novelonline Chapter 2533: A Nervous Night
Chapter 2533: A Nervous Night
Chapter 2533 A Nervous Night
"Meow~"
The sleepy cat beside the pillow half-closed its eyes and watched Shad quickly get up, change clothes and run downstairs. When it jumped down the stairs with a cat-like step and wagging its tail and slowly came to the hallway downstairs, it saw Dorothy kiss Shad's forehead under the light in the hallway.
The green eyes looked at him:
"You've been so busy these past few days. It's obviously nothing to do with you, but you've been kept busy. Red Butterfly Day is this Monday, but Leicia doesn't have time so it hasn't started yet. After this is over, we'll have a happy date for a day.
Well, although the probability is small, if you want to take a photo later, remember not to stand behind Jialina, otherwise you will appear shorter than her."
She put a cloak on Shad to keep out the cold - although this was completely unnecessary for Shad, and only breathed a sigh of relief after Shad got on the carriage that was galloping towards him at the door.
She stood at the door in her cold robe, waving goodbye to the departing carriage. At this moment, the door of the neighbor's house also opened, and Dorothy greeted him politely:
"Sir Smith, are you still awake so late?"
The kingdom's former chief financial secretary was wearing pajamas and a somewhat childish nightcap:
"I'm reading tonight. Well, I'm waiting for news about the two new viscounts of the Yodel Palace. When you get old, you can't sleep if you have things on your mind."
The old man also looked at the carriage carrying Shade away:
"Miss Louisa, is it?"
"Yes."
Dorothy nodded:
"The Cavendish family is about to add a new member."
The galloping carriage carrying Shade quickly entered the Yodel Palace, and it was obvious that there were more than one carriage coming from all over the city. The reporters guarding the gate of the Yodel Palace also knew that the new prince and princess were about to be born, but these people were not very important, and the really important reporters had already been invited into the palace.
Tifa was waiting for Shad where he got off the carriage, then regardless of etiquette, she took his hand and started running in the Yodel Palace. In fact, there were quite a few people running wildly here at this time.
Of course, they did not go directly to the delivery room. Shad did not have such "honor" yet. Instead, he went to meet up with Carina first, and then sat down in the study with Carina, who looked like she was dressed as if she was going to give a public speech in parliament.
Only then did Shade catch his breath. He asked:
"You're in such a hurry to get me here, shouldn't we wait outside the delivery room?"
The Duchess held the porcelain teacup elegantly and looked at him with strange eyes:
"Don't you realize that we are the elders? Even if someone needs to go to the delivery room, it's definitely not us. The children who are about to be born don't deserve this kind of treatment. I asked you to come quickly because I was afraid that you would be blocked at the door and couldn't get in. Or, do you want to be asked by those reporters when you and I will get married?"
She signaled Tifa that she could take a break, and asked another maid, Miss Martha McLough, to pour tea for Shade:
"You were able to get some sleep in the first half of the night, for I was waiting for news. Of course, if Dorothy was in good spirits, I suppose you didn't get any sleep in the first half of the night either."
"No, I slept."
Xia De emphasized, took the teacup and thanked him softly, took a sip of tea and felt completely awake from his sleep:
"I never knew having a child was such a big deal. I'm afraid there won't be such a big fuss if a new child is born to the royal family, right?"
Karina's eyes were a little hazy:
“The birth of a child represents the continuation of the family, which is the most important thing for everyone. New blood means new possibilities. The regrets in one’s life, one’s unfulfilled ideals, and the things one has missed can all be grasped by the next generation.
Even if they can’t, at least someone will remember your story, remember your life, and then create a new life because of your story, which is something that Megan and Audrey’s ancestor Laplace Klein Howard understood very well.”
Shade knew that the red-haired Duchess in front of him was probably thinking about the fact that witches could not have children. He was about to say something to prevent her thoughts from wandering further when someone suddenly knocked on the door. After Tifa answered the door, Ajeelina walked in.
The little princess was also dressed very formally:
"Good evening, Aunt Carina, good evening, Shad. Can I wait here with you?"
Although it was just a question, she sat down directly and the maids prepared a teacup for her. It seemed that the little princess was a little unhappy.
"Ajelina, don't you have to wait at the door of the delivery room?"
Xia De asked curiously, and Ajielina nodded somewhat unhappily:
"They don't let unmarried princesses go there, saying that they are afraid that the screams of pain during childbirth will scare young girls, so only married sisters and adult brothers can go."
She felt that this was unfair, after all, Ajelina considered herself very mature:
"I've been through a lot of big things. I'm not afraid of these."
Jialina turned her head and looked at her, and said softly:
"From the time I was born till now, I have never been allowed to wait outside the delivery room for good news."
Ajelina immediately shut her mouth, first looked at Xia De for help, and then sat there obediently drinking tea.
“Time is amazing.”
Although Ajelina stopped talking, Karina was still looking at her:
"Many years ago, I was like Ajelina now, waiting for the birth of a new brother or sister with mixed feelings. I was happy to have new relatives, but also worried about the impact of the new family members on my status. How worried we were in our teenage years~
When I look at Ajelina now, it's like I'm seeing my past self. Ajelina, you don't understand what a new family means yet, you don't understand yet."
"How about we talk about something positive? Carina, if you want to be eighteen again, I can try it with the new fairy puzzle lock when I have enough spirit."
Shade suggested:
"I can reverse the time of an entire city, so it must be possible for a single individual."
"I don't need to be 18 again, I will always be 18."
The witch said this bluntly, and Ajelina tried to keep herself calm. Fortunately, they did not continue this topic.
"Where did Leicia go?"
Xia De asked again, and Ajelina finally spoke:
"My sister went to receive the Duchess of Minsk and the Duchess of Dodge. You know, we have many relatives."
"In a few years, you will also have such a mission. Time is really amazing. Cherish the present, Ajelina. Everything can be recovered, except time.
Even if we can return to our girlhood with the knight's magical little powers, our thoughts can never go back."
The witch was particularly sentimental tonight, but Shade knew why she was like this, so he would never say anything unnecessary. He moved closer to her on the sofa, then put his arm around her shoulders, and the red-haired witch leaned on his shoulders.
After that, they continued to chat about the Cavendish family's relatives, which lasted another fifteen minutes. Even Ajelina knew that the waiting time was a bit too long.
So Tifa took people to check the situation, and soon brought back not very good news:
"The delivery room is still in the process of giving birth, and it doesn't seem to be going smoothly."
"Didn't the doctor say the baby was in a normal position when he checked?"
Jialina frowned slightly, and seeing that Ajielina was a little nervous, she comforted her again:
"It'll be fine. I remember you had a lot of trouble when you were born. Now you've grown up smoothly, haven't you even started to compete with your sister for men?"
Shad asked:
"If the birth is really difficult, do the royal doctors know how to perform a caesarean section?"
"Caesarean section? That kind of surgery has a high mortality rate? I think even if someone knows how to do it, they wouldn't dare to use it. The probability of heavy bleeding and infection is too high."
Karina shook her head again. Although the technological and medical levels of this era are slightly higher than those of the normal steam age due to the emergence of extraordinary people, caesarean section is still extremely rare in this era.
Ajelina looked even more nervous. She wasn't so nervous during the Battle of Moon Bay. After all, there was Shad at that time, but it was impossible for Shad to help now.
Although Carina comforted Ajelina, she also looked a little anxious, which could be seen from her right hand that kept tapping the armrest of the sofa.
Tifa and the maids continued to find out the latest news. Although Shad did not go out, she could feel that the entire Yodel Palace was shrouded in a tense atmosphere.
Saturday morning should have been the quietest time in the city, but the brightly lit Yodel Palace had attracted the attention of countless people. At 0:37, Carina, who was really worried, got up and went to check the situation herself, but she asked Shad and Ajelina not to follow:
"Shad, keep your eyes on Ajelina."
"Shad, can we use the power of the Ringwitch to save our mother and brothers?"
After the door was closed, the little princess asked Shade pitifully. Shade looked at her without saying anything, and Ajelina knew what he meant:
"I know that it is the responsibility of every ring sorcerer to keep ordinary people who have no connection with the supernatural away from supernatural forces. If we were ordinary people, we would just save them, but we are the royal family."
She was depressed for a while, and then asked her maid for a deck of cards, which were divination cards:
"I want to do some divination for my mother. When I was in Moon Bay, the Countess's head maid Matilda taught me divination, but I don't think I learned it."
She did what she could do in a somewhat clumsy way, and Shade helped her straighten the cards. Compared to Luvia and Miss Belindel, the little princess's divination skills were of course very poor, and she even stumbled when shuffling the cards.
Finally she picked out three cards, one symbolizing the mother, one symbolizing the children, and one symbolizing the overall outcome of the matter.
Even though Shad didn't know much about divination and felt that her method was wrong, he was still willing to accompany Ajelina to uncover the cards.
(End of this chapter)