However, apart from the sound of the midwife's annunciation, there was no other sound inside.

For example, the cry of a baby.

It doesn't matter loud or weak, there is no sound.

Not only that, but the interior suddenly became quiet.

Ruoyin listened with a few pointed ears, but he didn't hear anything.

For a moment, the air was as quiet as death.

And this uneasy silence is contagious.

made everyone outside hold their breath, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

There was a creak, and the wooden door in the middle opened.

A midwife came out with a swaddling baby in her hand, wrapped in silver-gray brocade.

She walked to the center of the temple and knelt down.

And everyone's eyes were staring directly at the swaddling baby in her arms.

I saw a thin baby wrapped in brocade, with his eyes closed.

Although the blood and vernix on his body had been scrubbed clean, it still looked terrifying.

"The Queen's Mother...... Concubine Yu gave birth to a little brother, but it's a pity...... Come out and ...... lost her breath, and even Concubine Yu fainted because of her prostration. "The midwife is quite sad.

As soon as these words came out, everyone who was still full of expectations frowned one by one.

No wonder there wasn't even a cry, it turned out to be a gasless one.

Ruoyin only glanced at it, then withdrew her gaze.

She frowned and asked, "How did you lose your breath when you were born?" ”

"Alas, originally we were engaged in midwifery, and there was a saying that raising seven is not eight."

"What is raising seven and not raising eight." Ruoyin asked puzzled.

"The specific situation is not clear to the minions, anyway, it is all passed on like this. It means that it is also premature, and it is easy to feed at seven months, but difficult to feed at eight months. "The midwife has never read a book, but she knows that she has come to such a conclusion based on her accumulated experience.

It sounds a bit superstitious.

Imperial Doctor Feng on the side spoke: "As far as the slave knows, because of the problem of lung development, the lungs of seven months grow better than eight months, so they are easy to feed." ”

Ruoyin nodded as if she didn't understand.

The midwife said it so mysteriously before, it sounded too superstitious, and she didn't understand it too much.

Now that he was reminded by Imperial Doctor Feng like this, he remembered the professional knowledge he had learned.

As far as she knows, from a scientific point of view, fetal lung surfactant begins to be produced around July, and then slowly rises to a peak where it is easy to survive.

By the time it is eight months, it will decline and there will be a lack of surfactant.

It is easy to breathe hard during childbirth, causing suffocation, and it is difficult to feed.

Therefore, the general public will have the saying that they do not raise seven.

But it also depends on the individual, not all cases, this is the case.

There are also those who have not fed for seven months, but who have been healthy for eight months.

It's just that in general, seven months are better than eight months.

"Since this is the case, then settle the baby and wait for the emperor to see how it is arranged. Imperial Doctor Feng stayed, and when Concubine Yu woke up, he gave her a good look. In addition, today's matter, the Forbidden City must block the news, if anyone dares to spread half a word, they will be killed! Ruoyin's voice was deep.

The royal coldness, which is born and gone, has always been considered a bad omen.

Especially the first son after ascending the throne, the former harem has been looking forward to it.

Plus this means auspiciousness and dignity.

If people know, it's gone, and I don't know how those feudal and superstitious people should talk about it.

If it's more serious, it is estimated that the fourth master will say that the fourth master murdered his father, tampered with his last words, robbed his brother's throne, and did not honor his parents, so he suffered this retribution, and even God is against it, etc......

Therefore, after she and Zhuang Guisheng are finished, Concubine Yu will have the news of a stillbirth before releasing it, and it will be fine.

"Yes." The harem concubines and the servants in the house all knelt down to respond.

Concubine Qi said even more curtly: "Queen, that ...... The fourth elder brother and Da Gege are still waiting for the concubine, and the concubine will not stay here for long, so they will go back first. ”

When she spoke, her face was full of disgust.

I guess I think it's unlucky.

Ruoyin bowed slightly, which was accurate, her eyes swept over the rest of the harem, and said lightly: "You all go back, but the matter of Yikun Palace, the palace will be handed over to the Shen Criminal Division to deal with, and there will be someone to interrogate the steward at that time, and I hope everyone will cooperate." ”

"Yes." After Concubine Qi responded, she went out one by one.

Ruoyin explained some things, and then took the minions and returned to Yongshou Palace.

When he arrived at Yongshou Palace, the slave prepared water for Ruoyin and burned incense to bathe.

He also hung mugwort leaves at the door, which were all used to get rid of bad luck.

At noon that day, the fourth master, who was busy after the next dynasty, ordered someone to bury the elder brother who was born and disappeared outside the palace.

Because such a small baby cannot be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

In this way, Concubine Yu's three children either only took the name of the child.

Or you don't even have time to pick up your name.

Not to mention taking the name of the Hongzi generation.

These three children disappeared into the Forbidden City forever......

As for the first son after ascending the throne, it naturally has to be postponed.

I don't know if it's because I'm too busy, or if I'm already numb.

The fourth master did not go to Yikun Palace to see Concubine Yu like the previous two times.

It's just that the slave was ordered to reward the tonic that nourishes the body, and he reviewed it in the Heart Cultivation Palace.

It's night, and the brightly lit Yikun Palace looks like golden, but it gives people a sense of lifelessness.

There seems to be a layer of sadness, enveloping the entire Yikun Palace in it.

Concubine Yu, who had been in a coma for most of the day, finally woke up.

The moment she opened her eyes, her eyes were dull and dark.

Those soul-soothing eyes have long lost their former brilliance.

Instead, it was hollow like a ghostless ghost.

Just stare at the painted checkered ceiling.

She tugged her lips and murmured blankly: "Ziqing, tell me, this is not true, okay......"

Ziqing looked at her master like this, and she was so distressed that she didn't know how to answer.

But she couldn't lie to her, so she had to coax: "Niangniang, it's all over, everything will pass and it will be fine." ”

At this moment, Concubine Yu only felt a sour feeling in her heart.

Something, blurred her vision.

Then, a string of crystal tears fell silently on the silk pillow from the corner of her eye.

She was lying on the bed, trembling all over.

Even if there was not a trace of crying, the tears were still like beads with broken threads, and they kept flowing down.

She began with a silent cry.

Then a suppressed, painful, uncomfortable, sad cry came from the already hoarse voice.

The sad cry, walking in the house bit by bit, stained with a layer of irreparable sadness.

Crying and crying, the suppressed crying turned into an uncontrollable cry.