Chapter three hundred and ninety first between life and death
Someone who carried a load to buy sesame cakes disliked,
"These women from wealthy families are so cute. What's the difficulty of having a child? I remember my country mother, who gave birth to seven of us brothers in a rage for several years. I heard that they were all doing work in the fields, and when my stomach hurts, she gave birth to it in a flash..."
The woman who was buying cakes on the side said, but she was angry.
"What are you talking nonsense? Having a baby is not shit, it's really easy for you!"
"Swish! What's the difficulty? It's easy for me to see!"
His words made the women who heard them curl their lips, and a man selling floral cloth responded,
"That's right... it hurts a little, so I endured it. Is there anything to scream? My wife is so fussy about giving birth to a baby!"
His words immediately caused a fire in the backyard. His wife, who was helping him, said,
"You know what's the matter! Who poked the finger in front of you? She cried and called her parents for half a day. Having a baby is a headache than having a needle. I'll poke you a thousand needles and try it?"
"Nonsense, you women have a hard time giving birth, so why do you see those dogs, cats and babies? You don't even scream. You find a corner and give birth to them. You can take the baby out to eat within two months..."
As soon as someone finished speaking, the old woman selling vegetables was his mother. He stood up and cursed,
"I'll give you a little bastard! I was in pain for three days and three nights when I gave birth to you, and then I gave birth to such an ungrateful thing!"
As he said that, a handful of rotten vegetable leaves were stuck on his face, which made his wife cover her mouth and laugh. The scholar who was eating noodles in the stall saw it and shook his head and said,
"I said it was difficult to raise women and villains, so why should I mess with them?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the woman selling noodles heard that she had taken back a bowl of noodles that was originally to be put on the table.
"Even if the scholar looks down on a woman, then you don't have to eat the noodles made by this woman. Go back and cook it yourself!"
After saying that, he turned around and gave the bowl of noodles to others, leaving the scholar sitting there and staring at him...
Not to mention how the women in the streets of Beijing rolled their eyes to the big men who looked down on women, but said that Zhu Houzhao, the palace, was already in a hurry at this time.
"Why can't you still be born?"
At this time, Empress Dowager Zhang had already received the news, and the four concubines below were also sitting below. Seeing the emperor's anxious look, Empress Dowager Zhang spoke,
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Some of this woman's children do not hurt, and some will have to hurt for three days and three nights. I remember back then... Isn't it the same pain when the Ai family gave birth to His Majesty..."
It would be better if she didn't persuade her. When Zhu Houzhao heard her own mother say this, she felt even more excited. She lowered her head and turned back and forth with her hands behind her back. Every time she turned, she looked up and looked inside.
"Why can't you still be born?"
The four concubines who were sitting with him below, seeing His Majesty's anxious look, they were all jealous of your eyes.
"Who should... let her dominate His Majesty alone? It will be retribution if the child cannot be born!"
"A woman is going to pass the gates of hell... If... if the queen has not passed this..."
"If the queen has something, then are we... not..."
At this time, the people were hoarse and desperate, but the people outside had different thoughts and had their own plans. The only person who was really worried about Empress Xia was His Majesty the Emperor!
Everyone was waiting outside. Seeing that it was noon, Queen Xia's voice inside was hoarse, and in the end she was gone. Zhu Houzhao heard that there was no movement inside, and she was so scared that she was about to fly.
"Little sister! Little sister... what's wrong with you?"
But she was about to break inside without caring about it. Seeing this, Empress Dowager Zhang hurriedly greeted the palace servants.
"Come here! Stop Your Majesty quickly... How can this dirty place be defiled with the holy eyes... It is unlucky for the Lord!"
The palace people did not dare to stop him, but exclaimed in surprise, and came up and knelt in front of Zhu Houzhao.
"His Majesty……"
Zhu Houzhao was anxious and had some other things, but he raised his foot and kicked it to the ground. The man rushed in the shock of the palace servant. When he got inside, the bloody smell rushed into his nose. He rushed over in three steps and saw that Empress Xia was pale and her eyes were closed. She was holding the nanny who delivered the baby to Guan Shen Tang.
"Little sister!"
Zhu Houzhao rushed over and leaned over to pull his wife's hand. She felt that it was wet and cold when she opened her nose. She looked at her nose and it was very weak.
"What's wrong?"
The baby maid knelt on the ground.
"Report to Your Majesty, Empress... I was so painful that I fainted. I had just pinched the person and came back to my breath. I was feeding ginseng soup to get my breath..."
The faces of several delivery nannies were also pale, and their foreheads were covered in cold sweat, but they were scared. Such a situation would be difficult to give birth, and if it was not done well, the mother and son would be in danger. If this was true, no one of their palace ladies could survive!
When Zhu Houzhao saw that her expression was strange, she knew that it must be not as light as she said. She sank her face and shouted angrily.
"Tell me the truth, what's wrong with the queen now...?"
Several baby maids knelt on the ground and shivered, stammering and talking about the current situation. Zhu Houzhao kicked the one in front of him in anger.
"Then I'm not going to think of a solution!"
The palace maids ran out to find the imperial physician, but Zhu Houzhao held Queen Xia's eyes turned red.
"Little sister! Little sister..."
Those few ginseng soup also worked. Queen Xia woke up slowly and saw that she was in Zhu Houzhao's arms, and her whole body was cold. Her lower body was already numb and indifferent. She could no longer feel the child in her belly. She knew in her heart that this was probably bad. She was only strong-willed and not so easily admit defeat. She tried her best to raise her hand and held Zhu Houzhao's hand.
"Your Majesty... don't cry!"
"I...I didn't cry..."
He said he didn't cry, but only tears slid down his cheeks. Zhu Houzhao quickly raised his head and did not dare to let the tears drop. He heard Queen Xia ask,
"Who is outside?"
"There are...the queen mother and...the four concubines..."
"Hmph! I knew they were..."
Queen Xia struggled to get up,
"Have me up... wait for a break... to rebirth!"
Zhu Houzhao asked her to lean half against the head of the bed, but she lifted the corner of her robe and knelt on the edge of the bed.
"I'm with you..."
At this time, the two imperial physicians had already come in. They first took the pulse and then discussed it with the delivery nanny, and said to Zhu Houzhao.
"Your Majesty... the empress's cervix will not open for a long time. If she doesn't give birth, she will be afraid... she will be afraid of having a baby in her womb..."
The emperor and the empress were shocked and they couldn't help but hold the other party's hand tightly. Queen Xia bit her lip and asked,
"Is there a way for the imperial physician?"
"Empress, you can use strong medicine and then apply a golden needle to pierce the acupoint... Maybe it can be born... but..."
"Just how?"
Zhu Houzhao asked hurriedly,
"Only... if it is a strong medicine to provoke birth... I'm afraid there is a risk of mother and son being out of business..."
When he heard that the mother and son were not protected, Zhu Houzhao's eyes couldn't stop red. He only cared about the emperor's dignity and quickly turned his face to look outside, took a deep breath, and said in a trembling voice,
"Then... if you want to have a solution, keep the queen!"
As soon as this said, the imperial physician kneeling on the ground was shocked, the baby maid and the people in the palace were both shocked.
"Your Majesty... This... This is the legitimate son of the central palace..."
"I said it! The emperor... queen!"
Zhu Houzhao roared angrily,
"No...no..."
Queen Xia held his hand tightly.
"Your Majesty...I want a child...I want to have this child..."
"Little sister!"
Zhu Houzhao turned her head and she cried like rain.
"This one is gone, we can still regenerate!"
"No!"
Queen Xia gritted her teeth and said angrily,
"I have suffered so much for this little thing, and I can't fail at this time!"
"Yes...but you will be in danger!"
Queen Xia's hair was disheveled, her face was pale as paper, her big eyes were bright and burning, as if two balls of fire were burning, she said gritted her teeth,
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will be safe for my mother and son... How could I give up Your Majesty to those outside... those little bitches waiting to take over!"
Let them occupy my throne, sleep with my men, and enjoy my glory and wealth!
Bah! I think beautifully... do... do... their daydreams!
Zhu Houzhao couldn't twist Xia Xiaomei after all, nodded with tears in her face, kneeling on one knee on the side and clasped her wife with her fingers tightly. She watched her drink the boiled delivery medicine, and another imperial physician came forward to perform the injection. When the medicine broke out, she saw that her wife was tight all over, her neck was bulging, her lips were bitten, and blood slid into her neck along the corner of her lips, and the blood filled the entire palace. She felt her wife's palm in her hand gradually became weak...
Zhu Houzhao had already cried so hard that she could not hold back her own life. She felt that such torture seemed to be endless. When she heard the delivery lady happily said,
"It's...it's...it's...it's...it's hard!"
Both of them were excited, Queen Xia widened her eyes and used all her strength.
"ah……"
With her heart-wrenching scream, her lower body relaxed and her body fell down softly, finally ending this long struggle of life and death.
“Wow…wow…wow…wow…wow…”
Hearing the crying sound like the sound of nature, Zhu Houzhao also sat down on the couch with his legs softened, and looked at the busy mothers who were busy, and watched his eldest son be washed and carried to the front. His wrinkled face, red skin, and his dark hair on his little head was wet and pressed against him. He was squinting his eyes and opening his mouth to cry angrily. The palace people knelt on the ground and congratulated each other in unison.
"Congratulations to my emperor, congratulations to me, long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long, "
The sound came from afar as if it was a mountain. Zhu Houzhao came to her senses for a while, and carefully took his son with his hands, and held it up for his wife to show him.
"Look... it's this little thing that tortured you for a long time!"
Chapter completed!