As if hearing the voice of his father, the little guy in Su Wanti's belly kicked her belly.
Su Wanti smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am very happy to hear your father's voice."
Emperor Xiao Ping gently placed his hand on her bulging belly, his eyes as gentle as water.
"I felt it, the child was kicking my hand."
The two smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was warm.
At this time, Su Wanti thought of a question and wanted to test Emperor Xiao Ping.
"Your Majesty, do you want a prince or a princess?"
Emperor Xiao Ping looked at her and smiled softly:
"As long as it's our child, I'll love them all. I originally thought that besides being an emperor, my life would be all about worshipping Buddha and chanting scriptures, with no one to know or love, no children or heirs, and I would live alone and lonely until the end of my life. I'm lucky to have met you, and to have a child with you is a blessing from heaven. If I were to be picky about whether the child is a boy or a girl, I would be too ungrateful and ungrateful."
His eyes were filled with pity.
"Wan'er has been through so much hardship since you became pregnant. I see it all and wish I could take your place in the pain of pregnancy. I only ask for you and the child to be safe, nothing else."
Su Wanti felt warm in her heart, and she smiled as she nestled into his broad chest, feeling his heartbeat and his hot body.
"My concubine and the child will be fine."
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In the blink of an eye, it was the end of summer and Su Wanti was about to give birth.
The closer she got to the end of her pregnancy, the more physical discomfort she felt. Su Wanti bought sleeping pills and smooth bowel movement pills, which allowed her to sleep well every night and no longer have to worry about constipation.
Emperor Xiao Ping often couldn't sleep, and he often sat at the head of the bed looking at Su Wanti who was sleeping soundly.
Sometimes when Su Wanti woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, she would be startled by him.
She knew that he was worried about her, so she had to comfort him when she got back.
Seeing that the day of delivery was approaching, Emperor Xiao Ping arranged ten midwives and ten female doctors for Su Wanti at once, and asked the imperial doctors to be on duty at the Imperial Hospital all day. If Su Wanti gave birth suddenly, the imperial doctors from various departments could arrive as soon as possible.
One day in late July, in the evening.
After finishing dinner, Su Wanti and Emperor Xiao Ping were sitting on a rattan chair in the garden, looking at the clouds in the sky.
Suddenly, she felt wet underneath, as if water had soaked her dress.
She stood up and felt warm water flowing down her thighs, and then her stomach tightened and began to contract in pain.
"Your Majesty, I seem to be giving birth—" Her voice was trembling, and she was shaking too.
Although she had the support of pain-relieving pills, smooth delivery pills and other props, giving birth was the first time in her life, and she still couldn't control her fear.
Emperor Xiao Ping was startled for a moment, but then reacted immediately. He spoke in a steady voice, "Xiao Dezi, quickly call the imperial physician, the midwife, and the female doctors to get ready. Anxun, Suyue, Chuntao, help Concubine Jieyu into the delivery room."
Su Wanti entered the delivery room, took the labor-inducing medicine, and began to have regular labor pains.
After she let the system give her pain-relieving pills, smooth delivery pills and stamina-boosting pills, she was no longer afraid.
Emperor Xiao Ping, who was waiting outside, was not as calm as before. He was fidgeting, rubbing his hands, not knowing where to put them.
Later, he took out the small-leaf red sandalwood Buddhist beads that had not been used for a long time, and kept turning the beads and chanting Buddhist scriptures, hoping that everything would be safe and smooth.
The Queen Mother and the Empress also came.
The queen was very capable. She arranged the personnel and affairs clearly. Although there were many people in the Yaoguang Palace, there was no panic and all the work was carried out in an orderly manner.
The Queen Mother sat upright on a soft chair, her brows calm and her face kind.
Su Wanti took pain-relieving pills. She didn't feel any pain, but she could feel the changes in her stomach. The contractions were becoming more and more frequent, pushing the baby out little by little.
She imagined the woman in labor and called out a few times. When the baby was about to emerge, she followed the midwife's instructions and exhaled and inhaled with force.
Because she took the pills for smooth delivery, she gave birth to a daughter in less than an hour.
The baby was small, soft and red. The midwife cleaned the baby, wrapped it in a clean and soft swaddling cloth, and brought it to Su Wanti.
Su Wanti had been looking forward to her arrival, but when she first saw this little person, she still felt a sense of strangeness. However, her eyes were still fixed on her daughter, as if this little person crying with eyes closed had some magical power.
Afterwards, the female doctor brought Su Wanti some medicine to restore her strength, and the midwife took the baby to see the emperor.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Queen has given birth to a little princess. Both mother and daughter are safe." The midwife came out smiling, holding the baby.
Emperor Xiao Ping was overjoyed to hear that the mother and daughter were safe. He ran over like a gust of wind, smiling from ear to ear. He stared at his daughter with his eyes, unable to stop looking. He raised and lowered his hands, wanting to hug her but not daring to.
At this time, the Queen Mother also stood up, with a smile on her face, and said quietly, "A princess is fine, but it's a pity that she's not a prince."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xiao Ping only frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows. Under the guidance of the midwife, he held his daughter steadily, his eyes slightly red.
"My princess is not good, she is the best. I dreamed yesterday that purple air came from the east, and today the princess was born. I believe that the princess can bring good luck to my Dongli Kingdom and ensure the prosperity of my Dongli Kingdom."
He glanced at the Queen Mother calmly, then said in a deep voice, "Could it be that the Queen Mother does not want this auspicious aura?"
It was the first time that the empress dowager was humiliated by the emperor, and her expression looked a little unhappy.
Emperor Xiao Ping chuckled and said:
"I heard that the deposed crown prince took in many concubines after arriving at his fiefdom. I heard that in the past six months, all of his concubines have become pregnant. Although my sixth brother's crown prince position has long been abolished, he is still my mother's child. His children will be my mother's grandchildren. I estimate that in six months, my mother will have many grandchildren, and then my mother will be very happy."
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