Madam Hou

Chapter 41

Caitao followed Yanniang's instructions and recounted everything that happened on the day of delivery.

When Yan Niang was sent to the delivery room in labor pains from the morning, the Empress Empress came to the side hall to prevent accidents, and she has been sitting outside the delivery room door.Later, the emperor also came, and after asking Yanniang, the empress said that the child might not be born so soon, so the emperor asked the emperor to go back first, and when Yanniang actually gave birth, he would send someone to invite the emperor.These things happened when Yanniang was in labor pain and she was still awake, Yanniang also remembered it clearly.

After the emperor left, the empress continued to sit in town. During the day, she would only leave for a while when eating, and even when she had a rest at night, she just found a dormitory near the side hall.On the second day, Yanniang was still in pain, but there was no sound from the delivery room.The queen was a little worried, so she asked someone to enter the delivery room and asked for a midwife to ask, and a midwife surnamed Cao who came out assured the queen: "Ms. Chen is sleeping to replenish her strength, so she is quieter. And Empress Chen is really a sensible person. She knows that it is not the time to give birth. If she yells now, all her strength will be exhausted. When the baby is about to give birth, she will lose her strength. , this will easily lead to premature delivery of the child. Concubine Chen is so sensible, they don't know how much effort was wasted."

The queen has never given birth, so her understanding of the birth is limited to Ying's temporary popularization of her, and what she personally asked the imperial physicians to understand, and because this group of midwifes was personally selected by the queen, their relatives and children They are all controlled by Duke Kang's government, and the queen believes that they will not dare to betray her.Seeing what the midwife said, he put his mind at ease.

Another day passed like this, and on the second day at Shen Shi, Yanniang changed from labor pains to continuous sharper pains, Yanniang gradually couldn't take it anymore and started to cry out to relieve her pain.There were bursts of piercing screams in the room.The queen asked someone again to ask if the delivery was going well, and the midwife inside confirmed again that everything was fine.The empress was relieved again, and then sent someone to invite the emperor, while she sat outside the door and watched the maids bring in pots of hot water, and then brought out pots of dirty water, feeling nervous for no reason .

As soon as the emperor stepped into the side hall of Fengyi Palace, someone in the delivery room suddenly yelled: "It's not good, Mrs. Chen's water broke."

The emperor hurriedly quickened his pace and asked angrily as he walked, "What's going on?"

The Queen's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad premonition in her heart. Before she could answer the Emperor's words in the future, she asked the imperial physician who was accompanying her to go into the delivery room to have a look.When every concubine gives birth, there will be an imperial physician accompanying her, but the imperial physician may not be able to use it. If she can give birth smoothly, it will be enough to have a midwife, but in case something happens In an unexpected situation like today, the imperial physician next to him will play a role. He has to go into the delivery room to try his best to treat the concubines and princes and daughters.Of course, men and women are different after all, let alone the emperor's woman, the imperial doctor can only judge various situations through the delivery screen through the screen, and then prescribe the right medicine.

After the imperial doctor went in for a while, one of the midwife, Momo, ran out of the delivery room, knelt in front of the emperor and empress, and asked for instructions in cold sweat: "Emperor, your majesty, empress, empress Chen, I am afraid that it is difficult to give birth now, this, This size is only one, and I can only protect one, the emperor, the emperor, and the empress, please show me, should I protect the adult or the child?"

The queen is naturally willing to protect the child, and she died of dystocia, and it was not her fault. If the child is raised by her side in the future, it cannot be blamed on her. It will be closer, but the emperor is here, so naturally she, the queen, can't take over as a substitute, so the queen just lets the emperor decide which one to protect, and doesn't dare to express her thoughts.

The emperor felt that logically he should also let people keep their children. The most important role of concubines in the harem is to spread branches and leaves for the royal family. Not rich.But the emperor thought of Yanniang's flamboyant and beautiful face like a peony flower waiting to bloom, and thought of the moment when he saw her in Hanyun Temple, he was astonished for a moment, and then thought of the fact that if this woman really disappeared, the emperor felt a burst of pain. Dull pain.Then he kicked the midwife Momo who was still kneeling on the ground to the ground, and said angrily: "Listen, I will keep both adults and children, or I will let everyone from your nine clans move their heads."

The midwife was so frightened that she didn't even dare to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. She knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will go back now, and I will do my best to protect Concubine Chen and the prince."

Then there were heart-piercing yells, and the yells became smaller and smaller, until at last, after a yell that drowned out all other voices, there was a loud cry.Facing the morning sun, the midwife, after washing the baby's body, carried her out with a big red quilt, and smiled at the empress who was guarding the door: "Congratulations, mother and daughter are safe."

The queen's ears moved, thinking that she seemed to have misheard, and asked again: "Is it for the prince or the princess?"

The smile on the face of Momo, who was holding the child, stagnated for a moment, but soon she showed a happy smile again, and replied: "Ms. Hui, she is a beautiful little princess."

The expression on the queen's face was indifferent, and she couldn't see any emotional changes. She gently lifted the blanket off the baby's body as if casually, and only after seeing that there was indeed no handle underneath, she took the blanket off the baby's body again. She was wrapped tightly, and then said lightly: "Hold the little princess to the emperor to have a look, and the nurse has already been selected. If the little princess is hungry, I will hold the little princess and feed it to the nurse."

Momo bowed his knees and said yes, and then carried the newly born little princess to the main hall of Fengyi Palace to show to the emperor who was still resting there.

Yanniang listened carefully to Caitao's statement, combined with her memories of that day, and sorted out everything.

First of all, when she was pregnant, she always paid attention to her diet, exercised properly, and she was in good health since she was a child. With this healthy foundation, her delivery should have been very smooth, and she felt her pulse every day, and she did not find herself What's wrong with the fetus.

At the time of delivery, when labor pains started, she could feel that she was in good physical and mental condition, and she was still awake, but later, who was wiping her sweat with a wet kerchief? At that time, she smelled a fragrance, although the fragrance was weak, but her nose was naturally sensitive, so she still smelled the fragrance as if there was nothing there.Then, she felt that the strength in her whole body was slowly disappearing, not because of the weakening of strength caused by enduring the pain, but a kind of feeling that she had no strength from the bottom of her heart, and her spirit began to feel a little muddled.

Later, when the cervix opened, she felt that the baby was about to come out of her stomach, but she just couldn't exert all her strength.

If she still doesn't know what happened up to now, she has read medical books for so many years in vain.

This framing is like a series of chains, one buckle after another. First, Xi Pomo and others unanimously concluded that she must be pregnant with a prince, and then bribed one or several of her to deliver the baby, or the midwife at the beginning It was the spies who sneaked in on purpose, and waited for the time of delivery to put some incapacitating medicine on the veil, and let her smell it when wiping her sweat.

The dose of the medicine was not much, and the smell was extremely weak. Those who were concentrating on delivering her baby and the maids who came in and out with hot water didn't smell it and got caught, and the nose was closest to the medicine that was stuck on the veil. Yanniang with a keen nose smelled it, and was tricked.For fear of being seen by others, they didn't dare to use a large dose to make her unconscious. They just made her weak and mentally unconscious. Finally, they faked a dystocia that she would not be able to bear children for a long time.After the child was born, if she hurt her body and it was difficult to conceive again, all her future opportunities were cut off, and she didn't even have a chance to argue.

But even if she knew the process of framing, she didn't know who was instigating all this behind the scenes.Without the empress, she has no influence in the palace, even if she wants to investigate, she will face extremely difficult difficulties.

After the Laba Festival, the first snow fell in Beijing.On December [-]th, the day when the princess was baptized for the third time, Beijing was already covered with white snow.

Although she was born a princess, Emperor Jinghui has only two sons and two daughters so far, and Concubine Chen was favored again, so the emperor couldn't help but pay attention to it. In the end, the second princess's three baptisms were well done, at least no better than Concubine Qin's. The eldest princess is poor.

Because Yanniang gave birth in the side hall of Fengyi Palace, it was inevitable that the little princess would have to be carried to other palaces to be bumped again, so the queen simply set the place where Xisan would be washed in the main hall of Fengyi Palace.Fires were lit all around the main hall, and the whole main hall was very warm. The wives who were above the second rank in Jingzhong gathered together in a wooden basin in the center of the hall, which was used for washing.Yan Niang did not attend today's third baptism ceremony because she had to confine herself to confinement. All matters related to the third baptism were presided over by the empress.

The admission grandma took over the second princess from the nanny, and the cleaning of the third began.First, the queen added a spoonful of water to the basin, then added a golden gnome to the basin, then Concubine Shu, also added a spoonful of water to the basin, added a golden gnome, and then the concubines of each palace added water according to their grades. Pots.

After the addition of concubines, the wives who participated in the three baptisms added gold nudes, silver nudes, etc. to the basin one after another, and the grandmothers who gave birth sang different congratulations according to the objects added by each wife.Mrs. Lin Hou looked at the little princess in front of her, she didn't know what her feelings were for a moment, she sighed in her heart, and then dropped a five-point golden nude down.

After filling the basin, the midwife grandma picked up the mallet and stirred it into the basin, then took off the little princess's clothes, put the little princess in the basin, and began to bathe the little princess while saying "washing three words".

The eyes of the little princess have been opened, and her skin is not as red and wrinkled as it was when she was born, but looks fair and delicate. The little person needs to be supported to sit in the basin, and it is not harmful to life. Eyes turn and turn to look around, as if seeing everything is fresh and interesting, and occasionally spit bubbles to express my happiness.Some ladies around saw the cute appearance of the little princess Yuxiu, and when they thought of their own daughter when they were young, their hearts almost melted.

After the three baptisms, as usual, no one praised the little princess.When everyone finished all the compliments, a lady suddenly asked during the meeting: "The little princess is so cute, I wonder if the emperor gave her a name?"

The queen hugged the infant child and said with a smile: "This child is a blessed one. The emperor told Ben Gong this morning that this child was born on the day of Laba, which is a day for worshiping the god of agriculture and celebrating the harvest. , she was rushing out to celebrate the harvest. The emperor said, in this case, the second princess might as well take the single name Feng and give her the title Princess Fufeng."

Hearing the Queen's words, Concubine Shu curled her lips in disdain; Concubine Bai thought to herself: No matter how favored she is, she is just a princess; It's one year old, and there is no title yet. The second princess is only three days old, and she has a title.

(End of this chapter)