The Emperor's heart is won, she sits on the Phoenix Throne! The Divine Physician's Eldest

The deathly silence of the Cuiwei Palace made the baby's cries seem even louder.

The kneeling crowd looked at each other, unable to utter a single word.

Facts speak louder than words; the child's cries are the best proof of Song Siyao's medical skills.

The voices they had just used to deny and slander Song Siyao had turned into iron palms, slapping them across the face again and again, causing a burning pain.

Emperor Changlong remained silent. He deliberately made these people kneel, not only to vent Song Siyao's anger, but also to punish them for questioning and refuting him earlier.

Inside the room, Song Siyao wiped the little prince clean and wrapped him up. She first brought the child to Consort Jia's side, saying, "Consort Jia, please take a look at the little prince."

Consort Jia turned her head and touched the little prince's face with her cheek, tears streaming down her face—tears of joy.

"Your Highness, Consort Jia, you are currently in poor health and should not experience great joy or sorrow," Song Siyao advised.

"Miss Song, thank you so much. You saved my son and me today. Please don't hesitate to ask for help in the future." Consort Jia said with a face full of gratitude.

She knew how dangerous today was; without Song Siyao, she would surely die, and she wouldn't even be able to save her son.

Song Siyao brought the little prince to Tonghao and said, "Take him out and show him to the Emperor."

"Yes, Miss Song." Tonghao was impressed by Song Siyao's medical skills and spoke respectfully as she carried the little prince out of the room.

Song Siyao had finished treating Consort Jia's wounds and put away the surgical instruments. She asked Consort Jia, "Your Majesty, the little prince weighs nine pounds and one ounce, which is the main reason for your difficult labor. Did you eat too well during your pregnancy?"

Consort Jia thought for a moment, “When I first found out I was pregnant, I didn’t have much of an appetite. The imperial physician prescribed some medicine for me, and after taking it, my appetite was surprisingly good. I ate twice as much as before. Later, the imperial physician said that the pregnancy was unstable and told me to rest in bed to protect the pregnancy. I ate a lot and exercised little.”

She trusts Song Siyao completely now and has nothing to hide from her.

“When I came in just now, I examined Your Majesty’s pulse. There has never been a case of an unstable pregnancy before,” Song Siyao said.

"What did you say?" Consort Jia's expression changed, and she asked incredulously, "You mean that the imperial physician harmed me?"

"Your Highness, I am only telling you what I know. As for who wants to harm you, I have no idea." Song Siyao did not want to get involved in the palace intrigues.

"I understand. Thank you for telling me this, Miss Song. I will investigate the rest myself." Consort Jia did not blame Song Siyao. The imperial physician had no grudge against her and had no reason to harm her. Someone else must have been the one who harmed her.

"Your Majesty, you have many stretch marks on your lower abdomen. Do you need any treatment?" Song Siyao asked.

Consort Jia was delighted upon hearing this, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Several concubines in the palace developed stretch marks during pregnancy, and were subsequently neglected by Emperor Changlong after giving birth.

She didn't want to follow in their footsteps.

"This humble woman has a medicinal ointment that will surely restore Your Majesty to full health. However, this humble woman will charge you for it."

Song Siyao was very serious; she had already come up with a way to make money.

Consort Jia smiled upon hearing this, "Alright, I'll buy Miss Song's ointment."

During their conversation, Tonghao had already carried the little prince outside.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Empress has given birth to a prince, and both mother and child are safe and sound." Tonghao bowed to Emperor Changlong while holding the baby prince.

Emperor Changlong gently touched the little prince's cheek, his face beaming with joy. He held the little prince in his arms and announced loudly, "Consort Jia has rendered meritorious service in giving birth to a son. She is hereby promoted to Imperial Noble Consort Jia, and everyone in Cuiwei Palace will be rewarded!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tonghao smiled broadly; her mistress had finally made it through.

At this moment, Song Siyao came out and said, "Your Majesty, you may go in and visit the Empress now."

Emperor Changlong carried the little prince into the room and placed him next to Consort Jia. "My dear consort, you have worked hard. I have promoted you in rank."

"Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty. I am not tired at all. I am willing to do anything to give birth to our child for Your Majesty." Consort Jia did not tell Emperor Changlong the secret that Song Siyao had told her. She wanted to investigate it herself.

"The child's features resemble those of my beloved concubine; he'll surely be very handsome when he grows up," Emperor Changlong said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the child has just been born, how can you tell?" Consort Jia said with a pleased expression.

"However, I am curious, since everyone in the Imperial Hospital was helpless, how did Miss Song manage to save you and your son?" Emperor Changlong asked in bewilderment.

Consort Jia remained conscious throughout the entire process, and Song Siyao did not instruct her to conceal anything, so she truthfully recounted the whole incident to Emperor Changlong.

Meanwhile, people outside were also questioning Song Siyao.

"Miss Song, how did you save Consort Jia and the young prince?" an old man in his sixties asked Song Siyao in a bad tone.

“Disembowelment,” Song Siyao said.

"Disembowelment?" The old man's face changed drastically, and he angrily rebuked, "How dare you! Consort Jia is of such noble status, how can you be allowed to operate on her? You are not saving her, you are trying to murder her, you deserve to die!"

"Miss Song, he is Director Su of the Imperial Medical Academy," Tonghao whispered a reminder from the side.

"Is it Academician Su?" Song Siyao asked in an icy tone.

Dean Su said proudly, "That's right, it's me!"

"Are you blind? Can't you see that the Empress and the young prince are both safe and sound?" Song Siyao's tone was sharp and merciless.

Dean Su's face turned pale with anger. "Speaking such vile words, utterly lacking in manners!"

"Academician Su is truly self-aware; when he gets ruthless, he even criticizes himself," Song Siyao sneered.

Dean Su was stunned for a moment, then realized that Song Siyao was cursing him. At his age, he had never suffered such humiliation, and he was so angry that his beard stood on end.

"You! You have truly disgraced the Marquis of Zhenbei!" Imperial Envoy Su pointed at Song Siyao and cursed loudly.

"If my father knew that I saved someone, he would be proud of me. On the contrary, you admit defeat when you are not as skilled as others, and your shrewish and aggressive manner is like that of a shrew. You have disgraced your parents and your descendants!"

When it comes to insults, Song Siyao never loses.

The Imperial Physician Su was so angry that he almost fainted, but fortunately, the imperial physician next to him helped him up.

"Miss Song, you said you saved Consort Jia and the young prince by cutting open your abdomen. Where did you get your knife?"

Consort Xian was very dissatisfied that Song Siyao had saved Consort Jia. Both she and Consort Jia had given birth to sons, and she was still a consort. Why did Consort Jia get to surpass her?

"I carry it with me," Song Siyao replied.

"How dare you!" Consort Xian's gaze was sharp and aggressive. "No one is allowed to bring weapons into the palace unless the Emperor grants them special permission. How dare you bring weapons into the palace? Do you intend to assassinate the Emperor?"

Song Siyao knew that someone would use this excuse to attack her, but the situation was urgent and saving lives was the priority, so she couldn't worry about that.

In fact, what these people think is not important at all; what matters is Emperor Changlong's attitude.

Just then, Emperor Changlong came out of the house...