"He Xue, why don't you let your mother-in-law come to the palace to keep you company?" The Crown Prince felt that this was He Xue's first pregnancy and she didn't have any elders by her side, which was why she was having these wild thoughts.
Although the Imperial Noble Consort cared about He Xue, she still had a lot of things to deal with every day, and He Xue didn't want to trouble her with anything.
Moreover, He Xue probably also wanted Tong Jia Shi by her side. He Xue had many people serving her, but Qing Dai and Xia Bing were not married yet, so no matter how well they served her, they could not compare to Tong Jia Shi.
“Brother Crown Prince, let Mother enter the palace closer to delivery!” He Xue said. She was still some time away from giving birth, and there were many things to do at the General’s Mansion. It was impossible for Lady Tongjia to stay in the palace indefinitely. It would be better to let Lady Tongjia enter the palace when she was about to give birth.
"Okay, whatever you say!"
Two weeks before He Xue's due date, Lady Tongjia entered the palace.
"Mother!" He Xue was overjoyed to see Tongjia Shi arrive and immediately went to greet her.
When Tongjia saw Hexue running towards her, she was startled and immediately quickened her pace, "Be careful!"
"Mother, I'm fine!" He Xue said, taking Tong Jia's arm.
"It's better to be careful!" Madam Tongjia carefully examined He Xue. Her complexion looked good, and her figure was much fuller than before.
"Mother, is everything arranged in the manor?" He Xue asked. Shu Yi had also gotten married recently.
"Your eldest sister-in-law can handle things in the manor!" Madam Tongjia was very satisfied with her eldest daughter-in-law, who was smart and capable and managed the manor in an orderly manner.
Tongjia pulled Hexue to sit down, saying, "Your most important thing right now is to take good care of your health. Don't worry about anything else."
He Xue nodded. "Daughter understands."
Tongjia looked at Hexue and couldn't help but think of what she looked like when she was a child. Now Hexue is about to become a mother. Time really flies.
Looking at He Xue's belly, Tongjia Shi hoped that He Xue could give birth to a boy. It wasn't that she thought girls were bad, but that He Xue needed a boy to consolidate her position, and the Qing Dynasty also needed a prince.
The First Princess Consort recently gave birth to another girl. Previously, due to the Crown Prince, everyone except the First Prince got married relatively late, so now the next generation of the Qing Dynasty royal family only consists of the First Prince's three daughters.
This gave some people a pretext to attack the Qing Dynasty, saying that the Qing Dynasty had killed too many people and could not produce any boys, which was a sign that Heaven was going to destroy the Qing Dynasty.
If Yuki gives birth to a girl, the situation might become quite troublesome.
However, in order not to burden Hexue, Tongjia did not tell Hexue about these things, and she just hoped that Hexue could give birth safely.
That day, after having breakfast with Xue, she felt a warm current running down her leg as soon as she got up. She cried out in alarm to Tongjia, "Mother, Mother!"
When Tongjia saw that Hexue was about to give birth, she immediately ordered people to prepare and then helped Hexue to the delivery room that had been prepared in advance.
Upon hearing that He Xue was about to give birth, the Crown Prince abruptly stood up from his chair and immediately headed towards the delivery room.
Suddenly, the Crown Prince seemed to remember something and said to He Zhu, "Send someone to inform Father Emperor, and also to invite the Imperial Noble Consort!"
He Zhu quickly agreed and ordered someone to report to Qianqing Palace and Chengqian Palace.
At the time, Emperor Kangxi was discussing matters with his court officials when he heard Liang Jiugong's report. He immediately ordered those people to leave. Xuesheng was his legitimate son and grandson, and the more Kangxi thought about it, the more excited he became.
Although it was inconvenient for him to go to Yuqing Palace, he asked Liang Jiugong to wait for her personally and come to tell her as soon as He Xuesheng was born.
When the Imperial Noble Consort of Chengqian Palace heard that Hexue was about to give birth, she put down her account book and instructed Rendong to take the ginseng she had been keeping on hand and rush to Yuqing Palace.
Consort Hui, Consort Rong, and Consort Yi also received the news and went to Yuqing Palace.
The Crown Prince stayed outside the delivery room the whole time. He watched people coming and going inside and outside the delivery room, pacing back and forth anxiously. He could hear He Xue crying. He knew how afraid He Xue was of pain. He wanted to go into the delivery room but couldn't. He couldn't calm down at all.
"Mother, it hurts so much!" He Xue gripped Tong Jia's hand tightly, the pain of childbirth making her suffer unbearably.
Tongjia held Hexue's hand, "Hexue, your mother is here, your mother will always be with you!"
You don't know the gratitude you owe your parents until you raise a child yourself. "Mother, was it very painful when you gave birth to me?"
"Your mother doesn't love you, you've been so good! You were so tiny back then, and now you're going to be a mother yourself."
"Mother, I will hold on!" He Xue encouraged herself.
"Alright, you must hold on and not faint. The Crown Prince is guarding outside the whole time!" Lady Tongjia was worried that He Xue would faint.
"Hmm, I'm not dizzy even though it hurts!"
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