The midwife hurried in, checked her over, and exclaimed, "Looks like we won't have to wait till the afternoon." She finished speaking and happily said to Xiqiu and Ruan Jingliu, "In this short while she's already dilated to seven fingers, it's close, very close!"
Xiqiu let out a breath and started laughing, saying to Ruan Jingliu, "While there's still time, eat a bit more." As she spoke, she personally took the bowl to feed Ruan Jingliu. Ruan Jingliu didn't say much, just ate half a bowl of the cloyingly sweet lotus seed soup from Xiqiu's hand.
Xiqiu stepped out, and had just left the room when a figure darted over, giving her a start; only then did she see clearly it was Qin Yuanfeng.
