Xiao Hanyi personally oversaw every step of this imperial examination and also emphasized it several times in the court, clearly showing that he took it very seriously.
There are so many things going on in the court, and there are always rules to follow. But the woman he met on the way back to the palace from hunting has been lingering in his mind and cannot be dispelled, like a thorn that comes out and pricks him from time to time.
He sent people to look for that woman, but to no avail. It was as if she had disappeared out of thin air. The more this happened, the more Xiao Hanyi couldn't let her go.
Ever since returning to the palace from hunting, Queen Wang has been ill, suffering from nightmares at night. The imperial doctors could not find out what was wrong and only said that she had caught a cold and was weak, which allowed the evil spirit to invade her body.
April 3rd was the first day of the exam. The weather was nice and cloudless. But on the third day, the weather changed. It was overcast from the morning and it rained heavily all day.
When the candidates came out of the examination room, their faces were all bruised, as if they had experienced a great disaster.
What follows is a long wait.
Finally, the day of the results announcement arrived. As soon as the sun came out, the area under the list was already crowded with people.
On the other side, in the Weiyang Palace, Xiao Hanyi was more nervous than the candidates waiting for the results. Early this morning, Guo Xiner felt a stomachache, and the imperial physicians and midwives had already gathered around her.
Xiao Hanyi paced in the yard, praying in his heart that the child must be born safely.
"The Queen has arrived."
With the eunuch's shout, Queen Wang was escorted in.
Tomorrow is the day the eldest princess is getting married. Queen Wang originally had no time to come, but she was the queen, and in order to set an example for the harem, she had to come to show that she cared about the royal heir.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you," Queen Wang bowed according to the palace rules.
Xiao Hanyi didn't even look at her, he just said lightly, "Get up."
Queen Wang stepped forward and said, "With so many imperial doctors here, and the midwives all having been delivering babies for many years, Your Majesty, please rest assured that your sister will be fine."
"This is your sister's first child, and she's taking her time to grow. Your Majesty can't help much even though he's here. It's better for you to go back to your room and rest first," Queen Wang continued to comfort her.
Xiao Hanyi said "hmm" but did not move. He still stood in the yard, glancing into the house from time to time.
Queen Wang felt a pang of sadness in her heart. Tomorrow was the day the eldest princess was getting married, and the emperor didn't even go to see her. There was no use for him to be here.
It will also delay her work...
Queen Wang stopped talking and just followed Xiao Hanyi quietly.
During this period, the eldest princess sent people to invite Queen Wang three or four times, but Xiao Hanyi suddenly remembered that the eldest princess was getting married the next day and persuaded Queen Wang to go.
Time passed little by little, and the sunset gradually sank into the west.
After a day of labor pains, Guo Xiner was now exhausted and had lost even the strength to cry. She had hoped to give birth to a prince, but now, she only prayed that the child would be born soon.
It hurts so much.
"My dear, push harder, push harder," the midwife instructed patiently.
"You two go get some food for the Queen."
The slightly older nanny gave the order.
This person is Nanny Xing. The Queen has issued an imperial decree that if the child is born as a princess, it will be fine, but if it is a prince, it must be stillborn.
When she saw that the baby was about to be born, she sent the other two maids away so that she could take care of herself.
At this time, Xiao Hanyi was kneeling in front of the ancestral tablet. He had not been to this room since he ascended the throne and became emperor. He had vowed that he would not come to see his ancestors until he unified Daliang.
What happened that night appeared clearly in his mind, as if it had just happened yesterday. No matter what, he had seized the throne.
Although, the prince secretly colluded with Northern Liang and betrayed the country.
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Here, Xiao Jiayun felt her whole body burning hot, as if she was in a raging fire. She could hear the sounds outside and knew that she was about to be born. She had waited for this day for a long time and finally she could come out.
She felt a force pushing her forward. Suddenly, a bright light flashed before her eyes, becoming brighter and brighter. The burning sensation in her body, starting from her eyebrows, quickly dissipated...
The sun in the west seemed to be burning through, and the red clouds illuminated the entire palace.
Suddenly, a golden light shot over, illuminating Guo Xiner's bedroom...
"Congratulations, Her Majesty, it's a princess."
A cheerful voice came.
Xiao Jiayun felt a sense of relief. She felt someone pat her on the butt, and a stream of air flowed from her chest to her throat.
"Wow"
A baby's cry, loud and powerful!
Guo Xiner dragged her tired body and said to Nanny Xing, "Hurry, bring the princess to me."
[Hurry up, hurry up, do you hear me, my mother wants to hug me]
The voice was very clear. Guo Xiner knew that it was her daughter's inner voice. When she took Xiao Jiayun over, Xiao Jiayun stopped crying and stared at her with blinking eyes.
Guo Xiner thought to herself, "This child is so special. Fortunately, others can't hear her voice, otherwise she will be treated as a monster."
Then he thought of Xiao Hanyi and ordered the nanny, "Go tell the emperor quickly."
"Yes," Nanny Xing responded and turned to the bedroom. She also breathed a sigh of relief. Amitabha, the imperial concubine gave birth to a princess, and she didn't have to be involved in any more deaths!
The news that Guo Xiner had given birth to a princess spread like a tornado, and soon the entire palace knew about it.
Queen Wang touched her chest, breathed a sigh of relief, her face filled with joy, "Come, go to the warehouse and find some good things and send them to Concubine Guo."
If I had known this, I wouldn't have bothered so much.
Just a princess...
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