The Queen ordered Chang Qi to go to Renshou Palace to briefly report the situation on Shen Zhiyao's side to Queen Mother Zhao. She also ordered people to stop the concubines who were about to rush over on the grounds that it was still too early for the birth.

It's better to live a quiet life, so that those useless people won't come and cause trouble.

Perhaps it was the Queen's companionship in walking back and forth that had an effect, or perhaps Shen Zhiyao was just extremely lucky, for before lunchtime, she was actually due for birth.

Her birth was also very grand. Imperial Doctor Qiu and Imperial Doctor Zhang were waiting outside the curtain, while two midwives and Qiuyue were serving inside.

The queen had no scruples at all and, despite the servants' dissuasion, she went behind the curtain.

Based on Shen Zhiyao's reaction in the morning, everyone was on high alert, with their hearts in their throats, preparing for an arduous "protracted battle".

Unexpectedly, while everyone was still gathering strength, Shen Zhiyao held the queen's hand and pushed hard, and the child was born...

Unlike the fourth prince, this child cried clearly and loudly as soon as he was born.

Although the childbirth process took less than half an hour, Shen Zhiyao's face was already covered with sweat, and even her hair was a little wet.

She looked straight towards the nanny who gave birth to her, her eyes full of maternal light.

The nanny simply washed the child, then wrapped the baby in the swaddling clothes that had been prepared in advance and carefully brought the baby to the Queen and Shen Zhiyao.

"Congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen, and Congratulations to Princess Jin, it's a beautiful little princess!" The nanny announced the good news with a smile.

Qiuyue, Zhe Ni and others had already reddened their eyes with excitement. Their master had guessed correctly, it really was a princess!

Zhe Ni was still holding the ginseng slices in his hand. He had thought that if the master was in too much pain to bear it, he could put it under his tongue. But now he didn't need it. The birth of this child was too smooth...

The queen looked at the child and found that he was not as wrinkled as the fourth prince when he was just born. She liked him very much and reached out to tease him.

Shen Zhiyao looked carefully at the red-skinned child and said with a smile, "Empress, I really want to hug this child, but I'm really too tired. I really don't have any strength at all..."

"Stop tossing and turning. Just lie down and don't move. I will take care of everything for you." The queen held her hand and said with a smile.

Shen Zhiyao looked at the queen, smiled slightly, and then fell into a deep sleep under the gaze of everyone...

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never seen a child being born so comfortably...

"Qiuyue, go to Renshou Palace to tell the Empress Dowager the good news. Chu'an, the Emperor should still be in the Taiji Hall for a meeting, and it will probably be over by now, so go and tell her the good news." The Queen stood up and ordered.

Qiuyue and Chu'an agreed, and left reluctantly, wiping their tears, leaving only Zhe Ni and a few others to take care of them.

Qiuyue and Chu'an walked out of the gate of Huayu Palace together. Qiuyue sighed, "Master, it's really not in vain that you followed the Queen. Now that the baby is born, the Queen not only takes care of it herself, but also comes to accompany her in person. Master can worry less. It's great..."

"We should also share more of the burden. We have to be ahead of the curve in terms of follow-up matters such as rewards, and we must not lose face for our master." Chu An said.

"Okay, let's go and report the good news separately first, think about it more on the way, and discuss it together when we meet back. I had already instructed Qiu Ling at that time to give one hundred taels of silver each to the two nannies and the two imperial doctors, and one month's salary to those who serve in the mansion." Qiuyue said.

"Sure. The Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the Empress will also give rewards later." Chu An smacked his lips.

Scarcity makes things valuable. Since their master gave birth to their first princess, there will inevitably be rewards from all sides. This time, the people in Huayu Palace are going to make a fortune.

The two of them ran separately to report the good news. Everyone in Huayu Palace was filled with joy. The servants took out lanterns and hung them up, preparing to light them up in the evening to celebrate.

The eldest princess was taken to a side hall to be fed by two wet nurses chosen by the Queen and Shen Zhiyao. Zhe Ni and Tao Xiang were not very reassured and ran back and forth from time to time to look after Shen Zhiyao and the eldest princess.

When Chu An ran to the Taiji Hall breathlessly, the emperor was just about to adjourn the meeting.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Chu'an from Huayu Palace is here and said he wants to tell you the good news..." Lin En bowed.

"Oh?" Bo Muxi was very happy and couldn't wait to say, "Bring it in!"

Soon, Chuan followed Lin En into the palace and knelt down to say, "Your Majesty, I am here to announce the good news. At the end of the Si hour, my mistress gave birth to a princess who weighed about five kilograms. Both mother and child are safe."

"Good!" Bo Muxi was delighted: "Princess, that's good too! Lin En, reward him! And everyone in Huayu Palace, give them generous rewards!"

"Yes! I congratulate the emperor. This is the emperor's first princess, born to Concubine Jin. I think the eldest princess must be both beautiful and intelligent!"

"yes……"

Several important ministers who had not yet left the hall echoed the sentiment and reported the good news to the emperor.

"Pass on my decree. For the meritorious service of giving birth to the eldest princess, Concubine Jin is rewarded with a thousand taels of gold, twenty sets of rare jewels presented by the State of Ying, a hundred pieces of fine silk, and ten pairs of precious jades." Bo Muxi said with a smile.

They could understand the elegant meaning by hearing the music. They had seen the pomp of childbirth in the palace, but they had never seen the emperor give rewards in this way.

It was as if he didn't care about money. You should know how much the emperor values ​​Shen Zhiyao and her son. He hurriedly started to flatter the emperor and praise Concubine Jin.

Seeing that the flattery was too obvious and that these guys really wanted to "progress", the emperor immediately restrained the smile on his face.

Bo Muxi sat back on the dragon chair in the main hall and said in a deep voice: "My dear ministers, there is no need to be overly happy. I just got a princess..."

The emperor spoke calmly, but his tone was still full of joy that he couldn't suppress.

Everyone looked at each other and thought: Your Majesty, are you treating us old officials like fools? Do you look like you don't like the princess?

"Okay, we have been busy for the whole morning. My dear ministers, please leave." Bo Muxi smiled and waved his hand.

Everyone knew that the emperor was in a hurry to see Concubine Jin, so they didn't want to wait too long and bowed and left.

After everyone had left for a while, Bo Muxi asked, "Lin'en, are they all gone?"

"In reply to the emperor, let's all leave." Lin En bowed.

Before Lin En finished speaking, Bo Muxi stood up and walked out quickly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please get on the imperial sedan chair..." Lin'en shouted with difficulty as he chased after the emperor.

"What imperial carriage? It's so slow! Stop talking nonsense. I have to go see Concubine Jin and my eldest princess quickly..." Bo Muxi didn't even have time to turn his head. He just shook his hand and ran so fast.

"Your Majesty, please go slower... Your Majesty's health is more important... Your Majesty..." Lin En quickened his pace and chased after him, but he could not catch up with the emperor. He was so anxious that sweat broke out on his face.

However, Bo Muxi acted as if he didn't hear anything at all, and his speed was getting faster and faster. How could he still pretend to be indifferent as before?

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