Yongzheng period

Years are to serve the late emperor.He was also relieved to look after Xingui's concubines. "

"Alright," Yongzheng took a deep look at the queen, and tentatively said, "The concubine Jin was taken care of by you at the beginning, now that Mrs. Xingui is pregnant, I will trouble the queen again."

"This..." The queen looked troubled, "The concubine is always in a bad mood in autumn, so I'm afraid I can't pay attention to Xingui's fetus." She paused, and then said again, "The imperial physician is superb in medical skills, and the emperor doesn't need to." Too worried."

Hearing the words, Yongzheng felt hesitant, and said lightly, "The queen's health is important, Bitong Academy will reward Xingui with three months' salary." He said to Xingui, "I will come to see you again in the evening."

Xin Gui couldn't help but beam with joy, "The concubine sends the emperor respectfully."

After returning to Qinzheng Hall, Yongzheng recruited He Zhihuan, and said directly, "I ask you, why is Xingui's fetus unstable?"

Hearing the words, Imperial Physician He frightened half of his life, kowtowed and said, "Mr. Xingui's fetus was forcibly conceived by drugs, so the pregnancy was unstable. I didn't intend to conceal it, but, it's just..."

"It's just that I'm afraid of getting into trouble," Yongzheng snorted coldly, "If you got pregnant because of drugs, then you are sure to keep the baby—?"

"If Xingui can take 'safe' care until the time of delivery, then I'm sure of it." Imperial Physician He considered his words, "It's just that when I checked my pulse, I found that the medicine had a very strong side effect. I'm afraid it will be even worse when Xingui gives birth. It's harder, and there's no chance of getting pregnant after that."

Yongzheng couldn't help being silent, and said for a while, "You don't need to pay attention to the rest, you just need to do your duty, go on."

Imperial Physician He hurriedly said, "I will resign."

After a while, Yongzheng ordered Su Peisheng, "Send a message to Concubine Yu, and let her keep an eye on the movement of Yanxi Palace."

"Yes, the slave will go here."

Seeing him go down, Yongzheng turned his gaze out of the window and whispered to himself, "Longkodo, Empress Dowager, Empress..."

【26】

Just as Baochai expected, Xingui's fetus disturbed the spring water in the harem.The low-ranking concubines of the older generation spread gossip secretly in the palace. Although they were far beyond their reach in the Old Summer Palace, Luan drove back to the palace after early autumn, and there were thousands of perils that were unpredictable; in the Old Summer Palace, under the strict precautions of Yongzheng, Xingui's inversion is considered to be stable; it's just that the queen is about to move, but after testing the imperial physician He, the queen has to put away her thoughts because she is concerned about Yongzheng's tough attitude.

Just like a person walking on thin ice on a lake in early spring, the last straw that broke the camel's back was the news that Gong Chang fainted in the Compassion Palace when he went to visit the Empress Dowager, and was later diagnosed to be nearly three months pregnant.Hidden under the undercurrent in the palace is the news of the death of Cuirong, the eldest maid of Yanxi Palace, who committed suicide.

One is the blue-eyed young master who is pregnant with dragon heirs in the queen's party, and the other is a flirtatious and unpopular slave. Compared with the two, who would care that the latter has been thrown away by the straw mat? On the body of the corpse that entered the random graveyard, that suspicious blue and purple strangle mark on the neck?

However, Gong Changzai's pregnancy seemed to bring good news to the sick queen mother. Two concubines were pregnant in a row. The queen mother recovered a lot from her illness. One should be looked after by a mother of the bamboo generation.

*

Old Summer Palace, Changchun Immortal Hall.

The normally tidy and orderly tables and desks were in a mess at this moment, all the pen and ink were turned upside down on the rice paper, and Jian Qiu kowtowed to the ground, not daring to say another word.

"It's good that Gong Chang is here, I really underestimated her." The queen's tone was calm, "It is often said that a dog that bites does not bark, but now it seems that what he said is true."

"A while ago, Gong Changzai withdrew the green card because of a bad reputation, and later recommended someone from Xingui to accompany him," Jian Qiu said in a low voice, "I also felt very strange in my heart, thinking about it now, I'm afraid Gong Changzai would have discovered it at that time I'm pregnant..."

"This is her good plan," the queen said coldly, "I was still wondering why she chose to recommend Xingui, and it turned out that there would be a happy event—" the queen clenched her fists, " There is Cui Rong in Yanxi Palace who sees that she can still hold her three-month pregnancy, she can bear it."

The queen originally looked down on Baochai's humble background, but thought she was easy to handle, so she tried her best to win her over and promote her.The queen is not afraid of someone in the harem who will be favored, but she can't see someone who is too much favored by the sacred heart, and she is not afraid of the concubines in the harem being pregnant—as long as they can't give birth.But she didn't want to be slapped in the eyes by the concubine she cultivated by herself today.

"Does the lady want to—?"

"If she dares to find out that she is pregnant at this time, she is sure, but I can't help it," the queen said indifferently, "I will return to the palace after a few months. At that time, when her fetal position is stable, how can I have a chance to attack? Let alone her Now it is being raised in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and the Empress Dowager will never allow this palace to do anything for the sake of the emperor's heir."

Thinking about the old things again, the queen sneered, "People's hearts are very biased. When the elder sister took away the position of Fujin in this palace, I didn't see what the queen mother said. The first three years before Empress Xiaoding first entered the mansion, she was the only one favored by her. , there are no other heirs in the house except for the elder brother from the palace, and the queen mother has not seen anything reprimanded. Concubine Wen Ke was punished to kneel for offending her elder sister when she was a side Fujin in her early years. After kneeling for an hour, the child in her womb died The reason why the empress dowager protects the eldest sister so much is that she is a concubine and I am a concubine!" The queen's tone was vehement, "Isn't this palace the daughter of the Ulanara family? , is it not as good as Eldest Sister?!"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to underestimate yourself," Jian Qiu said, "No matter what, the Empress has already gone, how can it compare with the glory of the Empress now?"

The queen stopped talking when she heard the words, and pinched her brows wearily to calm her mind.After a while, he ordered, "Jianqiu, go and tell Su Peisheng that my palace has suffered a headache again, and the Old Summer Palace is short of manpower after all, and Mrs. Xingui's pregnancy is difficult. Ask the emperor if he wants to return to the palace early?"

The master changed his mind again, "Your Majesty—?"

"For a family like Xue's, it is a blessing to be pregnant with an emperor's heir. Who knows what will happen in the future?" , I can only blame her for her poor fortune. Also, I remember that there is a good Guanyin statue in the warehouse, so I can send it to Concubine Hui. She is the most favored, but there has been no good news. Although she is young, the matter There is no need to be too eager, but it can be regarded as my wish."

"Yes."

*

Yongzheng finally decided to drive back to the palace in early August. After returning to the palace, he first summoned the third concubine, asked about the condition of the queen mother and the size of the harem, and arranged for Fangruo to look after Gu Xingui's fetus, and then went to visit concubine Jin and the sixth elder brother Honghan.After solving all kinds of trivial matters at hand, Yongzhengfang took time to visit Gong Changzai with the queen the next evening.

Cining Palace

With Yinger's support, Baochai saluted with her sagging abdomen, "The emperor Wan'an, the empress dowager, the empress empress Jin'an." Her abdomen was already protruding very obviously, her body was heavy, and she was extremely uncomfortable when she squatted down. convenient.

"Get up, Gong Changzai is too polite." The queen stared at her abdomen with vague eyes, but her face was still kind and kind, "Look at you, although you are the first child, you are very stable, not like Xingui." In that way, it can be seen that it is your blessing."

"The Ai family is also very fond of this child," the queen mother smiled and pulled Baochai's hand, "Once she is pregnant, the Ai family feels much more comfortable." The queen mother changed her voice, "Emperor, what do you think? "

The queen's heart tightened when she heard the words, what does the queen mother mean?Want the emperor to raise Xue's position?

"Gong Changzai's temperament is indeed dignified and steady," Yongzheng glanced at Baochai's bowed head, changed his mind, and said lightly, "What kind of reward does the Empress think she deserves?" ——Long Keduo's matter will always matter sooner or later. It's a foregone conclusion, the Queen Mother no longer insists on this matter after thinking about it, so she wants to beg for the Queen.

I only heard the queen mother say, "A few days ago, Gong Chang was serving the sickness of Ai's family and fainted due to lack of energy. His filial piety is commendable, and later he was diagnosed with a dragon heir - Xue's background is a little insufficient. The emperor might as well lift Xue up." Clan's banner? As for status, it comes second."

It is already a great honor for a concubine to carry her nationality, not to mention Xue is a concubine born in Han Baoyi.The queen mother gave her the sweetness of her family background in order to suppress her status - as a rule, concubines under the concubine are not qualified to raise the emperor's heir, and the concubine Xiang raised Wen Yi as a nobleman for the sake of Nian Shi.

And even if the Xue family is promoted again, he is just a 'noble person', and naturally he is not qualified to raise the emperor's heir in his womb, so the queen mother has no other choice for raising her than the queen.

Sure enough, the Empress Dowager continued, "So, as a rule, the child in Gong Chang's womb should be brought up by the Empress."

The queen couldn't help being startled when she heard the words, she thought that the queen mother wanted to use Xue's incident to beat herself, but she didn't want to seek benefits for her, not to mention that the queen mother's plan coincided with her desire to kill the mother and keep the son, the queen was of the heart Excited, looking forward to Yongzheng full of expectations.

But Yongzheng asked, "Xue Shi, what do you think?"

Xue Baochai's face was still calm, "The servant girl is from a humble background, it is a great blessing to be able to give birth to an heir for the emperor, how dare you ask for anything else?"

Hearing her words, the Empress Dowager and Empress appreciated her sense of wit, but Yongzheng was rather surprised, Xue Baochai was by no means someone who would just sit and die, so she dared to use the Empress Dowager to plot against the Empress, did she have any trump cards?

"That's it," Yongzheng said, "often in the Xue clan, known as good virtues, and intends to raise it as the Han Army's inlaid blue flag, and his brother will be awarded the title of sixth-rank master."

"My concubine thanked the emperor for his kindness."

"Since that's the case, the emperor might as well mention Gong Changzai's position." The queen was also happy to treat the 'dying man' generously.

However, Yongzheng did not meet her expectations, "Gong often enjoys the status of 'noble person' for the time being.