Rong'er thought to himself: In this year's first month, there were two more children filled in by the palace. The little princess of Xiumin and the little prince that Jia Ping had been looking forward to for a long time, everything seemed to be better. This kind of calmness made my mood exceptionally relaxed.
Kang Xi was only a little more than three years old, so it was somewhat difficult for her to take care of her two daughters. As a result, when Tong Xiushan had nothing better to do, he took care of the two princesses together with her. After a year, Xiu Shan gradually recovered from her sister's passing and there were more smiles on her face.
Rong`er had come to the palace to bask in the sun for a rare day, and Rong Xian, who came to the courtyard to look for Rong Xian to play, was having a snowy battle with him. Duan Jing was more gentle, and was being thrown away by the two crazy girls, Rong Xian, as he was about to turn twelve this year. Although Yichu died early, Imperial Concubine Yi took care of him very well, and even her concubines, who were born without mother at the same time, felt sorry for him.
She smiled as she looked at Rong Xian. Her daughter was about to become a wife, this was probably the last time she was happy in the palace, she knew Rong Xian, although it had been a ruckus all these years, but he was still an extremely sensible child. When she married into the family, she would naturally become a good wife, and she would be so confident in her own daughter …
"Master …" This is bad! " Su Ya suddenly ran over from the palace entrance while gasping for breath.
Rong'er frowned slightly, looked at Su Ya and asked: "What happened?"
"Ping..." Master Ping is about to give birth! " Su Ya took a deep breath and said quickly, "Just now Yikun Palace had sent someone to inform Master that the imperial doctors and midwives are already rushing there."
"Isn't it only coming next month? "Why are you so early?" Rong'er hurriedly got up, "Let's go to Yikun Palace!"
When Rong'er rushed to the Yikun Palace, he heard waves of her shouts from Jia Ping's Warm Pavilion, and outside the palace, Yuan Yiren and the Noble Lady Liang were already there. Rong'er hurriedly went forward and asked: "How is it now?"
Noble Lady Liang shook his head and said: "We are not too sure either, it is just that we heard that Imperial Concubine Ping is about to give birth soon, and now that the royal doctors and midwives are inside, we are not too sure about the actual situation."
"I thought I came to see her two days ago. How can you suddenly be born prematurely? " Rong'er frowned as he mumbled.
"That's right, it's normal for me to meet her when I paid my respects to Imperial Concubine Ping yesterday. She was born today just like that." Yuan Yiren replied softly.
Rong'er nodded and looked up. "Did you tell the emperor?"
"Someone has already been sent to tell them." Yuan Yiren hurriedly replied.
After a while, the servant who reported Xuan Ye's news came back. She said that the Qianqing Palace was currently dealing with the court affairs and that she would come over after the court affairs was dealt with. In a quarter of an hour, Imperial Concubine Wen arrived. She directly sat in the seat of honor, and Rong'er and the others paid their respects to her. She looked at Rong'er and asked: "Elder Sister Rong, how long has it been since we last entered?"
Rong'er hurriedly replied respectfully, "Reporting to Imperial Concubine your highness, it's already been almost two hours."
"I hope that mother and son are safe." After the Imperial Concubine Wen finished speaking, he did not speak anymore and looked towards the door of the Warm Pavilion.
Rong'er and the others were not in the mood to speak, and Rong'er's heart was held even tighter. The past of the Empress Renxiao's dystocia and death were deeply engraved in her mind, and Jia Ping was Empress Renxiao's younger sister, how could she not be nervous?
Time trickled by. Finally, following a clear cry, the door to the warm pavilion opened and a young palace maid ran out happily. He shouted loudly, "The master has given birth, the master has given birth to a prince!"
Rong'er's heart finally settled down and she quickly entered the house. She saw that Hersheijia's hair was in disarray, his cheeks were flushed, and he was sweating profusely. However, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Rong'er walked over and said with a smile, "Jiaping, congratulations!"
"Elder Sister Rong... I... A prince was born! " Jia Ping was weak and anxious, but he still wanted to confirm this fact.
"Yes, it's the prince!" Rong'er smiled and took the handkerchief from palace maid's hands, gently wiping the sweat off Jia Ping's forehead, "You must be tired, close your eyes and sleep."
Jia Ping was really tired. He closed his eyes and soon fell asleep. Rong'er stood up and walked over to the wet nurse's side. He looked at the little baby that had just been born, blushing as he looked at the healthy baby. He smiled with a pleased expression and turned around to ask the doctor, "Are both mother and son alright?"
The imperial physician immediately cupped his hands together and replied: "Reporting to Lord Rong, Imperial Concubine Ping Lord is fine. Although the little prince is prematurely born, and just a bit small in size, but after this subject's initial diagnosis, he should still be relatively healthy."
"That's good!" Rong'er smiled and nodded. Suddenly, he remembered and turned around. "I haven't informed the emperor and empress dowager of the good news yet."
Noble Lady Liang continued: "Just now, Imperial Concubine Wen had already sent someone to report to him."
"Eh? And the Imperial Concubine Wen? " Only now did Rong'er realize that he hadn't seen Imperial Concubine Wen in a long time.
"I saw that there were no major issues with Imperial Concubine Ping just now, so I left. You also know that Imperial Concubine Wen and Imperial Concubine Ping had a conflict earlier, so it might be inconvenient to see you." The Noble Lady Liang replied with a smile.
Turning around to look at the haggard Jia Ping on the bed, Rong'er lamented that Jia Ping was much luckier than the Empress Renxiao. He would be the first in the palace, and the prince would be born …
Deep in the night, in a certain courtyard, a lady dressed in plain clothes coldly looked at a middle-aged palace maid kneeling in front of her.
Snorting coldly, he said, "Didn't you say you were absolutely certain?"
"This servant was half wrong, please punish me." The middle-aged palace maid said with guilt.
"Punishment?" What's the use of punishing? She gave birth to a prince, a prince! " The woman was somewhat excited, "Do you know who she is? She was Heseli Jia Ping, the younger sister of Empress Renxiao. She was the most qualified person to replace her older sister and become the Empress! Today, she'd even made a prince out of it … "She's one step closer to the back …" After the lady finished her excitement, her voice slowly became softer, with a hint of sadness in it, as she spoke more softly.
"Master …" The palace maid called out softly.
The woman smiled bitterly, "All these years, I didn't have anything …" No children, no pang of love... What's the use of having a body full of glory? She had only been in the palace for a year and she already gave birth to a prince … With her here, do I still have any hope of becoming Empress? "
"Master, don't be sad. Your servant will think of a way. Don't worry, your servant will do his best to handle this matter!" Seeing the woman's grieving expression, the palace maid who was kneeling on the ground felt extreme pain in his heart, and the look in his eyes became firmer and firmer.
"You can get up. Go and rest …" You have followed me for so many years, so why would I blame you for putting in so much effort? The woman weakly waved her hand, leaned against the warm brick bed, and gently closed her eyes.
"Mistress, don't worry!" This matter was not done well by this servant, but this servant will definitely get rid of the Imperial Concubine Ping's child. Master, this servant will definitely do it! " palace maid looked at the lady and said seriously.
"Go down. I'm tired." The woman didn't open her eyes.
Since palace maid was unable to do so, she could only rise and take her leave. After palace maid left, the woman gently opened her eyes, revealing a pair of eyes that were filled with resentment …