【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 172 The Queen Mother who picked up the bargain is very upset 18

The palace was filled with joy due to the birth of two new lives, but outside the palace the atmosphere was tense due to several major events in succession.

First, a group of officials were killed in the silver robbery case, and then came the spring examination. The emperor, contrary to his usual behavior, not only set many questions outside the Four Books and Five Classics, but also personally inspected the examination room. The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang people surrounded the examination room tightly, which made some people with ideas dare not act rashly. When the results came out, the results were naturally as the emperor wished.

As a result, many bad voices were heard from outside, especially from those scholars who regarded the Four Books and Five Classics as sage books, and their words were particularly harsh.

The emperor listened to Yun Xi's advice and went to inspect the six ministries. He found many nerdy officials who were rigid and conservative. He was so angry that he asked them how they could serve the country by studying like this. He also arrested several of the most rampant ones and punished them for the crime of making irresponsible remarks about the court and the imperial examination. This improved the situation a lot.

Yun Xi hasn't been paying attention to the outside world recently. Now it's April and the weather is getting hotter. The queen's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and the due date is getting closer. Naturally, she has no energy to take care of the harem, so Yun Xi took over.

There are few people in the harem, so it is easier to manage. However, the arrangements for the queen's delivery must be made with great caution.

"The identities of these palace maids are unknown. They should be assigned to clean the cold palace."

Nanny Yue took it and looked at it, wondering suspiciously, is there someone with an unknown identity in the harem? Can someone with an unknown identity enter the palace? No, Nanny Chen seemed to have been abducted by a kidnapper.

"Yes, slave, I'll do it now."

"Also, change the clothes made for babies to cotton, which is sweat-wicking and breathable."

"Exchange for a batch of bird's nests with better quality."

"Prepare some ginseng from different years."

……

In such a busy day, on the night of the second day of May, the queen suddenly became pregnant. The queen, who was sleeping soundly, only felt something flowing out of her lower body. She was stunned for a moment, and then she woke up immediately, "Aunt Mo, amniotic fluid! Amniotic fluid!"

"Hey! Don't worry, Madam, someone come quickly, the Queen has launched an attack!"

This earth-shattering sound made Kunning Palace bustling with activity. Xiu'er stood at the door with her hands on her hips, making arrangements in an orderly manner. Everything that was sent in had to be smelled by her nose, and only when there was no problem could it be sent in.

"You female doctors, hurry in."

"Yes!"

"The doctor is waiting outside."

"Row."

"The more hot water, the better. Don't stop."

"Order!"

"Hurry up and cook the ginseng soup. Is the white fungus soup ready? Send it in first. Then ask the kitchen to cook some egg noodles."

"Yes!"

……

Nanny Yue got the news, and Yun Xi led people to leave Renshou Palace quietly. When they arrived, the emperor was already there.

"What are you doing outside? Come on! Let's go in and take a look. This is your first child. Look at how hard the Queen worked to give birth to you."

Lian Cheng: Ah?

"Mother, this, this, this..."

"How come you, the Son of Heaven, the most intelligent emperor in the world, also believed such nonsense?"

As he spoke, he stepped into the inner hall first. At this time, the queen was gathering her strength. She had first eaten a bowl of white fungus soup, and was now eating light egg noodles. She endured the pain while eating, and sweat was dripping down her face.

"Greetings, Queen Mother."

"Don't move, just lie still. Giving birth is hard work. Your mother is here to watch over you. You're worried about giving birth."

"Thank you, Queen Mother."

"Aunt Mo, how many fingers are open?"

"Your Majesty, it's already four fingers."

"Not bad, not bad, it's almost there."

Not long after, Lian Cheng, who was mentally prepared, walked in. Everyone in the room knelt down when they saw him.

"No need to be polite, just take good care of the Queen."

Liu Xinran was extremely moved. Since ancient times, no man would enter the delivery room when a woman was giving birth, as it was considered an unclean place. Seeing her husband at this time, she felt much more at ease.

"Your Majesty~"

"How is the Queen feeling? Why are you sweating so much?"

Lian Cheng felt much more at ease as he didn't smell too many strange smells, and he was in the mood to care about others.

Liu Xinran smiled palely and signaled to him with her eyes, "It hurts!"

"Does it hurt a lot? Where's the imperial physician? Come and relieve the queen's pain."

Yun Xi said, "How can this kind of pain be stopped? Remember the suffering the Queen has endured. Treating her well in the future is better than anything else."

Lian Cheng nodded secretly, "Okay."

Liu Xinran felt as if she had eaten honey in her heart, "Your Majesty treats me well, so I don't feel the pain anymore."

After chatting for a while, the queen finished her noodles. Her cervix was almost dilated, and she started to push hard while biting a piece of cloth.

The emperor had been watching from afar, but when he saw the queen's ferocious expression as she strained herself, he quickly walked over to wipe the sweat off her face. Liu Xinran almost lost her temper when she saw this, and uttered incoherently, "Your Majesty, please don't look at me. I look... ugly like this."

"It's okay, don't be afraid. I don't care about this. The beauty of the soul is the real beauty." Lian Cheng shook his head.

The queen no longer cared about him. She felt like the baby was about to come out, so she exerted force, gritted her teeth and used all her strength.

"Wow!"

The baby's cry touched everyone's heart. It only took three hours from the time the amniotic fluid broke to the time the baby came out.

"This child, like the emperor, loves his mother dearly. The emperor was born in less than two hours, so I don't have to worry about him. Wash him quickly and bring him to me for a look."

Aunt Mo's face was filled with joy. "Hey! It's a prince."

The emperor stood up and looked at the child cautiously.

"It's all wrinkled like the steamer."

The child seemed to understand his father's disdain and started crying again with a loud "wow".

"This voice is as loud as Yuyang's. He will definitely have a good health in the future." Yun Xi praised, handed the child to the emperor, and ran to see the queen.

Because the child was born quickly, the queen did not feel too tired. After drinking half a bowl of ginseng soup, she felt much more energetic.

"Mother, how is the child?"

"The child is fine, don't worry, he's a boy."

The queen smiled happily, "That's good."

"Your Majesty, I have to come and help the Queen to drain the lochia. I will then have someone move you to the bed next to her. Please bear with me." Xiu'er walked in and reminded.

"Okay, be careful."

After the lochia was discharged, the queen was moved to a clean bed and slept soundly. The child didn't even have a chance to see her.

"Be careful, don't wake up the queen."

Although the emperor said he disliked his son, he actually held him tightly to his chest and refused to let go, even when the eunuch came to record the birthmark on the child's body. This shows how much he loved his son.

After leaving the palace, it was already dawn. Yun Xi instructed, "Xiu'er, go and get the wet nurse's milk. The baby is almost time to be fed."

"Mother, do you want to feed the child now?" Lian Cheng saw the child sleeping soundly. "Look at his eyebrows. They are just like yours, long and thick."

Yun Xi explained, "Well, he's almost hungry. After feeding, we have to see if he passes meconium."

"Okay, mother, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on you. If you're tired, go to sleep." Lian Cheng said with concern.

"It's okay, I'll feed the baby."

She was fed quickly with a bottle.