In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

After the imperial edict was read, the emperor didn't want to look at the seat that once belonged to the queen and Concubine Hua, so he waved his hand to stop Su Peisheng from following him. In the end, the emperor left the seat alone and no one knew where he went.

Lingrong was feeling uneasy at the table. Although the understanding look from Concubine Jing beside her was subtle, she could still feel it. Meanwhile, Prince Guo opposite her was staring at her without any disguise. The longing and burning emotion in his eyes were so clear that anyone with emotional experience could understand what it meant, not to mention Concubine Jing who had already had doubts.

Fortunately, no one else noticed until the emperor left. Ling tolerated it for a long time and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up from his seat and glanced at Prince Guo, signaling with his eyes that he should follow him.

Finally, Lingrong brought Prince Guo to a place not far in front of Qixiang Palace. At this time, most people in the palace were holding the annual banquet. This place was hidden and quiet.

"Rong'er, have you been living well in the palace these days?"

"I really miss you, but the Queen Mother passed away, the Queen passed away, and so many things happened at once. My brother was in no mood to summon anyone, and I didn't find the right time to come to the palace to see you."

"Plus my belly, I really..." Lingrong blocked the rest of the words with her hand. Lingrong really didn't want to listen to these affectionate confessions. Although she wasn't annoyed, she was somewhat uncomfortable. After all, she had lived for about forty years in her previous life and had never heard such words.

This was not a good time to pour out their hearts to each other. Ling Rong thought about it carefully. It was New Year's Day now, and the baby in her belly was already seven months old but less than eight months old. It should be fully developed. If she waited a little longer, she didn't know if she would be able to find such a good opportunity again.

Tonight is the New Year's banquet. Everyone in the harem is at the banquet venue. No one knows where the emperor has gone. Midwives and the like have not been prepared because it is still early, to avoid more people noticing something is wrong. Most of the imperial doctors are on holiday for the New Year, and only a few are on duty. However, Qixiang Palace is far away from the Imperial Medical Bureau. By the time someone is sent to find the imperial doctor, she must have already delivered the baby from the artificial womb.

After making the decision, Lingrong said nothing more to Prince Guo and started pretending to have a stomachache. Prince Guo was fooled. He had always thought that he and Lingrong were pregnant at the same time and didn't know that Lingrong didn't have a baby in her belly. Lingrong's expression was so painful that Prince Guo almost forgot about his belly and wanted to pick Lingrong up.

After Lingrong tried to stop him, she signaled to Prince Guo to help her into Qixiang Palace. Then, when the palace maids in Qixiang Palace found something wrong, they immediately arranged for her to call the imperial physician, and then arranged for Baoli to keep watch. When Prince Guo helped her to the door, Baoli pretended to take Lingrong over, but when Lingrong looked over, he nodded slightly to her to indicate that the place had already been cleared.

Lingrong quickly took out the secret medicine and sprayed it on Prince Guo's face. Prince Guo closed his eyes and was about to fall to the ground. Lingrong, who was originally unable to move, quickly jumped from Baoli to behind Prince Guo and hugged him.

Baoli hugged her legs, Lingrong hugged her head, and the two dragged Prince Guo into Lingrong's room. Ah Jin had been sent by Prince Guo to watch the wind, Lingrong's stomachache came too fast, and Prince Guo forgot about Ah Jin in a hurry. Baoque had already gone to ask for the imperial physician, and Baojuan had lost her spirit after the Queen's death. She was in a daze all day and was dismissed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs by Lingrong on a random excuse.

Originally, Lingrong wanted to give Baojuan a "blessed child" ending, but she didn't expect that before she could take action, Trader No. 3 suddenly showed strong opposition. Lingrong had no choice but to give up the idea. Perhaps Trader No. 3 recalled the companionship of Baojuan in his previous life and finally couldn't bear it.

Ling Rong didn't know what was going on with Trader No. 3's mental state, which was sometimes clear and sometimes crazy. Anyway, after she adapted to the assimilated spirit, she was able to suppress Trader No. 3's chaotic thoughts.

Ling Rong had never expected that she, a soul-calling bird that feeds on souls, would be affected by the soul of the trader in this situation. After the mission was completed, Ling Rong planned to ask the system what was going on.

It was more important to deliver the baby by cesarean section first. Lingrong and Baoli moved Prince Guo to the bed and exposed his belly. For safety reasons, Lingrong chose to buy a cesarean section knife that matched the artificial uterus from a small shop. With one cut, the baby's head was quickly exposed. The blood, amniotic fluid and other contents inside the artificial uterus were exactly the same as those inside a female uterus, but there was no pain like a real female cesarean section.

It took less than half an hour for the child to be born successfully. Ling Rong was afraid that the child would not survive in such a living environment due to the premature caesarean section, so she specially bought a tonic liquid from the interstellar world. After feeding the tonic liquid to the child, it was time for Prince Guo to leave.

Lingrong and Baoli once again moved Prince Guo to the bushes outside Qixiang Palace and hid him there. Then she changed her clothes and lay down where Prince Guo had lain before. When the imperial physician arrived, Lingrong's condition looked like she was in a panicked labor.

When Prince Guo woke up, he found that his stomach was empty and his clothes were stained with blood. He didn't know what had happened. When he came to Qixiang Palace again, he happened to meet A Jin who came to look for him after finding that he was missing.

Ah Jin saw the blood on Prince Guo's clothes at a glance, and hurried forward to stop Prince Guo who was about to rush into Qixiang Palace without caring about anything. "Although Concubine Jiao gave birth prematurely, the news just came that both mother and child are safe. Concubine Jiao and the child are fine."

"The imperial physician is inside now, and the people in Qixiang Palace have also gone to inform the emperor. I think the emperor will come here soon."

"Your Highness, it would be disastrous if the Emperor saw you doing this. You should go back to your old residence and change your clothes first!"

After hearing what A Jin said, Prince Guo gradually calmed down. He wrapped his cloak tightly to cover up the abnormality on his body, and then followed A Jin to leave through a shortcut.

The banquet had not yet ended when the palace maids from Qixiang Palace came to inform Ling Rong of the news of her childbirth. The concubines present were all shocked.

"Why did she suddenly give birth prematurely?" This is what Concubine Jing said with some concern.

"The baby in Concubine Jiao's belly is only seven months old. It seems that the little prince has to take good care of him in the future, otherwise he may die if he is not careful." This is the jealous noble lady Fucha.

"Hmph, Concubine Jiao is so lucky, it turns out that he is a prince!" This is Concubine Qi who is worried that Hongshi's status will be affected.

It can only be said that apart from Concubine Jing, there were few women in the entire harem who were happy about Lingrong's successful birth of a prince. However, after the Queen passed away, there was no one to have an abortion, and although the other concubines in the palace were jealous, they did not dare to actually take action.

Su Peisheng also received the news, but the emperor did not allow him to follow. Without the queen's order, Su Peisheng did not dare to follow. Now he is asking around for the emperor's whereabouts.