An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Xia Dongchun's matter is now easy to handle. The emperor has experienced this countless times. This time he asked Su Peisheng to arrange all matters.

The emperor even gave an order in advance that if anything went wrong during Concubine Xia's delivery, all the midwives would lose their heads, including Su Peisheng, without exception.

The emperor's words are golden and no one dares to question them. Even if some people want to take a gamble who values ​​money over their lives, there will always be people who are afraid of death and will watch over them and prevent them from succeeding.

It has to be said that such an order was indeed useful, and this was the only time the emperor issued such an order while a concubine was pregnant.

There was no old precedent to refer to, so no one dared to go beyond the line. After Concubine Xia gave birth to her baby, nothing went wrong.

The midwife had already moved into the Yanx Palace. As the head concubine, Concubine Tian was extremely strict. When Concubine Xia was eight months old, no one was allowed to visit her in the Yanx Palace.

It's not that she cares about Xia Dongchun or the baby in her belly, but Concubine Tian doesn't want to take responsibility and doesn't want to be disliked by the emperor.

When people do something for themselves, they tend to do everything in a very thorough manner, leaving no room for anyone to find any fault with them.

The emperor was very satisfied with this, and even rewarded Concubine Tian with many things. He also started to stay overnight in the Yanx Palace occasionally, and the two of them loved each other for quite some time.

But such days were soon broken. A woman named Zhen Yurao entered the palace. That night, the emperor gave her the name Zhen Yuwan. The next day after the emperor visited her, she was named Concubine Wan.

In the harem, the only one who was promoted so quickly was Zhen Huan before, and now there is another Zhen Yuwan. How can this not make the women in the harem hate her to the core?

Especially Concubine Tian, ​​she fell out of favor the day after Zhen Yuwan arrived, and she no longer received the emperor's favor for the next month.

But she didn't have much time to take care of Zhen Yuwan. After all, Xia Dongchun was about to give birth, and as the mistress, she had to take good care of her.

However, the midwife and the imperial physician were ready, so she just had to sit there. As people came in and out, Concubine Tian ate grapes from the fruit plate, enjoying the breeze with a comfortable look on her face.

Xia Dongchun began to feel fetal movement early in the morning, and Concubine Tian also started to move. However, nearly two hours had passed and there was still no movement in the delivery room.

Concubine Tian was annoyed and wanted to leave, but when she thought about how it would be bad if the Emperor came and couldn't see her, she had to endure it and sat on the chair until her back and waist ached.

Ling Rong was nearby, so she didn't rush over immediately, but she got up early and dressed neatly, waiting for news in Chengqian Palace.

Zhao Shui ran three or four times but didn't get any news. Instead, he brought back Concubine Tian's complaints.

With no other options, Lingrong could only rush over and wait with her. The two of them chatted and laughed, and the time didn't seem so unbearable.

It was not until the afternoon that Xia Dongchun made new movements in the delivery room. Wailing sounds were heard all of a sudden, and Concubine Tian was so frightened that the grapes in her hand fell.

Ling Rong was cheered up, and immediately ordered the imperial physician and other midwives to rush in and check on Concubine Xia's condition.

At the same time, others were also ordered to boil the medicine to preserve the pregnancy and induce labor to avoid wasting time when the imperial physician was using the medicine.

The group had come to assist Xia Dongchun in giving birth a long time ago. After many sessions, they were already very familiar with the process. As soon as they heard the call, they started working quickly and did not need Ling Rong to give too many instructions.

"Oh, there is finally some movement today." Concubine Tian breathed a sigh of relief, "Look at Mother Xia, her face has turned pale from waiting."

Lingrong also looked over there, but before she could see the expression clearly, Xia's mother followed the nanny into the delivery room, leaving Lingrong with a hurried back.

"After all, she is my own daughter, so I will always worry about her more than outsiders like us.

Mrs. Fucha was also very worried. She almost fainted when she heard that something happened to you."

Concubine Tian curled her lips and muttered in her heart that my mother was naturally the most different.

But after all, it was Concubine Xia who was giving birth, so she didn't say much. She just nodded and stood up to arrange the concubines who came one after another.

In fact, when the women in the harem give birth, it is not necessary for everyone to come and visit, but because the emperor will come, everyone will dress up exquisitely to get the emperor's attention.

However, as everyone arrived in grand style, the emperor did not show any sign of movement. Ling Rong sent Xiao Chizi to inquire about the situation, only to find out that the emperor was in Yongshou Palace accompanying Concubine Wan.

"My lady, I heard from the servants in Yongshou Palace that the emperor left early in the morning.

The Emperor not only had breakfast with Concubine Wan, but also had lunch in Yongshou Palace. Your Majesty, would you like to send someone to inform the Emperor?"

Ling Rong pondered for a moment, she looked at the Queen who slowly walked in from the main gate, and finally shook her head, "No need, with the Queen in charge, it would be wrong for us to disturb the Emperor.

If there is really a need for the Emperor to come and take charge, the Empress will send someone to explain.

You should go down for now and take good care of Chengqian Palace, and ask Fanglin and Fanghua to coax the prince and princess to take a nap."

"Yes, ma'am."

The Queen Mother had already approached. Ling Rong bowed slowly and signaled the palace maid beside her to serve tea to the Queen.

"Sister Shengfei, how long have you been here? Do you want to take a rest?"

"Your Highness, I just arrived and took two bites of grapes."

The queen nodded, sat down, and asked Zhuxi to ask about Concubine Xia's situation, leaving Feiyun to serve her.

"Empress, this maid looks very familiar. Has she served the Empress Dowager?"

"Sister, you have sharp eyes. Feiyun was a maid who served the Queen Mother. I heard that she had offended you before. Is that true?"

The queen had a smile on her face, but what she said was in support of Feiyun. Even if Lingrong was ignorant, she couldn't make things difficult for Feiyun at this time.

"Is there such a thing? I don't even remember it. But I said something harsh at that time that Feiyun will always remember.

If this is the case, then I will have no choice but to apologize to Feiyun."

Lingrong retreated to advance, her eyes fixed on Feiyun, wanting to see what this palace maid who relied on the power of others could say.

Although the Queen is a person who likes to stand by and watch, Feiyun is her maid after all. If she really makes a fuss, it will not be good for the Queen's own reputation.

So the queen smiled and glared at Feiyun, "You are the master and she is the servant. Even if the master makes a huge mistake, it is the servant's fault.

Feiyun, why are you standing there like an idiot? Why don't you apologize to Concubine Sheng?"

Although Feiyun didn't know where he was wrong, he still obeyed the Queen's words and gritted his teeth to apologize to Lingrong.

"No need to be so polite. Fei has always remembered that I must have done something wrong. How can I ask her to bow and apologize to me?

Feiyun, after Concubine Xia has given birth, you should go to Chengqian Palace and ask your sister Zhaoshui for an apology. You are not allowed to remember my faults in the future."

Lingrong has always been a petty and vengeful person. She is just a little maid beside the empress dowager, but she wants to use the power of the queen to suppress herself. She is really courting death.

Hearing Lingrong's words, Feiyun immediately knelt down. She kowtowed heavily and repeatedly said, "I dare not."

"Feiyun, why are you so polite? If others see it, they will think that I am bullying you.

In a few months, this matter will become more and more outrageous, and in the end even I won’t be able to explain it clearly.”

What Lingrong did was nothing but veiled criticism. She looked at the Queen with a smile on her face, her eyes full of deliberateness.

Feiyun didn't know what to do. She looked at the Queen hesitantly, but found that the Queen's face was also ashen, without any hint.

"Hey, what's going on??"

Fortunately, Imperial Concubine Jing came in and broke the awkward atmosphere in the main hall. "I pay my respects to Her Majesty the Queen."

"How did you come all the way here? Hurry up and sit down."

The queen regained her smile. She glanced at Lingrong and raised her hand to tell Feiyun to get up. "Concubine Sheng has always been gentle and friendly. She won't bother with you. Get up quickly."

Lingrong was not at the point of embarrassing the empress, so she nodded and turned to talk to Concubine Jing about Concubine Xia's situation.

“The imperial physician is not sure whether the poison Lady Xia was previously poisoned with will have any effect on the fetus, so all the imperial physicians from the entire Imperial Hospital are here.

But I didn't expect that when the sky was just getting light, Concubine Xia was already making a fuss, but there was still no news until this time."

"When I just came in, I heard from the nanny that Lady Xia had started to have abdominal pains. I think she will give birth soon."

"That's good. The emperor has already issued an order. I believe Lady Xia will be born safely this time."

Lingrong glanced at the Empress and thought to herself that as long as you don't take any action, Concubine Xia and her son will be safe.

Concubine Jing thought the same thing. She gave an equally awkward smile and nodded almost at the same time as Lingrong.

"Where's the emperor? Has he gone to the delivery room to accompany Concubine Xia?"

"The Emperor hasn't arrived yet. He must be very busy with government affairs and hasn't found the time to spare."

Lingrong knew the situation but did not explain it. The Queen frowned, and it was obvious that she knew where the Emperor had gone.

"The emperor is not busy with state affairs. He is obviously in Yongshou Palace accompanying Concubine Wan." Concubine Tian walked in, followed by several concubines. At first glance, they were the ones who were dressed up.

"I don't know what magic these Zhen people have. One or two of them can make the emperor revolve around them."

"The Zhen family is a family of scholars, and the women in the family are all well-educated and talented, so naturally the emperor likes them."

Concubine Chun also took a seat. She had a good relationship with the new Concubine Wan, but when she mentioned favor, there were still some hints of praise and sarcasm in her voice.

"Lady Wan is gentle and considerate, similar to the previous one, but lacks some character." Cao Qinmo smiled and continued, "It can be seen that there is still a big gap between these sisters."

"Integrity? The things that the entire Zhen family has done would be laughed at by the people of the world.

Especially that Zhen Huan, she did all kinds of despicable things, and I don’t know if this Concubine Wan has picked up some bad habits.”

"Concubine Tian, ​​you've gone too far. Concubine Wan is, after all, the Emperor's new noble lady. Your sarcastic remarks are unbecoming of a concubine."

Although the Queen was teaching Concubine Tian a lesson, she did not scold her for saying something wrong, which shows that she also had some opinions about Concubine Wan.

"Except for Concubine Chun, the other sisters haven't seen Concubine Wan's appearance yet."

"Since entering the palace, Concubine Wan has never paid her respects to the Empress, and has stayed in Yongshou Palace all day without leaving the main gate or the secondary gate.

Some people wanted to ask for an audience, but were rejected, isn't that right, Lady Xin?"

Concubine Qi was also deprived of her favor. She rarely formed a united front with Concubine Tian and ridiculed Concubine Wan and her accomplices.

No one knew what was wrong with Concubine Xin. She had previously relied on Zhen Huan, and now she relied on Zhen Huan's sister. It was a pity that Zhen Huan could still help her, but Concubine Wan refused to even look at her.

"Why, you were so angry that you wanted to cause trouble for Concubine Wan, but you were scolded by the emperor and didn't dare to go out for three days in Chuxiu Palace."

Concubine Xin was never forgiving. She glared at Concubine Qi fiercely. In the past, because Concubine Qi had a family background, everyone could still give her a little face.

Now that her family has fallen on hard times, she still has the same temper as before, so no one cares about what she thinks anymore.

The noble ladies below were constantly making noises, while the concubines above were resting with their eyes closed, waiting for news from Noble Lady Xia.

Until the child was born, the emperor did not come to visit, but fortunately, with the emperor's order, Xia Dongchun's birth was exceptionally smooth, and no one interfered.

"Empress, ladies and gentlemen, Concubine Xia is born!" Ru Shuang rushed in with a look of joy on her face. She saluted to everyone, "It's a prince!"

When the queen heard that it was a prince, her expression was unnatural for a moment, but soon she was filled with smiles, "That's great, Feiyun, go tell the emperor about this happy event!"

Then, the queen stood up with a smile and said, "Then I will go to see Concubine Xia as well. However, since Concubine Xia has just given birth, it is not advisable to have too many people. The sisters from other palaces should not follow."

"Yes, Queen."

When everyone learned that Xia Dongchun had given birth successfully, the expressions on their faces were a mixture of joy and jealousy, especially Concubine Chun and Concubine Qi, whose expressions were almost twisted with resentment.

Ling Rong did not leave immediately. After all, she had a good relationship with Xia Dongchun. She should be the first to visit her sister when she had such a big event as giving birth.

The same was true for Concubine Tian. Plus, the Yanxi Palace was her territory, so she was not in a hurry to move. She planned to wait until the Empress had expressed her concern before going over to take a look.

After everyone else had left, the Emperor finally arrived with Concubine Wan. As soon as they entered the room, they ran into the Queen who was about to leave.

When the Queen was paying her respects to the Emperor, Concubine Wan just stood there blankly, without any thought of avoiding or even paying her respects to the Queen.

The emperor didn't care about her. He casually asked the empress to get up and took people to the delivery room to visit Concubine Xia.

Lingrong and Concubine Tian, ​​who happened to be out, watched the whole process. They looked at each other, but did not retreat silently. Instead, they deliberately called her "Empress Her Majesty".

After all, the Queen's embarrassing situation is rare, so we need to help remember it well.