The Rise Of Australasia

Chapter 298: Chapter 263: William and Anna

In the following days, Arthur found himself joying long-lost tranquility and leisure. Apart from spding time with his family, occasionally inspecting the suring construction and attding Cabinet meetings, these were almost all of Arthur's daily tasks.

Australasia was also low-key during this time, with hardly any international actions apart from the ongoing domestic construction.

Like this, more than half a year passed by quickly, and it was soon September of 909.

Since it was confirmed that Que Mary was pregnant last Christmas, nine months had already passed.

Now that it was almost time for the birth, the royal palace was on high alert, and Arthur was waiting for his heir.

Especially in the last month or two, Arthur was on high alert, and ev conducting office work almost by Que Mary's side.

According to the doctors' conclusions, Que Mary's due date was roughly a mid-to-late September, within a few days.

Starting on September th, Que Mary moved into the private hospital's delivery room within the royal palace, equipped with more advanced instrumts to better care for her.

The birth of Arthur's heir was a significant evt for all of Australasia. Most of the Australasians were following the news, and the Cabinet Governmt tactfully reduced the number of times they reported to Arthur, handling some less important governmt affairs on their own and postponing those that could be delayed.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! The Que is going into labor!" A maid rushed into Arthur's office, shouting at Arthur.

This maid was one of Que Mary's personal maids, who had be granted permission by Arthur to ter the office for important matters, so the royal guards did not stop her.

Arthur, who was reading the governmt report, immediately dropped the documts in his hand and hurried to the private hospital.

Fortunately, the private hospital was not too far away from Arthur's office, and in just a few minutes, he arrived outside.

"Stay here, Arthur. You won't be able to help by going in, but you might cause more chaos." Princess Louise quickly spoke as she saw Arthur wanting to ter.

Arthur nodded helplessly and sat down on a bch outside.

"How is it going?" Arthur asked.

"Everything is going smoothly so far, and it looks like the delivery will indeed be today. Wait patitly, Arthur. You're a monarch, after all. What does it look like to be so anxious?" Princess Louise responded.

It was no wonder Arthur was anxious, as childbirth in this era was still a dangerous task. It was the beginning of the 0th ctury, an era wh medical technology was not well developed.

While it was not as severe as ancit times wh a common cold could kill, tering the delivery room was definitely an evt that posed a life-threating risk.

By Princess Louise's side was Duchess Elizabeth, who had traveled thousands of miles from Russia more than a month ago.

Duchess Elizabeth was the wife of Duke Sergei, and Que Mary's foster mother.

Since Duke Sergei and his wife did not have their own childr, they treated Que Mary and her siblings as their own.

After hearing that Que Mary was about to give birth, Duchess Elizabeth traveled a long way from Saint Petersburg to Sydney just to take care of Que Mary personally.

Ev though she knew Australasia had good medical conditions and plty of servants, there was still a differce betwe taking care of her own child and others looking after her.

After greeting Duchess Elizabeth, Arthur continued to sit outside the door and wait.

One had to marvel at the complex relationships within European royal families, as the unborn child in Que Mary's belly already had an impressive backg.

Besides being an Australasian prince or princess, he (she) was a distinguished member of the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family, a direct descdant of the British royal family, a nephew (niece) of Edward VII, a cousin (niece) of Emperor William II of Germany, an outer nephew (niece) of Tsar Nicholas II, and so on.

Already involving the three most powerful monarchic countries in the world, continuing further would reveal more than t countries with blood ties to the child.

Such a backg could not be considered ordinary, and it was the true reason for the glory of European monarchism.

Since announcing Que Mary's pregnancy, congratulatory and concerned telegrams had be pouring in, making Arthur truly feel the ormity of his family connections.

Of course, a significant reason for this was the rise of Australasia and its good relationships with Britain and Germany.

Only those with a blood relationship were allowed to sd telegrams, and Arthur could not ignore these, which was perhaps the trouble of having many relatives.

However, such a connection was something others could only dream of. As a member of the European royal family, Arthur naturally understood how important it was to maintain relationships with other royal families.

As long as there was no conflict of interest betwe himself and other nations, getting along well with everyone was a tacit choice.

After all, no one could guarantee that their own family would not fall from grace, and these connections and relatives would at least provide a fallback option to survive wh the time came.

As everyone waited, time passed by the minute and the second.

About three or four hours after Arthur arrived at the hospital, the sound of crying finally came from the delivery room.