Chapter 136 A Shocking Pregnancy
“That won’t do. If we don’t attend the palace banquet, His Majesty will be displeased.”
Xie Yunyu offered words of comfort.
"I'm worried about leaving you home alone. What if you give birth?"
Xiao Ling was extremely worried.
"How about I go to the palace first to inform His Majesty, and then hurry back?" Xiao Ling said.
“You’ve already gone, it’s not proper for you to leave before His Majesty. Since you’re already here, a little longer won’t make a difference.”
Or, you can leave the men to me and go with Mother and Father.
Xiao Ling nodded and said, "Then I will leave Qingfeng and Qingchen behind, and go to the palace for a short visit before returning."
Xie Yunyu nodded.
Xiao Ling then followed along, filled with sorrow.
The princess asked, puzzled, as he got into the carriage, "Aren't you staying at home?"
"I'll go to the palace and tell His Majesty, then I'll come back."
The eldest princess nodded in agreement: "Alright, go and come back quickly."
Who knew that trouble would break out in Xiao Lingren's residence so soon after he entered the palace.
After Xiao Ling and the other two left, Xie Yunyu was the only master left in the manor.
Xie Yunyu told everyone who wasn't involved to go home and rest, but the servants didn't dare to go back and insisted on staying by Xie Yunyu's side.
At first, the atmosphere was quite lively. In the deep night, thousands of lights were lit up, and after the New Year's Eve dinner, the streets became bustling.
It was past midnight when Xie Yunyu was about to go to sleep when a huge explosion suddenly rang out outside.
Xie Yunyu was startled. Everyone turned around sharply and realized that fireworks were being set off outside.
However, Xie Yunyu was startled and began to have contractions.
Everyone was startled when they saw this and quickly took her to the delivery room that had been prepared beforehand.
The group of people suddenly panicked.
The group is leaderless.
"Where is Granny Sun?" Gu Yu shouted.
Granny Sun was initially sent by the Eldest Princess to take care of Xie Yunyu at the Xie family, and later she returned to the Eldest Princess's residence with her.
Granny Sun continued to take care of him closely.
She should be in charge now, but she's disappeared.
Qingfeng and Qingchen were eating in the neighboring courtyard when they suddenly heard a commotion.
The two of them dropped their chopsticks and came over.
Then we heard Gu Yu's shouts.
Qingfeng immediately turned to Qingchen and said, "Go to the palace quickly and inform His Highness and the others."
Qingchen immediately turned and left.
Qingfeng walked towards Guyu: "What's wrong?"
"The Princess Consort is about to give birth, but Granny Sun has disappeared."
Gu Yu's face turned pale, and she was in a panic.
Qingfeng said to her, "You go in first and take good care of the Princess Consort. I'll handle things with Granny Sun."
After saying that, he looked inside and saw that all the maids and servants in the room were in a panic and not calm at all.
Suddenly, Xie Yunyu's voice came from inside:
"Qingfeng, come in."
Qingfeng dared not go in, so he stood at the door and asked:
"Your Highness, I am at the door. What are your orders?"
"Is Wang Yong at home?" Xie Yunyu asked.
"Your Highness, Eunuch Wang is at the residence."
"Go and call him here to take charge," Xie Yunyu said with difficulty.
Qingfeng responded with a "Yes."
He shouted outside, and a bodyguard appeared.
"Go and quickly invite Eunuch Wang over. Tell him that the Princess Consort is about to give birth and there has been a commotion. Ask him to take charge of the situation."
The guards rushed off.
Soon Wang Yong arrived, panting heavily, and upon seeing the room full of maids and servants, he shouted sternly:
"Stay calm, what's the panic?"
As soon as everyone saw him coming, they immediately became much more disciplined in their behavior.
Where is Granny Sun?
“Granny Sun has suddenly disappeared,” Gu Yu replied.
"Someone, summon the midwives and imperial physicians prepared in the manor."
"Someone, go and invite Granny Li to come and serve the Princess Consort."
Granny Li was the personal nanny of the eldest princess.
Wang Yong then ordered, "Someone, bring in the Imperial Guards responsible for protecting the Princess Consort, and have them guard this courtyard."
Unauthorized persons are not permitted to enter, and those who enter are not permitted to leave without a valid reason.
"Someone, send someone to find Granny Sun and see where she is!"
After Wang Yong issued these orders in succession, the number of servants in the courtyard instantly decreased by more than half.
"Has anyone been sent to the palace to report this?" Wang Yong asked.
"Qingchen has already been sent," Qingfeng replied.
Wang Yong nodded.
After that, he and Qingfeng stood like door gods at the doorway of the room, one on the left and one on the right.
Soon the imperial physician and the midwives arrived.
Qingchen galloped on his horse and soon arrived at the palace gate. After showing his waist token, he ran inside.
On the way, they encountered Xiao Ling, who was about to leave the palace, and quickly stepped forward to say:
"My lord, the princess is about to give birth."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling disregarded etiquette and ran outside.
Qingchen stood still and looked at the young eunuch who was leading the way, saying:
"Please inform Her Highness the Princess that our Princess Consort is about to give birth."
The young eunuch laughed upon hearing this: "Congratulations, Your Highness."
As Qingchen spoke, he took out a heavy purse from his bosom and handed it to the young eunuch.
"Tongxi, I am the Prince's personal guard and need to go back with him. Please inform Her Highness the Princess."
"Of course, of course," the young eunuch said with a smile.
After Qingchen finished speaking, she chased after Xiao Ling.
The princess had just sat down with the emperor and hadn't even had a chance to drink a cup of wine when someone came in to report something.
He immediately stood up and apologized to the emperor.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor, Empress, and Empress Dowager quickly told her to go back.
The eldest princess and the Duke of Qi and his wife hurriedly left their seats.
Consort Shu looked on in confusion and asked, "Is there something urgent at the Princess's residence?"
"The Princess Consort is about to give birth," the Empress Dowager said joyfully.
Upon hearing this, Consort Shu smiled and said, "Congratulations."
After thinking for a moment, she said, "That's not right. Weren't we married on the Mid-Autumn Festival? How come she's already having a baby now?"
Everyone had this question, but no one voiced it except Consort Shu.
The emperor turned to look at Consort Shu, his displeasure almost overflowing.
However, Consort Shu kept her head down, as if she hadn't seen the Emperor's gaze at all.
The atmosphere became awkward, and seeing this, the Crown Prince quickly stepped forward and said:
"Father, I also have some good news to report."
The Crown Prince successfully diverted everyone's attention.
"The Crown Princess is three months pregnant."
The emperor and empress were overjoyed upon hearing this.
The Empress Dowager looked at the Crown Princess with surprise and delight: "Crown Princess, is it true?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Luoqiong lowered her head shyly and said:
"yes."
The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress were overjoyed and immediately offered generous rewards.
When the emperor was happy, the officials were happy, and the atmosphere became very harmonious.
The awkward situation created by Consort Shu seemed to have never occurred.
But those who can sit in the hall are not fools.
The Prince of Shou'an married hastily and had a child very quickly; everyone knew what was going on.
Xiao Ling rushed back, travel-worn, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he anxiously asked:
"how's it going?"
Wang Yong quickly stepped forward to report: "The imperial physician has examined her and found that the Princess Consort is in good health. She has already drunk the ginseng soup and is waiting to give birth."
Xiao Ling felt a little relieved.
Wang Yong then reported: "Before the princess gave birth, someone knocked out Su Mama and threw her in the woodshed."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling turned to look at Wang Yong, his expression extremely unpleasant:
"Has anyone found out who did it?"
Wang Yong looked down at the ground and said, "This servant can only guarantee the safety of the Princess Consort here; the details have not yet been determined."
"I'm here, go and investigate."
"Yes, sir." Wang Yong withdrew.
Xie Yunyu overheard their conversation from inside and asked:
"My lord, you're back?"
Upon hearing Xie Yunyu's voice, Xiao Ling quickly came in.
Seeing Xie Yunyu lying on the bed, he quickly came over and took her hand.
"Yu'er, how are you feeling?"
"I'm okay, but I feel like the baby won't be out for a while."
I heard what you and Wang Yong were saying.
"That person who kidnapped Granny Sun must be after me and the child. I'm uneasy because we can't find out who it is."
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