Consort Zhuang doesn't want palace intrigue; she just wants to raise her child and live a caref

"Your Majesty, push harder! Give it your all!" came the anxious and tense shouts of the midwife from inside the delivery room.

"Your Highness, we can already see the little prince's head! Push harder!" another midwife urged loudly.

Su Nuannuan felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, instantly waking her from unconsciousness. Her mind went blank; she had no time to think about what was happening. Her survival instinct made her subconsciously follow the instructions of the midwives and start pushing.

Not long after, with a strong thrust, a heavy object slid out of her body. Only then did Su Nuannuan come to her senses as if from a dream; she had just gone through childbirth and given birth to a child?

Just then, the baby's loud and clear cry broke the brief silence in the room.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations on the safe birth of the Fifth Prince!" The midwife, holding the baby, bowed to Su Nuannuan with a beaming smile and offered her congratulations.

Immediately afterwards, as if receiving some kind of signal, all the palace maids and nannies in the room rushed to the bedside, expressing their joy and blessings to Su Nuannuan in a flurry of voices.

"Your Majesty..." Hearing this unfamiliar address, Su Nuannuan's heart skipped a beat. Only then did she belatedly realize that something was wrong with her surroundings. Could it be that she had transmigrated? And transmigrated into the body of a concubine in ancient times?

"Sister, you're going to give birth, but how can you run away halfway through? At least finish the baby before you leave! All I want is to have a painless delivery, is that too much to ask?" Su Nuannuan couldn't help but complain inwardly, feeling incredibly shocked and helpless by this sudden turn of events.

"Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress, Consort Zhuang has finally given birth to the Fifth Prince after many hardships! Both mother and child are safe and sound, so please rest assured, Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress." A palace maid waited anxiously outside the delivery room. After confirming that Consort Zhuang and the little prince were safe and sound, she rushed out to report this great news to the Emperor and Empress.

Upon hearing that Consort Zhuang had given birth to a prince, the Emperor's face instantly lit up with an incredibly radiant smile, and he excitedly shouted, "Li Desheng!"

Upon hearing the Emperor's call, Li Desheng, who was standing to the side serving, quickly stepped forward, bowed his head, and said, "This servant is here."

Unable to contain his joy, the Emperor loudly proclaimed, "By imperial decree, Consort Zhuang is hereby promoted to Imperial Concubine Zhuang for her meritorious service in giving birth to a son. This matter shall be made known to all the palaces."

Li Desheng quickly replied, "Yes." Then, he respectfully bowed and hurriedly left the main hall to arrange related matters.

At this moment, the Empress, who had been sitting to the side, slowly stood up, walked to the Emperor, and bowed slightly to congratulate him, saying, "Your Majesty, I congratulate you on the addition of another son. This is a fortunate event for our dynasty."

The Emperor smiled and waved his hand, signaling the Empress to rise. Then he said gently, "Your Majesty, you may rise. Consort Zhuang's successful delivery and the safety of both mother and child are all thanks to your excellent management of the palace."

Empress: I am truly unwilling. If you hadn't made my son the Crown Prince so early, how could I have been so magnanimous as to tolerate other concubines giving birth to a prince? From now on, all my thoughts will be devoted to raising the Crown Prince. Let those concubines accompany Your Majesty! However, there is one thing: as long as no one touches my son's position as Crown Prince, everything will be fine.

With the careful assistance of her personal maid, the Empress rose to her feet and said, "This is what I should do."

In the current Azure Kingdom, there are only five princes in total. The eldest prince, who is only two years old, is the Empress's biological son and has been named Crown Prince. The second and third princes, on the other hand, have had tragic fates. They were born with disabilities and are both lame, destined to be idle and unambitious princes for the rest of their lives.

As for the fourth prince, he is just six months old and was born to Consort Qin. According to the Empress, children in the palace are not easy to raise, and only those who can grow up safely and healthily can be considered truly capable.

Although the Empress herself wouldn't kill these children, no one could guarantee that others wouldn't harbor ill intentions. In the future, the number of princes and princesses within the palace would likely continue to increase.

After giving birth, Su Nuannuan ignored the congratulatory voices filling the room. She was now focused on receiving the memories from the original owner of the body, which flooded into her mind like a tidal wave.

Through the original owner's memories, Su Nuannuan learned with certainty that she had truly transmigrated to ancient times, and this was a fictional ancient kingdom with no connection to history—the Azure Kingdom. Here, Azure was an incomparably noble royal surname, symbolizing supreme power.

Upon closer examination, it became clear that the rest of the country was quite similar to the ancient civilizations known on Earth, with no strange or unusual scripts present. However, one thing greatly surprised Su Nuannuan: the original owner of this body was fluent in English! This was truly an unexpected discovery.

Returning to the original owner of this body, her name was also Su Nuannuan, the undisputed only legitimate daughter of the Zhenguo General's Mansion. So, why was the original owner sent to the palace? Ultimately, it was because the current emperor was wary of her father and brother, and thus forcibly issued an edict ordering her to enter the palace to serve him.

When the original owner's mother and sister-in-law learned of this decree, they were filled with remorse. They thought: If they could have foreseen this situation, they would have arranged for her to marry someone far away as soon as possible, rather than having her trapped in the palace like this! So, on the day the original owner entered the palace, her mother and sister-in-law saw her off as she stepped out of the mansion with tears streaming down their faces.

As for why the original owner of this body fled halfway through childbirth, the reason isn't hard to understand. It was simply due to long-standing unresolved resentment that she couldn't shake off. It's just pitiful for Su Nuannuan now, who inexplicably inherited such a mess and has to endure the pain of giving birth halfway through.

Furthermore, none of the people in the room realized that the original owner had once passed away.

After absorbing the original owner's memories, Su Nuannuan felt very tired and planned to take a nap to recover. However, she then heard that the Emperor had promoted her to the rank of Consort Zhuang.

"Consort Zhuang? This title was bestowed..." Su Nuannuan thought to herself.

"Congratulations on Your Highness's promotion." Su Nuannuan's maids Yaoqin and Jinse, along with other palace servants, bowed and offered their congratulations.

"Get up, all of you! Yaoqin, the entire Cuiwei Palace will be rewarded with a month's worth of silver. Also, I'm tired now and I don't want to see anyone."

"Your Majesty, is the Emperor also not coming to see us?" Jinse asked cautiously.

"If you don't want to see me, just tell the Emperor that I have just given birth and am tired and want to sleep for a while."

"Yes."