"It happened. When did it happen?" Xie Nanjia asked in shock.
"Just now," Liusu said, "Li Luo from Concubine Shu's palace said specifically that she is still waiting outside, saying that Concubine Shu asked her to come and inform the Queen Mother and the young lady, and by the way, she would also like to ask you to come over. ”
"Invite me to come over?" Xie Nanjia had already stood up, but after hearing this, he sat back down and frowned, "I am a girl, why did she ask me to come over when she gave birth to a baby?"
"I don't know. How about I call Li Luo in and ask her?" Liusu said.
"What's the name? Miss didn't want to go, so she just said she felt unwell and sent her away. The concubine's birth is already a lot of trouble, so we'd better not get too close." Bi Luo came in from outside and spoke quickly.
Xie Nanjia thought what she said made sense, so she decided to pretend to be sick and ask Liusu to send Li Luo back. Unexpectedly, before Liusu went out, Li Luo actually broke in and said that Concubine Shu was in an emergency. I want to ask Miss Xiu'er to come over.
"The empress said that the most trustworthy person now is Miss Xiu'er. I beg Miss Xiu'er to forgive me for my rashness and go see my master!" Li Luo looked anxious and knelt on the ground to kowtow to Xie Nanjia.
Biluo said with a face: "This makes no sense. My young lady is not related to Shu Fei. She is neither a stable mother nor an imperial doctor. How come she has become the person she trusts most? Besides, my young lady is still How can a girl enter the delivery room? "
Li Luo was one of the eldest maids around Concubine Shu, and she was usually very arrogant. Most of the maids would not dare to speak in front of her, let alone someone like Bi Luo who was rude.
But now that her master was in a critical moment and had something to ask for, she had to put down her airs and beg Xie Nanjia sincerely.
Seeing that she would not give up until she achieved her goal, Xie Nanjia almost broke her forehead, so he had to stop her and go to ask the Queen Mother for instructions in person.
If the Queen Mother said she could go, then she would go there so that no one would have to talk.
When she met the Queen Mother, she explained her purpose. The Queen Mother thought for a while and then said after considering, "How about you go with Qiunong? I have limited legs and feet, so I assume you are going there for me."
Qiunong is a very useful aunt around the Queen Mother.
After receiving the words, Xie Nanjia no longer refused, took Qiunong Liusu and Biluo, and followed Li Luo to Concubine Shu's Jinghe Palace.
The master is about to give birth, and the palace is very busy. However, Concubine Shu has obviously arranged everything before, so although everyone is busy, they are not in a panic. Under the leadership of several experienced mothers and aunts in the palace, they are doing their own things. Things within one's own duties seem to be in order.
Xie Nanjia had already thought about it on the way here. The reason why Concubine Shu came to her was probably because she was worried that she was pregnant with the prince and would be jealous and plotted by other concubines.
Because the clamor for the establishment of a queen is currently high in the court, if Concubine Shu gives birth to a prince, she will definitely become a popular candidate for the queen because of her noble son.
There are many concubines in the harem, but there is only one concubine. As long as there is competition, no one wants to compete. Therefore, no matter how well the sisters get along with each other, they will inevitably do unscrupulous things for personal interests.
For example, someone like Qin Wanru would kill her just for the sake of her position as the prince's wife, let alone the position of queen.
Concubine Shu is really a smart person. She knows that the person who poses the least threat to her in the entire harem is her, the Crown Princess who has not officially married yet, so she wants her to stand up for her.
Xie Nanjia didn't like to be taken advantage of. One of the reasons why she came was because she was now managing the affairs of the harem and it was impossible for her to be indifferent to such a big matter. Secondly, he remembered his original tragedy and felt compassion for this woman who seemed to have infinite glory but was actually isolated and helpless.
No matter what, the child is innocent. She can be cruel to anyone, but she cannot be cruel to the child.
This trip should be regarded as a blessing for her son, she told herself in her heart.
But looking at the reactions of everyone in Jinghe Palace, she felt that she didn't have to come, because Concubine Shu had obviously taken all precautions for the birth.
Concubine Shu didn't think so.
When Xie Nanjia saw her, she had just gone through a wave of labor pains, and there were big beads of sweat on her forehead. She took Xie Nanjia's hand and said happily: "I knew you were a trustworthy person. You will definitely come to see me. See With you, half of my worries have been relieved.”
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much." Xie Nanjia said, "My Majesty has done an excellent job in educating the people around her, so there is no need to worry about anything going wrong."
Concubine Shu shook her head with a pale face: "You are a transparent person. I don't need to explain some of your words. You must understand that it is indeed selfish of me to ask you, an unmarried girl, to stand up for me. But besides you, I really don't care. Don’t worry if you don’t come to the second person, I won’t let you come in vain.”
As she spoke, she waved to Xie Nanjia and motioned for Xie Nanjia to come over.
Xie Nanjia bent down and put his ear close.
Concubine Shu whispered a few words in her ear.
Xie Nanjia's expression changed, and just when she was about to speak, Concubine Shu's stomach hurt again, and she rolled and screamed on the bed, in agony.
Xie Nanjia said no more, resigned, and told Concubine Shu that he would guard outside.
After going out, Xie Nanjia asked Li Luo to move two chairs in the yard. She and Aunt Qiunong sat in the yard. She only said that the Queen Mother was worried and asked them to guard here.
The people in Jinghe Palace were eager to have someone from the Queen Mother sit here, and of course they would be served with good tea and water.
Xie Nanjia called Li Luo to him and asked her what the people in the palace were responsible for.
Li Luo then told them who would boil the water, who would cook the medicine, who would run the errands, and who would do the dirty work.
In fact, Xie Nanjia didn't know any of these people. The reason why she asked was to see if there were any omissions.
Judging from Li Luo's narration, everything was arranged well. In order to avoid suspicion, no one from the other palaces dared to visit at this time. Therefore, Xie Nanjia felt that as long as Concubine Shu had no difficulty in giving birth, there should be no danger to others.
"Have you informed the emperor?" she asked again.
"I've already sent someone to report it, but I don't know if the emperor is busy right now and whether he can come over." Li Luo said.
Xie Nanjia frowned slightly as she listened to Concubine Shu's heart-rending cry of pain: "That's not right either. If you have to be busy with affairs in the court, you will always have to be busy. Giving birth to a child is so dangerous. If the emperor can guard Concubine Shu, what will happen to Concubine Shu?" That’s the greatest comfort.”
Li Luo nodded in agreement, but none of them had the right to order the emperor. Whether the emperor came or not was entirely up to him.
"Go and invite the Emperor in person!" Xie Nanjia said, "Show off the energy you just asked me for, and the Emperor will definitely come."
"Is this possible?" Li Luo swallowed nervously, "What if I offend the emperor
"Concubine Shu is giving birth to a child for the emperor. How could the emperor be upset? You can just say it more pitifully." Xie Nanjia said.
Concubine Shu's screams became louder and louder. Li Luo was heartbroken when she heard them. She gritted her teeth and clenched her feet and went to the Qiande Hall.
Aunt Qiunong looked at Xie Nanjia with a smile but not a smile, and asked her: "Miss Xiu'er, what did Concubine Shu just say to you, that you are doing your best for her like this?"
Xie Nanjia was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "To tell you the truth, Concubine Shu just promised me that if she gave birth to a prince, she would never compete with His Highness for the throne, and she also swore a very vicious oath for this, but Auntie may not believe it, but the reason why I agreed to help was not because of this promise, but because the child is the emperor's flesh and blood, the prince's brother and sister, and I was also moved by Concubine Shu's motherly heart."
Aunt Qiunong didn't expect her to be so generous and told her the truth, and couldn't help but admire her openness.
"I believe you." She patted Xie Nanjia's hand and said, "With your assistance, the prince will not be able to shake his status even if there are a few more princes in the palace. Therefore, Concubine Shu's promise is actually redundant."
Xie Nanjia glanced at her in surprise and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Auntie is really my confidant. I was thinking about responding to Concubine Shu like this at that time, but unfortunately she had a stomachache, so I didn't have the chance to say it."
Aunt Qiunong smiled, feeling very honored to be in the same place as Xie Nanjia.
The Queen Mother is right, this girl's pattern is extraordinary, and given time, she will be the most powerful and accomplished queen in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
While Xie Nanjia was talking to Aunt Qiunong, she was always paying attention to the people coming and going in the palace. Suddenly, her eyes fell on a palace maid delivering hot water, and her eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Lisu, Biluo, call the smallest palace maid in pink clothes over here!"
Liusu and Biluo were startled at the same time. Without thinking, they immediately went over to grab the maid from left and right, and brought her to Xie Nanjia.
The palace maid held the copper basin, looked at Xie Nanjia at a loss, and said timidly: "Xiu, Miss Xiu'er, are you okay?"
Aunt Qiunong was also a little confused and didn't understand what happened at all.
Several palace people around also stopped and looked here warily.
Xie Nanjia said: "There are four people delivering water. Each of them walked past me twice. Although they all wore pink clothes, you were not among them. What do you do?"
The palace maid suddenly changed her expression, put down the water basin, knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "This slave is indeed not responsible for delivering water. It is Ling Yan who delivers water because she has a stomachache, so I asked my slave to deliver it for her."
She probably didn't expect that Xie Nanjia would recognize her from a group of palace maids in pink clothes. She was afraid that she would be regarded as someone with bad intentions, and her face turned pale with fear.
Of course, Xie Nanjia would not believe her because of her one-sided words, and in a deep voice asked the palace attendant standing next to him to call the steward aunt over.
The steward aunt of Jinghe Palace was named Fang Cong. She heard that Xie Nanjia was looking for her, so she came quickly. It was confirmed on the spot that this maid was indeed from Jinghe Palace. As for whether she was a temporary replacement for Ling Yan, you would have to ask Ling Yan to find out. .
Fang Cong immediately sent someone to find Ling Yan. After Ling Yan arrived, she admitted that she had an upset stomach and asked the palace maid to take her there temporarily.
"Even so, you are not innocent." Xie Nanjia said, "Each of you has your own responsibilities. If there is a situation, you should explain it to the steward aunt as soon as possible. The steward aunt is responsible for allocating manpower. You must not find someone to replace you privately. This Didn’t the steward aunt tell you about this beforehand?”
"I've told you, I've told you!" Fang Cong hurriedly replied, "I discussed this with them a long time ago, but who knew they turned a deaf ear to it and didn't take it to heart at all."
"Since they don't take it to heart, we should let them remember it for a long time." Xie Nanjia said.
"Yes, yes, don't worry, Miss Xiu'er, I will punish them severely when I get back." Fang Cong was frightened.
"Don't look back. Let's do it now. Let them kneel in the yard for an hour, so as to give others a warning." Xie Nanjia said calmly.
Fang Cong didn't dare to disobey, and immediately ordered the two of them to kneel down in the yard.
When other people saw that the two of them were punished for a trivial matter, they all became vigilant and cheered up to do their own thing, not daring to slack off any more.
Compared to other punishments, kneeling for an hour is actually quite light. The only downside is that it's a bit embarrassing.
But being embarrassed is much better than losing the job and losing one's life, so even though the two were punished, they were still grateful to Xie Nanjia.
Time passed little by little, but Concubine Shu in the delivery room was still unable to give birth. Pots of blood were brought out, and her screams became more and more miserable, which made people's hearts beat with fear.
Several imperial doctors were guarding the outside of the delivery room. Based on Po Wen's feedback, they prescribed medicine to induce labor, medicine to refresh and replenish energy, and the indispensable ginseng soup. The four maids in charge of decoction in the small kitchen were so busy that they were sweating profusely. .
When it came time to take medicine, Xie Nanjia couldn't help but think of the dangerous situation he was in at that time. He clenched his hands tightly into fists and his palms were all sweaty.
At that time, the nanny also asked her to arrange for two more people to be responsible for decoction, but she was worried that with so many people and many hands, she would not be able to prevent someone who lacked determination and was bribed.
She trusted the painting studio the most, so she asked the painting studio to guard it, but she never thought that something went wrong.
Therefore, if someone deliberately wants to harm you, there is no way he can escape. Even if he escapes the first grade of junior high school, he cannot escape the fifteenth grade, because he can try to harm you day and night, but you cannot guarantee that he will not make any mistakes day and night. .
There is a saying that it is difficult to guard against thieves in the house. This is the truth.
"Lisu, you go to the small kitchen and watch!" Thinking of this, she ordered Liusu, "Don't interfere with the decoction of medicine, and don't deliver medicine for them. Just sit in the kitchen and watch, and don't leave for a moment. ”
"Yes!" Liusu responded, followed the order and left.
After she left, Xie Nanjia asked Biluo to guard the door of the delivery room. Whenever any medicine was delivered, the doctor who prescribed it would have to take a sip first, and only after trying it to confirm that it was correct could it be brought into the delivery room.
Aunt Qiunong saw that she was so strict and seemed to be very experienced, so she couldn't help but wonder: "How does Miss Xiu'er know these things?"
Xie Nanjia prevaricated: "My grandmother taught me. Ever since she heard that I was going to marry the prince, she wanted to teach me everything she knew."
"I see." Miss Qiunong nodded and said, "It seems that Concubine Shu has really found the right person."
Xie Nanjia smiled humbly: "I'm just doing this just in case. I guess it's nothing to worry about."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the imperial doctor's voice coming from the palace: "This medicine is wrong, this medicine is wrong!"
The two of them were shocked, looked at each other, and stood up at the same time.
"Let's go and have a look." Aunt Qiunong said.
The two of them entered the palace together, and outside the door of the delivery room, they saw several imperial doctors gathered around a bowl of soup, tasting one spoonful at a time.
"Miss!" Biluo came up and said, "The imperial doctor said the medicine smells wrong."
"What's wrong?" Xie Nanjia asked as he walked up to several imperial doctors.
The imperial doctors all saluted and called the princess. One of them replied: "This medicine was prescribed by Concubine Shu to induce labor, but other ingredients were mixed into it, which changed the taste of the medicine. As for what it is, we haven't tasted it yet."
Xie Nanjia took a closer look and recognized that he was Sun Chengzong, the head of the Taiyuan Hospital. The midwifery medicine he drank was also prescribed by him.
Mrs. An Shangshu's birth was also due to his prescription.
Now, Concubine Shu is also using his recipe.
Things in this world are really coincidences. Xie Nanjia thought, just because of this coincidence, I will definitely keep Concubine Shu and her son safe today.
She blessed the head of Sun Hospital with a solemn expression: "I understand, please ask the head of the hospital to re-prescribe the medicine. I will immediately order people to seal off Jinghe Palace!"
Sun Chengzong and several other imperial physicians Nuonuo should be.
Xie Nanjia went out and immediately called Fang Cong. After explaining the situation, he ordered her to seal off Jinghe Palace and send two clever servants to guard the door. Except for the emperor and the queen mother, and those who went out to get medicine, no one else was allowed. When going in and out, those who take the medicine must go together in two persons, and find the most reliable person. In addition, all the palace officials who were previously responsible for taking the medicine, decoction and delivery must be immediately controlled and wait for the emperor's decision.
Fang Cong was responsible for the scheduling of all personnel in the palace and could not stay in the delivery room all the time. When she heard that someone had tampered with the medicine, she was so frightened that her face turned pale. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xie Nanjia, and then immediately followed Xie Nanjia's instructions. .
Aunt Qiunong saw that Xie Nanjia had arranged things properly without haste, and she admired her even more.
"Aunt Qiunong!" Xie Nanjia called her, "I'm afraid the people in Jinghe Palace can't trust the current situation. Could you please go back to Cining Palace to explain the situation to the Queen Mother? First, select the people in Cining Palace who are capable. Bring some?"
At this juncture, except for Cining Palace, which will not harm Concubine Shu, no one in the other palaces can say.
Aunt Qiunong understood this and immediately returned to Cining Palace to see the Queen Mother.
After lighting a stick of incense, the Queen Mother and the Emperor led people to Jinghe Palace. The uneasy atmosphere in the palace immediately disappeared with the arrival of the two masters.
With the Queen Mother and the Emperor here, everyone felt confident.
Song Wanji also deliberately shouted a few words to Concubine Shu through the curtain outside the door of the delivery room, telling her not to be afraid, and that he would guard her outside.
Concubine Shu heard the emperor's voice and cried loudly inside.
Which woman doesn't want her husband to accompany her when giving birth to a child. Unfortunately, her husband is not her husband alone, and she has no right to ask him to accompany her. Now, he has come on his own initiative, which is a great comfort to her.
Perhaps it was this crying that relieved Concubine Shu's anxious mood, or perhaps it was the masculinity of the Nine-Five Supreme Lord that dispelled the gloom in the palace. Concubine Shu gave birth with difficulty at the 3rd hour of Shenshi after drinking the re-fried oxytocin. The next prince weighs nine pounds. (The stupid author doesn’t know how to convert ancient weights, so the nine kilograms here are equivalent to the modern nine kilograms. Please forgive me)
When the child was taken out, the emperor and the queen mother both smiled and narrowed their eyes.
"No wonder it was so hard to give birth. The food was so good for the brat in his mother's womb." Song Wanji, a middle-aged man, could still have a son. He didn't care about the rules. He happily held his son and said with disdain, "Not only is he fat, "It's ugly, like a hairy monkey."
The Queen Mother smiled from ear to ear and scolded her son: "Children are always like this when they are born, and you were the same when you were a child. You were uglier than him and covered with hair."
Song Wanji: "..."
The mother and son rejoiced over the baby for a while, and then asked the wet nurse to take it down and take care of it.
Only then did Song Wanji have time to talk to Xie Nanjia, thanking her for everything she had done for Concubine Shu and the young prince, and asking her what reward she wanted, just say it.
Xie Nanjia congratulated him first, and then said with a smile: "I am full of joy now, and I can't think of what I want for the moment. Your Majesty, can you remember it first, and I will ask you for a reward when I remember it."
Song Wanji laughed loudly: "I think you can't figure it out. You plan to go back and plan it carefully so that you can open your mouth to my lion, right?"
"..." Xie Nanjia blinked and said slyly, "The Emperor can't bear to let it go."
"Am I that stingy? It's up to you." Song Wanji smiled and took out a letter from his sleeve, "Remember the big reward first, I will give you a small reward first."
Xie Nanjia's eyes lit up and she blurted out: "Is it a letter from His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Song Wanji smiled, nodded, and handed the letter to her.
Xie Nanjia took the letter, thanked her, couldn't wait to say goodbye to the Emperor and the Queen Mother, and went back to Cining Palace to read the letter.
Her mission has been completed, and the remaining matter of finding the spy is up to the Emperor and the Queen Mother. She doesn't want to worry about anything now. She just wants to go back quickly and see what Zhao Jingyu wrote in the letter.
The Emperor and the Queen Mother watched her leave and exchanged approving glances with each other.
The three masters and servants dragged their tired footsteps back to a small amusement park. Xie Nanjia suddenly felt hair on his back, as if someone was peeping in the dark.
"Who?" She turned around suddenly and looked back. It was quiet and there was nothing around her.
Liusu and Biluo were startled by her and asked her what was going on.
Xie Nanjia looked at the lush vegetation in the garden and shook his head: "It's okay, come back quickly!"
Liusu Biluo was doubtful and guarded her back to Cining Palace.
After a long time, a beauty in palace clothes emerged from the flowers. She stared at the direction Xie Nanjia was leaving and gritted her teeth bitterly. She threw a delicate rose flower in her hand to the ground, crushed it with her toes, and turned around. Go in the opposite direction.
(End of chapter)