There was a solemn atmosphere in the palace, with the aura of destiny lingering around. Following the shout of shield guard Tels, everyone looked over together. I saw Teres solemnly holding a strange and unknown brass instrument in his hand.
This strange instrument, which has never appeared before, looks like a slender arc-shaped clamp. The clip is about an arm's length, but not thick and even a little thin. Its front end has two tightened leaves, with a hole in the middle, and is consistent with the shape of the baby's head. Its rear end has two tightened handles, with textures that are convenient for holding and exerting force... At a rough look, This strange instrument is more like a short pincer weapon, and its use cannot be guessed at the moment.
"Has it been made? Copper birth forceps! A sacred object that is simple in shape but can save countless mothers and babies!..."
Seeing the instrument in Tels' hand, Shulot's spirit perked up, and hope suddenly appeared on his face. He muttered a few words to himself, then grabbed Priest Yin Tuoya and asked in a deep voice.
"Priest Yin Tuoya, are you sure that the reason why Na Xiu had difficulty in giving birth is that the baby's skull is not proportional and the labor force is insufficient?"
"Uh... Your Highness, the current situation is roughly like this. It's just that I mentioned before that the fundamental reason is that the herbs she has taken have damaged the organs that give birth to life..."
"Yin Tuoya, take this!"
Xiulote acted resolutely, took the copper birth forceps from Tels's hand, soaked it in a clay pot of alcohol to kill the bacteria, and then handed it to the hands of the chief priest Yin Tuoya.
"Time is tight, I don't have time to say more! This is the forceps for midwifery, a sacred object enlightened by the Lord God! You are familiar with the mother's body. Use this forceps to carefully find and clamp the baby's head in the birth canal... Then, you will Clamp the baby's head, follow the force of rhythmic production, and slowly use force to slide the baby out!"
"Ah? Goddess! Use...use these pliers to clamp...the baby out?"
Hearing His Highness's words, Priest Yin Tuoya's heart trembled and his whole body started to tremble. This is different from the choice just now, which was to protect the big and the small. It is to protect both! She had to pinch the baby out with her own hands. If anything happened, he would be the direct murderer of the royal family and would be executed by blood sacrifice...
"Your Highness, the Lord God witnesses! I...I have never used forceps like this before...I am not sure..."
"Just go ahead and do it! Be steady, be careful, and be brave!"
Shulot could clearly see Priest Yin Tuoya's concerns at a glance. He immediately promised to calm the other person's mind.
"Witness the Lord God! You try your best, and even if you fail, I won't kill you! You can use a little more force on your hands, the baby's skull is very soft, don't be afraid!..."
Priest Yin Tuoya calmed down, holding the brand new forceps, his face seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and looking like crying but not crying. She has delivered so many babies, of course she knows that babies' skulls are very soft and can deform to a certain extent. But isn’t this a different identity? Even if the delivery fails on weekdays, she is still the high-ranking officiant. And this time, if it fails, it might end up being pushed to the altar!
"Then, Your Highness, I will try my best!"
Priest Yin Tuoya took a deep breath, held the forceps in both hands, and tried to pinch it twice in the air. She thought for a moment and recalled hundreds of practical operations during delivery, and soon she suddenly understood the mystery.
"Ah! It turns out that's how it works! It's really, really a wonderful revelation!"
Priest Yin Tuoya was in high spirits. If the situation was not urgent at this moment, her face would almost light up. With such a treasure, most difficult births can be solved!
Many times, what mothers lack is the help to break through the key points during labor and delivery. Babies with disproportionate skulls can also use forceps to deform their skulls and pass them through the narrow birth pelvis. Even if you choose to give up the baby, forceps can be used to remove the dead baby easily without worrying about strength...
"Divine revelation...really divine revelation!..."
Within a few breaths, Priest Yin Tuoya's mind was filled with thousands of thoughts. Then, she stopped all her reveries, concentrated all her attention, and began to try to clamp the baby's head.
This difficult baby was born with his head up and body down, a rare breech birth. According to practical experience, this kind of production posture is often dangerous. So at first, when Yin Tuoya, the officiating priest, saw the little feet exposed first, his heart immediately skipped a beat. It was in this posture that she could recognize that this was a very big prince.
"Your Highness, God bless you! I have clamped the baby's head... I need the cooperation of the mother, let's work hard together!"
"Okay! God bless you! Naxiu, hold on, hold on a little longer!"
Priest Yin Tuoya knelt on the ground, holding the forceps with both hands, applying force carefully while shouting "harder" over and over again. Na Xiu on the delivery bed, although her face was as pale as blood, there was hope in her eyes for the first time and became brighter. She gritted her teeth tightly, endured the terrible pain, and tried her best to cooperate.
Time passes minute by minute, less than a quarter of an hour, but it seems as long as a year! There was silence in the side hall. Everyone held their breath and stared at the baby's body, which was gradually revealed, and the stagnant labor was advancing again. It wasn't until a moment later that the baby's head finally appeared completely and left the mother's body!
"Okay! Okay! It's out!"
Priest Yin Tuoya suppressed his excitement, picked up a sharp obsidian dagger, and cut the baby's umbilical cord with a skillful stroke. Then, she held the baby in her arms, carefully felt the clear heartbeat, and then spanked the child's butt several times.
"Wow! Wow!..."
In an instant, a loud baby cry finally burst out from the young body, as if it was difficult to dig through wood to make fire, and then ignited the first flame!
"Ah...it's out..."
Hearing the baby's cry, Naxiu's bloodless lips finally relaxed. She looked into His Highness's eyes and smiled weakly. Then, she closed her eyes, tilted her head, and became motionless.
"Naxiu?!"
Seeing this, Shulot was immediately shocked. He quickly reached out his hand and checked his breathing, only to find that he was just unconscious after losing strength. The sheets behind the woman were already soaked with sweat from the pain, as if they had been washed.
"Wow! Wow!..."
The baby's cry continued, as loud as an eagle's cry.
"The fate was once ominous! But at this moment, in front of His Highness Shenqi, the shadow of death has receded!..."
Priest Yin Tuoya looked pious and recited a sentence in a deep voice. Then, she lowered her head, held the baby in her hands, and handed it to His Highness Shulot respectfully.
"Your Highness, this is a strong baby! It has a big head and a heavy body. When he grows up, he will definitely become an outstanding jaguar warrior! Praise the Lord God!"
“Praise the Lord God!”
Shulot prayed devoutly before taking his heavy son, holding him in his arms and looking at him. This was his second son and the first child he had ever seen. At this moment, he held this strong child in his arms, looked at the other person's wrinkled little face, and listened to the powerful cry, his eyes suddenly became blurred.
Suddenly, some long-lasting and unforgettable memories gradually came to mind. In those memories that have been imprinted, a young and burly man once raised his hands like this, with a hearty smile on his face. A middle-aged man wearing a stone crown once hugged himself like this and shouted his name excitedly...
Today, that young and burly man has grown old in time. The middle-aged man wearing a stone crown had already closed his eyes and turned into a handful of loess. And the once young self now holds a baby in his arms and has become the man he once was.
"Father...grandfather!..."
Shulot whispered to himself and stood there for a long time. Until the captain of the guard, Eckart, lowered his head and asked softly for instructions.
"Your Highness! What is this prince's name?..."
"His name? Just call him Shuttle Er..."
"Your Highness!"
Hearing this, the captain of the guard, Ekart, frowned, with horror in his eyes, and quickly interrupted. At that moment, Shulot had a strong impulse to give his grandfather's name to his second son as a kind of memory.
But soon, he came to his senses. In the Mexican Union, the father's name can indeed be given to a child, but that means some special expectations and also symbolizes some unspoken inheritance status. Just like Montezuma II, with the name given by Montezuma, he was born to be the successor of the lineage of the ancestor Asaya Cartel. And such a status is not in line with this child's current status.
"Well...then call him Xiu Telpochtli Chicauhtica! (xo·telpochtli·chicauhtica)"
Upon hearing such a name, the guard captain Eckart was relieved. "Tyinpochitli" means "young warrior" and "Chicotika" means "healthy and strong". This name does not contain any divinity or inheritance bias, it is just the name of an ordinary warrior.
After settling on the complete name, a bright smile appeared on Shulot's face. He raised the crying baby in his arms high and announced to everyone in a loud voice.
"So, from today on, my son will be called 'Shaokang'! Xiu Shaokang!"
