[Qing wear] Harem promotion expert

Physician Liu has been unable to eat or sleep well recently, and even doubted his own medical skills: Is it because the emperor came to the throne, and there was only one princess in the palace, and he did not help the pulse of the first-time pregnant, so his level regressed?Why can't he get the happy pulse of the Empress of Yonghe Palace?

He even felt that if Concubine Xin didn't respond, he would have to.

Until this day, Miss Yonghe Gong Qiushuang came to the imperial hospital to invite her, but she said that she was 'not feeling well', so the imperial doctor Liu was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked his apprentice to carry the medical box on his back.

As soon as he saw the emperor was there, Imperial Physician Liu was beating a small drum in his heart, fearing that there would be no more results.

Seeing the maid covering Xinfei's wrist with fine gauze, Imperial Physician Liu hurriedly stepped forward to support her pulse, and as soon as she put her hand on it, her heart sank.

Immediately, the standard happy pulse and festive smile that has been cultivated in many years of professional life was hung on the face: "I congratulate the Lord Long Live! Congratulations to the Concubine Xin!"

Unlike the Yonghe Palace, which is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, the emperor was really surprised and delighted after preparing for this news for a long time.

"Really?" The emperor got up suddenly, walked back and forth in front of Imperial Physician Liu twice, and then nodded to him again: "Tell me the pulse condition in detail."

Physician Liu still remembered that the last time the concubine Xin was diagnosed as pregnant, the emperor was still leading the princes to harvest wheat in Yuanmingyuan, he was not in the palace, he only needed to report to the empress dowager.At that time, I felt that the pressure was quite high, but now I am facing the emperor directly, and the pressure is even greater.

Because the Empress Dowager asked about the result and not about the pulse, but the emperor was quite knowledgeable in medicine (mainly the knowledge left over from the study of elixir in his previous life), so he would carefully ask about the specific pulse and symptoms. like.

Fortunately, he is also a veteran imperial physician with a proven professional counterpart. Imperial Physician Liu answered the emperor's words smoothly, and sold it to Yonghe Palace by the way: "If you return to the emperor, the mother's pregnancy showed late this time, it's not What is the weakness of the fetal image? The empress has always been physically strong..."

Jiang Heng was a little speechless when he heard the word "strong" beside him: ...Actually, you can say that someone is in good health, and you really don't need to use the word "strong" every time.

Imperial physician Liu didn't know Jiang Heng's heartfelt feelings, and continued to say, "Ju Chen's experience in diagnosing the pulse for more than [-] years in the past, this time the fetal image seems to be late, it should be related to the mood of the empress - the empress Xinfei always cared about it a few days ago. Looking at the Long Live God and the Empress Dowager, my mind is so tense that I can't relax for a day, and it must be because of this that the fetal image appears late."

In an understatement, Jiang Heng was portrayed as a glorious image who only had the emperor in his heart, and because the emperor took care of everything every day, he completely forgot himself from the bottom of his heart, and even ignored his own discomfort.

Jiang Heng was a little embarrassed by what he said.

The Emperor is convinced of this theory: it's true, it was the same when she had Minmin last time, she didn't respond at first, she had to come back from the Old Summer Palace by herself, and she felt at ease, only then did she have a morning sickness reaction.It was the same this time, he was busy in the previous court, she was only thinking of various snacks so that she could eat more and be better for her eyes, she didn't even realize that she was pregnant, she really regretted it.

"Go to the Palace of Compassion with me." Jiang Heng was holding a glass of white water and drinking it slowly to relieve the feeling of nausea. When he heard the words, he raised his head and found that the emperor didn't say it to her, but to Imperial Physician Liu.

Just now when the emperor came in, he was in good spirits, and now his face is even more radiant, as if he just had a facelift, and even the haggard look was overwhelmed.

Su Peisheng had been pricking up his ears since Imperial Physician Liu came, and now he was busy preparing the sedan chair.Physician Liu also got up in a hurry, and retreated to the door with his hands down. Hearing the emperor's gentle voice instructing the concubine Xin, he hurriedly retreated two more steps.

After the downcast eyes saw Long Boot striding out, Imperial Physician Liu followed in small steps.

The Compassionate Ning Palace is also full of joy and harmony, with an excellent atmosphere.

After learning that King Xun was safe, the queen mother was in a happy mood, leading a group of palace people to watch the granddaughters play for fun.

There are quite a few princesses in Xunjun Wangfu, the youngest Liu Gege is just over three years old, he was born by Shu Shujue Luo's family, and he is playing ball with Minmin on the kang.The remaining three older Gege sat obediently and quietly at the side, accompanying Fourteen Fujin and talking to the Queen Mother to have fun.

Fourteen Fujin himself did not have a biological daughter, and all the princesses in the palace treated them equally, and no one was treated harshly.

But several Gege left their biological mothers suddenly and came to live together in the palace, and the atmosphere in the palace was oppressive a month ago, so it was inevitable that they were a little restrained. Hearing that Ming'er was able to return to the mansion, they felt much more relaxed and talked a lot.He also wanted to use this last chance to flatter and show his face in front of the empress dowager, the emperor's grandmother, so the laughter in the warm pavilion of the Compassionate Ning Palace never stopped.

The queen mother was in a better mood, and even asked Aunt Wu Ya to dig out a huge multi-layer makeup box from the storeroom.

It contained all her bright hair in the early years, and when she was getting old, especially when she became the empress dowager, she carefully put it away and didn't wear it.

Now she was happy and willing to be the God of Wealth, so she ordered people to take it out and distribute it to the granddaughters.

While it was bustling with activity, an internal eunuch came to report that the Long Live Lord had arrived, and there was an instant silence in the warm pavilion.

The queen mother looked at the clock subconsciously: this is not the time for the emperor to pay his respects, and the emperor just came to greet him when he got up early this morning, and the mother and son talked for a while.

Come here again at this time, there must be something wrong.

The Empress Dowager took a look and saw that there were all kinds of heads and faces in the warm pavilion that couldn't be tidied up, and they were in a mess, so she left the [-]th Fujin passers in the warm pavilion, and the Empress Dowager took Aunt Wuya to the main hall to meet them emperor.

Fourteen Fujin hurriedly silenced the girls, while she sat at the kang table, holding Minmin in her arms to coax her.

Speaking of which, Fourteen Fujin prefers her niece, Minmin, compared to the somewhat entangled interests with her in the house, and the grievances of the side Fujins who are at odds with each other in the back house.

Princesses all have their own biological mothers, and they all have brothers. It's no good for her as a aunt to take care of too much, because the Qing Dynasty has its own complete system for the inheritance of the royal title.

In a palace, apart from the elder brother who inherits the prince, the remaining elder brothers will also have titles according to their origin and age.

For example, if there is no accident, the eldest son of the fourteenth Fujin will inherit the palace of the county of Xun and be demoted to become a nobleman - if the fourteenth master defeats Junggar this time and can promote himself to be a prince, he will be exempted from being demoted.

Her remaining son will be the duke of Fuguo; and the concubines of Ci Fujin, even if they are older, can only be the dukes of the second-class generals of the town. The third-class Fengguo generals - these "general" titles, known as "snow on the roof, rabbit tail" titles, if they don't make any achievements, they won't be passed on for three generations.

That's why Fourteen Fujins never worry about other people's children in the mansion: each has his own title and fate, these princesses, except for a dowry from the palace, have to rely on their biological mother and brothers for everything else, and they grew up on their own. She was raised in the side Fujin's yard, and she would only be greeted every now and then, as long as they could get on with each other's faces.

Thinking about things in his own mansion, Fourteen Fujin couldn't help but think about the palace again.

After the soul-stirring nine sons seized the throne of the former emperor Shi, the current princes are really not enough to look at, there are only three in total, and one has already been selected out of the candidate for the crown prince.

There are two remaining, which one should the Xun County Prince's Mansion prefer...

It's not that the fourteenth Fujin thought much earlier, but that the fourteenth master is very rare now, and the royal family members who hold military power always have to stay one step ahead of time.After all, it is one thing to follow one's own father or lead an army with one's mother and brother, but it is another thing for a nephew to become emperor in the future.

Fourteen Fujin couldn't help thinking that since this year's Chinese New Year, Concubine Xi has changed from being tactful and not sticking hands in the past, and even came to express her thanks and talk to her, because her eldest son, Yu Hongli, gave him a good bow on his birthday .

Several months have passed, and Concubine Xi even took it out to express her gratitude at the end of the year, presumably to show her kindness?

Said that Hongming, the eldest son of the family, had a good relationship with Hongli, and he said that although the fourth elder brother was four years younger than him, he was seasoned, and he was much better than the younger brothers of the same age from Fujin in the mansion, both in knowledge and in handling affairs.

Looking at it now, the fourth elder brother is really...

"Really?!" Fourteen Fujin's thinking was interrupted by the Queen Mother's suddenly raised voice.

Hearing the Queen Mother's voice, I was extremely pleasantly surprised.Fourteen Fujin couldn't help itching in his heart: Could it be that there was another happy news at the border, or that the emperor asked the Fourteenth Lord to return to the capital?

She wanted to go over to listen, but before she could move, she heard the curtain slam, and Aunt Wu Ya came in with a big smile on her face. The old slave is here to carry the princess out."

The Fourteenth Fujin handed Minmin to Aunt Wu Ya, and couldn't help being curious, and whispered: "Auntie, is there any happy event?"

Aunt Wu Ya smiled from ear to ear: "Going back to Fujin is such a great joy, the concubine Xin has just diagnosed her happy pulse!"

After speaking, he hugged the princess in a hurry and went out.

Fourteen Fujin: Well, the situation in the palace was deduced in my mind just now, and I have to start all over again!

He even couldn't help muttering: "This March is really long..."

From the beginning of the month to the end of the month, the news is getting heavier and heavier.

Now Fourteen Fujin recalled the surprise when he heard that the draft was over at the beginning of the month, and the emperor's harem did not keep anyone, and he felt like a lifetime away, and couldn't help feeling: Alas, the self a month ago really had never seen the world!It's such a big deal not to keep beautiful women in the palace!

For Jiang Heng, the following days were rarely quiet since he entered the palace.

Being pregnant this time is completely different from the last time.Except for the morning sickness for a few days last time, Jiang Heng was in good spirits the rest of the time. He even drew a Gantt chart in the second trimester, which is equivalent to handing in a large-scale project with a child.

But this time, from the day he reacted, Jiang Heng suddenly felt mentally weak, and when he woke up the next morning, he felt as if he was being executed, as if he had stayed up all night and went to work last night.

Jiang Heng's sleepiness couldn't even be concealed, so much so that the queen gave Jiang Heng a [-]-day greeting on the spot.

"Concubine Xin." When the queen called her, her voice was much softer than usual: "Look at you, you have no energy. You must be making trouble for the children. If that's the case, go back and have a good rest. After the first three months, let's talk about Chengqian." Regarding the matter of Gong An, it is important that you only take care of your own body now."

Jiang Heng didn't try to be brave either, and thanked the queen.

After returning from the queen's palace, Jiang Heng made up for an early meal: It was too difficult to get up today, and she was even willing to use the earlier time to go to bed.

Seeing the empress so sleepy, Qiuxue and the others were very worried, but seeing that her appetite was good, they could feel a little more at ease.

After breakfast, Qiuxue said softly: "The servant girl took off the bun for the empress, and then go to sleep."

Jiang Heng nodded, and sat in front of the mirror to let himself go.Qiu Xue swiftly tore her hair apart, combed it lightly, and tied it into a loose braid hanging sideways.

The girl's hair is very long at the moment, it's not comfortable to wear it loose, but it feels a bit like Mei Chaofeng, and it feels refreshing when it is braided loosely.

Jiang Heng didn't go to sleep right away either: "Go and see Minmin first, she was also tired yesterday."

Yesterday the emperor and empress dowager were all happy, and even Min Min was also excited.After the emperor brought Minmin back to Yonghe Palace in person, the imperial physician and the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent in and out palace officials who had the status of pregnant concubines.Minmin has already been able to distinguish who are strangers and people she has never seen before. Although she is not afraid, she is always curious and doesn't sleep much during the day.

"A mother's hug!"

Seeing Jiang Heng enter the door, Min Min stretched out her hand.

The wet nurse opened her mouth, but closed it again.If it was in the palace next to her, she would persuade her. A concubine is not allowed to hold a child if she is pregnant. Firstly, a child is a heavy burden for a delicate concubine. Children are ignorant and honest, and they are afraid of being kicked in the stomach.

But the nurses have learned to be good, and they dare not comment on the affairs of the Yonghe Palace.

Jiang Heng asked the nanny to move away the soft screen that blocked the edge of the bed, and she also went up to the bed to pillow, and then patted her side: "Minmin, Er Niang, can you sleep in my arms?"

Sure enough, Minmin came to snuggle up to her, trying to wrap her little arms around her more.

Jiang Heng patted her on the back lightly and hummed a lullaby to her casually.He lowered his head but met Shang Minmin's eyes, the child's pupils were pure, only her face was reflected.

"Emiang, what is a younger brother?"

Jiang Heng's hand stopped.

"Mum said that I have a younger brother. Smile, I'm happy!" I think it was the Queen Mother's double happiness yesterday. She was so happy that she told Minmin many times: "We Minmin are going to have a younger brother!"

The child remembered it deeply.

Jiang Heng's mind cleared up a little from his tiredness and drowsiness.

The psychological problems of the first child have always been a big problem in parenting.This is not to blame children for being "independent" and "not loving and modest", especially the younger the child, the less assimilated by the rules of human society, and the nature still has the nature of protecting food like a small animal, drawing a circle and occupying territory .

For the first child, younger siblings who have not established a relationship are not like relatives, but more like "bad guys" who squeezed in halfway to snatch their parents.

And younger children do naturally occupy more of the parents' energy, making the fear of the first child a reality.

Jiang Heng did not explain to Minmin in detail what his younger brother is. With Minmin's current brain circuit, it is difficult to understand an abstract identity that has not yet appeared.Jiang Heng felt that what he could do was to put more effort into taking care of Minmin, so that she would not have a sense of crisis that Ama Erniang would be snatched away because of the word 'brother'.

She took a puppet made after the German Shepherd, and started playing hide and seek with Minmin with the puppet.

Sure enough, Minmin also quickly let go of the new term that she had heard many times yesterday.

When the emperor arrived at the Yonghe Palace, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon, but he found that the Yonghe Palace was still quiet. Yu Yu followed the eunuch who informed him and came out on crutches: "Go back to Long live, my mother has been sleeping since she came back. on."

Sure enough, the emperor waved his hand: "There is no need to wake her up."

Just now he went to the Queen's Palace on business, and heard the Queen mention that Concubine Xin was mentally sleepy and he generously gave Concubine Xin a holiday.After leaving Chengqian Palace, the footsteps came here.

The curtains of the apse were all drawn, and it was as drowsy as the night.

The emperor only saw the mother and daughter sleeping next to each other on the bed through the half light coming in through the door.Jiang Heng turned his body sideways and almost covered his daughter in his arms. It seemed that the position was not very comfortable, but he still didn't wake up.

So much so that the emperor stepped forward and touched her forehead first: don't be sick if you sleep like this.

Seeing that she moved a little but still didn't wake up, the emperor turned around and asked Nanny Yu angrily, "Have you been sleeping since you came back from the Queen's Palace?" After getting an affirmative answer, the emperor thought for a while: "Go and prepare meals. , put down the table first, and then I will wake her up."

Seeing that Qiushuang was still standing in front of the soft screen to block the gap, the emperor waved his hand and let her go out too.

He sat on a swivel chair himself, blocking the edge of the bed.

In the past, when the emperor was sitting, he was holding either a notebook or a book in his hand, but now the light was dim and he couldn't read anything. Instead, it gave the emperor rare free time to think about things.

Looking at the sleeping faces of the mother and daughter on the couch, the emperor couldn't help but think: It wasn't like this when Minmin was there last time, so will he be a prince this time?

He is 40 years old this year. If he is a prince, even if he lives to be 58 like in his previous life, he can be taught to grow up and watch him get married and have children.

It has to be said that it was also one of the emperor's regrets in his previous life that he did not teach a prince who behaved like him.

But at present, although Hongli is not like himself, he is still an outstanding prince... The emperor's temperament is not a person who is indecisive, but the matter of the prince is different.It can be seen from the fact that the first emperor was entangled in this matter. As a king, he is above the heir. Whenever he has a choice, he must look forward and backward.

Minmin woke up first, she sat up and rubbed her eyes, then she turned her head and saw Ama sitting there, happily calling him.

As early as when his daughter sat up, the emperor put his index finger in front of his lips and shook it lightly, then said in a low voice: "Minmin."

Children like to imitate adults, Minmin saw the emperor speak like this, so she tried her best to imitate her voice: "A-ma-"

The emperor was going to be melted by his daughter, and all his worries disappeared.

He stretched out his arms, and saw his daughter getting up and walking towards him cautiously and occasionally shaking: Minmin can already walk by herself, but the starting brake is not very effective, and sometimes she can't stop when she walks with inertia.

Just like this moment, it happened to be on the emperor's arm.

The emperor held her in his arms, twirled the swivel chair twice to coax her to play, and when he stopped, he heard his daughter ask: "Ama, what is a younger brother?"

If Jiang Heng is awake, he must sigh: the bigger the child, the harder it is to coax.

Two or three months before that, Minmin could order half a piece of dim sum and was so coaxed to forget about the barbecue, she had to smell the barbecue again to remember it.But now, Min Min remembered what she said with the puppet just now, and even knew to ask someone else.

The emperor doesn't have as many worries about child psychology as Jiang Heng, and only children are a rarity in this era, and children are assumed to be born with brothers and sisters by default.

So the emperor replied without hindrance: "Your younger brother is the same boy as your fourth and fifth brothers."

Minmin has an impression of the older brothers, so she quickly accepted the answer: "Same as older brother, different from me?"

The emperor nodded in agreement with his daughter: "Yes, it's different from Minmin. Ama can only hug Minmin, not my younger brother."

As soon as the words fell, I heard a chuckle on the bed.

Jiang Heng opened his eyes and heard the emperor's words, and couldn't help laughing.

In fact, in the original book of rites, the phrase "carry grandchildren but not sons" was originally just a rule during sacrifices, "The corpse must be treated as a grandson and not a son", which means to let the grandson not let the son pretend to be a corpse.

But after a long period of evolution, and the word spread among the people, it is used more literally, and it has become a manifestation of intergenerational relatives.

Especially the rules of the Qing Dynasty, the tiger father and chicken baby education template set by the late emperor, is as strict as the autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves for the son.

Seeing that she woke up, the emperor smiled and said: "Get up, I will accompany you to use something, or read a book in the afternoon, or talk to people to relieve boredom, don't sleep like this again, go sleepy carefully, it's okay if you can't sleep at night." It hurts the liver." Said gently put down her daughter, bent one leg on the bed, leaned over to help her up.

Minmin slept on a hard bed, and Jiang Heng kept sleeping on his side. He felt a little sore in his neck and shoulders, so he moved when he got up.

When the emperor saw it, he said something: "Even if you are resting, you have to go back to your own bed to sleep soundly. Wouldn't sleeping like this hurt your muscles and bones?"

Jiang Heng just woke up, but was sleepy again after being nagged by the emperor.

The emperor is really too meticulous to worry about his life.

Jiang Heng even suspected that the child in his stomach, let alone male and female, should follow the emperor's personality, which is why she consumed so much energy--Minmin is a big-hearted child. When she was pregnant with her, Jiang Heng felt The brain is very easy to use, it should be because Minmin doesn't think about things and doesn't worry about things in her stomach.

In Chengqian Palace, the Empress is picking medicinal materials with Gong Mei.

"Your Majesty, here are the most supplements like ginseng and cinnamon, but there are not many medicines such as Panax notoginseng, tiger bone, and unigrass that are commonly used in the military."

"Find out everything if you have one." The queen smiled all over her face, and said to Xue Ya: "Go to the warehouse to find some close-fitting and breathable materials. I heard that the armor is heavy and stuffy. The clothes in there It would be nice to be thinner."

There is also a reason why these things were suddenly found in the Queen's Palace.

After paying his respects to the Empress Dowager this morning, the Emperor came to Chengqian Palace.The queen knew that the emperor had something to do and told her: The emperor used to come to visit on the fifteenth day of the new year. If there was nothing wrong, it would be as regular as the moon.

I thought the emperor was going to talk about Concubine Xin, but the emperor cut to the chase: "Two of the queen's brothers have joined the military. I'm thinking about the current war in the northwest, how about asking them to go and experience a thing or two?"

Before the queen could react, she had already answered: "The concubine is in the back seat, and the family is the Cheng'en Mansion sealed by the emperor himself. If the emperor gives orders, he will serve the country."

The emperor could also see that the empress hadn't recovered yet, and what she was saying was all clichés.

So I waited quietly for a while, and Queen Rong reacted, before continuing: "I want to pick a group of young children from the Eight Banners who can do things without being dandy, and go to the battlefield to practice. I originally picked your younger brother, Fucun, but Thinking that you, Ama, once beat Galdan along with you, and were seriously injured, so that..." The emperor pursed his lips and did not continue.

Changed the topic: "The battlefield is like this, there is no foolproof. In the next few days, I invite your mother-in-law into the palace to see what the family members think."

Only now did the queen realize why the emperor came here on purpose.

Her Ama Fei Yanggu went out with the late emperor before, but was unfortunately hit by an arrow on the battlefield, which injured her lungs and passed away due to illness when she was less than 50 years old.After the emperor ascended the throne, the queen's biological father was named Cheng Engong, and then according to the rule of descending to a first-class title, Cheng Enhou was given to the queen's elder brother.It is a great sorrow and regret that the head of the family passed away early.

Her brothers didn't have any prominent ministers, but they were born in Cheng'en Gong's mansion, and they each had real errands. They might earn military merits by going to the battlefield, but they could still enjoy wealth and dignity in Beijing all the time.

This time the emperor came up to promote their family again, but he also cared about her queen's intentions: if the Cheng'en government could not bear the danger of losing another male, and would rather be safe, then the emperor would not force it.

The queen was really grateful: the emperor's own younger brother, King Xunjun, is still in Qinghai. Before that, he was made dumplings by Junggar in Xining City, where the war situation was most critical.Is it possible that the king's minister is on the shore of the land, and there is no room for negotiation about who the emperor wants to use.

But the emperor came to tell her in advance, it can be seen that he respected her as the empress, so he respected her emotions.

After the emperor left, the queen began to look for items from the treasury list—even though Er Niang hadn't entered the palace yet, the queen could predict the meaning of the family. Except for the eldest brother Xijue, the other brothers must want to go further.

Duke Cheng'en's mansion is not the mansion of Aixinjueluo's family, where the eldest son is the lord, and other people can have titles of various sizes.

This mansion with a different surname only has one title. Once the family is separated, the rest will be ordinary people without titles. Of course, they will not let go of the opportunity to make progress.

Both Xueya and Gongmei were also smiling and were instructed by the queen to search back and forth.

Even if these things are not needed, it is rare to see the queen empress so happy, and she cannot be spoiled.

The empress is busy here, when the maids outside suddenly come back and report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xi is asking to see you outside." The empress put down the tonic list in her hand: "What is Concubine Xi doing here at this hour?"

If you have something to do, you can just say goodbye early, but I'm afraid it's something to come here alone now.

Xue Ya glanced from the window.

She had a good look in her eyes, so she replied: "Concubine Xi doesn't seem to bring the two big maids Dongqing and Yinsong with her as usual, but also two young maids who are born with faces."

The queen originally wanted to push her away because she had something to do, but after pondering for a while, she finally said: "Call her in."