The Apo Master dressed up as Concubine Ling and killed the Ruyi sisters

As the fetus in Ruyi's belly grew bigger day by day, the rumor that her child was a good omen for the Qing Dynasty spread more and more widely.

The war against Dzungar had already begun, and the imperial army was fully prepared. Although it could not capture Dawachi for a while, there were signs that the rebellion could be successfully suppressed.

The flood in the south of the Yangtze River has subsided. Seeing the good news coming one after another, the people in the court and the country are happy, and they also believe the prophecy that Ruyi is pregnant with an auspicious prince.

Although Ruyi was happy that the baby in her womb was valued so much by the emperor and his subjects, she also hoped that her child would be an auspicious prince.

But when Ruyi saw the emperor's expectant look, she felt a little uneasy for some reason, and even her body felt a little uncomfortable.

As Ruyi's pregnancy progressed, she had already brought several midwives to the Yiku Palace to serve her.

When Ruyi was pregnant with the fifth princess, Grandma Tian was fully focused on serving Ruyi and did not notice how luxurious the Yikun Palace was.

Grandma Tian was in urgent need of money, and she hated Ruyi for withholding the money for her daughter's life-saving. But she knew that Concubine Jia wanted her to do something that would cost her the death of her entire family, so she didn't dare to accept the money given by Concubine Jia.

Li Xin did not force Grandma Tian, ​​but only left some money for her to use to treat her daughter and get medicine. There were still several months before the Queen gave birth, so she had a lot of time to think about it.

Grandma Tian originally thought that the queen had once driven her out of Yiku Palace, and she was not the only midwife in the palace, so the queen would definitely not choose her.

In this way, I can have an excuse to reject Li Xin and solve the urgent problem at the same time. It is really a good solution to kill two birds with one stone.

But who knew that the queen would choose her? !

While waiting for the Queen to give birth in the Yiku Palace, Grandma Tian heard with her own ears how the palace maids and eunuchs privately talked about the Queen's extravagant lifestyle of food, clothing and other expenses.

I saw with my own eyes that the queen had an endless supply of luxurious jewellery inlaid with gold and jade, and even the armor on her hands and the headband on her forehead for warmth were never the same!

Which of these is not a luxurious thing? Which of them is not more valuable than a few dozen taels of silver? Why not take these things when you want to pray for blessings? Why must you deduct her life-saving money? !

The more Grandma Tian looked at her, the angrier she became. The angrier she became, the more hateful she felt. The more hateful she felt, the more hateful she felt that Ruyi was. Without waiting for Li Xin to look for her again, Grandma Tian had already made up her mind.

When Jiang Yubin checked Ruyi's pulse, Grandma Tian said that Ruyi's fetal position was not correct and she was afraid that Ruyi would have a difficult delivery, so she asked her to massage her belly every day.

Jiang Yubi had never heard of such a statement, but the midwives who came with her said that Grandma Tian had this ability, so Ruyi believed what Grandma Tian said.

Ruyi stroked her belly and thought of Yanwan who was also pregnant. She asked Jiang Yubin, "The Concubine Ling is four months pregnant. I wonder if she is carrying a prince or a princess?"

Jiang Yebi was grateful to Yanwan for explaining the reason to the emperor and asking for the imperial decree to grant the marriage to him and惢心.

She was happy for Yan Wan and her face showed her joy. "The Emperor has appointed Doctor Bao to take care of Concubine Ling. Concubine Ling is only four months pregnant. You can't tell just by looking at the pulse."

"However, the Emperor has always doted on Concubine Ling. I think that no matter whether Concubine Ling is pregnant with a prince or a princess, the Emperor and Concubine Ling will be happy!"

Ruyi felt that Jiang Yubin's words were a bit harsh. In recent years, she felt that she could not control Li Yu, and she did not allow惢心 to enter the Yikun Palace to pay respects.

She originally thought that even if she issued this decree, after the storm had died down, based on惢心's loyalty to her in the past, she would still let惢心 enter the Yikun Palace to pay her respects.

But who would have thought that after that day, in all the years she had been the queen,惢心 had never come to the palace to pay her respects again, and she had never even asked Jiang Yubin to bring a message to her!

Because of this, Ruyi has inevitably not trusted Jiang Yubin as completely as before in recent years.

Now Jiang Yebin's words were obviously more in favor of Concubine Ling. Ruyi was dissatisfied and secretly mocked Concubine Ling for being really good at winning people's hearts. She couldn't help but become more wary of Jiang Yebin.

Yan Wan served the emperor for almost ten years before she gave birth to a child. Not only did Yi Huan and several others who were on good terms with Yan Wan go to Yongshou Palace every day to tell Yan Wan what to pay attention to during her pregnancy.

Even the emperor attached great importance to her and often ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Jinzhong to send good things to Yanwan. He also asked Wei Yang to enter the palace to accompany Yanwan.

With Concubine Jia around, Yanwan could focus on taking care of her pregnancy and didn't have to worry about anything.

Ruyi was frightened when she was pregnant with the fifth princess, and her belly was often rubbed by Grandma Tian. The fetus was not yet full-term, but there were signs of delivery.

Jiang Yubi was directing the operation outside, while Grandma Tian and several others were serving the baby closely. After several hours, there was still no sign of the fetus coming out.

Ruyi endured the pain and asked Rong Pei, "Your Majesty, I have been in labor for so long, why don't you come to see me?"

Rong Pei had long ago sent Lingzhi to the Yangxin Palace to report the news that Ruyi was about to give birth. Lingzhi had been back for a long time, and Rong Pei had been in and out five or six times, but she had not seen the emperor come to the Yikun Palace.

While wiping Ruyi's sweat, Rong Pei explained, "Don't worry, Queen! Lingzhi came back and said that the Emperor is summoning the military minister to discuss the use of troops against Junggar, and he really can't get away!"

Ruyi was somewhat dissatisfied. When Empress Fucha, Concubine Shu, and even Concubine Mei gave birth, the Emperor had waited outside the door. Why was the Emperor only concerned with state affairs when it was her turn?

"Giving birth to a woman is like walking through the gates of hell. As my husband, how can the emperor not be by my side? Ask Lingzhi to go and ask him again!"

Rong Pei did as she was told, and the queen gave birth. The concubines received the news and waited in Yikun Palace. But after waiting for a long time, the emperor did not come to visit her, and Ruyi did not give birth smoothly.

In the blink of an eye, the concubines listened to Ruyi's cries, waiting from early morning to sunset, and from sunset to early morning.

Concubine Chun was surprised: "It's been a day and a night, why hasn't the Queen given birth yet?"

Hai Lan worriedly said, "Logically speaking, the Queen already has the twelfth prince and the fifth princess, so she is already the mother of two children. Imperial Doctor Jiang and the midwife are both experienced people, so how could it be that the baby is still not born? No, I want to go in and accompany the Queen!"

The concubines had been waiting for a long time and were tired. Yihuan yawned and looked at Yanwan, who was also tired, and said with concern.

"Sister Yanwan, how are you? You are pregnant now, so you can't be tired. We are here, why don't you go back to Yongshou Palace and rest for a while?"

Yan Wan shook her head. "The Empress had trouble giving birth, and the Emperor discussed state affairs all night. Although we can't help much here, it's better than staying in our own palace."

"Don't worry about me, sister. I'm still fine."

Yihuan wanted to persuade Yanwan again, but she heard cheers coming from the inner hall, it seemed that Ruyi had given birth successfully.

Just at this time, the emperor also rushed to Yikun Palace.

The emperor asked: "Did the queen give birth to a prince or a princess?"

A midwife came out happily to announce the good news, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The Empress gave birth to the Thirteenth Prince for Your Majesty!"

As expected, the Queen gave birth to another legitimate son. The concubines had different thoughts when they heard this. But before the Emperor could be happy about his legitimate son who brought him auspicious luck, Grandma Tian lifted the curtain, ran out, knelt down and cried.

"Oh no! Oh no! Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Prince has died!"