Lu Yan pinched his fingers even harder, his heart was gripped tightly. If Xu Zhiyi gave birth to two daughters, although she would not be punished, she would probably be forced to give birth to another child after her body recovered for a month.
This is really bad for her health. He knows how hard and tired Xu Zhiyi was during her pregnancy. Even if she had good food and good clothes in the palace, it could not offset the damage.
He lowered his eyes, and the summer night breeze grew slightly cooler.
All he could think about now was that the next baby in her belly would be a boy so that she could suffer less.
The Queen Mother paused for a minute, then comforted the Emperor:
"Twins, boy and girl, boy and girl. One of them must be a girl, which is normal. The next one must be a boy. I copy Buddhist scriptures every day, so it must be correct."
The emperor nodded repeatedly in agreement:
"Yes, yes, yes, the next one will definitely be a boy."
Kicked the midwife again:
"Why don't you go in and serve your wife? What are you doing here?"
The midwife squatted down hurriedly and returned to the delivery room.
Qinglu was guarding the door, so she naturally heard what happened outside.
These were all expected reactions, but she still sighed and saw that the midwife's clothes were all soiled when she came in.
They asked her to change into a new set of clothes and wash them again before letting her in.
Xu Zhiyi was lying on the delivery bed. Although the pills blocked the pain, she was still very tired after giving birth to a baby, and her whole body was soaked in sweat.
After giving birth to one baby, she breathed a sigh of relief, and the next one would probably come out much faster than the previous one.
The midwives in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. They had already anticipated that if the next one was a princess, they would not get a single penny and would be scolded.
But I still held on to deliver the baby. What if, what if it was a little prince?
A midwife hurried forward, wiped the sweat from Xu Zhiyi's forehead, and encouraged her.
Finally, quarter of an hour later, the remaining baby in the belly was born.
The four midwives took one look and saw that it was the little prince.
Three of them were scrambling to go outside and announce the good news, and they were about to start a fight.
Finally, we agreed to go together.
Newborn babies cannot be exposed to the wind, so the little prince remained in the delivery room, and the remaining midwife slowly wiped the dirt off his body.
He secretly looked up at Xu Zhiyi again.
Qinglu was wiping the sweat from Xu Zhiyi's head, and there was a palace maid beside her cleaning up the blood. Since the midwife didn't go out, they didn't dare to go out either.
Biliu carefully held the newly born little princess in the delivery room and looked at the little princess's appearance carefully. She had never seen a newborn baby before. The little princess was fair and tender, with particularly large eye slits. She was obviously a beauty at first glance.
It’s really beautiful. The more I look at it, the more I like it.
When the second loud cry of the child was heard, the people outside the door tensed up, waiting for the verdict.
After waiting for a long time, no one came out.
The emperor had a bad feeling. Could it be another little princess? Otherwise, why didn't they come out? He felt uncomfortable and scratched his head, resisting the urge to kick the door.
Lu Yan felt that his palms were about to bleed, so he quickly took out a handkerchief and stuffed it into his hands.
The queen thought about all the grievances she had suffered since childhood, but still couldn't suppress the curve of her lips.
The Queen Mother saw this and glared at him fiercely.
After all, it was a critical moment, so the Queen Mother did not scold him any further.
The queen calmed down after being glared at. In fact, giving birth to a boy was her goal, and she really shouldn't be happy.
Finally, three midwives appeared at the door together. Midwives in the folk are good at delivering babies. They usually eat well and are naturally plump.
All of a sudden, the door was packed with people, and even if they wanted to kneel down before the emperor, they couldn't get down. Everyone pushed me and I pushed you, and it was a mess.
The emperor's face turned grim as he asked:
"Tell me, prince or princess."
The cleverest midwife among them rushed to say:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! It's a little prince! A little prince!"
The other two midwives also started shouting, fearing that if they were slower, they would get less reward than others.
When the emperor heard this, the gloom on his face disappeared instantly. He breathed a sigh of relief, his eyebrows and eyes were filled with joy, and his face looked lively again.
"Rewards, huge rewards, rewards for everyone present today!"
After hearing this, all the servants in the yard knelt down and congratulated the emperor on the birth of his son.
The queen's expression paused, then calmed down. Fortunately, she still had a backup plan.
The Queen Mother immediately wanted to go in and see her beloved grandson, but the three midwives were still blocking the door.
Lu Yan's breathing gradually became steady. He walked over and pushed the midwife.
After making room for the empress dowager, she hurried in to see her little grandson. There was a small room next to the delivery room, which could be entered directly from the outside.
The emperor would not enter the delivery room, so the empress dowager took the little grandson to the next room.
The emperor came in. It was not the first time he saw a newborn baby.
The last time I saw her was the eldest princess.
He remembered that the one was red and wrinkled, not as white, tender and cute as this one.
I think Xu Zhiyi is also fair and tender, maybe she looks like Concubine Xu.
The Queen Mother was also very satisfied and praised the baby repeatedly. She also opened the quilt and carefully confirmed that it was a boy.
The emperor also held the baby in his arms with his own hands. The more he looked at the baby, the more he liked it. He felt that he could never hold the baby enough. He would have a prince in the future, and those old and pedantic people would no longer dare to let him be adopted into the royal family.
Lu Yan wanted to go and see his eldest daughter and Xu Zhiyi, but he had to avoid suspicion in the delivery room, so he could only praise the eldest prince a few more times and take the opportunity to take a few more glances.
He studied her face carefully, but couldn't tell who she resembled. Her little fist was clenched into a tiny fist, cuter than a sticky rice dumpling.
His heart softened all of a sudden.
The empress dowager looked at it for a while, then sent Jianxia, who was beside her, to ask Concubine Xu what she wanted, and she would satisfy her as long as it could be satisfied.
She can no longer rise in rank, otherwise she will become queen.
The emperor nodded repeatedly. This was what she should do. She had given birth to a prince for him, and he looked very smart and clever. He even had the urge to depose the queen.
Following the Queen Mother's instructions, Jianxia went to the delivery room next door to find Xu Zhiyi.
Qinglu didn't dare to bother the empress dowager just now.
When someone else came, she was naturally asked to wash her hands with white wine again.
She was asked to put on a coat. Jianxia didn't expect it to be so troublesome, but she had just given birth to a child and was now a treasure in the eyes of the emperor and the empress dowager, so naturally she had to cooperate.
"See you, Concubine Xu. The Queen Mother asks if there is anything you would like to have."
Xu Zhiyi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that it wasn't the emperor, that big pig's hoof, who asked the question.
"I want to take care of the eldest prince and the second princess myself. I hope Madam can convey this to me."
Jianxia went out after receiving the order.
The midwife who was serving nearby came up and wiped the sweat off Xu Zhiyi's face and adjusted the thin blanket.
When Xu Zhiyi glanced at him, his hands began to tremble.
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