Chapter 526: Conferring the title of Concubine (4000 words)
"You mean...four children in one birth?"
Emperor Kangxi finally lost his composure and suddenly stood up and asked.
The ministers in the court were looking at Xiao Xizi in the middle with shock on their faces, and they were all a little stunned for a while.
Xiao Xizi, bearing the immense pressure, nodded once again with conviction: "Your Majesty, it's quadruplets. Our prince specially sent this servant to announce the good news."
After these words were spoken, the court fell silent.
After a long while, Emperor Kangxi finally stood up and clapped his hands: "Good! Good! Hahahaha, God bless my Qing Dynasty, and God bless the Aisin-Gioro family!"
Emperor Kangxi was grinning so much that his mouth almost reached his ears. He waved his hand and said, "Pass the order down. Immediately promote Wen to the rank of concubine. Hold the canonization ceremony immediately. Today I will grant amnesty to the whole world. Let all the people celebrate together."
The enthronement of Wenjiu was urgent. If Emperor Kangxi had known that she could give birth to four children, he would have made an exception and given her the position of concubine early on.
How could his four grandsons crawl out of the belly of a little concubine?
After the reward, it was announced to the world that the children were born by the concubine, and they were extremely rich.
The ministers around were also stunned at this moment. Even the few Han ministers knelt down with everyone else in a daze, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
This day is a day of celebration for the whole country.
Emperor Kangxi even happily ordered people to ride horses and carriages to scatter festive silver and candies on the streets of the capital.
The people were all laughing and joking, and soon the news that the Fourth Master's family had four sons spread throughout the capital.
…
The atmosphere in the Fourth Master's mansion is different from that in the outside world.
Imperial Physician Liu hesitated for a long time before clasping his fists towards the Fourth Master and saying, "Your Highness, the little prince is too fragile. He... is no bigger than an adult's palm. He doesn't even have the strength to cry. I'm afraid... he can't be raised..."
He said this with great difficulty, but he was still reserved, because just now... the little prince seemed to be almost dead...
Even though the Fourth Master had anticipated what the Imperial Physician would say, he still stumbled, nearly falling. It took him a while to recover, and he asked, pursing his lips, "Is there no other way?"
Imperial Physician Liu and the other imperial physicians behind him all shook their heads helplessly.
The Fourth Master was silent for a long time.
At that moment, Nanny Song also emerged from the room with red eyes. She came to the Fourth Master, bowed slightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "The young lady is still holding the little prince. She won't let anyone get close to her, and she won't eat or sleep. She keeps staring at the little prince... Your Highness, please think of a solution."
The Fourth Master's heart tightened, and he finally got up and left.
Inside the room, Wen Jiu firmly held his son's tiny hand. His hand was so small, so small that it was only slightly larger than Wen Jiu's thumb.
"Mother will definitely not let anything happen to you... Don't be afraid..."
Xiao Jin glanced at Wen Jiu with reluctance: "Master... please let go of your hand quickly. You only have 50 days left..."
Thinking back to earlier, Xiao Jin felt a little regretful.
The system reminded the master early on to trim the two little masters so that the remaining two little masters could get the best nourishment, ensuring to the greatest extent that they could produce high-quality offspring, and the master's pressure would be much less.
At that time, it just thought this was a reminder, and believed that as long as it worked hard with its owner, it would be able to give birth to the little master safely.
However, unexpectedly, the safe delivery pills only ensured a safe delivery for the little master and the master.
The moment he came out, the little master was indeed still breathing, but now his breath was getting weaker and weaker.
The master then cried and begged, saying that he would use his life points to exchange for the little master's life.
It was soft-hearted at the time and begged for its master.
Now, as long as the master keeps holding the little master's hand, she is transferring her own life value to the little master.
Nearly 1,000 days of life value were almost consumed in just a few minutes.
Obviously, the master has a better choice.
If she did not choose to rescue the little master, but instead converted the little master into energy while in her belly, she could gain 10 years of life.
But she hardly hesitated, and just smiled and said, "Xiao Jin, I just want a son."
"Xiao Jin, please help me negotiate with the system and borrow another 500 days of life points..."
Xiao Jin: "Master... I have borrowed it for 500 days... The little master still has no response. Perhaps, life value is of no use to him.
My memory has this trick, but sometimes I can’t trust it completely…”
Wen Jiu still didn't let go of her son's hand. At this moment she was really panicked.
She did understand why the system only gave her three amulets.
It turned out that from the very beginning, the system detected that one of her children could not survive...
"Xiao Jin... I still have some Rebirth Flowers in my space that I haven't exchanged for, right? Also, take out my Soul-Preserving Pills."
Xiao Jin's nose felt sore, and he said in a hoarse voice, "The last flower of rebirth in this space is left for you to prolong your life...
Master, are you really going to sacrifice all your health points to save the little master? We've already thrown away too many health points. It's not too late for you to change your mind. In fact... giving birth to three children in one litter is already a rare achievement...
In this great Qing Dynasty, this is already the best and most satisfactory outcome."
Tears welled up in Wenjiu's eyes, but a smile spread across her lips. She tapped Xiaojin's forehead with her free hand and said, "Silly child, I've made my decision, so just listen to me."
Xiao Jin was so upset that he couldn't speak for a long time. He always thought his master was rational. Even when faced with many injustices, his master seemed to do anything to survive.
This was the first time that the master made such a decisive decision, and it was to use up all her health points.
Her hands were shaking as she warmed the wine. She took two deep breaths, trying to calm herself down, and leaned over to gently kiss the child on the cheek.
"Don't worry, Mom won't let anything happen to you."
This is a huge gamble between her and the system. Even if no one in the world can save her child, the system can.
She died in a car accident, and the system allowed her to reach this interface, so why couldn't her child?
Wenjiu is gambling, betting his own life that the system won't let a host like him go!
[Alarm alert! Health value is less than 10 days, host, please stop extreme behavior...]
[Alarm alert! Health value is less than 3 days, host, please stop extreme behavior immediately! ]
[Alert! Alert! Alert…]
Now the screen is full of red exclamation marks, but Wenjiu still ignores it. The hand that is giving life to the child has never stopped from beginning to end.
"If I really die, no one will repay the 500 days of life I owe you. System, think this through!"
She felt as if all her strength had been drained from her body, and she was about to collapse in a daze...
[Master! Master! Stop, stop!]
There was a hint of hysteria in Xiaojin's voice.
[Look! The little master's complexion has returned to normal, and his breathing has returned to normal! He's alive! I saw his system panel light up, and it's the same as the other little masters!]
Seeing that his life span was only two hours left, Wenjiu suddenly heard Xiaojin's surprised cry.
Wenjiu used all his strength to look at the child. He really had recovered his breathing and his little hands began to move.
Wenjiu loosened his hand in a daze, but the corners of his mouth finally curled up.
Dog system, I won the bet!
[Master, what should we do now? Your health points are exhausted in less than two hours...] Xiao Jin's voice was filled with tears.
"Jiu'er, I asked someone to make some ginseng soup, please have some."
The Fourth Master's voice was a little hoarse as he entered the room carrying the ginseng soup and spoke softly to the warm wine. After all, he was a man, so he had to calm down and tell her in a way that she could best accept.
With only the last bit of strength left, Wenjiu hooked her arm around the Fourth Master's neck and placed her lips on him. Her hand also penetrated his clothes and dug into his chest.
The Fourth Master froze. "Wine...wine..."
In a daze from the wine, he saw the heart flashing above the Fourth Master's head and sighed softly, "Master...you are my life..."
Xiao Jin saw that the Fourth Master had already grown 8 hearts, and in the blink of an eye he heard the system announce that he had received 10 hearts.
It almost cried, and immediately exchanged 10 hearts for 1 day's life.
In any case, at least the current crisis has been resolved.
I have been accumulating love for so many days, and just now, I converted it all into health points in one breath to save the little master.
It took nearly 200 pieces of love from the Ninth Master, the Tenth Master, and others to exchange for one day's life, and all of them were exchanged for.
Fortunately, there is the Fourth Master. The Fourth Master's love can be exchanged for life points, so the master still has a chance of survival.
As long as the Fourth Master stays overnight today, he will receive a flower of the afterlife tomorrow.
This will solve the urgent problem! We'll talk about the future later.
Wenjiu was really happy. She couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth into a smile, and lay on the Fourth Master and said, "Master... mother and child are safe... mother and child are safe."
She was so exhausted that once she let out a breath, she couldn't even open her eyelids. She tilted her head to one side and fell into a deep sleep.
"Mother and child are safe..." When the Fourth Master heard her say this, his eyes suddenly became red. His Jiuer was full of joy to welcome the child's arrival, so how could he accept the news that the child could not be raised?
He touched Wenjiu's face and realized that she was unusually quiet. Seeing that her face looked a little bad, the Fourth Master's heart skipped a beat and he immediately ordered outside: "Come! Call the imperial physician quickly."
Doctor Liu came in immediately with a serious expression on his face and helped warm the wine and feel the pulse. After a while, his expression relaxed slightly. "Don't worry, Your Highness. The young lady was extremely tired and fell asleep. She is a little weak. She will recover after recuperating for a while."
"Wow~"
Suddenly, they heard a faint baby cry. Everyone was startled and immediately looked towards Wenjiu's side.
The little baby suddenly kicked his hands and feet, perhaps because he was uncomfortable, and started crying.
"He...he's crying!" The Fourth Master came back to his senses and immediately looked at the Imperial Physician Liu beside him: "Hurry and take a look!"
The child cried once when it was born, and then, despite being slapped, it remained silent. In the end, it barely even breathed a single breath. For a moment, the Fourth Master couldn't believe his eyes.
Doctor Liu immediately went forward to check on the child. After a while, his eyes widened and he immediately bowed his head and said, "My Lord, you are so happy! This... is truly miraculous. The Sixth Prince now has a rosy complexion and his hands and feet are much stronger. It seems that as long as he is taken good care of, he may have a chance of survival.
This...how could this happen in just a short while?"
Doctor Liu was so surprised that he couldn't even close his mouth. The Sixth Prince had obviously shown signs of dying earlier, but he suddenly came back to life?
Furthermore, most babies this small are stillborn.
Those with gas are extremely rare, but the Sixth Prince's looks surprisingly good.
Doctor Liu even began to doubt his entire medical career. Could it be that he had just made a mistake?
The heavy stone that had been weighing on the Fourth Master's heart was inexplicably put down. He suddenly felt relaxed and inexplicably felt a sour sensation in his nose.
He let out a sigh, sat on the edge of the bed, and carefully fed Wenjiu and soup to her.
"Your Highness, please let me do it. You haven't had a good rest for a few days. Why don't you go to sleep for a while?" Nanny Song came forward to persuade him. She had been worried about the girl's delivery and couldn't sleep all day.
Now the young lady has been exhausted inside for nearly ten hours, and so is the prince outside.
"It's okay, I'll guard it, you all go out."
After sending the person away, the Fourth Master steadily fed her a bowl of soup and warm wine, and carefully wiped her mouth. Then he picked up her hand, held it in his for a long time without saying a word, until his eyes became moist.
There have been so many ups and downs in the past two days. The Fourth Master considers himself to be tough, but at this moment he can't hold it anymore.
Not long after, there was another knock on the door: "Master, the imperial edict has arrived."
The Fourth Master took a deep breath, and in the blink of an eye, he regained his stern and elegant demeanor as the Prince of Yong. He strode out to receive the decree.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Wen Jiu, daughter of the Wen family, possesses both virtue and beauty, is beautiful and intelligent, dignified, virtuous, and respectful. She is hereby appointed Consort Jin. This is my decree!"
Kangxi's attendant Wei Zhu came in person to deliver the imperial edict. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor is considerate of Concubine Wen and has specifically instructed her to rest well. You will be the one to receive the edict."
"Your son thanks the Emperor for his grace!" The Fourth Master took the imperial edict, and a hint of surprise flashed across his narrow eyes.
He already had an imperial edict in his hand, but he never expected that the emperor would send another one.
However, this imperial edict is much more important than the one in his hand.
Just looking at the words of praise on it, one could tell that it was much better than the one he had received before. Not to mention that this imperial edict was specially sent by the Emperor and read out with great fanfare.
Finally, the emperor seemed to have let go of his grudge against Jiu'er's identity.
I was drinking some warm wine in the room and finally fell into a deep sleep, but was suddenly woken up by a system message.
[Ding, congratulations to the host for being promoted to Concubine, rewards include 100 upgraded Rebirth Flowers and 1 rare gift pack]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the Concubine Medal. Reward: 1 Beauty Gift Pack with 20 points of any attribute value.]
[Ding, the host's maternal love value has reached 99%, unlocking the Mother's Strength medal, and rewarding 20 upgraded flowers of the afterlife.]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for achieving the quadruplet achievement, breaking the previous host achievement record. Reward: 100 upgraded Rebirth Flowers.]
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