Chapter 348 Premature Birth
Ming Su was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. The imperial physician arrived, but the emperor still didn't come. She asked people to go to the imperial study or Zhaohua Palace to invite the emperor, but no one came. She had to ask around, and heard that the emperor was in Zhongyu Palace. Then as the news spread, the messenger came back and told her that Concubine Xi had asked Concubine Qin to poison the soup.
Ming Su's face turned pale: "When did it happen?"
"At dinner time."
"I'm asking whether Concubine Xi had someone poison the soup today or before..."
"I don't know about this."
Ming Su never expected this to happen. The imperial kitchen was under strict supervision, but Concubine Qin dared to poison Concubine Xi. Poisoning was fine, but she was thinking about Chu Linglong's sudden premature birth. She had a miscarriage before, and the imperial physician told her to be careful. These days, since the first time Ming Su saw Chu Linglong eating the mutton soup, she thought that Concubine Xi's food was really exquisite. After a few times, Chu Linglong also ate well.
Now that I think about it, if these things had been tampered with by someone... No, they can't be. If they had really been tampered with by someone, Concubine Xi would not have made a fuss about it now, right?
But Chu Linglong was obviously in premature labor.
Ming Su did not dare to tell Chu Linglong about this. At this moment, Ming Su was really upset.
Xuanyuan Ling was dealing with Concubine Qin's affairs when news came in that Chu Linglong had given birth prematurely.
The Queen and Concubine De also got the news. In fact, the two of them were not unaware of the fact that Concubine Qin poisoned Concubine Xi, but since the Emperor handled the matter personally, they did not show up. However, Chu Linglong was giving birth after all, and they were in charge of the harem now, so naturally they had to go as well. According to the rules, Concubine Ru had to find someone to report it, after all, Chu Linglong was a member of Concubine Ru's palace.
The Queen, Concubine De, and Xuanyuan Ling arrived at almost the same time. When they arrived, Chu Linglong had already started giving birth, and was obviously in great pain. Her screams could be heard outside.
The servants knelt on the ground, each of them was terrified. They were all arranged by Xuanyuan Ling to serve Chu Linglong. Now Chu Linglong was giving birth prematurely. If the baby was born healthy, it would be fine. But if anything happened to the baby, they would all be punished. If their luck was bad, they didn't know if they could survive.
The Queen and Concubine De both saluted Xuanyuan Ling. At this moment, Xuanyuan Ling's face looked very bad. This night, he went from Chen Qing's place to Zhongyu Palace and then here, as if he was in a hurry. Moreover, Chu Linglong was not giving birth to a child properly. This was a premature birth. She didn't know how the baby would be after it was born. It would be strange if she looked good.
Looking at the servants kneeling on the ground, he asked, "Why did Lady Yi give birth prematurely?"
Others didn't dare to say anything, but Ming Su said tremblingly: "Slave, I heard that someone poisoned Concubine Xi's soup."
The Queen and Concubine De knew about this, but they both looked surprised at this moment.
"What does this have to do with Concubine Xi's soup being poisoned?" Xuanyuan Ling said angrily. Could it be that the premature birth was caused by the fear of hearing that Concubine Xi's soup was poisoned?
Ming Su said with tears in her eyes, "A few days ago, the noble lady had a miscarriage and was in a bad mood. Her stomach has not been feeling well. Seeing that the imperial kitchen was taking good care of the diet of the Concubine Xi, I begged the eunuch in charge of the imperial kitchen to share some of the soup for our noble lady. I wonder if anyone has tampered with the soup before."
Xuanyuan Ling was so upset that he didn't want to say anything at the moment and just waited for the imperial physician to come out and report.
The imperial physician did come out after a while: "Your Excellency has premature labor and has symptoms of continuous bleeding. She must have taken something that promotes blood circulation."
So, his previous guess turned out to be true. Was there really someone tampering with what Shen Qing had eaten before? It was just that Concubine Yi was older and had a miscarriage before, so she had a premature birth after eating a few times?
It has to be said that it was a coincidence that when Concubine Qin's incident came to light, Chu Linglong happened to give birth prematurely at this time. It can be said that except for the Queen, who felt that something was strange, everyone thought from Ming Su's words that Concubine Yi must have eaten the soup with blood-activating ingredients in it, which caused her to give birth prematurely.
Xuanyuan Ling was even more frightened. Fortunately, it was discovered early. Xiao Xia Zi had been ordered by Xuanyuan Ling to check Shen Qing's pulse again, and reported back that everything was fine. Shen Qing was fine. If something really happened, she would have taken care of her body for so many years. If something happened again this time, would it really cost her life?
Xuanyuan Ling's face darkened as he thought about this.
The Queen seemed surprised at this moment, and so was Concubine De. They both apologized at the same time: "I am incompetent and have not managed the harem well, which led to such a thing happening in the harem."
Xuanyuan Ling didn't want to pay attention to them. At this moment, he hated Qin even more than before: "Qin is vicious, she will be whipped twenty times."
The queen felt extremely happy for a moment. This trick was so effective. In fact, she got the news on the way here that Xuanyuan Ling had banished Concubine Qin to the cold palace, and even her father was dismissed and investigated. Even the queen had never expected this.
They had been a mutual grudge for many years. In the past few years, the two of them had been at odds with each other. Ever since Qin's miscarriage, she had not dared to make any move, which had annoyed Qin for a long time. Now she was in decline. She thought that this was it, and that she, as the queen, could only prolong her life, and Qin, as the concubine Qin, could only rely on the third princess to live in depression. She did not expect that at this time, such a small accusation would actually eliminate Qin and the Qin family in one fell swoop. How satisfying it was.
She will not come back. Even if the third princess is here, the emperor will not let her come back.
If being banished to the cold palace was a loss of all the affection they had in the past, then this whipping was really disgusting to the extreme. If the third princess was not still there, it would not be whipping, but execution, right? After all, the third princess could remember things. It was impossible that her biological father killed her biological mother. But this was enough. What could be more painful than a life worse than death? The once high-ranking Concubine Yu became Concubine Qin. Now that Concubine Qin was sent to the cold palace and her father was dismissed and investigated, she had fallen to the dust.
The Queen almost wanted to laugh, but she couldn't show it at the moment. Noble Lady Yi was still shouting inside, so how could she be happy?
Chu Linglong had a terrible headache inside, and the imperial physician was also panicking. No one inside could calm down. He was giving acupuncture while the midwife was busy delivering the baby. The amount of bleeding was too much because she had taken blood-activating medicines, and it couldn't be stopped. Even with the acupuncture and medicine, although there were some effects, it was not completely without problems.
Fortunately, the fetal position was correct and the baby was not too big, so after an hour of struggling, the baby was born.
"It's a prince."
If this child was not premature, people would have been congratulating him joyfully by now. But this child was premature, so it was hard to say. He did cry, but his cry was like that of a kitten. Premature babies are difficult to raise.
The imperial physician started to treat the child, but after a while he found that the child stopped crying after a few cries, but his mouth was wide open, his sternum was sunken, and he seemed to be having trouble breathing.
The imperial physician was panic-stricken and helpless. The child couldn't breathe and there was basically nothing that could be done.
ps: The author just had a writer's block so the update was late. Also, premature babies are prone to complications. Chu Linglong's child has respiratory syndrome
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