Back in the Glazed Pavilion, Shen Wei drank the medicine brought by Rong Mama.
The effect of the labor-inducing medicine has not yet taken effect.
The fetus is full-term. If she gives birth early or late, Shen Wei's body will be harmed. It is better to choose a suitable time to give birth. It just so happens that today is the Queen's birthday, and Shen Wei wants to give birth to the child on this day to pave the way for the child's future.
Cai Lian ran into the house, carefully supported Shen Wei, and whispered: "Master, we have already invited the imperial physician and the midwife. They are all our own people, and they have arranged everything. There are people watching the princess, and they will not let her sabotage secretly."
"Ma Fei San, scissors, and catgut are all ready. Don't worry, my master. The midwife and the imperial physician said that a woman's second baby will be born faster."
"All the guards of the palace are patrolling outside the courtyard at all times. The two tiger guards at the gate are armed with knives and will not let any bad guys in."
The medicine is starting to take effect.
The servants of Liuli Pavilion were busy and the order was maintained. The imperial doctors came with their medicine boxes on their backs, and all the medicine and hot water in the small kitchen were ready.
Shen Wei's forehead was covered with sweat, and the piercing pain made her almost unable to stand. She gritted her teeth and told Rong Mama and the two maids: "If I die, please remind the prince to give the child to the queen to raise."
As the old saying goes, do your best and leave the rest to fate.
For the sake of the baby in her belly, Shen Wei has made all the preparations. If she was unlucky and died during childbirth, it would just be fate.
...
As the sky gradually darkened, the noise from the Glazed Pavilion soon alarmed the palace. Zhang Miaoyu and Shen Wei have the best relationship. Since Shen Wei took over the family, Zhang Miaoyu has lived a very comfortable life.
Shen Wei also generously gave her a health-preserving recipe to promote digestion and maintain the body. Zhang Miaoyu's obese body shape was brought under control and she no longer gained weight endlessly like before.
Now that Shen Wei has given birth, after Zhang Miaoyu got the news, she didn't even bother to eat the snack in her hand, and ran to the Liuli Pavilion with her maid.
The yard was brightly lit and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
Zhang Miaoyu clutched her handkerchief nervously, pulled over a maid from Liuli Pavilion and asked, "Is Sister Shen okay? Has the baby been born?"
The maid said, "She's still giving birth. God bless her. The doctor said the baby is in the right position and will be born easily. But the master is bleeding a lot."
Zhang Miaoyu scratched her head anxiously, turned to the maid beside her and said, "Xiangyu, hurry back to my mother's house. My mother has a medicine to stop bleeding and replenish qi. Run quickly and bring it back within an hour."
Xiangyu ran out of the palace and rushed to Zhang Miaoyu's parents' home.
Zhang Miaoyu didn't dare to disturb them and sat on the bench at the entrance of the outer courtyard waiting. After a while, the two concubines Liu Ruyan and Liu Qiaoer also arrived late.
Zhang Miaoyu caught a glimpse of Liu Ruyan in white and immediately rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction. People are giving birth, and you are still wearing creepy white clothes. Are you pretending to be the White Ghost who is here to take people's lives?
"Sister Liu, why don't you go back and change your clothes? Or go back to your yard and rest." Zhang Miaoyu said.
Liu Ruyan glanced at Zhang Miaoyu calmly and said calmly, "Why, do I have to dress as vulgarly as you do?"
Zhang Miaoyu was chubby and all her clothes were loose and brightly colored. Liu Ruyan has always disliked him.
Zhang Miaoyu clicked her tongue: “Then don’t go in to see Sister Shen later, I’m afraid she will be scared.”
Liu Ruyan said calmly: "If she had another daughter this time, she would have continued to have children. She would have brought trouble upon herself. Why should she be sympathized with?"
Zhang Miaoyu was not willing to tolerate Liu Ruyan, and she started to scold her: "We are all women, you are too harsh in your words, you have become stupid because of reading books. No wonder the prince doesn't like you, and he always makes sarcastic remarks about you."
Liu Ruyan choked, her eyes reddened: "You...you are so shameless!"
Zhang Miaoyu and Liu Ruyan were bickering, while Liu Qiaoer next to them said nothing. She was wearing a simple solid-colored long dress and holding an unfinished embroidery in her hands.
Liu Qiaoer was already wary of Shen Wei who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Since her rebirth, Liu Qiaoer has never taken Shen Wei seriously, but Shen Wei has broken her cognition time and time again.
I don't know what tricks Chen Wei used, but in the past one or two years, she has been the only one favored by King Yan and has enjoyed great glory. Shen Wei, a farm girl, was able to manage the inner quarters of Prince Yan's Mansion in an orderly manner.
Liu Qiaoer couldn't help but think that maybe she had really seen it wrong. Maybe in the near future, Shen Wei will really be able to play against that terrible woman.
However, that has nothing to do with her, Liu Qiaoer. As long as she keeps a low profile, doesn't get into trouble, and doesn't get involved in harem struggles, she can avoid the tragic ending of her previous life.
The three concubines waited patiently when suddenly sounds of fighting were heard outside the courtyard of the Glazed Pavilion. Zhang Miaoyu stood up and asked, "What happened?"
A guard ran in and said, "Several assassins broke into the East Courtyard."
Zhang Miaoyu’s fat face turned pale with fright, and her legs trembled so much that she almost fell down. Liu Qiaoer was also trembling all over, and she clenched the embroidered handkerchief in her hand tightly in fear.
The palace is heavily guarded, yet an assassin came!
The guard was relatively calm: "Don't panic, my three masters. The guards in the mansion have gone to kill the assassin."
The guard admired Concubine Shen very much. She had planned and arranged the defenses in advance. All the guards patrolling the palace tonight were carrying swords and working the night shift, so they could detect the assassin's intrusion in the first place.
The guard went out with a knife in hand.
Zhang Miaoyu was nervously spinning around, like a fat ball spinning in circles, muttering, "Sister Shen is still giving birth, and there are assassins. The prince is going to Kunning Palace tonight, oh, Amitabha, please don't let anything happen. I don't want to die yet, and I haven't finished the cakes I bought from Weiyanji."
Zhang Miaoyu was shocked and frightened. When she looked up, she found Liu Ruyan still sitting calmly on the bench in front of the house, with a calm expression. The night wind blew up her black hair, like a fairy descending.
"Aren't you afraid?" Zhang Miaoyu was surprised.
Liu Ruyan remained calm: "Life and death are determined by fate."
Zhang Miaoyu looked at the night sky speechlessly and said, "Your Majesty, you should come back earlier."
...
In Kunyu Courtyard, the princess knelt devoutly before the Buddha as usual.
"Princess, Concubine Shen is going to give birth tonight." A little maid came in to report.
The princess paused in chanting and slowly opened her eyes. Rows of candles were burning in front of the shrine. The princess asked, "Is it going well?"
The maid shook her head: "This is the second child. It is said that Concubine Shen drank several bowls of labor-inducing soup and hired the best midwife. The birth was relatively smooth and there was no dystocia. The assassins who entered the palace were all caught by the guards."
The princess gritted her teeth and sneered, "This bitch is lucky."
The princess herself gave birth to a child. A woman’s first birth is generally difficult, but her second birth is usually relatively smooth.
She pinched the Buddhist beads in her hand and continued to chant. She prayed silently in her heart that Shen Wei would give birth to a useless daughter so that she wouldn't have to do it.
The maid looked around and saw no outsiders. The maid pretended to speak: "Princess, the cushion you kneel on is dirty. I will give you a new one."
While putting on the new futon, the maid whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear clearly, "Princess, Prince Heng asked me to convey a message: everything will be settled within a month."
The princess pinched the Buddhist beads in her hand, looked up at the statue of the compassionate Bodhisattva shrouded in smoke, and murmured:
"Buddha bless you."
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