Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fawning

"what--"

"Your Majesty... um..." Ruyi shouted weakly. The pain in her abdomen and lower body made her feel that her life seemed to be coming to an end.

She never imagined giving birth would be so painful.

Recalling that when Rui Ji gave birth, she had mocked Rui Ji and deliberately cried out in pain to attract the emperor's attention.

"Empress, if you try a little harder, the baby will come out soon." Rong Pei was so anxious that she was about to cry. She raised her bloody hands and shouted at Ruyi.

Suddenly, Ruyi grabbed Rong Pei's hand, her face pale with sweat, and said, "Rong Pei, go find the emperor... I want to see the emperor."

Rong Pei wiped her tears. It was not that she didn't want to go, but she simply couldn't get out.

She didn't want Ruyi to be disappointed, so she comforted her: "Your Majesty, as long as you give birth to the little prince smoothly, the emperor will definitely come."

"what--"

Ling Yunche, who was busy in the kitchen, suddenly heard Ruyi's heart-wrenching cry. He scooped up a few spoonfuls of hot water and hurriedly ran to Ruyi's door with the basin.

As a result, he almost bumped into Rong Pei who ran out of the house to get hot water.

Seeing Ling Yunche bringing hot water, she quickly grabbed the basin, her eyes unable to conceal her anxiety, and said, "The Queen is probably having a difficult birth. Little Lingzi, quickly go and boil some more hot water."

Dystocia?

That's not a trivial matter. It might even result in death. Ling Yunche rubbed his hands back and forth, glancing at Ruyi on the bed.

He said anxiously, "Can I... can my servant go in and take a look at the Empress?"

"Let you in? You're not the emperor. Besides, the queen is a woman. Even if she's not giving birth, you can't just enter a woman's boudoir whenever you want. Even though you're a eunuch, you're still a man. Don't stand here anymore. Hurry and boil some more water."

Without waiting for Ling Yunche to speak, Rong Pei closed the door.

Several hours passed.

Ruyi's screams of agony could be heard from the room.

Rong Pei also brought in basin after basin of hot water.

If possible, Ling Yunche would like to go in and suffer for Ruyi.

Ling Yunche couldn't get in, so he could only pace back and forth anxiously at the door, like a husband about to become a father, worried about his wife's health. His eyes were red, and beads of sweat formed on his forehead. He knelt down facing the bright moon in the sky, clasped his hands together, and murmured devoutly, "Please God, the Queen is a good woman, she shouldn't have to endure this hardship. Please God, let her give birth to a prince safely, Ling Yunche is willing to sacrifice his life."

For some reason, Ruyi suddenly had strength. She arched her body slightly, tightly grasped the quilt with her hands, clenched her teeth, and gathered all her strength in her abdomen. Her body suddenly became empty, and with the cry of a baby, the twelfth prince was born.

Hearing the crying, Ling Yunche hurriedly stood up, pursed his lips and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"It's born, Your Majesty, and it's a prince." Rong Pei excitedly picked up Twelve, cut the umbilical cord, wiped it briefly, wrapped Twelve in a quilt, and carried him to Ruyi's side.

After taking a look at the child, Ruyi fainted before she could even touch him.

"Miss?"

When Ling Yunche heard Rong Pei's screams, he thought something big had happened, and he rushed in without caring about the difference between men and women.

The house was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Ruyi lay pale under the blood-soaked blanket. Ling Yunche hurried forward and shouted, "What happened to the Empress?"

Rong Pei was too busy to handle it alone, so she simply handed the child in her arms to Ling Yunche and pushed him out, saying, "It's okay, the queen is just tired and fell asleep. You can take the prince to eat something first. I'll change the queen's clothes and bedding."

The guards on duty in the early morning only learned that Ruyi had given birth to a child. The queen's childbirth was a big event, and the guards did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately reported it to the emperor.

Hongli closed his eyes, rubbed his nose lightly, and looked exhausted. He was afraid that Ruyi would give birth to a bastard, a bastard between her and Ling Yunche.

It brings shame to him and shame to the royal family.

Jinzhong stepped forward and kicked the young guard, scolding him, "Why are you reporting this now? Where were you all when the Empress gave birth?"

The young guard lowered his head guiltily.

Guarding the Yikun Palace was a boring job. The guards felt that it would take at least three months for Ruyi to give birth, and there was no need to guard the palace gate so late at night, so they asked a few friends to leave their posts and go out for a drink.

Who knew that Ruyi would give birth so suddenly just this one time.

At this moment, the guard's heart was in his throat.

"Forget it. Since the Empress has given birth, Jinzhong, you should have Concubine Chun take the child out and send her to Xiefang Palace to be raised." Hongli glanced at the guards and said, "As for the guards guarding the Yikun Palace, they have deserted their posts without permission. They will each be punished by being sent to the Ministry of Punishment to receive thirty lashes of the cane."

The guard hurriedly thanked the emperor and said, "I thank the emperor for not killing me."

Jinzhong received the order and went to Zhongcui Palace.

Lujun was very unhappy when she got the news.

She didn't want to see Ruyi in the first place, but the emperor actually asked her to go to Yiku Palace to take the child to Xiefang Palace. She didn't know what his plan was, but because of the emperor's order, she had to obey.

With a stern face, he took Ke Xin to Yiku Palace.

As a result, he happened to meet Concubine Ke who came to pay her respects on the way.

The maid helped Concubine Ke forward and saluted, "This concubine greets Concubine Chun."

Lujun sat on the sedan chair and looked down at Concubine Ke. She quickly asked the eunuchs who were carrying the sedan chair to put it down. She walked up to Concubine Ke, smiled sweetly, and said, "It's Concubine Ke. Are you used to living in Xianfu Palace these days?"

Concubine Ke's gaze rested quietly on Lujun, a faint smile playing on the corners of her handsome mouth. She said softly, "I'm quite used to it. I have to thank Concubine Ling and Concubine Cheng for their care. Knowing that I'm from Mongolia and my family is far away, I miss home easily, they actually decorated Xianfu Palace to match my home on the grassland. How kind."

"By the way, Madam, where are you going so early in the morning?"

Lujun gets angry when asked about this.

Jin Zhong, who was standing behind him, was a little impatient to see Ling Yunche's miserable condition, and hurried forward to urge, "Empress Chun, let's go to Yikun Palace quickly, so that the Empress won't be waiting anxiously."

Yikun Palace? Isn't that where the Queen lives?

When Concubine Ke was still on the grassland, she heard her father and brothers mention that the emperor had a childhood sweetheart, the queen, and asked her to get along well with the queen.

However, she had been in the palace for some time and had not seen the queen. She heard from people in the palace that she was ill and was recuperating in the Yiku Palace.

Concubine Ke was curious and wanted to see what the queen looked like, so she begged Lujun to take her to Yiku Palace.

Lujun was unable to hold on for a moment, so she took Concubine Ke with her and walked to Yiku Palace.

After receiving the news, Ruyi became restless. She paced back and forth in the room anxiously, waiting for Hongli to come and take her out of the palace.

But when the palace gate opened, she was disappointed.

She didn't expect it to be Lujun, and there was a woman she had never seen before who looked like a concubine.

Jinzhong and Kexin stood behind them, one on each side.

Is this the Queen?

Concubine Ke looked at Ruyi carefully.