Song Chengze walked back and forth, sweat breaking out on his forehead, and Meng Qi's screams were heard again in the room.
"What's going on? Is the baby born?" Song Chengze asked anxiously.
Wang Chenghai stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, please sit down for a moment. The imperial physician and the midwife both said that the Empress' pregnancy is very stable."
"Why did it take so long? The first two didn't take that long." Song Chengze took out his handkerchief and wiped his forehead again. "Where's the medicine Qingning prescribed?"
"Princess Zhen has gone to get it herself." Zhang Decheng was just saying this when Yuan Dong, dressed as a woman, hurried over. "Here she comes, here she comes. The prince has just finished matching."
Song Chengze breathed a sigh of relief, "Hurry, send it in quickly."
Yuan Dong agreed, and Madam Liu said respectfully, "Princess, give it to this old servant."
Yuan Dong waved his hand, "No need, I'll bring it in myself."
Zhang Decheng watched Yuan Dong enter the delivery room and felt sad. People's fate is really destined by heaven. Who would have thought that the maid beside the queen would become the princess.
That's right, Yuandong married Qingning. This story began with an unexpected event. As mentioned earlier, Qingning wasn't expected to live past 30. Last year, Qingning turned 28, and neither Song Chengze nor Yunling Shanren gave up on finding a doctor for him.
But Qingning's condition was getting worse and worse. His hair was falling out in clumps and he was coughing so hard that he couldn't even straighten his back.
Meng Qi was helpless as she looked at Song Chengze's anxious expression. All she could do was to let Qingning feel more of his family's care in the last two years.
Therefore, she always asked Yuandong to bring food and clothes to Qingning. Yuandong was already the first female official in Kunning Palace, and she had begged Meng Qi to stay with her forever without marrying. No matter what Meng Qi said, Yuandong would not change her original intention.
Meng Qi also wanted to let Yuan Dong be the first palace lady, but Yuan Dong shook her head and said that she did not have that much ability and that Meng Zhi was more suitable for that position.
In this way, Yuandong visited Qingning who lived in the Imperial Hospital almost every day. Sometimes when Qingning was unwell, she would help him take medicine, eat, and even change his clothes. Qingning was reluctant at first, but Yuandong told him in tears that the reason she didn't want to get married was because she already had him in her heart.
However, the huge gap between their statuses made her dare not even think about it and could only keep this thought in her heart. Now, she hoped Qingning would give her this opportunity, let her serve him, so that every day in the future would have a beautiful memory.
Qingning was moved by Yuandong's sincerity and didn't refuse her meticulous care. Until last year, on Song Chengze's birthday, Qingning drank. He shouldn't have drunk, and no one tried to stop him. But Qingning said, "Since I'm already like this, let him live comfortably for the rest of his life."
After Qingning came back drunk, Yuandong brought him some sobering soup. It was so cold, and she was afraid that he would catch a cold, so she didn't let him wash up, but wiped his face with a hot handkerchief.
Qingning looked at Yuandong in the candlelight, and for a moment he couldn't control himself and pressed her under him, and Yuandong did not refuse.
Afterwards, Qingning was filled with regret, blaming herself for harming Yuandong. Yuandong, however, said she had done it all on her own terms and would not tell anyone; it was a secret between them. Yuandong even shyly expressed her desire to continue serving Qingning.
Qingning also knew that she could not give Yuandong a future. If she told this to Meng Qi, other people would definitely know. Although Yuandong had vowed not to marry, it would still be bad for her reputation.
What Qingning and everyone else didn't expect was that since then, Qingning's health has been getting better and better. Not only did he stop losing his hair, he even grew new black hair.
Upon hearing the news, Hermit Yunling entered the palace and, after inquiring about the situation in detail, Qingning told his master about Yuandong's situation. He then took Yuandong's pulse and squeezed her blood. Three days later, he concluded that Yuandong's body contained the antidote Qingning needed. The fusion of their yin and yang would greatly help Qingning's condition without causing any harm to Yuandong.
At this point, Qingning told Song Chengze and Meng Qi everything about his relationship with Yuandong. They were extremely surprised, and Qingning said with a blushing face that Yuandong was his antidote and he wanted to marry her.
In this way, Meng Qi adopted Yuan Dong as her adopted sister, and Yuan Dong became Princess Zhen. Over the past year, Qing Ning has been getting better and better, her hair turning black. Last month, Yunling Shanren examined her and said that within a year, they would be able to have a child.
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The sound of a baby crying could be heard in the delivery room. Song Chengze stood there nervously until Mother Liu bowed with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, it's a princess."
At this time, Mother Liu had been conferred the title of Fourth-Rank Lady by Song Chengze, and was given a house, servants, and was allowed to enter the palace at any time to talk to Meng Qi.
Song Chengze clapped his hands vigorously. That was great. Meng Qi had given birth to two sons for him. They both wanted a daughter.
In the blink of an eye, their daughter was one month old, and Meng Qi finally took a nice hot bath. When she cleaned up and returned to the house, she saw Song Chengze walking back and forth gently with their daughter in his arms.
I looked up and saw Meng Qi coming over. "Are you done washing?"
Meng Qi nodded. "Have you thought of a name?"
"I need to think carefully about what to name her."
Meng Qi smiled and said, "Didn't you start early? It's already been a month, and you still haven't made up your mind."
"Why rush? This is the legitimate princess, so we must be cautious."
The little princess twisted her body and turned her mouth to the side. Meng Qi called the wet nurse to carry her out and feed her.
Song Chengze took the handkerchief and motioned Meng Qi to sit in front of the dressing table. "Aqi, let's not have any more children, okay?"
Meng Qi was stunned. For so many years, Song Chengze had only had her, not even a maid to sleep with him, which put a lot of pressure on her. On the one hand, she was very grateful that Song Chengze had done this for her. No matter what his reason was, she was happy. Not sharing her husband with other women was what every woman longed for, let alone the most noble man in the world.
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