When the midwife saw the Queen Mother come in, she immediately knelt down with the child in her arms and said, "Congratulations, Queen Mother, it's a little prince."
"Prince, oh, Bodhisattva bless you, there is finally a successor. Hurry and carry him out to show His Majesty."
"yes."
Rong Xi also heard the child crying, and although he felt sad, he laughed.
"Empress Rong, hurry up, there's another one."
When Rong Xi saw the Queen Mother coming, he also shouted a few words at the right time, because the system said that it couldn't be too fake, otherwise it would easily arouse suspicion.
The Queen Mother felt distressed when she heard this. The child had never complained of discomfort since she became pregnant, so it seemed that she was in great pain.
"Hold on, Xi'er. I'll make you something delicious after you give birth."
Rong Xi thought that anyone who gave her food was a good person, so she was so excited that she pushed hard and gave birth to her second child.
"It's born, congratulations to the Queen Mother, it's a little princess."
"Okay, okay, there are rewards."
Rong Xi was cleaned up by several midwives and now felt very sleepy and fell asleep.
The emperor was getting really anxious waiting outside, and the empress dowager hadn't come out since she went in, so she had no idea what the situation was inside.
So she slipped in quietly through the side door that the midwife wasn't noticing.
When the midwife came out carrying the child, she didn't see the emperor. She looked at Concubine Shu and then quickly took the child back in.
When the emperor entered, he saw Rong Xi sleeping. The hair on her forehead was all wet with sweat, and she was frowning even in her sleep. His nose felt sore again.
"Xi'er, you've worked hard."
The empress dowager turned around and when she looked back, she saw the emperor looking like he was about to cry.
"Emperor, you haven't seen the child yet."
The emperor was also anxious. He came in and looked at Rong Xi's shrinking belly. He always felt that something was missing. When he heard this, he remembered that he didn't see the child.
The two children were brought to the emperor. He had secretly tried tying them with a pillow many times, and he often held Jingning when she was young. He didn't feel so strange when the wet nurse put the children in his arms.
I was a little afraid to move even though I was holding them, because the two babies were premature and too small.
He hugged this and that excitedly.
Shunde saw that His Majesty was happy, so he knelt before the Emperor with his attendants and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, on the birth of your son."
"Okay, okay, today everyone will be rewarded with three months' salary. Shunde will draft an edict and grant amnesty to the entire nation."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Rong Xi woke up in the evening and felt much better after a good sleep.
But there was still a sticky feeling on her body, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
No one noticed that Rong Xi, who was lying on the couch, had woken up. More attention was paid to the two little babies beside him.
As a result, when Qiuyue came in, she saw Rong Xi who had already gotten off the bed and was about to take a shower.
"Oh my Lady Rong, why did you get up? Just tell me what you want."
The Queen Mother and the Empress looked over when they heard the voice, and saw Rong Xi, dressed in a single layer of clothing, preparing to go out.
"Xi'er, tell your mother what you want, and she will help you."
Rong Xi did not directly reply to the Queen Mother's words. Instead, she said to Qiuyue, "Go boil some water. I want to take a bath."
"My lady..." Everyone knew that Rong Xi couldn't take a bath after giving birth, but the lady always did what she wanted to do, and only His Majesty and the Queen Mother could control her.
The Queen Mother: "Xi'er, are you feeling unwell?"
"Mmm, sticky."
"Lie down first. I'll let Qiuyue wipe you with water. You just gave birth and can't take a bath directly."
Rong Xi seemed to be judging the truthfulness of what the Queen Mother said, but when he saw that she didn't avoid his gaze, he obediently returned to the couch.
"System, is it true that I cannot bathe?"
[It is best to wait a few days for the skin to recover before showering.]
"Okay, I'll tolerate you."
…
After wiping it, I felt much cleaner and my mood became much better.
The Queen Mother and the Empress each held one child in their arms and brought them to Rong Xi. "Xi'er, do you want a hug?"
Rong Xi didn’t want to hold them. She thought the two children were really ugly and so small.
Without waiting for her to refuse, the Queen Mother put the child in her arms. Her whole body became very stiff and even her breathing slowed down a bit.
But the little prince in Rong Xi's arms smelled a familiar fragrance and kept wriggling in Rong Xi's arms, which reminded Rong Xi of a kitten looking for milk.
She was a little embarrassed about how to feed the kittens. She remembered that when the mother cat lay down, the kittens would crawl over to her by themselves, but they were wrapped so tightly that they seemed unable to crawl over.
The little prince was still arching his arm, but the little princess in the queen's arms had already started crying.
It was the first time for the queen to hold such a small child. She immediately became at a loss, wondering if she was holding the child too heavy.
The panic on her face was clearly seen by the Queen Mother, who had no choice but to take the little prince from Rong Xi and let her hand the little princess to Rong Xi.
Rong Xi looked at the little princess wrapped in a pink quilt and could not see any difference between her and the little prince.
The nurse beside him said in a trembling voice, "Empress Dowager, I'm afraid the two young masters are hungry. Would you like me to stay and feed them?"
Rong Xi frowned. She had never agreed to find a wet nurse for the child from the beginning. How could her little kitten drink someone else's water?
"You teach me."
The Queen Mother: "Xi'er, you have to feed it yourself."
"May I?"
"Can."
Rich families would have wet nurses for their children, just in case the mistress would lose her figure. But Xi'er was different; she really wasn't afraid that the emperor would dislike her.
Rong Xi thought this feeling was very strange. Feeding the child was different from when the emperor bit her. She couldn't understand why it was different.
I want the Emperor to try...
.
Besides, the emperor should have been with Rong Xi all day, but the most important thing right now was to deal with the midwife.
In the prison, the midwife had been beaten beyond recognition. Every time the emperor thought about it, if Rong Xi had not been smart enough to notice something was wrong today, Rong Xi and her son would probably be dead and three others would have died.
"Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"
"I only helped Concubine Rong to correct the fetal position. I did not do anything to harm Concubine Rong."
The emperor stepped on the midwife's hand, which had been pierced by the dagger. "Since you don't intend to tell the truth, let your son, daughter-in-law, and three-year-old grandson speak for you."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is none of their business, Your Majesty."
"Shunde, go and invite him."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this old slave has told me that it was Concubine Chun, Concubine Chun who ordered this old slave. She said that if I could tamper with Concubine Rong's childbirth, she would make this old slave's son a high official."
"Is there any evidence?"
"Evidence, this..." There was indeed no evidence left.
"No, then..."
"Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty. When I went to the Imperial Concubine's palace, I accidentally took away a jade cup. I heard that everything in the palace is recorded. Since I am of low status and have not entered the Imperial Concubine's palace, I definitely cannot take it out."
"Where is the thing?"
"In Chuxiu Palace, inside the luggage this old servant brought."
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