The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

The princess had just walked halfway when she saw the maid running over in a panic: "Princess, the young lady has started the war."

"Quick, ask the imperial physician to go to the Meng residence and ask Madam Meng to open the storehouse and take out the two hundred-year-old ginsengs..."

After giving a lot of instructions, everyone started to get busy in an orderly manner. The maid beside the princess supported the princess and asked, "Princess, don't we go take a look?"

The princess was stunned, and patted her chest and said, "Slow down, my legs are weak now, and I can't walk a step."

"Then I will give you a sedan chair."

"No, the manpower in the mansion is urgently needed by the young lady, so I won't cause any more trouble. Wait a moment, I can leave now."

Supported by her maid, the princess walked to Meng Wen Yao's yard with trembling legs. She looked far away but did not see Xie Chenyi, and her face darkened.

"What happened to Chen Yi? How could he not be here at such a critical moment? Yao'er tried her best to give birth to a child for him. He knows how dangerous this pregnancy is. Why is he not in the mansion at this time? Go and find the second young master."

As soon as the voice fell, a little maid said crisply: "Replying to the princess, the second young master has been here all the time. He has not left the young lady for a single step in the past few days. At this moment, the second young master is accompanying the young lady in the delivery room."

Fearing that the princess might misunderstand, the maid immediately explained, "The young lady did not allow the second young master to go in, but the second young master did not listen to any advice and insisted on going in to accompany the young lady. Princess, should I go in and call the second young master out?"

When the princess heard this, she instinctively thought that the delivery room was covered in blood, so how could a man go in?

But then she thought of Xie Chenyi's poor health, and she didn't know if Mrs. Bao had been doing anything naughty these days. She didn't know how dangerous Meng Wenyao's pregnancy would be. It was not a bad thing to have a man by her side to make timely decisions when problems arose.

As for those far-fetched reasons about the blood stains in the delivery room, they did not seem to be that important when it came to the matter of the royal family's successor.

"No, I'll go in and take a look too."

The princess walked forward while nervously turning the Buddhist beads in her hand: "Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless us. Please keep Wen Yao and her child safe. Don't let anything go wrong."

The maidservant at the side also comforted her, "Don't worry, Princess. The young lady is blessed by heaven and will definitely give birth to a little boy."

"Amitabha, I no longer ask for a little prince. As long as the child is healthy, it's fine even if it's a young lady. As long as it can be fertile, it's good to bloom first and then bear fruit."

As they were talking, they arrived at the door of the delivery room. Just as the princess was about to lift the curtain, she heard a loud cry coming from inside.

"Congratulations, young master, congratulations, young lady, it's a little boy."

As soon as the sound from the delivery room touched the door curtain, the princess was overjoyed: "Rewards, everyone will get rewards!"

Soon, the news that Meng Wenyao had given birth spread to every corner of the palace. Bao was chewing on a moldy steamed bun, muttering numbly: "Impossible, impossible, it must be a bastard!"

"It's a bastard, Your Majesty. Meng gave birth to a bastard!"

A little boy was born in the palace, and everyone ran out to claim their rewards, so Bao had the opportunity to speak to Prince Fenyang alone.

Unfortunately, her words did not attract any attention from Prince Fenyang, because at this time, under the careful care of the princess, Prince Fenyang could no longer move except his eyeballs.

"Your Highness, you cannot pass on this Noda family business to a bastard. Although you cannot speak, you can write. You must write it down and tell the world so that the court can punish the Meng family."

Still getting no response, Bao seemed to have just remembered that Prince Fenyang could not take action. Thinking of this, she looked around the room, found a piece of clean cloth, tore it off, and wrote in her own blood that Meng Wenyao gave birth to a bastard of unknown identity, that Xie Chenyi should be expelled from the family, and that a child should be chosen from the clan members and adopted under the name of Xie Nanan to inherit Prince Fenyang's Mansion in the future.

After finishing writing, Bao took Prince Fenyang's finger and pressed it on. It was done. Bao's eyes lit up with joy.

Now Meng Wen Yao has given birth to a child. When the child is one month old, the palace will surely be crowded with guests. She will expose this matter at that time. By then, the princess and several others will be removed from the list, and Xie Nanan's adopted son will inherit the palace. She will then be the lady dowager of this palace.

At this time in the delivery room, in addition to the joy of the newborn, Meng Wen Yao and the princess were discussing how Bao would die.

"I thought Dr. Bao would not give me the antidote, but I didn't expect the baby to be born."

Meng Wenyao quickly interrupted the princess's speculation: "Mother, rather than saying that this child was born because of the antidote given by Mrs. Bao, I believe that it was because of your constant vegetarianism and chanting of Buddha's name, and because my husband and I were destined to have a child, that this child was born. It has nothing to do with Mrs. Bao."

"If Bao's blood can really detoxify, how could Father's health be getting better day by day?"

When mentioning this, the princess smiled guiltily: "Of course I know that you and Chen Yi are blessed, but let's not talk about this. Now that Chen Yi is well, I will take the time to take care of Bao. After all, there is no point in keeping her. The prince was treated so badly by her that he almost couldn't wait until the baby was one month old."

Meng Wen Yao was thinking about how to ask the princess to agree to let her take care of Bao personally, after all, she still had to recuperate after giving birth.

While she was thinking, she heard Xie Chenyi say, "Mother, now that the child is just born, it is the time to do good deeds. Why not deal with Bao after the baby is one month old?"

"Does my husband also believe in ghosts and gods?" Meng Wen Yao asked in surprise.

"I didn't believe it before, but today when you gave birth, I made a wish to the Buddha in my heart. As long as you and your child are safe, I am willing to shorten my life by ten years. I believe the Buddha heard it."

Looking at Xie Chenyi's red eyes and the dense stubble that had just appeared on his chin, Meng Wenyao could feel his torment and fear over the past few hours.

At this time, anything she said would seem hypocritical, but Meng Wenyao couldn't help but mutter, "Why did my husband have to make such a solemn vow? It would be feasible to hold a few more rituals in the temple and build a golden statue for the Buddha."

"I want both, I want both. I will have someone go to the temple to light a perpetual lamp for my weird grandson and build a golden statue for the Buddha."

Watching the princess hurried out, Meng Wenyao slowly leaned on Xie Chenyi's shoulder, her eyes sore as she said, "My husband, this oath is too heavy. Does it mean that every time I give birth to a child, you will lose ten years of your life? If I can't give birth to many children, won't you..."

Without waiting for Meng Wenyao to finish, Xie Chenyi said solemnly: "This one child is enough. The palace has a legacy, and I have also explained to my ancestors. Having fewer children will save us from fighting each other for the family property and titles in the future. It will be fine for us and our child to be a happy family of three in the future."

Seeing that Xie Chenyi didn't seem to be talking casually, Meng Wenyao knew about the affairs between Mrs. Bao and her children, which really left a shadow on Xie Chenyi.

But giving birth is Meng Wen Yao's duty, so how could she only give birth to one child?

"Husband, do you mean that we won't sleep in the same room from now on?"