When Zhou Changling arrived, a woman's painful wails came from Ganling Palace. Zhou Changling paused in his action of getting out of the sedan chair, as his legs gave way and he almost fell. The little eunuch beside him quickly caught him.
Xiao Linzi knew the Emperor was anxious and dared not delay. He helped him walk towards the main hall while whispering, "Your Majesty, be careful, we're almost there."
The closer they got to the main hall, the closer the woman's painful screams became. The heart-wrenching cries made Zhou Changling increasingly anxious, and he even had the illusion that his own heart was being torn apart.
During this time, he unexpectedly ran into Zhao Xueqi here. Knowing that she was involved in this matter, he waved his hand, signaling the guards to lock her in the dark prison. The rest would be dealt with after Xi'er gave birth safely.
Zhou Changling's expression grew increasingly uneasy, which was a major taboo in the imperial family. An emperor could have favors, but not love. This was the first time the palace servants had ever seen an emperor so panicked. They dared not raise their heads, fearing that they would lose their lives for knowing something they shouldn't have.
When they arrived at the delivery room, Li Mu and Li Lin were already waiting there.
Upon seeing Zhou Changling arrive, everyone knelt and bowed, saying, "This servant greets Your Majesty!"
Zhou Changling waved his hand, signaling them to stand up and answer: "How is Xi'er?"
Li Mu: "Your Majesty, the Empress has been inside for a quarter of an hour, but there is still no news."
Zhou Changling: "I'll go in and take a look."
Li Mu and Li Lin both tried to stop him, arguing that how could the most honorable emperor witness a woman giving birth? They knelt down, pleading, "Your Majesty, you mustn't! You absolutely mustn't!"
Zhou Changling didn't care about anything else and kicked one of them, yelling, "Get out of the way!"
Zhou Changling didn't care about all that. For him, nothing was more important than Bai Lingxi's life, and he would never allow any risk of losing her!
Zhou Changling's rush into the delivery room terrified the midwives. They were all sweating profusely and looking grave. At that moment, they couldn't even bother to pay their respects to the Emperor. After all, it was a critical moment for the life and death of the Consort's childbirth. If anything happened to the Consort, they would all be dead!
At that moment, an old woman with gray hair rushed out and knelt down before Zhou Changling: "Your Majesty, the Empress is showing signs of postpartum hemorrhage! Please summon the imperial physician, otherwise, the Empress's chances of survival are slim!"
Zhou Changling was shocked: "What? How could this be?"
Zhou Changling: "Guards, summon Judge Zhang!"
Although it is said that women should not be seen by men outside the home during childbirth, Zhou Changling did not care about that. He only wanted to save Bai Lingxi's life!
Zhou Changling walked into the bed and saw Bai Lingxi lying on the bed, howling weakly. Her cries were obviously very weak, as if she was saying her final goodbye to everything in the world!
Zhou Changling rushed forward and knelt down in front of Bai Lingxi, his eyes bloodshot. He held Bai Lingxi's hands tightly, trying to give her some warmth, or perhaps he was silently begging for mercy from heaven and not to take away her life.
Zhou Changling: "Xi'er, Xi'er, don't sleep!"
Zhou Changling: "Xi'er, Xi'er, think of our child!"
Perhaps it was the bond between mother and child, but Bai Lingxi miraculously recovered and began to cooperate with the midwife, straining and exerting all her strength—
She eventually gave birth to her own child!
"Wah, wah, wah—" A baby's cry rang out—
The midwife exclaimed with joy, "It's a prince! It's a prince!"
Congratulations to His Majesty on the birth of your son!
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