Inside the bedroom, the imperial physician and midwife began to work in a panic, and the concubines outside were also restless.
Qinpin's face was filled with anxiety, and she said casually, "That cat just now was the cat raised by Concubine Xin, right? Concubine Xin, you are really something. That cat is wild and untamed, and it pounced on the Queen. What should we do now?"
The words woke everyone up from their dream, and they came back to their senses from the panic and remembered the fat white cat that pounced on the Queen.
It was the cat raised by Concubine Xin. For a moment, everyone's attention fell on Concubine Xin.
Jingpin said directly: "Xinfei, the beast you raised threw himself at the Empress. If anything happens to the Empress, I will beat you to death!"
The reason why Concubine Jing was so angry was that no matter what the reason, they were all here today and were surrounding the Empress when the incident happened. If something really happened, they would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.
Not only Concubine Jing, but everyone else also looked at Concubine Xin with condemnation on their faces.
"I...I..." Concubine Xin was already in a panic. After hearing what Concubine Jing said and being looked at by everyone, she became even more frightened. She no longer cared about Concubine Jing's disrespect to her. She was so frightened that she couldn't speak.
At this time, the eunuch at the palace gate shouted: "The emperor has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, the concubines hurriedly turned around to make way and paid their respects to the emperor.
Gu Qilan frowned, ignoring the concubines outside the palace, and walked straight into the bedroom without stopping, but was stopped by a palace maid guarding the door.
"Your Majesty...you cannot go in!"
Sensing the Emperor's intense gaze on her, the maid said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please forgive me. The Empress is in premature labor and is currently... currently in labor. The delivery room is filthy, and Your Majesty's body is precious..."
Before she could finish, Gu Qilan raised his hand to interrupt her, signaling her not to continue.
Gu Qilan didn't want to go in again. He stood at the door of the bedroom for a while, then suddenly turned around and looked at the concubines who were still paying their respects. He scanned the area with sharp eyes and said in a cold voice, "What's going on?"
With just this one sentence, the concubines were so frightened that they dared not breathe. No one dared to step forward to reply. Finally, Concubine Lan mustered up the courage to step forward and said softly:
"Your Majesty, today the Empress invited us to Fengluan Palace to enjoy the flowers. Suddenly, the cat raised by Concubine Xin rushed up like crazy and knocked the Empress down, and then..."
Hearing this, Gu Qilan's expression became even colder, and his eagle-like gaze shot towards the shivering Concubine Xin.
Without waiting for the emperor to speak, Concubine Xin had already plodded to her knees under this compelling gaze: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, your servant's cat has always been well-behaved and docile, never going crazy. I don't know why it suddenly pounced on the Empress today..."
"You've always been well-behaved and never gone mad? Then what happened today? If you can't even take care of your own animals, what use are you?"
At this time, a royal doctor came out and replied: "Your Majesty, the Queen suddenly fell and gave birth prematurely. The eight-month-old fetus has grown to maturity.
"I have already prepared a labor-inducing drug for Your Majesty to drink, but the fetus is not in the correct position and the due date has not yet arrived. I am afraid it will be a difficult birth."
Premature birth and difficult labor. One of these problems during delivery would be fatal. Now that it is both premature and difficult, the situation is really not optimistic.
The imperial physician had a layer of sweat on his forehead and was very nervous.
After hearing the words of the imperial physician, Gu Qilan's expression became even colder: "I don't care what method you use, you must ensure the safety of the queen and her child!"
The imperial physician quickly replied, "Yes, we will do our best!"
The situation was really bad. When they arrived, the queen was still in a coma, but her amniotic fluid had already broken. If the fetus was not delivered in time, it would die in the womb. By then, not only the fetus but also the mother would be in danger.
As a last resort, they had to use acupuncture to forcibly wake the queen up and feed her labor-inducing drugs to ensure the fetus was delivered as soon as possible.
But unfortunately, they encountered a difficult delivery. They tried every method but still failed to correct the fetal position. At this moment, the imperial doctors were discussing countermeasures together. He came out to report to the emperor, which was also a way to give the emperor a shot of prevention.
At this moment, facing the pressure from the emperor, he had no choice but to agree.
After the imperial physician finished his reply, he went back in. The whole story was made clear. Gu Qilan was no longer in the mood to pursue who was responsible. He just hoped that the queen's fetus would be safe.
We’ll talk about other things later.
In the tense low pressure, time passed extremely slowly, as if a year had passed, and finally a figure emerged from the bedroom.
It was a midwife with a troubled look on her face. After she left the bedroom, she saw the emperor waiting at the door. Before she could speak, the emperor asked, "What's going on inside?"
Four hours had passed and it was already dark, but there was still no movement. At first, there were the queen's cries of pain, but later even this sound disappeared.
It was even quieter at this moment. There was no other sound except the sound of footsteps, the low voices of the imperial physicians discussing, and the midwife's instructions.
The midwife gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress just gave birth to a little prince, but...but the little prince died shortly after birth. The Empress fainted from exhaustion."
As soon as the words fell, the midwife who was standing nearby clearly felt the emperor's aura in front of her become more imposing. She was so frightened that she fell to her knees with a plop: "Your Majesty, the queen had a premature and difficult birth. The fetus was held in the belly for too long, so..."
Under the extremely oppressive gaze, the midwife's voice gradually became softer until it disappeared.
There seemed to be a violent storm in Gu Qilan's eyes, and mixed with this storm was a sense of grief for his son who died at birth.
After a while, Gu Qilan no longer paid attention to the midwife and walked directly into the bedroom.
After hearing the midwife's words, the concubines outside the palace felt a sudden sinking of heart. The royal heir in the empress's womb was gone, and he was the emperor's legitimate son.
They were all in front of the Queen when the incident happened, so I'm afraid they all couldn't escape punishment.
At this moment, the bedroom has been cleaned and all the dirt has been cleared away.
When the people in the bedroom saw Gu Qilan, the imperial doctors, midwives, and several of the queen's personal maids hurriedly bowed to him.
Gu Qilan walked straight to the bedside and stood still. Looking at the queen lying on the bed with her eyes tightly closed and her face pale and bloodless, he asked in a deep voice, "How is the queen?"
The judge stepped out of the line and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Empress has fainted from exhaustion, but fortunately her life is not in danger. She is just very weak.
It will take three to five years of careful care to fully recover, and now that I'm injured, I'm afraid...I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to get pregnant again."
Gu Qilan had been prepared for this after hearing what the midwife said outside just now, but being prepared is one thing, and hearing it in person is another. His brows, which were twisted into knots, furrowed even tighter.
"Did the Queen's premature birth result from a fall?"
The judge said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, that's not entirely true. The fetus in the Empress's womb showed signs of being impacted, and this, coupled with the sudden fall, led to the Empress's premature birth."
Gu Qilan stood silently in the bedroom, his eyes filled with a sense of impending storm.
Wang Yuanpan and a group of imperial doctors stood cautiously in the bedroom, facing the emperor's low pressure. They all wanted to hang their heads to the ground, and they were all trembling with fear, as if walking on thin ice.
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