The Adventures of the Crying Princess

As Bai Yimeng was approaching her due date, Emperor Chengde rushed to Prince Yi's Mansion right after the morning court session and even occupied Yuwen Ji's study, reviewing memorials there directly.

The court officials from the three provinces and six ministries had never seen a precedent of working in the prince's residence, and they were very uncomfortable for a while.

"Your Majesty, this is against the rules. According to the ancestral system, the prince is not allowed to make friends with court officials in private. It is against the rules for us to enter and leave Prince Yi's mansion."

Emperor Chengde rolled his eyes at the Minister of Rites and said, "You came to Prince Yi's mansion to see me, not to see Yuwen Ji. Also, have you seen Prince Yi these days?"

The Minister of Rites shook his head, "I didn't even see a single person."

The emperor threw a memorial to him and said, "Pay more attention to the rituals of the memorial service and stop thinking about these trivial details."

Just as he finished speaking, the voice of Eunuch Chen came from outside the door, "Your Majesty is very happy, Princess Yi is about to give birth."

Emperor Chengde's lips lifted unconsciously, but he soon regained his composure and coughed unnaturally. "For the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, your Ministry of Rites should hurry up and come up with a plan. Next month during the Mid-Autumn Festival, envoys from four countries will come to Beijing. Do I need to remind you of this?"

The procedures of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony were basically fixed. Emperor Chengde brought it up at this time, more to deliberately make things difficult for him. The envoys from the four countries were clearly proposed to come to the capital at the morning court today. The emperor was clearly trying to make things difficult for him. Anyone with a discerning eye could see it, so the study was completely silent.

Emperor Chengde looked coldly at the Minister of Personnel who was hiding behind the Minister of Rites, "Lord Chu, aren't you usually the talkative one? Why are you silent now?

How did you do in the first half of the official assessment? I remember that the champion who won the palace examination last year had a good essay. What position does he hold now?"

Most of the evaluation reports of Daxing officials should be submitted before September. Now it is only July, and Emperor Chengde is clearly making things difficult for him.

As for last year's number one scholar, he offended the prince because his writing was too straightforward, and he was beaten half to death and thrown into Maoer Hutong, where he became a beggar.

All the ministers in the court knew about this, but no one was willing to stand up and speak for this number one scholar. Emperor Chengde found out the truth these days and was very angry. Today, seeing the two of them acting like this, he couldn't help but vent his anger.

Minister Chu knelt down on the spot, "I...I don't know. This person has an arrogant personality. He left after the palace examination, and I don't know any news about him..."

"Shut up! You don't know, but I do. He was beaten to a pulp by your men and is now in Maoer Hutong. Is what I said true?" The emperor closed his eyes, "If it weren't for Princess Yi giving birth today, I would have chopped off your head.

You no longer need to be the Minister of Rites. Go to Qingchuan and work as a minor official from now on."

The Minister of Personnel kowtowed immediately, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Emperor Chengde waved his hand and said, "Prince Rui stays, and the rest of you go back."

Prince Rui is the younger brother of Emperor Chengde, born to the same father and mother as the previous emperor. He is one year older than Prince Ying and is also a playboy, good at eating, drinking and having fun.

The only difference between him and Prince Ying is that although he is talented, he never holds any official position, let alone interferes in court affairs.

After everyone left, Prince Rui smiled and asked, "Is my royal brother feeling comfortable?"

"Naughty, let's talk business, what do you think..."

"Royal brother, please stop. I haven't lived long enough. Please let me go." Prince Rui smiled and handed Emperor Chengde a pair of jade walnuts. "Royal brother, it's meaningless for you to play with this. Playing with mine is a treasure..."

Emperor Chengde threw all the jade walnuts away, "Are you still a bit decent? Yuwen Rui, you are a prince. When the late emperor was dying, you promised to assist me."

"Brother, you don't understand. I am helping you by staying away from you. If I hold power, I will inevitably become greedy over time.

Once you get one, you want two, and your desires will never end. Isn't Prince Ying an example? I will stay away from you. We will always be brothers.

You will always be my elder brother, and I will always be your younger brother. How wonderful it is, when you are sad I will cry with you, when you are happy I will laugh with you, if this is not support, then what is it?"

Emperor Mingde agreed in his heart, but he couldn't help complaining, "You are just being lazy. The third child has become a mess under your guidance."

"The third son is a good child, and the crown prince is also a good child. They are all children of the Yuwen family, and all of them are good. Whoever you want to pass the position to, I will support you.

I still say the same thing. I will always be your brother. If you are sad or unhappy, you can always come to me. You can cry or scold me, whatever you like. As for... the rest, please let me go."

Moon-Lan Pavilion...

Bai Yimeng started to have abdominal pain early in the morning. The midwife, palace maids, Yinsi and Bohe filled the entire second floor.

Lord Longgu, Imperial Physician Sun, Yuwen Ji and others were waiting for news on the first floor.

The abdominal pain lasted for half an hour, and Bai Yimeng called Bohe, "Sister Bohe, I...I want to go to the bathroom."

Mint wiped the sweat off her head and said, "Little ancestor, can you bear with it for a while?"

"I can't help it. I know it's embarrassing, but I really want to, Sister Bohe, please think of a way. I'm also afraid of pulling the baby out."

Mint wiped her face, "It would be great if it were that easy. Wait a minute, I'll prepare it for you."

Bohe went to the first floor and quietly told Yuwen Ji about Bai Yimeng's idea. Yuwen Ji was very worried. Where could he find a toilet? "I will go upstairs right away."

When the queen saw her son was about to go up, she quickly stopped him and said, "Third brother, the delivery room is special and men are not allowed to enter without permission. Be obedient and let the servants get whatever the little girl needs."

Yuwen Ji was unwilling to do so, and he told Bai Yimeng what she wanted, kneeling down and kowtowed, "Mother, the little girl needs me now, I beg you."

Lu Yikuan didn't know the truth. Seeing that Yuwen Ji and Bohe were both very anxious, he asked, "I am a man of the underworld. I don't mind these things. Can you let me come?"

Bohe and Yuwen Ji refused in unison, "No!"

The second floor was in chaos, and the first floor was also in chaos. Suddenly everyone became quiet. Everyone looked up at the stairs. Bai Yimeng walked down the stairs by herself. Yuwen Ji ran up and hugged her, "I'll carry you."

Bai Yimeng stood still, staring at him with wide eyes, "Go away, let, let Sister Bohe come over."

Seeing her red eyes, Yuwen Ji had no choice but to do as she said and stepped back, giving his seat to Bo He.

Bai Yimeng felt as if she was about to give birth. She could feel the baby's head sliding out little by little. If she had known this would happen, she should not have gone downstairs. How could giving birth become a live performance?

Doctor Guo and Valley Master Long didn't know the truth, but they could see the embarrassment on Bai Yimeng's face, and said to everyone, "Everyone please go out first. The princess is in some condition, and it's not convenient for everyone to stay here."

The queen was an experienced person after all, but she had never seen a baby being born while standing, let alone on the stairs.

As soon as the door of Lanyue Pavilion was closed, the sound of a baby crying could be heard from inside. The midwife was also convinced. She had delivered babies many times, but this was the first time she had encountered a baby delivered on the stairs.

The three babies were born one after another, just like dumplings being dropped into the ground. The cries of the babies were heard one after another. Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The queen finally let out the breath she had been holding, and her legs instantly felt weak. She helped her son sit down, "The little girl had a very dangerous pregnancy, but fortunately she was lucky and didn't suffer during the birth."

Yuwen Ji was concerned about his wife and answered casually, "I don't know how the girl is doing?" He was worried about his wife and children. What did it have to do with him?

The same was true for Master Longgu. He was always worried because he didn't get any news about his disciple's safety.

Su Xiaobei was so anxious that he kept jumping up and down. Lu Yikuan kicked him and said, "Behave yourself. Your jumping around makes me feel annoyed."

The three brothers of the Bai family were extremely anxious, staring at the door.

Not long after, Bohe came out, crying and laughing, "Mother and child are safe, Xiaoqi is fine."

Yuwen Ji didn't care about any taboos and rushed in.

At this time, Bai Yimeng had been sent to the second floor, and the nanny was also there with the child in her arms. When the midwife saw Yuwen Ji and was about to speak, Yuwen Ji pushed her away and said, "I came from the battlefield, I don't care about these things, nanny, just move aside."

He came to Bai Yimeng's side and held her hand. "How do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"I'm so tired and want to sleep. You go and see the children." Although giving birth was very easy, Bai Yimeng was already exhausted to the limit due to her severe physical weakness before.

Valley Master Long and Doctor Guo also came in and checked his pulse. Valley Master Long smiled and touched his apprentice's head, "My dear, you are great. You have passed this level. Master will make some tonic for you."

Doctor Guo seemed very calm, "Xiao Qi, it's okay, just take care of yourself. Your uncle's nickname is the Miracle Doctor, he's really amazing.

After you finish your confinement, your master and I will take you back to Wan'an Valley to recuperate for a while."

Hearing that they were going back to Wan'an Valley, Yuwen Ji realized the seriousness of the situation, "Master, what happened to the child? Didn't she give birth? Is there any danger?"

"Pah, pah, pah, our Xiaoqi is fine. He went back to the valley to strengthen his body.

I'm not saying this, Prince Yi, can we not have children in the future? Our Xiaoqi gave birth to two children for you, five children, that's already more than enough." Doctor Guo didn't care whether the queen was present or not, and spoke out all his unhappiness in his heart.

Yuwen Ji lowered his head and said nothing. Bai Yimeng looked at him with a bad taste in his heart, "Uncle Master, please don't scold him. I did it voluntarily."

Bai Yimeng was extremely tired, and angrily reached out to pull Yuwen Ji's hand, "I like to give birth to a baby for you, don't blame yourself."