An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

As Nian Shilan's deeds came to light, the Emperor quietly began to settle accounts with the Nian family.

Most of the important officials in the court were involved in it. For a while, there was a turmoil in the court and the harem, especially those who were most closely related to the Nian family. Everyone felt insecure and sought ways to protect themselves.

As for Ling Rong, although she wanted to get involved, she was powerless. She had frequent abdominal pains in the past few days and could go into labor at any time.

On the third day of the third month, at night, Lingrong woke up with abdominal pain. She hurriedly asked for water and arranged for people to prepare for the birth.

Since a midwife had already been prepared in Chengqian Palace, everything could go smoothly even if Ling Rong went into labor at night.

Xiao Chizi was quick and agile. He first went to the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial physician He on duty to take charge, and then went to inform the Emperor and the Empress.

When everyone arrived, Fang Lin was already waiting at the door, arranging for the Emperor, the Empress and others to wait in the main hall.

Only Xia Dongchun insisted on going to the door of the delivery room to take a look. After being scolded by the emperor, she sat back in her chair in a huff and drank tea with a lot of anger.

"Xia Changzai, this is not the time to play around," the Queen looked at the Emperor's expression and scolded him, "Wait until Concubine An gives birth safely, then you can talk to her sisters."

"I understand, Your Majesty."

Xia Dongchun was sitting quietly when the Queen called her to sit up again. She bowed again without knowing why and only sat down again after getting permission.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Xia and Concubine An once lived in the same palace. They were as close as sisters, so naturally I should care more about them."

The Queen smiled and praised the sisterhood between Xia Dongchun and Lingrong, causing Shen Meizhuang to look at Xia Dongchun several more times.

This Xia Dongchun was rude and domineering, but in the queen's mouth he became a gentle and lovely person who cared for his sisters.

When Chun Changyi, who was standing by, heard the sisters' words, she immediately took Shen Meizhuang's hand and whispered "Sister Hui". Her laughter was like a silver bell, which made the emperor look at her several more times.

The Queen originally wanted Xia Dongchun to take advantage of the sisterly love to win the Emperor's favor, so that the Emperor would not favor someone else and cause more trouble for princes and princesses.

But Xia Dongchun was ignorant and really thought he was praising her, and didn't even look at the emperor's face.

Instead, Shen Meizhuang's group seized the opportunity and pushed Chun Changzai out again.

"After all, this is the first baby for Sister An among our group of sisters." Concubine Chun was close to Shen Meizhuang, and the two seemed to be whispering, "Sister An is so lucky. Chun'er is so envious."

"You are still young. You will have such blessings in the future." Shen Meizhuang gently comforted Chun Changzai. Feeling the emperor's gaze, she deliberately turned her face away and asked Chun Changzai to show her innocent look.

Concubine Chun was also very sensible. She looked into the emperor's eyes without hesitation, her eyes smiling like a crescent moon, "With the emperor's blessing, there will definitely be a few more heirs to the throne in this palace.

But Chun'er loves to play, and I'm afraid that he will make the prince naughty and noisy like a little bully every day."

Shen Meizhuang stroked her hand and was about to respond, but the emperor spoke first.

“There are many dignified and gentle concubines in this palace, but you are different.

If she gives birth to an imperial heir, it will add a touch of freedom to the palace."

The Emperor and Concubine Chun looked at each other with smiles on their faces, and for a moment everyone forgot that they were outside the delivery room and thought it was a night banquet in the palace.

But Lingrong was in labor at the time and had no strength to hold back the cry out in pain. She clutched the quilt tightly and almost fainted from the pain.

But the pain in her abdomen was so severe that she was repeatedly on the verge of coma.

Zhaoshui was extremely anxious standing beside the bed, but there was nothing he could do to help. He could only wipe his tears and watch the maids who were busy delivering the baby, so as to avoid being harmed by accident.

Fortunately, Aunt Fang Jing was most familiar with the young lady's physique, and those maids were all the emperor's people, so there was no one so blind as to take action at this time.

It's just that the pain came early, but the delivery has not yet come. If she continues like this, I'm afraid Lingrong will soon run out of strength, and when the delivery really comes, she will have a difficult labor due to weakness.

"Aunt Fangjing, I'm going to go find Doctor He. You must take good care of the young lady here." Zhaoshui felt Lingrong's pulse, but she had only been studying medicine for a short time, and she only found that Lingrong had some blood flow problems.

But now that she was in the period of giving birth, Zhaoshui did not dare to be careless, so he went straight to find Doctor He and told him about the situation.

He Anming had been waiting outside the palace since Lingrong started having contractions. Upon hearing that Lingrong's pulse was not right, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"The young lady's pulse is deep, thin, and astringent, intermittent..." Zhaoshui carefully recalled Lingrong's pulse, "Is this pulse dangerous?"

"Qi stagnation and blood stasis... are not good for the fetus."

He Anming sighed, which made Zhaoshui immediately anxious. She clenched her fingers tightly, feeling anxious and not knowing what to do.

"Doctor He, what should we do?"

"The medicine for inducing labor has been simmering on the stove. The young lady's pulse is in danger. We can't wait any longer."

He Anming seemed very calm, without any sign of anxiety on his face, but the words he said were so frightening that Zhaoshui didn't know whether to be worried or relieved.

"And this medicine." He Anming took out a jade bottle from his sleeve, "If the young lady has hemorrhage, feed her this medicine.

No matter how dangerous Miss An was at the time, this medicine could keep her alive.

Miss Zhaoshui, after Miss An wakes up, please tell her the medicine and what I have said."

Although Zhaoshui didn't understand what He Anming meant, she still responded with a "OK" obediently.

After Zhao Shui held the bottle in her palm, she felt a little worried. She spoke hesitantly and asked He Anming what the medicine was.

Only after He Anming described all the herbs one by one did Zhaoshui begin to believe it.

The young lady has only one trusted imperial physician in the palace. If any danger really occurs, she can only place her hope on He Anming.

Soon, Wei Lin brought the labor-inducing medicine over. Zhao Shui didn't dare to stay and went straight into the delivery room with the medicine.

"What did the imperial physician say?" Aunt Fang Jing beckoned Zhao Shui over as soon as she saw her coming in. "What is this medicine?"

"Auntie, have you taken the young master's pulse?"

"Qi is stagnant and blood is stagnant. We can't wait too long." Aunt Fang Jing is a very experienced midwife. Even she said so. It seems that the young lady is really in danger.

"This medicine is for inducing labor. Feed it to the young lady." Zhaoshui and Aunt Fangjing exchanged glances. "Fanglin, go to the main hall and tell the emperor that the young lady is in labor. The young lady is in danger and can't wait any longer."

Fanglin was originally the emperor's person. She went to the main hall and explained the matter in a few words. She immediately received the emperor's order and rushed back.

Soon after the labor-inducing drug was administered, Lingrong's stomach pain became more severe and cold sweat rolled down her face.

Her cries of pain could no longer be suppressed and drifted far away in the dark night.

The emperor, who was flirting with Chun Changzai in the main hall, immediately turned serious. He finally became a little anxious and began to care about the concubine who gave birth to his child.

"Why is it so painful?" Xia Dongchun murmured to herself. She grabbed the hand of Concubine Tian beside her and said, "Should we ask Doctor He to take a look?"

Lady Tian made a sound of "tsk", and pushed Xia Dongchun's hand away with disdain. She wiped her wrist with a handkerchief and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. By the time you remembered, the daylily has gone cold."

Xia Dongchun curled her lips and also wiped her palms with a handkerchief.

Unlike these two people, Chun Changzai didn't care about Lingrong. She took two quick steps to stand beside the emperor and served him tea personally.

"Your Majesty, please have a sip of tea. The imperial physician and the midwife are waiting. Sister An will surely give birth smoothly."

The emperor's expression did not relax. He raised his chin and signaled Chun Changzai to put down the teacup.

Chun Changzai did not force him. She put down the teacup obediently and stood beside the emperor, serving him gently.

The emperor was satisfied, but he was in no mood to flirt with Chun Changzai at this moment.

After all, he had few children now, and had lost many children in the past year. Not only did the court have objections, but even among the people, rumors of the Empress's misconduct began to spread.

Only Concubine An's child survived to nine months. No matter whether it was a boy or a girl, it was great news.

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but glance at the queen. After all, it was a taboo for the queen to lose her moral integrity.

If the child could no longer be saved, they would have to find an excuse and ask the Queen to "recuperate" in Jingren Palace.

The queen had no idea what the emperor was thinking at the moment. She thought the emperor was worried and subconsciously sought her comfort.

Therefore, the queen put on a gentle smile on her face, "Your Majesty, I have called the judge of the Imperial Hospital over, and the Empress Dowager has also sent Aunt Zhuxi over, waiting for good news from Concubine An."

"It's rare for there to be happy events in the palace, but it made the Empress Dowager worried late at night."

"I'm not worried at all," the Queen pushed the snacks in her hand towards the Emperor, "Noble An is blessed, the Empress Dowager is happy that she is willing to wait like this."

The Queen comforted the Emperor softly, but she was not too worried that An Lingrong's giving birth to a child would threaten her position.

The daughter of a county magistrate was pregnant with a princess. Even if she didn't do anything, she wouldn't be able to cause any trouble in the palace.

Besides, I have already made arrangements. After today, An Lingrong will never be able to have children again.

When the Queen thought of this, her smile deepened. She was just waiting for An Lingrong to give birth safely, but she accidentally suffered a hemorrhage.

Inside the delivery room, Ling Rong had sobered up a lot after drinking the drug that induced labor. Apart from occasional contractions, she was able to communicate with Zhao Shui about her current situation.

Zhaoshui showed Lingrong what He Anming said and the medicine bottle, "My lady, according to Imperial Doctor He, this medicine is extremely powerful.

But I don’t understand why Doctor He is worried that the young lady will have hemorrhage.

Moreover, he specifically asked me to show this medicine to the young master."

Ling Rong held the medicine bottle, wondering what He Anming meant.

According to Zhao Shui, after taking the oxytocin, the symptoms of qi stagnation and blood stasis will disappear, and hemorrhage will not occur due to childbirth.

Could it be that someone had attacked him, but the target was not his child's life, but his own.

"Zhaoshui, except for Aunt Fangjing, no other midwives are allowed to get close. Tell Fanglin and Fanghua to keep an eye on those two midwives."

Zhaoshui also knew that this was a serious matter. She wanted to ask Lingrong what was going on, but she never expected that Lingrong began to have abdominal pain again at this time.

She hurriedly told the others to do other things as Ling Rong had instructed, and not to allow the other two maids to get close.

After Zhaoshui gave the order, a maid immediately raised an objection, "Miss Zhaoshui, the young lady just drank the labor-inducing medicine and may give birth at any time.

You asked the two of us to prepare some hot water. If something goes wrong with the young master, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Aunt Momei, Aunt Fangjing is taking care of the inner room. Just do what you tell her to do.

My aunt is so unhappy that she is not fit to serve in the palace."

Aunt Momei snorted angrily. She tried to pull another nanny away, but her hand was shaken off.

"Mo Mei, the emperor ordered you and me to deliver the baby for Lady An. We can't leave until the task is completed."

Mo Mei was even more angry at this time. She had already accepted the silver from the Queen and wanted to feed the medicine in her hand to Concubine An.

Now that I'm locked out, how can I complete this mission?

"Qiutong, if Miss An doesn't trust you and me, why should we stay here guarding the palace?" Mo Mei deliberately raised her voice, her tone threatening. "You and I are sent by the emperor, we don't have to be bullied by a little girl here!"

At this time, the shouting in the inner hall became louder, and Ling Rong seemed to have given birth.

"Miss An!" Mo Mei's face was filled with anxiety. She pushed Zhao Shui away and rushed into the hall again.

Her face was filled with anxiety as she asked about Aunt Fangjing Lingrong's condition. She really looked like a loyal maid who cared about her master.

But her behavior was too strange. Zhaoshui and Fanglin paid close attention to her movements and repeatedly prevented her from contacting Lingrong.

Fortunately, Lingrong gave birth quickly. Soon, a loud cry was heard, and the long-awaited child was finally born successfully.

Aunt Fang Jing cleaned the child swiftly. Seeing this, Mo Mei immediately came over and stood beside Ling Rong's bed.

"Oh, she's so beautiful. The little princess looks exactly like Lady An."

Mo Mei moved closer to Ling Rong while praising her. She held a pinch of medicine powder in her hand and wanted to sprinkle it on Ling Rong while covering her body.

Unexpectedly, her action was stopped by Qiu Tong, and she was taken to the main hall with her wrist twisted, which caused headaches for the emperor and the empress.

"There's something wrong with this Aunt Mo Mei," Fang Lin patted his chest with lingering fear, "She has been serving the Emperor for a long time, but I didn't expect..."

"I didn't expect it either."

Qiu Tong walked to the table and poured a cup of hot tea. She wiped the edge of the cup lightly and walked to Ling Rong's couch to help her replenish some water.

The cup had just reached his lips when it was stopped by Zhaoshui.

"Aunt Qiutong, this water... is a little cold." Zhaoshui touched the wall of the cup and took the cup from Qiutong's hand.

"How could that be? I just poured the water. I was afraid it would burn you, so I blew on it on purpose."

"I saw it," Zhaoshui smiled, and she gently pushed Qiutong away from Lingrong's bed, "but the young lady is weak now, and I don't want to disturb her.

Aunt Qiutong, why don't you go to the main hall with Aunt Momei?"