Chapter 63: Premature Birth

Madam Wu shouted, “What are you doing? Can’t you speak properly? Why are you hitting someone? If you hit Yun Rou, our family won’t let this go.”

“Have you called the Imperial Doctor and Midwife?” Shen Xiuyan, crouching on the ground, helped Su Mingyue and asked Cui Cui beside her.

“I called them a long time ago.”

Hearing this, he immediately picked up Su Mingyue, gritted his teeth, and said, “You don’t need to threaten me. If anything happens to my wife, even if it costs my life, I won’t let your family off the hook!”

His vicious glare made Madam Wu tremble. He then shouted, “Show them out. If they don’t leave, throw them out!”

“Yes!”

Madam Wu, along with Sun Yunrou, walked out of the Scholar’s Mansion like a lost dog.

She glared at her daughter with hatred. “This is all your doing.”

Sun Yunrou covered her face and said nothing.

In the room, Shen Xiuyan wiped the cold sweat from Su Mingyue’s forehead.

“Moon, how are you? Don’t scare me.”

Su Mingyue felt an intense pain in her belly at first, but she wasn’t sure if it was because the pain had lessened with time. It didn’t seem as bad now.

She even had the energy to comfort Shen Xiuyan. “Husband, I’m fine. It doesn’t hurt as much now.”

“Good, good. Let’s have some water first.” Shen Xiuyan, seeing her dry lips, fed her some water. When he saw her color improving slightly, he called out, “Cui Cui, where are they?”

“I’ll check.”

Shen Xiuyan gripped her hand, filled with endless fear. Yesterday, in his worry, he hadn’t told her about this, and it nearly caused a disaster.

He really deserved to die.

Su Mingyue felt his hand tremble slightly, but she still smiled to comfort him. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Why are you more scared than I am?”

“I just…”

“Ah!” Su Mingyue suddenly cried out, her face turning bright red.

Shen Xiuyan panicked. “What happened? What happened?”

After a moment, Su Mingyue shyly said, “I think… water is coming out…”

Shen Xiuyan nearly knelt in shock. “Is it time to give birth? But it’s not the right time!”

Please don’t let anything go wrong.

She’s the only wife I have. If something happens, who could make up for her? Sun Yunrou? Even ten lives wouldn’t be enough to repay his wife.

Madam Zhou, hearing this, quickly stepped forward and pushed Shen Xiuyan aside. “Lie down, let me check. Xuyan, quickly go and get hot water. We’ll use it when the Midwife arrives.”

“Yes, yes.” Shen Xiuyan rushed out.

When he returned, he saw Su Mingyue with an expression like she was about to cry but wasn’t.

He froze, then quickly ran over, almost dropping the basin in his hands. “I am back. Tell me where it hurts.”

Su Mingyue pouted but didn’t say anything.

Madam Zhou couldn’t help but laugh. “She’s going to give birth, your wife is fine. She’s just upset that this new dress might get dirty.”

Su Mingyue, feeling Madam Zhou’s teasing, murmured, “It cost hundreds of taels, it’s so expensive. If it gets blood on it, it won’t wash out…”

Shen Xiuyan pressed his forehead, thinking that his silly wife should stop pretending to be so diligent at this time.

It’s just a dress!

Husband will buy you ten of them!

At this moment, everything in the world can wait. Su Mingyue is the most important. He patted her head to comfort her. “It’s okay. After a few days when you’re better, I’ll take you to buy ten or eight of them. Don’t worry about it.”

Su Mingyue giggled, “Husband, you’re so wasteful.”

Madam Zhou shook her head while watching the two of them. Even in such a tense atmosphere, they were like putting on a show.

However, the heavy mood of everyone was lightened considerably.

“They’re here, they’re here. The Midwife and Imperial Doctor are here!” Cui Cui rushed in with the people.

“Okay, okay, let the Midwife in first. The Imperial Doctor can wait outside.” Shen Xiuyan instructed.

“Ah, she’s really going to give birth!” The Midwife, who had been called earlier, was surprised when she saw the situation. “There’s still a month to go! How did it happen so early? No, you two, get out. It’s just us two here.”

Shen Xiuyan was drenched in cold sweat. “I’m not leaving. I’ll stay here. My wife won’t be in danger, will she?”

The Midwife glanced at Su Mingyue, who seemed to be in good condition. “I can’t guarantee anything. There are often complications with childbirth. But with my thirty years of experience, I’ve seen it all, and I’ll try my best to make sure she’s fine.”

Her words made Shen Xiuyan even more anxious.

He tightly gripped Su Mingyue’s hand and wouldn’t let go.

The Midwife looked at him again. “Sir, you should leave. The blood and energy of a woman in labor is inauspicious. It’s better for you to avoid it.”

“I won’t leave! My mother gave birth to me, and it was fine. If it was inauspicious, how did I become a top scholar?” Shen Xiuyan stubbornly argued.

Midwife: “…”

This might make sense, but she didn’t know how to respond to such a big man watching over.

Su Mingyue weakly comforted him. “Husband, you should go out. It’s too ugly, I don’t want you to see.”

The “ugly” part was one thing, but the more important reason was to avoid the inauspiciousness the Midwife had mentioned.

Any inauspicious thing must not touch her husband.

“I won’t…”

“Quick, go out…”

The Midwife, speechless, didn’t waste any more time. She grabbed Shen Xiuyan and pushed him out. “Go!”

Shen Xiuyan, in disbelief, was actually pushed out???

This woman’s strength is pretty strong.

Before long, Master Su and Liu Yuanmao arrived.

“What’s going on? Why did it happen so early?” The two asked.

Shen Xiuyan explained the sequence of events, and the two widened their eyes in shock.

This situation was too ridiculous. Shen Xiuyan had caught the eye of the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel? And she wouldn’t marry anyone else?

How did he always end up encountering such things?

Wait, no, this wasn’t a good thing.

But for Shen Xiuyan to firmly reject her was not easy, so Master Su naturally wouldn’t blame him.

“Son-in-law, it’s not your fault. That woman is shameless.”

Liu Yuanmao snorted coldly. “Does she really think there’s no one in the Su family? I’ll make sure to teach her a lesson.”

“Don’t, don’t, don’t! Don’t even think about fighting with an official.” Master Su quickly stopped him.

Suddenly, loud screams came from inside, startling all three men.

Master Su and Shen Xiuyan rushed to the door, pressing against the gap in the door, shouting, “Moon, how are you?” / “Daughter, how are you?”

Inside, there was no reply, only more agonizing screams.

The two men’s faces turned pale, nearly collapsing to the ground, but thankfully, Liu Yuanmao caught them.

He glanced at them sideways. “What’s the fuss? What’s there to be afraid of?”

At this moment, crying and painful screams came from inside.

Liu Yuanmao, startled, pushed the two men out of the way. “Moon, are you okay?!”

Master Su: “…”

Shen Xiuyan: “…”

You can’t be so hypocritical!

You were scolding them earlier, but aren’t you just the same?

Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded: three men, all with high statuses, were crouching by the door, shouting louder than the people inside.

“Moon, keep going!”

“Moon, you can do it!”

“Daughter, hold on! Think about your poor, lonely old father, don’t leave him alone!”

Shen Xiuyan, unwilling to lose out, chimed in, “And your Husband! You can’t leave him alone, what if some little vixen shows up again?”

Liu Yuanmao immediately slapped him on the back of his head. “Why bring up such matters?”

Shen Xiuyan felt wronged, but didn’t say a word.