In the delivery room, the imperial physician took Wangshu's pulse through a screen and indicated that there was nothing wrong with it.
About an hour later, someone brought in a bowl of ginseng soup.
"Your Majesty, have some ginseng soup to boost your energy." It was an unfamiliar voice. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any unfamiliar people around her.
The system suddenly exploded: "There's something in the ginseng soup to help prevent miscarriage. Someone's trying to make your childbirth difficult!"
While writhing in pain, Wang Shu pondered the situation and then said to the system, "System, you have to help me. I need to pretend to drink the ginseng soup and simulate the pulse of a difficult childbirth."
"OK."
She had drunk half of the ginseng soup when, a moment later, the midwife's voice came from inside the room: "Something terrible has happened! Consort Chun is having a difficult labor."
The imperial physician examined Wang Shu's pulse and discovered that she had taken a medicine to prevent miscarriage, which was suffocating the baby in Consort Chun's womb!
The imperial physician quickly went out to report the situation.
Emperor Kangxi was furious: "I was standing right outside the door and someone dared to use drugs on Consort Chun. Investigate this for me. As for Consort Chun, I will ensure the safety of Consort Chun and her child. If... if anything unexpected happens, protect Consort Chun."
When Consort Tong heard this, she felt a deep sadness.
Consort Chun is more important than the imperial heir. This was Consort Tong's first reaction. At this moment, Consort Tong sincerely felt that it would be better if Wang Shu died in childbirth.
Although everyone was surprised, they still obeyed the orders and went in to help Wang Shu give birth.
Another half hour passed.
Wang Shu felt something slide out from her lower abdomen, and the pain was so intense it felt like she was being split in two, striking right to her soul.
"Ouch...it hurts so much..."
Immediately afterwards, the sound of a baby crying came from inside the house, and soon after, the midwife came out carrying the baby.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Consort Chun and her child are both safe and sound."
Emperor Kangxi laughed: "Good, good, good! Rewards, everyone will be rewarded. Liang Jiugong, you will arrange it yourself."
After giving his instructions and tidying up the delivery room, Kangxi went in and said through the screen, "Wangshu, thank you for your hard work."
"I feel no hardship in bearing children for Your Majesty, only happiness."
Kangxi said a few more words, and Wangshu couldn't help but fall asleep.
The next day, when Wangshu woke up, her first reaction was, "It hurts so much!"
"Giving birth is really not easy, System. I know you must have some painkillers and quick recovery medicine. Give them to me now, don't hide them from me."
The system reluctantly revealed its hidden treasure.
After taking the medicine, it worked very quickly, and I felt much better.
Then she thought of the child: "Su Mu, where's the child?"
"The child is in the next room. I'll have someone bring the Seventh Prince over."
Wang Shu took the child from the wet nurse's arms; the child's skin was red and wrinkled...
"He's so small!"
She had seen babies before, but they were at least a month old. Although they were small, they were much bigger than the one in her arms, and they looked so fragile, yet they warmed her heart.
How should I put this feeling?
Human babies are so cute.
No wonder she gave birth to him, he's incredibly cute no matter how you look at him, the cutest in the world, the kind of child you can never love enough.
Su Mu, who was standing to the side, said with a smile, "Seventh Prince is very well-behaved. He hardly ever cries. He will only whine when he is hungry."
Wang Shu smiled and replied, "Really? You are indeed very well-behaved, but it doesn't matter if you're not."
Who can blame him for being so adorable!
The baby's third-day celebration was quite grand, and on the same day, Emperor Kangxi decided on the child's name: Yin Fu.
When Wang Shu learned about it, she thought, well, this name is both common and elegant!
Bored during her postpartum confinement, Wang Shu's greatest joy each day was playing with her baby and watching him change every day.
Before she had even finished her postpartum confinement, the system excitedly came over and said, "The Juechan Clan has been exposed!"
"She must have been pregnant for about four months. If she had kept it a secret any longer, she would have given birth. She's really something. She managed to keep it a secret for four months in the Qianqing Palace. How did Emperor Kangxi handle her?"
"She was sent to Consort Hui's palace to be taken care of by Consort Hui. As for her rank, she is a concubine, but she follows the allowances of a Lady-in-Waiting."
The rank of Concubine is quite unique. Even a Lady-in-Waiting must bow to her, except for those who are granted the status of Consort or higher by order of Emperor Kangxi.
"Kangxi must have looked very pleased. It's a pity I can't witness it myself. Juechan was quite skilled at provoking Kangxi."
"Can you please stop gloating? Kangxi treated you very well."
"Heh! Only when he abandons his harem and dotes on me alone can we say it's good."
Forget it! It's good enough to just be a happy bed partner or lover.
Wang Shu is now content with having a son and lives a very fulfilling life in Qixiang Palace.
Soon, Wang Shu will be out of confinement.
The full moon celebration was even more grand for Emperor Kangxi. Consorts Hui, Rong, and Yi, who all had children, couldn't help but feel envious and muttered that Emperor Kangxi was too biased. Seeing Wangshu's outstanding appearance at the banquet made them even more upset.
Why is it that other women have to spend so much time recovering after childbirth, while she's doing so well? She just finished her postpartum period, and she's only gained a little weight, but she looks even more charming now. It's simply outrageous!
Wang Shu smiled slightly at this, saying that she had to thank the system for its "friendly gift." There are no so many naturally beautiful people; it's just that they "work hard" behind the scenes in ways that are unknown to others.
Wang Shu was indeed amazed when she met Jue Chan, but that was all.
"I remember that Juechan was a bondservant of the Upper Three Banners, how could she be a palace maid in the Xin Zhe Ku?"
Even if the families of the Upper Three Banners bondservants had fallen on hard times, they should not have been assigned to the Xin Zhe Ku (a place for bondservants to work in the Imperial Household Department).
The system actually knew; he was bored and had inquired a lot about the secrets of the harem.
"With that face of hers, who would dare to let her appear before Emperor Kangxi? Wasn't the original owner of this body suppressed right there in the Imperial Household Department?"
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