Chapter 78 Chapter 78 I was almost mad enough to give birth on the spot...
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Li Shuyao suddenly stopped smiling, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes became dull and lifeless.
She stared at the teacup in her hand for a moment, then changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "Then why is my mother here? Did the emperor issue an imperial decree, summoning you to the palace to accompany me during the birthing?"
Li nodded and said with emotion, "Yes, I originally planned to bring your sister-in-law to the capital after the New Year, but who knew that something like this would happen in the palace..."
Li paused here and didn't continue.
Li Shuyao knew it, she was referring to the death of Empress Niuhulu.
However, all the funeral rites for Empress Niuhuru were completed in the intercalary March. Even if her mother started her journey in April, she wouldn't have been delayed on the road for almost two months, right?
Li Shuyao blinked and asked Li about the doubts in her heart.
Mrs. Li sighed again. "Isn't it because before we set off, your sister-in-law was also found to be over a month pregnant?"
"She's only three years older than you, and this is her first pregnancy. Mother thought, since you're in the Imperial Palace, you'll be surrounded by people waiting on you and taking care of you. You'll also be under the watchful eye of the Emperor and the Grand Empress Dowager. It might be a little overwhelming at first, but you'll probably get used to it quickly."
"But your sister-in-law is different. Her mother passed away when she was very young, and her father remarried not long afterward... How many stepmothers in the world are good?"
"If I leave her at home now, what if something happens to her?"
"This delayed us for nearly two months..."
Li Shuyao could imagine what happened next without her having to explain it.
Probably because he was worried about his daughter, he rarely rested along the way and was mostly on the move, which was why he arrived near the Forbidden City at dusk.
Thinking about it, Li Shuyao asked again: "But, it's already so late today, why don't you find an inn to rest first? What if the guards at the door don't open the door for you and don't let you in, and there are no inns near the Forbidden City, what will you do then..."
Before she could finish her words, Li interrupted her with a smile, "Come to think of it, I also have to thank Concubine Yi and the Guo Luoluo family."
"They sent people to guard the city gate in advance, so they could send my mother into the palace before the palace gates were locked... Oh, and there's also Imperial Concubine Tong. I know a few palace rules. After the Empress passed away, Imperial Concubine Tong is the most respected in the palace, right?"
"Normally, after entering the palace, my mother should have paid her respects to Concubine Tong as soon as she arrived. However, as soon as she reached the Imperial Garden, she was met by Concubine Tong's men. They said time was tight and that paying her respects could be done later, so they sent my mother here."
It turned out to be Qingyao and Concubine Tong.
They are such nice people!
Alas, she was too slow to think of sending someone to the city gate to meet them...
She is so incompetent.
Li Shuyao pursed her lips, revealing a slightly annoyed expression.
The next moment, Li gently stroked her cheek twice.
Li's eyes seemed to be gleaming with tears. When she looked at Li Shuyao, her expression was filled with sadness and regret. "My dear little Yao, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly... When you were born, you were just a little snowball, lying in your swaddling clothes. Even if you stretched out, you were not even as long as your father's arm. But now, you are old enough to become my mother..."
As he spoke, his voice choked.
Li Shuyao was originally immersed in the emotion of being moved, but when she heard her say something like "even if it was stretched out, it is not as long as her father's arm", the emotion that emerged in her heart was quickly bounced back into the ground like a gopher.
For a moment, I felt both amused and confused, and didn't know how to react.
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The next day, when Li Shuyao woke up from bed, her mother had already returned from the Imperial Concubine's Chengqian Palace.
I heard that the imperial concubine rewarded her mother with a lot of good things.
Li Shuyao held her round belly and walked over slowly. When she got closer, she saw that most of the toys were small toys that children under one year old would be interested in, such as little tigers, small rattles and the like.
This is not a gift for her mother, it is clearly a gift for the baby in her belly.
Apparently, her mother had also thought of this. She was sitting on a chair, talking to Nanny Yan while carefully examining the toys on the tray.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the toys, she covered the tray with a red silk cloth, turned around and told Yueshu to take these things to the backyard first, and then bring two buckets of water over. She would wash them one by one with her own hands before she would feel comfortable giving them to the baby in Li Shuyao's belly.
——At this time, there was only more than a month left before Li Shuyao gave birth.
Because of Li's arrival, Li Shuyao suddenly became extremely well-behaved, without any trace of her former willful appearance.
Her life also became very regular. She went to bed early and got up early every day, ate small meals frequently, and before going to bed at night, her mother would massage her abdomen and calves several times, saying that doing so would be beneficial for her future childbirth.
When she was nine months pregnant, all the palace servants in Changchun Palace were on high alert. No matter whether they were out on business or doing their daily work, they were always in a state of panic, as if facing a great enemy. Some young eunuchs were so nervous that their eyes turned red.
Li Shuyao was shocked when she saw it, thinking they had conjunctivitis.
After sending Nanny Yan to ask them, we found out that they were too nervous and scared, which caused them to have nightmares for several days, and now they dare not fall asleep easily.
I simply got up in the middle of the night to pray for her, praying that everything would go smoothly during her delivery, that mother and child would be safe, and that the little prince would be healthy.
Li Shuyao only had six things to say about this: "..."
Then she simply asked Nanny Yan to give them a few days off to have a good rest.
As for the others, they were all handed over to Tian Jiarou and others to do ideological work, and the tense atmosphere in Changchun Palace eased a little.
Time passed quietly, and when there were still five or six days before the due date calculated by the imperial physician, the emperor no longer flipped the cards.
Instead, he would come to Li Shuyao's Changchun Palace every afternoon, either to share some snacks with her, or to talk and take a walk with her. When the palace gate was about to be locked, he would get on the imperial sedan chair with a reluctant heart, looking back every few steps, and return to the Qianqing Palace to rest alone.
Because it was a special period when Concubine Ling was about to give birth, several high-ranking concubines did not dare to say much.
Only a few low-ranking maids complained while strolling in the imperial garden, saying that Concubine Ling was too overbearing. She was obviously in poor health and unable to serve the emperor, but she still forced her to stay and was not generous at all.
——Then somehow, Concubine Tong found out about it.
In a fit of rage, Concubine Tong sent people to invite them to Chengqian Palace one by one. It was not known how they were punished, but when they came out of Chengqian Palace, they were clearly dressed neatly, but everyone was in a panic.
After returning to her own palace, she knelt down in front of the main hall of the queen without saying a word. Not only did she sincerely admit her mistake, she also asked to be confined to the palace for half a year, saying that she would copy scriptures and pray for Li Shuyao in the palace to show her repentance.
When Li Shuyao heard the news, she only sighed, "The Imperial Concubine is so powerful," and the next second she was pulled out for a walk by Qingyao.
This was advised by the imperial physician. Exercise more before giving birth so that you will suffer less and have more strength to give birth to the baby in your belly quickly.
Li Shuyao herself didn't want to be like in the TV dramas, screaming "ouch ouch" in the delivery room for a whole day and night...
After a whole day and night, the pain would be so severe that it would break your nerves!
It’s better to resolve the issue quickly.
This is also the reason why she has been unusually obedient during this period.
If you don't listen to the advice of your predecessors, you will suffer the consequences.
...It’s a pity that there are no delicious snacks.
In short, just be obedient!
That day, after the sun went down, Li Shuyao was dragged by Qingyao to walk in circles in the yard again.
At this time, her belly had swelled to the size of a watermelon and looked very heavy, causing her to stop every few steps, hold her belly with both hands, take a few breaths, and wipe the sweat from her forehead before she could continue moving forward.
As she walked, she wondered how long this heavy-loaded walking would last...
The next moment, perhaps the baby in her belly heard her thoughts, it suddenly started moving inside her belly.
Seeing this, Tian Jiarou and the others quickly and skillfully brought over an armchair and helped her sit down on it.
Such scenes have happened before.
Qingyao was holding a handkerchief and was about to go forward and say a few words of comfort.
Li Shuyao suddenly said, "It seems, it seems like something is not right..."
What's wrong?
Several people's eyes suddenly turned to Li Shuyao.
Li Shuyao frowned, feeling for a moment with a somewhat weak look on her face, then raised her head and said to Qingyao hesitantly, "It seems, it seems, it's my pants, they seem to be wet?"
Wet?
Tian Jiarou and the others were almost frightened by her words and sat down on the ground.
After he realized what was happening, he quickly lifted up Li Shuyao's cheongsam, and then he saw that her pants were indeed soaked with water, leaving several deep and shallow marks.
It doesn't look like blood, so this is...
Qingyao quickly came to her senses, "It's amniotic fluid, it's time to give birth!"
It’s time to give birth!
Born!
Tian Jiarou and the others quickly cheered up and called out to the eunuch beside them in a trembling voice to bring the stretcher over. A large group of people sent Li Shuyao into the delivery room.
Perhaps because they had received prior training, the palace maids in Changchun Palace were able to remain calm in the face of danger.
Some were boiling water, some were cooking noodles, and some were heading towards the Qianqing Palace and the Cining Palace, obviously to report the news.
On this side, Li Shuyao adjusted her breathing while saying to Qingyao who was still holding her hand tightly beside the bed: "You, you get out, you can't look."
The scene of giving birth to a baby is so bloody. How can Qingyao watch it? What if it scares her and leaves her with a psychological trauma?
Qingyao shook her head firmly and said that she would not leave and would stay here with Li Shuyao.
Li Shuyao was so angry that she almost couldn't breathe.
Seeing this, Qingyao quickly wiped her cheek with a handkerchief and said to her, "I won't be scared, don't worry... So, let me tell you a secret, actually..."
"I, I'm pregnant too. It's been almost two months. I didn't tell you before because I didn't want you to worry..."
Li Shuyao was lying on the bed, her eyes suddenly widened.
Qingyao, Qingyao had actually kept it a secret from her for so long...
What are you worrying about? She was almost mad enough to give birth on the spot!
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