Xia Dongchun listened quietly to the words of her personal maid Qingsuo. Her gentle and pleasant voice gradually diverted her attention.

Qingsuo was a maidservant she brought from home, and there was another personal maidservant named Qingyu, who was also a maidservant from her home.

Loyal to Xia Dongchun.

Xia Dongchun also trusts them very much.

But trust is trust, and we will still be fierce when it is time to be fierce.

Qingsuo and Qingyu have always been afraid of the arrogant Xia Dongchun. In the past, how could they dare to do something like persuading the young lady?

In other words, Xia Dongchun was taught the rules by the people sent by Yinzhen.

After that, Xia Dongchun had been in contact with An Lingrong for a long time, and was infected by An Lingrong's gentle and quiet temperament. Now her temper is much milder than before.

Only Qingsuo dares to be so bold.

Listening to Qingsuo's voice, Xia Dongchun slowly closed his eyes. The cry of Fu Cha Guiren next door seemed to come from far away.

Gradually, it became the background...

Xia Dongchun fell asleep again.

Qingsuo didn't dare to relax and continued talking for a long time until Xia Dongchun fell asleep and would not be woken up again. Only then did he curl up on the footstool beside the bed with peace of mind.

Even if she was a senior palace maid, when she kept watch over the young lady's bed at night, she still had to sleep in a narrow space and curl up.

I don't even have a bed of my own.

It’s no wonder that everyone wants to be the boss, but unfortunately everyone has different destinies. Some people are born noble, while others will never reach the starting point of being a noble in their entire life.

The maid hugged herself and fell into a deep sleep unknowingly...

-

Concubine Fucha began to have labor pains in the middle of the night, but it would still be some time before she gave birth.

The queen's body was not well enough and needed to be slowly recuperated. She could not bear staying up late at night anymore and her eyelids began to droop, but she forced herself to stay awake.

The Empress Dowager was old and her body could not bear it any longer. A quarter of an hour ago, Yinzhen had asked her to return to Shoukang Palace.

Seeing that the queen looked very sleepy but was trying to hold on, Yinzhen said:

"Queen, if you are too tired, go to the side hall to rest."

After all, she is the queen, so how can she go back to rest like other concubines? Naturally, she has to stay with the emperor.

Therefore, Yinzhen did not ask her to return to Jingren Palace, but only asked her to go to the side hall to rest.

Yixiu pressed her forehead and said, "Your Majesty, I am fine."

Yinzhen thought to himself, if your eyes were open when you said this, I would believe you.

He emphasized:

"Go and rest. I'll be guarding here. I'll call you when Noble Fucha is born."

Yixiu noticed the emperor's slightly helpless expression, and she paused rubbing her forehead.

She did not try to be stubborn anymore, but stood up, bowed, and said softly:

"Then I will go to the side hall to lie down for a while. Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty."

Yixiu endured the discomfort and went to the side hall, where she sat down with the help of Jianqiu.

She took a deep breath.

Jianqiu felt extremely distressed. The queen's face was paler than usual, and her lips were bloodless, as if she had returned to her illness.

Jianqiu took the initiative to massage the Queen's temples and said softly, "Your Majesty, please get some rest. I can see that you look very unwell."

The Queen closed her eyes, relaxed and enjoyed Jianqiu's massage service. She spoke with a hint of melancholy:

"I don't know why, but when I heard Noble Lady Fucha's cries of pain, I felt panic in my heart."

It feels like I’ve returned to the days of childbirth.

It was also late at night when she gave birth.

She no longer remembers how much pain she felt at the time, but she only remembers that she almost fainted from exhaustion after finally giving birth to the baby.

What follows is the long stage of raising children. Although the children are a little noisy, there are both bitterness and sweetness.

Then came...

Honghui's death.

Yixiu's head, which had not hurt for a long time, felt dizzy because all the past events kept flashing through her mind.

She slowly lay down. The sounds from next door were intermittent. She closed her eyes, but her eyelashes still fluttered.

She couldn't sleep.

But I was too tired and could only close my eyes and force myself to rest.

I don’t know how much time passed, but I heard a baby crying loudly from next door, and Yixiu suddenly opened her eyes.

Jianqiu had been guarding the queen. When she saw her wake up, she was about to go forward, but she saw the queen holding the edge of the bed, lying there, with her head sticking out, and making a dry heaving sound.

Jianqiu was shocked and asked in a startled voice, "My Lady, what's wrong with you?"

Without waiting for the queen's response, she said in a panic, "Should I ask the imperial physician?!"

Yixiu waved her hand, "No, I'm fine."

She sat up, took the water Huichun handed over, drank two sips to calm herself down, and explained softly:

"Noble Fucha has given birth, and I've asked the imperial physician to come. If you don't know, you might think I can't bear to see her give birth. Well, let's wait until tomorrow."

In fact, most people would not think of this, and even if they did, they would not bring it up.

It's just that Yixiu herself feels guilty. She originally wanted to abort Noblewoman Fucha's fetus, as well as Xia Dongchun's...

And the children of all the women in the harem.

It was just that he was suppressed by the emperor and did not dare to take action.

She felt guilty and subconsciously feared that others would think she didn't want others to have children. She was even distressed enough to seek medical advice...

Jianqiu was helpless, but she also knew the Queen's concerns, so she had to say:

"Then I will go and fetch the imperial physician tomorrow morning. Your Majesty is exhausted and in poor health, so it is understandable that you should call for the imperial physician."

In the latter sentence, she made amends for the queen.

This sentence really made Yixiu feel better. She nodded slightly, stood up and said:

"I'm going to see the child."

The child's crying hasn't stopped yet, and it sounds very strong. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl?

Yixiu was so nervous that her palms were sweating. Emotionally and logically, she sincerely hoped it was a girl.

The palace maid squatted down to put shoes on the queen, while Jianqiu brought clothes for Yixiu to put on.

Yixiu put on her clothes and hurried to the main hall.

I happened to see the midwife carrying the baby out. It was late at night outside and even though it was almost summer, it was still cold, so the midwife wrapped the baby in a thick swaddling cloth to keep him warm.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The young lady has given birth to a prince."

Yixiu's legs went weak, and Jianqiu and Huichun held her hands just in time, preventing her from losing her composure.

It’s actually a prince. Is it a prince that I gave birth to for the first time?

It was completely different from what she had hoped for.

Yixiu was not confident after all, and was always worried that concubines would affect her position as queen.

There is another important reason why she is obsessed with abortion. Isn't it because she is afraid that a concubine will give birth to a prince and seize her position as queen?

Now that there was really a new prince in the harem, Yixiu felt panic rising in her heart, and the expression on her face changed again and again.

She comforted herself that the current emperor respected and doted on her and would not do anything to allow concubines to gain upper hand over her.

Comforting herself in this way, Yixiu felt her bad mood improved a lot. She smiled softly, walked in, looked at the baby carefully, and praised:

"My prince is so handsome, he looks just like the emperor. Congratulations to the emperor on the birth of his son."

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