Looking at the father and daughter in front of him, the corners of his lips also pulled a smile. Except for the time when they met in Xixi Palace, she had never seen such a warm smile on his face. Even if we can't meet in the future, it's good to see such a lovely daughter by his side!

"By the way, I suddenly remembered that I do have a gift for you." Ling Li raised his head suddenly, his gaze crashed into his gaze, and he was stunned for a moment.

Shu Mei replied in a panic: "King Jing'an is polite, today the little county lord accompanies the courtiers here to keep the New Year, and the courtiers are also very grateful to the little county lord ......"

"Not this thing." Ling Li hugged Ling Juan and stood up, "Bai An asked me to resign from the army a while ago, saying that he wanted to escort you to Beishan. I inquired about Honglu Temple, and it happened that there was a shortage of doctors in the embassy, so I transferred him to the imperial doctor and joined the mission, so that I could take care of him all the way......"

"Bai An is also going with him?!" Shu Mei's face was delighted. Marrying far away and lonely, it is better to be accompanied by acquaintances. She immediately bowed and thanked: "The courtiers accepted this gift happily, thank you King Jing'an!" ”

Ling Li nodded, took Ling Juan to say the auspicious words of the New Year to her, and then said goodbye and left.

Ling Li handed Ling Juan over to Dong Yuejiao outside the Xiyuan Warm Pavilion, and after a few words, he rushed to Jiying Palace.

"Hey, the villain really feels sorry for the prince......" After walking out of the West Garden, Cao Zhong suddenly sighed.

"Sorry for what?"

"The county lord of Jiamu admires the prince so much, and gets along so well with our little county lord, if you are willing to listen to the words of the second highness, ask her to marry back......"

"You eavesdropped on my conversation with my second brother that day?" Ling Li paused.

Cao Zhong looked aggrieved, "Lord Wang, how dare the villain eavesdrop, you didn't let the villain avoid it at all......"

"Miss Shu is now the county lord, and she is going to marry Bei Lian, you will have to talk nonsense about these words in the future!" Ling Li warned Cao Zhong with his eyes, "The matter of my meeting with her in the flower hall today is related to her reputation, and it must not be mentioned to others again." ”

"Yes, yes. Villains remember. Cao Zhong nodded repeatedly.

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"Princess, you work harder, it's almost ...... The child's head has come out......"

Xu Zhiyi, who was sweating profusely, gritted her teeth pad in her mouth, held the hands of the mother-in-law who was waiting next to the bed, and endured the pain under the guidance of the midwife.

"The child is out, congratulations to the princess, she is a little prince!"

Listening to the congratulations of the midwife and the cry of the child, Xu Zhiyi only felt that her whole body was collapsed, and she had no strength at all. Finally relieved of this burden, she really wanted to get a good night's sleep. While the midwives were focused on the baby, she fed a black pill hidden under the pillow into her mouth.

"Quick, scissors—"

"It's coming!"

"Quick! Hot water—"

"Here comes the hot water, here it is!"

In the Huiyi Hall of Zhaowang's Mansion, several midwives kept giving orders, and the maids and attendants trotted back and forth to respond, a happy and busy scene.

"Princess, look at our little son, he looks handsome......"

By the time the midwife cut the umbilical cord and wrapped the baby in swaddling clothes and brought it to Xu Zhiyi, she was already unconscious.

"Princess?!"

"Princess, wake up quickly, you can't sleep now——!"

"Quick, pass on the !! of the Imperial Doctor"

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Tomorrow is the ceremony of establishing the prince, Ling Zhao is the most eye-catching person in today's palace banquet, and there is an endless stream of people toasting and congratulating him. Although he was protected by Emperor Chengde, he really drank a lot of wine. If I hadn't drunk the sobering soup before entering the palace, I was afraid that I would have drunk a long time ago.

There must not be the slightest mistake in such an important ceremony as the Lichu ceremony. You have to leave the table early, or you will be able to get up tomorrow. Ling Zhao was thinking about finding some reason to leave the table earlier, and Luo Qi, a minister in the palace, walked in quickly.

"Lord, the princess gave birth to ......"

"Raw? What was born? Ling Zhao hurriedly asked.

"It's a little son."

Ling Zhao's eyes suddenly flashed with joy. Chinese New Year's Eve, Yuan Ri Tsuna, is there a greater auspicious celebration in the world!

Ling Zhao immediately turned to Emperor Chengde, who was seated up, and said, "Report to my father, my sons have something important to tell you." ”

"What's the matter?" Emperor Chengde asked with a smile.

As soon as Emperor Chengde spoke, the scene of the banquet was automatically suspended, and everyone looked at Emperor Chengde and Ling Zhao together.

Ling Zhao turned back to Luo Qi and said, "You can talk about this matter." ”

Luo Qi was stunned for a moment, "I said?" ”

"You say." Ling Zhao nodded with a smile.

Luo Qi had no choice but to kneel down and bow to Emperor Chengde and said: "Report to Your Majesty, a quarter of an hour ago, Princess Tongshu gave birth to a little son of six catties and seven taels, but it was just a ......."

"Congratulations to Your Majesty for adding the emperor's grandson, and congratulations to the prince for having a noble son!" When everyone in the Jiying Hall heard this, they had already stood up with their wine glasses and congratulated them in unison.

Emperor Chengde looked happy, raised his head and drank everyone's toast, and saw that Luo Qi was still kneeling under the seat, so he smiled and said: "Luo Qi, you have good news, I want to reward you with golden buns, and someone will ...... come."

"Your Majesty, the villain's words are not finished yet." Luo Qi's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat.

"Oh? You said. ”

Luo Qi glanced at Ling Zhao next to him, lowered his head and said, "It's just that the princess lost too much blood during childbirth, and the imperial doctors couldn't rescue her, so she ......."

Ling Zhaohuo stood up, and his drunken intent instantly dissipated, "You, what did you say?!" ”

"Lord, princess, princess, princess, she ......" Luo Qi said with a crying voice.

There was a sudden silence in the Jiying Palace.

"Impossible! They certainly didn't treat it properly! Zhiyi grew up on horseback when she was a child, and she has always been in good health, how is it possible?! Ling Zhao shook his head again and again, refusing to believe it, "Father, please ask Rong Erchen to go back and have a look first." ”

"Okay." Emperor Chengde's face had long since lost his joy, and he turned around and instructed Liu Yin, "You and Guo Qian go to the palace together!" ”

After Ling Zhao left the Jiying Palace, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became dull. Although Ling Zhao didn't believe that the princess had died, everyone in the audience unanimously believed that the princess had passed away. After all, who would dare to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty without figuring it out?!

Half an hour later, Liu Yin came back to report: After the Tai Hospital studied and judged again, the princess had indeed died of excessive blood loss!

"Brother Huang, what ...... Will tomorrow's ceremony be held? The old ninth prince asked cautiously. In order to do a good job in the ceremony, he was called by Emperor Chengde to supervise the ceremony.

The loss of his wife was extremely ominous, even if Emperor Chengde favored Ling Zhao, he would never risk the fortune of South Vietnam. Emperor Chengde was stunned for a long time before he finally spoke: "Zhao'er and the princess have always been deeply affectionate, and now that they are like this, they must be grief-stricken, so the ceremony will be postponed on an auspicious day." ”