kvmb Chapter 195 Fate
Chapter 195 Fate
Soon, Imperial Physician Xin and the midwife arrived at Fengyi Palace. Imperial Physician Xin felt the baby's pulse and found everything normal. Then Zhao Li lay on the bed and let the midwife feel the fetal position. The position was normal, with the baby's head facing down.
When Zhao Li got off the bed, the pain in her lower abdomen seemed to be a little more intense and lasted longer than before.
Ye Ze quickly helped her lie down on the bed again, and asked in a panic like a young boy, "Mammy, is the queen about to give birth?"
The midwife smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't be nervous. The Queen has just started to feel the pain of labor. It's still early."
"What?" Ye Ze asked anxiously, "Can't you see she's in so much pain? How can it be too early?"
The midwife was speechless: "This..."
Imperial Physician Xin came to the rescue and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Women give birth very slowly. Your Majesty has just started the labor pains. It will take at least a few hours for her to give birth."
Ye Ze: “…”
After Old Lady Ye arrived at Fengyi Palace, she drove Ye Ze out. He could not help at all here and staying would only make her anxious.
How could Ye Ze leave peacefully? He paced back and forth outside, his mind in a mess and he couldn't calm down. Fulu carefully waited on him. He had never seen the emperor lose his composure like this before.
Later, Shen and Zhou also rushed to the palace. After greeting Ye Ze, they hurried into the hall.
Chicken soup was being cooked in the small kitchen of Fengyi Palace, and the Chinese medicine prescribed by Imperial Physician Xin was being boiled on the small stove outside. Pot after pot of boiling water was being prepared in advance.
Time passed little by little. Ye Ze had never felt that a day could be so long. Zhao Li's groans of pain could be heard from the room from time to time, making him nervous. Half a day had passed, and apart from the contractions, there was no sign of the baby in her belly coming out.
At night, Old Lady Ye and the others did not dare to leave, so they took a nap on the chair when Zhao Li was not in pain.
It was not until dawn outside that Ye Ze changed into his dragon robe and went to the morning court. The midwife checked him and said hurriedly, "All right, all right, the baby is ready. Bring in the chicken soup to replenish your strength. Hot water, hot water..."
Jinxin hurriedly brought in the chicken soup. Zhou supported Zhao Li and let her lean on her. Shen took the chicken soup and fed it to Zhao Li spoonful by spoonful.
The young palace maids came in one after another, carrying buckets of hot water into the hall.
Although Zhao Li endured the pain for half a day and a night, her delivery went smoothly. When Ye Ze returned to Fengyi Palace early after leaving court, he saw that the palace maids and eunuchs in Fengyi Palace all had happy expressions.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Your Majesty has just given birth to a little prince."
"The people in Fengyi Palace have served the Empress well, so be rewarded!"
After saying that, Ye Ze strode straight into the inner hall. The room had been cleaned up, and there was only a faint smell of blood in the air.
Old Lady Ye was sitting at the table holding her newborn baby in her arms. Shen and Zhou were in the outer hall selecting a wet nurse for the child. The wet nurses had all been invited in advance, and would enter the palace to serve as soon as the empress gave birth to the baby.
Zhao Li was lying on the bed with a pale face. She was now asleep due to exhaustion.
Ye Ze walked to the bedside and gently tucked in the corners of the quilt for her. He swore that he would never let Zhao Li have a baby again! It was too damn torturous! Whoever wants to have a baby can have one!
Old Lady Ye smiled and whispered, "Let Li'er rest. She's been busy all night. Come and see your son."
"Okay." Ye Ze agreed and turned to walk up to Old Lady Ye.
This child is not as red and wrinkled as others say. On the contrary, this child is fair and clean, with delicate features. Looking at the tiny and soft baby in the cradle,
This is my son?!
Ye Ze's heart softened and he stood there stiffly. He had never held such a young child before.
Old Mrs. Ye carefully taught him how to hold the baby.
Zhao Li opened her eyes and saw this scene. She couldn't help but smile with relief, "Husband, you're back."
Ye Ze carefully held the swaddling clothes and sat next to Zhao Li, placing the child next to her. "Well, thank you for your hard work. We will never have children again in the future."
"You don't want a daughter anymore?" Zhao Li said coquettishly.
Ye Ze shook his head, "It's enough to have you by my side."
Zhao Li blushed, Mother is still here!
Old Lady Ye pretended not to hear and said to Aunt Tian beside her: "Let the young couple rest. I have to go back and have a good rest."
"Yes, I'll help you." Nanny Tian quickly helped Old Lady Ye out.
Zhou and Shen selected two wet nurses for the little prince, who took him to a side hall to be taken care of.
Seeing that Zhao Li was fine, they left the palace with peace of mind. They would come to see her again when the child was having his third birthday.
The child was taken away by the wet nurse to be fed, and Ye Ze and Zhao Li were left alone in the room.
Zhao Li said, "Husband, you come and name the child."
"Okay." Ye Ze thought for a moment and said, "Let's call him Ye Chengxi. I will formally enthrone him as the crown prince at the morning court tomorrow. When he comes of age, I will give up the throne to him. Then the two of us can travel around the famous mountains and rivers of Qian Country and eat all the delicacies in the world. How do you think?"
"It's better not to make him the crown prince too early. The pressure will be too great. He is so young." Zhao Li said with concern.
Ye Ze quickly changed his words, "Okay, you have the final say, eat this first, it will help restore your qi and blood." Ye Ze gave Zhao Li the qi-invigorating and blood-replenishing pill that he had prepared in advance.
After the pill entered her stomach, Zhao Li immediately felt much more relaxed. Sleepiness came over her again, and she slowly closed her eyes.
Ye Ze gently covered her with a quilt and left, asking Jin Xin to wait outside the door so that Zhao Li would be left without anyone to serve her. Only then did he go to the study with peace of mind.
Everyone was happy about the birth of the little prince, except for the mouse in the corner, who was in disbelief. His master had been pregnant for so long, but she only gave birth to one child? Just one?!
At the morning court on the second day, Ye Ze announced the matter of the little prince. Although he did not explicitly state that he would make him the crown prince, the ministers could tell from the name Ye Ze gave the child that he was planning to entrust important responsibilities to the child in the future.
After that, Zhao Li put almost all her thoughts on this child. On the third day of the birth, Ye Ze only invited family members to attend, but it was also lively. There were more than ten children in the Ye, Mu and Zhao families. Ye Wentai was three years old this year and was at the age of being noisy. He was taken care of by Ye Ling and Zhao Cheng. The Chu family also had a daughter last year, who was just eleven months old.
Zhao Li and her sisters-in-law also brought new clothes that they had sewed for the child in advance. There was a whole box of new clothes. If they changed one piece of clothes every day, it would be enough for the child to wear until next year.
But no one expected that this third-day bath banquet would also bring together a beautiful couple, Zhao Gong and Mu Qianning. Both of them were at the age of marriage, and none of the matchmakers their families had recommended for them were interested in finding a date. They never expected that fate was waiting for them.
When Old Lady Ye had nothing to do in the palace, she would also try to mediate between the couples who had not yet married. The two most successful couples were Shouhou and Goudan, one married the daughter of the new Minister of Revenue, and the other married the granddaughter of the Duke of Qi. Today, both of them came with their wives.
Of course, only the emperor and the empress dowager dared to call him Shouhou and Goudan, no one else dared to call him that. Shouhou's original name was Ye Xiaoshuan, and outsiders would only call him Marquis when they saw him. As for Goudan, Old Lady Ye gave him a new name. Goudan's surname was Tao, so Old Lady Ye named him Tao Anshun, which means a safe and smooth life.
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