The Job of an Imperial Concubine

Everyone in the harem knew that the empress was ill, and many people were waiting for the empress to be deposed. Even the court hall began to write the papers about the abolished empress, and the harem was in chaos for a while.

Feng Jin sat on the dragon chair and watched coldly the civil and military officials below quarrel over the women in his harem. After these people had almost quarreled, he said: "My lords are really in a good mood. Why don't you work so hard for my harem? You are also in charge of the previous affairs?"

Everyone heard that the emperor's words were not right, and they were so frightened that they dared not speak again, and their original thoughts of sending the family into the palace also faded a lot.

"I don't dare to wait, it's just that the middle palace has no children, and my father and brother are treacherous and evil people. I really can't be the mother of the country." A censor said, "The mother of the country should be a model for the world. The minister thinks that the empress should be abolished."

Feng Jin glanced at the censor who was speaking, and it seemed that he had something to do with the concubine Xiangui's family. He sneered and said, "I know better than you how the empress's virtue is. Since she has no children, she should be abolished. I remember that your sister has been married for eighteen years and has no children." Wife, the husband's family should also abandon her."

The censor didn't expect the emperor to know about his family's affairs, his complexion changed and he didn't dare to speak again.

"I really don't know what it means!" Feng Jin got up and said angrily, "you are the pillars of the court, but who knows that you only care about the affairs of the harem, I am really heartbroken!" After finishing speaking, he left the hall angrily, leaving The next group of courtiers whose expressions changed drastically looked at each other.

The matter of abolishing the empress disappeared so silently, and the concubines in the harem gradually realized that the empress would not be abolished. For a while, the concubine Xian, who had been acting frequently in recent days, was a little embarrassed. Sometimes when she was walking outside, she faintly felt that someone was laughing at her, but when she looked back, she only saw the respectful expressions of these people, and gradually she didn't like to go out.

Without the eldest prince and the emperor's favor, Concubine Xian knew in her heart that when the queen got better, her actions these days would definitely be hated by the queen. Although the queen is gentle, she is definitely not a woman who repays hatred with virtue.

Fidgeting and shaking the fan in her hand, Concubine Xian took a sip of the herbal tea next to her, and seeing the maid hurried in, she hurriedly said: "Did you hear me, how is the queen?"

The little maid knelt in front of her with an ugly expression, not daring to say a word.

"Concubine Xian really cares about Bengong's body," the queen suddenly walked in with a group of maids and eunuchs, with an indescribable smile on her face, "Seeing that Bengong is doing well, isn't Concubine Xian very disappointed?" ?”

Concubine Xian Gui smiled dryly and saluted: "Concubine pays respects to Empress Empress."

"All the people in the palace keep their own law and order, so the palace will be at peace," the queen sneered at her, and sat down on the head, slowly shaking the beauty fan in her hand, there was no trace of depression on her slightly sick face, "Concubine Xian, do you think this is the case?"

Concubine Xian did not dare to sit down, she stood obediently in front of the queen, forced a smile and said: "You are right, empress."

"It's best if you can understand this, and I didn't take this trip in vain." The queen continued to shake her fan slowly, and glanced at Concubine Xian with a little dissatisfaction, "Forget it, I just happened to pass by, it's so hot. Oh my god, I will go to Xihe Palace to have a look." After speaking, she got up and was about to go out when she saw a eunuch hurried in.

"Empress Qi, Empress Noble Concubine, Empress Zhao Concubine is afraid that she is about to give birth, and she has already entered the delivery room that has been prepared earlier."

"What?!" The queen's complexion changed, and she didn't care to continue to make things difficult for the noble concubine, and said anxiously: "Go to Xihe Palace quickly, are the imperial doctors and midwives ready, and let people look at Xihe Palace , All suspicious persons will be imprisoned."

"Yes," the eunuch who sent the message hurriedly retreated, and the queen hurried to Xihe Palace. She knew very well in her heart that the emperor is in a bad mood now. It must be difficult, and the one who bears the brunt is her, the precarious queen.

At this moment, no one feels hot. The queen sat on the phoenix chariot, sweating from the handle of the fan, but she still felt the cold on her back. A thousand concubines who saluted walked in while supporting Heyu's hand, and the rest of the concubines looked at each other and followed silently.

When all the people arrived outside the delivery room, they didn't hear any screams, but heard the faint voice of the midwife in the room, and the maid brought food in.

Some court ladies and eunuchs brought some seats, but no one dared to sit on them at the moment, and all of them stared at the delivery room with serious expressions.

On the delivery bed, Zhuang Luoyan swallowed hard while enduring the pain caused by the uterine contractions, obviously trying to save energy for giving birth.

"Mother, you must not scream loudly later, it will consume your energy," the midwife nurse checked Zhuang Luoyan, "You are in good condition now, there will be no problem, wait for the old slave to say You can push with the contractions when you can, and you can take a breath if the contractions stop, but remember not to scream."

Zhuang Luoyan nodded, feeling that the contractions had shifted her internal organs, she barely finished eating, and took a breath, "You don't have to take care of me, if I didn't do anything during delivery, just Remind loudly, I will definitely not blame you, after the delivery, I will definitely reward you."

The midwives breathed a sigh of relief. It was extremely painful for this woman to give birth, and sometimes they had to sternly remind the mothers what to do to keep them awake. Since Concubine Zhao said this, they can take it easy later.

Zhuang Luoyan was already sweating profusely at this moment, she had never suffered such pain in her life, she could even feel the fetus in her womb kicking desperately, as if it was in a hurry to come out.

At this time, she still has the energy to think, no wonder most women love their children more than men. How could they not love their own life when they were pregnant for ten months and suffered the greatest pain in the world to give birth to a small life?

At this moment, warm liquid flowed out from under her body, and a midwife's face changed slightly, "Mother, your water has broken, listen to the old slave's password, and use force."

Zhuang Luoyan felt that her mind was confused. Without the amniotic fluid, every movement of the child in the abdomen was more painful than before. She followed the password of the midwife, and when she gritted her teeth and exerted force, it seemed that the pain had disappeared. How to give birth to the child as quickly as possible, because the amniotic fluid breaks, the child will suffer from hypoxia if held in the birth canal for too long, and in severe cases, it may even cause congenital mental retardation.

Outside the delivery room, the queen was sweating from anxiety, and when she heard Concubine Zhao's muffled humming sound from inside the room, she said to Heyu a little irritably, "You and Tingzhu and the kitchen serve soup, if Concubine Zhao doesn't Let her drink it when she has the strength." After speaking, she began to recite the Buddha's name.

"The emperor is here!"

When the empress heard the report, she was relieved for the most part. When she turned her head, she saw the emperor striding towards him. She was stopped before she finished her ceremony.

"How is Concubine Zhao?" Feng Jinsu's calm face was stained with anxiety, he looked at the queen seriously, "What did the midwife say, Concubine Zhao's fetal position is correct?"

"Back to the emperor, the midwife said that Concubine Zhao's fetal position is very good, and the fetus is also very good." The queen was stunned, looked at Feng Jin, as if she had figured something out, and said with a light smile, "Mother and child will be safe. "

Feng Jin nodded, then stared at the delivery room without saying a word, after less than a quarter of an hour, he frowned and said: "Why can't I hear Concubine Zhao's voice, Empress, send someone to look at it." After finishing speaking, he said again, "Forget it, don't startle them with people coming and going." After finishing speaking, he stopped talking, and pushed away the eunuch who came up to him and waved his fan.

Feng Jin felt a little bored in his heart, so he paced back and forth, and saw Tingzhu carrying ginseng soup into the delivery room, frowned again, took a breath and said, "Queen, why did this woman take so long to give birth?"

It's only been a quarter of an hour, how long is it? The queen forced a smile, "Your Majesty, this is how women give birth, and they suffer."

Feng Jin's face darkened again, just at this moment, the voice of the midwife was heard, and his face was almost as black as ink.

"Your Majesty, don't let your strength stop, use your strength quickly, and the child will come out soon."

"Quick, drink some ginseng soup!"

Feng Jin was already sweating all over his head at this moment, and a eunuch would come up to ask a certain adult to see him, but he kicked him, "No see, get out!"

The little eunuch rolled around and crawled out of the Xihe Palace. He hated that the officials who asked to see him had no eyes. Concubine Zhao was giving birth at this moment. How could the emperor be in the mood to see them?

Seeing the eunuch running towards him all in ashes, the official who asked for an interview felt a little shocked, thinking that he had offended the emperor, so he stuffed a purse into the eunuch, and said cautiously: "Eunuch, but the emperor doesn't want to see this humble minister?"

"My lord, you should come back earlier. The emperor, the empress, and the noble masters are all in Xihe Palace at the moment. The emperor will not see anyone today." After finishing speaking, the eunuch hurriedly left.

The official was taken aback for a moment, and then his face changed. What does this mean, Concubine Zhao is about to give birth? Thinking of this, he hurried out of the palace, no matter what, if he let the banker know about it, it would be a good deal.

Zhuang Luoyan felt that her eyes had turned black, and her whole body seemed to be exhausted. She felt that she could fall asleep by closing her eyes, and she seemed to hear the midwife saying that she was coming out soon.

She opened her eyes abruptly, and almost used all her strength in her life. She gritted her teeth and used the last strength, and then felt that something was separated from her body.

"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, you are a healthy and wealthy prince!" The midwife's joyful voice reached her ears, and she seemed to have strength again, looking at the child who was being carried upside down by the midwife, she seemed to be indifferent. It's not sticky, it's very clean, it looks small, but it cries loud and clear.

She thought in a daze, this voice is so loud, maybe half of the harem can hear it, right? She closed her eyes sleepily and fell asleep to the sound of the child's cries.

"It's born, it's born!" The queen's eyes were slightly red, and she rushed to the door of the delivery room with a little excitement, and saw the midwife carefully holding a package, and knelt down with a happy face: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the empress, Concubine Zhao gave birth to a prince."

Feng Jin seemed to have just realized it. He strode up to the midwife, "How is Concubine Zhao?" After speaking, he looked down at the wrapped child. The fetal hair had grown beyond the ears, and his face was red. All right, it looks small and soft.

"Concubine Zhao has already fallen asleep," said the midwife, "I think she is too sleepy."

Feng Jin nodded, just now he stretched out his hand to hug the child carefully, looked at the child's half-opened dark eyes, and said with a smile, "Rewards, there are rewards for everything!"