In the courtyard, within the water pool.
Feng Shu labored to give birth, biting down on the cloth strip in pain so hard that it almost tore. Dongxue and Xia Zhu wanted to help her up, but Feng Shu shook her head. She was afraid that Yuwen Jing might barge in unprepared once again, leaving her no time to return to the water pool. The pain was unbearable. Dongxue and Xia Zhu couldn't move her, and Feng Shu knew Xie Jue was not far away. She pushed herself even harder to deliver the child.
Yuwen Jing had stationed dozens of Jinyi Guards to surround the courtyard, ensuring no one could enter. Dongxue and Xia Zhu comforted Feng Shu on the side, doing all they could to help with the delivery.
Feng Shu, exhausted, accepted the sticky rice balls and pastries that Xia Zhu brought over, while Dongxue submerged herself into the water to check the dilation of her birth canal.
