Xiu Ning watched as Tong Jia Rongyue got up and then angrily left the main hall with her entourage.
Yes, they walked away very gracefully and decisively, as if there was something dirty behind them.
Xiu Ning, who didn't realize she had been insulted, looked up at the window.
Hmm, now the entire hall is only occupied by Consort Ping's people and her own people. She must feel so lonely and isolated.
Before Xiuning could finish her reflections, a scream that could pierce everyone's eardrums suddenly rang out from the previously calm delivery room.
The voice was shrill and hoarse, as if the owner of the voice had been subjected to some inhuman torture.
Tsk tsk, childbirth is indeed torturous, even for a mission participant like her who has elixirs at her disposal.
"Help me go over and see," Consort Ping has finally given birth.
With the hope that she could return to the palace smoothly after Consort Ping gave birth, Xiu Ning heard a series of chaotic footsteps coming from inside the delivery room when she arrived at the door.
Along with the footsteps came various other noises.
Midwives, wet nurses, palace maids, imperial physicians... a diverse array of people, almost everyone in the delivery room was talking.
Seeing this, Chunyu simply helped her mistress to the side to wait, while she herself pushed open the door and went inside.
The delivery room was filthy, and it was not appropriate for a master to enter, but she, a maid, did not have such strict rules.
"What happened? Did our Empress hear a commotion? Is Consort Ping giving birth here?"
Chunyu looked up and glanced around, then reached out and grabbed a passing palace maid, asking Consort Ping on the delivery bed.
The palace maid bowed and nodded, her tone filled with excitement and undisguised pride, "Consort Ping has given birth to a prince, and both mother and child are safe and sound."
A dark glint flashed in Chunyu's eyes, then she released the palace maid's hand. "That's wonderful. Our Lady will be happy to hear that."
Who can argue with that?
Chunyu brought the good news of Consort Ping's safe delivery to Xiuning, who was waiting at the door.
Xiuning's first words were, "That's great! I can finally go back to the palace to watch the excitement."
"My lord, the midwife and wet nurse in the room are helping to clean up Consort Ping and her child. Should we wait a little longer?"
The rest is simple, and besides, it's getting late.
Xiuning nodded, "We've already taken ninety-nine steps," so whether or not she takes the last step makes no difference.
I stood at the door and waited. After a while, the midwife came over carrying a swaddled baby.
The baby in the swaddling clothes was naturally the prince who had just been born to Consort Ping. He was fair-skinned and chubby, showing no signs of the frailty that had been manipulated.
Xiuning opened the swaddling clothes and took a look, then told the midwife to quickly take the baby back.
Instruct Chunyu to send a message to the Qianqing Palace, "Do not disturb the Emperor, just tell Eunuch Liang in front of the Emperor."
"Hmm, I heard that Eunuch Liang is considering retiring recently, and Eunuch Li has taken over instead."
Xiuning thought of Li Dequan, who appeared in the latter half of Kangxi's life.
This person, like Liang Jiugong, was a clever person who was good at reading people's expressions and knew how to protect himself.
Xiuning also had dealings with Li Dequan when she went to the Qianqing Palace to serve the emperor.
Chunyu nodded, "Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant understands."
"Yes, also give a reward to the entire team responsible for the delivery, just don't overstep the master's bounds."
As she spoke, Xiuning walked outside. The sedan chair waiting at the palace gate felt very safe in the night, and Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief when she sat down.
"System, how is the child?"
"Outwardly strong but inwardly weak, this is not a sign of longevity," and is considered an omen of a short life.
The system spoke concisely and clearly, which Xiu Ning found very interesting.
If it's not a sign of longevity, then it means this child will eventually pass away.
"Did the Crown Prince make his move, or did he succeed?"
Xiu Ning asked in return, thinking to herself that the Crown Prince really didn't care about the feelings of his own clan. Even if Consort Ping and her son were kept alive, they might not cause the Crown Prince any trouble.
"Of course it worked," she said. If it hadn't worked, Consort Ping wouldn't have been able to give birth to such a "healthy" little prince in her current state. It was all due to the medicine.
"Alright, let's just continue watching the show. It has nothing to do with us."
It was all infighting within the Hesheli clan. If something happened, it was the Hesheli clan's bad luck that was to blame. What did it have to do with the Xitala clan?
"Host, I heard that Hesheli wants to marry her off her daughter to Yinyi as his wife."
Even if she's not the primary wife, a secondary wife would be fine.
If this marriage goes through, then we'll have a connection, won't we?
Xiuning expressed her disdain for the nonsensical messages the system had somehow received.
"That's impossible; the Emperor will not agree."
If the Hesheli clan and the Xitala clan (mainly the Xiuning lineage) joined forces, wouldn't that force Kangxi to abdicate prematurely?
Unless Emperor Kangxi was insane, he could not allow it.
Such matters could not even be mentioned, as they would give Kangxi the wrong impression, thus making him suspicious and wary.
"So they don't plan to take the conventional route; as long as the deed is done, that's fine."
The system's words made Xiu Ning frown and remain silent. She thought to herself that if this were true, then Yin Yi would be completely neglected and marginalized, and even Yin Lu would not be able to access the core of the court.
Although Emperor Kangxi treated his two brothers well on a regular basis, that only applied to the fact that they posed no threat to him.
If Emperor Kangxi discovers that these two have crossed his line, even his favored concubine will suffer the consequences.
She bit her lip, and just when the system thought its host was about to get angry, Xiu Ning suddenly smiled.
He was laughing so happily that even Chunyu, who was standing next to him, could see it clearly.
Hmm? What's wrong, Master?
Chunyu was completely baffled. They had just returned from Consort Ping's palace, and walking through the pitch-black palace, coupled with their mistress's laughter, felt strangely eerie.
"Cough cough cough, it's nothing, I just thought of something fun."
That's what they say, but the coldness in Xiuning's eyes could freeze a person to death.
She must have rested for too long, to the point that everyone forgot she was a ruthless person who didn't hesitate to strike.
Sigh, why do I always like to run into her? She's already trying to stop herself, and apart from the few times she's actually attacked, she's always been playing an insignificant supporting role.
Tsk tsk tsk, they've had such good days for too long, they've probably forgotten something.
Xiu Ning clenched her fists, thinking to herself that she was not a soft-hearted person. It was good enough that she didn't scheme against others, but she dared to come and scheme against her child. Ha, she must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard.
The Crown Prince, is that it? In that case, don't blame her for being ruthless. Consort Ping should know how she's been tricked.
Sometimes, family members can be more terrifying than enemies.
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