Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator

Chapter 337: Labour

Chu Lian suddenly felt a chill down her spine, as if someone was watching her in secret. She frowned slightly and turned back to look, only to see that there were two villager girls carrying baskets and scurrying away from them on the little lane not too far away.

When Wenqing noticed that the smile on her face had slipped, she asked in concern, "Madam, what's wrong? Are you feeling any discomfort?"

Chu Lian stared after the leaving backs of the villager girls for a moment longer before shaking her head, "It's about time, let's head back."

That evening, as Chu Lian was standing up from the table after her dinner, there was a sharp spike of pain from her abdomen. The expression on her face put the servants in attendance on high alert.

Senior Servant Zhong ordered Wenqing and Wenlan to help Chu Lian to the bed with a grave expression, while she herself went to the room next door to look for Great Doctor Miao, Physician Li, the midwife and the other servants.

Great Doctor Miao checked Chu Lian's pulse before nodding at the two experienced senior servants.

The time had come!

Everyone had been waiting eagerly and preparing for this day, so they weren't very panicked. The birthing room had already been prepared in advance, so Senior Servant Zhong instructed Wenqing and Wenlan, "Hurry, help Madam to the birthing room!"

Chu Lian's labour pains had just started, so there was still time before the actual birth.

While the pain came in waves, she was still able to walk somewhat with the help of the maidservants.

Senior Servant Gui led two strong menial servants away to boil hot water in the kitchen.

Senior Servant Zhong called over the guards that He Changdi had arranged to protect the estate, telling one of them to quickly send the news that the madam's labour had started to the marquis.

Chu Lian had never experienced pain like this before. Throbbing waves of pain came from her belly. Her legs had turned to jelly, and she could barely stand up. If not for Great Doctor Miao and Physician Li encouraging her to walk before the delivery, she would rather have just laid in bed.

Despite only wearing a thin layer of home clothes in the warm birthing room, Chu Lian was sweating buckets. By the time night fell and Physician Li told her she could lie down on the bed, Chu Lian let out a long sigh of relief.

After the maidservants force fed her a full meal, the real torture started.

It wasn't convenient for Great Doctor Miao to stay in the birthing room at this time, so he could only sit in the room outside. Physician Li would come out from time to time to report Chu Lian's situation to him.

Senior Servants Gui and Zhong were both experienced old women. They stayed in the birthing room with the midwife to help.

Now Chu Lian was experiencing for herself how noble mothers were. She felt as if her lower half was being split open, along with the most extreme pain she could imagine. She gritted her teeth hard, to the point that her teeth creaked. Her hair was in a mess and sticking to her sweaty face and cheeks, making her feel even more uncomfortable.

"AH!"

Finally, with one particularly painful contraction, Chu Lian couldn't hold back her shout of pain.

The maidservants waiting outside had their hearts in their throats as they listened.

The midwife was also sweating profusely. The baby wasn't even ready yet, but this young madam seemed to have lost her strength already. This put the midwife in a tizzy state.