Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 682 Empress Gives Birth as Heavenly Rainfalls (1)

The once awe-inspiring Xiaobai turned into a docile little lamb in front of Feng Xuxu, coquettishly courting favor, "Sister, why have you come."

"What, are you not welcoming me?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaobai immediately shook his head, "Not at all, I’ve been longing for your visit." He affectionately hugged Feng Xuxu’s arm and nuzzled against her.

Dugu Chen, with a darkened face, reached out and yanked him over, tossing him next to Blue Fox, "That one is yours, cuddle as much as you want."

Xiaobai rolled his eyes, thinking how his brother-in-law was just like a barrel of vinegar. Ignoring him, he slowly snuggled back to his sister’s side and helped her sit down on the soft grass. Seeing the situation, Blue Fox also didn’t wait to serve his sister tea or water, turned his head, took a basket, and entered the fruit grove. Remembering what he had read in medical books, which advised that pregnant women should eat more fruit, now that sister had entered the space, he figured she should eat more too. While thinking this, his hands didn’t stop moving, and soon a small basket was filled with fruit.

"Sister, eat more of these, it’s good for the little master." Blue Fox, with a beaming smile, handed over the washed fruits to his sister.

Feng Xuxu stared at Blue Fox with wide eyes, genuinely admiring her beauty. A refreshing light shone through her blue eyes, and her long lashes fluttered.

"Sister?" Blue Fox squatted down, her eyes filled with curiosity as she looked at Feng Xuxu.

"Haha, I was just thinking our Little Fox is getting prettier and prettier." Feng Xuxu, coming back to her senses, praised.

Blue Fox, in turn, felt embarrassed. Ever since the space had upgraded and she had transformed, she would sometimes get lost in her reflection in the small stream. Even she hadn’t expected to become so... enchanting.

The irritation that she had originally felt had dissipated upon watching the three of them play and tease each other in the space. Feng Xuxu felt much more comfortable and less agitated. She and Dugu Chen sat for a while until Xiaobai filled a basket with fruit, and then the couple left the space.

Seeing the basket full of fruit, the palace maids and guards smiled with joy, their eyes narrowing into slits as they merrily divided the loot.

As the due date for delivery approached, the temperature outside became gradually more oppressive. It was already September, yet not a single drop of rain had fallen, and the water level in the reservoir was steadily dropping. Even the small river was facing a drought, and the level of the large river was plummeting. If there wasn’t rain soon, it wouldn’t just be a matter of crop yields; the people would face water scarcity. As much as Dugu Chen was concerned, there was nothing he could do. Wells were dug but hit dry at twenty meters, prayers for rain went unheeded, and the sun continued to hang high in the sky. Feng Xuxu saw this and grew increasingly anxious. If this had been the modern era, artificial rainmaking could alleviate the drought, but this was ancient times, there were no cloud-seeding guns, no dry ice, and the idea of artificial rain was nothing short of fantasy.

On the evening of September 20th, when Feng Xuxu, who was initially enjoying the cool breeze, suddenly felt a severe soreness in her lower back and a gradual heaviness in her lower abdomen. Her stomach throbbed with pain. Having been through childbirth before, Feng Xuxu immediately recognized these as the signs of labor, gently nudging her husband who was still stargazing, "Go, fetch the midwife, I’m about to give birth."

Dugu Chen was startled for a moment, then became tense. Without another word, he picked up his wife from the lounge chair and hurried into the house. Mei Lenglei, who was on duty outside the door, paused for a moment before summoning a Palace Maid with a wave of his hand, "Quickly go and fetch the midwife."

"Yes, Aunt," the Palace Maid did not dare to be careless, seeing the emperor’s expression and swiftly acting on Mei Lenglei’s words, fearing that the Empress was about to give birth.

After laying his wife on the bed, Dugu Chen turned and shouted outside the palace doors, "Someone, quickly send for the midwife."