Guoluo Luo's in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 23 Phoenix Death and Dragon Life

The imperial concubine found out about this the next day, and hurriedly sent Pearl by her side to Yikun Palace with a lot of things.She was indeed a little arrogant these days, the care of the emperor's cousin, the empress dowager and the empress dowager almost made her forget herself, completely forgetting that she was not the only one who gave birth to the emperor in this palace.

Yipin accepted these things on the surface, but as soon as Pearl left, she asked people to throw all the things into the warehouse with a cold face, waiting for when to give gifts and just give them to others.This accident of the imperial concubine really offended Yipin; in fact, not to mention Yipin, even the other women in the palace felt that she had gone a little too far this time, but they were secretly glad that their child did not come by chance something happened.

"Sister, don't make such a foolish face. It's almost the end of the year, so it doesn't look good." Wanzhao specially made some small clothes and brought them to the little elder brother, "Since the imperial concubine has already apologized, the emperor didn't reprimand her for anything. Elder sister, put away your dislike for her first, otherwise if people find out, they will say that you have to be reasonable and unforgiving."

"Isn't the emperor not scolding her because of the child in her belly? I admit it. But if I want to give her a good look in the future, then I have to think about it." Yipin hugged the child and coaxed him to drink Put down the hot goat's milk, "Fortunately, my child is fine, otherwise, if I risk my life, I will never end with her."

Wan Zhao let out an "ah".This elder sister of mine really has a real temperament, dare to love and dare to hate, does this imperial concubine know now that she has offended another person?Xiao Liu, who was held in her arms, tilted his head, looked at the tassels hanging from the gilt silver and pearl hairpin on Wanzhao's bun, and wanted to reach out to grab it.Wan Zhao hurriedly turned her head to avoid it, nodded Xiao Liu's nose and said, "Little rascal, this is not for fun."

Xiao Liu blinked his eyes innocently, and murmured indistinctly: "Er, the forehead is cool..."

"Oh, Xiaoliu can talk now?" Yipin was overjoyed, "It's over a year old now, it's time to talk."

Wanzhao was also very pleasantly surprised, although she heard Wang Momo said that she would talk to Xiaoliu, but she didn't expect her to call "Emiang" so soon.Wan Zhao kissed her round pink cheeks, and asked someone to make egg custard with shrimps. She wanted to give her precious daughter extra dinner tonight!

After a new year is a new beginning.Wan Zhao sat on the couch with the stove in her arms, humming a little tune and watching Xiao Liu learning to walk on the thick carpeted floor.Now she can walk a few steps steadily, walking towards Wanzhao step by step, stepping on the soft little shoes and being led by the wet nurse.The longer Xiaoliu grows, the more she looks like Wanzhao. Only the outline of her brows can be seen that Kangxi is inside, but Kangxi likes this daughter very much, and he often hugs her when he comes.

"My lord, there is news from Chengqian Palace that the imperial concubine has moved." Mu Jin walked into the room, patted the snow on his shoulder, walked to Wanzhao and said, "All the imperial doctors have already passed, and my lord has also passed away." Get ready now."

Only then did Wanzhao stretch and yawn a little, put on a heavy royal blue squirrel fur coat, put on a light blue armhole, and turned to Wang Mama, "Mama Wang is here to see Look at Xiao Liu, remember to give her a good radish and corn soup." After saying that, he staggered into the sedan chair.

Many concubines had already gathered in Chengqian Palace, Wanzhao took a glance, but did not see nobleman Nala and Mrs Dai Jia, and seeing that the atmosphere was very depressing, she turned her head and said to Mrs Zhao Jia next to her, "How can you accept that?" La Guiren and sister Dai Jia are not here yet? Also, why are everyone's faces so ugly?"

"Your Majesty Nala's old illness has relapsed, so I can't come anymore; as for sister Dai Jia, do you think the emperor can rest assured that she will come in such weather?" Mrs. Zhao Jia replied in a low voice, "As for why everyone's complexion is so bad , don’t you know? The imperial concubine’s twins are twins that have never been seen in the Qing Dynasty. Since she was conceived, she has been blessed all the time. Where can everyone be happy?”

No way, it all counts!Wan Zhao twitched the corners of her mouth, sat down and waited without saying a word.

I don't know how long it took, but when Kangxi himself was a little impatient and ready to rush outside the delivery room to inquire, the midwife and several imperial doctors came out.Their expressions were extremely complicated, full of surprise, emotion and sadness, Wanzhao frowned slightly, could it be that there was bad news?

"Greetings to the emperor, and greetings to all the ladies and young masters." The midwife knelt on the ground and bowed her head, "The imperial concubine and master gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins to the emperor."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience gasped.This, the twins of the dragon and the phoenix are a sign of auspiciousness. Could it be that the imperial concubine is really blessed to such an extent? !

The muscles on Kangxi's face twitched. Just as he was about to express his joy, the midwife continued to say sadly: "It's just little Gege...Fu Bo, I lost my breath just after birth...Little elder brother The body is still healthy, but the servants have already been cleaned by others..."

The phoenix dies and the dragon lives!Everyone didn't know what to say.Wanzhao looked at Kangxi, and saw that the joy at the corner of his mouth hadn't completely faded away, and shock and sorrow flooded up in an instant, his face was mixed with joy and disappointment, and it took him a long time to calm down to the expressionless expression. the point.He waved away the concubines present and sat there alone in silence.

Wanzhao and Yipin returned to Yikun Palace together, Yipin's face was still full of surprise.Wanzhao patted her hand, and said in a low voice, "Sister, look, how should we prepare for the congratulatory gift?" It was said to celebrate the birth of the imperial concubine's twins, but now that she is dying, she can't go directly to the imperial concubine. Poke the wound.

"Compared to the gift list, let's reduce it by [-]%. After all, she still lost her daughter..." Yipin shivered, "It's cold outside, hurry up and get some hot vegetables and porridge. The emperor must be in a bad mood these days." It's not good, we all have to be careful, alas..." After finishing speaking, she turned around and left.

Wan Zhao looked up at the dark sky, sighed and went back to Yuanhe Hall.That night, the last heavy snow fell in the capital.

Wanzhao heard a lot about the follow-up matter. The imperial concubine couldn't control her grief. She often hugged her little elder brother and missed her little daughter whom she had never met; He had a high fever and drank a lot of decoction to save his life.

The women in the palace also fell silent, and all the murmurs about the imperial concubine having twins disappeared overnight.Some people even secretly thought: It was because the imperial concubine was favored and blessed too much, and the little Princess in her stomach could not bear such a blessing, so she died young.Of course, these thoughts are just speculations behind their backs, and they would not say a word like this on the surface.

Kangxi was also silent for a long time before recovering from such a blow, and then there were a lot of things waiting for him to deal with - the earthquake in the capital.Although the amplitude is not very large, it is enough to make people tremble with fear.Kangxi quickly sent people to inquire about various places in the capital, and asked people from the Qin Tianjian to monitor at any time in case there was another one.

When the earthquake happened, Wanzhao was still sleeping in the afternoon, and she didn't react to what happened for more than ten seconds at that moment. By the time Nanny Wang took her to run out, the earthquake was over.Wanzhao let loose her long hair, was wearing pajamas and a women's cape, and stood shivering in the cold wind for a long time.

"This time the earthquake really scared me, but luckily it wasn't very serious." Mrs. Zhao Jia said, holding a teacup, "However, I heard that the Yuqing Palace, which was being built for the prince, was damaged in the earthquake, and someone was killed by a beam. I lost my life by suppressing it, and the emperor is about to leave the prince in Qianqing Palace to continue living."

"That's what it should be," Wanzhao's voice was still nasal, because it was cold when the earthquake happened that day, "I didn't realize what was going on when the earthquake happened that day, or was it Mother Wang?" He dragged me away, and thinking back on it now, I’m also terrified.”

"You call it 'stupid people have stupid blessings'." Zhao Jia joked, "But sister Dai Jia was not so lucky, she was frightened and her fetus was gasped, and she is still lying on the bed listlessly It's about self-cultivation. Now that the imperial concubine is still ill, Concubine Hui and Concubine Rong are taking care of the palace affairs, thanks to Concubine Rong's experience, she can keep the child."

"I've heard that too," Wan Zhao said, taking a sip of milk tea, "This year's incidents are one after another, I hope it will be better in the future. By the way, is the imperial concubine sick again?"

"Yes, people who are confinement people don't cherish their bodies like this, and don't think about what will happen to them in the future. What should I do?" Zhao Jia sighed, "The emperor has allowed Mrs. Tong I stayed in the palace to accompany the imperial concubine, I hope that with relatives by her side, the imperial concubine will think about it."

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