Outside the delivery room, as Princess Jiaming screamed one after another, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhang family cautiously saluted the Princess Protector, but for a long time they did not receive a response from the Princess Protector.

In front of a room full of maids and maids, Princess Protector's indifferent attitude was like a loud slap on their old faces.

Ever since Zhang Cifu entered the cabinet many years ago and became a minister, they have been treated with courtesy wherever they go. Even the princess has to treat them a little less favorably when she sees them. They have never been so embarrassed.

However, they only dared to complain in their hearts that Princess Protector was arrogant and domineering, and did not dare to show a trace of dissatisfaction on their faces. They were afraid that Princess Protector would draw a sword and poke a few bloody holes in their bodies in anger.

Mrs. Zhang was the first to be unable to hold on, her body was trembling and she was about to fall down, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead. She was worried that she would really fall and make a fool of herself, so she gritted her teeth and saluted again: "I pay my respects to Your Highness."

Princess Protector, who was sitting in the main seat, seemed to have just noticed her and glanced at her casually: "I can't stand it anymore? Why didn't I think that she wouldn't be able to stand it when I was studying Jiaming?"

As soon as these words came out, the Zhang family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't help but panic, knowing that they couldn't be kind today.

With this thought in her heart, how could Mrs. Zhang dare to admit it? She opened the corners of her dry mouth and said with a smile: "Your Highness is joking. It's too late for the palace to hurt the princess, so how dare you try to teach her."

Princess Protector said sarcastically: "How could Jiaming have difficulty giving birth if we didn't teach her? How did your house behave when she was having difficulty giving birth? Do you need me to clarify one by one?"

Mrs. Zhang's face stiffened and she forcefully explained: "Your Highness, calm down, the princess was frightened and gave birth prematurely last night. My daughter-in-law promptly invited the doctor and midwife for the princess. It's just that the princess is weak and the fetus is not in the right position, which will cause difficulty in giving birth. I hope

Your Highness is aware of this."

Mrs. Zhang also quickly nodded and agreed: "I have already looked after the midwife for the princess. Who knew that the princess would give birth prematurely? By chance, the midwife went to a relative's house to have a drink. I was in a hurry and had to find someone else.

Another midwife, I didn’t expect that this midwife was so incompetent that the princess still hasn’t been able to give birth to a child.”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't know how much Princess Protector knew. As long as she never mentioned the real reason for Princess Jiaming's premature birth, they would never mention it themselves until Zhang Cifu came back to take charge of the overall situation.

At present, it is a fact that Princess Jiaming has difficulty giving birth and is dead. They cannot argue with this point. They can only blame it on the midwife and try to extricate themselves from it. In short, they cannot admit that they deliberately slacked off and did not take Princess Jiaming's life or death to heart.

superior.

Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pretending to be dead, the Princess Protector did not let them go. They were heartbroken when she said: "I only allow my descendants to commit adultery, and I dare to adopt the adulterous son into the name of the royal princess. Now I dare to instigate this child."

The Zhang family is so brave to commit such a serious crime that humiliates the royal family by having an adulterous son and murdering the royal princess!"

When arriving at Zhang's Mansion, Qin Xiaoxiao found an opportunity to tell her all the disgusting things that Zhang's Mansion had done to Princess Jiaming, including that Zhang's Mansion might have deliberately spread rumors to slander Princess Jiaming.

With a "pop" sound, Mrs. Zhang could no longer hold herself up and collapsed on the ground, her face looking like she was mourning for her heir.

Putting aside the glamorous exterior of Mrs. Yipin, she is just a little more knowledgeable than an ordinary old woman, and her scheming skills are completely inconsistent with her identity. Being frightened by the Protector Princess, her true colors were exposed.

Mrs. Zhang was a little stronger than her. She calmed down and kept complaining: "Teng'er was adopted from the old family members and adopted into the name of the princess with the nod of the old man. The princess is also willing to do this. If your highness doesn't believe it, you can do it."

Ask the princess personally!"

Princess Protector ignored her, stared at Mrs. Zhang who collapsed on the ground and said: "There is no need to ask Jiaming about this matter. The Japanese Palace will personally send people to the Zhang family in Luzhou to find out. If it is found that this child is not from Zhang

Sir, it is also a serious crime to deceive me and Jiaming."

Mrs. Zhang's face turned even paler. She couldn't help but investigate this kind of thing!

Regarding the adoption before, I felt that Princess Jiaming was easy to deceive and would not send people to the Zhang family in Luzhou to check the authenticity, so the government did not remind them to help with the fraud.

Now that Princess Protector has said this, she must have sent people to Luzhou. By then it will be clear that she has another serious crime, so it is better to confess directly. Maybe she can be moved with affection and reason, and Princess Protector will understand.

My own difficulties.

Thinking of this, she ignored her daughter-in-law's wink, crawled to the feet of Princess Protector, hugged her legs and cried: "Your Highness, we have no choice but to do this. Three generations of the Zhang family can't be cut off here.

The imperial doctor had previously said that the princess was too weak to have children, and it just so happened that my unlucky grandniece wanted to repay her kindness and was willing to produce heirs for the princess, so..."

Seeing how easily her mother-in-law put everything together, including when and where Lan Zhi delivered the baby, Mrs. Zhang's eyes suddenly went dark and she almost fell to the ground.

Mingming had said not to reveal a word at the gate before, but she was frightened by a few words and said more than anyone else. She knew before that her mother-in-law was a wax-tipped gun, but she didn't expect that she would be so ineffective. Why didn't her father-in-law get divorced in the first place?

This old thing can only do bad things!

Glancing at her reaction, Princess Protector's lips curled up into a smile, her expression looking a little softer: "Oh, so you have a great niece and nephew?"

Mrs. Zhang thought she had made the right bet, and she nodded with secret joy in her heart: "Yes, my grandniece is so sincere and filial. After giving birth to Teng'er, she willingly adopted her into the name of the princess and never asked for her title!

"

At this point, she thought of something and said quickly: "If the princess was happy early, I would not agree to her doing this. Now it seems that Teng'er has solved the knot in the princess's heart and brought an heir for the princess!"

"

Under her beautification, Zhang Shiren and Lan Zhi, the adulterous children of an adulterous couple, actually became the benefactors of Princess Jiaming.

Princess Protector finally knew what was going on in the Zhang family. She got rid of Mrs. Zhang and said to the other people in the room: "Remember everything?"

Among these people were the guards and maids from Princess Protector's Mansion, the maids from Zhang's Mansion, the doctor invited by Madam Zhang last night, and the two nuns sent by Empress Dowager Jing to take care of Princess Jiaming.

Except for the people from Princess Protector's Mansion, everyone else looked at each other in confusion, dripping with cold sweat, but they didn't dare not answer, and said bravely: "I'll remember it."

Afterwards, these people were the best witnesses and could not tolerate the Zhang family's denial.

Upon seeing this, Mrs. Zhang's vision went dark again and she fell completely unconscious.

Mrs. Zhang didn't know that a disaster was about to happen to her family, so she said with a shy face: "Your Highness, in the final analysis, this matter is not a big deal, and it will not hinder the princess. If the princess gives birth to a boy, she doesn't want Teng'er to bear her name."

Next, these things can also be done..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Cifu strode in and saluted the Princess Protector: "I have met Your Highness."

Princess Protector glanced at his unimpressive official hat and said with a half-smile, "Master Zhang came in time. If he had been so active in inviting the imperial doctor for Jiaming yesterday, there would be no need for me to come here in person."

Even though Zhang Cifu was very scheming, he changed his face slightly because of this straightforward sarcasm, but the next moment he returned to normal, his attitude was extremely respectful: "It was getting late yesterday, and I misjudged the difficulty of giving birth to the princess.

I didn’t bother the imperial doctors, I didn’t expect it would lead to such serious consequences, and I hope your highness will be aware of it.”

Seeing that the matter had reached this point, he could still keep his face and speak eloquently. Princess Protector even admired his character, but what he said was extremely rude: "It is the duty of an imperial doctor to treat illnesses and save people for the royal family. Mr. Zhang knew that Jiaming was difficult to give birth.

, but I am worried about disturbing the imperial doctor. Do you not care about Jiaming, or do you have other motives?"

Zhang Cifu's expression remained unchanged and his attitude remained respectful: "Old minister, I don't dare."

Princess Protector chuckled and looked directly into Zhang Cifu's eyes: "Mrs. Zhang already confessed just now. Isn't it too late for Mr. Zhang to say that he doesn't dare now?"

Zhang Cifu said calmly: "This bitch suffers from mental madness. Once it attacks, he will talk nonsense. Your Highness does not need to take it seriously."

Mrs. Zhang on the side looked at him in disbelief. She opened her mouth to say that she was not crazy. Suddenly, she realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said. Her face suddenly changed and she couldn't even look at it.

If you dare to look at Zhang Cifu, how can you dare to speak out in defense?

Princess Protector lightly tapped the table, which was a sign that her patience had run out: "Master Zhang will save these excuses to explain to the Holy One. I hope that Master Zhang can still be so calm in front of the Holy Master."

Zhang Cifu cupped his hands and said, "Thanks to your Highness's concern, when the princess is out of danger, I will apologize to the Holy One."

When he heard Mrs. Zhang's words before entering the house, he had prepared for the worst. Now Princess Protector had made it clear that she would intervene to the end, and it was not something he could cover up if he wanted to.

For now, I can only hope that Princess Jiaming is safe and sound, and try to comfort her and persuade her not to make trouble. When the time comes, he will put aside his old face and cry in front of the emperor, trying his best to minimize the big issue and preserve the reputation of the Zhang family.

In the delivery room, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know that Princess Protector had captured Mrs. Zhang and had obtained evidence that the Zhang family had deceived and murdered Princess Jiaming.

She looked at Princess Jiaming who was sweating profusely on the bed and almost scratching the mattress. Her whole body was extremely tight: "Auntie, if you hold on a little longer, the cervix will be opened soon!"

The situation of Princess Jiaming was not optimistic. Although the two midwives worked hard to adjust the position of the fetus, her cervix could not be fully opened.

Now the two imperial doctors Liu and Liao are giving her acupuncture, assisting the two midwives to open her cervix. Judging from the pulse condition, the fetus in her belly is in danger, and I am afraid it will not be able to survive until Princess Jiaming gives birth to her.

No one dared to tell Princess Jiaming this point, but Princess Jiaming seemed to have had a premonition. She slightly raised her head and begged the two midwives: "If you can only save one, I beg you to save the child!"

The two midwives looked at Qin Xiaoxiao. Considering Princess Jiaming's situation, if she wanted to keep her baby alive, now would be the best time.

"Auntie, don't think like that!" Qin Xiaoxiao held Princess Jiaming's hand tightly and said bitterly: "A child without a mother to protect him is so pitiful. You can't bear to let him face the Zhang family alone.

Those jackals, tigers and leopards?”

Princess Jiaming was silent for a moment, tears falling from the corners of her eyes: "This is the flesh and blood of the Zhang family, they will always protect it!"

Qin Xiaoxiao saw that she still had expectations for the Zhang family, and wished she could tell the truth that Teng'er was the result of an affair between Zhang Shiren and Lan Zhi, and that the entire Zhang family was fooling her like a fool.

But at this critical juncture, how could she withstand such excitement, so she could only say: "Zhang Shiren and Lan Zhi became an adulterous couple. If you were gone, he would marry Lan Zhi immediately. They all say that having a stepmother is enough."

How can they treat your child well if you have a stepfather?"

These words touched Princess Jiaming's heart, and her expression changed from pain to sobriety: "Yes, you, you are right, I want to live, I want to protect the child, and I must never let it lose my mother's love!"

Qin Xiaoxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and encouraged: "Auntie, don't talk. It's important to conserve your strength."

Princess Jiaming nodded, gritted her teeth and endured the pain to prevent herself from crying out.

Qin Xiaoxiao took the hot towel handed by the maid and kept wiping her forehead and the cold sweat on her neck. She secretly prayed that the child in Princess Jiaming's belly was safe, otherwise she would go crazy because of the dream she had before.

will also become a reality.

With the efforts of the imperial physician and midwife, Princess Jiaming's cervix was completely opened half an hour later. The severe pain made her facial features deformed, and Qin Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked her to bite her tongue, fearing that she would bite it.

towel.

At this time, the midwife shouted with joy: "It's out. You can already see the baby's head. If the princess works harder, the baby will come out soon!"

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, she immediately said excitedly: "Auntie, did you hear that? The child is about to come out!"

Princess Jiaming, who had no strength left, had tears in her eyes, trying hard to hold the ginseng slices Mingyue stuffed into her mouth, and under the guidance of the midwife, she gathered all her strength and worked hard for luck.

The next moment, she clearly felt that the child was separated from her body, and the tearing pain gradually became lighter. She tried hard to raise her head and wanted to take a look at the child, but she really had no strength, and her eyelids

Drooping uncontrollably.

Before she completely lost consciousness, she was a little confused: Why didn't she hear the child's cry?

Princess Jiaming didn't know that the moment the midwife took the child from between her legs, her face suddenly changed. They lifted the child's legs and feet and patted the child's black and blue butt hard twice.

no response.

This is a slightly skinny male fetus. Not only does his body appear a horrible dark blue color, but his lips that should be pink are also darkened. It is obvious that this is caused by being suffocated in the mother's womb for a long time.

Even though she expected that the child might be in bad condition, after all the hard work she had to deliver a stillborn fetus, the midwife was still frightened and stammered: "Husband, madam, please look at the child quickly..."

Qin Xiaoxiao was urging Mingyue to check the pulse of the unconscious Princess Jiaming. When she heard the midwife's words, her face changed and she hurriedly took the child. When she saw the child's skin color, she realized something was wrong: "How could this happen? Why did he
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