Pregnant women cannot touch knives or even scissors… This is not just the case in this era. In Zhang Shou’s impression, there are also such rules that mothers-in-law or mothers in later generations earnestly teach their daughters-in-law or daughters. Of course, for young people in his era, this taboo is not mainly about whether it is auspicious or not, but simply about the fear that pregnant women will hurt themselves if they use sharp weapons.
However, for Concubine Yu, who had fought her way out with Jiu Niang on the eve of giving birth and then both gave birth prematurely, swords were not just weapons for self-defense, but also another kind of spiritual sustenance for her.
Therefore, in Yonghe Palace, even though the two midwives who had moved in early to serve her and the two female doctors who had experience in serving pregnant women were extremely anxious, they still could not take the dagger from Concubine Yu's hand. Although her face was pale with pain and her forehead was covered with beads of sweat, Concubine Yu's hand was still firmly holding the sharp weapon, and she refused to listen to anyone's advice.
She heard a commotion outside, and then she heard Zhu Ying's familiar voice, and she couldn't help laughing. Soon, with a burst of hurried footsteps, the familiar girl rushed directly in front of her, calling her "mother" anxiously. Seeing Zhu Ying's face flushed with anxiety, she couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you afraid of? It's just giving birth to a child. I'm not going to die!"
"My Queen!" Zhu Ying was so angry that her eyebrows were raised. "How can you say such an unlucky word at this time! And this sword..."
Seeing Zhu Ying reaching out to grab the dagger in her hand, although Concubine Yu was already sweating profusely from the pain, she still refused to give it to her. It was not until Zhu Ying said something in a huff that she was slightly stunned and her mind was in a state of confusion, that the sword in her hand was snatched away by the girl in front of her, whom she had watched grow up since childhood.
"Even if something does happen, I'm here. I'll be your guard with a sword and make sure no one can get in! Just have peace of mind and have your baby!"
Yuquan, who was following behind, couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand after hearing what Zhu Ying said. However, she had to stay calm after all. She asked the midwife and the female doctor and learned that although Concubine Yu had started labor early, the pain had already started, but the birth canal had just opened. She immediately frowned, not sure whether this was premature labor and she was about to give birth, or if there was some other problem with the fetus in her belly, or...
Or maybe the worst possibility - a difficult birth.
She took a deep breath with mixed feelings, but did not go forward to comfort her, because she knew that Concubine Yu did not need any comfort at all. She did not make any comments, but ordered the midwife and the female doctors to make preparations according to the plan in advance. Seeing that the palace servants and eunuchs in Yonghe Palace were trying to remain calm, she could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Not to mention the biological mother of the Third Prince, the Imperial Noble Consort lived in the West Six Palaces, and it would be difficult for her to come here quickly. Even if she was next door, her performance would not be much better than that of Concubine Jiang. Therefore, she did not think there was anything wrong until she got here.
However, there has been no more children in the palace in the past three years. Even if the child in Concubine Yu's belly has a master in the East Palace, it does not have much practical significance, but at least it can make up for the emperor's pain of losing a child. Regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, it is a rare happy event. As for worrying whether the child will be as favored as the third prince when he grows up, it is really too early.