A Crossover of Film and Television: Miao Miao's Life Transmigration

The next day, Su Peisheng led two palace maids to Shangxia Tianguang. These two palace maids were specially bestowed upon Consort Qian by the Emperor.

Liu Jingyao observed the two palace maids and knew they were not ordinary people; they must possess martial arts skills.

One is named Lianyin, who is skilled in martial arts, and the other is named Heyin, who is good at medicine. This is good, as it will prevent the fact that she is skilled in medicine from being exposed.

The emperor closed the palace to the light of day, causing turmoil in the harem. He spread the news that Consort Qian was pregnant with a bad omen, and ordered all the concubines in the harem not to disturb her.

Inside the Changchun Immortal Pavilion.

While Zhu Mama went out to gather information, the Empress sat quietly on the couch. She was puzzled because Consort Qian's pregnancy had been very stable. If anything had happened, it was only because Consort Gu had announced her pregnancy a month ago.

The Emperor has now placed Consort Qian in her palace for rest and recuperation. Is this protection or house arrest?

She had already sent Granny Zhu out to gather information, but the Emperor hadn't informed her this time. Could it be that someone in the harem had targeted Consort Qian? The Emperor was angry with her, so he didn't tell her. She had always only respected the Emperor. From the time they lived in the palace, the Emperor had always treated her with the utmost respect. The Emperor favored Consort Qi and Consort Nian, but she was nothing more than a familiar stranger to him. Their interactions were always purely official business.

But she is now the Empress, and the Emperor did not inform her, which means he does not trust her. I hope that Granny Zhu can find out some information so that the matter of Consort Qian's seclusion will not implicate her.

Just as we mentioned Granny Zhu, she trotted in, bowed to the Empress, and whispered a few words in her ear.

The Empress was truly shocked this time and said, "Really?"

“It’s absolutely true. I’ve already gotten the news from the cleaning maids at Shangxia Tianguang. Before, the Emperor didn’t close the palace immediately, so the news got out quietly. But now the Emperor has ordered people to guard Shangxia Tianguang, so the news can no longer get out.”

After all, the Empress had been in the palace for ten years, and most of the people in the harem were her people and eyes and ears.

The Empress murmured, "I never imagined that Consort Qian would be so lucky. It's difficult for anyone in the harem to conceive even one child, but Consort Qian is pregnant with twins. The Emperor even personally had Imperial Physician Wang and Imperial Physician Li examine Consort Qian's pulse."

"Isn't that right? Consort Qian is quite lucky."

The Empress pondered for a moment and then instructed, "Tell the women in the inner palace to keep their mouths shut. If this news spreads everywhere, the Emperor will surely blame me for being incompetent. Since the Emperor has already issued an edict forbidding discussion, let's pretend we don't know anything. Also, there's Consort Gu there. Have Zhu Mama send someone to take good care of her. I am the Empress, and I should treat all the concubines in the inner palace equally."

"Your Majesty, this is a matter of great righteousness, but..."

Seeing that Granny Zhu seemed hesitant to speak, the Empress asked, "Granny, is there anything else?"

“Your Majesty, since we have been able to find out the information, it is inevitable that Consort Qi, Consort Xi, and Consort Yu will also find out. If they spread this matter, it will be bad if Your Majesty is implicated and scolded by the Emperor.”

The Empress chuckled and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Don't worry, they wouldn't dare. They know what kind of person the Emperor is and what he's thinking."

Open and honest.

Consort Yu came to chat with Consort Xi and have afternoon tea.

Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, they received news that the Emperor had ordered the palace to close at dawn. They immediately sent people to inquire about the situation.

Consort Yu looked at the kneeling eunuch in surprise and said, "You mean Consort Qian is pregnant with twins?"

The eunuch respectfully replied, "Reporting to Consort Xi and Consort Yu, it is all true. This servant inquired privately, but His Majesty has already decreed that those who guard the gates should not be disturbed. Moreover, the gatekeepers are His Majesty's men, so this servant cannot inquire further."

"Alright, I understand. You may leave!"

Consort Yu said to Consort Xi, "This Consort Qian is really lucky. I just don't know if she'll live to give birth to twins?"

Consort Xi looked up at her and said, "Since His Majesty has already issued the decree, let's quietly wait for Consort Qian's news."

Then Consort Xi ordered her people to withdraw and not to wander around in the open.

Consort Yu also returned home, after all, she understood the Emperor's methods and needed to go back to make arrangements.

Consort Qi also received the news, but she was now devoted to Buddhism. Her children had all passed away, and her state of mind was different from a few years ago. Every time she thought of her children, she would cry at night. She didn't care about the affairs of the harem, so she just asked Granny He to keep the servants away from Shangxia Tianguang.

After finishing his business, the Emperor shook his hand and thought of the instructions he had given a few days ago. The Sticky Rod Office had already gone to find midwives as he had instructed, all of whom had delivered twins.

At this moment, a guard from the Sticky Rod Office sent word that four midwives had been found, all of whom had clean backgrounds. However, he was still not entirely at ease and ordered the Sticky Rod Office to continue investigating their backgrounds.

Time flies, and Liu Jingyao is almost nine months pregnant. In the past few months, Imperial Physician Wang and Imperial Physician Li have come to check her pulse every half month. The midwives were prepared a month ago. Su Peisheng said that the emperor specially found four midwives from the common people, all of whom had experience in delivering twins.

Seeing that the Emperor had arranged everything, Liu Jingyao was no longer worried. She didn't blame herself for her decline; it was simply that Yongzheng's methods were too ruthless, rendering her abilities useless.

It was already November of the tenth year of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign. The imperial physician predicted that the twins would be born prematurely, and the due date was expected to be in the next few days.

Liu Jingyao felt that time had flown by this year. The Sixth Prince was almost two years old, and by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, he was almost three. The Sixth Prince was very well-behaved during her pregnancy, always saying that he would give his toys to his younger siblings to play with when they were born.

That day, Liu Jingyao was designing toys for the Sixth Prince when suddenly a sharp pain came, coming in waves, unlike before. Liu Jingyao knew that she was about to give birth. Her face turned pale and was covered in sweat.

Upon seeing Consort Qian's condition, He Yin quickly said, "Quickly, Your Highness is about to give birth! Go and call the midwife!"

The people inside sprang into action. They had all been trained by Granny Sun and the others. Xinyue and Heyin quickly came over to help Consort Qian into the delivery room, and sent Xiaxiazi and Xiaoanzi to inform the Emperor and Empress respectively.

Lianyin and Keqing went to check on Consort Qian's food and water, and sent Xiao Li to fetch the imperial physician.

Granny Sun was in charge of things inside the delivery room, while Granny Zhang was in charge of things outside the delivery room.

Inside the delivery room, the midwife was already prepared. Lianyin brought over a bowl of noodles. This wasn't Liu Jingyao's first time giving birth, so she knew she needed to conserve her strength before delivery. While eating the noodles, she took the pain relief pills. Soon after, Liu Jingyao felt much better.

Liu Jingyao was a little worried about the Sixth Prince and asked, "Sixth Prince, how is he?"

Granny Sun quickly said, "Your Highness, please rest assured, the Sixth Prince is still resting. He has already instructed Granny Wu and Granny Zhou, and has also asked Xiao Xizi to serve him. Your Highness, please don't worry!"

Relieved to receive a response, Liu Jingyao was worried that someone might harm the Sixth Prince, who was still young.