"Xiao Hui, quick! Go and fetch the Fourth Prince!"
While helping Li Shi to bed, Granny Gui, who was by Li Shi's side, told a maid to call the Fourth Prince and a eunuch to fetch the imperial physician.
Yinzhen was in his wife's courtyard at the time. Upon hearing that Li was unwell, the two of them rushed to Li's courtyard.
The imperial physician, led by a eunuch, arrived at Yinzhen's residence.
After a careful examination, the imperial physician discovered signs of premature labor, so he quickly ordered the medicine to be prepared according to the prescription and reported the matter to the Fourth Prince.
"Reporting to the Fourth Prince, Consort Li has started bleeding and is likely to give birth prematurely. However, she is not yet a full-term pregnant woman, and I'm afraid..."
"If you can't save the child, you don't need to live either. Understand?"
The imperial physician was startled by Yinzhen's imposing manner.
Thinking that he had to fight for his life, he decided to give it his all.
He immediately had someone prepare a medicinal diet that could be taken orally, and gave slices of ginseng to his concubine to hold in her mouth to prevent her from becoming weak.
Under the influence of pain, Li was also somewhat disoriented at this time.
But she didn't forget her child. Sweating profusely and panting, she called for her nanny.
"Granny, quick, go and report to the master! You must save this child! I can die, but the child cannot!"
"Secondary Consort!"
Hearing Li's words, everyone around was moved, knowing that Li was risking her life this time.
Since learning a few months ago that she was carrying a boy, Ms. Li has been extra careful.
Three years ago, she gave birth to a boy, a very handsome child, especially his eyebrows and eyes, which looked remarkably like hers.
The Fourth Prince gave the child a beautiful name—Hongpan.
We hope this child can grow up safely.
However, the child was unfortunate and passed away at the young age of three.
Li suddenly felt that today was remarkably similar to the day Hongpan left.
It was also one night, with just as many people around, that she held her child until dawn, the child gradually stiffening in her arms.
It's so cold.
"Quick! Quickly force the medicine down the concubine's throat! She's losing consciousness!"
Cuilan, the head maid standing to the side, was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet.
Seeing that his concubine was losing her spirit, what should he do?
In that instant, something suddenly occurred to her!
So she whispered in Li's ear:
"Consort, for the sake of our prince, you must fight this battle! Only by risking your life can you find the person who harmed you."
Consort Li vaguely heard what Cuilan said.
Yes, she can't die; she still has to avenge her child!
Li gritted her teeth and stopped talking, focusing all her energy on production.
The Fourth Prince and his wife, who were outside the door, became anxious when they heard the noise inside gradually fade away.
Having given birth and raised children, the Fourth Prince's wife comforted her from the side:
"Master, there's no need to be too anxious. Sister Li is surely conserving her strength right now. Besides, she's given birth before, so she'll definitely be out of danger this time."
How could Yinzhen not be anxious?
His family has never had many children; so far, he only has one son and one daughter.
Since Hongpan passed away, Li has been raising him, which is how this child came to be.
But now she's inexplicably premature!
For no reason? Yinzhen suddenly remembered something.
"Gao Wuyong, is everyone here?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, the maidservants around the concubine and Cuilan are being watched by our people, and the rest of the women have been placed under separate custody."
Yinzhen nodded. Now it's up to Li's fate.
On the seventh day of the eighth month of the thirty-ninth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, Yinzhen's second son was born.
A scream was followed by several cries, and Cui Xi, her face flushed, ran out to offer her congratulations.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness! Your concubine has given birth to a little prince!"
Yinzhen stood up abruptly.
"How is the child?"
"Your Highness, the imperial physician has examined you and said that the little prince is fine, but since he was born prematurely, he will need to be well cared for afterward."
Yinzhen was overjoyed upon hearing this.
“That’s easy. Mother just said the other day that she had prepared two wet nurses for us, and Master will have them sent over tomorrow.”
"yes."
The Li family's courtyard is now safe and sound. The next step is to find out exactly what happened in the courtyard today!
"My lord, you've been very busy with official duties lately and are working too hard. Please leave this matter to me."
Yinzhen thought for a moment and nodded.
Although he had agreed to let his wife take over the matter, Yinzhen was still somewhat uneasy and gave the following instructions:
"This concerns the imperial heir, so we cannot be careless. I'll lend you Gao Wuyong for a few days, but do so strictly and quickly."
"yes."
Afterwards, Yinzhen returned to his study, while his wife, Ulanara, arranged for the wet nurse and servants before returning to her own courtyard.
After returning to the courtyard, she kept thinking about who was behind this.
Ulanara was not stupid; she knew that as the Fujin (principal wife), she was in charge of everything in the inner court.
Now that he has a legitimate son and Lady Li is favored, it's inevitable that some people will try to use the "mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" tactic.
If she handled this matter well, she could both demonstrate her abilities in front of the Fourth Prince and establish her authority in the inner courtyard. Naturally, she couldn't let it go.
"Granny Hao, you're usually close to Granny Gui. Go and find out who Consort Li has met with after paying her respects these past few days."
"yes."
"Cuizhu, take a few clever people and search Consort Li's room thoroughly to see if there's anything 'suspicious'?"
"yes."
not enough.
Ulanara felt that they couldn't find anything out with just these few people.
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