Chapter 80 The Fifth Prince Yikun gave birth to a child, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony caught fire

In Yikun Palace, the old doctor on duty at the Imperial Hospital knelt by the bedside, carefully taking Xuanye's pulse. After a moment, he stood up and said to Xiu Yu, "Master Yi, the Emperor is suffering from internal heat. I will prescribe a medicine to relieve it."

Seeing Xuanye's cheeks flush slightly, Xiu Yu was somewhat worried: "The emperor is running a fever now. Shouldn't the old doctor first try to reduce the emperor's fever?"

"This..." The old doctor was a little embarrassed. "Master Yi, I'm afraid you will have to trouble His Majesty to change the scarf on his head frequently to reduce the fever. After taking the medicine I gave him, he started sweating during the night, and the fever will be gone by tomorrow morning."

Xiu Yu knew that there were many taboos in the palace's treatment methods. The imperial physician would not give acupuncture to the master if possible, so he could only say, "Xiao Tao, please ask the old imperial physician to go to the outer room to prescribe a prescription."

After seeing the old doctor off, Xiu Yu naturally had no desire to sleep.

Xiao Tao was waiting on the side, feeling a little worried. "Master, why don't you go rest on the couch over there? I'll take care of the emperor here. You can't handle this."

Xiu Yu touched her belly and shook her head, saying, "It's okay. Even if I lie down on the couch, I won't be able to sleep. I might as well stay here and watch over the emperor."

"Then I will stay here with you." Xiao Tao knew that it was useless to persuade him, so she could only hope that the emperor in the bed would get better soon and that her master would suffer less.

The feverish man was still conscious. Xuanye knew Xiuyu had been staying by his side. He frowned and advised, "Go and rest. I'm fine."

"You're sick here with me. How can I rest in peace until I see your fever subside?" Xiu Yu patted the back of Xuanye's hand and said with a smile, "Rest in peace. I'm in good health and nothing will happen to me."

Xuanye sighed softly and stopped trying to persuade her. He just moved a little further into the bed and said, "Why don't you lie down? I can't feel at ease unless you lie down."

Xiu Yu also understood Xuanye's thoughts and could only obey his words and lay down on the bed again. After a while, she got up again to change the scarf on his head. She changed the scarf and fed him medicine until the morning, when Xuanye's fever finally subsided.

Xiu Yu finally smiled: "You scared me to death."

After Xuanye instructed Liang Jiugong to pass on the oral instruction that the Emperor was in poor health today and would not attend court, he leaned against the headboard, held Xiuyu's hand, and smiled, "People who eat grains will inevitably get sick. I apologize for scaring you." He then touched Xiuyu's swollen belly and asked, "Are you really okay? Is the child really okay?"

"It's okay." Xiu Yu also touched her belly and said, "This child is quite well behaved."

Xuanye took Xiu Yu into his arms and said, "After this night of illness, I finally understood. Everything has its destiny. Whether good or bad, there will always be a fair judgment in the future. As for those celestial phenomena, just treat them as another kind of test."

With Xuanye's thoughts on this, things seemed to flow more smoothly. Although the capital was struck by an earthquake, the casualties were fortunately not severe, and disaster relief efforts, managed by the collaborative efforts of Suo'etu and Mingzhu, were proceeding smoothly. Despite opposition from the ministers of the previous dynasty, the Imperial Academy finally began to function normally thanks to the support of his ancestors and his own persistence.

Xiu Yu really wanted to go to school from the bottom of her heart, but her body did not allow it, so she could only stay in Yiku Palace to take care of her pregnancy, looking forward to the day of delivery. She would feel relaxed and have the energy to do what she wanted to do.

Naturally, there were people who wanted to make things difficult for her during her pregnancy. For example, Uya Zelan was pregnant again, and Xuanye made her Depin in October. This was something that was expected. There were one or two ignorant people who came to Xiuyu and talked about this matter in order to disgust her. At that time, Xiuyu was nearly eight months pregnant. If she really took these things to heart, it would definitely hurt her body.

"Some people have bad intentions, so you must not be fooled by them." Xiao Tao advised Xiu Yu while rubbing her calves.

Xiu Yu was leaning against the beauty's back, eating tangerines, and simply smiled and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? The emperor doesn't belong to me alone. Can I really dominate him every day and not allow him to go to other people's places? If I really did that, wouldn't I become the target of public criticism and dig my own grave?"

Xiao Tao felt relieved: "My master is the most insightful person. Those ladies are just talking nonsense."

Xiu Yu peeled another orange and gave it to Xiao Tao. "I originally wanted to close the door and refuse visitors, but now that I can't, I'll just let them come and go and waste their time talking. Anyway, my memory isn't very good these days, so I'll just ignore it."

Xiao Tao knew that Xiu Yu was just joking, so he smiled along with his master and went to get some Tremella soup for Xiu Yu.

Two months passed like this. In the twelfth lunar month, on the night of the second snowfall in the Forbidden City, Xiu Yu had an attack.

She leaned against the headboard, stroking her belly, frowning and saying, "The imperial physician came to check my pulse during the day and said I'd only have a few days left. Why are you in such a hurry?"

Xiao Tao had already instructed the eunuch to fetch the midwife. As she wiped the sweat from Xiu Yu's forehead, she said, "It's hard to say for sure. I think the little prince is anxious to see his beautiful mother."

Xiu Yu was amused by Xiao Tao, but the laughter was not a big deal, and her stomach started to hurt again. "Why hasn't Mammy come yet?"

"It's almost here." Xiao Tao was naturally anxious, and ordered the little palace maid standing by: "Go and see why Xiao Liu is so slow!"

At that time, Xuanye was resting in Yonghe Palace. Liang Jiugong got the news and without thinking, he said outside the warm room: "Master, Master Yi has had an attack."

Xuanye had just laid down for a short time when he heard the news. He immediately got out of bed, grabbed the fox fur coat hanging on the gantry and walked out. He only said to Uya Zelan, who had no time to get out of bed to serve him, "You are in great health, so rest well." Then he strode out of Yonghe Palace.

Wu Yazelan was nearly eight months pregnant. Looking at the casual clothes on the gantry, which the emperor didn't even have time to put on, she frowned tightly.

Liang Jiugong had never expected that the emperor would run out wearing only his inner garments and a fox fur coat. He trotted after Xuanye and said, "Master, shall I go get you some casual clothes?"

Xuanye was anxious and his pace became faster: "Yu'er has it, I'm not cold."

The Forbidden City was very quiet at night, and the sound of boots stepping on the snow was very clear. Liang Jiugong no longer tried to persuade him, but just prayed silently that the emperor would not get sick, otherwise, no one would have an easy time in this new year.

When Xuanye arrived at the Yikun Palace, the midwife was already busy in the warm room. Tong Jia Zifu, having received the news, was already waiting outside. Seeing Xuanye's anxious look, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "Cousin, are you disregarding the emperor's dignity? You just come here like this, wearing only your underwear?"

Xuanye didn't expect to see his cousin, so he ordered Liang Jiugong, "Go and get some casual clothes." Then he said to Tong Jia Zifu, "You came quite quickly." But his mind was on the inner room, listening to Xiu Yu's movements.

Tong Jia Zifu said: "This is not Yu'er's first time giving birth, it will go smoothly."

Xuanye responded softly, but his furrowed brows revealed what was on his mind.

Tong Jia Zi Fu was helpless and could only follow Xuanye and look towards the warm room.

This night was destined to be anything but peaceful. Xiu Yu in the Yikun Palace was still struggling with her lifeless state, and a fire suddenly broke out in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Upon hearing the news of the fire in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Xuanye remained calm and simply instructed Liang Jiugong, "Go over and watch, do your best to put out the fire, and keep this a secret from our ancestors."

Tong Jia Zifu saw Xuanye's calm demeanor and said, "Cousin, you have really changed. You have become like an emperor."

Xuanye sighed, "Compared to the palace that still needs to be repaired, people are naturally more important. After the Three Feudatories, there is nothing else worth your cousin's panic."

Tong Jia Zifu lowered her eyelids and said, "Not entirely. My cousin was still worried when he saw Xiu Yu was not safe."

Xuanye didn't deny that his cousin had seen through his thoughts, "She is different after all."

Tong Jia Zifu was startled, and she was also curious: "Cousin, although Concubine Yi is naturally beautiful, you treat her differently from others. Is it not just because of this?"

Xuanye smiled and said, "I am not a superficial person, your cousin. Yu'er's uniqueness is not just due to her appearance."

After midnight, on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was completely burned down, leaving not even a skeleton. Liang Jiugong looked at the charred hall, his mind filled with the thought: This time it's over! Not only is his position as Chief Eunuch in jeopardy, but it's also unclear whether he can even keep his head. He sighed heavily and turned to walk towards the Yikun Palace.

In the Yikun Palace, the young prince's resounding cry swept away the haze in Xuanye's heart. He smiled at Tong Jia Zifu and said, "Yu'er has given me a prince this time, my fifth prince."

Tong Jia Zi Fu bowed and said, "Congratulations, cousin, for having another son."

In a short while, the midwife brought the little prince out and placed him in Xuanye's arms: "I, your servant, congratulate the emperor. Master Yi has given you a new prince."

Xuanye glanced at the little prince, then asked the midwife, "Is Concubine Yi okay?"

The maid replied, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Master Yi is tired and has gone to bed."

Xuanye nodded, and then looked at the child in his arms seriously.

After Liang Jiugong walked into the Yiku Palace with a bitter face, he saw his master holding a baby with a smile on his face. For a moment, he really didn't know how to start talking about the fact that the Taihe Hall could not be saved.

Xuanye had already caught a glimpse of Liang Jiugong from the corner of his eye and asked, "How's the fire?"

Liang Jiugong immediately knelt down: "Master, the fire is too big, and the north wind is adding fuel to the fire. The Hall of Supreme Harmony has been reduced to scorched earth..."

He lowered his head, waiting to be struck by his master's wrath.

Unexpectedly, Xuanye just said: "Let it be scorched earth. If there is any damage while fighting the fire, we should take good care of it. Just think of it as, if the old goes away, the new will come."

Liang Jiugong kowtowed profusely: "Yes! I will go and arrange for it right away, I will go right away!"