I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

"Where are the reinforcements? When will they arrive?"

An Zhaoyan smiled bitterly, "Wu Ye has received the military order to call for the East City Army to come to his aid. It will probably take 20 days for the main force to arrive."

Jiang Xingkuo’s eyes went dark.

"So, I'd rather you didn't come back."

"So I'd rather you go with Huanyan."

"So, I'd rather you go with him. At least you don't have to worry here."

"Even though I don't want to admit it, the facts are there."

Jiang Xingkuo interrupted him, "Okay, stop talking. Who said I was scared? Aren't you worried about A Yan and Hai Yanqing leaving?"

"I'm worried. But I believe Hai Yanqing will protect him."

Jiang Xingkuo rolled his eyes at him, "How dare you say that? I get angry just thinking about this."

"He gave me this." An Zhaoyan handed her a piece of paper.

"What is that?" Jiang Xingkuo took it, opened it curiously, and looked at it carefully for a while before exclaiming, "He actually gave you a list and map of the secret guards hiding in Youling City?"

"I sent people to search everywhere, and they cleared it out. After all, there were internal and external troubles, and now there are only external troubles." An Zhaoyan said with a smile.

"But how are you going to hold on for the extra five days?" Jiang Xingkuo scratched his head. "Once the city is broken, there will be nothing left."

"So I need your help." An Zhaoyan stared at her with a firm look.

"Me?" She pointed at herself. "How can I help you? I don't know how to do anything."

An Zhaoyan rubbed his temple again, "Not yet, I can still handle it."

Eunuch Li hurried over and knelt in front of the emperor and Jiang Xingkuo, and reported in an anxious voice that the queen was suddenly about to give birth and asked the emperor to hurry over.

An Zhaoyan frowned and said, "Didn't the imperial physician say that the baby was only seven months pregnant? How come she's going to give birth suddenly?"

Eunuch Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress and the Imperial Concubine had a quarrel during dinner today. The Imperial Concubine criticized the Empress. The Empress was furious and wanted to slap the Imperial Concubine. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Concubine dodged. The Empress became even angrier and cried out in pain on the spot. Everyone saw that her water had broken and she was giving birth in Kunning Palace..."

Jiang Xingkuo asked doubtfully, "Who is the Imperial Concubine?"

Eunuch Li replied respectfully, "It's Consort De."

Jiang Xingkuo remained silent. She knew that this was someone else's family affair and it was not convenient for her to interrupt.

But she couldn't figure it out. In her impression, Concubine De was not the kind of person who would get into a conflict face to face.

The group hurried to Kunning Palace, and everyone looked very solemn.

In Kunning Palace, the queen was lying on the bed, her face pale, her forehead covered with sweat. Her lips were tightly closed, her hands tightly grasped the bed sheet, and she groaned in pain from time to time.

The imperial doctors were busy around the queen, wiping her body with hot water, trying to relieve her pain.

The emperor and Jiang Xingkuo walked into the room. Seeing the queen's painful expression, Jiang Xingkuo felt very sorry and pushed An Zhaoyan, "Go see her."

An Zhaoyan walked to the queen, held her hand, and said softly: "Queen, you must hold on. I am here with you, you will be fine."

A trace of relief flashed in the queen's eyes. She held the emperor's hand with a little force. She whispered, "Your Majesty, I am in so much pain..."

An Zhaoyan gently stroked the queen's hair and said, "Queen, I know you are in pain. You must be strong and give birth to a healthy child for me."

The Imperial Concubine, Chi Yuehan, stood aside at a loss, looking very awkward.

Seeing Jiang Xingkuo coming, she was extremely surprised. "Why are you back? What are you doing here?"

Jiang Xingkuo was a little confused, "What's wrong? Can't I come back?"

Chi Yuehan lowered her head, her voice trembling, "It's okay. It's actually safer outside now."

"Don't worry. She will definitely give birth safely." Jiang Xingkuo patted her shoulder to comfort her.

Chi Yuehan frowned and retorted loudly: "Who said I was worried about her! She made a scene at dinner and said I cut her food allowance. I swear to God! Now that the rebels are in front of us and we are trapped in the siege, who in the palace doesn't live frugally?"

"God knows! Because she's pregnant, I've already taken extra care of her, but she still scolds me. What's wrong with that? Not only does she scold me, she even wants to hit me. From childhood to adulthood, my father has never touched me. Who the hell does she think she is? How dare she slap me in the face!"

Chi Yuehan's voice was quite loud, and all the palace people in the side hall looked over.

Jiang Xingkuo pulled her sleeve awkwardly, "Keep your voice down...they are giving birth over there!"

Unexpectedly, Chi Yuehan became even more unconvinced and deliberately raised her voice, "Just give birth! Who doesn't know how to give birth? I had a miscarriage last time, who knows who caused it! I'm afraid that good and evil will be rewarded in the end! What goes around comes around!"

Chi Yuehan's sharp voice reached the ears of the queen who was giving birth. She opened her eyes wide, frowned, and her eyes were full of panic and anxiety. She was panting, her chest was rising and falling violently, and her right hand tightly grasped the bed sheet, trying to grasp a trace of stability, but she found that she could not calm down.

The midwife's voice of assisting delivery echoed in her ears, but she couldn't concentrate. All her thoughts were occupied by Chi Yuehan's voice.

She remembered some of the things she had done.

I’m afraid that just like what Chi Yuehan said, the retribution will be on her child.

The queen's breathing became more and more rapid, and she suddenly started bleeding heavily from under her body, and her situation became critical.

The doctors were horrified and took immediate measures, but the bleeding could not be stopped.

Emperor An Zhaoyan paced back and forth, "What's going on? Why did it suddenly become like this?"

One of the doctors replied, "The Queen was stimulated and overly excited, which led to a difficult delivery. It was a premature delivery, and the situation was critical. In addition, she was overly worried during her pregnancy, which affected the pregnancy. Now it all depends on the Queen's willpower..."

Emperor An Zhaoyan pursed his lips and glanced back at Chi Yuehan. Seeing this, Jiang Xingkuo quickly pulled her away and kept trying to comfort her.

"My aunt... calm down, calm down. Don't bother with her. She gave birth prematurely at seven months. If you continue to provoke her, there might be two dead in a while! The child is innocent, so let her give birth in peace. It won't be too late to target her later."

Chi Yuehan snorted coldly, "The Wan family is no longer the same as before! Let her go this time!"

Jiang Xingkuo had to persuade her to come to the back.

It is indeed the same as Chi Yuehan said.

While the empress was still in office, the position of imperial concubine was established, which showed that the empress was already in name only.

Ever since Wan Muqing's death, Wan Tianyuan has been in a state of decline. He has made frequent mistakes in his duties and has been repeatedly impeached by important officials in the court.

Moreover, Queen Wan Qianni's temperament changed drastically from then on. She would fly into a rage whenever something happened, and would not listen to others at all. She would punish people at the slightest provocation, and the entire harem was in panic.

The resources and connections in the hands of the Wan family gradually shifted to the Chi family.