Chapter 356 Peace
Chunhua asked someone to report to the Queen only after Xuanyuan Ling arrived. The Queen arrived later, but no one cared whether the Queen came or not at this time. Not long after the Queen arrived, Concubine De also came. When she arrived, she saw Xuanyuan Ling walking back and forth at the door.
Defei saw that Xuanyuan Ling cared about Shen Qing. Now that she saw it, she thought that it was really easy to tell whether he cared or not. No matter who could give birth to a child in the harem, the emperor would never be so anxious.
The Queen arrived earlier than Concubine De. Normally, when they arrived, they would sit and wait for Concubine Xi to give birth, but Xuanyuan Ling was standing, so she couldn't sit either. Besides, it was difficult for her to persuade her. What could she persuade? She was anxious, and it would be bad to persuade her now. She had a lot on her mind.
In the past, the queen thought that even someone like Chen Qing could not be kept, but after all, she had experienced a lot and was timid. The emperor protected her tightly, so she did not dare to do anything. But in her heart, if Chen Qing's baby was a prince, who knows how partial the emperor would be.
After thinking about it, what's important now is not Chen Qing, but that she really gave birth to a prince. If the emperor is partial to him, and if there is a matter of appointing a crown prince, it will be of great use if the emperor is partial to him.
The queen could choose anyone to be the crown prince, but she was really afraid of Shen Qing. She couldn't help thinking that if Shen Qing had a difficult delivery, and the child was born without a mother, that would be the best.
But he only dared to think about it in his heart. Who could show his dislike for Concubine Xi on the surface at this moment?
Xuanyuan Ling stopped pacing only after the Queen and Concubine De arrived, but he couldn't sit still when he heard Shen Qing calling him from inside.
The Queen did not dare to open the day, and Concubine De was also very worried about Shen Qing, so she did not pay attention to this for a while.
Zhao Hai looked at it and thought, can't the emperor, empress and Defei all stand like this? The emperor didn't care about the rules at all at this moment, but this is not good either.
Think about how Zhao Hai persuaded Xuanyuan Ling to sit down while serving tea.
After he did this, the Queen and Concubine De were also able to sit down.
Xuanyuan Ling sat down, but he was still worried. In fact, Shen Qing cried out in pain at the beginning, but then there was no sound. The imperial physician reported back that she should conserve her energy and not lose strength from crying out now, otherwise it would be difficult to give birth later. But Xuanyuan Ling had seen how Shen Qing was in pain and didn't hear any sound, so he became even more anxious.
Chen Qing was in so much pain that she felt dizzy. Chunhua and Fangyun were both there to encourage her. It was so painful that tears came out of their eyes. They had never given birth before, and they were really scared to see Chen Qing in so much pain, but they couldn't show it. They could only encourage Chen Qing to stay conscious and not faint from the pain. Chen Qing's pain was more frequent than that of other people giving birth, mainly because her amniotic fluid broke early. The imperial physician was afraid that the water would break early and the birth canal would open late, so he gave Chen Qing a decoction to induce labor.
The birth canal opened quickly, so the pain was naturally more intense than that of ordinary people. For people, the pain is gradual, but Chen Qing's pain is rushed and urgent. She held the strength-replenishing pill given by the imperial physician under her tongue, and she felt that every moment was very difficult to endure.
The midwife who was checking on Shen Qing was also nervous. Several people discussed the situation of Shen Qing's delivery after the water broke, and they had to communicate with the imperial physician outside. This was the disadvantage of breaking the water first.
If the adult can hold on, the child may not be able to. Once the amniotic fluid breaks, the hope is that the child will come out quickly. If it's delayed for a minute, something unexpected may happen.
Shen Qing had been in pain since she woke up in the morning until noon. She felt painful and uncomfortable, and embarrassed. In between contractions, she stared at the midwives and asked, "How long will it take to give birth?"
The midwife had been listening to Shen Qing's discomfort for a long time. Usually, such questions were not asked by the mother herself. On this day, Xuanyuan Ling looked at Shen Qing and thought she was afraid, but the midwife had delivered babies many times, and seeing Shen Qing like this, she knew that she was not afraid. In her tone, there was more pain from not being able to give birth, not fear.
Yes, thinking about the previous conversation between this person and the emperor, it seems that Concubine Xi is really brave.
"About three or four hours."
Shen Qing's eyes almost went dark. Three or four hours had passed, and there were still six to eight hours left. She could still look at her bulging belly, thinking that she was going to be a mother. Then she thought that her mother had given birth to her in the same way. Her heart ached again, but she was also strong. Her mother could do it, and so could she. She would not give up, she would hold on.
At this moment, someone outside is calling her to eat something, saying that it should replenish her energy.
Shen Qing really felt that she couldn't eat, but the midwife said that she should eat some so that she would have the strength to give birth later.
Chunhua helped her eat a little, but she vomited after just two days.
It hurts again.
Chunhua had never seen Shen Qing vomit during her entire pregnancy. Now that she was about to give birth, Shen Qing couldn't eat anything. She felt so distressed that her eyes turned red. She couldn't hold back her tears, but she didn't want to cry in front of Shen Qing, so she had to go out.
Xuanyuan Ling saw it clearly, Chunhua crying was definitely not a good thing: "How is your master?"
Chunhua reported back: "The queen can't eat anything. She ate for two days and vomited again."
Xuanyuan Ling's face looked very bad. She couldn't eat anything and couldn't replenish her energy. She had been in pain for so long. "Go ask the kitchen to make more for her. Let her choose by herself and eat as much as she likes in one day."
The pressure came to the small kitchen of Zhaohua Palace.
Zhao Hai has already prepared lunch.
It stands to reason that if the concubines can't give birth in a short time, they don't have to wait like this. They can have someone watch and wait for someone to report back when the time comes. If they can catch up, it's fine. But if the emperor doesn't leave, then they can't leave either. If the emperor doesn't eat, then they can't eat either. Isn't this the end? Originally, everything would be fine if Concubine Xi could eat, but now Concubine Xi vomited.
Zhao Hai had a hunch that the Emperor might not be able to eat either. If the Emperor couldn't eat, then the Empress and Consort De wouldn't be able to eat either. Well, a group of people would just starve here.
But we can't let these masters starve here.
So at this moment Zhao Hai could only bite the bullet and ask Xuanyuan Ling to eat something first.
Xuanyuan Ling had no stomach, but at least he could react to Zhao Hai's meaning. It didn't make sense for a concubine to ask the high-ranking Queen and Concubine De to accompany her and skip lunch. He felt uncomfortable looking at the Queen and Concubine De there. Concubine De was fine, but what good intentions could the Queen have in her heart when she came to see Shen Qing give birth? The Queen wanted to leave the child behind, so Shen Qing had to take the contraceptive pills by herself. Xuanyuan Ling had never gotten over it.
Xuanyuan Ling hadn't noticed it before, but now he was in a hurry for lunch, so he said, "Let's all go downstairs and eat."
The Queen and Concubine De then took their leave and did not dare to persuade the Emperor to have his meal as well. They saw that the Emperor was not going to have his meal.
Xuanyuan Ling originally wanted to go in again, but thinking of Shen Qing's previous miserable condition, if he went in, Shen Qing might feel uncomfortable and make a fuss again. The imperial physician asked her to conserve her energy. If he didn't go in, she would feel better as her emotions would not fluctuate much. So he sat outside and waited.
She looked calm on the surface, but when there was a slight movement inside, Xuanyuan Ling clenched his hands. Until there was no news from inside, he knew that it was good that there was no report. He raised one hand to cover his face. He was really scared. He was scared at the beginning, and now he felt it more clearly. He was really afraid of losing her.
Time passed slowly. To Shen Qing, time passed too slowly. She only knew that the room gradually became darker and then the lights came on. Before she knew it, the sun was setting.
She felt pain from morning to night.
It was painful in the early stages and even more painful in the later stages. The longer it lasted, the more severe the pain became. Later, she couldn't bear it anymore because the midwife asked her to push. As soon as she pushed, she screamed.
Xuanyuan Ling hadn't heard Shen Qing calling him for a long time outside. When she suddenly called him, he stood up abruptly. The Queen and Concubine De naturally came back after dinner, and they were startled to see Xuanyuan Ling standing up abruptly.
Shen Qing screamed louder and louder, Xuanyuan Ling wanted to rush in to see what was going on inside. Zhao Hai looked at Xuanyuan Ling like that, and he still had to pay attention to the Queen and Concubine De. The Emperor must hold back and not go in. He was ready, and if the Emperor really couldn't hold back, he would have to rush over and hug the Emperor's legs.
The voice was hoarse after shouting like this, and Shen Qing made a final effort: “Ah.”
The next moment, she clearly heard the cry of a baby, and Chunhua and Fangyun cried with joy: "It's born, the queen has given birth."
Shen Qing was already at the end of her strength. When she heard this, she felt relieved. At least the baby was born. She was so nervous before and was afraid that she would not be able to give birth. Finally, the baby was safe.
Probably because the baby was finally born, I was holding on, but now I felt relieved, my eyes went dark, and I fell asleep.
Before they could even feel the joy inside, Chunhua and Fangyun had already shouted, "The queen has fainted."
Xuanyuan Ling heard the children's voices outside and before he could be happy, he heard their voices. His mind went blank and he was about to go inside.
Zhao Hai also never expected that he would be able to give birth to the baby. How could this happen? But he had been prepared. When Xuanyuan Ling tried to go inside, he immediately hugged Xuanyuan Ling's legs.
The Queen and Consort De were also shocked. They didn't know Xuanyuan Ling had been in there before. Now they couldn't care less about anything else when they saw Xuanyuan Ling. They also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you can't go in."
Xuanyuan Ling only heard the chaos inside. Outside, the Queen and Concubine De were listening. The Queen was thinking, "No way? She really thought of this? The child is born, but Concubine Xi is dead?"
Not long after, the imperial physician came out and reported, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. It's a prince. Both mother and child are safe. Concubine Xi fainted from overwork and is fine."
Xuanyuan Ling felt relieved: "Rewards, everyone will get rewards. Concubine Xi will be promoted to Concubine Xian."
All the servants now congratulated him in unison.
The Queen and Concubine De were not surprised when they heard this.
She is so lucky. She was childless for many years, but she was finally able to get pregnant and give birth to a son because of the favor she received. Now she is a first-rank virtuous concubine.
The queen looked at Concubine De. She had lost her two children and was now raising someone else's child to get to the position of Concubine De. But Chen Qing had everything, including a prince, and most importantly, his biological child.
After a while, Chunhua came out holding the swaddling baby. Xuanyuan Ling looked at the child. This was his and Shen Qing's child, his sixth prince.
At this moment, the Queen and Concubine De had both gotten up, and they both saw the child.
Newly born babies should not look good, but the Sixth Prince was born very well, with smooth skin. Some babies are born red, but he was not. He was born very handsome.
Concubine De looked at the child and couldn't help but say, "This child looks like the emperor."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at it and said, "That's right."
The child has stopped crying now, and opened his eyes slightly. His eyebrows and eyes look familiar, and are really similar to his biological son. At first glance, it is said that sons look like their mothers, but why is it that this child's eyes and nose are not at all like Shen Qing's?
Xuanyuan Ling smiled and relaxed his tone: "If she sees this, she might not be happy."
His words were incoherent. This "she" was referring to Concubine Xi, oh no, now she is Concubine Xian. So what was Concubine Xian unhappy about?
How could she not be happy when she gave birth to a healthy child, and a prince at that?
No one else knew what Xuanyuan Ling meant by this, and Xuanyuan Ling naturally didn't know how to explain. The child was born, congratulations were given, and the Queen and Concubine De left. Xuanyuan Ling walked inside.
Chen Qing was still unconscious at this moment. She looked really miserable. In fact, her clothes, bed sheets and quilts had been changed, and her body had been wiped. However, Chen Qing's face was paler than before, and her lips were also pale, probably because of the blood loss. She looked too pale at this moment. It was said that she was tired and slept, but in fact she had fainted. It was just not a good idea to wake her up at this moment. She was tired, so Xuanyuan Ling sat next to her.
He just stared at her for a long time. This was different from the four days when he was afraid that she would not wake up. He knew that she would wake up, but he was so heartbroken. She held on until she fainted. It was obvious that she was holding on. It was for the sake of the child. It was really not easy for her to hold on.
Xuanyuan Ling stayed with Chen Qing for a long time, and seeing that she would not wake up for a while, he went to check on the child. The child was in his arms and the nurse was feeding him. The child was now sleeping soundly.
At the moment, the nurses were taking care of him. The two nurses were arranged in advance. When they saw Xuanyuan Ling, they were very respectful. Xuanyuan Ling said, "Take good care of the Sixth Prince."
There are five other servants, who will take care of the Sixth Prince's daily life in the future. These people were arranged by Xuanyuan Ling. He would not trust the Queen to arrange people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
After seeing that Xuanyuan Ling did not leave after all, it was not convenient to sleep in the same bed with Shen Qing at this time, so he asked someone to prepare another bed for him. He woke up in time the next day. He was supposed to go to court, but he went to see Shen Qing after waking up. Shen Qing had slept all night and woke up when Xuanyuan Ling arrived. She woke up because she was hungry. She had not eaten for a day and a night. The imperial physician did not ask to wake her up, so she had been sleeping.
When Xuanyuan Ling arrived, her stomach growled. He was happy when he heard it. Not only did Shen Qing wake up, but she also knew she was hungry, which was a good thing.
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