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Seeing this scene, Zhao Yanzhi and Xie Qing were both dumbfounded.Xie Qing thought to herself, her sister's method of framing her was really not clever, and it was too blatant.

Zhao Yan only watched with great interest.He felt that his little wife had given him a lot of surprises today, she was much prettier than the submissive and overly gentle one in the past, this kind of woman is like Xie Qing's younger sister.

But gradually, they all felt that something was wrong.

Xie Xiang fell to the ground and didn't get up again, as if she had no strength at all, and the two maids couldn't help her; her cry of pain did not seem to be fake, and her face was pale.Xie Qing panicked.As he ran over to pick up his younger sister, he sent his servants to call for the imperial physician.

Empress Xie was sent to the apse, and the imperial physician arrived not long after, and Xie Qing immediately followed.

Only Zhao Yanzhi and Mrs. Zhou are left in the dormitory.Mrs. Zhou was about to cry about the blatant "evil deeds" of Empress Xie, so Zhao Yan just rushed in front of her and said to everyone present: "Mrs. Zhou, offends the palace, wants to endanger the heir of the emperor, and shuts her door to think about her mistakes. There is no edict." out."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and asked the people to take the crying Mrs. Zhou down without even looking at her stunned and aggrieved face.

Xie Xiang is not pretending.She is really going to give birth.

As soon as Xie Qing heard the imperial physician say this, he immediately broke into a cold sweat.Xie Xiang's current situation, not to mention sending him to Beigong for production, seems to be too late to move back to Jiaofang Palace; but if he gives birth on the spot, regardless of customs and taboos, he will definitely not be able to hide it from Zhao Yanzhi.

Xie Qing was worried and embarrassed. When he went deep into the territory of the Xiongnu alone and his life was hanging by a thread several times, he never felt this kind of feeling of being on the verge of riding a tiger.He doesn't even have anyone around him to discuss with him now; Mrs. Zhou scared away all those who could help him with an idea.

The imperial physician only said that she was about to give birth, then hurried in again, leaving Xie Qing alone outside the door anxiously.Just as he was indecisive, Wang Chun came to him.

This matter seems impossible to hide.In fact, Zhao Yanzhi shouldn't have kept it a secret, but premature birth was too dangerous, and he was afraid that Zhao Yanzhi's emotional ups and downs would be bad for his illness.

As Xie Qing walked, he was thinking about how to coax and comfort the emperor, so that he could fool him for a while, but Zhao Yanzhi didn't give him this chance at all.As soon as he saw Xie Qing, he hurriedly asked, "How is Ah Xiang?"

Xie Qing felt that during the time he left, Zhao Yanzhi's face became more haggard.He quickly comforted him with kind words: "The palace is fine, don't worry, Your Majesty."

The word "do not believe" was clearly written on Zhao Yanzhi's face.He looked at Xie Qing silently, seeing that Xie Qing felt guilty, and he didn't tell the few lies that he had planned so neatly.

"This... Zhonggong is really all right, that, just, yes, just being frightened, it will be fine in a while." Xie Qing said while turning his head aside, awkwardly not looking into Zhao Yanzhi's eyes.

In this way, how could Zhao Yan not know that he was lying?Zhao Yan could barely suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart, and sighed, "Huaifang, tell the truth. Will Ah Xiang's child survive?"

Xie Qing was taken aback, and blurted out: "No, no, it's not that serious, Zhonggong just gave birth prematurely."

Zhao Yan's face was livid, and he pretended to stay on the bed to see, how could Xie Qing allow him to mess around like this.He hurriedly pushed him back on the couch, coaxing him again and again: "It's been eight months, nothing will happen, nothing will happen. Don't worry, Chunling and Yijun are watching over there, and will report as soon as there is news. Come on, lie down and don't move."

Zhao Yanzhi really couldn't get out of bed with his body now, so it's fine if he makes a fuss for a while.He buried his head in Xie Qing's arms, his tone full of grievance and guilt: "Huaifang, I'm really useless. I can't protect you, nor can I protect your sister and nephew..."

After he didn't bother to see Xie Qing, Xie Qing was already thankful. As for the strange logic that he didn't mention that they were his wife and children but said they were Xie Qing's sister and nephew, Xie Qing had no time to take care of them.

The apse where Empress Xie was about to give birth was very lively, imperial physicians, female physicians, and maids rushed in and out, carrying pots of hot water, blood water, and decoctions to and fro.Wang Chun reported to Zhao Yanzhi and Xie Qing three times a quarter.Zhao Yan was only thinking about Empress Xie and his unborn child with all his heart, without even closing his eyes.Xie Qing was worried that he would be bothering him at one time, and at the other time was afraid that something would happen to his sister, these few hours were really tormented.

It has been three hours since Empress Xie was sent into the apse, but there is still no movement, Zhao Yan can't help being anxious.He couldn't move by himself, so he had to urge Xie Qing to take a look for him.

Xie Qing walked outside the apse, neither advancing nor retreating.The people who came and went all looked dignified and hurried, seeing Xie Qing's heart sank.

Not long after, Yijun came out from inside.A few strands of hair on her forehead were stuck to her forehead with sweat, and her hands were still a little bloody.Seeing Xie Qing, he didn't care about tidying up his appearance, and immediately walked over to him.

"My lord, the situation in the middle palace is not very good." Yijun's voice was very deep, and Xie Qing's heart suddenly sank.

"Please explain clearly, what, what is not good?" Xie Qing asked tremblingly.

Yijun sighed: "The premature birth in Zhonggong was not an accident, it was caused by drugs, so it is extremely dangerous. But now is not the time to talk about it. At this juncture, the maid has to trouble the son to ask the emperor, once the birth process If there is an accident, is it Baozhong Palace or the prince?"

If Xie Qing's selfishness was to be followed, it would naturally be important to keep his sister; but now that Zhao Yan is only in critical condition, he is looking forward to Xie's child inheriting the throne.He didn't dare to ask Zhao Yan to know about this matter, it really couldn't do anything.After a while, Xie Qing gritted his teeth and said: "The middle palace and the prince, nothing can happen!"

Xie Qing is not a domineering person, but this time he really didn't dare to think that an accident would happen; he actually knew in his heart that if that moment really came, he was afraid that he would make the decision for Zhao Yan in the name of presumptuousness.

It's just that, if it drags on for a moment, maybe Xiehou will be lucky, and nothing will happen.

When Xie Qing was pacing back and forth outside the palace gate anxiously, a maidservant of Empress Xie ran out, bowed to him, and said: "The Palace invites you to come in."

Although he is the eldest brother of the empress, it is actually impolite and unlucky to enter a place like the delivery room.But at the very moment, Xie Qing couldn't care less.He hesitated for a moment, then followed the maid inside.

The bloody smell in the hall made Xie Qing's heart sink to the bottom of the valley.After thanking the meeting, I am probably taking a break, so I have time to say a few words to him.

Xie Qing stood still behind the screen, and heard the voice of the Empress Xie coming from inside: "Brother, you are here."

Xie Qing felt a pain in his heart, but he still had to keep his tone light.He pretended to be relaxed and said in a soft voice: "What's the matter with the Zhonggong summoning ministers?"

"Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't listen to you. But," Empress Xie obviously didn't think she could handle the current situation easily, she said solemnly to Xie Qing: "Brother, protect the child. You know what to do. "

"Nonsense! You and the child are fine!" Xie Qing felt very unlucky when she heard her sister's tone of confessing the funeral, and quickly stopped her.

"Brother, don't interrupt me. I, I have no strength." After Xie Hou paused, the sound of a spoon colliding with a bowl could be heard faintly from behind the screen.Probably the maid was exhausted after thanking her and was giving her ginseng soup.

"Brother, you know Shang's body. This child may be our only hope." Xie Xiang drank the ginseng soup, and his voice became much calmer: "You saw how they forced him, he must now Have a son!"

Xie Qing is so smart, although Xie Xiang said almost nothing, he still deduced the whole story from her few words.The drug to induce labor was probably taken by Xie Xiang voluntarily, she could not see someone in the court forcing and testing Zhao Yanzhi every three days.She had told herself before that she wanted to give birth to a child earlier, but she thought it was a temporary idea and didn't take it to heart at all.Xie Qing felt pain and regret at this time, and his voice immediately became hoarse: "Ah Xiang, why are you so disobedient. You don't need to worry about those things, because brother is here. No matter how bad brother is, he can still protect your mother and child. Why waste your own body? What's more, how do you know that you are pregnant with a son?"

"I know brother loves me," Xie Hou smiled weakly, "No one loves me more than you. So, I can't look too hard on you. None of those people are easy to be with. If they had no children in their previous generations, they would not be able to settle down. Brother, this disease is so dangerous, once he... If the general rule falls into the hands of others, and you, do you have a way out for the Xie family? Brother, I There is no way, no matter what, I have to gamble this time."

"Brother, I have taken such a big risk, you can't let my hard work be in vain. Please, keep my child." After saying this, Xie Qing didn't listen to Xie Qing's rebuttal, and asked the maid to drive him away go out.

Xie Xiang knew that her elder brother would never let her down.

Xie Qing walked back to Zhao Yanzhi's bedroom in a daze with a smell of blood all over his body. When he got to the door, he remembered that no matter what, Zhao Yanzhi couldn't smell this smell.So he had to go back to his former residence in the front hall and change his clothes.This time and again, it took a lot of time.

When Xie Qing tidied up his appearance and hurried back to Zhao Yanzhi's bedroom, it was the critical moment for Empress Xie to give birth.Zhao Yanzhi had obviously received the report, and was extremely nervous.When he saw Xie Qing came back, he hurriedly grabbed his hand like a life-saving straw, muttering in his mouth: "Huaifang, Huaifang..."

Seems like that would give me a lot of peace of mind.

Xie Qing had mixed feelings in his heart for a moment.Unlike Zhao Yan who was only ignorant and had vague expectations, Xie Qing was completely worried.Sitting next to Zhao Yanzhi, he felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, his heart went to Xie Xiang's.

Fortunately, Taiyi God was kind and didn't let him suffer for too long.Xie Qing sat for less than half an hour, and Wang Chun trotted all the way into Zhao Yanzhi's bedroom, panting and congratulating: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the middle palace has given birth to your eldest son!"