The midwife was really scared to death!
Oh my god, why do you have to use surgery just like that?
Still in that position...
Will it ever get better?
Seeing that things were going badly, Jiang Ying slapped the midwife in the face, "Wake up!"
It’s not that she can’t do it herself, but her experience in this area is indeed not as good as the midwife’s, and she doesn’t know how much force to use.
It was unknown how long it took before the midwives came to their senses. One of them pulled from the front while the other two pushed on Concubine Chen's bulging belly. Suddenly, Concubine Chen screamed and her belly shrank visibly.
"It's born! Oh, it's finally born!" The midwife screamed excitedly.
It wasn’t easy, this first child was finally born with great difficulty!
"Your Majesty, it's a princess." Jiang Ying announced the good news with a smile, "She's quite plump, I guess she must have competed with the little prince for nutrition while she was in the womb."
Her daughter's loud crying made Concubine Chen's eyes fill with tears instantly. She was also moved by Jiang Ying's words and didn't know what to say.
It was hard to tell the difference between tears and sweat on his face, as they gathered together and flowed down.
Just when everyone in the room was smiling happily, there was a loud knock on the door. Jiang Ying said angrily, "There's still one more. What's the rush?"
But then she teased Concubine Chen, "Look, the father of the child is definitely impatient, but we won't show him. Wait until the other one comes out of the belly, and then take them both out."
Then the midwife stopped walking.
Jiang Ying waved her hand and asked someone to bring the ginseng soup again. In front of everyone, she blatantly poured a yellow medicinal powder into it. Everyone was surprised, but said nothing.
Even Concubine Chen did not hesitate and drank it all in one gulp.
Jiang Ying then explained, "This is a labor-inducing drug, and it also has a certain vitality-repairing effect. I previously wanted Your Majesty to let nature take its course, for the best of the child, but now I know Your Majesty has little strength left, so let's make this a quick end."
Concubine Chen was overjoyed. "Okay, I don't ask for anything now. I still want to live and see my children grow up..."
These words made everyone present feel sad.
The midwives wiped their eyes and immediately started the second round of deliveries, sighing in their hearts, how difficult it is, life is so difficult for all women, even for someone as noble as the empress, it is the same.
With the help of Jiang Ying's elixir, the second child was born quickly.
The whole process took less than an hour.
It was not until the little prince's loud cry echoed throughout the house that the midwives, Jiang Ying and Concubine Chen all breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone was smiling happily.
The sound of banging on the door outside sounded more like someone was trying to tear the house down.
Jiang Ying was annoyed, "Knock, knock, knock! If you knock again, I'll chop off your hands! The midwives are washing the baby, wait!"
She was so tired at the moment, and was so frantic after being frightened, that she didn't care whether it was the emperor or anyone else outside.
…
Outside the door.
About two hours ago——
The afternoon sun is the hottest, making people drowsy, but the occasional cries of pain from the delivery room keep people on edge.
The longer the emperor waited, the more disheartened he became, fearing that Concubine Chen would not be able to give birth to this baby.
This is the child he has been looking forward to for a long time. The more effort he puts into it, the more he cannot accept any mistakes.
Therefore, he could not suppress his dissatisfaction, repentance and anger, and shouted "Huang Mingquan"!
Eunuch Huang stepped forward and asked, "What are your commands, Your Majesty?"
"Go, call the eldest and second princes to the courtyard of Yuntai Palace, and have them kneel down and pray for the child in the Imperial Concubine's arms!"
If it weren't for those two rebellious sons, how could the imperial concubine have given birth prematurely?
The key point is that the emperor not only hated the two children, he even hated himself. He was clearly next to the imperial concubine when the incident happened, but he did not protect her at the first time. Instead, the imperial concubine reacted faster and pushed him away.
The gravel hit the imperial concubine's shoulder, causing her to fall, which triggered the miscarriage and led to premature birth.
Previously, considering that the two children were ignorant and busy rescuing them at the first time, the emperor had not punished the two rebellious sons. But this time the emperor really couldn't bear it anymore and had to give them a light punishment and a severe warning to relieve his hatred.
The sun was shining brightly at this moment. When the emperor heard that the two princes were going to be brought in to kneel as punishment, not only Huang Mingquan, but everyone looked at him in shock.
Yan Zhuo saw some clues, but he did not agree with the emperor's way of handling the matter. He advised: "Royal brother, there is already enough chaos here. If we continue like this, I am afraid there will be more trouble."
The emperor was very determined and ignored Yan Zhuo. "Huang Mingquan, I can't order you around anymore, right?"
Eunuch Huang felt bitter, thinking that no matter how big the mistakes made by the eldest prince and the second prince were, bringing them to Yuntai Palace at this critical juncture and making two three- or five-year-old children kneel to be punished, how could that be good for the imperial concubine?
Instead, let more people in the harem curse her to death!
After all, the imperial concubine was already highly favored, and now that she was about to give birth to a child, she was even more favored. There were countless people hoping that she would not have good luck. By doing this, wouldn't she offend both the usually neutral empress and the usually non-competitive Concubine Ruan?
The emperor must be so angry that he is confused!
While hesitating, Eunuch Huang caught a glimpse of Yan Zhuo putting his hands behind his back and waving at him, and his eyes lit up.
He turned around, stopped hesitating, and went decisively.
Seeing this, the emperor sat down on the chair in a daze. His eyes were full of spider-web-like red bloodshot due to lack of sleep, which was heartbreaking to see.
Yan Zhuo was both relieved and regretful at this time. He was relieved that Jiang Ying did not have such a hard time giving birth, but he regretted that he had let down a woman during her most difficult time by not being by her side and letting her face it alone.
"Brother Emperor, I understand how you feel right now, but please try to think positively. After all, even if you are extremely anxious, it won't help you with the birth of the child."
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