Although labor-inducing drugs were taken, these drugs can only guarantee that labor-inducing will not have adverse effects on the mother and child.
Tong Yurou's delivery went relatively smoothly initially, but during her pregnancy, she had too many thoughts and anxieties, which took a heavy toll on her mental and physical well-being.
As a result, her unborn child is not developing well and is now showing signs of a difficult labor.
After a difficult labor, Tong Yurou finally gave birth to a child, and just as the imperial physician had predicted, it was a little princess.
Qimuge had already arrived. Qiulan dismissed the other two midwives before Qimuge came in.
After glancing at the healthy little prince and confirming that it was a son, Tong Yurou happily switched her newborn daughter with him without the slightest regret.
Her daughter was of no use to her, and the near-difficult childbirth she had just experienced made her dislike her even more. Now that she could have a son in exchange, she was overjoyed and didn't care about her daughter at all.
After exchanging children, Qimuge hurriedly left. At this time, the concubines in the palace received the news and rushed over. If she stayed too long, she would be easily discovered.
Back at Frostmoon Palace, the room that had just been filled with the stench of blood had been cleaned up.
Yunyi was doing well and did not fall asleep from exhaustion. She was sitting on the headboard, talking to Wurina.
Qimuge walked in and returned to her own territory, and only then did her tense expression finally relax.
"My lord, I have successfully completed the mission and the young prince has been successfully transferred."
Fearing that her master would worry, Qimuge also mentioned many of Tong Yurou's reactions to prove her affection for the young prince.
Yunyi wasn't worried that Tong Yurou would treat her son badly, as she had people arranged for her in Chengqian Palace.
Among the people that Tong Yurou personally selected from her family to serve the young prince, there were also people arranged by Yunyi.
Although he didn't raise his son personally, he had people he had placed around him, so there was no need to worry.
Yunyi was curious about this little girl who hadn't existed before. She took the little one and looked at her, and was a little surprised that she was so thin.
Tong Yurou is a favored concubine in the palace, and she has no shortage of food, clothing and daily necessities. How did this child grow up like this? People who don't know the situation would think that her mother has no food to eat.
The little one was born at full term, but he was tiny and didn't cry much.
He sighed. It seemed he would have to put in some effort; otherwise, this little guy would be really hard to raise.
Tong Yurou has really set herself up for a problem. She didn't take good care of herself during her pregnancy, and her daughter was born so thin and weak, making it difficult for her to raise her.
Her own son is healthy, chubby, and fair-skinned. It would be so easy for her to raise him. She's really getting a good deal.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang only learned about her niece's childbirth later. She didn't notice anything unusual, but she just thought to herself that it was quite a coincidence that Tong Shi and Meng Guqing gave birth on the same day.
Still feeling guilty, Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang did not go to Shuangyue Palace, but only sent Sumalagu to check on her granddaughter.
On the other side, Emperor Shunzhi was overjoyed to learn that Tong Yurou had given birth to a healthy baby boy. He immediately issued an edict to confer upon Tong Yurou the rank of Consort, and she became Consort Tong of Chengqian Palace.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang sighed deeply. On the same day, Meng Guqing gave birth to a child without anyone knowing, while Tong Shi was promoted in rank and received boundless glory because she gave birth to a prince.
All of this was her own decision back then. Empress Xiaozhuang, who always kept her word and never regretted her decisions, felt a slight regret in her heart for the time being.
Even so, if time could really be reversed, I believe Empress Xiaozhuang would still make the same choice.
In her heart, the Khorchin clan held a special place, and the honor of her maternal family could not be lost.
Actually, it's good that Meng Guqing gave birth to the princess, so that he could have a reason to let her return to Horqin.
If she really gave birth to a prince, she would spend the rest of her life confined to this palace, deprived of her freedom.
When Sumalagu visited Yunyi in the past, she did not come empty-handed. Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang secretly bestowed many gifts upon her. No one knew that Mengguqing was giving birth, but she would not wrong her niece.
Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was ruthless in matters of great importance, but she was generous with her kindness in trivial matters.
"Why not take it if it's free?" Yunyi naturally accepted the gifts bestowed by Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, as they were all of high quality. She didn't care about Xiaozhuang's attitude.
In March, Consort Tong of Chengqian Palace gave birth to the Emperor's third son. When the child was a month old, Emperor Shunzhi, who loved Chinese studies, named him Xuan Ye.
In May, the Khorchin wedding procession arrived in the capital, and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang sent Sumalagu with the concubines of the harem to greet them.
Although Xiao Borjigit was only a concubine, she moved directly into Kunning Palace, the significance of which is self-evident.
Tong Yurou was truly unwilling. The Empress Dowager was really too kind to her own family. She had deposed an empress from the Khorchin tribe and then sent over another empress.
However, Tong Yurou wasn't too worried. This new empress was only twelve years old, just a young girl. Given the emperor's fondness for Dong E, she would be more concerned about that person.
No one in the palace took this successor to heart. Even if she were the empress, it was uncertain whether she could hold onto the position.
With the original owner's experience serving as a cautionary tale, everyone disregarded the Empress Dowager, concluding that she wouldn't last long in that position.
But to everyone's surprise, this young girl survived Shunzhi's repeated attempts to depose her, and after Shunzhi's death, she became the Empress Dowager, supported by her nominal grandson Kangxi, and lived a very peaceful life in her later years.
After returning from Kunning Palace, Tong Yurou was in a fairly good mood and did not feel any sense of loss because of the addition of an empress.
Before she could even sit down after returning home, Tong Yurou rushed to see her precious son. She doted on this little prince and would check on him several times a day.
The wet nurse brought Xuan Ye over, and Tong Yu Rou took her son, teasing him while asking the wet nurse how much the little prince had eaten and whether he had cried or fussed.
The wet nurse answered all the questions, saying that the little prince was very well-behaved, eating and sleeping all the time, and sometimes even playing by himself, making him very easy to take care of.
Tong Yurou was having her first child and only thought that her son was particularly well-behaved, without realizing how rare such a well-behaved child was.
The baby in her arms gradually fell asleep. The wet nurse wanted to take the little prince down, but Tong Yurou refused, afraid of waking the child.
Tong Yurou waved for the servants in the hall to leave and began chatting with Qiulan.
"Qiuyan is about to give birth. Give the order to prepare everything that needs to be prepared. She's carrying a princess, so it's not a big deal."
After saying this, Tong Yurou's eyes changed, her previous nonchalance vanished, and her voice became so soft that only Qiulan could hear it.
"Also, remember to deal with those involved in that previous incident. If the switcheroo becomes public knowledge, everyone will be..."
Qiulan shivered and knelt down, repeatedly assuring everyone, "Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant has already taken care of it."
Tong Yurou was relieved and then changed the subject.
But what neither master nor servant noticed was that Xuan Ye, in Tong Yu Rou's arms, slightly twitched his eyelids.
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