The rain is pouring down.
The entire capital city was shrouded in heavy rain.
Moisture vapor seeped in through the doors and windows that were never closed tightly, and the coolness brought Zhao Yuancheng back to consciousness.
His voice suddenly rose, and he asked repeatedly, "Mother and child are safe? Are mother and child safe?"
Lingyun knelt on the ground, crying with joy: "Yes, congratulations, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has safely given birth to two princes!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present, except the Queen Mother and Zhao Yuancheng, changed their expressions.
Although the queen is pregnant, it is still unknown whether the baby is a boy or a girl.
The second prince's mother, Liu, was deeply sinful and had no hope of ascending the throne in the future. However, Fu Qianyu gave birth to two princes at once and was also a relative of the empress dowager.
In the future battle for the throne, who can compete with her?
Besides, she is so young.
Who could have predicted that she would give birth to another prince?
Xi Zhaoyi clenched the silk handkerchief tightly in her hand. At this moment, her hatred for Fu Qianyu reached its peak.
It was the imperial concubine who was the first to come out and congratulate them, and then everyone reacted.
Not long after, two wet nurses came out, each holding a baby, their faces full of joy. "The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince pay their respects to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and all the ladies."
The child's face turned purple due to suffocation.
But the Queen Mother couldn't let it go, and laughed so hard that her eyes couldn't open. "Oh my, this little guy looks exactly like the emperor when he was a child."
Wei Cairen came forward and said with a smile, "Indeed, the two princes have full foreheads and faces like full moons. They were born when the rain fell from heaven. They are truly blessed children."
Zhao Yuancheng only took one look at the child, then anxiously called out Aunt Qiao: "How is Concubine Yi?"
"In reply to Your Majesty, Your Majesty suffered a great deal during childbirth. When the prince was born, the placenta was not delivered with him, and then she suffered a heavy hemorrhage. Although the bleeding has stopped, her vitality has been greatly damaged. She will need to take good care of herself in the next few years."
Zhao Yuancheng nodded and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, she joyfully instructed Zhu Yu, "Pass on my decree. Concubine Yi has been rewarded with the birth of the imperial heir. Effective immediately, she will be promoted to the rank of Imperial Concubine. The enthronement ceremony will be held on the prince's full moon day."
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Fu Qianyu spent a whole day giving birth to the child, and the concubines who were waiting by her side were also exhausted.
The Empress Dowager returned to Ci'an Palace for a short dinner. Nanny Song dismissed everyone and leaned forward to whisper, "The Empress Dowager's calculations were correct. Someone had indeed put a large amount of red peony root in the Imperial Concubine's labor-inducing medicine. Fortunately, they discovered it in time, otherwise the Imperial Concubine would have died."
"Have you found out who it is?"
Nanny Song knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am incompetent and have not been able to find out who did it."
The Queen Mother sneered, "There are only a few people in the palace. The Queen is pregnant and unwell, so all matters in the harem have fallen on Concubine Li and Concubine Wan. Today is the Grand Rain Ceremony, and Concubine Li is not in the palace. Although Zhaoyi Xi and Concubine Gui are not on good terms, they are brave but not wise. Concubine Wan is assisting in the management of the six palaces, but with Concubine Li here, how much real power can she have? Who else but the Queen could have drugged you under your nose?"
Nanny Song was stunned. "Should I investigate this matter in detail?"
The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "Forget it. The Queen is the Emperor's first wife after all. If this matter is really investigated, it will only bring shame to the Emperor."
"The Empress Dowager is right. The Imperial Concubine is favored by the Emperor and has given birth to two princes. No wonder the Empress is worried."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "No matter which prince becomes the Crown Prince in the future, she will be the legitimate mother and the Empress Dowager. But she is always greedy and never satisfied. I am afraid that if she continues to toss things like this, not only herself, but also the blessings of the Su family will be completely exhausted."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dull thunder was heard from the distant sky.
The Huayang Palace was naturally filled with joy as they had escaped danger without incident.
Fu Qianyu risked her life to give birth to the child, and both mother and child were safe. However, the queen suffered a miscarriage that night and lost the child she had been waiting for for so long.
Fengqi Palace was dead silent. The queen leaned on the couch, her eyes like a pool of stagnant water, without any ripples.
Xia He carefully stepped forward with the medicine and advised, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that your placenta has not yet come out, and you need to drink Achyranthes bidentata soup. I have already dried the medicine, so you should drink it while it is hot."
The Queen's tone was cold: "Has Concubine Yi given birth to the child?"
Xia He lowered her head and hummed softly, "Yes, mother and child are safe. The emperor has promoted Concubine Yi to Noble Concubine. I am incompetent, and I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
The Queen had a blank expression on her face as she murmured, "She is truly blessed. My children have all passed away one after another, but she was able to give birth to a child safely."
"Your Majesty, you are still young and will have more children. Moreover, Imperial Concubine Yi's child died shortly after birth. Even if it is saved, it will probably be short-lived."
The Queen took a deep breath and asked, "Has the Imperial Physician prepared everything?"
Xia He nodded, "Yes, the lives of Doctor Wang's children and grandchildren are in the hands of the master, he dare not disobey."
The Queen took a deep breath, her voice calm and expressionless, "Since I cannot keep the child, I cannot stand by and watch the Fu family dominate me."
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She slept soundly and long. She hadn't had a good night's sleep for a long time since she became pregnant.
When I woke up again, a day and a night had passed.
Lingyun brought food and seeing that Fu Qianyu was in good spirits, she told her what happened on the day of delivery. Thinking about it now, she still felt scared.
"Even the imperial physician said that it was a good thing you took the medicine to preserve the pregnancy beforehand, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
Fu Qianyu ate slowly and asked if there was anything unusual on the day of delivery. Lingyun thought for a moment and replied in a deep voice, "Haining found red peony root in your labor-inducing medicine, but there was so much chaos that day that they couldn't investigate thoroughly."
Fu Qianyu thought for a moment and snorted coldly, "Since the Queen Mother had asked Nanny Song to watch over the small kitchen that day, and even Haining noticed something unusual, how could Nanny Song not know about it?"
"What do you mean?"
"If it were an ordinary concubine, the palace would have been in turmoil long ago, but now a day and a night have passed, and every palace and courtyard is silent. Can't you guess who did it?"
Lingyun pondered for a moment, her eyes rolling around for a few seconds before she came to her senses and asked in surprise, "Queen?"
"The Empress is the Empress who was granted marriage by the late Emperor. She is the only one who can silence the Empress Dowager Ci'an."
"So, are we just going to let this go?"
"Of course not." Fu Qianyu narrowed her eyes and said in a cold tone, "If you want to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop, you must plan carefully and never act rashly."
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