The emperor stood outside the Noble Consort's palace in an indifferent and noble posture while the concubines and his mother accompanied by the empress paced around room nervously. He had told his grandmother not to come over and worry herself unnecessarily because to him, it was just a normal childbirth. He felt amused watching all the women holding Buddhist beads and pretending to pray for Consort Xi's safe delivery while he knew in their hearts, they must be wishing for her death!
The only person who wasn't here was Zhan Yanhui and that was because she was currently in the inner room with the midwives for assistance. She was also the reason he had decided to wait unlike before. He saw his eunuch bring out a chair for him to sit so he waited patiently and even eventually dozed off in the process...