Phi-Fic Chapter 870 Another Son!
Chapter 870 Another Son!
Seeing that Sun Ruomei's aunt was present, Madam Xu did not bring up the matter of Concubine Teng again.
However, she naturally had no intention of giving up the idea.
Her daughter is eleven years old this year, and it would be most appropriate for her to marry into the family as a concubine.
Xu's calculations were excellent. Her daughter was eleven years old this year, and strictly speaking, she was still a child. Therefore, Sun Ruomei would naturally not be wary of a child.
A few years later, Sun Ruomei gave birth, her figure changed, and she was no longer as beautiful as she is now, but that was the time when her daughter was about to bloom.
By then, even if his daughter can't become the principal wife, she can at least become a concubine.
Of course, since Madam Sun didn't agree, she wasn't in a hurry.
Anyway, my daughter is still young. It won't be too late to let the Crown Prince of Ming see his daughter again in a few years.
In fact, this is precisely where Xu's shrewdness lies.
In the eyes of Madam Sun and Sun Ruomei, Madam Xu seemed to want to use the opportunity of sending away Concubine Teng to bring her own family into the picture, but in reality, she was thinking about her own daughter.
Therefore, people are inherently selfish!
Even though Madam Xu has earned a good reputation as a second wife in recent years, she would still choose her daughter without hesitation when faced with matters of personal interest.
Before we knew it, it was already the end of February.
Mu Xin Nuan's due date was still half a month away, but unexpectedly, she went into labor in the middle of the night.
Duanmu Chuze was startled. Although she had given birth before, she was still somewhat worried about this pregnancy. Mu Xin Nuan's belly seemed to be larger than when she gave birth to Zong Hua.
So, in the dead of night, the entire East Palace became quite lively.
Soon, news reached Kunning Palace. The Empress, disregarding the Emperor's still groggy state, dressed and went outside.
After the Empress left, the Emperor still couldn't sleep well. When he woke up and heard from the palace servants that the Eastern Palace had started an attack, he immediately lost his sleepiness.
The emperor got up and went to the side hall to see his grandson. Thinking that it was still early, he lay down again and fell asleep next to Duanmu Zonghua.
The Eastern Palace was incredibly busy.
The palace had naturally prepared several midwives to assist with the delivery, and Aunt Fang stayed in the delivery room with the Crown Princess.
Duanmu Chuze tried to rush in several times, but was stopped each time.
About half an hour later, still no news came from the delivery room, and Duanmu Chuze was really anxious.
"Wasn't it supposed to be much easier to have a second child? Why is there still no news? Where is the imperial physician? Imperial physician!"
"Your Highness, please don't worry, Imperial Censor Yue is already waiting inside."
Chunyu was somewhat skilled in martial arts, and Mu Xinnuan was worried that Duanmu Chuze might barge in, so she instructed her to stay by the Crown Prince's side and tell him not to act rashly.
The Imperial Physician Zhao and two imperial physicians were waiting in the delivery room, but they were in the outer room while the Crown Princess was giving birth in the inner room.
Several imperial physicians smelled a strong stench of blood, and they all looked tense.
They all knew that the Crown Princess held a special place in the Crown Prince's heart; if anything happened to her, their lives would be in danger.
"The Queen is here!"
Seeing that she was about to lose control of the Crown Prince, Chunyu finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this loud singing.
No matter how stubborn His Highness the Crown Prince is, he will always listen to the Empress.
"how's it going?"
"Your Majesty, it has been more than half an hour, and there is still no movement."
The Empress frowned. "Is it not wide enough?"
"Your Majesty, I don't know either. I heard a nanny say that it's dilated to four centimeters. We'll have to ask them about the current situation."
The Empress waved her hand, "Never mind, let's take a look first."
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, they heard someone inside calling out, "Quickly, go and prepare more hot water."
The Empress was also worried. Although she had given birth to one child, childbirth was still a life-threatening experience for a woman, and she could not be careless.
The Empress saw that her son's face had turned pale and knew that he was worried about Mu Xin Nuan inside. She was worried about him too.
Despite the pleas of her maids, the Empress quickly entered the delivery room.
"Mother, why have you come?"
"Silly child, how can your mother not come when you are giving birth? Stop talking and save your strength for the baby."
At this moment, the Empress had no time to ask what had happened or why she had gone into premature labor.
Just as Duanmu Chuze had been pacing around outside for who knows how many times, he finally heard an extremely loud baby cry from inside.
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Chuze froze. He didn't care whether it was a man or a woman, as long as the mother and child were safe, that was enough.
The child was quickly brought out. Duanmu Chuze lifted the thin blanket to take a look, then waved his hand and had someone take the child away.
After the wet nurse had taken a few steps, Duanmu Chuze called her back, "Did Mother hold her just now?"
"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager held him first. She even said, 'Congratulations, Your Highness, on the arrival of another little prince.'"
Duanmu Chuze was stunned for a moment; he seemed to have forgotten to ask whether it was a man or a woman.
When the wet nurse brought him out, she congratulated him on having a son or a daughter, but he honestly couldn't remember.
"How is the Crown Princess?"
The wet nurse's expression stiffened for a moment. "Your Highness, all is well."
Who is Duanmu Chuze? How could he possibly have missed the unnaturalness in her expression just now?
She lifted her robes and was about to rush into the delivery room when, just then, Hospital Director Zhao came out of the room.
"Dean Zhao, how is the Crown Princess?"
"Your Highness, everything is fine now, please rest assured. But...?"
Zhao, the imperial physician, glanced around and whispered, "It seems that Aunt Fang just discovered a midwife trying to harm the Crown Princess. The midwife is still tied up inside. The Crown Princess has fainted from exhaustion, and Her Majesty the Empress is interrogating her."
"what happened?"
"That old woman added something to the soup bowl that Miss Mu Hua brought over. I just checked it, and if the Crown Princess drinks that soup, she may experience postpartum hemorrhage during childbirth."
Hemorrhage?
Duanmu Chuze's eyes darkened, his face turned slightly pale, and his whole body exuded a murderous aura!
It hasn't been that long. Thinking back to Duanmu Zonghua's poisoning incident, it's highly likely that this matter is closely related to the person behind it all.
"Very well, you must not mention this to anyone, not even Zhao Zihe."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Go ahead. I know you are the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital, and Father has always trusted you. From now on, you will come twice a day to check the Crown Princess's pulse until she finishes her postpartum confinement."
"Yes, Your Highness."
A cold glint flashed in Duanmu Chuze's eyes, "An Yi!"