After hearing Shen Pingzhi's words, the people in the room finally put their minds at ease.
Seeing Ning Chen's relieved look, Ye Jun's heart trembled slightly.
Then he calmed down again.
"Your Majesty, your clothes, shoes and socks are all wet. I have your regular clothes here. Please ask the servants to help you change. I will also listen to the doctor and prepare for the birth."
Ning Chen looked at her deeply, a little hesitant.
But the delivery room is not a place for men, so no matter how worried I was, I had to leave first.
Before leaving, he kissed Ye Jun's forehead again, "Be good, I'll protect you and your child as long as I'm here."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I believe in you." Ye Jun smiled and kissed his chin.
After Ning Chen left, the midwife from the Ye family who was waiting outside the door came in to assist with the delivery.
It was windy and rainy outside. Ning Chen changed his clothes and came back, but refused to wait in the room opposite.
Helplessly, Yuan Jiu had to have a tent hung under the corridor to enclose it, and put tables, chairs and charcoal basins there to protect the emperor from the rain and wind.
After about an incense stick of time, Ye Jun's low cry of pain was heard from inside.
From then on, Ning Chen's brows were always furrowed.
Yuan Jiu looked worried, but then he remembered something and asked in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, there is a snake in Zhaochunxuan. No matter how I look at it, there must be something fishy going on. What do you think?"
"Investigate, investigate now. If you find out who it is, kill him without mercy!" Ning Chen shouted in a low voice.
The air pressure all around made it hard to breathe.
Yuan Jiu knew very well that this time, the emperor was really angry.
It was already late at night, but there were two courtyards in the palace that were brightly lit.
In Weiruixuan, Yao Xiangsheng had a difficult birth and almost fainted from the pain several times, but fortunately the midwife was able to correct the fetus' position in the end.
Everything went much more smoothly after that.
In Zhaochunxuan, although Ye Jun showed all good signs, she was more than an hour slower than Yao in terms of pregnancy. The first baby was also slow to be born, and there was no good news for a long time.
Ning Chen sat in the corridor until dawn. Finally, someone came from Weiruixuan.
It was Su'e who was beside the queen.
As soon as she came up, she was filled with joy. "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Concubine Fang has given birth!"
But before she could say what had happened, a loud baby cry was suddenly heard from the delivery room.
At this moment, Ning Chen no longer had the heart to listen to Su'e's words. He stood up and walked towards the door of the delivery room.
"Is the baby born? How is Ming Xiuyuan? How is the baby?" Ning Chen's voice was filled with excitement.
The door creaked open, and Madam Liang smiled and bowed first, "Your Majesty, Ming Xiuyuan gave birth to a little prince for Your Majesty. Both mother and child are safe. It's windy outside, so I dare not bring the child out. Your Majesty, please come and see him later."
"Okay, okay, mother and child are safe, okay." Ning Chen didn't know what to do for a moment. He turned around and saw Yuan Jiu, and immediately said, "Pass on my decree. Ming Xiuyuan was born with merit and is promoted to Xiuyi!"
Yuan Jiu responded quickly, but when he saw the Queen next to him, he reminded her again.
"Your Majesty, Miss Su'e still has something to say."
Ning Chen turned around and looked over at this moment, "Yes, I haven't asked yet, how is Concubine Fang?"
At this moment, Su'e's smile was a little stiff, but she still spoke quickly.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Fang gave birth to a little princess. Both mother and daughter are safe, but because of a difficult birth, she was injured and fainted after giving birth. However, the imperial physician said that she is not seriously injured."
"Oh, when you think about it, Concubine Fang gave birth faster. These are our third princess and fourth prince. Today, the emperor has a dragon and a phoenix, double happiness. This is really a great omen." Yuan Jiu immediately said sweetly.
It was a time when the war was at its most intense, and having a son and a daughter was indeed a good thing and a joyful thing for Ning Chen.
So he also promoted Yao Xiang's position, and she later became Fang Xiurong.
In about an incense stick of time, the delivery room was cleaned up.
Huiyue and Nanzhi also wiped Ye Yun's face, changed her into dry clothes, and simply tied her hair up.
This was also what Ye Jun meant. She didn't want Ning Chen to see her ugly appearance.
But even after she had cleaned up, Ning Chen came in and saw her bloodless lips and bloodshot eyes, and he knew that she was having a hard time.
When the servants saw the emperor coming in, they all retreated tactfully.
Ning Chen sat down at the head of the bed and gently held Ye Jun's hand, his eyes full of heartache.
"Qingqing, you gave me a healthy son. Thank you for your hard work."
Originally Ye Jun didn't want to cry, but when she saw Ning Chen and was coaxed softly, she thought of the thrilling scene last night and the pain of giving birth, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying for no reason? Are you feeling unwell?" Ning Chen suddenly became nervous. "Where's the imperial physician? Imperial physician, call the imperial physician!"
"Your Majesty." Ye Jun called him while crying and laughing, "Your Majesty, I am fine. I am happy but also scared. I really thought I was going to die last night."
Ning Chen was stunned for a moment, then he bent down and hugged the person.
"It's okay, it's all over. You will be fine, and the child will be fine too. It's my fault for not protecting you and your child well and frightening you. I won't do that again."
Ye Jun heard hoarseness and nervousness in his voice.
She also knew that Ning Chen sat in the corridor all night last night, guarding her until she gave birth.
From then on, she and he were truly related by blood, and having a child would make things very different in the future.
As for if a son is born, there will be a fight for the throne in the future.
Ye Jun was too tired at the moment and she didn't have the energy to think about these things. At this moment, she only knew that her life was saved and she became more important in Ning Chen's heart.
"Oh my Xiuyi, how can you cry during the confinement period!"
Suddenly, a voice brought the two back to their senses.
Turning around, it was Nanny Liang coming towards me holding a baby in a swaddling clothes.
Ye Jun wiped the corners of his eyes and said with a smile, "Let me see the child."
Nanny Liang also smiled, walked closer carefully, and placed the child in Ye Jun's arms, right between her and Ning Chen.
The two of them looked at the pink ball at the same time.
Babies are not very pretty when they are born, their skin is red and a little wrinkled. Now they have their eyes closed, their little mouth moves slightly, and they look very soft.
"Your Majesty, I gave birth to a... child." Ye Jun suddenly said.
There was a hint of surprise and discomfort in his tone.
It seemed as if I was lamenting that I had actually given birth to a child.
Ning Chen was amused by her silly look and didn't care that she didn't even call herself a concubine.
He reached out and touched her head, and said softly, "Yes, Qingqing gave birth to the fourth prince for me."
"The fourth prince." Ye Jun repeated, and suddenly remembered something. His eyes widened a little, "What did Concubine Fang give birth to?"
"She gave birth to the third princess half an hour earlier than you." Ning Chen said patiently.