The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(150)

If they return to Beijing, it means that they cannot have their own private soldiers. And after returning to Beijing, they will be under the eyes of Emperor Hongjing, and they will be restricted in what they want to do.

In fact, the King of Jin was not surprised by this. After solving the threat of the Eastern Palace, it should be their turn next.

His father is old, and he will be afraid when he is old. He wants to hold everything in his hands and hold it in his palm. Especially after that incident, he has a sense of crisis.

A sense of crisis that is eager to control everything.

Of course, returning to Beijing is not without benefits, and the temptation is even greater.

In the capital, it is close to Emperor Hongjing, close to the court, and naturally close to that position. Before, the kings tried their best to stay in Beijing, not just for this idea.

So it is no surprise that after a struggle, King An responded first, followed by King Lu, King Yong, and King Dai. They all acquiesced, and King Jin could only be forced to do it.

In fact, even if it was not this situation, King Jin would agree if he asked himself. Although the vassal kings are far away from the emperor, it is a pity that they cannot last long. If one of the kings ascended to the throne, there would be no good end for the others.

The better ones would be a vassal king who only ate salaries and did not do anything in his fiefdom, and be monitored by the court every day. Just like the remaining brothers of Emperor Hongjing. The worse ones might guard the mausoleum, be imprisoned for life, or die of illness under a pretext.

After eating a whole bowl of ice bowl in one breath, the King of Jin finally smoothed out the depression in his heart.

When he looked up, he saw two faces in front of him, looking at him with some resentment, and then he realized what he had done, he actually robbed the food of the woman's son.

As a king, the King of Jin would definitely not admit that he was wrong. He cleared his throat and said generously: "Bring another bowl over, you have no eyes, don't you see that the concubine and the young master want to eat!"

After all, this was the first time someone in the Jin Palace had a child. Concubine Hu was naturally ignored before, and Yao Niang was not in the palace when she gave birth to Xiaobao.

The King of Jin remembered what Hui Niang said before. When Yao Niang gave birth to Xiaobao, she didn't even dare to hire a midwife, so she ordered the palace to start preparing early.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs also sent people over, two midwives and five or six wet nurses for selection. But who dares to use these people at this time? It is undoubtedly asking for trouble, so the King of Jin ordered people to do this privately.

The princess also sent someone over, saying that she was the midwife and craftsman that her cousin, the wife of the Marquis of Jinyang, used to use. Her family has been doing the business of midwifery for generations.

When Yao Niang met the person, she was indeed different from ordinary midwives. She was fair and decent, and her words and actions were all in order, which did not make people feel disgusted.

Since the princess sent someone over with good intentions, Yao Niang must accept it, but it was up to her whether to use it or not. Besides, she knew that the King of Jin ordered Fucheng to find a midwife privately, so she didn't take it seriously.

The closer the due date was, the more nervous the servants in the yard became.

Yao Niang was not nervous at first, but in this atmosphere, she could not help but get nervous.

For example, when she stood up, her stomach ached, and Hongchou and the others all gathered around her. If she showed any discomfort, everyone would be nervous. Once, Liu Liangyi was called three times in one day.

In this situation, it was hard not to be nervous.

The weather was hot, and an atmosphere of anxiety was brewing.

Especially these days, the King of Jin was also busy. The previous talk about reducing the vassal state was just that Emperor Hongjing had informed his sons in advance. Such things would naturally be discussed in the court.

The discussion was not only about reducing the vassal state, but also about how the kings should deal with themselves after the reduction of the vassal state, as well as some military and political affairs in the fiefdom. In fact, it was better to say that Emperor Hongjing was discussing with the kings than with the ministers. This was a kind of bargaining between the sons and the father.

Everyone knew it well, and it depended on where the degree was. Get what you want, but not too much to violate Emperor Hongjing's bottom line. As for Prince An and others, it is better to fight for more now, which is better than fighting and robbing after everything is settled, and no one will care about you.

There are too many things to mediate, and they keep tripping each other up, so Prince Jin is also very busy.

Finally, after the due date calculated by Liu Liangyi, Yao Niang still did not move.

Liu Liangyi was not sure now, so the midwife surnamed Li sent by the princess came to help Yao Niang feel the fetal position and said that it was not time yet, at least more than ten days.

This midwife Li was full of confidence and had a plan in mind. Yao Niang also knew that some midwives could feel when a woman would give birth just by using their hands because they had delivered many babies, so she believed her.

This midwife Li did calculate accurately. At the end of June, Yao Niang went into labor.

It was extremely unfortunate when she went into labor. Just as Prince Jin went out and entered the palace, Yao Niang was sitting on the kang and talking to Yu Chan, and she felt something broke, and then a stream of water flowed down. Yao Niang had also given birth once, so she knew she was about to give birth, and hurriedly asked Yu Chan to call for help.

Yu Chan had never seen such a scene before, and seeing Yao Niang's pale face and a little panic, she also panicked.

A group of people rushed in from outside and helped Yao Niang to the delivery room. The delivery room was located in the west wing, which was specially set aside as a delivery room and for Yao Niang to stay in confinement.

Yao Niang was surrounded by little girls, the oldest of whom was no more than 20 years old, so they naturally didn't understand how this woman gave birth. Cao Wen Po remained calm in the face of danger, and ordered Hong Fei to get clean cloth and scissors washed with liquor, ordered Hong Die to tidy up the bed, and ordered others to boil water.

After Yao Niang changed into comfortable clothes, she asked Hong Xi to help Yao Niang get up and walk. She had to endure the pain and walk more. The more she walked, the more the baby would enter the birth canal earlier, so she wouldn't have to suffer during the birth.

This Cao Wenpo was invited back by Fucheng, so she can feel comfortable using it. And Yao Niang remembered that the Wang family's aunt told her the same thing when she had her first child, so she gritted her teeth and let Hong Silk help her walk.

The princess received the news and came, along with Concubine Xu and Concubine Liu.

Princess Jin looked anxious as she came in and asked, "Have you prepared all the things that need to be prepared? Where is Po Wen, but have they all arrived?"

Hongyan stepped forward and answered one by one, but saw that the two stable women he sent were not seen in the delivery room at all. The princess didn't react at all, as if nothing happened.

"Why hasn't the labor started yet? Isn't it an attack?" Seeing Yao Niang looking helpless and helpless, Concubine Xu had a flash of schadenfreude in her eyes. But when his eyes glanced at the other person's belly, there was a hint of jealousy that couldn't be concealed.

"I heard from Po Wen that it takes a lot of time for a woman to give birth, so you don't have to worry, the concubine will give birth naturally when the time comes." Although Yu Chan walked hastily, she spoke neither fast nor slow, and her attitude was respectful: "Here There were so many people, the delivery room was dirty, and the princess and the two concubines were invited to the hall to drink tea."

Concubine Xu knew that Yu Chan was the eldest maid next to Yao Niang, and when she saw that even a maid dared to speak out, she immediately got a little angry and scolded: "You girl can take charge of the house for your master. Your master didn't even kick us out. You A little slave dares to chase the princess away! Just me and Sister Liu, we are just concubines, but you dare to chase the princess away? "

These words involved the princess, who seemed a little unhappy and said nothing.

Yu Chan was very impatient at the moment, and she was able to suppress her temper and speak with great restraint. Her eyes turned cold and her tone was cold: "This is His Highness's order. His Highness said that if he is not in the house, Master Su is giving birth, and no one else is allowed to enter."

"You -" Concubine Xu choked with anger, "So, we came to visit Concubine Su with good intentions, but we are just like a bunch of people waiting. Are the people in your Rongxi Courtyard so arrogant? That's all, today When Sister Su gives birth, I won’t argue with you, girl. You can tell the princess that I won’t accompany you!”

After saying that, Concubine Xu rolled up her sleeves and left.

Concubine Liu paused and then stepped out.

It was Princess Jin's turn. She seemed to sigh and said in a gentle tone: "His Highness is not here, so I will do the work for him. I am waiting outside. If Sister Su needs anything, you can ask someone to send a message."

Yao Niang over there gasped, wiped her sweat again, and then said: "When my sister passes this test, I can go and apologize to the princess."

Princess Jin nodded and went out.

They were the only ones left in the room, and everyone couldn't help but relax their nerves.

Cao Wenpo said: "If you are tired, you can sit down and rest for a while."

Yao Niang nodded and let Yu Chan and Hong Silk help her sit down on the chair.

Hongdie brought a bowl of ginseng tea and handed it to Yao Niang's mouth: "My lord, drink some to replenish your strength."

After drinking two sips of tea and wiping the sweat from her forehead and body, Yao Niang was helped up and walked again by Yu Chan.

Water seemed to flow out again, and Yao Niang always felt that this fetus was different from when she gave birth to the baby.

When she gave birth to her baby, Yao Niang saw redness first, then had labor pains, and her water broke when she was about to give birth. But this time it was just the opposite, my water broke but I didn't see any redness. And although it hurt at that time, it was not intensive at first, unlike this time, when the pain became overwhelming, Yao Niang felt that she could not straighten her back.

But Cao Wenpo was always there to encourage Yao Niang, so she just leaned on the red silk body and forced herself to move. The cold sweat was like splashing water, flowing down uncontrollably. Yao Niang's legs became weak and slid down several times, but Yu Chan held her up.

"No, no...that's not right..."

Yao Niang's lips were trembling violently, her face was pale, and she was sweating profusely.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Yao Niang wanted to speak, but an overwhelming pain hit her. Her voice broke on the spot and she couldn't help but scream.

This scream frightened Yu Chan and others. You must know that Yao Niang didn't scream before, no matter how uncomfortable she was. None of them had ever seen a woman giving birth before, and they were all panicked for a moment.