Chapter 33

On the third day of the first month, the afternoon sun was just right. The snow on the eaves was melted by the sun, and the air was still filled with a faint floral fragrance. There was a plum forest in the southwest direction of the Jiaofang Hall. Standing on the pavilion of the Jiaofang Hall, one could see that pink and white expanse from afar.

However, the few masters in the Jiaofang Hall at this time no longer had the mood to appreciate that plum forest. Liu Che leaned on the soft couch, but his expression carried a bit of solemnity. He called the palace maid at the door: "How is it? Has Lady Wei given birth?"

The palace maid shook her head: "There is no news from the Pixiang Hall yet."

A Jiao on the side took the dry towel sent by the palace maid and carefully helped Liu Li wipe her hair dry. Now it was considered early spring, but if she didn't wipe her hair dry quickly, it wouldn't be good if she caught a cold.

Especially since her daughter was still young, she had to pay more attention.

Hearing Liu Che ask several times in less than the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, she raised her eyebrows and said: "Since you are so worried, why not go and guard outside the Pixiang Hall yourself."

The look Liu Che cast at A Jiao froze slightly. He wanted to go and see what the situation was at the Pixiang Hall, but as the Son of Heaven, A Jiao hadn't gone yet, and for him, the Empress, to go first seemed a bit inappropriate.

"Your Majesty, I will go and see with you." Liu Che got down from the soft couch, raised his hand to tidy his clothes, waiting for A Jiao's response.

He was naturally very concerned about Wei Zifu's production situation. If this child was an Imperial Prince, it would be his first son. He was already twenty-six years old this year and didn't have a son yet; could he not be anxious?

The reason A Jiao wasn't anxious was because she knew the child in Wei Zifu's belly was a girl. However, seeing Liu Che's anxious look, she raised her eyebrows and said very kindly: "Alright, since the Empress is so concerned about Lady Wei's situation, then follow me to see."

She would take Liu Che over to let him see the birth of his daughter with his own eyes. She didn't know if his expression would be wonderful when he saw it was a girl?

"A Li, play in the Jiaofang Hall yourself; wait for me to come back." A Jiao rubbed her daughter's soft hair, smelling the fragrant scent on her body, and the smile on her face became even gentler.

Liu Li nodded obediently: "Okay."

She didn't expect Wei Zifu to have a premature birth, and it was pushed by Yin Meiren.

After watching A Jiao and Liu Che leave, Liu Li lay directly on the soft couch, very comfortably crossing her legs, swinging her little feet leisurely, and began to think about this matter.

Why did Yin Meiren push Wei Zifu? Could it be that Yin Meiren was also pregnant like the previous Beauty Wang, and felt that the child in Wei Zifu's belly threatened her status, so she took action against Wei Zifu?

No, no, this reason doesn't make sense. Pushing Wei Zifu didn't do Yin Meiren any good at all. For a moment, Liu Li couldn't figure it out.

A Jiao and Liu Che took the Imperial Chariot to the Pixiang Hall together. She also thought of Su Wen's report just now, so she asked again: "Su Wen, you just said that Yin Meiren pushed Lady Wei, and that's why she had a premature birth?"

Su Wen responded: "Yes, the eunuch from the Pixiang Hall said so."

"Why did Yin Meiren push Lady Wei?"

Su Wen: "Back to Your Majesty, the people from the Tingwei Office have already taken Yin Meiren away. I believe she will confess soon."

A Jiao felt a bit of pity in her heart; she had thought Yin Meiren was a bit cute before.

Liu Che said coldly: "You still want to keep such a woman in the palace? If something happens to Zifu and the child in her belly, I will exterminate her nine clans!"

A Jiao glanced at him and said in a low voice: "Liu Che, the person who accepted those beauties at the beginning seems to be you."

Liu Che choked, his gaze gradually darkening.

The Imperial Chariot stopped in front of the Pixiang Hall. Seeing the Son of Heaven and the Empress had both arrived, the palace servants knelt down to welcome them one after another.

Liu Che walked off the Imperial Chariot with the support of Fuqu and couldn't wait to ask: "How is it? How is Lady Wei now?"

The palace maid of the Pixiang Hall was stunned. Seeing the Son of Heaven who came afterward, she hurriedly replied: "Lady Wei is still in the delivery room; the situation is not very good."

Liu Che's expression froze. A Jiao took a deep breath and said: "Go and see." Even if she didn't like Wei Zifu much, the child was innocent

after all.

Outside the delivery room, Princess Yue and Princess Ling were both there, the two little girls holding hands and standing together, their eyes tightly watching the door of the delivery room.

The sound of Wei Zifu's heart-wrenching cries came from the room. The younger Liu Ling was already scared to tears: "Wuwu, Sister, Mother won't be alright, right?"

Liu Yue also pursed her lips tightly. Her fear was no less than her sister's, but she still comforted her sister: "Mother will be fine; she will definitely be fine."

Seeing the Son of Heaven and the Empress coming, the palace maids hurriedly knelt to welcome them: "Greetings, Your Majesty, Lady."

Hearing the palace maids' words, the two little girls turned to see the Son of Heaven walking toward this side, as if they had found their backbone, and ran toward A Jiao with their skirts lifted.

"Father!"

Liu Che, who was walking in front, subconsciously reached out to catch the two daughters, but the two girls didn't look at him at all and threw themselves directly into A Jiao's arms.

He put down his raised hand very awkwardly.

Liu Ling hugged A Jiao's left hand, crying: "Father, Mother is so painful, I'm so scared, sob, sob, sob..."

Liu Yue's personality was more introverted and mature and wouldn't cry out loud like her sister, but her eye sockets were also red, and she leaned in A Jiao's arms and sobbed in a low voice: "Father."

A Jiao was forced to hold them both, hesitated for a moment, and comforted: "Don't cry, your mother will be fine."

Seeing that the two children were truly frightened, A Jiao thought for a while and said loudly: "Someone, take the two Princesses away."

The palace maids by Liu Yue and Liu Ling's side hurriedly ran over, picked them up, and were about to take them away.

Liu Ling refused to leave. She struggled and even shouted: "I want Mother, I want Mother, sob, sob, sob... let me go!"

Seeing the Son of Heaven's brows furrowed, the palace maids were afraid of being blamed, so they didn't care how Liu Ling cried and made a scene, and forcibly carried the two away.

Liu Che stood on the side watching A Jiao's simple and rough handling result, but didn't say anything, instead turning to look at the palace maid guarding the door and asking: "What is the situation now?"

"The Lady has been inside for an hour (two hours)."

Just as the words fell, the door of the delivery room was opened, and a very strong smell of blood drifted with the wind. Liu Che subconsciously covered his mouth and nose, and a feeling of nausea rose in his heart.

"Quick, prepare hot water again; there is not enough hot water."

Immediately afterward, basins of bloody water were carried out by the palace maids. Looking at the bloody color and combining it with the smell, Liu Che couldn't hold it anymore and ran to the side to retch.

Seeing him like this, A Jiao reached out to support him, raised her hand to pat his back to smooth his breath: "Why don't you go back first? I'll watch here for you."

Liu Che retched a few times, feeling a little better. He leaned against A Jiao's arms and asked hoarsely: "Why did she bleed so much?"

He remembered that when Wei Zifu gave birth to Liu Yue, it didn't take a long time. The eunuch went to the Xuanshi Hall to notify him, and by the time he arrived at the Pixiang Hall, Liu Yue had already been born.

Why was she crying so painfully this time?

A Jiao glanced at him and sneered: "You don't think giving birth is a very easy thing, do you?"

Isn't it? Liu Che really wanted to say that, but looking at the slightly sarcastic smile on his own face, he thought about it and closed his mouth.

Listening to Wei Zifu's painful voice, Liu Che subconsciously raised his hand to touch his lower abdomen. Thinking that in five or six months, the child in his own belly would also be born, he silently prayed that it wouldn't be as painful as Wei Zifu was today when he gave birth.

Inside the delivery room, Wei Zifu was sweating all over from the pain, and the sweat on her forehead was constantly dripping down. Even with a handkerchief in her mouth, she couldn't stop her voice.

"Lady, use more strength; the little Imperial Prince's head can already be seen." The midwife encouraged Wei Zifu while delivering the baby. However, at this time, the Lady's birth canal hadn't even opened yet.

Use strength, but she had no strength left. Wei Zifu grabbed the quilt tightly with both hands, her eyes staring trance-like at the top of the bed, shouting helplessly in her heart, Child... it is Mother who is sorry for you; I shouldn't have taken such a risk with your life...

You must be born safely!

I don't know

if it was because of this belief in her heart, Wei Zifu held her breath, even holding the thought that even if she died, she would let the child in her belly be born safely, and she used strength again while enduring the tearing pain in her lower body.

Under such intense pain, she felt as if her body was about to be stripped away, her head was dizzy, and finally, she only heard the midwife's exclamation beside her: "Lady, you cannot faint at this time; if you faint at this time, it will be two lives in one."

In a trance, Wei Zifu seemed to see a person, an old woman with a head full of silver hair and a hunched figure.

That old woman hung a long white silk on the beam of the room, her expression filled with sorrow and resentment as she climbed onto the table, intending to hang herself.

"No, no..." I don't know why, looking at the old woman's action of preparing to hang herself, Wei Zifu also felt sorrow from her heart. She wanted to rush over to stop the old woman, but the old woman seemed unable to see her, and the whole person was already hanging on the white silk.

Wei Zifu passed through the old woman's body and stood in front of the old woman. She saw the old woman's face, but was stunned on the spot. Why did the old woman in front of her look so similar to herself? It was as if it was the old her!

The old woman died on the beam with a determined face. Wei Zifu stood on the side and witnessed the whole process of her hanging herself, and finally, she seemed to be pulled out alive by a pulling force.

She saw the place where the old woman hung herself was actually the Jiaofang Hall.

"Lady, wake up quickly." Beside her ears were the voices of the midwife and Xia Ling. Wei Zifu opened her eyes suddenly, not knowing if she was frightened or if the pain in her lower body had awakened her. Her eyes stared blankly at the top of the bed, gasping for breath.

"The Lady is awake, quick, quick, drink this bowl of medicine." Xia Ling brought a bowl of steaming medicine to Wei Zifu's mouth: "Lady, the little Imperial Prince is about to be born; you must hold on."

Wei Zifu gritted her teeth, turned her head, and drank the bowl of medicine. Listening to the midwife's words on the side, when that wave of pain struck, she finally gave birth to the child in her belly.

The midwife picked up the child and said to her with a look of surprise: "Congratulations, Lady, it is a..."

She could no longer hear the words behind, her eyes went black, and she fainted completely.

The sun set behind the mountains, and the sky darkened.

Even Wei Qing received the news and rushed over from the Feathered Forest Guard, concerned about his sister who had been in the delivery room for two hours and hadn't come out yet.

He was a bit surprised to see the Son of Heaven in the room next door, and then felt happy for his sister in his heart. The Emperor was actually here too; he must have his sister in his heart.

However, when he saw the Empress also here, his expression was slightly astonished. Soon, he restrained his emotions and saluted the Emperor and Empress: "Greetings, Your Majesty, Lady."

A Jiao nodded slightly: "Exempt from the salute."

Wei Qing looked at the door of the delivery room with a tense body, his hands clenched into fists, his heart filled with worry for his sister in the room.

Suddenly, a faint baby's cry came, startling Liu Che to stand up from the cushion. He turned to look at A Jiao, still a bit uncertain: "Is it born?"

A Jiao nodded: "Yes."

Before long, the door of the delivery room was opened. The midwife's face was full of flattering smiles, holding the newborn child in her arms and walking out: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, it is a little Imperial Prince."

Hearing the midwife's words, Liu Che brightened up: "Really?" The excitement in his words could not be covered.

A Jiao was a bit dumbfounded. She thought she had misheard and asked again uncertainly: "Are you sure it is a little Imperial Prince?"

The midwife nodded repeatedly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, it is a little Imperial Prince."

Actually an Imperial Prince?!

A Jiao was stunned on the spot. She subconsciously turned to look at Liu Che. Perhaps because of heartfelt happiness, his face was exceptionally bright, his beautiful phoenix eyes curved into crescents, and even his white teeth were exposed.

She had wanted to see Liu Che's disappointed expression when he learned that Wei Zifu had given birth to a girl again, but she didn't expect the clown to be herself.

Liu Che was so happy that he had forgotten his identity at this time and couldn't wait to say: "Give me the child to hold." This was his son; he finally had a son!

The midwife naturally didn't dare to disobey the Empress's order and was about to hand the little Imperial Prince to the Empress when Wei Qing suddenly spoke: "Let me hold him

." This was the Imperial Prince born by his sister; how could he be handed to the Empress?

Liu Che looked at Wei Qing with slight dissatisfaction and was about to scold him, but A Jiao spoke first: "Wei Attendant, can the Empress not hold the little Imperial Prince?"

Wei Qing choked and hurriedly lowered his head and bowed: "This servant didn't mean that."

Here, Liu Che had already held his eldest son in his arms, his face revealing a loving expression, but when he saw the baby's wrinkled little face, he lightly complained: "Seems a bit ugly."

Wei Qing clenched his fists, enduring without speaking.

"Reward, all the palace servants in the Pixiang Hall, each rewarded with a salary of one thousand shi, the midwife rewarded with one hundred shi of silver." Liu Che said very generously.

The midwife thanked him happily while feeling strange. Wei Zifu gave birth to the eldest Imperial Prince for the Son of Heaven; why was the Empress the happiest? And the Son of Heaven stood on the side, not even looking at the little Imperial Prince, and there was no joy on his face; it was really strange.

"How is Lady Wei?" Wei Qing still cared about his sister in his heart and hurriedly asked the midwife.

The midwife said: "Lady Wei exhausted her strength to give birth to the little Imperial Prince and is now in a deep sleep. Empress, the little Imperial Prince is not yet full-term and cannot see the wind; it is better to let this servant take care of him first."

Hearing the midwife call him Empress, Liu Che suddenly reacted. He paused and handed the child in his arms to the midwife: "You take the Imperial Prince down and take good care of him. If there is any problem, I will only ask you."

The midwife hurriedly said: "Nuo."

Even Wei Qing noticed the Empress's uniqueness. He was a bit suspicious; could the Empress be so kind?

The midwife took the little Imperial Prince away. Wei Qing turned to look at A Jiao and suddenly knelt before her: "Your Majesty, this servant heard that Sister's premature birth was caused by Yin Meiren pushing her. Please give Sister and the little Imperial Prince justice."

A Jiao looked at Wei Qing kneeling before her, the expression on her face indistinguishable from joy or anger, only saying: "Wei Attendant, rise first. I have already handed this matter to the Tingwei Office to handle. If it is really Yin Meiren's doing, I will not be lenient with her."

Wei Qing kowtowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

At this time, A Jiao, as the Son of Heaven, was not convenient to enter the delivery room to visit Wei Zifu, so she gave two simple instructions and left with Liu Che.

Having a son, Liu Che was in a great mood, but he also noticed that A Jiao's expression was not very happy.

Also, that was a child born by someone else; it was normal for A Jiao to be unhappy.

Thinking this, Liu Che suddenly reached out and held A Jiao's hand, then pulled her hand and placed it on his lower abdomen, "A Jiao, don't worry, although I am very happy to have an eldest Imperial Prince, in my heart, our child is the most important."

A Jiao moved her eyebrows, very disdainful of Liu Che's words. If this child wasn't personally carried by him, he probably wouldn't even look at it, just like when she was pregnant with A Li.

It was just that A Jiao couldn't figure out why the third child Wei Zifu gave birth to in her previous life was clearly a girl, but now it had become an Imperial Prince.

And didn't A Li also say that in that so-called history, Wei Zifu's third child was a girl?

The news of the birth of the eldest Imperial Prince soon spread throughout the Weiyang Palace. Liu Li, who stayed in the Jiaofang Hall, heard the news from the palace servants before A Jiao returned.

She was also stunned.

This child of Wei Zifu was actually an Imperial Prince?!

What the heck?

If you don't know what to do, ask the system. Liu Li hurriedly called the system: "What's going on? What about Wei Zifu's third daughter? How did this child become an Imperial Prince? Shouldn't the eldest Imperial Prince Liu Ju be born in the first year of Yuanshuo?"

【Emperor Wu had three daughters, and finally had one son. So according to this order, the child in Wei Zifu's belly must be an Imperial Prince.】

Liu Li: "..." Is that how it's calculated? Actually, it can be like this?!

She didn't understand, but was greatly shocked. So was it her appearance that butterfly-effected Wei Zifu's third daughter away?

"But even if it's a son, it shouldn't be born in the fourth year of Yuanguang."

【Because you, the host, have already advanced many historical events, this Imperial Prince was born ahead of time.】

Liu Li

took a deep breath. Does this pot have to be carried by her? She didn't know before that advancing historical events would also make people born ahead of time.

【Host, don't be so conflicted. You are already a person in history, and the history of this space-time will be created by you. Perhaps thousands of years later, your name will also appear in history books and become a test point for many candidates.】

Liu Li: "!!!" She will become a test point?!

It was also at this moment that Liu Li realized slightly that the space-time she was in had completely separated from the magnificent Han Dynasty in her memory.

What kind of route this Han in front of her would develop along might be determined by herself?! She suddenly felt that the responsibility on her thin shoulders was heavy.

After the Emperor and Empress returned to the Jiaofang Hall, Liu Che was a bit listless because he had been worried about Wei Zifu for a long time, so he went back to the sleeping palace to rest.

A Jiao called Liu Li to the book pavilion to discuss the matter of Wei Zifu giving birth to the eldest Imperial Prince.

Liu Li didn't hide it and told A Jiao the reason the system told her. She thought, if she hadn't traveled over, after the original owner fell into the water and died, perhaps the child in Wei Zifu's belly would have been a girl.

And the original owner Liu Li might not have been recorded in history because she was born mentally retarded or for other reasons, and finally became "Emperor Wu had three daughters, and finally had one son."

A Jiao murmured: "It turned out to be because of this..."

For a time, they both fell into silence. After a long time, A Jiao sighed: "Forget it, even if Wei Zifu gave birth to an eldest Imperial Prince, it is considered a good thing for me now. At least those feudal princes who were hoping Liu Che wouldn't have a son should be completely dead set."

Liu Li nodded: "Makes sense. I think the one who should be worried now is Father." After all, he is the Empress now; Wei Zifu gave birth to an eldest Imperial Prince, isn't he afraid that the Empress position will be unstable?

A Jiao sneered: "He saw his son today and was so happy that he forgot his own surname."

Liu Li thought about it and summarized: "You are still too good to him."

A Jiao was also helpless. She gently hugged her daughter and said: "Although I have always thought about taking revenge on him and making him lose power, I can't bear to really depose him after all. After all, that is my body."

Liu Li nodded: "I can understand."

"But we have to be careful in the future. After all, Liu Che has a son now. In case he sees that he and I really can't swap back, will he find a way to take the power from my hands and then become a regent Empress, or even Empress Dowager?"

A Jiao's worry was not unreasonable, but Liu Li felt it was impossible: "This shouldn't happen. Just like you can't bear to depose your own body, Liu Che won't take the risk to take the power of his own body. If you two can't swap back, he will ensure you are always this Emperor. After all, in other people's eyes, you are him."

Still that sentence, the current Chen Ajiao and Liu Che are a community of destiny.

Hearing Liu Li say this, A Jiao was slightly relieved.

"By the way, has the reason for Wei Zifu's premature birth been investigated clearly? Was it really Yin Meiren who pushed her?" Liu Li still felt this was very strange, so she asked one more question.

"Yin Meiren has already been taken away by the Tingwei Office. I heard from the palace maids in the Pixiang Hall that at that time, only Yin Meiren and Wei Zifu were in the room. After they heard the movement and rushed in, they saw Wei Zifu fall to the ground, and Wei Zifu also said it was Yin Meiren who pushed her."

Looking at it this way, it seems it was really Yin Meiren's doing, but what was her purpose in doing this? Harming Wei Zifu didn't do Yin Meiren any good at all.

Although the witnesses were complete, the motive for the crime was not established, so this matter had doubts. Liu Li pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and said: "I'll use God's Perspective to see."

God's Perspective could allow Liu Li to know the sequence of events as a bystander. Whether Yin Meiren really took action against Wei Zifu, she would know at a glance.