jdhmnovel Chapter 302 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 16
Chapter 302 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 16
Lin Yitang, who had just celebrated the Lunar New Year, was dealing with the schemes of villains. She rarely went out, and now a secret medicine had appeared in her food, which was harmful to her health and the fetus.
Fortunately, not all the dishes were problematic. Lin Yitang could choose the ones that were fine to eat, and the problematic ones were disposed of by Lian Yun.
When Lin Yitang was eight months pregnant, news spread that Consort Shang was one month pregnant, adding another pregnant woman to the harem.
When the news reached Wutong Pavilion, Lin Yitang glanced at Lian Yun, who shook her head, indicating that it wasn't her doing. Lin Yitang had given her three pills, but she hadn't used the third one yet.
"Lady Lin, will this matter change?" Lian Yun had a premonition. The pills that Lin Yitang gave her were secret medicines that could make the concubines pregnant, but they would make their fetuses unstable, and a little trickery could cause them to miscarry.
The main problem was that Lianyun couldn't imagine that a fake pregnancy could make Zhou Niangzi five months pregnant without being detected by the imperial physicians.
"It's alright. The situation in the harem is ever-changing. It's a blessing to be able to give birth." Lin Yitang wasn't jealous of Consort Shang's pregnancy. If Consort Shang could have a prince, once she gave birth to a prince, the imperial family wouldn't keep focusing on her.
"Should we make a move?" Lian Yun asked softly.
Lin Yitang glanced at Lian Yun and said calmly, "The most important thing right now is my delivery. You and Cheng Yue need to keep an eye on the midwife. I don't want to suddenly say that the midwife has an accident and can't enter the delivery room when I give birth."
"Yes, Madam Lin." Lian Yun went down to instruct Cheng Yue on what to do.
After Lian Yun left the inner room, Qiu Ci came in to serve Lin Yitang.
Consort Shang had served the Emperor for a long time. In an era where the average age of marriage was sixteen, it was quite surprising that Consort Shang, at the age of twenty-six, could still be pregnant.
So, some of the "older men" wanted to ask Shang Meiren for advice on how they got pregnant, whether they had taken any fertility-enhancing drugs, and if so, what kind of fertility-enhancing drugs.
The Emperor was delighted that his concubines were pregnant, proving that he was still as vigorous as ever. The ministers of the previous dynasty stopped submitting memorials, urging him to establish a son of the imperial clan.
With three concubines pregnant, the Emperor didn't have high expectations for Lin Yitang to give birth to a prince. He would be content as long as one of the three had a prince.
Lin Yitang instructed Lian Yun to keep an eye on the midwife, who was arranged by Consort Zhang and Consort Miao, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Lin Yitang had no grudge against them, or rather, they were not familiar with each other. Consort Zhang never went to pay her respects to the Empress. Lin Yitang could only see Consort Zhang on some major holidays.
"We've found out. Midwife Li is a greedy and incompetent person. Seven out of ten women she delivers experience difficult births," Lian Yun said angrily.
She was shocked when she found out that the midwife, Li, was so incompetent. What puzzled her even more was that Consort Zhang and Consort Miao would arrange for such a person to give birth to Lady Lin. If something went wrong during childbirth, wouldn't it result in the death of both mother and child?
Lin Yitang's eyes revealed anger. She was someone who didn't cause trouble after entering the harem. No matter who wanted her dead, she would not compromise. After giving birth to this child, she would definitely make those people pay.
"Alright, where's the other midwife, Jiang?" Lin Yitang asked.
Since Lin Yitang entered the palace seven months ago, all sorts of strange and supernatural things have come to light in the harem. Some of the underhanded schemes are hard to guard against. Lianyun secretly went to find Granny Li for help and barely managed to stabilize the situation.
"No abnormalities have been observed so far," Lian Yun replied nervously.
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The days passed by amidst various obstacles. Lin Yitang carefully guarded against assassination attempts, but Rong Xiuyi was the one who fell victim to one and miscarried. Rong Xiuyi was already four months pregnant. The Emperor favored Rong Xiuyi and promoted her to Wanrong, a first-rank official.
As February arrived, Wutong Pavilion was on high alert. Lin Yitang was nine months pregnant, and Imperial Physician Wang said that Lin Yitang could give birth at any time.
Once, Lin Yitang was taking a walk in the courtyard of Wutong Pavilion to digest her food when she was bumped into by a rough eunuch. Fortunately, Lianyun protected her, otherwise she might have gone into premature labor. From then on, Lin Yitang only walked in the inner room to digest her food.
The eunuch was taken in for investigation by the officials and eventually committed suicide; the mastermind behind the murder was never found.
After Rong Wanrong miscarried, the emperor sent people to protect Lin Yitang and Lady Shang, but it was to no avail; villains are always hard to guard against.
In mid-February, after finishing lunch, Lin Yitang felt a sharp, intermittent pain in her abdomen, and she knew she was about to give birth.
Before her water broke, Lin Yitang asked Lian Yun to prepare bath water so she could take a bath. Lin Yitang also asked Lian Yun to wash her hair.
After drying her hair until it was half dry, her water broke. Lin Yitang pulled Lian Yun and said, "Lian Yun, I'm going into labor."
"Lady Lin, please wait here. I'll go and call the midwife right away," Lian Yun said hurriedly.
Lin Yitang didn't let go of Lian Yun and instructed, "Remember to make sure the midwives are fully dressed, just like we rehearsed. They are not allowed to bring any items into the midwife's room, and that midwife Li is no exception."
Lian Yun understood Lin Yitang's meaning. Midwife Li was incompetent and greedy. Lin Yitang had already instructed her that if she went into labor, she should knock Midwife Li unconscious and not let her into the delivery room.
Although there was only one midwife to deliver the baby, which increased the risk significantly, this was the only way to ensure Lin Niangzi's safety.
Cheng Yue stayed by Lin Yitang's side while Lian Yun went to inform the others. Lin Yitang took the opportunity to take an epidural to relieve the pain and then began to slowly walk around the inner room to make it easier for her to give birth later.
Xiao Anzi of Wutong Pavilion noticed the movement of people. Since Madam Lin never bathed right after lunch, it meant something was wrong, so he immediately went to the room where the midwife was resting.
"What's all the fuss about?" Midwife Li scolded Xiao Anzi rudely.
Xiao Anzi usually looked down on Li the midwife, thinking her to be short-sighted. Xiao Anzi didn't give Li the chance; before Li could turn around, he took a wooden stick and hit her directly.
Hearing the noise, midwife Jiang came out from the inner room. Although Xiao Anzi was a eunuch, he had done rough work since he was a child. When midwife Jiang appeared, he also hit her with a stick.
"Pah!" Xiao Anzi scoffed, then used a sleeping potion to cover the noses and mouths of the two people. Seeing that they wouldn't wake up no matter what, Xiao Anzi quietly left.