The Golden Partridge of An Lingrong's Rebirth

Chapter 182.twin

Wen Shichu and Zhou Nan hurried over with a group of imperial doctors. They didn't have time to wipe the sweat from their foreheads, so they divided their work and hurriedly went off to work.

Not long after, the spices for inducing labor were lit and boiled, and the decoction for inducing labor was fried according to the recipe.

The heavy air in the bedroom was mixed with the smell of mint, rushing straight to the forehead. Wen Shichu's voice came in at this moment: "Your Majesty, the emperor has received the news and will be here soon. There is something I have to ask your Majesty." . If something unexpected happens, will the empress protect herself or the fetus?"

Zhen Huan seemed to be unable to hear. She was lost in the huge waves of pain, and her eyes closed inch by inch.

"Sister, don't sleep!" An Lingrong shouted sternly, trying to pull her out of the vague and chaotic illusion, "Sister, I have paid so much for this child, is it because I want him to be stillborn today?!"

An Lingrong's voice was too sharp, mixed with a loud singing voice of "The Emperor has arrived." Zhen Huan suddenly woke up. She opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and reached out to hold An Lingrong's hand hard: "Go and tell the Emperor that if anything unexpected happens, please don't worry about the friendship we have had for so many years. Don't hesitate to break it off. You must sacrifice your mother to protect your son." She didn't know that she had the strength she had suddenly gained. She raised her body and faced the screen and lost her voice. Shouted, "Wen Shichu, with our decades of friendship, I want you to promise me that no matter what happens, you can't hurt my child, do you hear me!"

Outside the screen, Wen Shichu's face suddenly turned white. He regarded Zhen Huan as his own sister, and he was heartbroken to learn that she made such a choice: "I have known for a long time that your empress would answer me like this, but I didn't give up and insisted on asking you. "

Zhen Huan raised her head, her strength and consciousness returning little by little: "Remember, it's best to save our mother and son. If you can't, you have to give up your mother and son, remember? Otherwise, even if you let me stay, I She will definitely do something a hundred times more tragic than committing suicide. I can do it even if I say it, do you hear me?" She was sweating profusely and panting heavily. Every breath was particularly laborious. She looked at An Ling again. Rong said, "Rong'er, if something unexpected happens to me, you have to raise this child for me. I don't ask for... I don't ask for how talented he is, as long as he is safe and healthy."

"How long has it been, and my sister still said such things, which are neither serious nor serious." An Lingrong couldn't help but blush, "Sister, think about Longyue, how happy she is since she returned to her sister, no matter how much sister Mei loves her, After all, it’s just a little bit off, how can my sister bear to leave this child behind and go alone?”

An Lingrong covered Zhen Huan's hand with both hands, but could not warm her cold fingertips. Tears fell suddenly: "Sister, don't leave me..." she choked and whispered, "Think about the child. My father, is he willing to see you giving up on yourself like this?"

Zhen Huan almost fainted from the pain. The fetus was a little too big and it was twins. It was particularly difficult for her to give birth. She held on to the Yunsi quilt with such force that her joints turned white. However, when she heard An Lingrong's words, she suddenly felt A trace of clarity was restored.

Yunli, Yunli...

She seemed to have returned to Lingyunfeng's Buddhist monastery. That day he came to her with a marriage certificate, and wrote with her "a lifelong promise, an eternal marriage", and signed the letter "Yunli Zhen Huan". Their love was as deep as the sea and condensed. On a small piece of red paper, she cried with joy and was overwhelmed by great happiness.

But in the blink of an eye, the red paper was replaced by the red wall, and she woke up from the dream. The repetition and twists and turns of her fate hurt her heart. Zhen Huan took a deep breath as if she was drowning, and suddenly woke up. With her eyes blurred by tears, she saw An Lingrong and her husband. Shen Meizhuang stood in front of the bed and argued.

"Sister Mei, you are a pregnant woman, how can you be so unconcerned about blood in the delivery room?"

"Huan'er has a difficult delivery. I have to stay with her. Even the emperor can't persuade me. Rong'er, please save some energy."

Zhen Huan murmured and called: "Sister Mei, Rong'er..." She stretched out her hand, and two hands pulled her together, like life-saving straws thrown in the dark night, she relaxed the tension in her heart. The tense string said, "I'm in pain."

Shen Meizhuang was so distressed that he cried and comforted: "It's coming soon, it will be fine soon."

Cui Jinxi brought a thick bowl of inducing labor medicine, and An Lingrong took it over and gave it to Zhen Huan herself: "Sister, we are all here."

A faint smile appeared on Zhen Huan's sweaty face: "When I gave birth to Long Yue, you were also with me. It's great."

As the medicine gradually took effect, she suddenly felt a surge of strength and held An Lingrong's hand tightly, as if this would give her more strength. Amidst Wen Po's repeated "Come out", the first sound came A baby's cry.

However, before Shen Meizhuang could breathe a sigh of relief, one of the Wen Pos exclaimed: "There is another one!"

Several stable women looked at each other, and an experienced one quickly took a piece of old ginseng and let Zhen Huan bite it in her mouth. She knew that a mother is basically in a state of weakness after giving birth to a child. This breath has already been loosened, and it is difficult to tighten it again. Yes, the death rate of twins is very high. She couldn't help but feel her scalp tightening, and she raised her spirits 12 points: "Mother, if you try harder, the first one will come out, and the second one will be easy. Please mention it." Spirit, don’t fall asleep.”

The emperor and the queen were sitting together in the corridor, and they didn't even have time to return to the palace to change out of the gorgeous clothes they wore for the banquet.

"There's another one?" The queen repeated Wenpo's words in disbelief, barely keeping the expression on her face, "You mean, Concubine Xi's pregnancy is a twin?"

"Yes." Po Wen lowered her hands and replied respectfully, "Mr. Zhou has prescribed a new medicine. Although the medicine is more harsh, the empress has recovered a lot of strength after taking it. Now she is giving birth to her second child. The baby she gave birth to is a little one. Princess, you are very healthy."

"Okay." The emperor nodded heavily, "We must keep Concubine Xi, mother and son safe."

Po Wen said yes, and then walked back to the bedroom.The queen had a gloomy face, her teeth were almost broken, and she couldn't stop cursing in her heart, cursing Zhen Huan for dying in childbirth, causing damage to both mother and child.But her wish was destined to fail. When the second cry echoed through Yongshou Palace, she closed her eyes in disappointment and weakness.

"Concubine Xi is so lucky. A pair of twins, a dragon and a phoenix, can guarantee her prosperity and wealth for the rest of her life." The queen breathed heavily in her chest, feeling depressed and unhappy these past few days.

"What you are capable of when you are born is only when you are raised." Qi Guiren sat aside and said nonchalantly.

Jin Concubine's eyebrows twitched, she glanced at the Queen, whose face suddenly darkened, and quickly changed the subject: "Queen, I heard that Concubine Xi is going to be promoted to a new title again?"

"Yes, the emperor insisted on making her a noble concubine, and also gave her the power to co-manage the Sixth Palace. The queen mother also agreed wholeheartedly, and I couldn't even say a word. There is a concubine Rong and a concubine Xi. If you two don't join us, Work hard, I'm afraid I won't even have a foothold in this palace from now on." Speaking of this, the queen was so angry that she had a headache. Now the two vases she has to use are empty vases with beauty, " Mr. Qi, you have never been favored by the emperor since you were released from confinement. Concubine Jin, you went against my instructions and acted without authorization, resulting in failure. Neither one or two of you can coax the emperor, so what use do I need from you?"

Jin Bin and Qi Guiren lowered their heads in disbelief, not daring to say a word.

The queen softened her tone and said, "Your Majesty Qi, everyone in the palace knows that you and Concubine Xi are at odds with each other. She is in the spotlight right now, so you should avoid it for now." She turned to Jin Concubine and said, "Go back and practice your skills." Last time I was able to train my voice to a three-point level. In a few months, I can train it to a seven or eight-point level. By the end of the year, I will find a way to promote you again. This time, don’t make your own decisions."

This makes it clear that Jin Concubine must be given priority.

Concubine Jin was overjoyed and quickly stood up to thank her. Qi Guiren sat gloomily in his seat, with a look of reluctance on his face.

"Okay, now I have to go to the Queen Mother's Palace to pay my respects. You two should go back first." The Queen stood up holding Jianqiu's hand and walked a little faster, not noticing the viciousness flashing in Qi Guiren's eyes.

In the Shoukang Palace, the Queen Mother was teasing the eighth prince and the fifth princess.

"Stay far away, don't get infected with the illness of the Ai family." The Queen Mother was rarely so happy, and every wrinkle on her face was filled with a smile. She looked at the emperor, "Have you chosen the name yet?"

"The eighth prince's name is Hongzhao, which means bright and auspicious." The emperor was also smiling, "The princess has not decided on the title yet, let Concubine Xi think about it herself."

The Queen Mother was praising the eighth elder brother for his white tenderness. When she heard this, she couldn't help but smile: "Okay, you decide the elder brother's name, and she decides the princess's name. When Concubine Hui's child is born, the Ai family will pick the name."

The queen reminded the wet nurse intentionally or unintentionally: "Concubine Xi's twins were born prematurely. You must take good care of them and make sure there is no mistake." After a pause, she smiled at the emperor and the queen mother again, "It's a good thing that Concubine Xi kept it secret." It’s so tight, there were rumors in the palace that... even the concubines were deceived, if they had known that Concubine Xi was a twin, there would not have been such misunderstandings."

"Concubine Xi's return to the palace was controversial. The situation at that time was that she said she was pregnant with twins. Who would believe it? It would be better to hide it. When the child is born now, all rumors will be disproven. ." The Queen Mother turned coldly, not showing any dignity to the Empress, "Queen, the Ai family has also heard the previous rumors, and some of them were really unpalatable. As the Empress, you have neglected your duties too much in this matter."

"Yes, it's all my concubine's fault." The queen simply admitted her mistake, "I specially selected two pieces of fine green and white Hetian jade from the library, and asked the craftsmen to make them overnight, and made them for the two children. Two peace pendants, and I also chose a piece of fine jade and made a bracelet, which I will send to Concubine Xi later."

Seeing that the Queen's posture was so low, the Queen Mother softened her expression, and even the Emperor was much gentler to her: "It's great that the Queen can be so considerate."

The queen smiled virtuously and swallowed her frustration.

In the Yongshou Palace, An Lingrong took the jade bracelet that Jianqiu had just given and looked at it again and again, and praised: "The Queen has a lot of good things in her hands. Sister, look at how good the seed water of this bracelet is. It's oily and smooth, with no impurities at all. When my sister wears it, it makes her hands whiter."

"Take it if you like it. I don't care about any good things she gives." Zhen Huan glanced at her hands and sighed softly, "In the past two years in Ganlu Temple, I have done all kinds of menial work. My hands are no longer suitable for wearing such expensive jewelry. The queen sent me the jade bracelet to mock me."

An Lingrong glanced at Zhen Huan's hands, which were mottled with frostbite from the old years. She frowned to hide her heartache, then smiled and took out her own gift: "So the gift I gave you must be my sister's favorite." She opened her hand. The small box inside said, "This is jade skin ointment. I specially prepared it for my sister. My sister applies a thick layer on her hands every day, then wraps it up with slightly wet gauze, washes it off after a stick of incense, and uses With three or four boxes, my hands will definitely return to how they used to be. This ointment won’t last long, so I’ll use this box first, and I’ll make it for my sister when it’s all gone.”

"It smells so good." Zhen Huan picked a little and put it on the back of her hand, smelled it, and praised her, "Rong'er, you really know how to do anything. What would I do without you?"

An Lingrong narrowed his eyes and smiled.

At this time, Cui Jinxi walked in slowly and said: "Two empresses, Concubine Jing is here."

(End of this chapter)