Chunjia was startled, and immediately turned over and sat up. While taking out his robe and quickly putting it on, he asked in a deep voice, "Has there ever been an imperial physician from Huanhua Palace?"
Yan Yin whispered through the curtain: "In response to Your Majesty's request, the person who came here said that someone has already been summoned."
"The imperial physician who is waiting for me will come with you." As he spoke, the emperor walked out neatly dressed and ordered, "Show us at the Xuanqing Palace!"
In the past two years, royal heirs have been born one after another. Although some have died in infancy, they are in the minority after all.
Nowadays, there are not a few children who are still alive before the emperor, but there are only a handful of children who are personally cared for by the emperor.
Although he originally doted on Yun Fenghuang and attached great importance to the birth of the imperial concubine, he did not intend to go and take charge of the matter in person as soon as he heard the news. After all, the Xuanqing Palace had been too popular before, and since Chunjia did not intend to abolish the direct lineage and establish a concubine, he couldn't help but think that he could not continue to give the imperial concubine extra favors. Otherwise, what if the direct prince is not particularly outstanding and cannot suppress brothers like King Qin in the future? He didn't mind using the children of his concubines as grindstones for his legitimate son, but he wasn't so cruel that he would eradicate all his concubine children in order for his legitimate son to successfully ascend the throne.
... If there is really a legitimate son who wants him to reach this level before he can ascend to the throne, then he must be useless.
Even if it is a legitimate son recorded on the jade plate, the emperor really doesn't like it.
In the final analysis, he favored his legitimate son because he did not want to create a source of trouble for future dynasties. How could the empire that he had worked so hard to secure be passed on to a loser
In short, Chunjia actually doesn't plan to give Yun Fenghuang any special treatment recently.
Especially when the two queen mothers left, don't hear the news on the way, Queen Mother Qu just paid it off, Queen Mother Yuan... must have felt heartbroken.
He did not go to great lengths to keep Queen Mother Yuan. He felt somewhat guilty and did not want to further irritate the Queen Mother.
But what happened with Xie Meng and Yun Fenghuang's bed these two days inevitably made Chunjia worried again.
After all, the emperor was sincere towards Yun Fenghuang. No matter how complicated his feelings were, no matter how much he considered the overall situation, he could not just sit back and watch his beloved concubine put herself in danger.
So when I came out of the Huanhua Palace that day, I thought about it and told everyone around me that if anything went wrong, the imperial concubine would immediately notify me, regardless of what I was doing.
At this moment, I hurried to Xuanqing Palace in the imperial chariot. As soon as I entered the door, I felt that the previous orders and orders were broken, and although the whole place was not in chaos, there was a sense of panic in the corners of my eyes and eyebrows.
When I walked to the main hall and came down, I saw two girls in colorful clothes, holding hands and standing by the road with pale faces, looking in with their feet up.
Because he was so absorbed, he didn't even notice the Emperor coming.
"What are you doing here?" Chunjia looked over and recognized Xie Mei and Xie Kuo, so he ordered in a deep voice, "Go back and stay with Xie Meng. I am here."
The two sisters were startled when they heard the sound, and hurriedly bowed and saluted. Empress Xie Mei entered the palace and did not see Chunjia, so she did not dare to say anything. However, Xie Kuo had the courage to say: "Sister Meng'er and the ministers are all worried about my aunt. My sister also asked my daughter-in-law and sister Meier to come together to guard my aunt."
"Why are the two ladies still here?" Chie came out after hearing the commotion. After bowing to the emperor, he hurriedly persuaded them, "I told them that the imperial doctor is already inside. The two ladies are young and have not yet left the cabinet. Stay here." It won't help here, so I'd better go back and accompany Miss Meng. When there is news from the Queen's side, the maids can send someone to tell her, okay?"
Xie Kuo glanced at Chunjia subconsciously, but saw that the emperor left them both and asked Chie: "How is Ah Huang?"
The emperor always respected Yun Fenghuang's position in front of others. At this moment, he lost his words in a hurry. Everyone around him was startled. Even Xie Mi, who had always lowered his eyebrows and looked down on him, was clearly stunned.
"... Your Majesty, the empress has been sent to the delivery room." Chie calmed down, and while leading Chunjia inside, he said quickly, "The situation is not very clear now... In short, she is going to give birth, but I don't know... No I know what will happen later..."
Chunjia said in a deep voice: "The imperial concubine has always been blessed with great blessings, so she will definitely be fine!"
Chicalyx quickly said yes.
"Your Majesty, your majesty's due date is already within these days, so it's almost the same." Yan Yin saw the emperor's brows furrowed, and took two quick steps to smooth things over, "Your majesty, please don't worry!"
Without stopping, the group quickly walked through the palace courtyard and arrived outside the specially prepared delivery room.
Chen Jing and other attendants who were inconvenient to enter the delivery room were all guarding here. They all looked solemn and held their breath, making the atmosphere more tense.
Seeing this scene, the emperor paused for a moment, waved his hand to stop their belated greetings, and asked: "When did the noble concubine feel bad?"
When the news about Xie Meng came to him before, although Yun Fenghuang was quite shocked in front of him, he was comforted later and rested well, didn't he
At that time, the imperial doctor came to check the pulse, but did he not mention the possibility of premature birth
"Reply to Your Majesty." Many of the waiters who were staying outside now, headed by Chen Jing, came to pay their respects with pale faces after hearing this, and reported, "When Your Majesty left, your Majesty's condition was fine, but after His Majesty left, your Majesty insisted on summoning Miss Yi and others. Miss Kuo asked... Not long after that, she..."
"You bastard!" Chunjia's face darkened and she scolded, "Don't you know what's going on with your mother-in-law now? You shouldn't have reported Xie Meng's matter to her in the first place, let alone let Xie Mi and Xie Kuo bother her in the future?! "
Chen Jing almost burst into tears after hearing this. He kowtowed hard and choked with sobs: "In reply to Your Majesty, the servant who reported the message to the empress that day has been put under guard! As for Miss Mei and Miss Kuo, Your Majesty, it’s not that the slaves don’t want to stop her, but the queen is worried about Miss Meng and she is angry. The slaves are afraid that they will not obey the queen’s words. The queen’s anger will be very harmful to her body... "
Chunjia's expression was extremely gloomy, but she did not continue to scold him, because the emperor knew well that if the imperial concubine had made up her mind, it would be difficult for him to stop her, let alone these minions.
He narrowed his eyes and asked in a cold voice: "What's going on with that cheap maid who reported the news randomly?!"
Before Chen Jing could answer, the emperor shook his head and said, "The imperial concubine has just entered the delivery room. You guys don't look like you outside... That's all. I hope you people will lead you to take a look!"
After Chen Jing took Yan Yin to see the palace guard who was under guard, Chunjia asked others to come up and talk, asking about Yun Fenghuang's situation after he left.
After what he told Chen Jing, there was no big discrepancy, it was basically confirmed that Yun Fenghuang was stimulated by Xie Meng's incident and related circumstances to give birth prematurely.
Not long after, the imperial doctor who was dedicated to serving Chunjia arrived, wiping his sweat. Before he could salute, Chunjia ordered him to tidy up and prepare to enter the delivery room to rescue the imperial concubine at any time.
This made the imperial doctor suddenly awe-inspiring. He didn't dare to wipe his sweat. He didn't dare to show his anger and walked to the side to organize the medical box. He even began to consider whether he should quietly write a will now if the imperial concubine's condition was not good...
When he was struggling, the Queen, the Concubine Shu, the Concubine De, the Concubine Xian... When the Sixth Palace first heard that the Concubine was giving birth, she was still hesitant about whether to go there this late at night. She heard that the Emperor was already here, so how could she dare to neglect her? I had to get down to the ground, dress up, and rush over to show my concern.
It's just that Chunjia has no intention of understanding them now. Seeing that there are still people coming meanderingly, he simply orders everyone below the imperial concubine to leave and not to disturb them!
After all, when he arrived, Xuanqing Palace had already revealed a hint of Liushen Wushu. If there were so many people crowded in, it would become even more busy and he would not be able to take care of the masters.
"Are you waiting for King Qin and Zhaoqing?" Seeing this, the queen also asked her attendants to help drive them out and persuade others to go back for the time being. Then she remembered something and looked around and asked, "Today, I, the noble concubine, can't take care of them here. , don’t make the palace people lazy.”
"Queen, please rest assured. My mother-in-law just started to activate it. Before entering the delivery room, she was struggling to tell the people around her that those serving the emperor's heirs tonight must be attentive. No matter what news comes from the delivery room, they must not leave. Guard the emperor's heirs!" After hearing this, Chen Zhu quickly came up to explain, "I am determined not to frighten the emperor's heirs because of something unexpected happening on the empress' side."
The queen thought to herself, if she could take care of all this, then it probably wouldn't be a big problem. At least the concubine's condition was fine before she entered the delivery room.
But Chunjia heard that this was not the case, but she thought with emotion and complicated thoughts that the imperial concubine really valued the children.
How long has it been, and I am still thinking about protecting a few of the emperor's heirs who are not my biological children.
Seeing the queen's relaxed look after hearing this, the emperor's eyes suddenly became cold and he said softly: "The imperial concubine is in the delivery room in front of you, and the queen didn't even care about it, but she was thinking about King Qin and the others? What are you here to care about? Is the imperial concubine giving birth, or is she here to care for King Qin and his companions?"
Gu Zhen didn't expect the emperor to ask such a question. He hesitated for a moment before forcing a smile and said: "Your Majesty... Of course I came here because I heard that the imperial concubine was born prematurely. I just asked King Qin and the others because the imperial concubine has always cherished her son and was worried about her. We rushed to the delivery room in a hurry today, and the people serving the emperor's heirs will be in a hurry, so don't scare the children then."
"It has been several years since the imperial concubine entered the palace and she is finally happy. It is a good thing that she gives birth today. What should the children be surprised about?" Chunjia said in a cold tone, "Besides, I don't usually see the queen showing much interest in King Qin and the others. Now, Why are you thinking about it?"
"This..." Gu Zhen was startled, and he later realized that he was just looking for something to talk to and asked with good intentions. What did it mean at this time: as a person who has been in the palace for many years and has nothing to do, and has no idea. There may be a successor, but she likes children very much, so she has a friendly attitude towards most of the emperor's heirs.
It's just that this kind of friendliness and closeness has never been shown to the children under Yun Fenghuang's knees.
This is because King Zhaoqing of Qin had several conflicts with the third prince and the King of Chu. Every time it was the third prince and the King of Chu who suffered the loss. Even though the queen had affection for most of the heirs, she had to raise them all by herself. The older one definitely pays more attention to it, so it is really difficult not to hold grudges against the domineering eldest son and daughter of the emperor; secondly, because Yun Fenghuang has a more domineering personality than the two children, and rashly gets close to the emperor's heir under her knee, this noble concubine is not She would think that the queen meant well, but she would only think that the queen was deliberately trying to drive a wedge between her and her heirs, or had other bad intentions... In short, in order not to cause trouble, the queen usually greeted all the emperors' heirs, except for the brother and sister of the King of Qin. , ignore it.
As a result, now that the imperial concubine has entered the delivery room, the queen has become concerned about these royal heirs. It even sounds like Chunjia has not asked these children just now... This...
Considering that Yun Fenghuang was born prematurely, and there was no insider knowledge of the premature birth, it is difficult not to suspect that the queen was the one who murdered the imperial concubine.
She was even certain that if the concubine went into the delivery room, she might not be able to get out!
In this way, wouldn't it be possible to care about King Qin and the others in advance, and then start carving up the royal heirs when the bad news about the noble concubine comes out
After all, King Qin and the others are still young and still need the care of their mother and concubine!
Gu Zhen broke out in a cold sweat for a moment!
She didn't think much and hurriedly knelt down on the ground to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I am not blessed and have never had children. Therefore, I don't know what to say or do when I come here. I mention the king of Qin, Zhaoqing and other emperors in a hurry." Hey, I definitely have no other intentions!"
Chunjia stared at the delivery room not far away. It was quiet just now, but now it was clearly busy. She could only hear a series of comforting sounds mixed with the intermittent voice of the imperial concubine crying in pain, but because someone seemed to persuade her to save her energy, He suppressed his depression and could only hear vague moans through the door... He turned his head and paid attention for a while, then glanced at the queen who was kneeling with cold knees: "Although you have never given birth, But he has been taking care of the birth of his concubine for a long time, so why don’t you know anything about it yet? Is the previous concern for the Sixth Palace just a show, or is there something on your mind today? "
The queen did not dare to answer, but fell to the ground, trembling.
The emperor stared at her for a moment, and Gu Zhen felt that his gaze at this moment was bone-chilling.
"The queen is the middle palace, but her words and deeds are inconsistent..." Chunjia pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go back and copy some scriptures to pray for the noble concubine."
After a pause, "There's no next time!"
Gu Zhen couldn't care less about his grievance and quickly thanked him.
I feel aggrieved, but this aggrievedness is not the same as the previous grievances.
She felt she was wronged before, but this time... she really could only blame herself for being stupid.
"This is not the first time that I have served His Majesty, so why bother pretending to be smart?" The queen warned herself in annoyance, "In the future, when you don't understand, you would rather be more dull, but you can't be so casual anymore."
In fact, she might not have said this before the change, but after a long conversation with Chunjia, she felt that the emperor was still trustworthy and reliable, so she subconsciously wanted to show it... Who knows!
... The atmosphere outside was already tense. Because of the punishment the queen received, everyone became more and more silent and did not dare to move. In the delivery room, everything was in order.
The Qing Dynasty even knelt in front of the couch and whispered to Yun Fenghuang: "Empress, the Queen was suspected and punished by Your Majesty just now for questioning your Highnesses... Do you need to add fuel to the fire?"
For example, let Qin Wang Zhaoqing, the seventh prince and the ninth prince really have something happen to him...
"Use... no need!" Yun Fenghuang drank the inducing labor medicine by himself. He waited until there was any movement and pretended to be in premature labor. At this moment, he was already giving birth. He bit the handkerchief in his mouth. After hearing the words, he pushed the handkerchief out with his tongue and explained intermittently. , "To go too far, to go too far is not enough!"
I originally wanted to explain a few words, but at this moment, the pain was so excruciating that I really had no time to say anything, so I only used my eyes to signal Qing to stay out of trouble.
After all, Xie Meng has already targeted Empress Dowager Yuan and Gu Zhen in this case, so there is no need to add any unnecessary extravagance at this time.
There is no need to arouse Chunjia's suspicion.
She rejected Qingren's proposal, felt the pain intensify, and could no longer care about it. She only listened to Wen Po's instructions and started to exert force... This period of time felt like countless springs and autumns had passed.
During this process, Yun Fenghuang understood Queen Mother Qu's reluctance very well. After all, Queen Mother Qu was able to endure the fact that a child born in such a desperate manner ranked other women above her for so many years!
If it were her, she would probably want to strangle such an unfilial son to death!
Yun Fenghuang didn't want to think about Chunjia's fact that she didn't know her life experience until she grew up, and that Queen Mother Qu was actually not qualified to raise her own children.
Yes, when she heard a loud baby cry, she had only one thought in her heart: in the future, King Qin, Zhaoqing, the Seventh Prince, and the Ninth Prince could all betray her and turn against her, but this child would never Can!
Not to mention betrayal, Yun Fenghuang felt that if this child dared not be filial to her in the future, she would be angry to death! ! !
Outside the delivery room, the emperor and the concubines heard the sudden cry of the baby. They all breathed a sigh of relief at first. Concubine De couldn't wait to ask: "Is it the prince or the princess?"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Chunjia shout softly: "How is your concubine doing now?"