Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool

Several maids were assisting.

Lu Yuan and the others waited anxiously outside the room.

Zhao Qiao’er looked at Lu Yuan and asked, “Sweetheart, you know medicine too. Why don’t you go in and help Yue’Er deliver?”

“The midwife is in there. It’ll be fine,” Lu Yuan replied calmly.

Over the past few days, Lu Yuan had prepared numerous medicinal tonics for Gu Ziye, enough to ensure she could deliver the baby safely and smoothly.

It was just that Gu Ziye had a smaller frame, so her birth canal was also a bit narrow.

Because of that, childbirth was bound to be more painful for Gu Ziye.

‘Zhao Qiao’er probably didn’t experience this much pain when she gave birth.’

Gu Ziye’s situation this time was different from Su Liyan’s.

When Su Liyan gave birth, her mother had specifically instructed them not to let a midwife handle the delivery.

This was because Su Liyan would partially revert to her ancestral form during labor.

‘If the midwife had seen a large snake tail, wouldn’t she have fainted dead away on the spot?’

That was why Lu Yuan had to deliver Su Liyan’s baby himself.

If it weren’t for the matter of the Crown Prince, the Emperor or Empress would likely have come to the manor to see Gu Ziye through her delivery today.

Gu Ziye’s pained groans drifted out from time to time, making everyone’s hearts clench outside the door.

Finally, a loud wail shattered the tense atmosphere.

“The baby’s born! It’s born!”

Outside, everyone hugged each other and shouted in excitement.

Inside, the midwife picked up a pink, healthy baby girl, her face beaming as she said:

“Congratulations, My Lady! You’ve given birth to a little princess!”

Drenched in sweat, Gu Ziye weakly pushed aside the swaddling clothes with her right hand. She glanced at the daughter in the midwife’s arms, deeply relieved.

It made the tearing pain she had endured worthwhile.

“My! The little one’s cries are so loud!” Song Meiqin exclaimed from outside, having heard the baby’s wails.

Hearing the midwife’s voice from inside, Su Liyan remarked, “So the older sister came out first.”

No one besides Lu Yuan gave much thought to the meaning behind her words.

Lu Yuan and Su Liyan exchanged a smile and said no more.

Zhao Qiao’er was about to push the door open. “Let me have a look! Who does the little one take after?”

Lu Yuan grabbed her arm, stopping her. “Wait. Just a little longer.”

Everyone outside was stunned, not understanding why.

However, to the midwife’s surprise, the Princess’s labor wasn’t over.

Just a few minutes later, the Princess’s cries of pain echoed from the room once more.

The midwife carefully placed the infant in her arms into the crib Lu Yuan had prepared.

The midwife’s heart skipped a beat. ‘In my experience,’ she thought, ‘for her to still be screaming in pain after the birth… could it be a hemorrhage?’

With the medical care available at the time, it was rare for a woman to survive a major hemorrhage.

‘If Princess Yue Ning dies under my care, I won’t live to see another day.’

With a trembling hand, the midwife lifted the blanket and peeked underneath.

What she saw was beyond her wildest imagination. “Good heavens!” she cried out. “There’s another one!”

The midwife immediately scrambled into another flurry of activity.

Outside, everyone was once again plunged into a state of anxiety. “Lu Yuan, Yue’Er is so small… She’ll be all right, won’t she?”

Lu Yuan reassured them, “Don’t worry. She’ll be fine.”

He had specifically given Gu Ziye a medicinal tonic that morning to boost her stamina and ease the pain.

After a long while, an even more resounding cry echoed throughout the entire manor.

The midwife excitedly picked up the infant. Lifting its legs, she saw something of a decent size dangling there.

Her voice trembling, the midwife cried out, “Wonderful news, My Lady! You’ve also given birth to a young master!”

The midwife’s announcement from inside the room struck like a bolt from the blue, leaving most of them gaping in astonishment.

Fraternal twins! A boy and a girl!

Then, incomparably joyous smiles bloomed on everyone’s faces.

Zhao Qiao’er scooped Song Meiqin up and spun her around, exclaiming, “This is truly a tremendous blessing!”

After a few maids quickly tidied up for Gu Ziye, Lu Yuan and the others swarmed into the room.

For a moment, no one knew which baby to look at first.

Lu Yuan walked straight to Gu Ziye’s side, took her hand, and patted it gently. “Yue’Er, you’ve been through so much.”

Her lips pale, Gu Ziye gave a wan smile. “I never would have guessed… fraternal twins. And you didn’t even tell me!”

‘My belly was so large, I thought it was just one big baby. I never imagined it was actually two.’

Lu Yuan took out an exceptionally high-grade Elixir he had refined specially for Gu Ziye.

The small Elixir melted the moment it entered her mouth, and Gu Ziye’s body instantly returned to its pre-pregnancy condition.

All her pain vanished, and even her exhaustion was gone. She felt as if she could get right out of bed.

Lu Yuan gently stopped her, urging her to rest in bed a while longer.

After taking that Elixir, Gu Ziye wouldn’t even need the traditional month of postpartum confinement. All she needed was a good sleep, and she’d be as energetic as ever.

“Look at that! Our Yue’Er may be small, but she gave birth to two. How amazing!” Zhao Qiao’er said from the side, holding the baby girl.

…

「Meanwhile, deep within the magnificent Imperial Capital」

Empress Ma sat slumped wearily on the Phoenix Chair.

The last few days of arranging the Crown Prince’s funeral had left her physically and mentally exhausted, and her face was gaunt.

An old eunuch shuffled up to the Empress and bowed his head. “Your Majesty, the Empress, Princess Yue Ning gave birth to a pair of fraternal twins today.”

The old eunuch had only learned this news thanks to the Jinyi Guard stationed throughout the Imperial City.

The news also reached Emperor Gu Yuanzhang.

Of course, Lu Yuan currently had no intention of clashing with the Jinyi Guard, allowing them to monitor his every move.

Hearing this, Empress Ma’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed slightly.

Her daughter, her beloved Princess, had successfully given birth.

“Have the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Treasure Room, and the Shangyi Bureau jointly prepare congratulatory gifts. Convey my blessings and concern to the Princess.”

Though her lips were pale, Empress Ma’s gaze was soft. Her voice was regal, yet filled with a mother’s love.

The old eunuch bowed respectfully and, once the Empress had finished, withdrew from her chambers.

The old eunuch accepted his orders and led a procession of palace maids, who carried gift boxes filled with rare treasures, heading grandly toward the Princess’s manor.

Stepping into the manor’s main courtyard, the old eunuch announced, “By order of Her Majesty, the Empress! This servant has been dispatched to deliver congratulatory gifts to Princess Yue Ning!”

Hearing this from inside, Lu Yuan and the others had someone invite the old eunuch to the front hall.

As Gu Ziye had just given birth, it was not appropriate for her to receive visitors.

Lu Yuan went to the front hall alone, leaving the others to look after Gu Ziye and the newborns.

The eunuch entered the front hall, bowed respectfully, and said, “Prince Consort, Her Majesty, the Empress, was overjoyed to hear that you and the Princess have been blessed with children.”

“She has specially bestowed a string of Kunlun Purple Jade Pearls, ten bolts of the finest silk, a pair of Jade Ruyi, and one stalk each of a Thousand-year-old Ginseng, a Nightglow Orchid, and a Five-Color Phoenix Flower.”

“She wishes you peace, prosperity, and good health.”

Empress Ma knew Lu Yuan could refine Elixirs, so she had specifically instructed that the three precious medicinal ingredients be sent for his use.

Lu Yuan had a servant accept the gifts from the palace maids and said:

“We are grateful for the Empress’s consideration. Please, Eunuch, convey mine and Princess Yue Ning’s thanks to Her Majesty.”

The old eunuch bowed once more, then withdrew from the front hall and led the palace maids back to the Imperial Capital to report to the Empress.

「About half a month later.」

Su Liyan’s parents, Su Changliang, and Xiaoqian had traveled from Taiping City and arrived on the outskirts of the Imperial City.

Su Changliang called Lu Yuan’s phone. “Brother-in-law,” he said, “our family is here in the Imperial City. We’ll arrive tomorrow.”

“Great, great! Travel safely and take your time on the road,” Lu Yuan said.

As Lu Yuan had implied, these were not peaceful times.

After hanging up, Lu Yuan told Su Liyan that her family was coming to the Imperial City.

When Su Liyan heard, she jumped for joy, leaping nearly five feet in the air. “What wonderful and unexpected news!” she exclaimed.