The Phoenix is Back - Chapter 177

Chapter 177 Can Only Induce Labor
Inside the room, a strong smell of blood rushed towards his nose.

This kind of smell was familiar to Imperial Concubine Yan, who was also a woman. At this moment, her body softened and she almost fell to the ground. “Imperial doctor, why hasn’t Imperial doctor come yet?”

“Your Highness, don’t worry. The princess has already taken the pills left behind by Master Transitional Er. Now, the blood has stopped.” Zi Yan hurriedly explained when she saw that Imperial Consort Yan’s face was pale and her entire body was on the verge of collapse.

“Sin! What the hell is going on?” Looking at the bright red blood stains on Xiao Xiwei’s brocade quilt, Consort Yan felt as if someone had gouged out her chest fiercely. It was painful and uncomfortable.

“Imperial concubine mother, it’s all my fault for being careless” Xiao Xiwei, with Zi Yan’s help, struggled to prop up her body and looked at Imperial concubine Yan guiltily.

“It’s already this time. Why are you saying this? It’s not your fault. It was all my fault. I wasn’t able to protect you properly.” Imperial Concubine Yan held Xiao Xiwei’s hand and tears gushed out of her eyes.

If something were to happen to the child in Xiwei’s stomach, then how could she have the face to cherish it? She might as well die.

“Mother” Seeing Imperial Concubine Yan blame herself like this, Xiao Xiwei felt as if someone had stuffed a thick ball of cotton into his heart, causing him to feel extremely uncomfortable. This uncomfortable feeling even overwhelmed the pain in his lower abdomen.

“Don’t talk about this right now. It’s too much! Why isn’t the doctor here yet?” Imperial Concubine Yan hurriedly stood up and looked out the door restlessly.

Originally, she thought that they all thought Xi Zhi was dead, so the child in Xiwei’s stomach was no longer a threat to them. In addition, she knew that Xi Zhi would make a move in the near future and did not want to attract any attention, so she did not send Ruo Su to Xiwei to take care of her. If she had known this was the case, she would have sent Ruo Su over no matter how suspicious she was.

“The imperial physician is here. The imperial physician is here.” Suddenly, a few hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard. Immediately after, Hong Yu dragged a doctor in panting.

“This lowly subject will give you …”

“Alright, stop saluting. Quickly take a look at Princess Yan.” Imperial Concubine Yan hurriedly stood up and anxiously interrupted Li Imperial doctor.

Imperial Physician Li wiped away his sweat. He knew that this matter was urgent, so he didn’t care about the difference between men and women. He hurriedly pulled a handkerchief and placed it on Xiao Xiwei’s wrist to take her pulse.

Everyone held their breath, their gazes focused on Imperial Physician Li.

The room quieted down, so quiet that even a needle could be heard when it fell to the ground.

In an instant, the air seemed to condense, and the sweat on Li Imperial doctor’s forehead appeared again.

“Imperial Physician Li, how’s it going?” Seeing Imperial Physician Song’s expression, Imperial Concubine Yan immediately raised her heart.

Imperial Concubine Li looked at Imperial Concubine Yan carefully and said, “Imperial Concubine, judging from the current situation of Imperial Concubine Yan, I’m afraid she’s going to give birth …”

Imperial Concubine Yan staggered for a while. Fortunately, Dong Yue, who was behind her, supported her.

The child in Xiao Xiwei’s stomach was only seven months old. If she was born at this time, it would be both premature and difficult to give birth …

“Can’t you keep it for a while longer?” Imperial Concubine Yan forcefully supported Dong Yue’s hand as she stared at Imperial Physician Li.

“This … Please prepare yourself as soon as possible.” Li Imperial doctor bowed to Yan Gui.

Imperial Concubine Yan staggered. Before she could say anything, an icy cold voice suddenly sounded from behind her. “Get ready as soon as possible! Get ready as soon as possible!”

Li Imperial doctor raised his head and hurriedly bowed when he saw the person. “This lowly official greets His Highness.”

Chu Yanzhi strode over. Just as he was about to bypass the screen to look at Xiao Xiwei, a figure suddenly stood in front of him.

“Your Highness, please leave first.” Zi Yan stared coldly at Chu Muzhi.

A trace of hostility instantly gathered in Chu Yanzhi’s eyes. He abruptly raised his hand and pulled Zi Yan away. He crossed the screen two steps and walked to Xiao Xiwei.

Her beautiful face was now as pale as paper. Beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. Her black hair was wet with water vapor. It was clear whether she was soaked in water or sweat.

“What’s going on?” Chu Yanzhi’s gaze viciously swept towards Imperial Physician Li.

When she saw her in the morning, she was still fine. These few imperial physicians kept saying that the fetus looked very stable, so why was it that she was going to give birth prematurely all of a sudden?

“Don’t tell me your highness doesn’t know what’s going on!” Zi Yan raised her head to look at Chu Yanzhi resentfully. Her voice seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, carrying an undisguised killing intent.

The sudden fainting of the princess this time was definitely not accidental. Someone must have made a move, and the most suspicious one was the two palace maids. The master behind the palace maids did not even think that it was Chu Yanzhi. What was ridiculous was that he was actually still here, shouting and catching thieves, wasn’t that ridiculous? If it weren’t for the fear of implicating the princess, the dagger she hid in her sleeve would have cut his throat long ago.

Chu Yanzhi raised his sharp eyebrows, and his sinister gaze instantly locked onto the purple smoke. A cold killing intent suddenly surged out from his body.

He knew that she was the person Chu Xizhi had left behind by Xiwei’s side, but he also knew what she meant to Xiao Xiwei. It was precisely because of this that he had kept her to this day. But today, a lowly girl like her dared to openly provoke him! She doesn’t want to live anymore!

Xiao Xiwei naturally sensed the cold atmosphere in the room. She knew that Zi Yan’s kung fu was not bad, but she definitely could not compare to Chu Yanzhi. Moreover, there were many experts with Chu Yanzhi. If Zi Yan wanted to make a move, she would definitely die.

Thinking of this, the space between her eyebrows knitted tightly. She supported her stomach and immediately shouted, “It hurts … I hurt …”

With this shout, the killing intent around Chu Yanzhi disappeared. Only then did he remember that Xiao Xiwei was still behind him. He hurriedly turned around and, regardless of the difference between men and women, bent down and grabbed her hand. “Imperial doctor, what are you still waiting for? Didn’t you hear her cry for pain?”

Behind the screen, imperial physician Li’s head was covered in cold sweat.

If it was someone who didn’t know, he would have thought that the one lying on the bed was not Princess Yan but Princess Shen. However, Li Imperial doctor wasn’t in the mood to probe into this at the moment, because at this moment, His Highness Prince Shenwang was staring at him as if he was going to eat people. However, how could he tell him that there was no woman in this world who didn’t give birth without pain? Moreover, Princess Yan was giving birth prematurely …

“Your Highness, the midwife is here.” At this time, Ruo Su led the two older nanny into the room in panic.

Originally, she was changing clothes to serve Consort Yan when she went to bed, but she never thought that the door would suddenly be knocked open by Duan Zi. Not only that, Duan Zi even bit the corner of Consort Yan’s clothes and kept pulling it out. Ever since Tuanzi arrived at Chao An Temple, he hadn’t left Princess Yan for a single step. Now that he was in such a panic, there was no need to think that something must have happened to Princess Yan. At this moment, she hurriedly asked Dong Yue to help her to Princess Yan’s side, and she immediately turned around and personally brought Nurse over, afraid that if …

Hearing that Nurse was here, Chu Yanzhi hurriedly walked out from behind the screen.

“Mammy, my princess has just seen red, but the blood has stopped now. Quickly take a look.” Hong Yu said anxiously to the two nanny.

Hearing Hong Yu’s words, the two midwives, Nurse, didn’t even have time to wipe their sweat. They walked over to Xiao Xiwei’s side in a few steps and examined him carefully. Not long after, the two of them walked out and bowed to Imperial Concubine Yan and Chu Yanzhi respectively. “Imperial Concubine, Your Highness. Look at Imperial Concubine’s appearance, I’m afraid this fetus is unstable.”

The words of the midwife were exactly the same as what Imperial Physician Li had just said.

Li Imperial doctor heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. This trip, Imperial Consort Yan only brought him an imperial physician. If something happened to Imperial Concubine Yan, he really couldn’t afford it. However, since these two midwives, Nurse, had said so, Imperial Concubine Yan and Prince Shenwang must have made a judgment in their hearts.

Back then, these two midwives were personally chosen by Imperial Concubine Yan for fear that the journey would be bumpy and Xiao Xi would feel slightly uncomfortable. Therefore, although she was worried, she still trusted these two nanny.

“What do you mean?” Imperial Concubine Yan’s brows furrowed, her voice a little hoarse.

The two nanny looked at each other. One of them lowered her head and said, “Your Highness, the princess is seven months pregnant now, and the fetus has already taken shape. In the current situation, the servants really have no way to stabilize the princess’ fetus. I wonder if this imperial physician …” The midwifery nanny cast her gaze towards Imperial Physician Li, who had been hanging her head and did not speak.

Li Imperial doctor was shocked and realized that the two midwives were afraid that Nurse wouldn’t be able to bear such a big burden, so they dragged him into the water. However, even if he understood, there was no way he could avoid it. Seeing that Imperial Concubine Yan and Chu Yanzhi were looking at him, he hurriedly bowed and said, “Imperial Concubine Yan, Your Highness, Xiaguan also have no choice.”

“Then what do you think you should do?” Seeing that the few of them were pushing back and forth, but none of them had come up with a solution, Chu Yanzhi couldn’t help but feel furious from the bottom of his heart. He raised his foot and ruthlessly kicked Li Imperial doctor.

Li Imperial doctor had never seen Chu Yanzhi jump so violently. This kick caused his blood and qi to tremble. However, he did not dare to express it at all. He hurriedly got up and knelt in front of Chu Yanzhi. “This servant feels that the only feasible method now is to induce labor.”

The other two birth promoting nanny witnessed Imperial Physician Li being kicked to the ground by Prince Shenwang. She immediately knelt on the ground and said, “This servant thinks the same.”

Imperial Concubine Yan’s tightly clenched hand finally loosened. She slowly cast her gaze towards the screen.

The people behind the screen did not make a sound.

But Imperial Concubine Yan knew that she was currently enduring great pain. She suddenly let go of Dong Yue’s hand and walked in.

“Mother … I’m sorry.”

She had heard what Imperial Physician Li and the two midwives had just said.

She blamed herself for being careless, knowing that the situation was full of dangers, but she was careless enough to let those people exploit the loopholes. If something really happened to the child, then how could she be worthy of the child in her belly, how could she be worthy of Consort Yan, how could she be worthy of Xizhi …

She feels that she really doesn’t deserve to be a mother.

Tears gushed out of his eyes.

“Silly child, I should be the one to say sorry. I didn’t take good care of you.” Imperial Concubine Yan forcefully pulled the corner of her lips, and a thick layer of mist appeared in her eyes. She stretched out her hand to pull up the scattered green silk for Xiao Xiwei. Finally, she pulled the handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat off her forehead. “But don’t be afraid. With Mother here, you and the child will be fine. Mother will protect you, no matter who wants to hurt you.” Imperial Concubine Yan pursed her lips and smiled, her gaze unprecedentedly firm.

Unexpectedly, a huge wave of warmth swept towards her.

Mother …

This word had never been spoken since she remembered it.

Madam Li was once only her’mother ‘, and before that, Consort Yan was only her’mother’.

Mother …

As long as she thought about this word, she felt that her chest was filled with bitterness, and she didn’t even dare to touch it. However, at this moment, this word was so easily spoken by Imperial Concubine Yan that the kindness in her eyes was exactly the same as when she fantasized about her mother loving her.

At this moment, Imperial Concubine Yan was no longer her mother-in-law, nor was she her mother-in-law. Instead, she was her mother …