The Enchanting Imperial Concubine (Book 2)

Chapter 405 - Watching the Tigers Fight from the Mountain

Translator Xiaobai: Book 3 is out!

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The next day.

It started to rain lightly outside, making the already cool Lingxi Garden even colder in April.

Ye Yun sat by the window, watching the rain. A breeze came through, gently stirring her hair, making her feel relaxed.

"You should wear an extra layer, Your Highness. The Fourth Prince wore a vest when he went to study today," Huiyue said as she approached with a Xiangfei-colored shawl.

"I'm not cold. With two babies inside, my body feels quite warm," Ye Yun smiled, extending her hand for Huiyue to touch.

Huiyue felt her hand and found it was indeed warm, so she didn't press the issue.

Nanzhi then came in, carrying a plate of rice cakes. "Your Highness is over nine months pregnant now, and it won't be long before you give birth. These rice cakes were just made and brought here. Please try some."

Ye Yun picked up a piece and tasted it—it was delicious.

The rice cakes were soft, sticky, and fragrant, made without added sugar, so they had the natural flavor of the rice.

After eating three pieces in a row, she finally stopped.

As she wiped her mouth, she said, "They say a pregnancy lasts ten months, but most babies are born around the nine-month mark. We must be on alert now."

During pregnancy, it's normal to give birth anytime between 37 and 40 weeks, a span of about three weeks or half a month.

"It's basically that once it's full term in September, the birth could happen at any time."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Everything is prepared. Both Nan Zhi and I have made quite a few clothes, shoes, and socks for the two little masters," Hui Yue said with a smile.

Ye Yun touched her belly, feeling a warm sense of comfort inside.

Then she remembered, "Where is Qu Momo? Go and give her a message. Ask her to come and check the baby's position, and summon Imperial Physician Shen as well. With the birth approaching, we must keep a close watch every day."

If the birth becomes difficult, there's no C-section available nowadays—it could be life-threatening.

"I just went to check. Qu Momo isn't in the courtyard. Others said her throat felt a bit sore when she woke up this morning, probably from catching a chill during the rainy night, so she went to see the physician to get some medicine. She should be back soon," Hui Yue replied.

Ye Yun nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Meanwhile, elsewhere...

Behind a bamboo grove outside the Imperial Clinic at Lingxi Garden, Qu Momo was chatting quietly with a palace maid.

She was holding a packet of medicine and looked uncomfortable.

The palace maid, trying to comfort her, took out a small paper packet from her sleeve and handed it to her.

With no one around, the two remained quiet for a while before parting ways.

However, they didn't notice that this whole scene was witnessed by another palace maid, Luzhong, who was also feeling unwell and had come through a side path to the clinic to get medicine.

Luzhong was Ying Wanrong's personal maid, and upon seeing this, she immediately returned to report the incident.

"Qu Momo, who is supposed to help deliver Ming Zhaoyi's baby, was secretly talking with Qin Jieyu's head maid, Linglan, outside the Imperial Clinic?" Ying Wanrong frowned slightly.