Huanbi wanted to go back to report the news, but unfortunately, she always encountered various "accidents" on her way back. Finally, she was tripped by a little eunuch and sprained her feet. She could not move no matter what.

She closed her eyes and sighed in her heart.

As for my eldest sister, I can only leave it to fate.

Wen Yuan was not present when Zhen Huan gave birth.

As a pregnant woman who had just given birth, she was naturally in the period of confinement.

Yinzhen still attached great importance to Zhen Huan's baby, so he sat outside the door in person, and the concubines, both big and small, were also waiting outside.

Because Huanbi and Wen Shichu had not been seen for a long time, the midwives she had arranged in advance were replaced. Zhen Huan held back and did not let the midwives get close to her.

One of the oldest midwives saw this and shouted anxiously, "Empress Xi! We servants will not harm you, please let us deliver the baby for you! Otherwise, if we delay any further, the heir to the throne will be in danger!"

The midwife's voice was so loud, as if she was afraid that the people outside the door couldn't hear it. Yinzhen's brows immediately frowned.

Concubine Jing nodded with satisfaction and decided to give the midwife more money. She was worthy of being the midwife with the loudest voice she had chosen.

Then, she started acting, "Your Majesty, I heard something was not right inside. I'm afraid that Concubine Xi discovered something, so she didn't dare to let the midwives get close. I've also given birth before, so why don't you let me in to take a look? With me here, there's no need to worry about anyone having any malicious thoughts."

"Your Majesty, I also want to go in and take a look!" The one who said this was Shen Meizhuang.

Yinzhen ignored Shen Meizhuang and looked at Concubine Jing. "Since Concubine Hui has never given birth, Concubine Xi and the heir are now in your care." Then he looked at Concubine Tian who was sitting next to him. "Concubine Xi gave birth prematurely because of you, and you dare to sit here with a clear conscience! Get down on your knees! If anything happens to Concubine Xi and her child, I will hold you accountable!"

Although Concubine Tian did not think that she had harmed Zhen Huan, she was terrified by Yinzhen's fright. She knelt on the ground trembling, hoping that Zhen Huan would die and three people would die, and then hoping that she would give birth to a child safely.

Inside the house, Zhen Huan had two guesses about the disappearance of Wen Shichu and Huanbi and the replacement of the midwife.

One is that someone wants to harm her and the child.

The second is that someone discovered her secret and wanted to take advantage of her giving birth today to expose it.

After seeing Concubine Jing come in, Zhen Huan still held out a glimmer of hope, thinking that she and Concubine Jing had no grudges against each other and Concubine Jing would not interfere.

However, she was overthinking it. This was Concubine Jing's achievement. Why should she pretend not to see it? Besides, there was no benefit for her to gain. Besides, she didn't like Zhen Huan, so she had no reason to cover up for her.

So she stood up directly and righteously, pretending to be doing it for Zhen Huan's own good, and questioned the midwife, "Why haven't you helped Concubine Xi give birth yet? Do you want to suffocate the heir to death?"

The old midwife immediately stepped forward to help. "It's not that we don't want to deliver the baby. It's just that Concubine Xi doesn't allow us to get close. We can't do anything about it!"

Imperial Concubine Jing immediately turned around and asked Zhen Huan, "Xipin, why don't you let the midwives get close to you? Are you afraid that they might have some improper thoughts? Don't worry, they have all delivered babies for Imperial Concubine, Concubine Xin, Concubine Mao, and me. They are very experienced in delivering babies. If you are still worried, I will check them myself."

Zhen Huan had never expected that these midwives had such origins. She now realized that her secret had finally been discovered, and Concubine Jing was one of the culprits.

Imperial Concubine Jing didn't care what she thought. She started to check the midwives one by one. She checked very carefully. After confirming that there was nothing, Imperial Concubine Jing said, "Xipin, I have checked it myself. You can rest assured to let them deliver the baby! Go quickly!"

The midwives hurried to Zhen Huan's side. Zhen Huan saw that she had no other options, so she thought of simply killing herself and leaving with the child, rather than bringing trouble to her family in the end.

So he endured the pain and rushed straight to the pillar.

Zhen Huan had beautiful thoughts, but as a pregnant woman with a big belly and about to give birth, she was no match for the three midwives who had been doing this job for their entire lives. The three of them worked together to stop her.

Seeing this, Imperial Concubine Jing still had something she didn't understand, so she hurriedly said, "Quickly use a handkerchief to cover Xipin's mouth, so she won't bite her tongue to death! Xipin seems to be crazy, I will go and ask the emperor for instructions now."

Concubine Jing made quite a commotion inside. As soon as she left, Yinzhen hurriedly asked, "What's going on inside? What happened?"

Imperial Concubine Jing said with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, I don't know why Xipin would rather die than let the midwife deliver her baby. If it weren't for the three midwives' quick hands and feet, Xipin would have hit her head and died. I really have no choice but to let the midwife force her to give birth. Please make the decision, Your Majesty. Now that Xipin is like this, what should I do?"

"She wants to commit suicide?" The concubines around felt strange and started discussing in a low voice.

Concubine Mao spoke up at the right time, "A concubine committing suicide is a serious crime that will bring trouble to the family. Why did she do this? And even if she wanted to die, why did she take the heir with her? Your Majesty, I think this is not right."

Concubine Xin also said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the baby is about to be born, and it is really strange that such a scene has taken place."

Shen Meizhuang was extremely anxious, "Your Majesty, something must have happened inside. I am really worried about Concubine Xi. Your Majesty, please let me go in and take a look!"

Yinzhen frowned. The more he listened to them, the more suspicious Zhen Huan's behavior seemed to him. After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll go in and take a look."

Concubine Jing was waiting for him to say this. She would never say anything auspicious or unlucky. It is better to see this kind of thing than to hear about it. Let him face it himself.

Zhen Huan's birth canal was already open, so even if she didn't want to give birth, she still had to give birth under the massaging hands of the midwife.

Even better, when Yinzhen came in, a baby boy was born, and soon after, a baby girl came out. However, Zhen Huan fainted due to exhaustion.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Concubine Xi gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl." The old midwife finished speaking and exclaimed, "Concubine Xi's children are really well taken care of. Although they were born prematurely, they are the same size as the twins born by the Imperial Concubine at full term."

Yinzhen, who was about to be happy that he had two pairs of twins, said: "...What did you say? Say it again!"

The old midwife trembled, "This servant said that the twins born prematurely by Concubine Xi are the same size as the twins born by the Imperial Concubine."

Yinzhen felt a buzzing in his head, "How could Xipin's baby, who was born two months prematurely, be the same size as a full-term baby? Imperial Concubine Jing, go check for me. I want to know what's going on!" After saying that, he turned around and walked out without even looking at the two children.

After going out, looking at the concubines below, Yinzhen felt that his face might be lost, so he said: "The concubines and above will stay, and everyone else will go back!"

Seeing that Concubine Tian was still kneeling, Yinzhen suddenly thought of something and said, "Concubine Tian, ​​please sit down."

Concubine Tian didn't understand what was going on, but she didn't dare to ask more questions. She just let the maid help her sit down carefully.

After receiving the order, Concubine Jing naturally had to conduct a thorough investigation.

So the four imperial physicians headed by Zeng Youming and three midwives came to the same conclusion after examining Zhen Huan and the two children. Concubine Jing hurried out and whispered a few words in Yinzhen's ear, and Yinzhen was so angry that he threw the eighteen beads.

"presumptuous!"

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