The sick Empress Dowager listened to the advice of the Concubine Xian, struggled up, and ordered people to invite Emperor Ming Yuan to ask for sacrifices to heaven.
How could Emperor Ming Yuan have the intention to sacrifice to heaven? But the old lady believed that it was because the ceremony of worshiping heaven was not held grandly last year that caused the disaster from heaven.
Emperor Ming Yuan was afraid that her random thoughts would hurt her body, so he had no choice but to agree.
However, the ceremony to worship the heaven cannot be accomplished by just going out and shouting.
The Queen Mother sent a decree to invite the Master Abbot to enter the palace and discuss the ceremony with the Ministry of Rites.
Before the abbot entered the palace, he warned Yu Wenhao many times that if the princess showed signs of giving birth, he must be notified.
Yuan Qingling had told Yu Wenhao before that he wanted to stay with the abbot to pray for blessings. However, Yu Wenhao heard that a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven was being held, so he did not stop him. He prayed for blessings and held a ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven in the mansion. The latter seemed very grand, maybe
The effect is better.
He only told Yuan Qingling that he would hold a ceremony to pray for her. He did not say that the abbot was leaving.
The people in Beijing are also very supportive of the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. The chaos in Beijing is really annoying now. Please God's blessing and let Northern Tang Dynasty regain its previous peace.
The ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven is held on the eighth day of April. The eighth day of April happens to be the birthday of Buddha, Amitabha Buddha.
It had been raining for the past few days. On this day, it suddenly cleared up and the spring sun shone, dispelling the cold and damp air and cheering people up.
On the morning of the eighth day of April, Yuan Qingling felt a slight pain in her abdomen, and the pain in her lower back worsened significantly.
She thought maybe it would be today.
Although after these days of nursing, her health has improved slightly, but her condition is too weak. Doctor Cao once said that she was still afraid of not having enough strength during the delivery.
"Lao Wu!" Yuan Qingling supported her waist and slowly turned to look at Yu Wenhao, "I have a pain in my stomach. I may give birth today."
Yu Wenhao's face turned pale, his hand trembled, and then he held her hand firmly, "I'm going to give birth? Oh my God, I'm going to give birth? Really? Are you sure?"
Yuan Qingling nodded gently, inhaling and exhaling to feel the movement in her belly.
His heart suddenly panicked, "Then, what should we do now?"
Although he had simulated it many times, when he heard Yuan Qingling say this, he was still so panicked that his limbs became weak.
"Clean the operating room for me again. After I have obvious contractions, I will transfer there to give birth," Yuan Qingling said.
In fact, she still wanted to try to give birth naturally, but if she couldn't give birth naturally, she would ask her junior to have a caesarean section.
Yu Wenhao immediately called Tang Yang. He stayed beside Yuan Qingling at a loss, but he didn't know what to do. He just pushed the imperial doctor, "What should I do? What should I do?"
Dr. Cao tried to comfort her: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Wen Po and Wei Chen will stay by the Princess's side. I just feel a slight abdominal pain now. It's not time yet. It's good to have my first baby tonight."
Although Dr. Cao smiled and spoke, he was extremely nervous. This was definitely a big test.
When everyone in the mansion heard that the princess had made a move, they all became nervous, and someone immediately went to report it to the emperor and the palace.
The imperial doctor was standing ready, and Wen Po was guarding her every step of the way. Aunt Xi counted the medicines, gauze, and the things the princess had prepared for herself over and over again. She didn’t know what they were, but they were all in large pieces.
Cotton, I don’t know where she bought it.
Everyone kept their nervousness inside and did not dare to show it for fear of scaring the princess.
Mrs. Jiang Ninghou took Wuyou Powder and asked Yuan Qingling to take it, and said: "Don't be nervous, try to adjust your breathing slowly, rest for a while, and eat something."
Yuan Qingling breathed slowly. She was not nervous at all, and even felt a sense of relief.
She commanded calmly, took a shower, washed her hair, changed into loose clothes soaked in disinfectant, and moved around while the contractions were not obvious yet.
Her calmness gave Yu Wenhao a lot of support and confidence. He helped Yuan Qing Ling leave, but he still couldn't speak clearly and kept saying: "Don't worry, I will always be there to accompany you into the delivery room."
Yuan Qingling smiled, "Okay."
Just don't faint from fear.
"By the way, where is the abbot?" Yuan Qingling asked. It seemed that he had not seen him in the past two days.
Yu Wenhao said: "I went to preside over the heaven-sacrifice ceremony."
Yuan Qingling was suddenly surprised and grabbed his wrist, "Went to the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony? When will you come back?"
"You should be back after you finish the work, right? Around tonight." Yu Wenhao tried his best to look relaxed and comforted with a smile, "Don't worry, the abbot said when he left that you should tell him when you give birth, but I
I think he can also pray for you at the heaven-sacrifice ceremony."
The calmness and ease on Yuan Qingling's face suddenly disappeared, and she became nervous, "Can you ask him to leave early?"
Yu Wenhao's face changed a little, and he said: "What's wrong? That's not possible. My father, the civil and military officials, and the people in the city are probably all going over there. As the host of the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, he naturally can't
Go away."
Yuan Qingling's heart suddenly became confused, "Help me go back."
"What's wrong? You can't walk, can you?" Yu Wenhao wanted to hug her back, but Yuan Qingling had already turned around, "Go and call Ah Si over."
When Yuan Qingling returned to the house, her face was already covered in sweat.
She only left Yu Wenhao, Ah Si, Mrs. Jiang Ninghou and Aunt Xi inside.
Yu Wenhao was very nervous and didn't know what she was going to say.
Yuan Qing Ling said: "There are many people in the mansion, most of them are people sent from the palace, but you also know, Old Five, are all those forbidden troops loyal to my father? Have they not been bribed? We are not sure about this..."
She took a deep breath and felt her stomach hurt.
Yu Wenhao supported her and gently swept her back, "I've paid attention to what you said. Don't worry, I won't be able to get close to you unless you absolutely trust her."
"No, listen to me," Yuan Qingling took his hand and said seriously: "I tell you this, with my current physical strength, it is impossible for me to give birth naturally."
Yu Wenhao had signs of cardiac arrest and his breathing was stagnant. "Yes, why not? It must be possible."
Yuan Qingling looked at him and said: "No, I know it myself, so I have a backup plan. I didn't tell you before because I was afraid of scaring you. I came to the abbot not to pray for blessings, but to ask him to help me perform a caesarean section.
"
"Caesarean section?" Yu Wenhao shook his body, "What do you mean?"
Yuan Qingling took his hand and explained: "Use a knife to cut open my belly and take out the child, so that I can avoid..."
Yu Wenhao was so frightened that his face turned green, and he jumped up immediately, "No, no, absolutely can't open it. How painful would it be? It would cost people's lives, you know? No, I don't agree."
Yuan Qingling sighed and looked at him who suddenly became nervous. It seemed that he had to be given anesthesia during the caesarean section.
"Hey, it hurts me to death." Yuan Qingling couldn't stop him, so she had to cover her stomach and pretend to be in pain.
Seeing that he sat over in distress and anxiety, she said: "Listen to me first. I originally planned to ask the abbot to be the surgeon and Mrs. Jiangninghou to be the assistant. This was the purpose of asking you to invite them to the house as a guest. Jiangninghou
Madam has been with the Queen Mother Long for many years and is proficient in acupuncture and some of the medical skills I know. But now that the abbot is not here, she can only be the surgeon, with Ah Si as an assistant. Don't get excited anymore. This is the only way. I won't do it.
If it hurts, I will give you anesthesia. I will be awake during the whole process, but I won’t feel any pain. There have been many successful cases of this operation, so don’t worry.”
How can Yu Wenhao believe it? He has never heard of it.
Madam Marquis Jiangning also said at this moment: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I heard Queen Mother Long say that in one area, most people give birth to children by caesarean section, especially those with multiple births."
Yu Wenhao straightened his neck and asked her in a trembling voice, "Madam, can you do it? How many times have you helped people to open their stomachs to give birth to children?"
"Once!" Mrs. Jiang Ninghou said, "But neither mother nor child are protected."