Hearing Kangxi's words, the concubines felt a surge of jealousy once again.
Not to mention those who hadn't given birth, even those who had, Kangxi only arrived when they were about to give birth.
Moreover, they never helped them walk around twice, nor did they ask the midwife if the baby was in the correct position; they just sat outside after they arrived.
If something were wrong, the imperial physician would go in to see the patient; there's no way they would show such meticulous care.
Sigh, another day of being jealous of the Imperial Noble Consort.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang said, "Well, it's good that there are no problems. Wanwan has always been healthy and rarely gets sick, so she should be able to give birth to the child safely."
Emperor Kangxi also hoped that Wanwan could do as the old ancestor said, so he echoed, "What the imperial grandmother said is true."
As for the Empress Dowager, although she didn't say anything, the worry in her eyes was genuine.
After Wanwan entered the palace, he often came to Cining Palace to talk to her, and her days in the harem became more joyful.
Moreover, after Wanwan adopted the Fourth Prince, the Fourth Prince would often go to Cining Palace when he was able to walk.
Her life has become much better; at least she's not just waiting for time to pass (somewhat like Consort Jing's life of counting bricks in The Legend of Zhen Huan).
Therefore, she was extremely fond of this person who could be considered her daughter-in-law.
The Empress Dowager looked at the delivery room, then turned to look at Yinzhen. Yinzhen was quite familiar with her, so the Empress Dowager called to Yinzhen, "Little Fourth, come to Grandmother's place."
The Empress Dowager opened her arms, waiting for the Fourth Prince to come into her embrace. Yinzhen looked at the Empress Dowager, then glanced at his father, the Emperor, before walking into his maternal grandmother's arms.
Yinzhen: "Grandma, Mother will be alright, right?"
The Empress Dowager said, "Of course your mother will be fine. Our Yinzhen just needs to wait."
But how to describe the atmosphere? Well, it's not exactly awkward, it's just too quiet.
With the Imperial Noble Consort giving birth, the concubines outside the harem couldn't possibly whisper among themselves, since the three most powerful figures in the harem were all there, and another one was giving birth inside.
The three women remained silent, creating an awkward atmosphere. Most importantly, the delivery room was completely silent.
Everything was quiet. After waiting for a while, the situation remained the same, and Kangxi became a little anxious. He asked directly, "Why is there no sound?"
Kangxi: "What's wrong with your empress?"
Upon hearing Kangxi's voice, Tingyu and Tingfeng did not come out, but Tingshuang did come out to reply.
Ting Shuang replied, "Your Majesty, the midwife said that if you cry out in pain too early, you will not have the strength, so Your Majesty has been enduring it."
Actually, the situation is somewhat similar to this, but also somewhat different. The midwife did say that if a woman cried out in pain too early, she would not have enough strength for labor and it would be difficult later on. However, her mistress did not seem to be in much pain. But she did not say that.
Hearing this, Emperor Kangxi felt relieved, but he also felt even more sorry for Wanwan. When other concubines gave birth, he would only go to their places of labor when they were close to delivery, but their cries were still very loud. Now, however, she was enduring the pain the whole time. He wondered how much pain she was in.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang hadn't expected Wanwan to be able to endure so much pain. She had experienced the pain of childbirth herself, which was why she admired Wanwan for being able to bear such agony.
As for the Empress Dowager, she had never given birth, and there weren't many women who had given birth. The late Empress was one, Consort Yi was one, and Wanwan was one. There weren't many others that required her, as the Empress Dowager, to attend to them.
The concubines in the harem who had given birth never expected that the Imperial Noble Consort would be so tolerant.
They have no idea how painful childbirth is, especially for younger women whose bodies haven't fully developed yet, making childbirth even more painful.
She had to endure the pain of childbirth even though her own bones hadn't fully developed.
Less than an hour later, a scream suddenly came from the delivery room.
Wanwan simply couldn't bear the stares of her maids and the midwife, and continue pretending to endure the pain. If she didn't cry out, it would seem too abnormal.
So even though it was very difficult, she still managed to call it out "with great effort".
Wanwan cried out, "Ah...it hurts!"
Although the palace maids and midwives felt that the way the Imperial Noble Consort cried out in pain seemed a little different, they didn't pay much attention to it.
The baby is in the correct position, and we're just waiting for Wanwan to start pushing to give birth.
The midwife said, "Your Majesty, take a deep breath. When I tell you to exhale, exhale; when I tell you to inhale, inhale; when I tell you to push, push."
Wanwan said "Okay".
The midwife said, "Come, Your Highness, suckle."
Wanwan followed the midwife's rhythm and began to suck.
The midwife called out.
Wanwan followed my mother-in-law's rhythm and sang.
After a few rounds.
The midwife said, "Your Majesty, push harder!"
(Holy crap, the author can't even keep writing anymore, this is all made up. It seems like that's how it is during childbirth, but I don't know the specifics.) (?_?)
Wanwan also pushed in rhythm with our midwife.
Well, maybe because it didn't hurt too much, it wasn't too uncomfortable for Wanwan. Besides, the feeling was a little like having a bowel movement.
Those outside, hearing the sounds finally coming from the delivery room, unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, as if the delivery was finally about to begin.
Kangxi was relieved. He didn't know why, but he had been restless when the delivery room was quiet. Now that Wanwan was crying out in pain, he felt a little more at ease.
The midwife said, "Your Majesty, push harder! I can see the head!"
Wanwan replied, "Okay." The people who were assisting with the delivery were also surprised that their mistress could still respond.
Amidst Wanwan's cries of pain and the waiting crowd outside, less than an hour later, the sound of a baby crying could be heard.
"It's born! It's a prince."
After the child was born, one of the midwives quickly took the baby outside to announce the good news: the baby was a prince, and a prince born to an imperial concubine. The reward would surely be substantial.
The midwife came out carrying the baby and quickly knelt down, saying, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Imperial Noble Consort has given birth to a prince."
Emperor Kangxi had already stood up when the midwife came out carrying the baby, and he was very happy to hear what the midwife said.
Kangxi: "By the way, how is the Imperial Noble Consort?"
The midwife said, "The Imperial Noble Consort is fine. She's just exhausted. She'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
Upon hearing this, Kangxi finally felt relieved.
Get up and let me see the child.
The Manchus valued having grandchildren but not sons, but this precedent had already been broken with the Crown Prince. In addition, Wanwan was a woman that Emperor Kangxi himself favored, so this precedent was also broken with the Sixth Prince.
Emperor Kangxi took the child from the midwife's arms, but the Empress Dowager didn't think too much about it.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang glanced at it but said nothing, because she knew that Kangxi had already held the Crown Prince, and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang had a good impression of Wanwan.
We've gotten along quite well over the years, so I haven't paid much attention to it.
Instead, she went with the Empress Dowager to see the child in Kangxi's arms.
My darlings, I don't know what to say, so I just wish you all the best! ヾ(????)???~
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