The Empress of Zhen Huan Reborn

When the emperor rushed to Qingliang Palace, Nian Shilan had not yet given birth to the child.

The emperor looked at Wen Shichu standing in the palace and asked hurriedly, "How is the Imperial Concubine?"

Wen Shichu shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Your Majesty is still giving birth."

When the emperor was about to ask something, he heard the panicked voice of Nanny Wang in the palace, "Quick, imperial physician, come in quickly. I'm afraid the queen is going to have a difficult birth."

After hearing this, Wen Shichu walked into the hall anxiously. The emperor could no longer sit still after hearing this, and rushed into the hall without paying any attention to the rules.

The delivery room was filled with a strong smell of blood and a tense atmosphere. The imperial concubine lay on the couch, her face as pale as paper, her forehead covered with beads of sweat, her lips trembling slightly, as if she would lose consciousness at any moment.

The emperor came to the bed and held the imperial concubine's hand tightly, his eyes full of concern. He comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, my beloved concubine, I am here with you, you will be safe."

The Imperial Concubine opened her eyes with difficulty, and when she saw the Emperor, a trace of relief flashed in her eyes. She used up her last bit of strength and said, "Your Majesty, I am afraid I can't hold on any longer... But I must give birth to our child. Please protect me and my child."

The emperor nodded firmly, tears glistening in his eyes. He gently stroked the imperial concubine's cheek and said, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you and your son."

Su Peisheng, who was outside the palace, was not at all surprised or at a loss about the emperor breaking into the delivery room. He just stood silently in the palace and told the servants beside him to watch their mouths and not spread what happened today.

The midwives and servants in the delivery room were very surprised to see the emperor rush into the palace so recklessly. Songzhi and Lingzhi wanted to say something and their lips moved slightly, but after seeing Yun'er's meaningful eyes, Songzhi and Lingzhi swallowed back the words that were about to come to their lips.

When Nanny Wang and the four midwives saw this, they panicked and said, "Your Majesty, the delivery room is dirty and bloody. Your Majesty cannot come in."

When the emperor heard several midwives trying to dissuade him from leaving, he was immediately furious. At this time, Nian Shilan fainted at the right time. The emperor anxiously shouted, "What time is it! It's useless to say these things. I want to ask you, how is the imperial concubine now! If anything happens to the imperial concubine, all of you present here will be buried with her!"

Nanny Wang was indeed an experienced midwife. Seeing the emperor so angry, she knew how important the Imperial Concubine was in his heart, so she knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine's labor took a long time, and the fetus' head was stuck, so she couldn't give birth smoothly. The Imperial Concubine was really too tired, so she fainted. I'm afraid this baby will be difficult to deliver. I'm afraid the lives of the Imperial Concubine and the heir are in danger..."

After hearing this, the emperor frowned, his eyes revealing a hint of nervousness and worry. He took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm, but his voice was still filled with obvious anxiety as he asked, "I ask you, is there any solution?!"

Nanny Wang bowed her head and replied, "Your Majesty, I have tried various methods, but none of them worked. The situation is critical now. If no measures are taken, the lives of the queen and the little prince may be in danger."

When the emperor heard what Nanny Wang said, he said anxiously, "I don't care what method you use, I want you to ensure that the Imperial Concubine is safe and sound, even if she can't have children in the future! I just want the Imperial Concubine to be fine!"

After the emperor shouted this, he suddenly felt much more relaxed. It seemed that the military achievements of the Nian family and Nian Gengyao were not as important as Nian Shilan. As long as Nian Shilan could be safe and sound, the emperor was willing to let go of his fear of the Nian family and try to love Nian Shilan with all his heart.

The other people in the hall, especially the four midwives, were all a little surprised after hearing what Nanny Wang said. The Imperial Concubine was not as dangerous as Nanny Wang said. However, they did not dare to refute her and just silently observed Nanny Wang's next move.

Nanny Wang thought for a moment, gritted her teeth and said, "The only plan now is to take a risk. Maybe we can give it a try."

The emperor asked hurriedly: "What method? Tell me quickly!"

"We need to ask the imperial physician to prepare a decoction for the queen first to help her regain consciousness. Then we need to order someone to push hard on her abdomen to help the fetus be delivered. However, this move is extremely risky. If you are not careful, you will be hurt." Nanny Wang looked up at the emperor with a firm look in her eyes, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am willing to give it a try."

The emperor hesitated for a moment and finally nodded in agreement.

Yun'er had been listening quietly at the side, and had no objection to Wang Ma's suggestion. Although Nian Shilan's condition was not as critical as Wang Ma said, her labor was indeed not short. Two hours had passed, and there was still no sight of the crown prince's head. If it was delayed any further, Nian Shilan would inevitably suffer a difficult labor.

Although Wen Shichu was an imperial physician, his knowledge of women's childbirth was limited to what he read in books. After hearing what Nanny Wang said, Wen Shichu asked, "Excuse me, will the God-Returning Soup be of any help to the Imperial Concubine?"

Nanny Wang nodded affirmatively and said, "Thank you, imperial physician. The healing soup is excellent."

Upon hearing this, Wen Shichu quickly took his medicine box and began to search through it, looking for Astragalus membranaceus... Radix Glehniae... Radix Angelicae Sinensis... When he came to Rehmannia glutinosa charcoal, he became a little flustered due to his anxiety, and could not find the Rehmannia glutinosa charcoal. Just when Wen Shichu was wondering whether he had prepared it or not, Yun'er walked up to Wen Shichu and started searching with him.

"Found it." Yun'er said lightly, and then handed the cooked rehmannia charcoal in her hand to Wen Shichu. After Wen Shichu took it, Yun'er continued to rummage through Wen Shichu's medicine box, and finally found the ginger charcoal and Poria cocos and gave them to Wen Shichu.

Wen Shichu took the herbs and hurried out of the delivery room and went to the small kitchen in Qingliang Palace, where he decocted the herbs together with the necessary raw materials.

Just when the emperor was getting anxious and wanted to go find Wen Shichu in person, Wen Shichu came into the delivery room with a bowl of soup and whispered to Songzhi, "Give this soup to the Imperial Concubine."

Before Songzhi could reach Nian Shilan, the emperor said, "I'm here."

The emperor gently helped Nian Shilan up from the couch and let her nestle in his arms. Then he took the medicine from Songzhi's hand, blew it cool carefully, and fed it into Nian Shilan's mouth spoonful by spoonful.