Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Chapter 4: Birth

Before, Concubine Rong occasionally had this problem during her pregnancy, but when she asked the imperial physician to take her pulse, he said it was nothing serious and that it might be because the little prince turned over too much.

Concubine Rong thought that this time would be the same, so she held the hand of her personal maid beside her, panting, and prepared to wait for this period to pass.

Unexpectedly, the abdominal pain not only did not ease, but became more and more severe.

In just a few moments, Concubine Rong was already somewhat unsteady on her feet.

This is definitely not a normal production sign!

Because Duke Zhen, Wei Guang, had one wife and two concubines, and had seven children in total, among whom only Concubine Rong was a daughter, and a legitimate daughter, so she was naturally brought up in great pampering, which is why she developed such an arrogant and domineering personality.

Ever since Concubine Rong became pregnant, the wife of Duke Zhen, Wei Guang, had done everything she could to send in two experienced maids, for fear that they had no experience with their first daughter and something might go wrong.

In the end, despite all the precautions, it still failed to prevent it.

Just by looking at Concubine Rong’s current performance, the two maids knew that something was wrong.

They were famous midwives in their hometown. They were also well versed in medicine and specialized in gynecology. They had seen countless women giving birth and naturally knew what a normal childbirth looked like.

Seeing Concubine Rong’s current appearance, a thin layer of sweat instantly broke out on their backs.

If anything happened to Concubine Rong and the little prince in her belly, their lives would be in danger!

The two maids were already nervous, and the words of Concubine Rong’s personal maid Su Xin made them even more shocked.

“Blood! There’s blood!”

The two maids looked suddenly at Concubine Rong’s dress.

You know, bleeding in women is not a good sign.

Fortunately, there was only a little bleeding on the dress, which was still within the normal range. The two maids breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the two began to give orders in an orderly manner: “You two, hurry up and go to the Imperial Hospital to invite the imperial physician. Xiao Shunzi, go inform the midwife and ask the people in the palace to hurry up and make preparations. Also…”

The nanny wanted to say something but was interrupted by Concubine Rong’s scream.

Everyone’s heart tightened. Concubine Rong’s facial features were twisted in pain, and her usual demeanor was completely gone: “The baby… the baby is coming out…”

And at this time, she was only nine months pregnant!

It’s clearly not even the full month yet, but for some reason the little prince is so anxious to come out.

In the past, Concubine Rong was somewhat unhappy about the arrival of this child. If it weren’t for him, she wouldn’t have to suffer such torture.

But now that the time has come, she began to panic.

She was afraid that something might have happened to the baby in her belly.

Concubine Rong felt a little regretful. She shouldn’t have walked so far away in anger today just because of a quarrel with Emperor Jingwen. She was anxious during her pregnancy, and the Empress was making things difficult for her everywhere. When she came to her senses, she was already in the Imperial Garden.

I’m about to give birth, so it wouldn’t hurt to move around more. It might even help with delivery. But I didn’t expect something like this to happen.

As a pregnant woman, I feel it is the most accurate.

No matter how experienced the two maids were, they did not understand Concubine Rong’s current situation as well as she did.

When the two maids heard her say this, instead of feeling relaxed, they became even more nervous.

It was a hasty decision. In fact, it would have been best to find a place nearby to give birth. However, because Concubine Rong had made many enemies in the palace, the other concubines who came to play in the Imperial Garden heard the noise here and that it was Concubine Rong who was there, so they avoided it early, for fear of getting into trouble.

You know, the royal heir is probably the most troublesome thing in this palace.

“Xiao Dezi, Xiao Luzi, Xiao Fuzi, Xiao Quanzi…you guys, try to see if you can send the imperial concubine back to Qiuwu Palace. This place is closest to Zhao Chongrong’s Shu Lan Zhai. I’ll go find Zhao Chongrong.” Even if she has to die today, she will take Shu Lan Zhai away!

Su Yue, another maidservant beside Concubine Rong, was the smartest and reacted the fastest.

After saying that, Su Yue ran away.

Fortunately, Concubine Rong usually has many followers, so nothing will happen for a while.

At the same time, the prince came out of the East Palace with his entourage. His father summoned him to discuss matters. He didn’t even take a nap at noon. He just packed up quickly and came out.

When passing by the Imperial Garden, he heard the sound of a commotion not far away.

The prince didn’t pay attention at first, until a maid turned a corner and came into his sight.

“…Bold!”

“Which palace are you from? How dare you offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Come, arrest him!”

When Su Yue looked up, she saw someone not far away who else could it be but the crown prince?

Being stared at like this by this little maid, the prince suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

The next moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s premonition came true.

Perhaps out of desperation, Su Yue knelt down with a thud after she came to her senses: “Your Highness, please, save Imperial Concubine Rong!”

The prince had already recognized that this maid was from Concubine Rong’s palace.

If we talk about the person in the whole palace that the prince is most reluctant to offend, it is the pregnant Concubine Rong. Even the queen is far inferior to her.

After all, because of his status as the son of the late queen, the queen had no choice but to respect him.

This maidservant probably doesn’t know that more than a month ago, he had discussed with the Grand Tutor about killing her young master.

Now that she has turned to him for help, it would be like seeking the skin of a tiger.

Thinking of this, the little prince’s expression couldn’t help but look a little strange.

Su Yue didn’t know and just kowtowed instinctively.

Given the Concubine’s condition, I’m afraid we can’t delay any longer!

After a while, blood appeared on Su Yue’s forehead.

The atmosphere gradually became solemn, and Su Yue didn’t dare to breathe.

Just when she was about to give up, after a long silence, the prince finally gave in: “…Moyu, take my token and go knock on the door of Madam Zhao at Shu lan zhai.”

It’s not out of kindness. If possible, the prince would rather wait until something happens to the little prince.

But he knew that he couldn’t.

But when Su Yue came to him, it was no longer possible.

If anything happens to the little prince, it will be related to him. What if his father blames him and thinks that it was his jealousy that caused the accident to happen to the little prince? What should he do?

The little prince was a threat to him. He could see it clearly, and so could his father.

What the prince least wants to see is his father being disappointed in him.

Was it this maid who did it intentionally or unintentionally?

Su Yue felt a sharp pain from the Crown Prince’s scrutinizing gaze and her heart was beating wildly. Only then did she realize how reckless her action was.

“This matter is over. Go to the punishment room to get ten strokes of the cane.”

No matter how anxious they are, the East Palace still has its dignity.

The moment the words fell, Su Yue’s face turned pale…

Half an incense stick of time later, when the palace door of Shu lan zhai was knocked, Zhao Chongrong was extremely dissatisfied.

Although she was not of a high rank and had no children, she was an elder by the side of Emperor Jingwen. It was really arrogant of Concubine Rong to be like this!

Until she saw the token, she was stunned.

How come His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also involved…

Since the prince intervened, Zhao Chongrong naturally did not dare to take it lightly, and even vacated the main hall.

Then came the breathless imperial physician and midwife, as well as the busy palace maids.

In order to avoid suspicion, the prince did not even enter the palace.

Because the incident happened suddenly, the palace servants at Shu Lan Zhai had never received any training and things soon became a mess.

The prince couldn’t bear to watch it anymore. He took a deep breath and waved his hand weakly to his eunuch: “…Forget it, Mo Shu, you can help keep an eye on it.”

Now that I’m here, what else can I do?

“……yes.”

In the delivery room——

As soon as Concubine Rong lay down, the little prince’s head soon appeared over there.

The nanny and midwife standing by were stunned.

Compared with difficult labor, rapid labor is not a good thing either. It can also be fatal.

After calculating the time briefly, the two maids hurried to check on Concubine Rong.

Soon, the little prince was born with the help of a midwife.

One of the maids took a quick check and found that the little prince had all his limbs intact and had no defects, then she nodded at Concubine Rong.

The breath of relief in her heart was relieved, and Concubine Rong fainted without even having the chance to take a look at the little prince.

At this time, the hot water in Shu lan zhai was only half boiled.

After waiting for a while, the vernix caseosa on the little prince’s body was cleaned off bit by bit.

[Vernix caseosa = A white, creamy, naturally occurring biofilm covering the skin of the fetus during the last trimester of pregnancy.]

It feels very itchy when the soft cotton cloth was rubbed with water on my skin.

The last moment in Gu Shao’s memory was still on the white ceiling of the hospital, but what was happening now?

The vision of a newborn is almost zero, and he can only see a little light faintly. However, this alone is enough for him to understand the current situation.

Since the midwife was also found by Madam Wei, the two maids were not on guard at all.

The two did not notice that the moment the midwife turned around with the child in her arms, her eyes changed.

Sometimes, being too defensive towards outsiders is not a good thing.

There were only five people in the entire delivery room, including Concubine Rong. They really didn’t dare to use the palace maids from Shu Lan Zhai, so they didn’t even notice the change in the midwife at this moment.

A red, mung bean-sized pill slipped from the midwife’s sleeve. Noticing the bright color in the midwife’s hand, Gu Shao’s alarm bells immediately rang.

What is this guy going to do!

Just when the midwife was about to throw the pill into the little prince’s mouth when no one was paying attention, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

“What happened? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to ask, why did you suddenly fall silent?”

It was said by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s eunuch.

When they suddenly felt no movement in the delivery room, the people outside were scared to death.

Seeing this, Gu Shao seized the opportunity and burst into tears.

I don’t know where the newborn baby got so much strength. The midwife lost control and almost dropped him.

The two maids broke out in cold sweats upon seeing this, snatched the child away from her, and never dared to ask her to hold the child again.

The little red pill fell to the ground with a “thump” and rolled away.

Normally, after giving birth, the concubines in the harem would be carried out to announce the good news to the emperor and empress, who would then reward them and let the servants share in the joy.

After all, we can’t work in vain, right?

But this time, Concubine Rong’s delivery was too smooth and fast. The Emperor was busy attending a meeting and could not spare the time to come. Concubine Rong went out at the time and deliberately avoided the Queen, who was probably still on her way in a hurry.

The only one who can make the decision in the entire Shu Lan Zhai right now is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The nanny was taught by the head nanny beside Madam Wei, so naturally she knew what should be done and what should not be done.

After thinking about it, the nanny handed the little prince to Mo Shu.

Mo Shu felt a sinking sensation in his arms and was completely stunned.

After realizing what was happening, Mo Shu quickly handed the baby in his arms to his master.

Now it was Mammy’s turn to panic.

She just wanted the eunuch of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to check if the prince was healthy, as a token of respect, so why did he take him away? ? ?

No matter how smart Mo Shu is, he is just a teenager after all, and he will misunderstand things when his brain gets hot.

The prince, who had suddenly taken on a hot potato, felt his scalp tingling.

And at this moment, Gu Shao opened his eyes.

Their eyes met, and both sides held their breath almost at the same time.