The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 210: Madam, Use Your Strength
At once, everyone in Jingren Palace started running. The midwife who had been prepared long ago was living in a side hall of Jingren Palace, ready to deliver the Queen at any time.

Ulanara was carried into the prepared delivery room, crying out in pain.

The two midwives were sweating profusely as they directed the palace maids to boil water. One of them reached out her hand to test how much Ulanara's birth canal was dilated, but this caused Ulanara to scream in pain again.

The Third Prince's wet nurse knelt outside the delivery room holding the Third Prince until Yinzhen and Nian Shilan arrived at Jingren Palace. Yinzhen said.

"What are you kneeling here for? It's hot. Be careful that the Third Prince doesn't get a heat stroke. Hurry and take him back!"

Nian Shilan waved her hand and asked someone to help up the wet nurse whose knees were numb from kneeling, and took the third prince downstairs first.

Yinzhen could not enter the delivery room, but when he heard Ulanara's cries of pain and thought of the affection they had shared over the years, his heart began to torment him.

Yinzhen knew Ulanara's temperament. If she wasn't in extreme pain, she wouldn't scream so loudly.

When Honghui was born, Ulanara never cried out in pain like this.

Every move of Ulanara in the delivery room could cause pain, and this pain was amplified several times by her sound. When it fell into the ears of Yinzhen who was outside the door, he felt extremely distressed for the woman who accompanied him from the Qiandi to the palace.

Nian Shilan listened to Ulanara's cries of pain and sneered in her heart.

If it is really painful, you won’t be able to make much sound.

In my previous life, I had a miscarriage at more than five months of pregnancy, which was almost the same as a premature birth. That was the real pain.

Ma Fei San was of no use. Nian Shilan was in so much pain that she bit the corner of the quilt tightly and could not make such a loud noise.

Ulanara cried out in pain so loudly just to gain Yinzhen's attention and love, so as to take the opportunity to highlight the difficulty of her giving birth. Unfortunately, her wish might be in vain.

When the people in the harem heard that the Queen had given birth, they all rushed to Jingren Palace.

Even Empress Dowager De, who had not gone out for days due to illness, was helped by servants into the sedan chair and brought to Jingren Palace.

The Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager De sat on Yinzhen's left and right, waiting with the concubines.

Yinzhen finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up and walked anxiously in front of the delivery room.

Nian Shilan offered him tea, but he only took a sip and refused to drink any more.

Nian Shilan sat back in the chair, lowered her eyes and stopped moving.

She had just looked at Yinzhen coldly, trying to guess what he was thinking at the moment, and was very expectant.

Xiao Linzi had taken advantage of the chaos to quietly replace the cup used for drinking tea in Ulanara's set of Ding kiln white porcelain tea set.

Xiao Linzi hid the cup close to his body, then ran to Nian Shilan and said.

"Your Majesty, Songzhi is here to serve you. Why don't I go back to Yikun Palace first? We still have a lot of things to do in the palace."

Nian Shilan waved her hands casually, pretending to scold Xiao Linzi.

"Go ahead. There's no point in you staying here. There are too many people here. It will make the emperor upset. Remember to feed my parrot."

Xiao Linzi bowed and withdrew, but he did not return to Yikun Palace. Instead, he took advantage of no one's attention and ran to find his master Zhou Anhai. He handed the cup to Zhou Anhai and asked him to take it out of the palace and give it to Manager Wu, who would properly dispose of it.

Zhou Anhai didn't know how he got the money from Xiao Linzi, left the palace, and found Manager Wu.

Shopkeeper Wu took the Ding kiln white porcelain cup with a smile, took out a hundred taels of silver from his pocket, and handed it to Zhou Anhai with both hands.

"Thank you for your help, Eunuch Zhou. Take this as a token of my appreciation and have some tea with it."

Zhou Anhai was very pleased with Manager Wu's understanding, so he accepted it without hesitation and returned to the palace.

After Zhou Anhai left, Shopkeeper Wu went to the backyard of Xianzi Building and smashed the cup into pieces, almost turning it into powder. Shopkeeper Wu looked at the powder with satisfaction, thinking that he had fulfilled his mission.

This cup was specially made by someone, and even a little bit of it cannot flow out.

The Nian Mansion saved his life, so he would serve the Nian Mansion even if it meant sacrificing his own life.

What's more, he is still alive and has an important thing to do.

What if my son, who was kidnapped as a child, is still alive in this world?

It was almost lunch time and Jingren Palace was bustling with activity. Yinzhen said he had no appetite.

Nian Shilan asked someone to serve the meal in the main hall of Jingren Palace and invited the two empresses dowagers to enjoy it.

Yinzhen sent all the other concubines back to their own palaces to wait. Knowing that she was of low status, Concubine Wan took her leave.

Lady Jing said that she would go to see Princess Kangle first and then come to Jingren Palace to wait.

It was not appropriate to keep Li Guiren, Cao Changzai and Xin Changzai, so they also left.

Only Concubine Duan and Yu Da Ying were still in Jingren Palace. Concubine Duan said that giving birth is like going through the gates of hell, and she was really worried about the Empress. She wouldn't be able to eat if she returned to her own palace, so it would be better for her to wait here so that she could feel more at ease.

Yu agreed and said that the Empress Dowager of Yonghe Palace was there, and she would stay to serve her.

Yinzhen sighed that Concubine Duan was kind-hearted, so he allowed the two of them to stay.

Nian Shilan also said that she was worried about the Queen Mother and had no appetite. She just picked up the teacup and drank it silently.

Ulanara seemed to have no strength left, and her cries of pain gradually became quieter.

The Empress Dowager had lunch with Empress Dowager De, the Empress Dowager said.

"I see you've been out for a long time today, and your face has turned pale again. How about I have someone take you back first, and then send someone to inform you after the queen gives birth, what do you think?"

Empress Dowager De indeed felt that her body could not bear it any longer at this time, so she said.

"That's fine too."

Someone was sent to report this to Yinzhen, who, along with Nian Shilan and Concubine Duan Yu, agreed to respectfully escort Empress Dowager De to the sedan chair.

The Queen Mother watched Queen Mother De leave Jingren Palace, then turned back to look at Nian Shilan.

Nian Shilan was seen sitting in the corridor outside the palace, holding a cup of tea, staring at Yinzhen, not knowing what she was thinking.

The Queen Mother sighed silently in her heart.

Ulanara was in pain until 1:00 p.m., when finally her birth canal was fully dilated. The two midwives were extremely nervous, because this was the Empress of the Qing Dynasty!

The child born by the queen is a legitimate son, and perhaps the future crown prince of the Qing Dynasty.

The palace maids boiled the cotton cloth and scissors used for delivery in boiling water over and over again, and the imperial physician also prepared hemostatic drugs and decoctions in advance.

All the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were staying in Jingren Palace. Although Wen Xianqing was trusted by Nian Shilan, the chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau was Zhang Mi, so Wen Xianqing just hid himself among the doctors.

Moreover, Zhang Mi had always been taking care of Ulanara's pregnancy, and Wen Xianqing would not step forward on his own at this time.

Ulanara had been crying out in pain for a long time, which had consumed a lot of her energy. She also refused to eat the food brought in by the palace servants, so she had no strength left at this moment.

The midwife did not dare to speak loudly to the Empress Dowager and ask her to use more force, and could only encourage Ulanara softly.

"My queen, push harder, and you can already see the baby's head!"