only agitate Her Majesty!"

"Why?" Xie Xun seemed unfazed by the pain on his face, even feeling a bit aggrieved, "I want to be with her."

"Her Majesty doesn’t need your company, please stay here quietly."

Xie Xun refused to listen to the Imperial Physician. Hearing Fengyu’s cries, he was filled with worry and tried to rush in again, only to be held back and pushed into a chair by the arriving Xie Jue. "Sit down and stop making a fuss!"

Xie Xun, "..."

Almost all the experts in obstetrics from the Imperial Hospital were present, even those who were not specialists, just in case anything went wrong. They were all anxious about Fengyu’s condition, and no one dared utter a single inauspicious word.

However, the first child was genuinely difficult to bear, and Fengyu was a woman who could not withstand pain. She fainted several times, only to be forcibly awakened. The midwives were extremely nervous, despite their vast experience, as Fengyu’s fetal position was relatively correct, not a difficult delivery, but her cervix was dilating very slowly, making the pain seem interminable.

Xie Xun outside could hardly bear the worry, restless and agitated, while Xie Jue appeared much calmer, watching Xie Xun closely.

When Fengyu cried out in pain, Xie Xun anxiously asked, "Ayu, can I come in and keep you company?"

"Get out!" Even in exhaustion, Fengyu could still shout back, and Xie Jue looked at the red scratches on Xie Xun’s face, hesitant to speak.

"Second Brother, I feel really hurt too!"

"That’s just your imagination, go occupy yourself with some memorials."

"No, I truly feel pain all over."

Xie Jue took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and ignored him, unable to empathize.

He wanted to curse but held back, having never felt so oppressed before. After all, when he wanted to curse, no one could stop him!

Finally, at midnight, Fengyu’s cervix was almost fully dilated, yet the delivery was extremely difficult. She was indeed physically weak, unable to exert herself, and fearful of the pain. The childbirth exceeded Fengyu’s endurance, leading to a loss of consciousness, and at this rate, both mother and child were indeed in danger.

The midwives were extremely anxious, having people hold Fengyu down and force-feeding her several bowls of medicinal soup. If Xie Xun were present, the midwives wouldn’t dare be so rough, but fortunately, he wasn’t, and thus did not interfere. They all knew that if the Empress’s childbirth did not go well, they wouldn’t survive, and everyone was delivering with their lives at stake.

When Fengyu was roused once more, the tearing pain was back. She held a ginseng slice in her mouth, struggling to stay conscious, tears spilling over uncontrollably—it was truly excruciating.

Back then, even when Dugu Jing kicked her off a cliff, it didn’t hurt this much; it was beyond her understanding.

Could she not give birth?

The midwife’s voice sounded faint and distant, as if floating in the air, desperately shouting at the Empress to push, just a little more effort. Fengyu wanted to exert herself; she really put all her strength into it—how could she push any harder?

"Your Majesty... we can see the head, just hold on a bit more... it’s coming out any moment!"

Upon hearing this, Fengyu suddenly found energy, as if a miraculous force had surged through her body, and soon she heard the baby’s cries. In her muddled mind, she thought, is it born?

Her entire strength drained away, all pain became part of the past, and she thought, she could have another child, but as soon as she thought this, she lost consciousness again.