Chapter 199 – Episode 198. Finally Meeting You
As the due date approached, Asti became anxious and anxious.
The more he did, the more he couldn’t shake the feeling of being strangely unfair.
The memory of the previous life, now very much faded, but the memory of the previous life that still remained was the cause.
‘I went to the military, but I had to give birth to a child… ‘
She couldn’t get the thought out of her head.
Time really flies.
There is nothing else to do, but the sun rises and goes over to Seosan, and then it becomes night again.
As she entered the 8th month of pregnancy, there was a word to abstain from marital relations for stability, so Asti had to sleep every night while smacking her lips.
One month to do that, now 9th month.
In fact, from now on, whenever the period of childbirth came, there was nothing strange about it.
“How is your condition, Asti?”
“… Not too bad.”
Leopold was also nervous.
Since the new moon is approaching, Asti’s mood fluctuates, and since she has to adjust to it, Leopold’s heartache is not the only one.
But I couldn’t be annoyed by it, and it was really hard to have to match it to Asti unconditionally.
‘… Can’t you change your body when we give birth?’
【Don’t say things that don’t sound like words. It’s not like my senses are blocked at all.]
End up like this
From Asti’s point of view, it was a real ordeal.
I went to the military, but I have to have a child, what is this?
‘I don’t know… ‘
It’s fate
That’s a past life, and anyway, it’s not now.
I have no choice but to sell it.
Because that’s the easiest.
9th month.
It is not strange when the period of childbirth comes.
Asti drank a glass of water and crawled into bed.
“… Cold.”
“Yeah, it’s been a bit chilly lately.”
It’s not like that.
Asti crouched down slightly and burrowed into Leopold’s arms.
It’s the season, it’s already fall.
After that hot summer, it was quite chilly as we entered fall.
“The South was pretty good, wasn’t it?”
“You mean the South?”
It must be referring to prenatal travel.
It was pretty good.
A prenatal trip to the south where Violet’s parents are.
It was a fresh experience in many ways for Asti, who had only seen the north and the capital, and it was a very enjoyable trip with the ingredients that became more abundant as you went south and the recipes that became as diverse as those ingredients.
In addition, the changes in the scenery that were revealed due to the four seasons were truly amazing, and Asti knew very well that she was not going on a prenatal trip for nothing.
She ate a lot of good food, saw a lot of good things, and also satisfied enough of the desires she had accumulated so far, so Asti was a satisfying trip that made her face shine.
Although Leopold looked a bit tired.
And as impressive as the trip was, Asti often told stories from that trip.
Like right now
“Your son will be next, right?”
“Surely so.”
“I wish they were sons and twins.”
“If the first son is a twin… “
He thought for a moment that a prince’s rebellion might happen.
But something like that shouldn’t happen.
Leopold shook his head slightly and hugged Asti tightly in his arms.
“What about sons and what about daughters? If all children are the same, I am satisfied. Don’t worry too much, Asti. It’s a new month soon, and I’m more worried about your body.”
“Chi.”
Asti blushed her mouth.
But those words were also really nice to hear, so Asti didn’t feel bad.
Leopold had a good night’s sleep and was awakened by someone shaking him.
Originally, he didn’t wake up easily when he fell asleep, but when Asti’s sandal approached, Leopold couldn’t fall asleep deeply, so it was fortunate that he would wake up easily even with a slight movement.
Because as soon as he woke up, he immediately saw Asti who was groaning in a flood of cold sweats.
“Hey, is anyone there?! Astiga, Astiga seems to have come to live!”
In an instant, the prince’s womb turned upside down.
It’s just that they haven’t officially held a ceremony yet, but they’re practically a married couple, and since Asti has a royal grandson in her womb, the two of them are living in the imperial palace.
As soon as Leopold’s shouting sounded, the lights in the prince’s palace lit up in various places, and in an instant, the messenger rushed to call the imperial doctor and the priest.
“Asti, are you okay, Asti!”
“Okay, it’s okay… Are you okay… !”
Asti barely opened her mouth to answer without even opening her eyes properly.
Asti, who opened her eyes to the stabbing pain in his lower stomach, instinctively realized.
It was her colic, and the pain that started with her tingling quickly escalated to an indescribable pain that soon began to wet the hem of her nightgown she was wearing.
Asti woke Leopold in pain that made it difficult for her to move her body alone.
Although he said he woke her up, he just knocked her up, but fortunately Leopold woke up right away and looked after her.
A large water stain spread on the mattress of the bed.
By the time the amniotic fluid burst and the mattress was soaking wet, fortunately, the pain gradually subsided.
“Hey, now… I think I’ll be fine.”
Asti caught her breath.
It was hard for her to pinpoint exactly where she was hurting.
If she insisted on it, it would be the lower abdomen, but on the other hand, it seemed that another place was more painful, and it was a strange feeling.
“Mama!”
The imperial doctor and priest hurriedly rushed into the palace. Behind the door they came in, if there’s anything wrong, tell me right away! Even Kreuz’s voice was heard.
Asti’s birth had that much weight. With the birth of her royal son approaching, it was such a big event that her father-in-law, Kreuz, and even her own father, Wolfgang, who should have been rushing to the palace, were summoned at once.
“Mama, you are holding this!”
The priest who came in with the doctor gave a large doll to Asti. Asti, who received her doll without knowing what it was, took a deep breath as she held it tight.
The pain had subsided a great deal now, but I knew about it.
This is only in the beginning, and that more severe pain will come soon.
The amniotic fluid had burst and the damp pajamas were uncomfortable.
I wish I could do this somehow
“Ah… Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!”
It started again.
The pain that went beyond the level of being pricked with a needle, like being stabbed down with an awl came over Asti.
It was the kind of pain I had never felt before.
“Mama, you have to be patient! Still more… !”
“Oh, I know! I know! I really know! Aaaaagh!”
It was the first time in my life that Asti screamed so loudly.
Leopold, who had been chased down from the bed, was staring blankly at it.
“Your Highness, please wait outside.”
“Hey, shouldn’t I be watching from the side?”
The priest firmly closed his eyes at Leopold’s words and shook his head.
At that silent celebration, Leopold took his heart and glanced at Asti.
A face drenched in sweat.
The gold acupuncture needle that completely covered the lower half of the body of the crown prince, so that no one would dare to see her naked body, looked quite wet.
“Asti, be strong… Please.”
Her heart goes cold.
The feeling of giving birth to a child, this is my child—wasn’t so welcome now.
She never knew she would be in so much pain.
If you knew… How was it?
Leopold, unable to answer the question about himself, moved his heavy steps and headed out of the room.
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Asti slumped.
There was no strength in her body.
Her whole body was covered with sweat, her nightgown was all wet, and the gold acupuncture needle that covered her lower body was all wet when she covered it.
In the meantime, her terrible pain, which had periodically overtaken her, was now resident and oppressing her.
I couldn’t see her right in front of my eyes, and I couldn’t hear what was going on around her.
“Mama, you have to breathe through your nose, through your nose!”
Asti nodded her roughly.
In fact, she didn’t even know what she was talking about.
She was forced to breathe through her nose because of her just nose, breath thing and the piece of cloth blocking her mouth.
Sick.
Really, it hurts so much.
Even if her body were torn in half, it would hurt less than this.
It hurt like crazy.
“Mama, give me more strength! The head is about to show!”
I felt like something was pushing me down.
The feeling she couldn’t put into words was so strange that Asti trembled in her body.
“Head, head comes out! Mama, a little more power… !”
The pain subsided.
Rather less painful.
I heard that the child is coming out, but why is the pain less?
Asti breathed through her nose as the doctor told her to, and she continued to squeeze her lower abdomen to push it inexplicably out.
Do it dozens of times.
“Aaaaagh!”
Loud cry.
Asti, who was already half-conscious, could hear that cry so clearly.
“Mama, you are the princess!”
After the doctor received the baby, the priest hurriedly blessed it.
The priest placed the child in Asti’s arms as soon as the glittering consecration penetrated her newborn child.
That’s-
Like, like a monkey.
His whole body was red and he looked like a monkey.
The severed umbilical cord was dangling from her navel, which was not very pretty.
But the baby, as soon as she was held in her mother’s arms, stopped her crying little by little and wriggled.
A baby burrowing into her arms as if seeking milk.
While whimpering in an unripe voice, the baby burrowed into its mother’s arms.
Her wriggling arms tapped her mother’s milk.
Asti lifted her trembling hand and ran it through her child’s hair.
Her bright red skin was still like that of a monkey, so I didn’t think it was pretty.
The baby’s face shook.
Tears welled up in her eyes, and Asti wiped them away with her hand.
Even so, the tears kept welling up and running down Asti’s cheeks.
The child stretched out and wriggled in its mother’s arms.
The cries that had slowly subsided completely stopped, and the baby seemed to be about to fall asleep.
As she poked her cheek with her finger, the child’s face crinkled as she tried to start crying again.
It would not be normal for a guy who couldn’t even open his eyes to cry about why he was touching me.
Asti smiled and reached out her finger and tapped the baby’s hand.
The baby gripped the finger tightly.
Asti smiled broadly at the pleasant feeling of holding on tightly as if she would not let go.
Tears flowed over that smile.
