kvmb Chapter 309 Preparing for the Birth
Chapter 309 Preparing for the Birth
Jing Fengyao, Jing Fengyu, and Prince Qing were imprisoned in another location.
Jing Fengyu has always believed that the death of Consort Yu was closely related to Prince Qing. Although several months have passed, Jing Fengyu still feels uneasy about it.
Young people are full of vigor and passion. When he saw that Prince Qing had not been executed, Jing Fengyu initially kept shouting that he wanted to avenge his mother and wished he could kill Prince Qing himself. However, he was persuaded by Jing Fengyao not to be impulsive and to learn to be calm and patient.
Now that he has met Prince Qing, he has put aside his anger and even respectfully calls Prince Qing "Uncle".
But Prince Qing didn't take Jing Fengyu seriously. First, he was young, and second, Jing Fengyu was mediocre. Prince Qing himself could compose poems at the age of three, but Jing Fengyu couldn't even read properly. Putting aside the fact that he didn't kill Consort Yu, even if he did, what was so scary about such a person?
Little did they know that youthful ambition and persistence would one day become a double-edged sword.
Jing Fengyao understood Prince Qing's ambition better than anyone else. He hated him and wanted to kill him, but at the same time, he knew that haste makes waste and everything needed to be done slowly.
So the three of them sat together at a table eating the meal that had just been delivered, and on the surface, it really looked peaceful and harmonious, just like a family.
Just then, a commotion arose outside, the sound growing louder as it approached.
"Oops, something happened!"
"Summon the imperial physician! Summon the imperial physician immediately!"
The three exchanged glances, unsure of what had happened. Jing Fengyu, being the youngest, went directly to the door and asked the palace servant, "What's going on outside?"
Consort Li fainted from poisoning this afternoon and there's still no result. Why is the imperial physician being summoned again? Could it be that Consort Li's condition has worsened?
The palace servant guarding the gate shook his head, "This servant does not know."
Jing Fengyu pursed his lips. He knew that keeping quiet was the first rule of survival in the palace.
"Feng Yu, come back and continue your meal." Jing Fengyao, on the other hand, was much calmer and more composed.
"Oh." Jing Fengyu always listened to Jing Fengyao, and ever since Consort Yu died, he has been even more attached to Jing Fengyao.
However, the usually calm Prince Qing suddenly felt a twitch in his eyelids, as if he had a bad feeling.
Consort Li's residence.
After several silver needles were inserted, Li finally regained some consciousness. When she opened her eyes, she saw a large group of people surrounding her.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you've finally woken up!" Qingyu cried loudly. She was terrified that Consort Li wouldn't wake up, and then everything would be over.
She was about to speak when the imperial physician stopped her, saying, "Your Majesty is weak. Do not speak yet. Save your strength for the delivery."
Giving birth? Wasn't she only eight months pregnant? She struggled to speak, but found that she couldn't utter a single word, and her head was spinning.
Qingyu quickly went up to comfort her, "Your Majesty, there's no need to worry. All the imperial physicians are here. You've been poisoned, and to prevent the poison from spreading faster if you shout, the imperial physicians have given you medicine."
Poisoning? Consort Li suddenly remembered what had happened in the main hall. She had countless questions. She wanted to ask where Emperor Jing had gone and if the child was alright. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen. The pain made her instinctively grab Qingyu's hand tightly, her expression contorted in agony.
"Your Majesty!" Qingyu looked extremely anxious and turned to the imperial physician, saying, "Imperial Physician, please save Consort Li!"
"It seems the medicine has taken effect." The imperial physicians exchanged glances. Today, all the imperial physicians from the Department of Gynecology and Internal Medicine of the Imperial Medical Bureau came. In addition to the medicine for losing her voice, they also gave Consort Li a labor-inducing drug when she fainted. Now that Consort Li is poisoned, if she is not induced to give birth, the child will die in the womb.
One of the imperial physicians said to the midwife, "Do exactly what I say."
"Yes."
The imperial physician, being a man, could only speak from behind a screen, while the births were delivered by midwives with medical skills.
"Aunt Qingyu, please calm Her Majesty down first. If she is distracted or anxious, it could affect the delivery," the imperial physician continued.
Qingyu nodded, suppressing her inner panic, and whispered in Consort Li's ear, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, the child will definitely come into this world safely. You've already endured eight months, just hang in there a little longer, and you'll see the little prince soon." As she spoke, she gently patted Consort Li's hand.
Consort Li was in so much pain that her forehead was covered in sweat, and her fingernails were almost digging into Qingyu's hand, but Qingyu gritted her teeth and persevered, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
The midwives busied themselves behind the screen, carrying out the delivery according to the imperial physician's instructions.
However, as time passed, the child still could not be born. Consort Li's face grew paler and paler, and large beads of sweat rolled down her face. Her strength was being worn away by the repeated pain.
The imperial physicians frowned, and the midwives were also pacing anxiously.
Seeing Consort Li's pained expression, Qingyu couldn't stop the tears from flowing, and kept encouraging her in her ear.
Suddenly, a midwife's panicked voice came from behind the screen: "Imperial Physician, something terrible has happened! Her Majesty's baby is breech and is having difficulty descending!"
The imperial physicians' expressions instantly turned serious. This was already the maximum dosage that Consort Li's body could tolerate. Just as they were wondering what to do, a commotion arose outside.
"Where is the imperial physician? Someone come quickly! Princess Rou has fainted!"
Just as one crisis was subsiding, another arose. Several imperial physicians were about to rush outside when they heard the midwife inside shout, "Something terrible has happened! Consort Li has fainted again!"