Since no one was in the palace, the third princess's full month bath was celebrated casually. The emperor and empress naturally didn't care about an inconspicuous promised child, especially a princess.
However, since there was a new child after all, the emperor promoted Feng Da Ying to be a concubine and gave her some rewards. The empress also gave her some rewards.
Ning Yuxi is already nine months pregnant and is due in a few days. Her belly doesn't look that big, but because she exercises every day during her pregnancy, she is worried that the baby will be too big and cause a difficult delivery.
She couldn't be sure whether the baby was a boy or a girl, as she couldn't tell by taking the pulse. As for whether it was a boy or a girl, and the shape of the belly?
She did like spicy food more during her pregnancy, but her belly was pointed, so wouldn't the combination of the two mean a boy and a girl? But she was sure she was only pregnant with one.
So at this moment I really don’t know whether it is a boy or a girl, but it doesn’t matter whether it is a boy or a girl, they are both her treasures.
On the ninth day of the seventh lunar month, Ning Yuxi was awakened by a stomachache before dawn. She had also felt pain occasionally in the past few days.
But she clearly felt that this time was different. Ning Yuxi knew that she was about to give birth, and hurriedly called Luoying who was lying on the bed outside.
Ruyi and Luoying took turns sleeping on the bed in the outer room at night these days for fear that she would suddenly have an attack.
Luoying was on guard today. When she heard Ning Yuxi's cry, she woke up immediately and quickly put on her clothes while running to the bed: "Master, what's wrong?"
Ning Yuxi endured the pain and ordered: "Luoying, I'm afraid I'm about to give birth. Go and call the midwife and the imperial physician."
Luoying responded and called the midwife, and asked the second-class palace maid Xiangru to call the imperial physician. The two midwives prepared by the queen had moved to Shuqing Palace a few days ago and were ready nearby.
When Ruyi heard the noise, she quickly put on her clothes and rushed to the bedroom. Luoying, Ruyi, another second-class palace maid Mujin, and several midwives helped Ning Yuxi to the prepared delivery room.
The midwives were all experienced and had already prepared everything in an orderly manner. Ning Yuxi took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and gave a wink to Qian Ma, the midwife brought by her mother.
He gestured to her to pay attention to the other two midwives, and also gestured to Luoying and Ruyi to pay attention to other people.
Shen also stood up and gave instructions to everyone in an anxious but orderly manner.
Ning Yuxi couldn't help but scream out. She knew she should conserve her strength at this moment, but it was so damn painful that she couldn't bear it.
This was her first time giving birth, and she finally experienced what it felt like to be in excruciating pain.
Ruyi looked at Ning Yuxi's clenched teeth with a distressed look on her face. She took out a piece of clean cloth and folded it twice: "Master, please bite this cloth, don't bite your tongue."
Ning Yuxi nodded slightly and opened her mouth to bite the fabric.
A long time passed, and as Ning Yuxi let out a suppressed scream, the cry of a baby was finally heard in the delivery room.
"It's born, it's born, Concubine Ning gave birth to a little prince!"
At the same time, a colorful morning glow appeared in the sky.
In Qinghe Garden, Gu Qilan looked up at the rare spectacle in the sky when a young eunuch hurried in to report.
The chief eunuch Song Qu scolded, "How dare you be so impetuous in front of the Emperor!"
The young eunuch knelt down and pleaded guilty. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know I was wrong. I heard from the palace that Concubine Ning of Shuqing Palace has just given birth to a prince. Both mother and child are safe."
Upon hearing this, Song Qu no longer cared to scold the eunuch and hurriedly said with a smile: "Your servant congratulates the emperor. The little prince was born with the morning glow, which must be a blessing."
Gu Qilan was also very happy in his heart. This was the first prince after he ascended the throne, and he was born with such a miracle. Naturally, he was an extremely blessed child.
"Hahaha, good! Song Qu, pass on my oral order. The Third Prince is blessed with great fortune and is very much in my heart. I have specially granted him the name Cheng Zhao. Noble Lady Ning, for your meritorious service in giving birth to the Third Prince, shall be promoted to the rank of Concubine and shall occupy the position of Head of Shuqing Palace."
Song Qu respectfully agreed and was about to pass on the message when Gu Qilan stopped him and said, "Wait."
As he spoke, Gu Qilan took off the dragon-patterned jade pendant from his waist and said, "Give this jade pendant to the Third Prince."
Seeing this, Song Qu's expression was solemn: "Your Majesty, this is you..."
Gu Qilan raised his hand to interrupt him: "No need to say more, just send it over."
Song Qu then bowed and responded: "Yes, I obey your order."
Lady Ning is very blessed. First, she saved Princess Yincheng, and then her brother saved the emperor's princess in the hunting forest. Now she has given birth to the third prince who is so blessed. Her future is limitless.
This jade pendant was given to the emperor by the late emperor. The emperor always carries it with him and cherishes it very much. He did not even give it to the eldest prince born to the queen, but now he gave it to the third prince.
Moreover, except for the eldest prince born by the queen, who was given a name at birth, the other princes and princesses were not given names until they were one year old. This shows how much the emperor values the third prince.
Ning Yuxi had just cleaned up and rested for a while after giving birth to the child when she received the emperor's oral order from Song Qu.
When she heard that the emperor promoted her to a concubine, she breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she had been busy all this time just for this position.
At least this dog emperor has some conscience!
However, looking at the jade pendant given to her son by the emperor, Ning Yuxi felt happy but also worried. This was both an honor and a trouble.
Moreover, her son was given a name when he was born. This honor is only given to the eldest prince born by the queen. But since it has been given to her, she will not push it away. She needs to be more careful in the future.
After seeing off Eunuch Song, Ning Yuxi finally felt relieved and went to sleep. She was relieved that her mother was there to take care of all the outside matters. The dog emperor still had his merits.
When she woke up, it was already afternoon. Luoying saw that she was awake and hurriedly brought her some bird's nest to feed her.
After finishing her meal, Ning Yuxi asked Luoying, "Where's Chengzhao? Bring him here for me to see."
"My Lord, the Third Prince has been sleeping. He should be waking up soon. I will go check on him."
"Well, if he's still asleep, don't disturb him. It'll be the same if you wait until he wakes up."
Ning Yuxi had seen it when it was just born, but she could never see enough of her own child.
Even though he was a red and wrinkled ball, in Ning Yuxi's heart her child was the most beautiful.
After a while, Luoying came over with Nanny Zhang holding the Third Prince. "Master, the Third Prince is awake."
Nanny Zhang handed the third prince to Ning Yuxi. Ning Yuxi had never held a child before and was a little at a loss, but once she took the child, she seemed to have learned it all by herself and held the child very well.
After a few more instructions from Aunt Zhang, I got the hang of it.
Looking at the red little person in her arms, whose eyes couldn't open fully yet and whose mouth was blowing bubbles and making babbling sounds, Ning Yuxi felt completely softened.
"Has the Third Prince been fed?"
Aunt Zhang replied, "Your Majesty, I just woke up and fed you."
Ning Yuxi felt relieved and played with her son for a while. When she saw that the baby was a little sleepy, she handed him to Aunt Zhang: "Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Zhang.
During this time, I would like to trouble Madam Zhang to take extra care and keep an eye on the two wet nurses sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
Aunt Zhang said, "Don't worry, Madam. Your mother's family has treated me well. I will do my best to serve the young master."
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