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Chapter 17 Chapter Seventeen

Ruyi's birth started at the ugly moment of December 21st, and it was different from usual. In addition to the midwife and imperial physician accompanying her, even the supervisor and deputy supervisor of the Qin Tianjian were guarding the side hall. Waiting for the birth of the auspicious fetus indicated by the astrology. In the cold winter night, the emperor was sitting in the side hall, listening to Ruyi's painful groans, rubbing his hands again and again, and said anxiously: "It's not convenient for me to enter the delivery room, so you can call a nanny to ask, what is the reason, why is it so painful?" Still haven't moved?"

Hailan's face was anxious, unable to hold back for a while, she accompanied the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you go in and have a look?" The emperor's tone was uneasy and impatient, and he said: "You asked this just now, the midwives said the baby's fetal position is not good, it is not easy to give birth, other things are not serious, there are too many people but the hands are complicated, so I won't let it go." You went in." Li Yu saw the emperor's anxiety and worry, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Your majesty, don't worry, the empress has given birth twice, this time there will be no harm, and she will definitely give birth to a little elder brother smoothly."

Qin Tianjian was busy apologizing and said with a smile: "What Li Gonggong said is very true. The time when the empress's fetal gas is activated is also an auspicious time. I have already calculated that as long as the birth is around noon, the empress's birth will be auspicious. A fetus, regardless of gender, must be priceless." The emperor let out a long sigh, and relaxed a little: "If it's a princess, I'll make it Princess Gulun immediately; if it's a prince, I've even thought of a name, so I call it Yongjing, which means the splendor of jade. "

Qin Tianjian said again and again, "Jing, jade is also brilliant. The prince is born in the style of Yong, and the princess is born in the style of Jing. The emperor chose this name, which shows that he attaches great importance to it. And when the empress was pregnant with this child, the Ziwei star was shining brightly." , His Majesty chose such a good name, it is really the most appropriate." As the sky was approaching dawn, Ruyi's groans stopped abruptly with a painful cry. How many children the emperor had had, and hearing this painful cry, he knew that it was about to give birth.However, the expected cry did not resound, just an embarrassing silence.

The supervisor was startled when he heard the voice: "Is this a birth? So soon? But it's not even the middle of the day yet!" Li Yu stretched his neck and leaned out, and said softly: "It sounds like someone gave birth? Why is there no cry yet?" He hadn't finished speaking when there were a few faint low-pitched screams of panic, and Hailan's heart sank slightly. For some reason, she felt that her whole body was soaked in cold, as if the cold air from outside was penetrating through her bones, but inside the hall, it was clearly The red charcoal is burning hot, and it is placed in Sanchun!

The door of the side hall was suddenly pushed open, and the midwife and the imperial physicians stumbled in and said with mournful faces: "The emperor forgives the sin! The emperor forgives the sin!" The emperor's face suddenly froze like frost, and he said sharply: "What's wrong? Is the queen bad?" The leader was Nanny Tian. She was trembling with fright, and said back: "If you go back to the emperor, the empress has given birth to a little elder brother." : "But the little elder brother just left the mother's womb, so he lost his breath and passed away."

The emperor staggered a few steps in shock, and fell down on the red sandalwood seat. Hailan's expression changed drastically, and she paused and said, "What about the empress? How about the empress?" Jiang Yubin knelt on the ground and said, "The empress fainted from exhaustion due to excessive force during childbirth. I have already given the empress ginseng soup, and she will recover after a while." The emperor's voice was a little trembling, and his eyes searched the palace constantly: "Little elder brother, where is my little elder brother?" Ling Zhi hugged a small baby in her arms, stepped forward with tears in her eyes and said: "Your Majesty, the little elder brother is here, but it's just not destined."

The emperor's hands trembled slightly, and he wanted to lift the white silk covering the child's face, but he couldn't grasp the white silk no matter what.In the end, Hailan couldn't help it, and lifted the white silk to take a look. The child had been scrubbed clean, his cheeks were bruised and black, and his eyes were closed. It was obvious that he was strangled by the umbilical cord and suffocated to death. Hailan's eyes became hot, and tears rolled down her cheeks.She covered her mouth tightly to prevent the crying from spilling out between her fingers, and said with all her strength: "Hold it down well."

The emperor glanced at the child, trembling like a flame that had been extinguished by a strong wind, and couldn't help but shed tears.His breath seemed to be choked in his throat, and he twitched and said, "How could this be so, little elder brother?" All the midwives trembled like chaff in fright, unable to speak.It was Jiang Yubin who held back his tears and said, "Your Majesty, the little elder brother was out of breath when he was born. When the nuns carried them out, Weichen checked it. It was the umbilical cord that was wrapped around the little elder brother's neck. It was wrapped three times. circle, which made the little elder brother suffocate to death."

Hailan's heart seemed to be tightly pressed by a boulder, and she couldn't breathe.Her mind was in chaos, her face was extremely ugly, and it took her a while to speak, and she said sharply: "According to the rules, when concubines give birth, the imperial physicians are always waiting outside in case of emergency, and only midwives can do it." Stay by your side, who delivered the baby at that time? Tell me!" Hai Lan has always been gentle and quiet, even if she is in charge of the Sixth Palace, she still treats her kindly, never has she been so stern.A midwife who was kneeling behind said: "Six servants and maidservants will deliver the baby to the empress. However, the only one who took the little elder brother out of the empress's body is Tianmao, because Tianmao is among the servants and other people who serve the young ladies in each palace. The one who has produced the most, has the deepest qualifications and experience, so the most difficult things are all done by Nanny Tian herself."

Madam Tian looked terrified and disturbed: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is the first time I have seen such a thing where the slaves served the concubines of the emperor's harem and the late emperor's two dynasties to give birth. The slave card is really frightening." She was sweating profusely and kowtowed desperately Unceasingly, "The emperor forgives the sin, the emperor forgives the sin!" Hailan's lips trembled, and she shouted: "The little brother has been safe in the queen's womb, the fetal movement is normal, but the fetal position is slightly abnormal. How could you find out that the umbilical cord is wrapped around the neck and there is no breath when you leave the mother's womb?" Grandma Tian's sweat dripped to the ground, revealing a greasy luster.She panicked and said: "Returning to the words of Concubine Yu, a woman giving birth is like walking through the gate of hell. The empress is nearly forty years old, and her body is naturally not as good as when she was young. Moreover, five princesses died in infancy. It’s sad, so I don’t know if it will affect my little elder brother.” Another midwife also said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Yu, the baby is in the womb. Originally, everything can be judged by the pulse of the imperial physician to determine whether it is safe or not. However, childbirth is dangerous and dangerous. Anything can happen, little aunt." Brother's fetal position is not right, such things are common among the people, so, so..." Before she finished speaking, the emperor caught a glimpse of the Qin Tian Prison standing beside him, and immediately kicked him. How dare the prison guard dodge, he suffered the kick and rolled to the ground. The emperor's eyes were red, he was angry and sad, and said: "Didn't you say that the empress is pregnant with an auspicious son, who inherits the heart of heaven and descends from An Zongzhao, and that the purple light of Ziwei star is a sign of auspiciousness! Now look Come on, it's all nonsense!" The prisoner was kneeling on the ground, kneeling on the ground, kowtowing like garlic: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I don't dare to talk nonsense when I watch the stars at night! Besides, I also said that my elder brother was born around the middle of the day." It is the most auspicious, as for why you died around your neck, I, I don’t know why?” He grinned in pain, but he didn’t dare to cry out in pain, so he gritted his teeth and said, “The emperor wants to punish, my minister I am willing to accept it. It’s just that I don’t know why, but please understand.” He kowtowed and said, “Your Majesty, I would like to ask when is the queen’s birthday?” The emperor was so angry that his face was livid, and he raised his chin no matter how he could speak.Li Yu understood, and said, "The empress's birthday is the third quarter of the unitary hour on the tenth day of the second month of the 1898 year. If you are such a lowly slave, if you can know the empress's birthday, you will die without regret." The prisoner was wringing his fingers, his brows were furrowed, and he calculated for a moment, "Your Majesty, the empress was born in the year of 1898, and her zodiac is a dog. This year is the year of Yihai, and her zodiac is a pig. To hedge against each other, the one with the bigger zodiac is the winner. Those with a small zodiac sign will either die or be injured." He looked at the sky outside the window, and said, "It's the second quarter of the Mao hour, and the sky is about to be bright. Originally, the prince belonged to Yang, so if he could be born at noon, it would be very expensive. However, judging from the birth date of the empress, the fate is extremely yin, so the little elder brother was restrained from being born at this time, and his life was cut off in the end. !" Before Hailan finished listening, she was already furious. She was so angry that she trembled all over, and the pearl hairpins in her hair were ringing: "When little elder brother was born, you flattered me so much and spoke auspicious words, The little elder brother died at birth, so he blamed everything on the empress." She knelt straight and said, "Your Majesty, my concubine begs the emperor to rule the Qintian prison and make false statements to commit the above crime." The prisoner was so frightened that he fell on the ground and did not dare to get up: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense, forgive me for my arrogance, the fifth princess was bitten to death by a mad dog, and it was precisely because the empress's life was extremely dark, Incur dog trouble, and thus affect Concubine Xin and the Sixth Princess beside me!" Hailan was frightened and angry, turned her head and shouted angrily: "How dare you slander the queen! You deserve death!" The emperor's complexion changed again and again, and the muscles around his cheeks twitched slightly, as if a stormy sea was undulating under his flesh.There was a long silence, and the sound of cold sweat dripping from everyone's face to the ground could almost be heard.The charcoal fire in the brazier was burning fiercely, and the sparks burned people's eyes. Occasionally, there was a soft "beep", which almost shocked people's hearts. The emperor's voice was extremely soft, as if he was extremely tired, and even the words were extremely difficult to spit out: "The thirteenth elder brother named Yongjing, he is my first son, the love of my heart, but there is no holiday, Unable to fulfill the fate of father and son, the thirteenth elder brother was posthumously presented as the prince of mourning, and he was buried with the exhausted prince in the garden." He paused, "All the midwives, etc., took care of the queen's weak delivery, and they all left the palace and will never be used again. Qin Tianjian is in charge, speaks nonsense, slanders the queen, dismisses her, and kills her with a stick." After he finished speaking, he suddenly got up and left, the wind from his robes blew onto Hai Lan's face, she shivered for no reason, and felt the blow. The face is cold. Hailan took two steps on her knees, followed the emperor and said, "Aren't the emperor going to see the empress?" The face of the emperor was facing the twilight morning light outside the palace, and there was only a shadow behind him, covering Hailan all around: "The empress has had a hard time giving birth, Concubine Yu should accompany her well, and ask Jiang and Bin to take care of her well. Take a break, you can tell her about Elder Brother Thirteen slowly." Hailan wanted to say more, when a gust of cold wind swished Xuezi onto her body.After a while, everyone dispersed, and even Jiang and Bin rushed to Ruyi Hall to wait on them.She stood numbly in front of the palace gate, leaning weakly on the wide palace gate, letting the hard sandalwood carvings pinch her bare wrists, without feeling any pain. Ye Xin hurriedly supported her and said: "My lord, don't stand on the air vent, you may hurt yourself carefully." Hailan shook her head with difficulty: "My sister has lost another child. I don't know how sad my sister will be if she finds out about it." Ye Xin stuffed an enamel hand stove with Sanyang Kaitai pattern into her hand, warmed it up for her, and said: "The little master cares about the empress and you have to pay attention to your own body, otherwise, who else can accompany the empress to comfort her?" What? In the days to come, it will depend on the little master." Hailan watched the snow falling one after another outside, and the small white and hard snow fell on the bluestone floor outside the hall, making a "sizzling" sound. The white snow had been seen for a long time, as if it had drilled into the ground. In my eyes, one star after another is cold, so cold that even the sadness in my heart can't be turned into tears. After an unknown amount of time, someone else broke into her snow-white and blurred vision, and it was Luyun and Concubine Xin who hurried over after hearing the news. Concubine Xin hadn't had time to get closer, her face was already full of tears, she sobbed: "Why can't you keep it? Why can't you keep it?" Lu Yun hurriedly pressed her hand, and comforted her: "Sister Concubine Xin, don't just worry about yourself at this time." She looked around and asked Hailan: "Is the emperor leaving just like that?" Hailan nodded silently: "Just ask me to accompany the empress." Luyun was already haggard and old, and the wrinkles deepened in a panic: "The empress doesn't know yet, right? If you know, how good is it?" She seemed a little timid, but seeing that there was no one else around, she still said, "The emperor is not here. , not so good!" Concubine Xin's snow-white teeth bit her thin red lips, leaving a row of deep tooth marks: "The empress is sad to lose her little elder brother, and she will be humiliated by the people of Qin Tianjian, even if the prison is dead Serve it right!" Hearing the words, Lu Yun stayed for a moment, said "Amitabha", and said softly: "The emperor killed the people of Qin Tianjian, I'm afraid he won't believe their nonsense?" Hailan didn't know how to respond, but raised her worried eyes, looked deeply at Luyun, and said, "The thirteenth elder brother died as soon as he was born, the empress is sad and tired, I'm afraid I can't take care of the thirteenth elder brother The funeral ceremony, the elder sister is very honorable, she is the head of the group of concubines, and the funeral ceremony of the thirteenth elder brother is all due to the elder sister." Lu Yun nodded again and again, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes: "This is the only thing I can do after such a big incident, and I will definitely do my best." The three of them were discussing among themselves when they saw the little court lady Lingzhi come over and beg, "Three little lords, the empress is awake." Lingzhi bit her lip in embarrassment, Hailan understood: "Go down, let's go see the empress." As soon as you step into the bedroom, the braziers around are burning vigorously, making you feel like you are in the spring. The hall has been cleaned up, and the baby's cradle and clothes that were originally prepared have been removed. The bloody smell that would be there was also covered by the thick fragrance of Su He. Ruyi has already woken up, her body can't move much, but her eyes are searching around, seeing Hai Lan coming in, she hastily stood up and said, "Hai Lan! Hai Lan, where is my child? Where did the child go? " The palace people hid quietly outside the palace, even Jiang and Bin hid to make medicine, only Rong Pei stood by the bed, weeping silently.Ruyi patted the edge of the bed anxiously, her pale cheeks were blushing strangely: "Where's the emperor? Why isn't the emperor here? I asked Rong Pei, she seemed like a madman, so she didn't say anything!" Hailan could clearly see the panic in Ruyi's eyes. The tips of her sweaty hair were stuck to her temples and forehead, and the dark red pajamas were the color of residual blood, which made her complexion even more charming. The undertone of aging quietly.There are some signs of sagging in her skin, and there are fine lines at the corners of her eyes. Of course, if you don't look closely, you will never see them.Her blue hair has lost the colorful ink color of the past, and has the crispness and thinness of the cold smoke of decaying grass.But she is still her own sister, a person who depends on each other. The moment his mind turned, hot tears flowed upstream to the bottom of his heart.Hai Lan gathered herself together, and said slowly: "Sister, the little elder brother has too little predestined relationship with you, so he has already left." Luyun stomped her feet anxiously, and said softly behind her: "Concubine Yu, you are always the most decent, so you don't speak slowly. No matter how urgently you speak, you won't be afraid that the empress will be sad!" Ruyi's pupils suddenly widened, and her scorched and pale lips trembled uncontrollably: "What did you say?" Concubine Xin couldn't bear to listen any longer, she covered her face and sobbed, Hailan looked at Ruyi, her expression was as calm as the sea before the storm, without a single wave rising: "Sister, once the child leaves your body, there will be nothing left." He lost his breath. The umbilical cord was wound three times around his neck, and no one could save him!" Ruyi couldn't say a word, but just stared at Hailan, her eyes were almost devouring.The trembling seemed to be contagious, spreading from her lips to her body, trembling violently and uncontrollably.She tried her best to send out a few vague words.Hailan tried hard to distinguish, and barely heard it clearly. It was Ruyi calling: "My child, my child!" It's so painful, it's really painful!Ruyi only felt a tearing pain gushing out from her internal organs, and with every living gasp, it spread to her limbs and bones, and spread to her entire soul. The hot air she exhaled and the slightly cold air she inhaled were like two sharp blades slashing open her body fiercely, slashing clearly one by one. Hailan originally thought that Ruyi would cry, collapse, and hoarse, but Ruyi tried her best to restrain herself, and she didn't even shed tears. She just searched helplessly with desperate eyes: "Let me take a look at him, my child. , let me take a look at him." Luyun stepped forward slowly, holding back tears and said: "Empress Empress, you are sad, the emperor has already ordered the thirteen elder brothers to go out, so that you don't have to see each other. You, please express your condolences." Ruyi shook her head slowly, once, again, each time as if she was trying her best, and said hoarsely: "No! No! He is in my belly for ten months, and I feel him every day. How could it be gone? Just gone? I don't believe it, I don't believe that the child I gave birth to so hard will just abandon me like this! I don't believe it!" She grabbed Hailan's arm tightly, There was an almost crazy light in his eyes, "Didn't Qin Tianjian say that my child is an auspicious fetus, which is extremely expensive? How could my child die? No! No!" Concubine Xin was so touched, she lay down beside Ruyi's bed, weeping sadly: "Empress, Qin Tianjian's tongue is erratic, one moment says your child is unspeakably precious, another moment says it's your birth date and the thirteenth birthday." Brother clashed, and killed brother! Their words can’t be heard!” Her tears fell violently, evoking the sadness of losing her beloved daughter, “Empress Empress, brother thirteen is gone, it’s okay if you don’t see me. To take a look is just to add to the sadness. The concubine watched the sixth princess go away that day, the heart-piercing pain, it is better not to see it." Seeing that Concubine Xin was so sad, she was afraid that she would arouse Ruyi's deeper pain, so she had to pull her away and said to Hai Lan, "Sister Concubine Yu, Concubine Xin is so sad, it is not appropriate to be here to persuade the Empress, I'll go back with her first." Hai Lan took the lead slightly, motioning for Rong Pei to send it out. There was no one else in the hall, Ruyi slumped on her back on the couch, tears flowed down her eyes, but there was no cry at all, Hailan sat quietly beside her, wiping the corners of her eyes with a silk cloth, weeping unceasingly Tears, unaware that it was a futile thing. Ruyi stared blankly at the top of the tent. The cherry red beaded tent was densely dotted with Mira-sized snowdrops. Under the shimmering light was the pattern of "Hehe Boy". A child with a shawl is holding a lotus flower or a round box. Five bats fly out of the box. They are cute and naive. The patterns of fenugreek and periwinkle flowers are spread out day by day, which is the long-term good intentions of melons and periwinkles, such noisy and lively colors, but at this moment, it sets off Ruyi's face like cold broken snow, surrounded by dust and smoke. Dull gray cover. Ruyi's voice seemed to come from the distant sky, faintly: "Hai Lan, this is my retribution." Hai Lan said softly: "Sister, the child is gone, but your body is still needed. Thinking wildly will only hurt you even more." Ruyi didn't look at her, but murmured foolishly: "Really, Hailan, this is my retribution, even if I didn't do it myself, I would have killed Empress Xiaoxian's second elder brother and seventh elder brother, I harmed someone else's child, so now it's my turn to pay for another life, and my Jing Si and Thirteenth Brothers are gone." A sharp look flashed in Hailan's eyes, and she held Ruyi's arm tightly and said, "Sister, it's just that one child is gone, and it's just a matter of rebirth! Even if we can't give birth, we still have Yongqi and Yongxi! Retribution, I don’t believe it at all! Are there still few people in the palace whose hands are stained with blood? To put it bluntly, the Empress Dowager is now firmly in the Palace of Compassion and Peace. For the retribution of the queen mother, what is there to be afraid of, sister?" Her expression became more and more determined, like a strong grass that fell against the wind, and stood upright after the wind passed, "If there is really a retribution for going to hell, I will always be with my sister !" Ruyi sobbed silently, tears slid down her cheeks, with a scorching and burning breath, as if her skin was exuding scorching pain: "Hai Lan, the people in the Qin Tianjian said that I was the one who killed you." killed my child, didn't I?" Hailan said coldly: "The person who said that has already been killed with a stick. With such a tongue, it would not be a pity to cut him into pieces." Ruyi's face was full of blank pain: "The child is gone, is it my fault? The emperor has always believed in Qin Tianjian's words, he must have listened, right?" Hai Lan was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Sister, the emperor's will to kill Qin Tianjian Jianzheng came from the emperor. The emperor will not believe it." Ruyi's expression was so bitter that he swallowed a Coptis chinensis: "Killing Qin Tianjian Jianzheng does not mean that the emperor does not believe these words. Otherwise, how could he leave me alone at this moment." Hailan's eyes were full of regret, and she held her cold and wet palm tightly: "Sister, since you know that you are alone, you can't just be sad." Ruyi's weakness lasted only for a moment, and she came back to her senses immediately, wiped away the tears on her cheeks, and said suspiciously: "Hai Lan, my baby is moving as usual in the womb every day, and the imperial doctor also said that nothing happened, how could the umbilical cord suddenly move?" Die around the neck?" The two were talking to themselves, when Jiang Yubin walked in with a bowl of decoction, and respectfully said, "Empress Empress, this is a decoction for calming the nerves and nourishing the blood, please take it as soon as possible." Ruyi stood up, stared at him and said, "Jiang Yubin, I am ten months pregnant, and you check the pulse every day. Is the child still safe?" Jiang and Bin said calmly: "My lady will be safe and sound during her pregnancy, and I can guarantee everything." He hesitated, "But in the matter of childbirth, although I participate, I can only wait outside the screen and cannot Come closer, so..." Ruyi became more suspicious: "So it's only on the midwife, isn't it?" Jiang Yubin could only say, "Yes." Hai Lanxiu frowned slightly: "The matter of childbirth is a matter of life and death. My sister suspects that the midwife has tampered with the child? You are the queen of the middle palace, and they are going to die? And if this matter is really found out, it's worth it. If nothing can be found, the emperor and the queen mother will probably blame my sister for not being peaceful." "It's not that they don't want their lives, they only look at themselves." Ruyi clutched her chest tightly, trying to calm down, "I won't be reconciled if I don't investigate this matter thoroughly! Jing Si has died for no reason, Thirteen Elder brother can no longer die in such an unexplained way. No matter what, we must investigate carefully. If it is really God's will, I have nothing to say!"
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