Liu deserves the death penalty.
However, Zhao Yuancheng took into consideration the young age of the two children and the benefits brought by the Liu family, so he did not kill them all. He only killed the head of the Liu family to make an example of him.
Now the position of the head of the Liu family falls to Liu Manchun from the second branch.
With the experience of the eldest wife as a lesson, Liu Manchun was cautious in everything he did, fearing that he would accidentally follow in his eldest brother's footsteps.
But not everyone is as grateful as he is.
How could the youngest daughter of the eldest wife let it go after seeing the deaths of her father and sister?
Fu Qianyu's due date was around mid-May, but until the end of May, there was no sign of labor.
After the beginning of spring, there is less rain in Beijing.
There was no rain for two months, April and May. This was a major event concerning the country's agriculture, so the Imperial Astronomical Observatory selected the fifth day of June as an auspicious day, and Zhao Yuancheng went out of the palace to Ciguang Temple to pray for rain.
The Queen was unable to accompany the emperor due to illness, so the Imperial Concubine accompanied her. Everyone saw her off to the palace gate early in the morning.
When she came back, Fu Qianyu had already started having period.
Nanny Xia and Nanny Qiao had already told Lingyun and Peirong about the delivery, and the delivery room was ready a month ago.
Therefore, after Fu Qianyu launched the attack, although everyone in Huayang Palace was nervous, everything was in good order and there was no panic.
Zhao Yuancheng had few children, and Fu Qianyu was pregnant with twins.
After hearing the news in Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager could not contain her excitement and went to Huayang Palace in person to take charge.
At this time, the Great Rain Ceremony was being held in Ciguang Temple. Upon hearing that Fu Qianyu had given birth, Zhao Yuancheng was unable to return in time, so he only sent his maid, Li Ma, back to look after her.
When the Queen Mother arrived at Huayang Palace, the delivery room was still quiet. She hurriedly instructed Nanny Song to enshrine the statue of Guanyin she had brought.
After a while, all the concubines from the palace arrived.
In the delivery room, Nanny Qiao was sweating profusely. After checking Fu Qianyu's cervix, she said in a deep voice, "Your Highness is only two fingers dilated. It's still early. You should eat something first to conserve your energy."
"It's ready in the small kitchen. I'll go get it right away."
Lingyun didn't dare to delay and hurriedly got up and walked towards the small kitchen. After filling a bowl of shredded chicken noodles, she walked to the door and turned around to solemnly instruct Baozhan and Xiangyue.
"Remember, no one else is allowed to touch anything in the small kitchen today, especially anything sent to the delivery room. Remember?"
Baozhan nodded seriously, "Don't worry, sister, Xiangyue and I will take good care of it."
Lingyun brought chicken noodle soup into the delivery room. Fu Qianyu forced herself to eat half a bowl while the labor pains were over.
When the next wave of pain hit, she felt like she was living a life worse than death.
Outside the hall, the Queen Mother sat at the head of the table, closing her eyes and turning the Buddhist beads on her wrist. After thinking for a moment, she turned her head and instructed Nanny Song.
"Baozhan and Xiangyue are young and inexperienced after all. You should go to the small kitchen and keep an eye on them yourself."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
The Empress Dowager's meaning was very clear. She was afraid that someone would take advantage of the chaos to make trouble, so she asked Nanny Song to keep an eye on it personally, and she also warned those with bad intentions not to have any thoughts that they shouldn't have.
Every half an hour, Nanny Qiao would check Fu Qianyu's cervix.
But two full hours had passed, and it was only dilated three fingers. Fu Qianyu lay on the bed in excruciating pain, but she didn't dare to scream out loud, for fear that if she did, she would run out of strength.
Nanny Xia checked the condition of the fetus from time to time, but her heart shuddered and her eyes darkened instantly.
Lingyun was the first to notice something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Madam, what happened to the Queen?"
Nanny Xia panted, "Your Majesty is pregnant with twins, and one of the little princes is lying there. I'm afraid Your Majesty will have a difficult birth!"
"Mammy, please think of a solution quickly."
Nanny Xia gathered her composure, exchanged a glance with Nanny Qiao, and said in a deep voice, "When the Empress went into labor, she had already taken medicine to preserve the pregnancy. Now let's ask the imperial physician to prescribe some medicine to induce labor. If that doesn't work, we'll have to push the uterus."
The so-called pushing the uterus means that one person holds the belly, and the other puts his hand into the body, and the two work together to forcibly correct the baby's fetal position.
This will cause the mother to suffer great pain.
If there is even the slightest mistake, it will result in a tragedy of one death and two lives.
Fu Qianyu was in a trance when she heard this, and she immediately woke up and said anxiously: "Mammy, no matter what method you use, you must keep the fetus in my belly safe."
Nanny Xia nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will do our best."
Outside the door, upon hearing that Fu Xiyu might have a difficult delivery, the empress dowager spun the Buddhist beads in her hand faster and faster, and the concubines' expressions were similar.
I wish Fu Qianyu would die twice.
Only the beautiful Hui had tears in her eyes, and she kept praying to God to protect the safety of Concubine Yi and her child.
Time passed little by little. Even after drinking the labor-inducing drug, Fu Xiyu still showed no improvement. Nanny Qiao was worried that the royal heir in her belly would suffocate, so she hurriedly said to Lingyun, "Quickly, get a handkerchief for the queen to bite. I'm going to push the palace."
He then ordered Peirong and two other palace maids to hold Fu Qianyu's body down, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, it will be very painful later. You must endure it and not twist your body."
Fu Qianyu bit the handkerchief, her eyes determined.
But when Nanny Xia actually pushed the palace, she felt like a wild beast was tearing at her body, and every inch of her skin was torn into millions of pieces.
The pain penetrated deep into her bones, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Lingyun held Fu Qianyu's hand tightly and sobbed, "My Lady, please hold on."
Her vision went black for an unknown amount of time. Just when Fu Qianyu was about to give up, she finally heard Aunt Xia's voice, crying with joy, "The baby is in the right position, the baby is in the right position!! Quickly get some ginseng slices for you to hold in your mouth!"
Zhao Yuancheng returned from Ciguang Temple and hurried to Huayang Palace without even having time to change into his court clothes.
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