The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

Gu Shijin paused as he was about to leave. This time, Concubine Song probably wouldn't be able to escape unscathed.

Concubine Song had no way to prove that she was not the one who pushed the imperial concubine, but there were obviously two people on the imperial concubine's side who proved that it was Concubine Song who pushed herself.

Gu Shijin didn't want to hear what happened next, and she felt uncomfortable after sitting for a long time, so she left.

Anyway, the final result will spread throughout the harem sooner or later.

……

Gu Shijin didn't care about this matter anymore after returning to Chenhua Palace, because she started to feel uncomfortable in her stomach as soon as she came back from Fengyi Palace.

There is a dull pain in the lower abdomen, and it feels like it is falling.

"Mom, Xingzhu, I think I'm about to give birth!" Gu Shijin grabbed his mother's arm and said.

Mother Gu was startled and touched Gu Shijin's belly. "Quick, help the young lady to the bed, and call the imperial physician and midwife!"

The midwife had been living in Chenhua Palace since early morning, ready at all times. As soon as she heard that Gu Shijin was about to give birth, she rushed over.

As for the imperial physician, Gu Shijin had always been treated by Imperial Physician Song, but today Imperial Physician Song followed Lu Junze out of the palace, and Gu Shijin was actually a little worried about changing to another imperial physician. Gu Shijin had not learned about the Imperial Hospital, and did not know which lady was behind these imperial physicians.

Gu Shijin thought for a moment, then instructed Xingzhu, "Go and ask Concubine Ning to come over."

"Yes, my lord."

Gu Shijin asked someone to invite Concubine Ning. Concubine Ning didn't need to do anything. She just needed to wait for the imperial physician to prescribe medicine and she would check to see if there was any problem with the medicine.

In this harem, Concubine Ning is the only person Gu Shijin is willing to trust.

When Concubine Ning heard from the person sent by Gu Shijin that Concubine Jin was about to give birth, she hurried over with her palace maids.

Giving birth is not something that happens as soon as you feel the feeling. It is a long process. Gu Shijin felt the feeling in her stomach around the hour of Si, but she didn't start giving birth until the hour of Shen.

During this period, the concubines in the palace who received the news came one after another, and the queen was the first to arrive.

"Xiao Linzi, go call my eldest brother over."

"Xingyue, keep an eye on that strange midwife."

"Yuer, I'll leave the imperial physician to you."

Lu Junze hadn't come back yet, so Gu Shijin could only give instructions about everything he could think of.

She had the secret guards assigned to her by the emperor, and they must have gone outside the palace to report to the emperor.

"What happened?" Shangguan Yan asked as she saw a midwife coming out.

This midwife was the one arranged by the Queen. She bent over and said, "Your Highness, the Queen, the young lady has not shown any signs of giving birth yet."

"The Queen Mother has arrived."

Shangguan Yan was startled by the eunuch's announcement. Why would the empress dowager come? She had never been present when a concubine gave birth before.

"Your humble concubine pays her respects to the Queen Mother/the Queen Mother." All the concubines stood up and paid their respects in a large crowd.

"Mother, why are you here?" The Queen stepped forward and supported the Queen Mother and asked.

The Queen Mother sat down and sighed, saying, "The Emperor is not in the palace either. I came to see him."

Shangguan Yan lowered her head to hide the expression on her face. What did the emperor mean by not being in the palace? In the end, he was just worried about her.

But it doesn't matter. If you are worried, then don't worry. You can't just abandon her.

It was not until the afternoon that Gu Shijin showed signs of giving birth.

"My lady, you will follow the contractions and push hard. You must hold on." The midwife instructed. This midwife was Gu Shijin's wet nurse when he was a child.

Gu Shijin's forehead was already covered with sweat. She nodded, then looked at Xingzhu and asked, "Is the Emperor...back...?"

Xing Zhu wiped the sweat off Gu Shijin's face and said, "My lady, the emperor is still on his way, but the empress dowager is here."

Hearing this, Gu Shijin breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to have the Queen Mother around.

As he was talking, Gu Shijin felt an unbearable pain.

"Ah...ah..."

"My lady, please push harder... My lady..." the midwife shouted.

Gu Shijin gritted his teeth, veins bulged on his forehead, he grabbed the bed sheets with both hands, and stared straight ahead.

"what……"

No one told her that giving birth would be so painful!

The pain lasted for half an hour.

At this moment, the midwife who had been secretly watched by Xingyue moved, and took advantage of the chaos to move on Gu Shijin's belly.

Xingyue was startled and quickly ran over to grab the midwife's hand, "What are you doing?"

The midwife was startled, then calmed down and said, "What are you doing? I want to massage your belly so that you can have a smoother birth."

Xingyue winked at the palace maid next to her, and the maid came over and grabbed the midwife's hand. Xingyue pried open the midwife's hand and saw a black pill in the palm of her hand. She didn't know what it did.

"What is this?" Xingyue asked angrily.

"This... this..." The midwife's eyes flickered and she stammered, "This is the medicine that will allow Jin Xiuyi to give birth smoothly."

Of course Xingyue didn't believe it. She handed the medicine to Concubine Ning and said, "Ms. Ning, can you see what effect this medicine has?"

Lady Ning took the medicine and smelled it, frowning and saying, "Where did you get this? This medicine has the effect of removing blood stasis. Using it now will cause heavy bleeding."

Xingyue was also a little scared, luckily it happened.

At this time, the palace maid outside hurried in and shouted, "My lady, the emperor has arrived."

As soon as the maid finished speaking, a loud baby cry was heard in the room.

"Born, born!"

"Congratulations, my lady, it's a little prince."

The midwives, palace maids and imperial physicians who delivered the baby all had delighted expressions on their faces. It was a prince, and they would surely receive many rewards.

And the most important thing is that the third prince looks very healthy.

As soon as Lawrence Lu sat down outside, he heard a loud cry coming from inside the house, and a smile appeared on his face.

The other concubines also began to murmur in their hearts, thinking that Jin Xiuyi was really good at giving birth, as she gave birth as soon as the emperor arrived.

"There is one more! My lady, keep pushing hard." said the midwife.

At this time, Doctor Song, who had gone out with Lu Junze, also came back. He took out a pill and gave it to the palace maid, saying, "Give this to Jin Xiuyi to take, it can help preserve her strength."

"Yes." The palace maid brought the pill in and asked Gu Shijin to take it.

"Your Majesty, this midwife wants to harm the young lady." Xingyue came out holding the midwife in one hand and a pill in the other.

Lu Junze nodded to Song Jibai. Song Jibai took the pill from Xingyue's hand and smelled it, then turned around and said, "Your Majesty, this pill has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. If it is used on Jin Xiuyi at this moment, there will be one corpse and three lives."

"Go check where the midwife's pills came from." Lu Junze's tone was quite calm, but everyone could feel the anger in it.

Everyone looked at each other, trying to guess who did it.

In the inner room, with the pills given by Doctor Song, Gu Shijin felt that his strength had been restored a lot, and he followed the midwife's instructions and pushed hard.

"My lady, it's almost there, keep pushing." The midwife encouraged.

Perhaps it was because Gu Shijin paid great attention to exercising during her pregnancy, and soon her second child was born.