A few months passed, and Ouyang Tong's belly was getting bigger and bigger. Concubine Qi's date of labor is also approaching. "Concubine Qi, now that you are a month old, you don't have to come in the future with such a morning and dusk province." The queen said softly. Concubine Qi smiled: "Thank you for the queen's compassion, it's just that it is the duty of a concubine to set the province in the morning and dusk, if the queen doesn't let the concubine come, the concubine will be terrified." The queen nodded: "Well, it's good that you have this heart, but you don't have to be reluctant, do what you can." Concubine Qi bowed her head: "Yes." The concubines of the harem got together and chatted a few words, and then they were ready to disperse. When she got up, a faint amount of blood flowed from under Concubine Qi's body. "Mother, what's wrong with you?" Chun'er was a little curious when she saw Concubine Qi standing still. Concubine Qi supported her waist with one hand, and pulled Chun'er with the other: "Chun'er, take a look, whether the pants of the palace are wet." Chun'er looked down, and then reached out and touched it: "Oh, little master, are you breaking your amniotic water!" ”

For a while, all the concubines were a little flustered. The queen came out and commanded: "Quick, move Concubine Qi to the east side hall and pass on the imperial doctor and Wen Po." Concubine Qi smiled: "Don't worry, the concubine is not uncomfortable, but looking at this posture, she is about to give birth." The queen blamed: "It's not that you are not careful, it must be that you are tired when you come over, and the amniotic water will break." Concubine Qi bowed her head: "I'm afraid I'm going to bother the queen." Subsequently, Chun'er helped Concubine Qi to the East Side Hall, and Concubine Qi lay on the bed, waiting quietly. Mother, are you uncomfortable? Chun'er asked a little anxiously. Concubine Qi shook her head: "This palace doesn't feel uncomfortable. Chun'er was a little anxious: "The amniotic water is broken, why don't you feel uncomfortable?" Concubine Qi smiled: "This palace has given birth to two children, this is the third child, and it is normal not to feel uncomfortable." ”

The queen came in from outside, and the Wen Po behind her was holding the soup in her hand: "Niangniang, drink this bowl of soup and medicine quickly." Concubine Qi drank the decoction and lay quietly. The queen frowned and asked, "Why didn't Concubine Qi's amniotic water break, but she didn't feel uncomfortable?" Wen Po lowered her head and replied: "The slave maid checked just now, Xu is Concubine Qi's belly The child was naughty and kicked the amniotic fluid, and the day of Niangniang's birth is still far away, so although the amniotic fluid is broken, the mother does not feel pain." The slave and maid have fed the mother to drink the decoction of inducing labor, drink a bowl every half an hour, boil it thickly, drink it while it is hot, and in the evening, it will give birth. The queen nodded: "Okay, then Concubine Qi and the child, the palace will be handed over to you." Wen Po saluted: "Yes." ”

The imperial physician and Wen Po waited in the house for Concubine Qi to give birth in pain, and the queen sat in the outhouse sewing clothes and waited quietly. In the afternoon, Concubine Qi began to feel a stomachache. "Niangniang, take a deep breath, this production is different from the past, the decoction is an auxiliary, and you have to rely on yourself." Concubine Qi nodded: "Okay, this palace will definitely do its best." "In the outhouse, Ouyang Tong and Concubine De are also here. Concubine De asked in a low voice, "What is the situation now?" The queen replied in a low voice: "The amniotic water was kicked by the child, and now it depends on the decoction to give birth." Concubine De nodded: "It seems that I have to stay until midnight today, Fei'er, go back and bring my belly pocket, and I will embroider it here with the queen." Ouyang Tong touched his stomach and smiled: "You two have something to do, what should I do?" The queen pointed to the fruit snacks on the table: "You can eat these slowly." ”

Concubine Qi began to give birth, and each was more and more painful. Ouyang Tong listened to Concubine Qi's voice and sighed with emotion: "When I first met Concubine Qi, she was not friendly to me. Concubine De smiled: "She is that character, when she first came into contact, she always looked like a wicked person, but her heart was not bad." The queen also agreed: "She has always treated me with great respect, but she didn't agree with Zhu's promise." Ouyang Tong was a little curious: "Why did you disagree with Zhu's promise?" Concubine De glanced at the queen and whispered: "Back then, the two of them entered the palace together, and Zhu promised to be weak and bullied, so Concubine Qi stood up for Zhu and defended Zhu everywhere. The two are the most enviable good sisters in the palace. Ouyang Tong was a little surprised: "Good sister? The queen nodded: "Yes, at that time, Zhu promised and Concubine Qi were quite favored by the emperor, and the positions of the two were the same. ”

Later, both became pregnant at the same time. At that time, there were no children in the harem, and the emperor was very fond of the children of the two. As she spoke, the queen fell silent. Concubine De took over: "At that time, in order to be able to give birth to the eldest prince for the emperor, Concubine Xian did things in Concubine Qi's diet, so that Concubine Qi lost her own child and damaged her body, and it took many years to recuperate. At that time, the virtuous concubine was promoted to a virtuous concubine by the emperor because she gave birth to the eldest prince. Later, she gave birth to two children in succession, and her position in the harem was stable. Ouyang Tong calculated: "Concubine Qi's first child is already the sixth prince. Concubine De nodded: "Yes, in those years, Concubine Qi suffered a lot in order to regulate her body, and when she gave birth to the sixth prince, the emperor wanted to promote her to the concubine position. ”

"Sisters in the past, turned against each other." Ouyang Tong sighed a little. "Since entering the palace, the emperor has liked Concubine Qi more, Concubine Qi has a straightforward temperament, and it makes people feel comfortable to see it, the emperor likes Concubine Qi very much, and Zhu agreed, from the beginning he was using Concubine Qi." Concubine De sighed helplessly. Ouyang Tong sighed: "Now, I have finally seen people's hearts for a long time. It can be regarded as evil retribution. The queen nodded: "Concubine Qi is also good at calculation now, but she has always been a person who does not offend her, she does not offend people." Don't look at her arrogant and domineering, in fact, her heart is not bad. Concubine De also agreed. Ouyang Tong listened, and also admired Concubine Qi a little: "Now, I understand Concubine Qi's hostility towards me at the beginning." ”

At midnight, the queen and the other three were already in a daze and were about to fall asleep, and Wen Po came out with the child in her arms to report: "The queen is a princess, and she looks handsome." The queen looked at the child, it was very cute, and Ouyang Tong and Concubine De also looked at the child and smiled happily. After a day of tossing, she was finally born, how happened to Concubine Qi? The queen asked seriously. Wen Po said with a smile: "Concubine Qi is very tired after giving birth, and she has fallen asleep. The queen nodded: "Well, let her sleep, the decoction should be drunk on time, and the palace will take a look at her." "After speaking, the queen went to the inner room to take a look at Concubine Qi, who slept soundly and breathed evenly." Take care of your mother. The queen said. Chun'er knelt down and replied, "Yes." ”

"You go and report to the emperor, and ask the emperor to give the child a name." The queen walked outside the hall and whispered to the palace people. Concubine De and Ouyang Tong followed the queen and left. Whispered discussion of Concubine Qi's child. The queen walked in front, listening to the discussion between the two, thinking of the child she was from, and a little melancholy. "Sister Jia, what's wrong with you?" Ouyang Tong sensed the queen's abnormality and asked in a low voice. The queen smiled, a little bitter: "It's nothing, it's just a little envious that you can give birth to a child." Ouyang Tong and Concubine De looked at each other, and then walked to the queen's side. Although the queen did not give birth to her own children, the queen has many children in this harem. Ouyang Tong comforted.

Concubine De thought for a while: "When the queen gave birth to a child, it should be a child who is three or four months old. The queen nodded: "Yes." Ouyang Tong frowned: "Didn't you say that you were born five or six months pregnant?" What's going on with a three- or four-month-old child? The queen explained: "The child was stillborn early. Concubine De nodded: "The queen envy us for being able to give birth, but I envy the queen for not being able to give birth." It's better for me to let the queen feel the difficulty of pregnancy tomorrow. The queen was puzzled: "How should this feel?" Concubine De smiled mysteriously: "The queen only said whether she was willing or not." The queen nodded: "Naturally, she is willing." Concubine De nodded: "Why don't we use a month to let the queen feel the hard work of pregnancy?" The queen looked forward to it: "Okay, I'm naturally willing, a month is nothing." Concubine De smiled evilly, and both the queen and Ouyang Tong were at a loss.