Children of Loulan

Chapter 320 The Birth of the Little Prince 1

After hearing this report, the king nodded slightly to show that he had understood the situation. Then, his eyes turned to the list presented by Concubine Zhu, which listed the candidates for the princess carefully selected for King Cheng. She was the niece of the General of the Cavalry. The General of the Cavalry had been guarding the border areas for many years and had made great military achievements for the country. He had only one son and no daughter. However, his younger brother had a son and a daughter. Because of this, the General of the Cavalry had always treated this niece as his own and doted on her.

Not only that, his younger brother was also at the border with him and served as his deputy general. You know, such a combination undoubtedly made this force even stronger. Concubine Ru chose such a powerful relative. If you say she has no ambition, the king will never believe it.

However, what the king never expected was that not long after he dealt with Concubine Xian, Concubine Ru could no longer suppress her inner restlessness and was eager to seek her own death.

Over the years, Concubine Ru has always presented herself as a well-behaved, sensible, and peaceful person in front of outsiders. At first, the king had speculated that it might be because when the Grand Tutor took the initiative to leave the court, he had warned her that as long as she knew how to protect herself, she would be safe. But who would have thought that when the king began to investigate the matter of Concubine Xian in depth, he unexpectedly discovered that Concubine Ru was not as honest and dutiful as she seemed.

In fact, she had secretly taken over some of the court officials from the Taifu, and secretly won over many concubines to serve her. And Lan'er was one of the people she successfully won over. Those concubines who dared not obey the will of Concubine Ru all encountered various bizarre accidents and died. Whenever the king thought of this, he would feel a deep fear in his heart. Fortunately, Lan'er finally chose to compromise with Concubine Ru, otherwise, I'm afraid she would have been hard to escape from Concubine Ru's clutches.

Thinking of this, the king could not help but sneer in his heart. Since that ignorant woman wanted to die, he might as well help her and fulfill her wish. So, the next morning, two golden imperial edicts granting marriage were issued as fast as the wind.

One of the decrees indicated that the second daughter of the Guanglu Doctor was to be married to Prince Xin, while the other announced that the niece of the General of the Cavalry was to be married to Prince Cheng. Not only that, the king also ordered the Ministry of Rites to immediately prepare for the two grand weddings, and stipulated that the two couples must be married after the new year and live happily together for a hundred years!

When Edir received this sudden imperial decree, his handsome face did not show any emotion. For him, whether marrying the daughter of a Guanglu doctor or a village girl from an ordinary family, it was just marrying a princess, and there was no surprise at all. After all, deep in his heart, the person he really wanted to spend his life with no longer belonged to him in this life.

Time flies, and the New Year is coming. The palace is once again busy, with maids and eunuchs shuttling between palaces, busy preparing all kinds of items needed for the New Year. At the same time, officials who are responsible for preparing gifts for the princes, ministers, and ladies of the court are also very busy.

However, just as everyone in the palace was in a panic, two extremely shrill screams suddenly came from the harem. The screams instantly broke the originally peaceful atmosphere, and everyone's heart trembled suddenly. It turned out that the two ladies, Xilin and Dalan, were about to give birth. Thinking back to the beginning, the two of them were diagnosed with pregnancy almost one after another, and now it was such a coincidence that they were pregnant at the same time and were about to give birth to the Dragonborn.

The whole palace was in an uproar. In order to take care of the two expectant concubines, the queen made a prompt decision and ordered them to be placed in the same palace. Many experienced midwives and doctors with superb medical skills came here and waited for the birth of new life.

After hearing the news, the king hurried over in a hurry. He looked flustered, with beads of sweat on his forehead. As soon as he arrived at the door of the delivery room, he began to pace back and forth non-stop, his steps were hurried and chaotic, as if every step was stepping on his hanging heartstrings.

Seeing the king so anxious, the queen stepped forward and comforted him, "Please be at ease, your majesty. The midwife and the head of the Imperial Hospital, Dawuti, are both guarding in the room. Besides, Madam Lan has given birth once before, so nothing should go wrong. As for Madam He, since the head of the hospital is taking care of her personally, I believe she will be safe!"

After hearing the queen's comforting words, the king's worries were slightly relieved. He remembered that Lan'er had successfully given birth to a lovely daughter as her first child, and now the second child should be smoother. Thinking of this, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief, then found a chair to sit down, quietly waiting for the moment when the new life came.

However, at this moment, the delivery room was in chaos and tension. The two ladies' screams of pain were heard one after another; the midwives, nannies and palace maids were busy like ants on a hot pot. They each performed their duties. Some tightly held their masters' hands to give them spiritual support and encouragement; others quickly picked up towels and gently wiped the sweat off their masters' foreheads to relieve their heat and discomfort. The whole delivery room was filled with a tense and solemn atmosphere.

In this way, time passed by bit by bit, and everyone prayed silently in agony that everything would be safe. Finally, after a long few hours, after a loud cry, a clear and loud cry of a baby broke the silence in the delivery room. This sound was like a ray of light at dawn, instantly dispelling the haze in everyone's heart.

When the king heard the sudden cry, he felt as if he had been electrocuted. He jumped up from his seat and stood firmly on his feet. He stared at the door of the delivery room with his eyes wide open, eager to know which lady gave birth to the baby first.

Not long after, a radiant and smiling nanny came out of the delivery room with joyful steps as light as the spring breeze. She came before the king, bowed respectfully and said, "Congratulations, my king! Congratulations, my king! Madam Lan has given birth to a lovely little prince!"

Upon hearing the news, the king couldn't help but show joy on his face, but still found it a little unbelievable. He subconsciously blurted out, "Really?" His voice could not hide his excitement.

The nanny quickly responded, "It is absolutely true, Your Majesty! This is a healthy little prince!"

At this time, the queen and other people who had been waiting anxiously at the door of the delivery room, upon hearing the news, all knelt on their knees and congratulated in unison: "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! A prince has been born!"

The king could no longer contain his joy upon seeing this, and burst into laughter, shaking the whole house: "Hahahaha, very good! Very good! Come on, there will be a huge reward! Everyone present today will receive a reward!"

Everyone kowtowed in haste to express their gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" For a moment, the sounds of thanks rose and fell, echoing throughout the entire palace.