It was so fast that only a shadow was left behind !

The Queen Mother quickly called out to stop the fleeting afterimage.

After hearing the Queen Mother's call, the afterimage indeed stopped in front of Fengyi Palace.

If that shadow in the dark imperial robes wasn't Shen Tingsi, who else could it be? "Mother."

Shen Tingsi turned his head to look at the empress dowager, and then was about to step into the hall.

"Si'er, stop!"

The Queen Mother quickly spoke up to stop her, and then strode towards Shen Tingsi: "Li'er is giving birth, why are you going in to cause trouble at this time?"

"ah--"

As soon as he finished speaking, a cry of pain was heard. Shen Tingsi's heart was lifted when he heard Jiang Li's cry.

"Mother, I want to go in and accompany Li'er."

Shen Tingsi pursed his lips, not caring about anything at this moment, and rushed into the hall after saying that!

"Shen Tingsi, stop right there!"

In desperation, the Queen Mother called out Shen Tingsi's name, quickened her pace, and came in front of Shen Tingsi to block his way.

"Li'er is in labor right now. If you go in now, not only will you not be able to help, but it will only distract Li'er and make her nervous."

The Queen Mother grabbed Shen Tingsi's arm, and her tone softened when she saw the anxiety on his face.

"Be obedient. You and your in-laws wait outside. Mother will go in and take a look. Don't worry, with mother here, she will definitely not let anything happen to Li'er."

Under the persuasion of the Queen Mother, Shen Tingsi finally nodded in agreement, and the Queen Mother walked into the hall with great speed.

As Jiang Li was in the critical period of giving birth, the Queen Mother did not speak to distract her and came directly to the bed.

Jiang's mother, who was guarding Jiang Li by the bed, had already burst into tears. Qingzhu was standing by and biting her lower lip, looking at Jiang Li with a worried look on her face, tears falling down her face.

The Queen Mother looked at Jiang Li with a distressed expression and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

The moment she looked into Jiang Li's eyes, the Queen Mother could no longer hold back, her eyes suddenly turned red: "Li'er, Li'er, don't be afraid, your mother and I are here."

With the Queen Mother and Jiang's mother watching over her, Jiang Li instantly felt more confident. She took a deep breath and inhaled with force according to the midwife's instructions.

Basin after basin of blood was brought out from the hall by palace servants. When it passed in front of Shen Tingsi, he staggered back two steps and his breathing stopped.

There was so much blood, he couldn't imagine how much pain Li'er was suffering.

Shen Tingsi clenched his fists, pursed his thin lips into a slit, and stared at the palace door that was so close to him with his bloodshot eyes.

He hated himself. He hated that he couldn't go in and bear the pain for Li'er. He hated even more that he could hear Li'er's cries of pain but could do nothing.

Hearing the screams coming from the hall, Shen Tingsi's body temperature dropped to freezing point. Just as he was immersed in endless self-blame, Father Jiang came behind him and patted him on the shoulder.

Father Jiang didn't say anything. He just stood beside Shen Tingsi and looked at the palace door in front of him with him. Everything was silent.

As time passed, Shen Tingsi and Jiang's father's faces became extremely gloomy, and their hearts were in their throats.

“Wow wow—”

A loud cry was heard from the hall, followed by the midwife's excited voice.

"It's born! The Queen has given birth!"

"The Queen has given birth, and both mother and child are safe!"

"Congratulations, Her Majesty the Queen, Congratulations, Her Majesty the Queen Mother!"

That’s all I’ll write for today as I’m off to celebrate my birthday. I’ll update more when I have time!