Chapter 158 Concubine Rong's Difficult Childbirth
As time passed, the sun in the east was already high in the sky.
Xiao Heng waited outside for a long time but no one came to report. He suddenly became restless and stood up.
When he stood up, all the concubines stood up as well.
The screams in the delivery room became more and more shrill, like the pain of being tortured by slow slicing.
Meipin covered her ears with her handkerchief and whispered to Mingpin, "Isn't it just giving birth to a child? Is it necessary to scream so loudly?"
She simply forgot the pain after the wound healed.
She had completely forgotten how she was in excruciating pain in the delivery room not long ago.
However, she is qualified to say this.
Who told her not to scream the whole time?
Mingpin glanced at her sideways, frowning her long, beautiful eyebrows in disgust: "Giving birth is bound to be painful."
"If you don't yell, won't you allow others to yell?"
After saying that, she stood next to Concubine Chu, her eyes full of disgust.
She could mock or ridicule any concubine in the harem.
But I would never laugh at a great mother in this situation.
She also carried a baby for ten months and had her ten fingers split open.
She spent a whole night in the delivery room in pain but didn't give birth to a healthy baby.
No one knows better than her how great and difficult the title of mother is.
However, she has never been called mother.
Seeing Mingpin being so aloof and proud, Meipin snorted and looked towards the delivery room. Under the handkerchief, the curve of her lips deepened a little.
After a long time, the curtain that had been motionless for a long time was finally lifted.
The midwife and the imperial physician came out.
The midwife knelt down, sweating profusely. "Your Majesty, I haven't seen the baby emerge yet, and Rong Xiaozhu's energy is getting weaker and weaker. This means the birth is going to be difficult."
When Xiao Heng heard the word "difficult labor", his face suddenly darkened.
"Then find a way to ensure the safe birth of the royal heir!"
Doctor Liu pondered and said, "Your Majesty, in Miss Rong's case, we can try a labor-inducing drug to force the fetal head down. There might be a glimmer of hope."
"Then hurry up!"
Xiao Heng shouted angrily, scaring the midwife so much that she trembled all over and quickly got up and returned to the delivery room.
In the delivery room, Rong Jieyu's breathing was rapid and weak.
While the pain was over, she reached out to Liu Yuetang.
Liu Yuetang hurriedly walked to her side and held her wet hands.
Rong Jieyu moved her dry, pale lips and said, "Sister, if anything happens, go tell the Emperor and ask him to protect the heir. Don't worry about my safety."
"No, sister, you will definitely be able to give birth to the baby safely."
"As long as we put a little more force, the baby will come out."
Concubine Rong shook her head helplessly.
She knew she might not be able to get through this stage.
In this royal family, women exist only to continue the lineage.
Even if he didn't mention it, the emperor would sacrifice the mother to protect the son.
If she brought it up herself, she could actually win the emperor's sympathy. She would turn all her guilt into love and affection for the unborn child.
In this way, he was born a loved child.
"Sister, if you are willing, I can give this child to you to raise."
"With a child without a biological mother, you won't have any worries. I believe you will love and care for him."
After she said this, the pain that came over her almost tore her apart.
The palace maid quickly put the ginseng slices into Concubine Rong's mouth.
Looking at Rong Jieyu's ferocious and pale face, Liu Yuetang's vision gradually blurred.
Poor parents in the world.
When her life was hanging by a thread, Concubine Rong was still thinking of a way out for her unborn child.
At this moment, she couldn't help but feel a lump in her throat.
Perhaps it was because she witnessed Concubine Rong giving birth that she realized how great it is to be a mother.
Even though she had made all the calculations in the past, she could not escape the ruthlessness of imperial power and the coldness of the palace.
When Liu Yuetang walked out of the delivery room, her hair was soaked with sweat and her cheeks were flushed due to the stuffiness in the delivery room.
Wanqiu quickly took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Liu Yuetang's forehead.
Liu Yuetang tidied her appearance, walked slowly to Xiao Heng and bowed, "Your Majesty."
Looking at Liu Yuetang's flushed cheeks, Xiao Heng frowned.
Ice cubes cannot be used in the delivery room. It is June now and it must be very hot in there. How can her body bear it when she is busy running around?
Xiao Heng winked at Zhou Defu calmly.
Zhou Defu understood and quickly poured a cup of tea to Liu Yuetang: "Your Majesty, you have worked hard. Please have a cup of tea."
After Liu Yuetang took the teacup and drank it, the Queen asked her, "Xipin, how is Concubine Rong?"
"Rong Jieyu has little strength. The imperial physician just gave her some ginseng soup and labor-inducing medicine."
Just as the queen was about to speak, another hoarse voice was heard, even more painful than the previous one.
The imperial physician said that after taking the labor-inducing drug, the pain would be more frequent and more painful, so the pain that Concubine Rong would have to endure would definitely be doubled.
Liu Yuetang nodded and said, "Then I will go in first."
The sun gradually set in the west, and the sunset dyed half the sky red.
The concubines in the room could not hide the fatigue in their faces.
Only Xiao Heng and the Queen were still sitting upright.
When Rong Jieyu was about to faint, she finally heard the midwife say, "I can see the baby's head. My lady, please push a little harder."
Rong Jieyu's dim eyes were instantly ignited.
Liu Yuetang also said with a happy face: "Sister, did you hear that? The baby is coming out soon."
Rong Jieyu nodded heavily and shed tears of hope with excitement.
As a wave of pain came over her, she clenched the quilt into a ball with her hands, exerting all her strength.
The midwife cheered again and again: "It's almost there, it's almost there, my lady, just push a little harder and the baby will come out."
Liu Yuetang was also a little nervous and wanted to see the newborn baby with her own eyes, so she quickly stood up and walked to the midwife.
Rong Jieyu took a deep breath and exhaled, gathering all her strength and exerting more force. As her legs trembled, she felt a touch of warmth sliding out from below.
Then the midwife exclaimed in great joy: "It's born, it's born."
Upon hearing these two words, Rong Jieyu's eyes immediately filled with tears.
"Is it the prince?" Rong Jieyu asked in a hoarse voice.
Ruan had previously asked Doctor Wen to take her pulse, and he said that judging from the pulse, the possibility of the fetus being a boy was greater.
Therefore, she also guessed that there was a prince in her belly.
A newborn baby is protected by a thin layer of vernix caseosa and is small and soft.
Liu Yuetang looked at the child's body curiously and replied, "It's a little princess."
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong. The midwife suddenly slapped the child's feet.
And Concubine Rong was still immersed in the joy of having a child.
She did not feel disappointed because she was a princess. Rongrong smiled and said, "Princess, it's good too. Princess is thoughtful. Come and bring it to me to see."
Seeing the little princess' eyes closed and her body turning blue, Liu Yuetang's face suddenly froze.
The midwife realized that the treatment was ineffective and ran outside in panic, shouting in fear, "Doctor, come and take a look."
The other midwife even collapsed and sat on the ground.
The smile on Rong Jieyu's face disappeared, and fear surged in her heart. She struggled to get up: "What happened to the child? What happened to my child?"
Liu Yuetang quickly went over and held her down: "Sister, you just gave birth and can't move. I'll go see the baby."
"Don't worry, the child will be fine with the imperial physician here."
Rong Jieyu's whole body was shaking, as if all the blood in her body had solidified. She nodded blankly.
Liu Yuetang patted her hands and turned to walk behind the screen.
With every step I took, I felt more uneasy.
Even though she had never given birth to a child, she knew that the baby would cry the moment it was born.
But just now... the little princess didn't cry.
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