Gu Jiangli was carried to a side room.
She has already taken pain-free childbirth pills, so giving birth to this child will not cause her much pain.
But the emperor was extremely anxious.
The baby was due before it was full term, catching him completely off guard.
On this trip, they only brought the imperial physician, not the midwife.
The only solution now is to arrange for a monk familiar with the area down the mountain to guide her and find a midwife as soon as possible to deliver the baby.
Daoyuan knew the situation was serious, so he immediately arranged for Daocheng to go down the mountain.
However, Daocheng sternly refused and advised Daoyuan: "Senior brother! The emperor just cut off Du Xiuwen's tongue in the temple, which has already caused bloodshed in this sacred Buddhist place!"
“Nowadays, pregnant women are expected to give birth in temples, which is a great disrespect to Buddhism!”
How could you tolerate such a thing happening!
Daoyuan shook his head with a wry smile: "What disrespect?! That old woman first used you to poison His Majesty and the Empress, then viciously cursed His Majesty and the Empress and that unborn child, and even injured people with a knife, causing the Empress to be frightened and go into premature labor!"
"Don't you think she was being incredibly disrespectful?"
Dao Cheng was somewhat stunned by the shout.
In my memory, my senior brother, the abbot, has always been steady and composed, but today he actually lost his temper with me.
Dao Cheng's resentment deepened. "Senior brother, didn't you hear what that woman said? It was the emperor who was incompetent and, together with that vixen, killed her master! Is it wrong to avenge one's master?"
"I see she is loyal and not a bad person!"
“May Buddha have mercy. Now that Your Majesty has given birth prematurely, both the fetus and she are in grave danger, yet you still insist on believing those unverified rumors.”
Daoyuan shook his head repeatedly, as if he didn't even want to look at him. "You are truly stubborn. That woman tricked you and used your hands to serve His Majesty and the Empress with poisoned porridge. His Majesty didn't take your life, which is already considered magnanimous. Yet you are still speaking up for that woman."
"That's because what she said is true! That woman is not a good person. Because of her, because of the child in her womb, there was a great drought and the people suffered. She seduced the monarch and disrupted the court. Isn't that the truth?"
Dao Cheng was agitated, but Dao Yuan raised his hand to interrupt him: "Alright, no need for further words. If you are unwilling to go down the mountain to find a midwife, I will find someone else to go down the mountain."
"Furthermore, since you already regard His Majesty and the Empress as villains who endanger the common people, then you should stay far away from them and not go near their quarters anymore."
Daoyuan was unwilling to waste any more time with him, so he turned around and arranged for another disciple to go down the mountain.
Daoyuan stood in the courtyard with his hands clenched into fists, his eyes fixed on Gu Jiangli's room.
"Just wait and see. If it really is stillborn, that will be enough to prove that Heaven has eyes."
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The emperor paced anxiously outside the door, glancing into the room with every step he took.
He couldn't hear Gu Jiangli's cries of pain, which made him even more anxious.
He had endured it for a long time, but he didn't want to endure it anymore.
He was about to push open the door when he was stopped. "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. You cannot enter such a filthy and unclean place as the delivery room!"
"I can't go in? My woman is inside giving birth to my child, why can't I go in!"
"Your Majesty, if a man enters the delivery room, he will become defiled! As the ruler of the country, if you become defiled, it will surely be detrimental to the people!"
The emperor's eyes widened in fury. He drew a long sword from a guard and shouted:
"Listen! My Consort Xian is giving birth, and I'm going in to guard her. Anyone who dares to stop me will have their head chopped off! I mean what I say!"
A group of people knelt outside, their faces filled with terror, and no one dared to step forward to stop them.
The emperor pushed open the door heavily, threw down his knife, and rushed to the bedside.
Only Hehua and Physician Sun were taking care of Gu Jiangli's room.
They all looked extremely frightened when they saw him come in.
The emperor had no time to pay attention to them. When he saw Gu Jiangli's pale face and her hair damp with sweat, all his anger vanished in an instant, leaving only heartache and helplessness.
"My beloved consort, don't be afraid, I'm right here with you."
The incident happened suddenly, and no one expected that the child would be so impatient to be born.
Even as a man, he knew how dangerous premature birth was for a pregnant woman.
The more this happens, the more he should stay by her side, give her strength, and put her at ease.
Gu Jiangli was lying on the bed, her hand held by the emperor. To be honest, she hadn't expected the emperor to barge in like this.
She had heard before that men were not allowed to enter the room where a pregnant woman was giving birth, as it was considered unclean.
However, the fact that the emperor was able to break with convention and stay by her side shows how genuine his concern was.
She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I am fine."
Although she experienced some contractions at first, the excruciating pain disappeared after she took the pain-relieving pill.
Physician Sun was administering acupuncture to help her regulate her breathing, and she was confident that her child would be born safely into this world.
But her weak words only made the emperor more anxious. "My beloved consort, you must hold on. I believe that my son will not make things difficult for his mother."
Gu Jiangli's eyes were half-closed; she felt no pain, only exhaustion and drowsiness.
But all of this took on a different meaning in the emperor's eyes.
"My beloved concubine! Don't fall asleep! The midwife will be here soon. Don't worry, everything will be alright."
"It's all my fault. When I dealt with Shu Ziming that day, I should have also ordered the execution of all the servants in her palace. Otherwise, my beloved concubine would have gone into premature labor today."
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