SFS Chapter 334: Grandson Yonghu
Chapter 334: Grandson Yonghu
Chapter 334: Emperor Yonghu
On October 13, the eighth year of Kaiyuan, which was also the annual Golden Awarding Festival, Yinreng was leading his ministers in praying to the ancestors in the Hall of Supreme Harmony when Buerhe received the news in the harem that the Crown Princess was about to give birth.
This was a big deal, so Buerhe quickly ordered his servants to inform the Emperor and the Crown Prince, while he himself returned to the garden with his men. Fortunately, Jingyi had taken over the burden before leaving, and she hadn't left the garden. Buerhe also left Qi'er to look after the children.
However, thinking of the upcoming birth of his grandson, Burhe could not contain his excitement and urged the coachman to speed up.
The carriage was moving very fast, and Bullhe soon returned to the garden. At this moment, the lights here were bright, as bright as day, but not too noisy, and the servants were all doing their own things in an orderly manner.
When Buerhe entered the East Palace, he saw a figure pacing anxiously in the front hall. Qi'er beside him was patiently comforting her, "Princess, your body needs rest right now. You can't be so anxious and tired. You should go back and rest. I'll take care of you here. If you're worried, please sit down. You keep moving around like this, and I'm very worried."
Jingyi knew that Aunt Qi'er said this for her own good, but the one in the delivery room right now was the emperor's sister-in-law, and the one in her belly was the emperor's brother's legitimate son. She couldn't let her rest alone.
What's more, at this moment, even if she was asked to go back, her heart was still worried about this place. Fortunately, Madam Wu was here to accompany the emperor's sister-in-law, and Doctor Zhang's wife had also arrived, otherwise she would be even more anxious.
"Aunt, isn't the day coming yet? Why is the Emperor's sister-in-law about to give birth? Is there someone causing trouble?"
Although this is a garden, don't forget that the people living here are all emperors, princes and the like. There is no shortage of conspiracies and tricks, and there are definitely many people with ulterior motives.
Qi'er stepped forward to support Jingyi: "Princess, don't worry. I'm here, and Liuli is watching over you from behind. It's just that we have no experience in childbirth, so we can only rely on Madam Zhang. But don't worry, the imperial physician is already waiting outside. Besides, the pulse check just now said that the Crown Princess is in good condition at the moment, but her cervix is a little slow to dilate.
Besides, this time is normal. When the masters gave birth, except for Prince Rong who gave birth on a normal time, you and the other young masters were born prematurely."
Jingyi didn't understand, she was just too concerned. Besides, as for the matter of giving birth, although she was not young when her mother gave birth to three little brothers, it was several years ago and some of her memories had slowly faded. Now that she was suddenly presiding over the Crown Princess giving birth, she was really a little worried.
Suddenly, a cry of pain came from the inner room: "Ah!"
Jingyi, who was walking outside, was shocked: "What happened to the Crown Princess? Why is she screaming so miserably all of a sudden?"
Seeing this, Buerhe hurried in and took Jingyi in hand, calming her down. "It's okay, it's normal during childbirth. This is normal labor and contraction. You should be dilating now, so it hurts."
After saying that, she pointed to a maid in the Crown Princess's palace and said, "Go in and ask if the Crown Princess is about to give birth. If you have anything to say, please come back immediately. I will be in charge outside."
After saying that, he asked Jingyi to sit down on the stool obediently: "You child, didn't I tell you to just wait in Fengwu Palace? Your pregnancy was a little unstable because of your previous mood. Now that you have finally grown stronger in the past month, you are here to worry about it. Besides, Qi'er is watching over me here. I will be back as soon as I get the news. Madam Wu and Madam Zhang are also in the delivery room..."
"Mother, I know I was wrong. I will go back and rest now." Jingyi looked embarrassed. Her mother had been very caring towards her during this period, but she was a little nagging. If she didn't go back and rest quickly, she would have to endure her mother's care and regards for at least half an hour in the next period of time.
Buerhe stopped talking. "Okay, I'll have the imperial physician examine you later, and have your aunt Qi'er take you back. Don't worry, mother will send someone to inform you if there's good news."
Jingyi knew that her mother also wanted to go to the delivery room, but because she was here and was worried about her, she could only control her emotions and focus her attention on her.
She had no conflicts with the Empress Dowager's sister-in-law, and she was also very concerned about the smooth delivery of the Empress Dowager's sister-in-law. In order to prevent the Empress Dowager from feeling upset because of her, she followed her mother's request and returned to Wuwei Palace to rest early.
"Then I'll take my leave. Mother, please be sure to inform me if you have good news." Jingyi took the palace maid's hand and walked out with Qier.
"Okay, okay, go back quickly and don't forget to ask the imperial physician to come over and take a look." After saying that, he gave Qi'er a look, and Qi'er nodded quickly when he saw it.
After Jingyi walked out of the front hall, Buerhe noticed that the little palace maid had not come out yet. He thought about it and felt worried, so he washed his hands and followed her into the delivery room.
The delivery room was already crowded with people at this moment. In addition to the two midwives, Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zhang, and the female doctor they brought with them, there were also several slaves waiting. Buerhe felt that the air here was starting to become thin and the temperature was a little too high.
I quickly waved away the maids who were just waiting there. Then I found that there was a charcoal stove lit in the room, and chicken soup was cooking on it!
"Whose idea was this? How can this stove be in the delivery room? It's burning charcoal, and this room is airtight. If it stays like this for a long time, won't it be dangerous? Move the stove out immediately."
Then she went to the crib on the other side and found that swaddling clothes and newborn clothes had been prepared there. But when she took a look, she found a problem. Why were there wrinkles on these clothes? Not only that, there seemed to be an inconspicuous red dot on the quilt.
At this moment, Buerhe was extremely grateful for her good eyesight. She quickly ordered the maidservants beside her, "Pass on my order. First, restrain the maids who just left. Don't let them move. If anyone resists, life or death will be dealt with. Also, quickly send the imperial physician to the outer room. Take this cot and the clothes on it out."
As soon as Bullhe finished speaking, everyone in the room knew what the problem was. The Crown Princess, who was enduring labor pains, was also startled: "Empress Dowager..."
When Buerhe heard the sound, he quickly returned to the Crown Princess and said, "Don't worry, I'm here. I won't let any evildoers go."
After saying that, Buerhe turned around and asked Madam Zhang, "Madam, is the Crown Princess still able to move in her current condition?"
Mrs. Zhang was blaming herself at the moment. She didn't expect that the Queen had discovered two things wrong in such a short time, while she, who had been in the delivery room for almost an hour, hadn't noticed anything.
So when Buerhe asked about this, she looked at the Crown Princess's situation and knew that it would be best to move to another place. After all, it was no longer safe here. If they could find two places, then who knew if there might be a third or fourth place hidden!
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is now four fingers dilated. If you can move out immediately, it won't delay the birth of the child."
With this, Bullhe understood what was going on and immediately ordered her men to take action. She felt somewhat fortunate that she had prepared a delivery room in the small courtyard next to Fengwu Palace out of concern for Jingyi.
Originally, I thought of making preparations first so that I could take care of Jingyi after she gave birth. At that time, Yinreng said that she was worrying too much. Jingyi had only been pregnant for a short time. Wasn't it too early to prepare the delivery room? Now it seems that it must have been anticipated by fate, which made me subconsciously prepare the delivery room.
Following Burhe's instructions, the servants acted quickly, covering the bed where the Crown Princess was lying with a curtain to prevent the draft from entering. They then carried the bed and the person directly to the courtyard. After entering the room, the Crown Princess got up and moved to another bed, which was then brought back for the imperial physician to examine.
Buerhe left Liuli and other people to seal off the scene, allowing only entry but not exit, and wait for the imperial physician to come up with the result. He then took Madam Zhang, the female doctor, and Madam Wu into the delivery room. As for the others, since it was not clear whether they were innocent, Buerhe made a prompt decision and did not use any of them.
For this purpose, Buerhe specially transferred personnel from Fengwu Palace to help, and soon hot chicken soup and necessary items were all delivered.
As for the new swaddling clothes and clothes, since there was not enough time to check them one by one at this moment, Buerhe went directly to the Crown Princess and said, "Xian'er, you understand the current situation. Mother will bring the clothes that Hongyan and the others wore when they were just born for the little prince to use first. When the new clothes are ready, he can change into them then."
Although according to the old custom, it is best to wear old clothes when a baby is born, this is not only for good luck and the hope that the baby will be strong, but also because old clothes are very soft after washing and are more suitable for the skin of newborns.
But those are ordinary people. They are royals, and they can afford to provide ten new clothes for a newborn baby a day. The main reason now is that it is not clear whether there will be any problems with those new clothes.
Fortunately, the Crown Princess also knew what was important, and Madam Wu was nodding her head like a rattle beside her, so the matter was settled for the time being.
After the Crown Princess finished a bowl of noodles, Madam Zhang announced that the Crown Princess was now eight fingers dilated and able to give birth. Everyone quickly got ready, and the Crown Princess was helped to lie on the bed with her legs spread.
At this moment, both Mrs. Wu and Buerhe were praying in their hearts that the Crown Princess could give birth smoothly. This time was too thrilling. Although there was nothing wrong with the Crown Princess's body, someone had tampered with the delivery room. This was obviously aimed at killing two people. Under such circumstances, the Crown Princess's mood must have been affected.
Fortunately, Madam Zhang is worthy of being the leading gynecologist in the capital. She kept assisting the Crown Princess in massaging acupoints during the delivery process. In this way, under the eager anticipation of several people, about two quarters of an hour later, the Crown Prince's eldest son was born.
"Congratulations, Madam Queen, congratulations, it's a healthy little prince!"
Bull opened his clasped palms instantly and walked quickly to the newborn. Seeing the red little monkey, he smiled knowingly and then walked to the Crown Princess: "Xian'er, you have worked hard."
The Crown Princess had already relaxed at this moment, and when she saw the Empress Dowager's concern, tears suddenly flowed down her face.
Buerhe frantically took out a handkerchief to wipe the Crown Princess's tears: "Don't cry, don't cry, this is a happy occasion. Besides, you still have to recuperate after giving birth. If you cry after giving birth, you will have a headache later."
Mrs. Wu (the Crown Princess's mother) also left the young prince's side and came to her daughter's side. Just then, she saw this scene and no longer had any worries about her daughter's future. With such a loving Queen, the Crown Prince and her daughter were in love and married, and now that they had given birth to their eldest son, the future would be smooth sailing!
The news that the Crown Prince had a legitimate son spread quickly back to the Forbidden City, causing the ministers who were still celebrating the Golden Awarding Festival to kneel down and say, "Congratulations to His Majesty, and to the Crown Prince."
Yinreng grinned widely, revealing his eight beautiful teeth. Even the usually steady Hongye's face flushed as if he had drunk fake wine.
"Congratulations, my dear ministers. My dear prince, please stand. This day has been chosen perfectly, coinciding with the Golden Award Festival. I am delighted. Your generation will be Yong, so you will be named Yonghu. Everyone in the court will be rewarded with one month's salary, and those serving in the palace will also be rewarded with one month's salary. I will also grant amnesty to the entire nation."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live the Emperor."