The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Chapter 899 The Joy of Playing Zhang

The one who came to report the news was Mrs. Gui.

She said that the arsonists might be bandits, who were extremely vicious and masked. They broke in through the corner gate with the intention of killing people.

However, the guards of the Marquis's mansion were very powerful and were always prepared, and they killed a bandit on the spot.

In addition, two guards in the mansion were injured, but their injuries were not serious.

"It was a chaotic time, and the maids and servants all hid themselves." Sister Gui said, "But the bandits were cunning, and they split their forces into several groups. Someone knew the way and went straight to the main courtyard, poured oil and set it on fire. The fire spread quickly and soon caught fire."

Shi Yunqi was scared to death, thinking that if his sister had not given birth today and his wife had not insisted on going to the young master's residence to listen to the news, he didn't know what the situation would be like now.

He asked as he followed Mrs. Gui back to the Marquis's residence without alerting anyone, "Is the fire under control?"

Sister Gui nodded and said, "The fire has been brought under control, but the main courtyard is definitely uninhabitable." She paused for a moment and continued, "At first I thought it was the end of the year and the bandits were looking for money, but on closer thought I was afraid they were looking for revenge."

Otherwise, why would they just pour fuel on the fire and burn the main courtyard? They must have found out long ago that the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion was resting in the main courtyard, so they wanted to burn her to death.

She expressed her thoughts, "Could it be that Madam has offended someone?"

The madam is in charge of the delivery channels of Ming Yu'an porcelain and the business of various farms, so it is possible that she has offended someone.

Shi Yunqi pondered for a moment, made up his mind, and hurried back to the Marquis' Mansion to check the situation and sent someone to report to the authorities.

It was the New Year's Eve, and there were few people on duty at the government office. But the incident happened in the Jian'an Marquis's Mansion, and soon all the officials who were on leave were recalled.

Shi Yunqi also drew a portrait and gave it to the yamen official, "If you see this person, arrest him and interrogate him first."

The clerk took the portrait and saw that it was clearly a child. Although he was suspicious, he took it solemnly and promised to do his best to investigate and give Lord Jian'an a satisfactory answer.

Shi Yunqi thanked them for their hard work and took out some change to treat the officials to a drink.

When he finished everything, he found that the courtyard was in order. Only one room in the main courtyard was burned down due to the fierce fire, but the rest were fine.

He praised the palace guards for their calmness in the face of danger and their excellent boxing and kicking skills, and arranged for the injured palace guards to go to the medical clinic for treatment. After finishing everything, about half an hour later, he returned to Tinglan Courtyard and found that his sister still could not give birth to the child.

Tang Chujun and Yao Sheng initially stayed in Yu Sheng Pavilion to greet relatives and friends, but now they no longer had the heart to do so and both wandered outside the delivery room.

The brand new lanterns swayed in the wind under the corridor, making people feel anxious.

When Shi Yunqi entered the warm room, he saw that the lady was not resting on the couch, but sitting on a round stool.

Wei Cailing clutched the handkerchief, her fingertips trembling: "Husband, my heart is pounding, I'm very panicked."

She was worried that her sister-in-law's pregnancy was dangerous. Giving birth was a journey through the gates of hell. But this pregnancy was strange, and it was unheard of for a woman to not give birth at full term.

Shi Yunqi put aside the matter of the Marquis' Mansion and said gently, "Madam, go and rest on the couch. I will go and find out the situation and then come back to tell you."

Wei Cailing responded but her body did not move, and her knuckles holding the teacup turned white.

Shi Yunqi went out of the corridor and asked around, but no one knew what was going on in the delivery room. While he was hesitating, he suddenly saw Liang Yanbing come out through the curtain and told Nanyan, "Prepare some more ginseng slices."

A group of people outside the house almost rushed forward and pushed Shi Yunqi outside.

Tang Chujun asked anxiously, "Yan Bing, how is my daughter?"

Liang Yanbing's eyes and brows were filled with fatigue. She moved her lips but didn't say anything in the end. She took the bowl of ginseng slices handed to her by Nan Yan and turned away.

The door was closed again.

This New Year has been very difficult.

In the inner room of the wing, Shi Anxia was already sweating profusely from exhaustion, and said to Bei Hui, "I have no strength left..."

Bei Hui held her hand, holding back the tears that were about to fall, and said with a smile, "Madam, this is just the beginning! We still have three children to raise, please hold on a little longer."

Madam Meng was so tired that her eyes went dark and she almost fell down. She leaned against the table to catch her breath for a while, her nails digging deep into her palms, and she managed to calm herself down with the sharp pain.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and rolled up her sleeves again, "Princess, save some strength, I will help you turn the baby's position."

Shi Anxia's lips trembled slightly, her face was as white as paper, and her hair was soaked with cold sweat. "Thank you for your hard work, Madam Meng."

Madam Meng waved her hand and said, "Please stop talking and save your energy for giving birth to the baby."

She was an expert at correcting the fetal position, but today she seemed to have no idea where to start, so she had to go ahead with it.

Without a doubt, let the biggest one come out first.

Madam Meng looked at the princess's face and saw that she was blessed and should not have suffered so much. However, her palm lines showed that she had no luck in having children, which must have been why she had come to this point.

Several midwives were also tired, and some simply sat on the ground to rest.

Liang Yanbing also arranged for someone to prepare some food, and asked the midwives and maids to take turns going out to eat.

No one who went out dared to say anything. After eating a few mouthfuls, they returned to the delivery room.

By the afternoon, four hours had passed since the induction of labor began, and there was no movement at all.

Tang Chujun had no choice but to persuade everyone to go home and celebrate the New Year, as he could not stay with them any longer.

Yu Sujun thought that with so many people gathered in the young master's mansion, not only were they of no help, but they also added to the burden of the mansion.

She was the first to agree, and returned home with her husband and children.

Seeing this, the others also dispersed. When they returned, they were all worried.

Yu Sujun and Shi Chengyi had no intention of celebrating the New Year, so they searched for ancient books and found the Medical Ancestors of Women, which recorded a case of a woman not giving birth for up to seven days. It said that if the woman did not give birth for five days, even if the mother and baby survived, they would die prematurely due to other diseases.

If the baby is not born within seven days, both mother and baby will die.

Yu Sujun's heart was pounding and her hands were shaking violently, "Xia'er's pregnancy is fatal!"

Shi Chengyi's frown was so tight that it could kill a fly. "We can't go on like this. Let's save Xia'er first."

Yu Sujun was thinking that if Cen Yuan was here, maybe it would work. But now that Cen Yuan's life or death was uncertain, how could Shi Anxia be willing to abandon the blood left by her husband?

She left Shi Chengyi behind, "You go back first, I still have to go to the young master's house to watch. If you don't come out tonight, I will warn you."

Shi Chengyi nodded and said, "Go quickly, don't worry about your family."

Outside the delivery room, Liang Yanbing was already asking Tang Chujun, "If it doesn't work, should we save the adult or the child?"

Tang Chujun and Yao Sheng said in unison, "Save the lord."

Their voices were so loud that they could be heard in the inner room.

Shi Anxia's eyes, which had been closed, slowly opened again, and he spoke to Madam Meng with difficulty, "I want to live, and my child... also wants to live..." After he finished speaking, he fainted from exhaustion.

The young master's mansion stayed up all night.

Panic gripped the two mothers. They went to Baoguo Temple overnight, kowtowed at every step, and prayed to the Bodhisattva to protect their daughters and save them from danger.

At first, the wish was that all three children could be born and that mother and children would be safe.

Gradually, my wish became to be able to keep a child, as long as the mother and child were safe.

In the end, my wish became to ask the Buddha to bless my daughter to stay alive, and I didn’t ask for anything else.

Perhaps it was the Bodhisattva’s presence. When dawn approached, Tang Chujun and Yao Sheng returned home and heard that their daughter had given birth.

The joy of having a baby!