Before Li Yu's day of emergence came, one day in Layue, Mei Guiren suddenly gave birth prematurely. Ruyi clearly remembers that it was late at night.

She sat in the warm pavilion, watching the moonlight stain the bright paper of the pasted window into a silvery white tile, and the faint shadow of the curtain on the blue gauze cupboard. Only the copper leak in the cabinet repeats the monotonous sound, eating away at time inch by inch. The emperor was intently looking at the roster sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Ruyi was quietly lying on the bandage, stitch by stitch, turning the colorful silk threads into exquisite landscapes and butterflies on snow-white silk. The warm pavilion was very quiet, and only the slight sound of the wick of the candle peeling and the crisp burning sound of the red basket charcoal in the hollow plum blossom charcoal basin could be heard.

Tired of embroidering, Ruyi got up and went to the emperor's side, and said with a smile: "Didn't Xiang Xian give birth to a child before the Internal Affairs Office drafted a name?" Now that Mei Guiren has a month to give birth, I don't know if it's a man or a woman, how can I make up a name? ”

The emperor unconsciously smiled and said, "The imperial doctor said, most of it is an elder brother." Naturally, princesses are also good. It's not that I'm in a hurry, it's that the people in the Internal Affairs Office will look at me and think that I have special expectations for the first child after ascending the throne, so I will draw up a name first. ”

Ruyi said: "Since the Internal Affairs Office knows the emperor's expectations, it must have a good name." ”

The emperor hugged her and said, "You can take a look for me." The emperor read one by one, "There are three names for the elder brother, Yongzi from the side of the jade, Yongqing, Yongjue, Yongjue; There are two titles for the princess, Hening and Heyi, which one do you think is better? ”

Ruyi smiled and pushed the emperor: "The emperor should go and ask the noble Mei, how can he ask the concubine?" ”

The emperor smiled and said: "Sooner or later, you will also be the one who wants to be a mother, our child, I will also let you set a name." ”

Ruyi took a sip with a smile, and the silver hollow enamel butterfly between the buns shook her hair-thin wings as thin as hair: "The emperor will take the pregnancy of the noble Mei to make fun of the concubine." ”

The emperor said: "I also want to ask the meaning of the noble lady. But she has not been very well, always saying that she is dizzy and has a lot of burning bubbles in her mouth, and she has not been well. I only hope that she can take care of her body and give birth to the child safely. ”

Ruyi was a little shy, pointed to one of them and said, "Since the emperor has expectations for the children of the Mei nobles, then Yongqi is very good." If it is a princess, He Ning and He Yi are very good, and it would be better to come up with a chic girl's name. ”

The emperor stroked his palm and said, "Then listen to you, I also like the name Yongqi very much." ”

The sound of copper leakage was clear, and the tea smoke in the cup gradually cooled down, dissipating the hot air. Ruyi snuggled in the emperor's arms, listening to the sound of pine and bamboo in the wind outside the window, and her heart became more and more peaceful and peaceful.

Ruyi and the emperor leaned side by side under the window, the starry sky on the winter night was exceptionally sparse and quiet, and the cold stars with an icy light were far away from the galaxy, as if they could reach out and pick them up. Ruyi lowered her head beside the emperor and said with a smile: "When I was in the palace, one year the emperor took his concubines to the tower on the outskirts of Beijing, and we stayed until late and kept watching the stars. That's it, I don't dare to raise my voice, for fear of frightening the people in heaven. ”

The emperor kissed her earlobe and hugged her from behind: "Now in the palace, it's inconvenient to go out." But in the future, I promise you that I will take you all over the country. ”

Ruyi Yiyi said: "The emperor likes the soft blue smoke green and rainy peach blossoms in the south of the Yangtze River the most. ”

The emperor's clear face was full of yearning: "You remember what I said." When I was a child, I listened to Huang Ama talk about Buddhism, and I didn't come in a breath, where did I settle down? When I think about it, I go to the mountains and rivers. The best landscape is in the south of the Yangtze River. So wherever I want to go, there will definitely be you. We, sooner or later, will go to Gangnam. As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of Ruyi's embroidery just now, "The craft is getting more and more sophisticated, but why did you give me such a handkerchief at that time, it looks like it was embroidered when you first learned to embroider." ”

Ruyi's smile was like a white plum blossoming on the branches, and there was a bit of naughtiness in her eyes: "It's been sent for so long, and the emperor has only come to ask now." Don't you think it's bad and throw it away a long time ago? ”

The emperor smiled and pinched her nose: "Yes, because it's not good, it has to be treasured." Because in the future, your embroidery skills will only get better and better, and it will never become like that again. ”

Ruyi said in a low voice: "Although it is not perfect, it is the original intention. Green Sakura, Hongli. ”

The emperor smiled silently, like the clear moonlight shining on the frost, and like the wind with the dark fragrance of roses in the twilight of spring, rising and falling warmly and lightly.

The courtyard is filled with the clear moonlight of deep winter, as if the water is empty. Occasionally, a light breeze blows a moon shadow, just like the sparkling microwave on the lake, rippling a thousand bamboo shadows. Ruyi looked at the red and white plums blooming outside the window, cold and fragrant, but thought silently, in this way, it is about a quiet time.

She was thinking about it, but she heard a rush of pace outside, as if there was a low human voice, like a hurried gravel breaking through the calm of the lake.

Ruyi was slightly displeased, and raised her voice: "Who's outside?" ”

It was the great eunuch Wang Qin who came in, and in such a cold weather, there was a faint sweat on his forehead. When Ruyi saw his face, she remembered the wound on Lianxin's body, and she turned her head away to look away with discomfort. Wang Qin was so anxious that his voice changed tone: "Your Majesty, the people from Yonghe Palace have come to report that Mei Guiren is about to give birth!" ”

The emperor was suddenly startled, and his face changed: "Didn't the imperial doctor say that next month is the delivery period?" ”

Wang Qin hurriedly said: "The servant who served said that it was fine when he had dinner, and he also bought a bowl of red dates and bird's nest soup rewarded by the Queen Mother. After dinner, I was about to go out for a walk, but when I went out, a big black cat jumped off the wall, which startled Mei Guiren, and suddenly moved the fetus. ”

The emperor's nose opened and closed slightly, obviously angry, and shouted, "Ridiculous! There are so many people serving, it's not thorough at all! ”

Ruyi hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, now is not the time to be angry. Let's go and see the Mei Guiren. ”

The emperor hurriedly got up, and Ruyi put on a sea dragon skin for him. The emperor took her hand and said, "You go with me." ”

Ruyi nodded calmly: "The concubine accompanies the emperor." ”

Yonghe Palace is the closest to Yanxi Palace, go out from the back door of Yanxi Palace, and go around the Yongdao of Renze Gate and Deyang Gate. Before entering the gate of Yonghe Palace, he heard the woman's mournful cry, which was like Ling Chi, which made people unbearable.

The emperor held Ruyi's hand and immediately broke out in a thin layer of cold sweat, which was slippery and greasy. Ruyi held her silk in the emperor's hand and said softly: "Women give birth to children like this. The pure concubine was also in severe pain at that time. ”

The emperor was a little worried, and said, "Why is it that I listen to the voice of the noble man Mei so badly?" ”

The two hurriedly entered the palace gate, and the palace people were busy going in and out, basins of hot water and towels were brought inside. The emperor stopped a person and said, "How is the noble Mei?" What about the Imperial Doctor? Is the Imperial Doctor here? ”

The man was so anxious that he was about to cry: "The imperial doctor has come several times, and the midwife has also come, but the nobleman's stomach still hasn't moved." ”

The emperor hurriedly said: "The pain has become like this without moving?" Go and call a physician out, I'm going to ask him. ”

The man promised to run in, and soon led a Tai Doctor out, it was Qi Lu who was sentenced by the Tai Hospital, Qi Lu didn't have time to see the emperor, so the emperor said: "You are all here, isn't Mei Gui not very good?" ”

Qi Lu hurriedly said: "The emperor is at ease. A month premature is not a big deal, it's just ...... It's just that the fetus can't get down yet, and Weichen is going to prescribe oxytocic drugs. ”

The Emperor commanded: "Go quickly!" Serve the fetus of the noble man well, and I will be rewarded! ”

Qilu hurried in. But after a while, the queen also arrived with someone. The queen hurriedly asked a few words, and then instructed Su Xin: "Call a few more people in to wait, don't be afraid of too many people, but afraid of not enough people." ”

Su Xin immediately went to arrange it. The queen said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard that the noble Mei was shocked by the black cat. The black cat is unlucky and unlucky. In order for the noble Mei to give birth to a child smoothly, the concubine has asked the master of the Baohua Hall to chant and pray for blessings to bless the safety of the mother and child. ”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and said with relief: "The queen is virtuous, everything has been hard. ”

The queen smiled solemnly: "As the lord of the six palaces, the concubine is the duty of everything. ”

The screams inside became more and more miserable, like a blunt knife cutting flesh, again and again, in the silence of the night, it was terrifying to hear. The palace maids who were waiting kept going in and out, bringing out basins of blood stained with blood.

The emperor's face became more and more ugly, and he could barely hold it back, and took a step forward. The empress immediately grabbed the emperor's arm, and her tone was soft and resolute: "Your Majesty, the delivery room is bloody and not suitable to enter." ”

The emperor thought about it, but still stopped.

Wang Qin hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, it's better to go to the side hall and wait." The emperor let out a low "um" and strode into the side hall with Ruyi's hand. Only Ruyi knew that he was holding his hand so hard to resist the horror of that terrible cry.

The time in waiting is always particularly anxious, although there are more than a dozen braziers in the side hall, warm as spring, but mixed with the cold and cold air brought in by occasional entry and exit, that cold and warm, as if the heart is also hot and cold, seven up and eight down.

I don't know how long it took, but I finally heard a faint cry.

The emperor stood up suddenly, and Wang Qin had already greeted him with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, listen, the child has been born." ”

The nervousness on the emperor's face was swept away, replaced by infinite joy. He walked outside quickly and said to Qi Lu, who had been driven out of the dormitory, "How? Is it Brother? ”

Qilu couldn't speak, but he didn't dare to look up, and the emperor's smile faded slightly: "It doesn't matter if it's a princess." ”

The queen frowned slightly, and listened attentively: "Why is the cry so weak?" When the concubine Yonglian was born, the cry was loud. ”

Before the words fell, I heard a frightened scream in the dormitory.

The emperor didn't know what was going on, so he ordered: "Wang Qin, go and take the child out and show it to me." ”

Wang Qin hurried to go, but after a while, he took out a swaddling baby, but Wang Qin held the swaddling clothes and stood under the porch and did not dare to come.

The emperor's face immediately changed: "What's the matter?" ”

Wang Qin's face turned blue, and he trembled his legs and said, "Your Majesty, Mei Guiren, she fainted from exhaustion." She ......"

The emperor only said: "What about the child?" Show me. ”

Wang Qin hesitated to move to the emperor, but refused to let go. The queen and Ruyi glanced at each other, and faintly felt bad.

Wang Qin pounced on his knees and said, "Your Majesty, no matter what you see, you are standing steadily. You still have a thousand children and grandchildren......"

Before he finished speaking, the emperor had already stretched out his hand to open the swaddling clothes, sprinkled the gold and red soft satin brocade quilt, revealing the child's round face, which was extremely cute. The emperor couldn't help but smile and said, "Isn't it a good child?" He stretched out his hand and shook the swaddling clothes slightly, Wang Qin was almost frightened, the emperor was shocked to see it, almost stunned on the spot, touching the swaddling hand as if it had been pricked by a needle, and immediately took it back. Ruyi realized that something was wrong, and when she looked at it, she was so frightened that she almost stumbled, and she couldn't even scream.

The infant child has thin limbs but a large belly, and the whole abdomen is tinged with a strange blue-blue color. What's even more terrifying is that the child's body has two characteristics, a man and a woman. (End of Volume 1, To be Continued)

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