An Lingrong's Rebirth: I will not offend others unless they offend me

"Your Majesty, the prince has been raised too well, and Concubine Ke is showing signs of having a difficult birth. Please forgive me, Your Majesty, but if you are in a dilemma, would you rather save the elder or the younger?"

Sun Zhuxi bowed and asked for instructions.

All the concubines in the room focused their eyes on the emperor, especially the pale-faced Shen Meizhuang, who was stroking her slightly protruding belly anxiously.

An Lingrong followed the crowd and glanced at the emperor, then quickly lowered her eyelids.

She guessed that the emperor must have thought that Concubine Ke would suffer during childbirth, but he didn't expect that Concubine Ke, who was under house arrest, would be so angry that she would busy herself with eating and make the prince in her belly grow too big.

Throughout the dynasties, whether it was the queen or the imperial concubine, when there was a difficult delivery, the mother would usually be sacrificed to save the child.

But these words cannot come out of the emperor's mouth.

The Queen, who could give the Emperor a way out, is not here. An Lingrong and Concubine Hua are not crazy, so why would they speak at this time?

Just as the emperor was in a dilemma, a firm voice came from the palace door.

"Your Majesty, a lack of offspring will lead to instability in the country. I will not be able to face my ancestors a hundred years from now."

"Zhuxi, go tell the nanny to do her best to protect both the big and small ones. If she has to make a choice, I will be sorry for the noble lady Ke."

"Your son obeys the Empress Dowager."

The emperor personally stepped forward and helped the empress dowager sit on the chair.

"Why are you here, Empress Dowager?"

An Lingrong: Of course I want to pick peaches!

"I heard that Mr. Ke had given birth to a man for a day and a night, so I came to see him."

The Empress Dowager was worried that something might happen to the prince she favored, so she turned around as soon as she came out of the Buddhist temple.

Everyone was anxiously waiting for news from the delivery room. The frail Concubine Duan slowly approached with the help of a palace maid.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty, and the Empress Dowager. May you be blessed with good health and happiness."

"Concubine Duan, why are you coming to Yanxi Palace instead of recuperating from your illness?"

The emperor, in a bad mood, stared at her rudely.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Ke has not given birth for a long time, and I am a little impatient to stay here."

Concubine Duan finished her words weakly, then covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice.

"Since you are not feeling well, go back early."

The emperor didn't say anything harsh, but just drove the man away in a deep voice.

Concubine Duan left as soon as she appeared. Her visit to the Yanx Palace seemed to remind the emperor that there was someone like her in the palace.

An Lingrong glanced at Concubine Hua opposite her worriedly and found that her eyes were always fixed on the armor, as if she didn't notice the unimportant person.

Although the abortion drug that Concubine Hua drank was ordered by the emperor, it was her close friend Concubine Duan who watched her drink it under the pretext of giving her the drug to maintain her pregnancy.

Regardless of whether Concubine Duan knew about it or not, the damage had already been done and there was no possibility of compensation.

An Lingrong felt that if it weren't for the protection of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, Concubine Hua would have taken Concubine Duan's life long ago.

The people from the Qi Mansion took action on the boat, but only injured An Bihuai.

Later, he attacked twice more in Guihua Hutong, and both times people from the Nian Mansion helped to solve the problem.

One can imagine how deep the Nian family’s hatred for the Qi family is.

Concubine Duan ordered the Qi family to take action against An Lingrong's family many times, and she definitely had ideas about her child.

An Lingrong sat silently in her seat, with a serious face, waiting with everyone else for news from the delivery room.

When the midwife saw Sun Zhuxi pointing at Concubine Ke's belly, she knew what to do.

The nanny who was rubbing Concubine Ke's belly regularly encouraged loudly.

"My dear, please push harder, the baby will come out soon."

"This servant has already seen the little prince's head."

Concubine Ke gritted her teeth and felt her strength gradually draining away. In fear, she grabbed Sun Zhuxi who was standing beside the bed.

"Auntie, I'm so scared."

"Could you please go to the kitchen and see if the chicken soup is ready? I want to have a sip."

Sun Zhuxi looked deeply at the frightened Concubine Ke and nodded with pity.

"I will go right away. My lady, you must hold on."

The master has instructed that if Noble Lady Ke has any last wishes before her death, they can be selectively fulfilled.

It’s just a bowl of chrysanthemum chicken soup stewed in the small kitchen. It won’t cause any big trouble.

"Shuang'er, Shuang'er..."

"My lady, I am here."

Shuang'er, with her eyes red from crying, stepped forward and held the hand extended by the young lady.

"Shuang'er, please tell my mother, 'I really want to burn incense with her again.'"

Before the selection, her mother was reluctant to let her enter the palace and wanted her to marry back to her uncle's family.

Inviting my aunt to burn incense together every month is to create opportunities for her and my cousin.

But she was blinded by the wealth and splendor of the palace and was eager to enter it.

Unexpectedly, when she entered the deep palace, she realized that she was too naive. When the midwife said that the delivery was difficult, she anticipated that there was no chance of survival.

"Shuang'er, the sky outside is so blue, I really want to take another look..."

"My dear, please don't sleep, open your eyes!"

Sun Zhuxi, who came back with chicken soup, threw the bowl away and shouted anxiously.

The prince has not been born yet, so nothing must happen to Concubine Ke.

"My dear, my brother is still waiting for you."

Canglan quickly pinched Concubine Ke's philtrum hard, trying to wake her up.

"Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician! Come in and take a look!"

When the imperial doctors waiting outside the delivery room heard the loud shouts from inside, four or five of them rushed in.

After observing, listening, asking and feeling the patient, several people shook their heads with heavy expressions.

"Your Majesty, Consort Ke is exhausted and unable to give birth to the dragon fetus."

The chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau, who was so unsteady that he could barely walk, knelt on the ground in fear and reported the truth.

What he didn't say was that Concubine Ke had lost the will to live, and even if Hua Tuo were alive, he would be powerless to save her.

Liu Cheng had been in the palace for many years and was accustomed to the infighting in the harem. He thought he would accumulate blessings for his descendants before retiring and returning home.

Before the emperor could speak, the empress dowager interrupted.

"President Liu, is there any way to save the prince?"

His eyes, intimidating without being angry, were fixed on the person kneeling below him, as if he would drag him out and punish him if he dared to say there was no other way.

An Lingrong let out a long sigh. This was the fate of women in the deep palace. No matter whether you were favored or not, you had to make way for the royal heir.

The Empress Dowager's words directly killed Concubine Ke in the delivery room.

Perhaps sensing their mother's mood swings, the two children in her belly moved slightly, touching An Lingrong's hand on her abdomen through her belly.

An Lingrong slightly increased the strength of her hands in response.

Liu Cheng discussed with the imperial physician waiting outside the palace for a while and decided to perform a cesarean section.

It was said that while Concubine Ke was still breathing, they cut open her belly and took the prince out.

When An Lingrong heard this, her stomach tightened.

Concubine Hua on the opposite side saw that her face was not right and spoke quickly.

"Sister Shufei, are you okay?"

Her voice was loud, waking up everyone who was still in shock.

"My dear, are you feeling unwell?"

The emperor lowered his eyes in thought and looked at her with concern.

An Lingrong gave a pale smile in return, "Your Majesty, I am fine."

"Bao Que, quickly help your master back to rest."

Concubine Ke in the Yanx Palace was on the verge of death, and we couldn’t let Concubine Shu be alarmed again.