"Imperial Physician, how is Concubine Wen's condition?" Ning Chen sat down and spoke.
There were four people standing in a row below, led by Imperial Physician Zhang, the current court judge, who stepped forward to answer.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Wen's current situation is not optimistic. If she had fallen but no bleeding, that would be easier to deal with. But if she had bleeding but the baby couldn't be born, I'm afraid... we need to use drugs to induce labor."
Needless to say, this thing is definitely harmful to the body.
"Is there no other way?" The queen looked embarrassed.
Judge Zhang shook his head. "Empress Wen is bleeding profusely and her amniotic fluid has broken. If she cannot give birth to the heir as soon as possible, both mother and child may suffer."
Ning Chen's face was gloomy. "In that case, then use the medicine. I want you to protect them and their child. If anything happens, bring them to me with your heads!"
Several imperial doctors agreed and hurried down to prepare medicine.
If there is any advantage now, it is that Concubine Wen is young, in good health, and can handle it better.
Soon, Concubine Wen's painful moans were heard again.
In order to prevent the concubines from screaming in pain and losing face or uttering nonsense during childbirth, they bit a piece of cork in their mouths to prevent them from making too much noise.
Even so, because the outer room was as quiet as a cicada, it was still heard very clearly.
Ning Chen closed his eyes and kept turning the ring on his hand. No one else dared to make a sound and was feeling very depressed.
Chuxiu Palace was not as spacious as Fengqi Palace and the seats were limited, so everyone below the rank of Beauty had to stand.
Now that winter has arrived, even though there are one or two charcoal braziers in the room and the concubines of lower rank standing at the back by the door are leaning against each other, it is still very cold.
Especially Liu Cainv, who had the lowest position, stood the furthest from the outside, had thinner clothes, and was shivering with cold.
Basins of blood and water were brought out from the inner room. The labor-inducing drug seemed to have taken effect after she drank it. She heard the midwife instructing Concubine Wen to exert force.
Even though the inside and outside were separated, the smell of blood still lingered.
The queen ordered people to light some incense and open a window, and then the situation got better.
However, this made the concubines, who were already cold, even colder, but no one cared about it.
Fortunately, Huiyue was thoughtful. When she came out, she took the cloak she wore in the deep winter and wrapped it around Ye Jun. Although it looked too thick, it was indeed warm.
"Your Majesty, something has gone wrong..." The midwife came out with blood stains on her hands that she hadn't remembered to wipe clean.
The queen frowned, "What's going on? How dare you say something so unlucky? What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, Empress, Concubine Wen's fetus is in an abnormal position. I felt it and found that both feet are facing downwards. This means she will definitely have a difficult birth!" The old woman was so frightened that she was shaking and almost crying.
I thought entering the palace to serve the favored Concubine Wen would be a reward, but why did it turn out like this
"Bang—"
It was the sound of a teacup breaking, which startled everyone and made them look over. They saw that Ning Chen's sleeve was wet, and the teacup that was originally in his hand had been shattered into pieces on the ground.
"I don't want to hear any of your arguments. No matter what, I want them and their child to be safe. Otherwise, you will all be buried with them!"
How could a young emperor in his early twenties have a good temper, not to mention that the person lying in there was his favorite concubine and the child he had long awaited.
The old woman crawled back to the delivery room, while the imperial physician outside was still discussing countermeasures and how to use medication to assist.
Fortunately, these midwives have some techniques and can correct the fetal position through massage.
But this cannot be completely certain, it all depends on experience and feel, and it is difficult to avoid mistakes in such an extremely tense and panicked state.
Another wave of pain came. Concubine Wen clenched her teeth and forced herself to stay awake, but the temperature of her body disappeared bit by bit. Even her vision became blurred and her lower body seemed a little numb.
"My queen, my queen, you can't sleep, my queen, just hold on, you will be safe!"
Bai Lu grabbed her hand and cried desperately, which made people outside feel sorry for her.
Concubine Wen gathered her strength and spoke weakly, "Remember, let the emperor protect the child. If I die, even if you cut open my belly, you must save the child. He is my blood and my life..."
After saying this, Concubine Wen could no longer hold on and fainted.
Bai Shuang wiped her tears and ran out to call the imperial physician, and then passed on the message, "Your Majesty, the queen said that she must save the child. If the queen dies, even if she has to cut open her belly, she must save the child."
"What are you talking about!" Ning Chen said angrily, "Go in and guard your master. Tell her that I want her alive!"
"Imperial Physician, Concubine Wen has fainted, why don't you quickly find a solution for me!" Ning Chen's eyes were frighteningly cold.
Judge Zhang was also anxious, so he could only say, "Your Majesty, ginseng can save lives, but Concubine Wen is in danger, so a hundred-year-old ginseng may not be enough. We need ginseng that is at least a hundred and fifty years old, but it is rare, and there is none in the Imperial Hospital!"
"Your Majesty, I brought some things with me when I entered the palace. Among them was a ginseng that was said to be two hundred years old. If it is true, I will ask someone to fetch it for me right away so that I can solve my urgent problem." Ye Jun suddenly spoke.
Everyone looked over and was a little surprised. How could he be willing to take out such a good thing? He must have spent a lot of money just to show off in front of the emperor.
Ning Chen looked over, thought for a moment, and spoke in a deep voice, "Doctor Zhang, go with Lady Ming to get it. Just cut enough for your needs. This thing is precious, and we can't waste it all."
Doctor Zhang was overjoyed and quickly followed Nan Zhi.
Ye Jun lowered his eyes and ignored the suspicious looks from others.
As a person who has received higher education and experienced civilized society, she really cannot completely turn a blind eye to life and death today.
Besides, Concubine Wen had never been against her, so she could just think of it as saving the innocent child or gaining Ning Chen's favor.
Doctor Zhang brought back the ginseng, and it turned out to be about two hundred years old.
I sighed in my heart. I had heard that Ming Meiren's maternal grandfather, the Chu family, was a century-old merchant family. To have such good things, it was obvious that they were very powerful.
A thin slice was cut and given to Concubine Wen to hold in her mouth, and some other medicine was poured into her. Finally, the woman was woken up and the birth continued.
But it was still difficult. The fetus was in an abnormal position and the qi and blood were insufficient. She couldn't give birth from the middle of the night until dawn. During this period, she fainted several times and was only kept alive by Ye Jun's old ginseng.
"The Emperor still has to attend court, so leave this place to me. As soon as there is any news, send someone to report immediately." The Queen advised.
In fact, she was almost dying of sleep, but she had to pretend.
Ning Chen couldn't give up the affairs of state, so he nodded in agreement. However, he also asked everyone to go back and rest, and left Yuan Jiu to guard the Chuxiu Palace.
The Queen also kept Nanny Ding and Suqin.
And no one noticed that although Concubine Wen was making such a big fuss, the Empress Dowager didn't even send anyone to inquire about it, even though the Grand Noble Concubine and Concubine De, who lived in seclusion in the Buddhist temple, had sent people to come.
But everyone was so sleepy at the moment that they had no time to think about these things and hurried back to their homes to rest.