When Shen Mengxi made her move, Qi Yu was in the morning court. When he heard the palace servant's report, he ignored the morning court and came to Fengxiang Palace in his imperial robe. Ignoring the rule that men could not enter the delivery room, he went straight to Shen Mengxi's side.
Seeing Shen Mengxi sweating in pain and enduring the pain, there was a touch of panic on his face. He looked at Ye Zhen gloomily and coldly. "Lu Yaoyao, don't forget what you promised me. If you don't let her give birth to the child safely, don't even think about borrowing a soldier from me." "Lu Yaoyao!
Ye Zhen resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Shen Mengxi's fetal position was completely fine. For the next two months, she had been adjusting the fetal position. Now, she was just waiting for the opening of the cervix to be opened before she could deliver the baby. Blocked by Qi Yu, the midwives trembled and dared not let go of their hands to deliver Shen Mengxi.
"Your Majesty, even if it's not for your soldiers, I will let Sister Mengxi give birth safely. Can you go out first? You will affect others if you stay here." Ye Zhen couldn't care less whether Qi Yu was a cruel man or not. She just wanted the midwives to deliver Shen Mengxi's baby.
Qi Yu said with a cold face, "I want to be here."
Shen Mengxi pushed his arm. "Yu, go out, don't stay here."
How could a woman give birth so ugly? How could she let him watch?
"Mengxi!" Qi Yu cried out in displeasure. "I will accompany you."
"No, I can't give birth with you here." Shen Mengxi screamed in pain. Of course, she knew that if Qi Yu was here, the midwives would be uncomfortable, and she would be very uncomfortable.
Hearing Shen Mengxi's words, Qi Yu's heart became more and more agitated, and his eyes became more and more gloomy.
Ye Zhen said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, if you don't go out, I can't guarantee anything."
Qi Yu looked at Ye Zhen coldly, his eyes full of hostility. He stood up and said, "If anything happens to her, you will be buried with her."
"You prepare a hundred thousand elite soldiers for me." Ye Zhen said lightly, "In order to calm my frightened heart, give me ten carts of provisions."
Qi Yu, who had just walked to the door, suddenly turned back and looked at Ye Zhen with murderous eyes.
Ye Zhen put down the curtain directly, isolating him outside.
"Can you give birth now?" Ye Zhen asked the midwife who was examining the baby.
"Just a little more." The midwife said in a low voice. She was also very experienced, but she was still a little worried about Shen Mengxi. She was afraid that the Empress wouldn't have enough energy to give birth to the little prince.
Ye Zhen fed Shen Mengxi a mouthful of spirit spring water, "Sister Mengxi, don't worry, I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you."
Shen Mengxi held her hand tightly. "I know, you're my lucky star."
Without Yaoyao, she would have died long ago, let alone having a child. She had always felt that Yaoyao was her and their child's lucky star.
After drinking the Spirit Spring Water, Shen Mengxi felt a lot more relaxed, as if the strength she had consumed had returned.
At noon, Shen Mengxi gave birth to a daughter.
When Qi Yu, who had been waiting impatiently outside, heard the child's cry, he immediately rushed in and looked at the pale Shen Mengxi with burning eyes. When he saw that Shen Mengxi's eyes were closed, his heart sank and he asked in a dry voice, "What's wrong with Mengxi?"
Ye Zhen held the child and smiled, "Sister Mengxi is too tired. She will be fine after a nap."
Qi Yu breathed a sigh of relief and slowly turned his eyes to the child in Ye Zhen's arms. The child's face was not as big as his palm, and it looked thin and wrinkled. It didn't look like him or Mengxi at all. His eyes flashed with disgust, "So ugly?"
"This child must be very beautiful when she grows up." Ye Zhen said with a smile, "Congratulations to the Emperor for getting a little princess."
Qi Yu did not know what to do with his hands, but he somewhat stiffly took over his and Mengxi's child. "This is … my daughter?"
Ye Zhen nodded with a smile. "Yes, she weighs six pounds. Sister Mengxi didn't suffer much. The child also loves her mother, so she came out soon."
"Mengxi … Is she tired?" Qi Yu held his daughter, not daring to use even a little strength. Such a small person, he felt that as long as he exerted force, she would break.
"Sister Mengxi is in good health." Ye Zhen said with a smile. She has been recuperating Shen Mengxi's body with the spirit spring water for more than half a year, and all her heart ailments have been cured. As long as her confinement is done well, maybe she can have another child next year.
Qi Yu glanced at Ye Zhen. He also felt the change in Mengxi's complexion in the past six months. All this was the credit of Lu Yaoyao. Whether it was to borrow soldiers or because of sisterhood with Mengxi, he was grateful to her.
"Give me the child, it's time to go down and drink milk." Ye Zhen said with a smile. She knew that Qi Yu must want to accompany Shen Mengxi.
Ye Zhen handed the baby to the wet nurse and then went down to give Shen Mengxi a medicinal diet. The most important thing for a woman was to take care of her confinement. She had already given the imperial kitchen a medicinal diet list and let the kitchen arrange meals according to it every day.
Shen Mengxi didn't wake up until night. When she saw her daughter, she couldn't stop crying and said to Qi Yu, "Yu, we have a daughter."
"Mmm." Qi Yu looked down at his daughter and hugged her tightly in his arms. "She will look like you when she grows up."
"What's so good about looking like me? She should look like you." Shen Mengxi said with a smile.
Qi Yu looked depressed. "Do you think I look like a woman?"
Shen Mengxi giggled. "I think you're pretty. Back then, I was bewitched by your beauty."
"Hmph." Qi Yu snorted coldly, but he wasn't angry.
The news that the empress of Hua Nation had given birth to her eldest daughter spread across the entire Northern Border City on the second day. While everyone was happy, they could not help but feel that it was not a prince. If it was a prince, then there would be no suspense as to who would be the heir apparent of Hua Nation.
However, since the Empress could give birth to a daughter, she might be able to give birth to a prince. At least it was better than not having a son.
Ye Zhen, however, received bad news when the whole country was celebrating.
Ye Yiqing's ship was caught in a storm. A crew member escaped death and said that their ship had sunk.
"Impossible!" Ye Zhen couldn't believe the news. She glared fiercely at the man who came back to deliver the news. "If the ship sank, how did you come back?"
"There was a small boat on the ship. When we were about to escape … the big ship was swept away by the storm," said the man.
Ye Zhen still couldn't believe it. There were too many flaws in his words. "The big ship was swept away by the storm. You were the only one who came back alive?"
The man glanced at Ye Zhen timidly. "Yes."
"Take him down," Ye Zhen said in a low voice. "Let him talk."
Hearing Ye Zhen's words, the man's expression changed. He suddenly pulled out a dagger from his pocket and stabbed it at Ye Zhen.
Before Ye Chundong could make a move, Ye Zhen's sleeve dart had already shot out, but it didn't kill the man. "Who sent you?"
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(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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