The most beautiful lady in the harem

The Chuseok Festival is a major festival in this dynasty. According to palace rules, a family banquet is held every year, and this year is no exception.

As the saying goes, the moon is above the willows, and people make appointments after dusk. Every concubine is looking forward to it with this mood.

She started getting ready in the morning and dressed up carefully, hoping to amaze Emperor Yongjia at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and have him turn over her name card at night. She also wanted to stay in Chengqian Palace that night.

I vaguely remember that on this day last year, the person who slept with me was Qin Zhaoyi.

However, Qin Zhaoyi was pregnant this year, so everyone projected this opportunity onto themselves.

He felt that now that he no longer had a strong opponent like Qin Liuse, his hopes had greatly increased. Although Zi could not compare with Qin Liuse, he could compete with others.

Liu Yiyi dressed up specially on this day. She wore a light blue gauze skirt with a white and green corset inside and a ribbon of the same color around her waist, which made her already charming figure even more curvy and slender.

Liu Yiyi put some thought into wearing this outfit today.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was held at noon, and the lighting was just right. In the sunlight, she wore this dress, which was actually somewhat see-through, and she could vaguely see the scene inside. She had this idea in mind to attract the attention of Emperor Yongjia.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was organized by Concubine Xiao De alone.

Qin Liuse had a big belly and it was not easy for her to move around, so she did not attend the Autumn Eve banquet to join the family dinner, which made the concubines present even happier.

Without her, it would be like losing a lot of competitors.

When the auspicious time arrived and the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet began, everyone had their own thoughts and from time to time asked their maids if their makeup and hairstyle had become messy.

She kept flirting with Emperor Yongjia, hoping that he would receive her gaze.

It is unknown whether Emperor Yongjia received this look, but halfway through the banquet, someone walked in and whispered something into Eunuch Zhu's ear.

When Zhu Wanxi heard this, his face changed. He then hurried to the side of Emperor Yongjia and whispered something in his ear.

Emperor Yongjia frowned, immediately stood up, and left without saying anything. No one knew where he went.

The concubines who were still dreaming saw Emperor Yongjia leave suddenly and thought he was unwell, and they talked about it a lot for a while.

Someone asked the eunuch who stayed behind and found out that it was Qin Zhaoyi from Zhaoyang Palace who was about to give birth.

How come you are so good at picking dates?

Even during the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the time was fixed, and Emperor Yongjia was taken away while they were having lunch.

Everyone seemed to be betting their hearts on this, thinking that Qin Liuse might not be as urgent as he said.

What do you mean she was about to give birth? It might be that she just started to have stomach pain, so she sent someone to take Emperor Yongjia away.

Liu Yiyi was so angry that she poured herself a cup of tea and twisted her fingertips until they turned white.

Although Concubine Li Xian, who was sitting next to her, was also very angry, at this point there were more people who were angrier than her, so she just wanted to watch the fun.

For a moment, Concubine Li changed her expression, and she looked as if she was unaffected. She scooped the sweet soup into her mouth, and looked at Concubine Xin Shu beside her with a smile.

"I thought the emperor was going somewhere, but it turns out that Qin Zhaoyi is about to give birth. The emperor really cares about Qin Zhaoyi." Concubine Li said, as if she was cheering for Qin Liuse.

However, Concubine Li was certainly not someone who would cheer for Qin Liuse. She was just using this to make trouble for Concubine Xin.

As she spoke with a smile, she mentioned it casually, "When Concubine Shu gave birth to Princess Hele, did the Emperor go to see the elder sister? The Emperor cherishes his old relationship with the elder sister so much, he must have rushed over as soon as possible." Concubine Li asked with a smile.

After hearing what Concubine Li said, Concubine Xin's face seemed to be frozen, neither moving up nor down. She tried to force a smile, but it was so stiff.

Concubine Li was singing her own song and did not wait for her reply, but continued talking on her own.

She patted her head gently, "Oh no, look at my head. It seems that there is no such thing. Sister Shufei gave birth after Concubine Zhou. Just like Concubine Zhou, the emperor rushed to see her sister after she gave birth, right?"

"It is said that the delivery room is dirty. The emperor is a true emperor, so he naturally would not go in there. Sister, you don't have to take it to heart." Concubine Li said with a smile and scooped another mouthful of sweet soup into her mouth.

"But this time, the news that Qin Zhaoyi was about to give birth just came out. Why did the emperor rush over?"

The eye drops that Concubine Li Xian gave to Concubine Xin Shu really made her extremely unhappy.

When has the emperor ever been so nervous about a woman? When has he ever accompanied a concubine during childbirth?

Concubine Xin Shu thought that Emperor Yongjia would wait outside the main hall this time and would not go into the delivery room. After all, the mother was dirty and it would be bad to pollute the body of the emperor.

But just waiting outside is an honor that other concubines do not have.

Concubine Xin twisted her handkerchief and tried her best to smile. She said with a smile, "When I gave birth to Princess Ningle, I was in the northwest, so the emperor naturally couldn't come. I wonder if the emperor was with my sister when she gave birth to Princess Anle?"

Concubine Xin gritted her teeth and threw the words back to Concubine Li.

As expected, Concubine Li Xian’s face turned green.

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However, this time, Concubine Xin's expectation was wrong. When Emperor Yongjia hurried to Zhaoyang Palace, Qin Liuse had been lying in bed for some time.

The midwife and the female doctor were busy inside, and maids were coming in and out, boiling and carrying hot water. Concubine Xiao De also followed Emperor Yongjia here.

As soon as Emperor Yongjia arrived, he hurriedly wanted to go straight to the inner room, but was stopped by the old aunt in the palace, "Your Majesty, the delivery room is filthy. You are the true dragon emperor. You cannot go in. I can't bear it."

Emperor Yongjia glanced at her and said, "There is nothing I am reluctant to part with. I don't care about these things."

Then he pushed away the old aunt's hand and went straight in.

The old aunt was a rule-abiding person and wanted to stop him, but he was the emperor after all.

After thinking about it, he realized that the emperor had a dragon body and could naturally suppress these filth, so he didn't say anything more.

At this time, Qin Liuse had no time to check whether Emperor Yongjia had arrived.

She bit the wooden stick that the midwife gave her for leverage, and with one hand she grabbed the quilt underneath, using all her strength, and cold sweat broke out on her head.

But when she saw Emperor Yongjia walk up to her and squat beside her, her eyelashes still trembled.

The midwife was sweating with anxiety, and she kept saying, "Empress Zhaoyi, push harder! Push harder! Yes, push harder!"

Emperor Yongjia saw that she was sweating in pain, but she still didn't scream. After living for most of her life, it was rare for her eyes to swell up.

However, although Emperor Yongjia's emotions fluctuated, he would not shed tears or have red eyes, but only he himself knew this feeling.

He held Qin Liuse's hand and placed it lovingly on his chest. He looked at her and said, "This is the only thing I can't help you with."

Qin Liuse's lips turned pale. She had never thought that giving birth would be so painful. She felt like she had used up all her strength from her last life, next life, and this life, but the baby was still not born.

The midwife beside her tried to comfort her, "My queen, it's common for a child to take a day or two, don't be afraid. The amniotic fluid has only been broken for less than an hour. If you're hungry, have a mouthful of porridge. Save your strength and take it easy."

There was already a maid holding soup next to her, waiting for Qin Liuse to eat a few bites if she got hungry during the meal. Giving birth is such a strenuous job that it is easy to get hungry after a while.

Qin Liuse pulled the quilt with her left hand, grabbed the big hand of Emperor Yongjia with her right hand, and clenched her teeth. She didn't know how long she had been trying, but she felt that if the child didn't come out, she would faint. At this moment, she heard a loud cry.

The midwife took a quick glance and before she picked up the baby, she shouted loudly, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, it's a little prince! The fifth prince has been born!"

Then, he wrapped the little prince in the clean cotton cloth that had been prepared long ago.

Several midwives stood guard at the end of the bed. After wrapping up the fifth prince, they took a look at Qin Liuse's belly, looked at each other, and said in surprise and joy, "Empress Zhaoyi is pregnant with twins. You have to use more strength! Empress, use more strength, I can see the head!"

As early as when others said that her belly was a little big, she had already guessed whether she was pregnant with twins. But now that the first baby had just been born, the feeling was the most intuitive, and Qin Liuse's intuition was that the other baby had not yet come out.

Her eyes were a little red, and she didn't have time to cry. She swallowed, but didn't ask anyone to serve her food.

Somehow, after giving birth to the fifth prince, Qin Liuse seemed to have found a place to exert her strength.

She bit her lips hard and another loud cry echoed throughout the palace.

The midwife was overjoyed and shouted, "Congratulations to the Emperor! Congratulations to the Empress! The Fifth Prince! Our Fifth Prince has brought the princess with him! Congratulations to the Emperor! Congratulations to the Empress!"

The midwife was obviously very happy and gave out blessings again and again.

How could they not be happy to deliver twins for the emperor's favorite concubine? The reward from Emperor Yongjia would be enough for them to live a good life for two lifetimes.

Before giving birth, Qin Liuse had thought of countless scenes in her mind. She thought she would be a mother like Zhou Cairen, who would not feel at ease until she saw her child.

But at this moment, she was so tired that she didn't even want to move her fingers.

Her lips were white, the corners of her lips were curved, her eyes were a little red, she glanced at Emperor Yongjia, then closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.