The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

Bai Shiqiu wanted to make a move but had no opportunity.

She even tried asking the eunuchs who emptied chamber pots, but it was no use.

Seven months passed peacefully, and soon it was time for Xia Tongsheng to give birth. The entire Phoenix Palace was on high alert.

One afternoon, Xia Tongsheng felt a sudden abdominal pain. "Yingling, it hurts so much, go and call the imperial physician."

"Miss, wait a moment, I'll go get him right away."

Everyone in Fengqi Palace had their own duties: some boiled water, some called for the imperial physician, and some looked for a midwife.

Without any panic, Yingling took close care of Xia Tongsheng.

When a palace maid in Bai Shiqiu's palace heard someone say that Xia Tongsheng was about to give birth, she quickly reported, "Your Majesty, the Empress is about to give birth."

"Okay, you can go now."

Bai Shiqiu handed the black powder she had prepared in advance to her personal maid, saying, "Take this and go in with the midwife when she enters the palace. Then sprinkle the powder in the Empress's palace. Make sure no one notices anything unusual."

"Yes!"

After the palace maids left, Bai Shiqiu looked in the direction of Fengqi Palace and asked the young eunuch, "Are the things ready?"

"Your Majesty, everything was prepared early this morning."

"You can start now."

Xia Tongsheng was screaming in pain in the palace. Min Youan rushed over upon hearing the news, along with the imperial physician.

The palace maids guarding the palace gate stopped Min You'an, saying, "Your Majesty, you cannot go in."

"My woman gave birth to my child, so I can't go inside her?"

Without saying a word, Min Youan rushed in.

Xia Tongsheng lay on the bed, sweating profusely from the pain.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here with you,” Min Youan then asked the midwife, “How is the situation?”

"Her Majesty the Empress shows no signs of giving birth."

"Nonsense, why is she in so much pain?"

The midwife knelt down in a panic, saying, "This servant doesn't know either."

Xia Tongsheng reached out and grabbed Min Youan's arm. "Min Youan, do you think I'll have a difficult childbirth? Will we lose our baby?"

He held Xia Tongsheng in his arms, "Don't worry, it won't happen."

Min Youan shouted towards the door, "Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician, come in!"

The imperial physician guarding the palace gate rushed in upon hearing the summons, saying, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"The midwife says the Queen shows no signs of giving birth, but she's clearly in so much pain. Quickly, check what's wrong."

The entire Imperial Medical Academy knew how important the Empress was to the Emperor, so the imperial physicians naturally dared not neglect her duties and took her pulse to diagnose her.

His expression changed from initial cautious frown to later relaxation, but then turned into great anxiety.

"Her Majesty the Empress might be... she might be..."

Xia Tongsheng turned over worriedly, "What could it be?"

"They probably ate something that upset their stomach."

"what?!"

Xia Tongsheng was extremely embarrassed. All the fuss she had made was just because she had an upset stomach.

She looked up at the people in the room, then lowered her head.

"Imperial Physician, are you sure?"

"I can confirm it."

How is the baby in your belly?

The imperial physician reported, "The child is perfectly fine."

"That's good. Yingling, you go with the imperial physician to get the medicine. Everyone else, you may leave."

"Yes!"

After dismissing everyone, Min Youan hugged Xia Tongsheng and asked, "What, is Ah Sheng shy now?"

Nonsense! Imagine you've taken your pants off, ready to give birth, only to find out you just had a stomachache. Wouldn't you feel embarrassed and ashamed?

Why are you ignoring me? Does your stomach still hurt?

"Of course it hurts. It's all your fault for making me eat that food. Otherwise, I wouldn't have a stomachache."

Min Youan chuckled, "How can you blame me? You're pregnant now, how can you not eat? But you can't blame me for getting an upset stomach, it's because you insisted on eating spicy food."

"I..." Xia Tongsheng couldn't refute it. "I don't care, it's your fault, it's your fault. If you say another word, I'll cry..."

"Alright, it's my fault. I shouldn't have forced you to eat."

Min Youan touched Xia Tongsheng's belly, "Child, don't learn to be a spoiled child like your mother in the future."

"Don't you dare tell on me!"

Suddenly, screams erupted from the doorway, interrupting their conversation.

Xia Tongsheng became alert. "What's going on?"

"I'll go take a look."

Min Youan got up and went out. "What happened?"

"Your Majesty, there's a snake!"

A scream came from inside the house: "A snake!"

Min Youan hurriedly drew his sword from his waist and used it to shove aside the three-foot-long snake that was about to climb onto the bed.

This time, Xia Tongsheng was genuinely terrified and cried when she saw Min Youan, begging for a hug.

Min Youan quickly hugged her and gently patted her back to comfort her, "I'm not going anywhere, I'll stay here with you."

He shouted towards the door, "Cangyi, go and investigate why there are so many snakes in Fengqi Palace?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

At this moment, the entire Fengqi Palace had become a snake den, with hundreds of snakes continuously running towards it.

Min Youan instructed his bodyguard Qing She, fearing that Xia Tongsheng would be frightened, to carry Xia Tongsheng to his own palace, Qianqing Palace.

Xia Tongsheng regained her composure and said, "Your Majesty, don't you find this strange?"

"It is strange. I have already ordered Cangyi to investigate."

“Do you remember when Yi Yi was born, many crows appeared in the sky, and as a result, Yi Yi was considered an unlucky person? This time, I mistakenly thought that my stomach pain meant I was going into labor, and as a result, many snakes appeared in Fengqi Palace. This is definitely not a coincidence.”

Min Youan's eyes sharpened, guessing Xia Tongsheng's meaning, "Bai Shiqiu?"

"Yes, they're only targeting your offspring. Apart from Bai Shiqiu, no one else should have a motive."

Bai Shiqiu didn't want Xia Tongsheng to have a child and compete with Min Yanyue for resources because of Min Yanyue.

"Leave this to me, I'll handle it."

"it is good."

No sooner had Min You'an left than Yingling came in. "Miss, are you alright? I just got some medicine from the imperial physician and returned to the palace. They said the palace is full of snakes, so you were sent here."

"Yingling, my stomach hurts so much."

"Then I'll go and make your medicine right away. You'll feel better after you take it."

Yingling hurriedly took the medicine to the kitchen.

After Yingling left, Xia Tongsheng felt increasingly pained, just like when she gave birth to Yi Yi.

This time, Xia Tongsheng felt that she was really going to give birth. Unfortunately, Min Youan was not there, and Yingling had gone to brew medicine. There was no one around.

Xia Tongsheng thought to herself, "My life is so miserable. When I was pregnant with Yi Yi, I was confined to my home, so there was no one around me. How come I'm still alone when I'm pregnant with my second child, even though I have a noble status?"

She was writhing in pain on the bed. When she came in with the medicine, Xia Tongsheng was already covered in sweat from the pain.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

"pain."

Yingling held the medicine and blew hard into the bowl, trying to cool it down quickly. "Miss, please drink your medicine quickly."