Chapter 287 Safe Birth
Shen Fu had a difficult birth.
The door was closed tightly and the smell of blood was frighteningly strong.
The voices of the old women came from inside the house.
Xiao Yu stood at the door, but he could not hear Shen Fu's voice.
His eyes were tightly closed, and the expression on his face was unreadable. At this moment, there was a sound of a door opening, and Xiao Yu immediately opened his eyes.
But the people who came out were not others, but a few palace maids.
The palace maid came out carrying a copper basin, looking uncontrollably panicked. Xiao Yu was standing high enough to see at a glance that the copper basins were filled with blood.
When Xiao Yu's eyes met the blood, his pupils narrowed instantly.
His Majesty rushed straight towards the door.
The room was already in a mess, and when His Majesty came in, everyone hurriedly bowed, "Your servant greets His Majesty."
Chen Fu lay on the bed, cold sweat streaming down her forehead, and the pain in her lower abdomen made her feel heart-wrenching.
After hearing someone calling the name of His Majesty at the door, Shen Fu gripped the quilt tightly with her fingertips: "Your Majesty, don't come over..."
Xiao Yu's words made the hand that was originally lifting the curtain stop for a moment.
His palm fell on the crystal curtain, his fingers paused, and he tried to persuade Chen Fu: "I want to go over and see you."
Shen Fu screamed in pain in her abdomen and took several deep breaths.
This was not the first time she had given birth, so she knew that a woman's face would not look so pretty when she gave birth.
Chen Fu knew that she had come this far by using her beauty to please men.
Even though Chen Fu looked down on these methods, she had to admit that the only thing His Majesty liked about her was her appearance.
"Your Majesty, there's no...no need to come over..." The pain in her abdomen came one after another, and Shen Fu could even notice the distortion of her face.
If His Majesty saw me like this.
I'm afraid that sooner or later I will fall out of favor.
"But I'm worried about you." Xiao Yu listened to the rapid breathing inside and wanted to go in more and more.
"Don't worry, I'll just take a look." Xiao Yu's hand fell on the bead curtain, confirming again and again:
"I'll take a look and leave. I won't feel at ease until I'm sure you're okay."
Shen Fu contracted in pain, but she forced herself to suppress the sound.
The fingertips sank firmly into the palm. Only when her palms were pinched and marks were left did she regain consciousness: "I...I don't want to see Your Majesty."
Under the circumstances at this moment, Shen Fu really didn't have the energy to perfunctorily deal with him.
She was sweating from the pain and didn't want the Emperor to see it.
"Your Majesty, don't come in." Shen Fu ignored the pain in her stomach and shouted towards the door again.
Then she thought of something and repeated, "Otherwise, I will never see Your Majesty again."
It didn’t work until Shen Fu said this.
Xiao Yu paused at the door, but after hearing this he didn't go in.
"I'm not going in."
Through a curtain, the smell of blood was extremely strong. Xiao Yu closed his eyes and rubbed his fingers subconsciously.
"I just want you to be safe!"
The jade ring on the finger was still gone, and instead there was a string of Buddhist beads.
Xiao Yu stroked the string of Buddhist beads, turned around and looked at the group of people in the hall: "All of you listen to me."
"Today, Concubine Shen gave birth to a child. If you keep Concubine Shen safe, I can guarantee that you will have no worries in your future lives."
"On the contrary, if anything goes wrong with your Highness, your heads will be in danger."
After His Majesty said this, he turned and left.
Leaving behind a group of minions in panic.
No one failed to understand the threat implicit in His Majesty's words.
Even Concubine Rong and others who were standing outside changed their expressions after hearing this.
Everyone knew clearly that if something happened to Concubine Shen today, the sky in the harem would collapse.
I just don't know whether Concubine Shen can give birth to the baby safely due to her difficult labor.
Concubine Rong stood in the middle of the crowd, looking virtuous and kind as she consoled him, "Your Highness, you don't have to worry. Concubine Shen is giving birth, and the little prince and princess will be out soon."
"The imperial physician and servants are all in the room, and the midwife is also inside. Concubine Shen will be fine, Your Majesty, please relax."
When Xiao Yu heard this, his tense expression did not relax at all.
He stood at the door, listening to the sounds inside through the door. The coldness in his dark eyes made it impossible to get close to him.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Shen will be fine. It's not a good idea for you to keep guarding her." Concubine Rong tried to persuade him for a long time, but Your Majesty didn't respond.
She couldn't help but come forward and said, "I am here, Your Majesty, please don't worry."
Although there were few children in the palace, it was not that there had been concubines who had been pregnant before.
In the previous few times, His Majesty had never been guarding the door himself.
Concubine Rong couldn't help feeling sad when she thought of something.
But she had no choice but to persuade him for a long time, but unexpectedly, the Emperor didn't even look at her.
He walked straight past her until he sat down on the chair: "I'll be guarding here."
Concubine Rong felt that the Emperor treated her as nothing, which deeply hurt her.
She clenched her palms instantly and looked at the concubines behind her.
In the heavy rain, the expressions on the concubines' faces were all different.
I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight.
It was already dark, and there was no telling when Shen Fu would give birth to the baby.
Which of the concubines in the harem would not have her eyes on Shen Fu?
Seeing that Shen Fu's pregnancy was not going smoothly, the concubines naturally wanted to come and see the fun.
Concubine Rong's eyes swept across everyone's faces, then she took the nanny's hand and sat down.
"Your Majesty." It was raining heavily and the sky was getting dark. Lin An walked forward holding an oil-paper umbrella.
"Your Highness, the Third Prince..." The oil-paper lantern above his head swayed, and Lin An finally saw Concubine Rong in the crowd.
"What's wrong with the third prince?" Concubine Rong asked knowingly when she saw Lin An's expression.
He thought to himself that this was not good, and quickly made a gesture on the ground: "My queen, the third prince..."
The Third Prince had also been kept in Changchun Palace for some time before. Although I don’t know how he felt about that, given the situation today, it was obvious that nothing more should happen.
Lin An looked hesitant, not knowing how to answer.
When I looked up and saw the look in His Majesty's eyes, I couldn't help but sigh deeply in my heart.
His Majesty was already extremely worried about Concubine Shen's childbirth.
But the incident with the third prince happened again.
Thinking of the Third Prince’s bruised face just now, Lin An couldn’t help feeling bitter.
His Majesty has few offspring, and now Concubine Shen is having difficulty giving birth.
Lin An didn't dare to think that if something happened to Concubine Shen, the harem would be in trouble in the future.
"Lin An?" Seeing that Lin An didn't reply for a long time, Concubine Rong frowned and urged him.
Lin An came back to his senses and said simply, "The Third Prince is ill, and Concubine Xiang is at the door asking for the imperial physician."
"Are you sick?" Concubine Rong pretended to be confused.
But I couldn't help but sneer in my heart. He was not sick at all, he was clearly dead.
There were bursts of noise in the house, and only occasionally could be heard Chen Fu crying.
But the movement was not loud, just like a cat, which seemed to be in extreme pain and would only cry out a few words.
Instead, it was Concubine Xiang who was at the door, holding the Third Prince and wailing in the rain.
The rain was pouring down heavily, and from time to time there were loud thunders overhead.
Lin An knelt on the ground, looking at the Emperor in front of him, then turned to look at Concubine Xiang who was crying and shouting behind him.
"Your Highness..." Lin An stepped forward hesitantly, "It's raining so hard, Xiang Guipin will not be able to hold on for too long if she keeps kneeling like this."
Xiao Yu sat on the armchair, his Buddhist robes shrouded in the darkness.
A hanging lantern swayed slightly in the wind, and the dim light shone on His Majesty's face.
Half of it was in the light, and the other half was covered in darkness: "Go and persuade her to go back."
There is no need to think too much about who this "she" refers to.
"Yes." Lin An did not dare to hesitate and hurried back.
The rain got heavier that night, and Concubine Xiang was shivering with cold. She knelt on the bluestone slab holding the Third Prince's body, and only raised her head when she saw Lin An coming over:
"Eunuch Lin, where is the imperial physician?"
Concubine Xiang held the Third Prince's body and looked at Lin An almost stubbornly.
"Hurry up and ask the imperial physician to come and save my Rui'er." Xiang Guipin held the Third Prince in her arms and crawled forward on her knees: "Rui'er, Rui'er, please wake up quickly."
Lin An met those eyes, and there was a moment of trance in his eyes.
He never thought that someone like Xiang Guipin would really be sad for the third prince.
Lin An came back to his senses, his eyes fell on the face of the Third Prince, a bit of pity appeared on his face: "My Queen, the Third Prince is gone, please accept my condolences."
Judging from the Third Prince's appearance, it was obvious that he had already died.
At this point, not to mention the imperial physician, even the immortals would not be able to save him.
"It's late at night and the rain is heavy. I'd better take you back home, Your Majesty."
Lin An bent down and tried to get up by pulling Xiang Guipin who was lying on the ground, but just as he put his hands down, Xiang Guipin stretched out her hand and waved him away.
"Get lost! What nonsense are you talking about? Get lost right now."
Concubine Xiang held the Third Prince tightly in her arms. The rain was hitting her face, but she just kept kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to the people below.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please send someone to rescue the Third Prince."
"Rui'er is also your child. You can't be so partial and watch him die without helping him, Your Majesty." Concubine Xiang didn't believe that the third prince was really gone.
The person in my arms was still soft, how could he die just like that?
She knelt in the heavy rain, shaking her head desperately.
I just won't accept this reality.
Lin An was now in a complete dilemma.
He didn't dare to pull, let alone snatch the third prince from Concubine Xiang's arms.
After much persuasion, he refused to go back.
The rain was heavy, hitting people in the face. Lin An and several eunuchs almost exhausted Concubine Xiang Gui, but they failed to persuade her to go back.
Lin An had no choice but to hold up the umbrella himself to provide shade for Concubine Xiang.
The rain rumbled and got heavier.
He looked ahead, muttering to himself, fearing that tonight would be another sleepless night.
In the Hehuan Palace, the imperial doctors never came out after they went in.
His Majesty was guarding the door, and his face became increasingly cold as the night went by.
The concubines standing around saw this scene, but no one dared to step forward and say anything.
Until dawn, a ray of light appeared above our heads.
From inside the tightly closed room, the sound of a baby crying was heard.
"It's born! It's born!"
After hearing this noise, the expressions on everyone's faces changed instantly.
Concubine Rong's heart, which had been full of anticipation, sank to the bottom in an instant.
She opened her eyes, only to meet the expression on His Majesty's face.
On that handsome face, as if carved by a knife or an axe, the first thing that appeared at this moment was not surprise, but relaxation.
His Majesty suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, the worry on his face instantly melted away, and he stood up.
The carved red painted wooden door was pushed open, and the midwife came out holding the baby: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Your Majesty has given birth to Your Majesty..."
Just as the midwife was about to kneel down, Xiao Yu walked straight past her and into the house.
The nanny was half bent over and hadn't stood up straight yet, holding the child in her arms, feeling a little helpless.
His Majesty left without even looking at him.
Concubine Rong looked at His Majesty's back, stood up, stretched out her hand to help the person up, and looked at the midwife's arms: "Is it a prince or a princess?"
The midwife was flattered and surprised. She brought the child in front of Concubine Rong and motioned for her to see: "Your Highness, it's a prince!"
"Prince." Concubine Rong closed her eyes tightly, and then slowly opened them after a moment.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the baby in the cradle. After a moment, she slowly raised the corners of her lips:
"Hello, Prince. There are now five princes in the palace!"
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