"Why isn't Rong'er back yet? Girl, please hold on!" Zi Ling became increasingly anxious.
Seeing Ruan Yu Mu writhing in pain on the bed, and feeling utterly helpless, he was extremely anxious.
Seeing Ziling pacing back and forth with a gloomy face, Lian'er naturally didn't dare to ask any more questions.
She whispered, "None of us should appear flustered right now. Her Majesty is giving birth without a midwife, only us maids. We must work together to keep Her Majesty calm. Nothing should affect Her Majesty's mood."
"No one is coming. Then you all stay here and keep watch. Ziling, you must have had a past relationship with the Emperor. Go to the Imperial Study and see if the Emperor is there. Make sure you can invite him over."
Zi Ling was extremely flustered at this moment. Hearing Lian'er say this, he also felt that he completely agreed with the scarf plan. The only thing to do was to invite the emperor over as soon as possible.
"I'm entrusting Miss Lian'er to you now. You must ensure her safety. I'll go to the Imperial Study immediately and invite the Emperor over."
Ziling ran out quickly, wiping her face with her sleeve as she cried. Thinking of how much her daughter had suffered, she felt extremely distressed. "The Emperor is so cruel! He didn't send a single imperial physician, nor did he call a midwife. My dear, this is a serious matter of childbirth! What if something goes wrong?"
Along the way, Zi Ling didn't encounter anyone she could trust. Having no other choice, she hurried towards the Imperial Study.
“Miss Lian’er, let’s talk about whether we’ll die. It looks so dangerous!” A maidservant beside her was terrified. She must have heard that childbirth is a life-or-death struggle for women. “My sister-in-law died in childbirth. Her condition was just like Your Highness’s.”
"Shut up! At a time like this, can't you say something nice? If your jinxed words come true, then the entire palace will have to go with Her Majesty. Don't you know that?"
Although Lian'er was very uneasy, she had no choice but to hold the situation together.
Mei'er started sobbing and cried, no longer daring to speak. She nodded and hurried to the courtyard to direct the maids to do their work and prepare everything that needed to be prepared.
Night gradually fell. Ruan Yumu lay on the bed, her face pale, with no sign of the baby starting to move.
"Your Majesty, please have some porridge. You must eat something. If you don't have the strength, you won't be able to give birth. It looks like it's still early. You must hold on. Miss Ziling has already gone to invite the Emperor for you."
Ruan Yumu looked at the sky outside, wondering how much longer he would have to endure this. His stomach ached intermittently, but he showed no signs of giving birth.
"They're here, they're here! A midwife has arrived. Quickly, quickly, make arrangements!" Mei'er greeted Rong'er warmly when she saw her bringing a midwife.
The midwife quickly went forward to check the baby's position and touched the baby.
"Your Highness, please bear with it, it's a little painful. Your baby is now breech. Although I have the skills to correct the baby's position, the process will certainly be very painful. Moreover, I don't have much experience in delivering babies, only two or three. I wonder if Your Highness would be willing to give it a try?"
Ruan Yu looked at the only straw in front of her with despair. The pain struck again, and she said in a tearful voice, "Grandma, if you have a way, please do it. If I can get through this, I will definitely thank you."
Granny Wang was actually the least skilled of all the midwives, but thinking that this was also a chance for her to prove herself, and that the child outside the palace was waiting for her to bring back money, she gritted her teeth and took the job.
She stood on the bed, her legs spread apart, kneeling above Ruan Yu Mu's stomach, and removed all of Ruan Yu Mu's clothes.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to offend you!"
He rubbed his hands together vigorously until they were warm, then began to push them on Ruan Yumu's stomach.
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The closest place to her is Chengfu Palace.
"Did Consort Ruan give birth today?" Chu Yue asked, touching her belly and looking outside.
"Yes, just now the eunuchs from her palace came to us for help. I thought that dying would be good for Your Highness, so I ignored them." Qiao'er was very happy. If an unfavored beauty died in childbirth, it would be best if both mother and child died, so that Chu Wanrong's child would be the eldest son.
"Well done." The master and servant were overjoyed in Chengfu Palace.
Ruan Yumu was nearly fainted from Wang Pozi's ministrations. "How much longer? I really can't hold on any longer. I'm afraid... I'm afraid I won't make it through."
"It's done! Your Majesty!" Granny Wang felt that the baby was in the correct position and was overjoyed. She quickly wiped away her sweat.
"As long as you go into labor at the right time, and you have a normal delivery, everything will be fine. Don't worry, this old servant is very skilled at delivering babies." Skilled? It was unclear whether Granny Wang was comforting Ruan Yu Mu or herself.
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and prepare wood ash and hot water!" The midwife quickly instructed the people in the room, who seemed completely clueless, and she was very anxious.
Lian'er held Ruan Yumu's hand with great concern, "Your Majesty, we are sorry. We didn't make proper arrangements. I should have listened to General Xu back then. I didn't know that the harem was so difficult now. Your Majesty, you must hold on."
"It's all because that maid betrayed Her Majesty back then. The Emperor misunderstood her, and now she's trapped here, causing Her Majesty to remain out of favor."
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