amaotonovel Chapter 227 Princess Rui's Difficult Childbirth
Chapter 227 Princess Rui's Difficult Childbirth
Concubine Xiao in the palace was sitting under the corridor in the courtyard with a bad look on her face.
The concubines in the backyard of the palace stood by trembling in fear and keeping silent.
There were too many people in the yard and it looked a mess.
"Your Majesty?"
The concubines noticed Prince Rui coming at the first sight, and their eyes became bright and radiant.
They hurriedly straightened their clothes and knelt down to salute in unison.
"I pay my respects to the prince."
Liang Hengrui didn't even bother to answer her and walked straight towards Concubine Xiao.
"Mother, you are here too? How is she?"
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When Concubine Xiao saw her son finally coming back, she complained,
"Prince Rui, where have you been? The servants can't find you anywhere? It's been almost a day..."
"Mother, Bingcheng?"
Prince Rui interrupted Concubine Xiao in a hurry and looked towards the delivery room.
Concubine Xiao looked at her haggard son and knew that he had a lot of things to do, so she no longer worried about where he went all day.
So he comforted her,
"Don't worry. The baby is premature and in an abnormal position. Your wife is having a difficult delivery.
Don't worry! Your father has already sent two imperial doctors over, everything will be fine."
"Well, that's good! Thank you, Father and Mother, for your concern. I will go see Bingcheng."
Liang Hengrui was slightly relieved to hear that the princess would be fine.
He looked up at the two imperial doctors in the corridor opposite who saluted him and continued to think about the prescription without going over to disturb them.
After looking at the two female doctors coming out of the delivery room, he walked up to enter the delivery room.
"Stop, you are not allowed to go."
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Concubine Xiao shouted at her son, stopping him in his tracks. She then stood up and pulled him back. She squeezed his palm and whispered,
"The delivery room is a filthy place, which will harm the luck of the prince. Besides, your wife is not having her first child, so she will be fine."
After hearing what Concubine Xiao said, Prince Rui lowered his head and thought for a while, then decided to go in and take a look.
He stood obediently beside Concubine Xiao. His tense expression relaxed and he instantly returned to the absent-minded state just now.
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At this time, Princess Ding Bingcheng in the delivery room seemed to sense the arrival of Prince Rui as she screamed in agony.
From the morning when King Rui slammed the door and left in anger until now when night fell, she had been suffering from heart-wrenching pain all day, but she had not even seen King Rui's shadow.
The pain in Ding Bingcheng's heart made her collapse.
With tears streaming down her face, Ding Bingcheng shouted with all her might.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are back? Can you please come in and take a look at me?! I...I am in so much pain!
Please, please see me, I’m scared! I’m scared that I’ll never see you and my son again! Woo woo woo…”
After shouting a few words, as if she had used up all her strength, Princess Rui gasped heavily, and the sound of her breathing was like pulling a broken bellows.
Her head was tilted towards the door, her eyes sparkling with hope.
The eyes of the midwives in the room were moist, and her wet nurse spoke to comfort her,
"Princess? Princess, please don't say such unlucky words. You will be fine. You are still young, don't dare to think like that!
The baby in your belly is still waiting to see you, don't you want to see it? Come, listen to the nurse, put some ginseng in your mouth and take a breath. Don't cry anymore."
"No, I want to see the prince. I want to see the prince. Nanny, please invite the prince in. I have something to say.
Prince? Husband? Did you hear that? Just come and see Cheng'er, wow wow wow... I'm so scared."
The hoarse crying sounds in the room were intermittent, accompanied by the lingering smell of blood in the air, which made Liang Hengrui suddenly feel a little nauseous.
His face was a little gloomy, and he lowered his head. I don't know what he was thinking? But his feet were not moving at all, just standing there.
Everyone in the yard was busy, but their eyes were secretly glancing in the direction of King Rui.
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At this time, Concubine Xiao sneered and said,
"What a joke! How can a woman let a man enter the delivery room when she's giving birth? If you pass on the filthy air to a man, and he carries bad luck for the rest of his life, can you bear the responsibility?"
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly retracted their gazes and busily went back to their work.
After Concubine Xiao finished speaking, she pointed at her personal maid Qiu Shi and said,
"Go in and tell her to stop making a fuss. The delivery room is a filthy place. How can the prince set foot in it? Just give birth to the baby. She is still the upright and high-ranking Princess Rui.
If she doesn't want to live anymore, the palace will marry a new princess to the king tomorrow. And her two biological children will call her mother, so let her decide for herself which is more important!"
"Yes! I will pass the message on right away."
Qiushi took the order and hurried into the delivery room. Perhaps the knocking worked, as the only sound left in the room was sobbing.
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Concubine Xiao looked at the tiredness on her son's face and knew that he had not had a good rest since returning from his business trip. She patted her son's shoulder and said considerately,
"Don't worry, my son. This is how it is for women to give birth. Everyone has to go through the gates of hell.
Besides, your princess has already given birth to a baby, and this isn't her first baby. Even if the baby is premature, it won't be a problem.
All right, go back and take a rest! Mother is also tired after this day, and it is inconvenient to stay any longer before dark, so you go and see her off."
Upon hearing this, Liang Hengrui looked towards the door of the delivery room again. There was no more shouting from inside. It seemed that his mother's words had worked.
So he didn't think any more, bowed and replied,
"Yes, I obey your command."
Concubine Xiao was very satisfied with her son's attitude. She stood up and said to the princess's wet nurse who was called out from the delivery room,
"Tell her that any woman can give birth to a child, so she should stop making trouble and give birth to my grandson."
"Yes, I will tell the princess. I respectfully send you off, Your Majesty."
"Farewell, Madam Consort. Farewell, Madam Consort."
Behind Concubine Xiao and Liang Hengrui there was the sound of people kneeling and bidding farewell.
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When Princess Rui heard the farewell in the delivery room, her expectant look suddenly lost its luster. The nurse happened to come in and saw it. Her heart was broken immediately, but she spoke to comfort her,
"Princess, Prince Rui has gone to see the Imperial Concubine off and will come to see you soon. Please cooperate with the midwife and try to give birth to the baby as soon as possible. Be obedient!"
Ding Bingcheng looked up at the nurse and said intermittently,
"Nurse, I may not be able to make it. There are so many women in the prince's mansion, how much love can he have?
If I leave, you should ask the Imperial Concubine to look after the two children, and you should also take good care of them for me..."
The nurse turned away and cried loudly, but when she turned back, she had a smile on her face.
"Princess, please stop saying such discouraging words. The nurse is still looking forward to you giving birth to a few more little masters! No matter how many nurses you have, they can take care of them all."
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