The weather is getting colder day by day, and rhubarb is getting thinner and thinner day by day. Qin Xiaoxiao tried her best, but still couldn't stop its decline. She could only spend more time with it when it was awake.

Dahuang probably knew that he would not live long, so he became extremely clingy to her. When he woke up and couldn't see her, he would struggle to get up and look for her. Even Bieya no longer wanted to go out for a walk, and always stood by quietly.

, or licking its increasingly dull hair.

Another heavy snowfall came quietly, and Qin Xiaoxiao stayed in the house where the earth dragons were burning, grooming them while listening to Mingyue and the others talk about interesting things they knew.

She has been back for more than a month and has not left the house much. Firstly, her body has become heavier with twins. Secondly, she has already visited all the interesting places in the city. It is no longer fresh for her, so she might as well stay there.

at home.

Hearing Xiqiao say that her hometown has the custom of going to other people's crops in the middle of the night to steal seeds during the harvest season, Qin Xiaoxiao asked curiously: "If someone is greedy and steals a lot, wouldn't the person who was stolen eat it?"

Big loss?"

Xiqiao smiled and said: "People in this village steal from each other. As long as there is no festival, no one will have such bad intentions. Otherwise, if others find out, our crops will suffer in the coming year."

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded and asked again: "Is it possible that some people steal a little bit from the east and a little from the west, but no one steals their own crops?"

Xiqiao replied: "Yes. The reason for this custom is that one of our ancestors was from a poor family. Every year, the family could only eat dry food during the two days when the grain was stored in the warehouse and during the Chinese New Year. Who knew that one year his family's crops suddenly suddenly

There was a fire and all the food was burned overnight. The people in the village sympathized with them and wanted to help the ancestor, but they all knew that the ancestor would not accept it, so they came up with this idea to help the ancestor.

We overcame the difficulties. Later, stealing seeds became a grand event in the village, and it spread more and more widely and was accepted by other villages, gradually becoming a local custom."

Qin Xiaoxiao was deeply moved: "It turns out that there is such a touching story behind this custom. It shows that your ancestor is an excellent person. He must have made many good friends on weekdays, so he was able to win over his neighbors in times of trouble.

Help."

Xiqiao said: "I don't know the life of this ancestor, but he must be an excellent person as the lady said, otherwise this matter will not be approved by everyone."

Qin Xiaoxiao deeply believed that this matter could become a local custom, which also shows that most people have kind thoughts in their hearts. I think that since this custom has been spread to this day, it has really helped many people.

Xiqiao continued: "Everyone enjoys the thrill of stealing seeds. If you are caught by the owner while stealing seeds, you will be punished. However, the land is too wide, and it is difficult for the owner to find and catch them. The most interesting thing is

It was because I couldn't see the road in the dark, so I was so nervous that I might have plunged into a mud puddle, or stepped on a snake. Instead of stealing the grain, I was scared to death..."

As she told all the interesting things that happened while stealing seeds, Qin Xiaoxiao could almost imagine those interesting scenes and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Dahuang sensed her pleasure and put the dog's head on her thigh, his dry nose gently nudging her increasingly rounded belly.

"Ah!" Qin Xiaoxiao exclaimed, holding her stomach. Seeing Dahuang retracting her head in fright, she quickly responded: "It's okay, I didn't scold you. It was the little guy in my belly that suddenly moved and knocked me out.

scared."

Dahuang naturally couldn't understand what the owner said, but he could feel that the owner didn't mean to blame it. He flicked his tail slightly and licked the back of her hand.

Mingyue and the others were extremely surprised, and they all gathered around at once: "Madam, are the two young masters moving?"

Qin Xiaoxiao touched his belly, with deep joy on his face: "When Rhubarb touched me just now, I felt something move, so there should be nothing wrong with it."

Xueya and Princess Jiaming were pregnant first, so she already knew about fetal movement, but today was the first time she really experienced fetal movement, which made her novel and very moved at the same time.

Previously, the imperial doctor said that one of the little ones was relatively weak and needed constant attention. She stayed in fear for more than a month and even went to the Huguo Temple to pray for them.

It wasn't until the imperial doctor made another diagnosis the day before yesterday and confirmed that both children were fine and that they would be fine as long as they were carefully raised in the next few months, that her heart returned to its original position.

Now that the little guys can finally move, this has undoubtedly increased her confidence.

"That's great, I will tell His Highness now, so that Your Highness will be happy!" Xingtian clapped his hands and ran excitedly towards the main hall.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't stop her. Seeing her rushing directly into the snow, she quickly shouted: "The snow is too heavy, hold an umbrella before going over."

Xingtian didn't take the snow to heart at all, and replied "It's okay" from afar, and then disappeared into the yard, leaving only a series of footprints.

Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head and said helplessly: "Despite her short legs, she runs quite fast and is not afraid of falling due to slippery snow."

Xiqiao joked: "Don't worry, Mingyue has a lot of ointments for treating bruises, enough for her to use on rotation for several years."

Thinking of Xingtian bumping his knees and calves from time to time and making them bruised, Qin Xiaoxiao was speechless for a moment, feeling that with this girl here, there was no need to worry that the ointments prepared by Mingyue would expire.

I put my hand on my belly, hoping that the two little guys inside would respond a little bit more. I don't know if they were tired or just didn't like to move, but there was no other movement except that one just now.

She was a little worried, looked at Mingyue and asked: "How many times will it move a day this month?"

Mingyue said: "There is no fixed number for this. Some move several times a day, and some move only once a few days. These are normal. After a while, the two little masters will become more and more active, and then they will move more frequently.

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Qin Xiaoxiao felt relieved and said with a smile: "It's such a big place, I don't know if they will feel crowded and start fighting over the territory."

As soon as these words came out, several maids laughed. Mingyue had been following her father's medical practice for many years, and was more knowledgeable than others in this regard, so she said: "It should be crowded here and there. It is said that some children will play with the umbilical cord in the mother's womb.

I was still holding it in my hand when I was born."

Qin Xiaoxiao said curiously: "Is there such a thing? Won't it hurt if you hold it like this?"

Mingyue said: "No, the umbilical cord connects the mother and the child. When the child is born, the midwife will cut the umbilical cord. If there is pain, the mother can also feel it. I have never heard that the mother will feel pain when the umbilical cord is cut.

"

She was worried about scaring her master, so she did not mention the dangers of the umbilical cord. Some people gave birth to stillborn babies because the umbilical cord was wrapped around the neck, causing the fetus to suffocate.

However, this situation is rare. Once the fetus is wrapped around the neck by the umbilical cord, the fetal movements will become different. Experienced doctors or midwives will use some means to adjust the position of the fetus to help them get rid of the entanglement of the umbilical cord.

Most of the fetuses that died of suffocation due to the umbilical cord being wrapped around the neck were ignored by adults, and by the time they noticed something was wrong, it was already too late.

At this time, there was movement outside. Qin Xiaoxiao thought it was Xingtian who had returned. Just as he was wondering why it was so fast, a little girl hurried in. Fuli said: "Madam, the girl Lianxin in front of Princess Jiaming is here.

, said I have something important to ask you."

Qin Xiaoxiao's eyelids twitched slightly, and an ominous premonition flashed through his heart, and he immediately said: "Quick, invite her in!"

The little girl went out immediately. After a while, Lian Xin, whose hair was messy, her cheeks were red and swollen, and her clothes were torn, ran in in a panic. She knelt on the ground with a thud and said, "Madam, please save the master, he is dying."

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Qin Xiaoxiao stood up in confusion, her face instantly turned pale: "What's wrong with my cousin? She just sent me a letter the day before yesterday saying that everything is fine, why is it not working?"

Lian Xin cried bitterly while gritting her teeth and said: "Madam, the Commander Ma Ye and this bitch Lan Zhi have had an affair for a long time. Yesterday evening, the adulterers had an affair in the rockery and were accidentally discovered by the master. The master took care of his heart.

The young master did not break up with the two of them on the spot, but only waited for the old master to return to the house to seek justice. Unexpectedly, on the way to the main courtyard, the young master tripped and fell, causing the master to bleed on the spot and have difficulty giving birth!"

She did not say that the young master accidentally tripped his master. In this case, who can believe that he was really careless?

In particular, Teng'er's feelings for Lan Zhi are much deeper than for Princess Jiaming. It is not impossible for him to deliberately trip up Princess Jiaming if he listened to Lan Zhi's instigation or hints.

A child who is about to turn four years old is between sensible and ignorant, so it is not surprising that he would do such a vicious thing.

Seeing that something was not right with Princess Jiaming at that time, the two nuns hurriedly carried her back to the courtyard, and then urged Lianxin and several maids to find the imperial doctor and midwife.

Unexpectedly, before they left the courtyard, they were stopped by the guards of the mansion and refused to let them out. In the end, Mrs. Zhang made the decision and hired a doctor and a midwife from somewhere.

One of these two people was not good at medicine and the other was not good at delivering babies, so they could not help Princess Jiaming who was having difficulty giving birth. The two nuns and Lian Xin, several maids who were loyal to Princess Jiaming, were extremely anxious and expressed their dissatisfaction with Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang didn't do anything to the two nuns. She slapped them on the ground that Lian Xin and others ignored the mistress's difficulty in giving birth and yelled in front of the hall.

Lian Xin and others were almost desperate, and could only place their hope in Zhang Cifu, who was "just and strict". Finally, they waited until Zhang Cifu returned home, and they immediately reported the situation.

I thought he would uphold justice and save Princess Jiaming from danger. Who knew that he just called Zhang Shiren to the memorial tablet of his ancestors, violently changed the family rules, and made him and Lan Zhi kneel outside the delivery room to express their gratitude to Princess Jiaming.

Apologizing, he watched coldly as the blood poured out in basins in the delivery room, and never mentioned the matter to the imperial doctor or midwife.

Only then did Lian Xin and others realize that no one in the entire Zhang family put themselves in their master's shoes. No matter what the Zhang family's plans were, there was no way they would let this "family scandal" spread, at least not at this time.

They were so filled with hatred that they had no choice but to do anything about what the Zhang family had done. They could only try their best to escape from the house and seek help from Qin Xiaoxiao, who was closest to them and cared most about Princess Jiaming.

Until just now, Lian Xin and others finally thought of a way and escaped from the Zhang Mansion in a thrilling manner. They fell down countless times along the way before arriving at the Princess Protector's Mansion.

She knew that she was a low-key person, and even if she invited the imperial doctor Zhang's house, she would not let him in, so she could only come here to find Qin Xiaoxiao first.

There was no time to elaborate on all the details. After Qin Xiaoxiao heard that Princess Jiaming was having a difficult delivery, she didn't bother to ask any more questions and walked out: "Prepare the car, hurry up and get someone to prepare the car!"

Mingyue and others stopped her eagerly: "Madam, this matter is important and must be reported to Your Highness!"

It is too dangerous to go out on such a windy and snowy day, not to mention that the Zhang Mansion is obviously not peaceful. What if Madam gets hit and hurts the little master in her belly?

Qin Xiaoxiao paused, holding his abdomen and issued a series of instructions: "Qingfeng, you go to the main hall to report to your mother; Jingque, you ask the guard commander to quickly mobilize thirty people; Qingshu, take my name card and go directly

Go to the Imperial Hospital to find the two Imperial Physicians Liu and Liao. Mingyue and Xiqiao will follow me to the Zhang Mansion first!"

Mingyue and others did not dare to dissuade her any more, and all responded: "Yes, madam!"

Within a moment, thirty guards were in place, and the airtight sedan chair was also ready. Just when Qin Xiaoxiao was holding her waist and was about to get into the sedan chair, Princess Protector also came out, and another sedan chair fell down

.

"The Zhang family dares to bully the royal princess like this, I want to see where they have the confidence!" Princess Protector's face was filled with frost, and she was obviously extremely dissatisfied with what the Zhang family had done.

She ignored the worldly affairs outside, but the Zhang family's bullying of Princess Jiaming was a slap in the royal family's face. Besides, Prince Fu, her little uncle, had also loved her. Now that his daughter was in trouble, how could she just sit back and watch?

reason?

"Thank you, mother!" Qin Xiaoxiao was really afraid that she could not control an old fox like Zhang Cifu and save Princess Jiaming's life. Now that Princess Protector was also going, she suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

"I'll take care of everything. I'll go to the Zhang Mansion later. Just comfort Jiaming and leave everything else to me." Princess Protector shook her cold hand and had no intention of stopping her.

"Yes!" Qin Xiaoxiao nodded heavily and prayed silently in his heart: Auntie, my mother and I are here to support you, you must hold on!

Princess Protector's Mansion is not far from Zhang's Mansion, but today there is a heavy snowstorm and there is snow on the road, which affects the foot strength of the bearer. It usually takes three quarters to get there, but this time it took half an hour to walk.

The original guard team of thirty people became sixty.

Their steps were in unison, escorting the two sedans along the way. Snowflakes brushed across their solemn faces, adding a bit of a chilling air, attracting many passers-by who braved the wind and snow to go out. They

There was a lot of discussion, and I felt that something big was going to happen.

Qin Xiaoxiao was so anxious that the moment she got off the sedan, she couldn't wait to get down. With the support of Mingyue and Xiqiao, she and Princess Huguo quickly walked into the gate of Zhang Mansion.
Chapter completed!