Chapter 172 Difficult Birth
This matter immediately alarmed the Queen, and her face changed when she heard the news about Jinzhi.
"How could he fall down while sleeping in the middle of the night?"
Jinzhi didn't know the reason and was blaming Concubine Li in her heart. The baby was due in just a month and something unexpected happened at this critical moment.
The Queen was filled with hatred. She and Xuanyuan Ling almost had a quarrel over this child. Now if she couldn't keep the child, then what was she doing?
Not long after the queen arrived, Xuanyuan Ling also came.
He was resting in Qianyuan Palace today. Just as he was about to go to bed, he heard the news. His face was gloomy when he came.
When the queen saw him, she immediately knelt down and apologized: "It is my fault that I did not take good care of Lady Li."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at the queen's appearance and felt inexplicably irritated: "What's going on?"
He didn't think that the Queen did this. The Queen wanted this child. Look, Concubine Li and Concubine Zhao are still pregnant safely.
The palace maid who had been serving beside her had been interrogated by the queen, and now she tremblingly told the whole story.
After Xuanyuan Ling learned the whole story, he closed his eyes in anger. After he calmed down, he went to help the queen up.
The midwife inside checked on Lady Li and reported: "Lady Li's water broke. She is going to give birth prematurely."
"It's such a pity." The queen frowned. A baby born at the right time would be good, but she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to raise this premature baby well.
Xuanyuan Ling glanced at her calmly and said, "We must make sure Lady Li gives birth to the baby safely." After a pause, he asked, "How long will it take Lady Li to give birth?"
The doctor answered honestly: "Lady Li has just taken a decoction to hasten her labor. She will be able to give birth to the baby in one or two hours."
The imperial physician said to wipe the sweat.
In fact, the baby was too big. Even though the uterus was fully dilated, it would still be difficult to give birth smoothly.
The midwife inside also knew it in her heart, but she had known it as early as when she first prescribed the tonic for Concubine Li. The Queen had already given instructions that the imperial physician was afraid of today's accident. There had already been an accident, so there must not be any more accidents.
Lady Li had a headache. The nightmare before and the pain now made it almost impossible for her to distinguish between reality and illusion. She couldn't give birth.
She was not pregnant yet, and the baby was too big. She was also fed a medicine to induce labor. After drinking the medicine, she trembled with pain all over and was almost hallucinating from the pain.
She didn't know how time passed, she only knew that she was in so much pain that she felt dizzy and almost fainted.
The imperial physician finally went out to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li is having a difficult delivery."
Xuanyuan Ling exhaled a breath of air: "Adults and children must be protected."
The imperial physician kowtowed to him and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work. Concubine Li doesn't have the strength to give birth to a child. If this continues, I'm afraid... the baby will die in the womb."
"Is there any other way to treat it?"
The imperial physician then said tremblingly: "If so, if you only want to save the child, I have another way."
"Can only protect the little one?"
The doctor kowtowed again: "Yes."
Xuanyuan Ling frowned: "Zhao Hai, please invite everyone from the Imperial Hospital over."
There was a hint of disbelief in the Queen's eyes. Concubine Li was not favored. She had never been favored. She was not good-looking. After she became pregnant, the Emperor seldom visited her except for routine rewards. But now, why did he invite the Imperial Hospital over for Concubine Li?
Did the emperor know something?
At the same time, Concubine Yu in Zhongyu Palace did not expect that Concubine Li would give birth prematurely. This unexpected event made her very difficult to deal with. Then, news came out that the Emperor had sent other imperial physicians.
Concubine Yu laughed when she heard this: "Originally, I was going to act in a drama with myself, but now I don't have to."
Concubine Li has been using the imperial physician and midwife arranged by the Queen. If Concubine Li encounters a difficult delivery, Concubine Yu only needs to arrive and ask for another imperial physician to come over. If they reveal that Concubine Li's baby is large because of the medicine she drank, the imperial physician under the Queen will not be able to escape, and they will definitely be able to find out the truth during the first trial.
If Concubine Li wants to survive, she naturally cannot use the person arranged by the Queen. As for whether she can give birth in the end, Concubine Li will probably not drink medicine like before after she realizes it. Although the child is too big, there is still a chance of survival.
As a result, before she appeared, the emperor looked for other imperial doctors first.
Wan Zhao also felt that this was a coincidence: "The people at the Imperial Hospital have already made arrangements. Your Majesty doesn't have to go to today's event. It's all a big show."
Concubine Yu curled her lips and said, "What a pity, I can't see this wonderful show."
It's a pity to say so, but in fact it would be great if it could be picked out. If it wasn't for the purpose of overthrowing the queen, she would not have gotten involved in this matter. Now she is taking care of the third princess.
She didn't care about Concubine Li's child. It didn't matter whether the child was kept or not. She didn't care about Concubine Li's life either. There was only one thing: this time, she must make the Queen fall!
After such an open incident, she wanted to see how the queen would turn things around! And how the emperor would deal with her!
Zhao Hai found the imperial physician and rushed to Luhua Palace. There, Concubine Li was shrouded in great fear and was always afraid. The more time passed, the more afraid she became. The more afraid she became, the more she lost control. She couldn't give birth, and she really couldn't.
This is the Queen’s purpose!
She had hoped to rely on Concubine Yu to save her life, but now she had a premature birth. How could her life be so bad? A premature birth, and at night. Could Concubine Yu know? Could she come?
If Concubine Yu can't come, how can she save her life?
Even if her life could not be saved, the child's life could surely be saved, right? But she was unwilling to accept it, so unwilling to accept it. She had worked so hard to be pregnant, but in the end, she was going to be killed by the queen, and the child had to recognize the thief as the mother.
For a moment, Lady Li had already thought that both the fish and the net were broken.
If she was destined to die, she didn't want the queen to be well!
While Lady Li was thinking this in her heart, other midwives and imperial physicians came in from outside.
The Queen had felt uneasy since Xuanyuan Ling called other doctors. Her mind raced. Concubine Yu arranged for the doctor to feel Li Meiren's pulse, give her acupuncture, and ask her to replenish her strength. Then he said to her, "Whether she lives or not depends on you, Meiren."
Lady Li understood instantly that this was the opportunity.
A chance to survive!
She wants to live! She doesn't want to die!
At this moment, she felt a strong desire to survive. She had been in so much pain before that she didn't have the strength to give birth to a child, but now she was pregnant again.
Concubine Li tried desperately, asked for medicine to keep her spirits up, and with the help of acupuncture from the imperial physician, she actually gave birth to a child. The moment the child was born, she felt all the pain go away. The child cried loudly, and she opened her eyes wide to see: "Is it a prince or a princess?"
The midwife had already wrapped the baby up and went to announce the good news: "Your Majesty, Concubine Li has safely given birth to a prince."
It's a prince!
The queen was surprised: "Show it to me."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at the child. Although the child was only eight months old, he was bigger than a full-term baby. He didn't look skinny. Xuanyuan Ling was somewhat relieved. It wasn't easy for this child. "Reward! Lady Li has made great contributions. Promote her to a higher position."
At this time, one of the imperial doctors knelt in front of Xuanyuan Ling and said, "I have something to report."
The queen's surprise froze on her face.
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