After a while, the imperial physician wrote a prescription for stopping the bleeding and presented it to the patient.

The emperor knew that An Lingrong was anxious, so he casually glanced at it and handed the prescription to her.

After An Lingrong carefully checked it, she glanced at Zhou Bing again, and when she saw him nod slightly, she spoke:

"Doctor Zhang needs to stay here. Doctor Zhou will have to boil the medicine quickly."

Zhang Mi had no objection to An Lingrong's arrangement, and immediately stood by with his hands down, while Zhou Bing quickly retreated to get the medicine and boil it.

Jiang Shen was indeed a master of acupuncture. Under his acupuncture, the breathing of the fetus in Noble Lady Fucha's belly gradually became stronger. She finally smiled faintly, and the Emperor also breathed a sigh of relief.

An Lingrong didn't dare to relax, her eyes fixed on her belly.

There was a sudden noise outside, and the queen had finally arrived.

She was dressed in plain clothes and walked in quickly with a look of pain on her face. Seeing the situation in the house, she spoke with great concern:

"Your Majesty, I am late. How is Noble Lady Fucha now?"

The emperor saw that her brows were furrowed and veins on her forehead were throbbing, which was a sign of a headache, so he asked her to stand up and sit down:

"There are signs of improvement. We are just waiting to induce labor. It's a pity that you are not feeling well and have to come here to take care of this. By the way, has the midwife been brought into the palace?"

The Queen glanced at An Lingrong casually before speaking slowly, "Just as the twelfth lunar month began, I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select six midwives to enter the palace. They were all experienced and had clean backgrounds. At the time, I also asked Concubine Wen and Noble Lady Fucha to look at them together. They found nothing wrong. When I came here, I had already asked Jianqiu to be the successor."

The emperor nodded in agreement when he saw that she had made a good arrangement. The queen took the opportunity to ask:

"It's strange that even with a maidservant serving her, how could Noble Lady Fucha fall down?"

The imperial physician's medicine had not yet arrived, and the emperor thought it would be a good idea to first find out what had happened: "Princess Wen, you tell me."

As soon as the Queen arrived, An Lingrong was fully alert to the situation. When she heard what the Queen asked, her heart tightened. Now was not the time to find out the truth. The most urgent task was to ensure that Noble Lady Fucha could give birth safely. Therefore, she replied with an anxious look in her eyes:

"When I arrived, Sister Fucha had fallen to the ground, and there was already blood on her body. The incident happened suddenly, and I did not have time to ask the two servants. They were too frightened at the time, and their answers were inevitably incoherent. Long Si was the most important to save her. As for why Sister Fucha fell, I thought it would not be too late to ask after Sister Fucha was safe."

The Queen did not expect An Lingrong to refute the Emperor's opinion. She looked at her in surprise, then spoke softly:

"It is precisely because this is about the dragon fetus that we cannot be careless. We might as well take this opportunity to ask for clarification."

Noble Lady Fucha, who was having acupuncture on the bed, began to think wildly when she heard this. She knew the nature of her maids very well. Why did everyone want to interrogate them? Could it be that she was really harmed by someone? The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was possible. Her face was filled with fear. An Lingrong hurriedly stepped forward, held her hand, and said softly, "Sister."

With a gentle call, Noble Lady Fucha came back to her senses. She knew that she couldn't be afraid because her child was still waiting for her. She nodded slightly to An Lingrong and left everything to her.

The emperor's eyes darkened when he saw this. The pregnant woman's excessive worry might be detrimental to the birth. It would not be too late to examine her after her condition stabilized. He immediately spoke:

"Yixin, don't worry. I'm here with you. We can discuss the rest after you give birth to the dragon fetus."

Only then did Noble Lady Fucha feel much more at ease, and began to close her eyes and gather her strength, enduring the pain.

When the Queen saw that An Lingrong had changed the Emperor's mind with just a few words and had also appeased Noble Lady Fucha, her eyes instantly became deep, and she continued with a guilty look on her face:

"The Emperor trusted me and entrusted Noble Lady Fucha's baby to me for care. I never thought that Noble Lady Fucha would meet with such an accident in her own bedroom. It was my negligence. I should have left her in Jingren Palace to rest and take care of her baby until she gave birth..."

When the emperor was about to say more, he interrupted the queen with a wave of his hand: "This matter has not yet been concluded. Queen, you don't need to blame yourself. Just wait patiently."

At this time, hurried footsteps were heard outside the house, and Jianqiu finally came with the midwife.

Several people wanted to pay their respects, but were stopped in time by the emperor, who only ordered them to quickly examine Noble Lady Fucha.

After gently touching Noble Lady Fucha's belly a few times, Madam Liu, the most experienced midwife, boldly spoke:

"Your Majesty, the noble lady is moving slowly into the pelvis. Once the bleeding stops, the servants will need to use their hands to help push the dragon fetus into the pelvis. Now you can prepare the delivery room for the birth."

The Queen immediately followed Madam Liu's advice and said, "Your Majesty, the delivery room is messy and dirty. It may be harmful to your health. Please move to the outer room."

The royal rules were there, and the emperor immediately took the queen to the outer room.

An Lingrong took the opportunity to bow and plead: "Your Majesty, I want to stay and take care of Sister Fucha. Please allow me to do so."

The emperor knew that he couldn't take An Lingrong away at this time, so he agreed to her request: "You are weak, so don't bow so often. You and Yi Xin have a deep sisterly relationship, so you should pay more attention."

The two of them sat quietly in the outer room waiting, while the midwives in the bedroom began to get busy, preparing the scissors, soft cloth, quilts, straw paper and other items received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

An Lingrong was like a hound with a keen sense of smell. She would recheck every item the midwife put in, and even carefully checked each midwife's hands. Only after making sure there was no problem would she continue to stare at Jiang Shen.

The needle operation was the most exhausting. Jiang Shen was sweating profusely after completing a single needle operation. He put away the needles and reported to An Lingrong, "Madam Concubine Wen, the fetus is now in the correct position. We can induce labor as soon as it enters the pelvis."

An Lingrong wanted to be careful: "Doctor Zhang, please confirm it again."

Noble ladies have always been very cautious when giving birth. Zhang Mi made another follow-up visit: "Madam Wenpin, the fetus is indeed in the correct position. You can make the labor-inducing soup to prepare for the birth."

"Then please ask the two imperial doctors to write the prescription and give it to my maid Rendong to boil the medicine." An Lingrong would not let anyone else boil the medicinal materials tonight.

The two men took the order and went out to report the progress to the emperor again.

At this time, the hemostatic soup was finally ready. After Xiao Xia Zi tried the medicine, Xia Dongchun brought it in.

An Lingrong used the excuse of testing the temperature of the medicine and took two sips of it. After making sure there was no peculiar smell, she asked Xia Dongchun to help Noble Lady Fucha up and feed her the medicine slowly.

Noble Lady Fucha drank up the bowl of thick medicine. The midwives were also waiting. As soon as the bleeding stopped, they would come forward to help.

A moment later, Noble Lady Fucha said to An Lingrong joyfully, "Sister An, I am no longer bleeding. Both the child and I can be saved."

An Lingrong was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when Concubine Fucha's expression suddenly changed: "Madam, come quickly. I have something leaking out."

Madam Liu stepped forward quickly, lifted the quilt and saw: "The amniotic fluid broke!"

An Lingrong's heart suddenly started beating wildly. How could this happen?

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