Chapter 196 "It's born! Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Prince Cons
Chapter 196 "It's born! Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Prince Cons
Jiang Ci'an was pushed out of the inner hall by Xuanque and Baizhi, and waited in agony outside.
Pacing back and forth, distracted.
Listening to Shen Changle's desperate screams inside, his heart was broken.
Rushed in regardless of the consequences.
“Changle…Changle!”
But he was pushed out by Baizhi again.
"Prince Consort, you can't go in!"
"Let me go see Changle, she needs me, I have to go in and accompany her!"
"Prince Consort! A man entering the delivery room would be a nuisance to the Goddess of Childbirth! Please consider Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
The goddess of fertility?
Jiang Ci'an had no choice but to give up and anxiously leaned his head against the door.
Shen Changle's screams of pain, one louder than the other, pierced his eardrums and pierced his heart...
He put his hands on the door and slid down to his knees weakly.
He never believed in gods or Buddhas, but for some reason, he began to pray in a low voice.
"Please bless Changle and hope she can survive. I would give up everything for her safety.
I pray to the gods and Buddhas for help, and hope Changle can survive. I am willing to give up everything for her safety and well-being..."
I don’t know how long it’s been.
The sweat on Jiang Ci'an's neck wet his collar.
Suddenly, greetings were heard outside the palace gate.
He heard...it was Shen Changning coming.
Then he stood up by holding the door panel.
Shen Changning was still covered in dirt and had no time to change his clothes. When he heard that Changle had given birth prematurely, he went straight to Changle Palace.
He strode in and entered the outer hall.
But when he saw Jiang Ci'an, he was shocked.
He had returned to his true appearance, his face covered in sweat and his lips were pale.
His body was covered in blood, and he was standing there holding onto the door panel, looking weak and powerless.
He looked dazed and was breathing heavily.
If you don’t know…you might think he was the one who gave birth.
He frowned and strode over.
He looked him up and down, and the frown between his brows deepened.
"Where's my sister?"
Jiang Ci'an swallowed and turned his gaze towards the inner hall.
Suddenly, the shouting that had just stopped was heard again.
His eyes moved slightly, and his fingers gripping the door panel couldn't help but tighten.
Mumbling absentmindedly:
"It's been so long, why haven't you recovered yet?"
Shen Changning turned the ring on his finger, sighed, and sat down on the couch.
"It was earlier. When Queen Mother was still young, she gave birth to him for a day and a night."
At last……
He closed his eyes, unwilling to think any more.
He held his forehead with his hand, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and looked at the pale Jiang Ci'an.
"I'll stay here, you go and heal your wounds first."
Jiang Ci'an shook his head.
After a long time, he finally realized what was happening and turned around, saying doubtfully:
"I'm not hurt."
"That……"
Shen Changning looked at his blood-stained body and pale face, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
I sighed in my heart:
So, his half-dead appearance... was purely due to the fear caused by Changle's childbirth?
The two of them sat quietly, neither of them saying anything more.
Listening to the sounds from the inner hall, my palms felt numb.
The originally silent court, upon hearing that the dispute was over, all came outside the palace to ask for a meeting.
Shen Changning only summoned the imperial physician.
All the people in the Imperial Hospital were wearing official uniforms and kneeling on the ground crying bitterly.
"Your Majesty! Rebellious ministers are in power. It is a blessing for the State of Qi that Your Majesty is safe!"
"Stop talking nonsense and help the princess give birth! If you can't keep the princess and her child safe, I won't forgive you!"
"Ah! Yes!"
All the imperial doctors knelt at the door of the inner hall, discussing something with the midwife.
Jiang Ci'an didn't understand, and just kept counting on his fingers anxiously.
Unlike the ant on the hot pan at the beginning, now it has become a stupid goose.
His brows were furrowed, and even his eyes were motionless.
Shen Changning also became anxious and slammed the table.
"how?"
The head of the Imperial Hospital quickly changed direction and knelt towards Shen Changning.
"In reply to the Emperor, the princess has gone into premature labor, and we are currently trying to preserve the pregnancy!"
Without waiting for Shen Changning to speak, Jiang Ci'an suddenly stood up.
He strode over and grabbed the doctor's collar, his eyes flushed red as he growled:
"I don't need children! I just want Changle to be safe and happy!"
The imperial physician glanced at Shen Changning's expression and nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, I understand!"
Suddenly, Zhu Jiuxing sent another urgent report from the army:
"Second brother! The Regent has repelled Yue's army!"
Jiang Ci'an didn't care about these things now. He raised his hand and signaled him to talk to Shen Changning.
Zhu Jiuxing had no choice but to kneel before Shen Changning again and report:
"Urgent report from the army: The Regent led the Anguo Cavalry and the Firearms Battalion and defeated Yue's army!"
"what?"
Shen Changning didn't know that Shen Tingyu had borrowed troops from Anguo, so he stood up when he heard the words.
"Why did you say the Regent led a great defeat against Yue's army?"
"An... Anguo Cavalry..."
"How is this going?"
Shen Changning questioned Jiang Ci'an, but Jiang Ci'an had no intention of arguing with him.
"When the Regent returns to the capital, ask him."
Shen Changning was very dissatisfied with Jiang Ci'an's attitude.
He walked over in two steps, grabbed Jiang Ci'an by the collar and lifted him up from the chair.
"Explain to me now! Why did the An Kingdom send troops to help Qi?"
Jiang Ci'an looked at him tiredly, his tone helpless.
"Otherwise, do you think Qi would still have the surname Shen?"
"you……!"
Shen Changning threw him back onto the chair with force. He was so angry that he could hardly stand.
"No matter what, I will never agree... Changle to go back to Anguo with you!"
"Humph……"
Jiang Ci'an snorted coldly and said no more.
All the imperial physicians and Zhu Jiuxing were silent, not daring to listen any further.
At this time, Yan Zijing, who had finished the finishing work, happened to come back to report.
"Your Majesty, Prince Consort, the remaining followers of Lu Mingchao have been eliminated!"
Jiang Ci'an glared at him and suddenly asked in a cold voice.
"You are the Regent's man."
"Yes."
"Are you bringing the Phoenix Guards?"
Apart from this, he couldn't think of what other military forces the Regent had!
But if Shen Tingyu really used even the soldiers left for Shen Changle as a dowry to support her, he would really be angry!
fortunately……
Yan Zijing saw Jiang Ci'an's cold expression and nodded in reply.
"Yes and no."
"say clearly!"
"The Phoenix Talisman is indeed here with me, but the prince has instructed:
This army is left for Your Highness to lead to the security of the country. Unless the State of Qi is destroyed, it must not be moved!
The prince is simply worried about the dangers on the front lines, so he cannot personally hand it over to Your Highness, so he has entrusted it to me, a humble servant, for temporary safekeeping."
Jiang Ci'an finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He allowed Shen Tingyu to be partial to Shen Changning, but he would never watch Changle being bullied! !
Even her uncle can't do that.
Shen Changning snorted coldly.
"You wish! I will never allow Changle to go to Anguo!"
Jiang Ci'an did not respond and asked Yan Zijing:
"Then where did the soldiers you brought today come from?"
Yan Zi nodded respectfully and answered truthfully:
"They are the five thousand private soldiers raised by the Prime Minister's Mansion. They are few in number and can only be used as a temporary emergency measure."
Hearing this, Jiang Ci'an looked at Shen Changning with sympathy.
He thought to himself, even the Prime Minister can raise private soldiers under his nose, his governance of Qi State... is really full of holes!
"What are you looking at? These five thousand private soldiers are my reward to the Regent!"
Shen Changning was stubborn, and Jiang Ci'an raised his eyebrows without saying anything.
Realizing that there had been no shouting in the inner hall for a while, he turned to the imperial doctors and asked with concern:
"How is it?"
Just as he finished speaking, the loud cry of a baby was finally heard in the inner hall!
The midwife happily ran out of the inner hall holding the child and announced the good news—
"It's born! It's born! Congratulations to the Emperor, congratulations to the Prince Consort, the princess has given birth to a little boy, both mother and child are safe!"
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