As the moon rose above the willow branches, Xu Lejin quietly gave birth in the delivery room.

Emperor Kangxi, along with Consort Zhao, Consort Ma Jia, Consort Na La, and other concubines, gathered outside the west wing of Yikun Palace, awaiting the birth of Xu Lejin's twins.

Emperor Kangxi sincerely hoped that Xu Lejin would give birth to twins, a dragon and a phoenix, a symbol of good fortune.

Consort Zhao, Consort Ma Jia, Consort Na La, and others each had their own thoughts.

Consort Zhao, like Empress Hesheli and Consort Zhaojia, was also unfortunate in giving birth to two princesses.

Consort Ma secretly hoped that Xu Lejin would give birth to two identical princes, so that Xu Lejin's twins would no longer be considered an auspicious omen.

Consort Nara harbored malicious hopes for Xu Lejin, but during childbirth, the fetus died in the womb, and both mother and child perished.

As for the other concubines, most of them shared the same thoughts as Consort Zhao, Consort Ma Jia, and Consort Na La: they simply did not want Xu Lejin to give birth to a son with auspicious signs of dragon and phoenix.

In the delivery room, Xu Lejin looked embarrassed.

She doesn't feel any labor pains right now, but the midwife says her cervix is ​​already three centimeters dilated. How can she pretend to be in pain?

Frowning, Xu Lejin bit her lip, deep in thought, trying hard to look pained.

Aunt Chunhua frowned and gently comforted her, "Your Highness, there's no need to deliberately endure the pain. All women experience pain during childbirth, just to varying degrees. The Emperor, Consort Zhao, and all the concubines outside understand this and won't laugh at you."

Xu Lejin: "..."

She also wanted to scream out in agony like the other concubines in the palace when they gave birth, but the problem was that she really couldn't feel any pain!

Xu Lejin was embarrassed.

The midwife, Chunhua, Qiuyan, and others, seeing that Xu Lejin did not cry out in pain but only bit her lip, couldn't help but look at Xu Lejin with higher regard, thinking to themselves that Consort Xu was a strong person.

Despite the intense pain of childbirth, Consort Xu endured it all.

Xu Lejin awkwardly acted out the pain of childbirth, grimacing from time to time.

It was a very long time, so long that Xu Lejin didn't even know what time it was, when something slippery slid out of her body. The midwife quickly lifted it up, cut the umbilical cord, and cleaned it up.

A gentle slap landed on the baby's soft, white bottom.

With a loud "waaa!", the delivery room echoed with the cry of a newborn baby. Consort Zhao, Consort Ma Jia, Consort Na La, and the others were startled, silently praying, "It's a princess! It's a princess!"

Consort Guo Luoluo, who had been keeping her eyes and brows lowered, muttered softly, "She's finally given birth."

"I wonder if Sister Xu gave birth to a prince or a princess?"

Consort Xitala, who was standing next to Consort Guoluo, glanced at Consort Guoluo slightly, then lowered her head and remained silent in thought.

A moment later.

Lianxing, the head palace maid serving Consort Zhao, reported to Consort Zhao with a forced smile: "Your Majesty, the midwife just came out to report that Consort Xu has given birth to a little prince."

"Okay, I understand."

Upon hearing this, Consort Zhao felt disappointed, disappointed that Xu Lejin had not given birth to a princess.

After a pause, Consort Zhao thought to herself that she hoped the other child in Xu's womb would be a little prince who looked exactly like her.

Immediately afterwards, Consort Zhao ordered in a deep voice, "Yinshuang, go to the Qianqing Palace immediately to report to the Emperor that Consort Xu has given birth to a baby prince."

Yinshuang, a second-class palace maid, respectfully replied and quickly left Yikun Palace.

Consort Zhao personally went to see the baby in swaddling clothes. The baby was exquisitely beautiful, a stark contrast to the wrinkled appearance of ordinary newborns. Her heart ached.

Mrs. Xu is truly blessed to have a son so easily.

If the other child in Xu's womb is a little princess, then it would be an auspicious sign of good fortune, like a dragon and a phoenix bringing harmony!

Previous Dynasty

Although Emperor Kangxi was in the imperial court, his heart had already flown to the inner palace.

To be precise, Kangxi's heart was with Xu Lejin, who was giving birth in the west wing of Yikun Palace, one of the six western palaces, and the dragon fetus in her womb.

Kangxi gave Liang Jiugong a wink, and Liang Jiugong responded in a shrill voice.

"By imperial decree, all ministers, if you have something to report, speak up; otherwise, the court may adjourn."

"this……"

The ministers immediately began to discuss it.

"Lord Ming, what does His Majesty mean by this?"

Soetu turned his head, looked at Nalan Mingzhu, and spoke with a smile.

Mingzhu paused for a moment, then snorted coldly and said, "I don't know either. Although Consort Nara is my distant cousin, we live far apart and rarely visit each other."

"Lord Suo's niece is the late Empress Xiaochengren, and his cousin is Consort Hesheli in the palace. Lord Suo should know more about palace affairs."

Soetu's expression darkened slightly, and he lowered his head without speaking.

Emperor Kangxi, seated on his dragon throne, glanced at the murmuring ministers, gave a cold snort, and was about to speak when Li Dequan, a young eunuch serving before the emperor, whispered a few words in Liang Jiugong's ear with a beaming smile.

Upon hearing this, Liang Jiugong was overjoyed. He bowed and whispered to Emperor Kangxi, "Your Majesty, Consort Zhao has sent word that Consort Xu has given birth to a prince."

Emperor Kangxi was taken aback.

"Is it just a little prince? Didn't the imperial physician diagnose that Madam Xu is carrying twins?"

Liang Jiugong paused for a moment, then quickly explained to Kangxi, "The palace servants sent by Consort Zhao said that Consort Xu is pregnant with another little master, and it will be a while before the baby is born."

Kangxi nodded and continued to sit upright on the dragon throne.

After a short while, Liang Jiugong bowed to Kangxi again and said softly, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Consort Xu has given birth to a little princess for you."

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