Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

The spring of the thirty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign.

April 15th is the day for the Fourth Lady and the Prince to pay their respects to the Yonghe Palace and Shoukang Palace.

Early in the morning, Qiu Li, who was beside the Fourth Lady, came over to tell Tong Nuanyan to get ready. She watched Yun Xin combing her hair. The hair on both sides formed an "eight" shape in the middle, and she had a small bun on top of her head, which was the most popular Manchu style at that time.

"Madam, how about this green and snowy hairpin? It's very elegant and graceful." Yun Xin held a hairpin made of green jade in her hand and gestured back and forth on Tong Nuanyan's hair.

"Well, add two small white jade lily of the valley hairpins." Tong Nuanyan took out an exquisite small box from the dressing table. It was sent to the prince by the Ministry of Internal Affairs two days ago.

There were already many flowers and plants planted in the main courtyard. Now that spring has arrived, all the flowers are blooming immediately, vying with each other to bloom.

Several princesses and concubines had been waiting in the courtyard. When they saw Tong Nuanyan and Yun Xin coming over, they hurried over to greet them:

"I, your humble servant, greet the concubine, may the concubine be blessed!"

The person who led the ceremony was Concubine Li. It had been a long time since they last saw each other. Li was still acting as a gentle beauty, with Hongyun by her side. Hongyun was also three years old this year, but he looked very thin, as if he would fall down if the wind blew. Tong Nuanyan frowned when she saw this.

"Get up, Second Prince looks very unwell, is he sick?" Tong Nuanyan couldn't help but ask, but she didn't expect that Li's face also changed.

"What are you talking about, Concubine? The imperial physician said that Hongyun is in good health, so there is no need for you to worry about him!" Li, as if she suspected that Tong Nuanyan was targeting her child, directly brought out the imperial physician.

Tong Nuanyan chuckled, raised her hand to stroke her bulging belly, and shook her head at Li.

Song Yurong watched from the side and said softly, "Sister Li, Concubine Fu Jin was just casually concerned about Second Prince, why are you treating him like a big enemy?"

"Sister Song, you are joking. I didn't mean that. I hope the concubine will forgive me!" Li's status is not very high now. Although she is a concubine, she is not as good as Tong Nuanyan, who was married to her by Emperor Kangxi himself.

"Gege Li, there is no need to be like this. It is my fault for not thinking it through." Tong Nuanyan really didn't think too much about it. It was just a casual remark, so why was she suspected?

Li froze where she stood for a moment, while Hongyun, who was held by the wet nurse beside her, started crying. His cry was as soft as a cat's meow, and one could tell from the cry that the child was weak.

Li hurriedly went forward to coax the child with concern, but it didn't work. Tong Nuanyan saw that her posture of holding the child was very unfamiliar, and she knew that it was usually the nanny and the wet nurse who took care of Hongyun. It was estimated that this mother had hardly seen a child.

[Host, Li was only a princess before, and her children were raised in the front yard, so she had few opportunities to see them. Now that she has been promoted to concubine, she can truly raise them by her side.]

“…If the mother’s relationship with her child isn’t as good as the wet nurse’s…” Tong Nuanyan sighed.

Looking at the beautiful women around her, she once felt the oppression of women in this dynasty. However, she could not change everyone. These people were taught since childhood to take care of their husbands and children and that their husbands were the gods. It was difficult to change their mindsets. What she could do was to open her business across the country and start the change with sanitary napkins.

I'm thinking too much now, I'll talk about it when I have the chance later.

"My concubine greets the concubine, and I wish you good luck." After a while, Su Gege came late. She is now five months pregnant, and her belly doesn't look much smaller than Tong Nuanyan's.

Seeing her rosy cheeks, she must have taken a lot of supplements recently. "Wake up, Su Gege, how are you these days?"

"In my opinion, Su Gege's life is so good. She eats delicacies from land and sea every day. The Fourth Lady even gave her several boxes of bird's nests. Her face looks particularly rosy from eating so much!" Song Gege said with a smile.

but.

Do you eat delicacies from land and sea every day? And you also eat so much bird's nest? Aren't you afraid of over-supplementing? Is your child too old?

Looking at Su Gege's smug expression, she probably didn't know, but Tong Nuanyan didn't plan to say it actively. Since someone was going to take action, she was not a saint. She had better pay attention to whether anyone was taking advantage of her.

"Oh, Princess Song, that's because I'm pregnant with the Fourth Master's child now. If you're envious, then you can get pregnant too!" Princess Su said proudly. She knew that the imperial physician had diagnosed that Song Yurong would have difficulty getting pregnant in the future, but she deliberately told her to get pregnant.

Song Yurong's face turned pale, she snorted angrily, and turned to another corner.

At this time, Qiu Li, who was in the house, came out and let the person in.

Led by Tong Nuanyan, followed by a group of beautiful women, they entered the hall of the Fourth Lady's courtyard.

"I greet Madam, I wish you good luck!" After the neat greetings, they sat down. Before Song had a miscarriage, she sat opposite Tong Nuanyan. Now, Li sat opposite, Su Gege sat beside her, and Song sat opposite Su. As for the remaining Zhang Gege and the concubines, they stood by the door of the house and had no seats.

"Concubine, you and Princess Su are both pregnant, so you must be extra careful." When the Fourth Lady sat down, the first thing she said was to warn the two pregnant women.

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I know about it." Tong Nuanyan responded first, then sat quietly drinking tea.

"Madam, you care about me, and I am very grateful. I have finished eating all the bird's nest that you gave me as a reward." As she said this, Su Gege touched her belly in a pretentious manner.

"If you like it, I will have someone send it to you." The Fourth Lady said very considerately, looking particularly virtuous.

"Thank you, Madam. I will eat more! Hehehe," Su Gege replied with a smile. Then she looked at Tong Nuanyan with a smug look and said, "Not everyone can have the things that Madam gave me. I heard that the most precious bird's nest is the blood bird's nest. Madam gave me the blood bird's nest. We are both pregnant, but Madam likes my child more!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was startled.

Is Su Gege crazy? She offended two people with one sentence. Moreover, Tong Nuanyan's last name is Tong Jia, which is the emperor's maternal family!

"How dare you! Princess Su, do you think you can slander me and my concubine?" The Fourth Lady looked unhappy. She never expected that Su could be so stupid!

"Madam, I just said something out of turn. I didn't mean it." Su Gege was so scared that she knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes. She didn't know what happened today. She became too proud of herself.

"If it's not intentional, then it's intentional? Su Gege, this concubine won't do anything to you because of your pregnancy. However, I, Amaron Kodo, am the younger brother of Empress Xiaoyi. According to seniority, it is not excessive for this concubine to call the emperor uncle. What do you think, if the Tongjia clan knew..." Tong Nuanyan spoke lightly, not only to remind Su, but also to let these people know that in terms of status and birth, she is more noble than the Fourth Concubine!

The Fourth Lady was watching coldly from above. She knew very well that her family could not compare to the Tonggiya clan, so she dared not use any drastic means. The last time she framed Tong Nuanyan, she just wanted the Fourth Master to send her to the cold courtyard. She also understood that even if Tong Nuanyan really did something murderous or arson, the Fourth Master would not kill her, because she had the Tonggiya clan behind her.

Therefore, the Fourth Lady had a more vicious plan in her mind, which was to take action on the day of delivery. After all, many people died from difficult childbirth in that era. By the time everyone was dead, who would know it was her who did it?

"Concubine, Concubine, I will never dare to do that again!" Su Gege became even more panicked. Compared with Longkodo, her father was just a bondservant. The difference between them was like heaven and earth.

"You didn't say anything wrong, so why bother talking about whether you dare or not. Lady Fu Jin values ​​you more, doesn't she? As for the blood swallow, just keep it for yourself and don't let Lady Fu Jin down." At the end, Tong Nuanyan glanced at everyone indifferently.

"Concubine, I was thinking that you must have eaten a lot of this blood swallow in Tongjia Mansion, and I was afraid that it might not please you. It was also my inconsideration that caused the two sisters to misunderstand." The Fourth Concubine said stiffly. It would have been nothing, but Su was stupid and offended people as soon as she opened her mouth.

"So that's how it is. I am just too narrow-minded. Su Gege, why don't you get up? You are crying so pitifully. If people don't know, they would think that it is my wife who is bullying you!" Seeing that Su was still kneeling and crying, she impatiently asked someone to get up.

"Also, since Su Gege can't speak, I will ask my father to send a maid from the former Empress Xiaoyi over to teach her a lesson! What do you think, Madam?" Tong Nuanyan spoke gently about the punishment and asked the Fourth Madam with a smile.

"It's good that Su is unruly, but this will trouble Lord Longkodo too much. It's better to let this concubine send a nanny to discipline her." The Fourth Concubine would never let Tong Jia know about this matter. She could also arrange the people around her and make plans. She couldn't touch Tong Nuanyan, but could she not touch a small bondservant?

"Since Madam Fu has arranged it this way, I have nothing to say. Gege Su, you must learn the rules well!" She looked at Su indifferently, as if she was looking at a bug.

"Yes..." Su was still crying, but she was probably frightened and collapsed to the ground.

After this incident, Ulanara was no longer in the mood to go to the harem to pay her respects to Concubine De, and everyone dispersed.

On the way back to Piaoxueyuan, I heard a palace maid running away hurriedly say that Su's fetus had been disturbed and she needed to go and ask the imperial physician.