Just after the first lunar month, the palace became busy again.
Just because on the evening of the first day of February, Li Fei was in trouble for giving birth.
Until the early morning of the second day of February, the child still did not come out.
The emperor couldn't help but be anxious. While asking Qingque to open an altar for blessing, he kowtowed to his ancestors and asked for blessings for Concubine Li to give birth safely.
The concubines of each palace could not rest, and they all came to Tamamo Palace to accompany the childbirth.
"This is not the first time this little sister Li Fei has given birth, so why is it so difficult to give birth?" Hui Fei whispered, "Look at these imperial doctors who came in and out, all of them are sweating profusely."
"This noble son is naturally different," Ma Cairen said. "It would be very unceremonious if he were born all at once."
Ma Cai had never admired Concubine Li. She knew that once Concubine Li became queen, she would never get any good results from her.
At this moment, she preferred that Concubine Li die in childbirth, so that she would have no worries.
Although these words cannot be said directly, there is always a hint of it in the words.
The rest of the people couldn't answer the question, so they all had to pretend not to hear.
Later, Concubine Rong also sent Aunt Ningcui to ask about Concubine Li's birth situation.
Concubine Fu responded: "Don't worry, the concubine. The situation is fine now. Please wait a moment."
"In this case, I will wait here." Aunt Ningcui said, "I will go back after the prince is born, so as not to be worried all the time."
At this time, Concubine Li was already a little exhausted in the inner room. Yanda begged: "Good empress, please try harder! I will feed you some more ginseng soup."
The midwife also said: "The prince has already revealed his head, please try harder! Otherwise it will not be good for a long time."
Li Fei gritted her teeth and said, "I know you all have methods for delivering babies. Don't worry about my life and death for now. Let the baby come out quickly!"
The two midwives looked at each other, but still didn't dare to take action: "Although there are ways, I'm afraid it will be a bit disrespectful to the queen, and secondly, it won't be effective to protect everyone."
"It's now time. You have to give it a try whether it works or not." Li Fei gasped, "otherwise I won't be able to hold on any longer."
"Then the slave will be offended." A midwife said, "I have to ride on the queen and push down with all my strength."
"Just do it," Li Fei said bravely, "I promise not to punish you."
After receiving repeated permission from Concubine Li, one of the midwives had the courage to sit on Concubine Li's body and push Concubine Li's belly downward with both hands.
Li Fei's eyes turned black in pain, and she couldn't help but scream.
Not to mention the people next to me, even the people outside were frightened when they heard it.
Bloody water was brought out one basin after another, and finally a baby's cry rang out amidst Li Fei's hoarse screams.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! The prince was born successfully!" The two midwives hurriedly expressed their congratulations.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Your Majesty is born. He is white and fat." Yanda said while wiping his tears, "I will go and tell His Majesty right now."
Li Fei looked like she had just been fished out of the water, she almost didn't have the strength to open her eyes.
But the baby was finally born safely, and she felt that all the pain she had suffered was worth it.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Concubine Li has given birth!" Zhang Ze ran over with joy.
The emperor was still kneeling there and kowtowing. He immediately stopped kowtowing after hearing this.
Zhang Ze stepped forward and carefully helped him up, but the emperor's legs had been numb for a long time and he could not move.
But he didn't forget to ask Zhang Ze: "Is he the prince?"
"He is the prince, he is fat and white." Zhang Ze said with a smile, "But Concubine Li has suffered a lot."
"Hurry! Carry me to Tamamo Palace quickly." The emperor was swaying. His body was very weak now, and he had been kneeling for such a long time, and he could no longer bear it.
"Your Majesty, be careful!" Zhang Ze quickly helped him sit down, "It's better to rest for a while before getting up."
"I am very happy in my heart." The emperor waved his hand and said indifferently, "This mortal body cannot last much longer."
The emperor was sure that he was about to shed all his bones, so he was not afraid of his physical weakness at all, but was very happy.
After resting for a while, the emperor got up and asked someone to carry him to Tamamo Palace.
Concubine Fu and others congratulated the emperor one after another. The emperor smiled and said: "Okay, okay, you have worked hard to stay here. Now the tenth prince is born safely. You are all meritorious people."
Although he said this, he kept walking and walked straight to the inner room to Li Fei's side.
At this time, Concubine Li was sleeping, and the tenth prince had been washed clean, wrapped in swaddling clothes, and placed next to Concubine Li.
"Your Majesty, look at this little Highness. He was born with a full heaven and a round earth. He is a man of great blessings at first glance." Zhang Ze said in a low voice.
"This child looks very much like me," the emperor nodded with satisfaction, "Concubine Li, thank you for your hard work, let her have a good rest! The imperial doctor is not allowed to leave, and must check her pulse at any time, so no mistakes can be made."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely stay here day and night." Several imperial doctors quickly expressed their stance.
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to take a rest." Zhang Ze advised, "When you have enough energy, Concubine Li will wake up."
The emperor really couldn't hold on any longer. Now that he saw the child being born safely, he felt that he had no strength at all.
He supported Zhang Ze and said: "Then I will go back and take a nap first, and then come over to see their mother and son when I wake up."
Li Fei fell asleep and did not open her eyes until night.
Yanda and others were watching her. Seeing that she was awake, they hurriedly asked: "How do you feel about your body right now? Is there anything wrong with you? Do you want to eat?"
"Is the child crying?" Li Fei couldn't care less about herself.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Your Highness is well behaved. He has been fed milk for a long time, and he didn't cry much after waking up twice." Cui Qiao said, "I'll ask the wet nurse to bring him over soon so I can take a look at you."
The nurse nursed the tenth prince behind the screen, and when he was finished, he carried him to Concubine Li.
Li Fei reached out and touched the child's tender cheek, full of tenderness and love.
"Your Majesty, you haven't seen it, but Your Majesty is very happy." Yanda said from the side, "I think I will come to visit you soon."
After hearing this, Concubine Li just nodded and asked, "Where is the Imperial Master now? I want him to bless the child."
"I will invite the imperial master to come over now." Yanda said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment."
After a while, Qingque was indeed invited over. Of course, he couldn't enter the inner room and could only wait in the outer room.
Concubine Li ordered people to carry the tenth prince out alive and ask the imperial master to bless him.
Qingque took the child and held it in his arms. He muttered words and wrote talismans with his hand. It took him a long time before he handed the child back to Yanda: "I have already blessed His Highness the Tenth Highness. Please take His Highness back with the steward!"
"Thank you, Master!" Yanda bowed, "Master, you have worked hard today."
"That's right." Qingque nodded slightly, "I'd like to ask you to rest for a while, I'll take my leave."