At last, on a crisp autumn morning when the scent of blossoms hung in the air, the pain in my belly became unbearable. The midwives and physicians sprang into action at once. Tension swept through the entire estate in an instant."Push, madam! Push harder, a head is nearly through...""Hold on, madam! The children are going to be fine..."The voices of the midwives, the physicians, and the servants all blurred together. I lay on the birthing bed, drenched in sweat, my hair plastered to my forehead, my vision going dark at the edges. The pain was beyond anything I had ever imagined.Delivering eight children, one after the other, was a hundred times more agonizing than any ordinary birth. It felt as though my body was being torn apart, and every push drained the last of my strength.I clenched my teeth and endured it, holding on to a single thought: my children would be born safely, no matter what it cost me.I lost track of time. Then the first cry rang out through the room, clea
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