Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

Time passed day by day, and April in the capital city came to an end.

Along with May came the birthday of Crown Prince Yinreng. The Crown Prince's birthday was on the third day of May, and Tong Nuanyan's birthday was on the fifth day of May, just two days before or after, so they could only hold a simple ceremony at the prince's residence.

The original rule was that the prince's birthday banquet was to last for three days, but because Empress Renxiao's death anniversary fell on the same day as the prince's birthday, the birthday banquet could only be held on the second day of May. On the third day of May, no matter whether the prince was sincere or not, he had to go to pay tribute to Empress Renxiao.

The princes and nobles who were his brothers, as well as ministers and relatives, would also attend the grand banquet on that day and would bring their families with them. Yinzhen could have taken the Fourth Lady and Tong Nuanyan with him, but Tong Nuanyan was more than seven months pregnant and it was not convenient for her to go with a big belly, so only the Fourth Lady and Honghui went.

The prince lived in Yuqing Palace, which was a palace specially allocated for the prince by Kangxi. It was far away from the six east and west palaces, but it was extremely luxurious. Most of its decorations were replicas of Kangxi's Qianqing Palace.

Yinzhen has been preparing a birthday gift for the prince these days. He is only a beile now, and Kangxi does not love him very much. His mother, Concubine De, does not help him either. He relies on the treasures left to him by Empress Xiaoyi in the early years, the occasional rewards given by Kangxi during festivals, and the share of the prince to not feel particularly sad.

Snow Courtyard.

Tong Nuanyan didn't put any makeup on her face even though she was seven months pregnant, but her naturally beautiful face was still as beautiful as ever with rosy lips and white teeth. Su, who was pregnant for about the same period of time, now had a big belly that was frighteningly large. She was afraid herself, but the nannies and midwives around her said that it was normal for a pregnant woman to have a big belly, so she took supplements with peace of mind.

Tong Nuanyan's birthday is coming soon. The servants in Piaoxueyuan are very efficient in their work. They all want to take advantage of this opportunity to please their master. Now they are decorating the hall and are so excited.

Tong Nuanyan was walking in the yard and saw Yun Xin leading two young eunuchs in. The two eunuchs were carrying a large box that looked extremely heavy. She didn't know what was inside.

"Yun Xin, what did you bring in?" Tong Nuanyan asked curiously as she looked at the two eunuchs panting.

"Concubine, this was sent by Lord Longkodo this morning. I don't know what it is." Yun Xin replied. Today, the eunuch Zhong Wei from the storehouse called her over and told her how much Lord Longkodo doted on her concubine. Yun Xin found it strange no matter how she thought about it.

Look, it was said that Lord Longkodo had someone send a birthday gift to the concubine, a big box full of it, which was carried all the way back, making the servants from other courtyards who passed by very envious.

"Why is Father sending me something? You two carry it into my bedroom, and then you can go to Yun Xin to claim your reward." The two eunuchs carrying the box were from the warehouse. There were no eunuchs in the backyard, only palace maids.

"Yes, thank you, Concubine!" The two young eunuchs responded respectfully.

After everyone carried the things into the house and left, Tong Nuanyan asked Yun Xin to guard the door while she opened the box.

The box was filled with all kinds of jewellery, extremely gorgeous.

There are forty or fifty hairpins made with kingfisher feather inlay, blue inlay and flower winding techniques, plus tassels, hairpins, necklaces, etc. There are at least more than a hundred pieces of jewelry in this box.

[Host, Long Keduo sent so many birthday gifts. Let me see if I can exchange them for something in the mall.]

Tong Nuanyan played with these jewels quietly. Among them were a few South Sea pearls, thumb-sized light pink pearls, which were very rare and had good color, water content and gloss.

"How is it? What can these things be exchanged for?" Tong Nuanyan asked calmly when she saw that 805 hadn't spoken yet.

[Host, among these, only the pearls and the kingfisher are valuable. If you exchange them all, you can exchange them for a low-quality version of the 'Multi-Seed Pill'.

Multi-child pill (low quality): You can get pregnant after taking it during sex. If you use low-quality multi-child pills, there is a high probability that the mother will have a difficult delivery and the offspring will be weak. Do not take it! 】

"The fertility pill? If the mother has a difficult birth and the offspring is weak, then it's useless to me?" Tong Nuanyan pondered. It didn't work for her, but it didn't mean it wouldn't be useful in the future. "Then change it to a fertility pill and store it in the mall until it's useful."

Afterwards, several pearls and several kingfisher jewelry in the box disappeared.

"Yunxin, come here and put away the jewelry that Father sent you. Pick out the good ones and put them on the dressing table. Then pick some to send to the pregnant Su Gege and Song Gege. Su Gege should especially like these precious things." Tong Nuanyan said with some ill intention. She still remembered the complaint.

"Concubine, why did you still send things to Princess Su when she said that to you?" Yun Xin said angrily. She felt that a person like that was not worthy of using precious things!

"Just pick a few and send them over. She has been asking the Fourth Master to go because of her miscarriage recently. So I want to show my appreciation too." Tong Nuanyan smiled faintly and comforted Yun Xin.

Yun Xin had no choice but to agree. She packed up her boxes and selected two portions that looked similar and sent them to the side courtyards of the Su and Song families.

Time flies, and after the prince's birthday, it is the fifth day of May.

Although the birthday of the prince's wife was not a grand celebration, the Piaoxue Courtyard was still decorated to be prosperous and festive.

Except for the Fourth Lady who asked Qiu Li to come and deliver gifts, the rest of the princesses and concubines came in person. Princess Su stood in the crowd with an unnatural expression, pregnant with a big belly. Since she deeply understood the glorious family background of the concubine, she was more respectful to Tong Nuanyan than to the Fourth Lady.

Li, the concubine, was the first to come forward to congratulate. "I don't know what to give you, concubine, please don't despise me. This is a sachet I sewed myself, and it contains some aromatic spices that can calm your mind and soothe your spirit."

Huai Ke, who was following Li, stepped forward timidly to salute. Huai Ke was born in the thirty-fourth year and was only five years old now: "Hello, Tong'e mother. These are my daughter's favorite flowers. I give them to you."

Huai Ke's voice was soft, timid and sweet, which made people feel maternal love. He took the Yueyuehong in her hand and said, "Thank you Huai Ke, Tong's mother likes it very much." Tong Nuanyan smiled brightly and spoke in a soft voice, then asked Yun Xin to accept Li's sachet.

"The concubine is thoughtful. This sachet must have taken a lot of effort!" She said with a smile, but she didn't even look at the sachet carefully. Li didn't respond and left with Huai Ke.

"Madam, I don't have anything precious here, so I could only sew two bellybands for the unborn prince." Song Yurong said weakly, and her face did not look very good.

"Ms. Song, it's already May. Why are you still so weak?" Tong Nuanyan asked, seeing that she was about to collapse in the next second.

"The imperial physician said that I didn't take good care of myself after my miscarriage, and I have an old illness." Song Yurong coughed twice as she spoke, "I won't bother Concubine anymore, lest she spread the disease. I'll take my leave now."

Looking at Song Yurong's receding back, Tong Nuanyan sighed in her heart. Before she could think too much about it, the princesses behind her came up one by one to congratulate her. The depression in her heart disappeared in an instant. No matter what he thought, it was none of her business!

After dealing with so many princesses and concubines during the day, Tong Nuanyan, as a pregnant woman, felt a little tired. Fortunately, she still had her special powers to support her, so she didn't get so tired that she collapsed on the ground!

In the evening, Tong Nuanyan took a bath, had dinner and waited in the hall. Yinzhen's gift had not yet arrived. She was waiting here, waiting for Yinzhen to dance with a sword.

Time passed little by little, but Yinzhen still didn't show up. Everyone else went back to their rooms to rest, leaving Qiuyu, who was on night watch, to wait with her.

Just when Tong Nuanyan was feeling disappointed and was about to go back to sleep.

The light in Piaoxueyuan was on. Qiuyu walked forward and supported Tong Nuanyan, slowly walking towards the yard with a bright smile on her face.

I saw a familiar object placed next to the yard. It was the hand-cranked table lamp that Tong Nuanyan gave to Yinzhen. Su Peisheng was fiddling with the lamp, and the light was shining on the person in the center of the yard. The person was wearing a thin light blue gown, holding a sword in his right hand, and there was a faint smile on his handsome face. It was Yinzhen!

"Yanyan, I won't go back on my word!" As he said that, Yinzhen swung the hilt of his sword and danced with the sword in his right hand. Every move was full of the beauty of both hardness and softness. Martial artists dance with swords in a masculine way. Under the light of the desk lamp, the whole person was shining at this moment, and Tong Nuanyan's heart was beating uncontrollably.

She looked at the man dancing with a sword in front of her with fascination. Suddenly, she walked forward and grabbed Yinzhen's sword-holding hand. Yinzhen took the opportunity to dance with the sword with her. Under the moonlight, it seemed as if there were only these two people left in the world, only each other.

The dance ends.

Looking at Yinzhen in front of her, Tong Nuanyan's beating heart gradually cooled down: No, she just wants to have a baby, all for the sake of having a baby!!! She repeated in her heart that she would not be tempted!

"Yanyan, do you like this birthday gift?" Yinzhen asked with a suppressed smile.

"I'm very happy, Yinzhen, I'm eighteen years old." Tong Nuanyan smiled back and said calmly.

"Well, if Yanyan likes it, then my efforts are not in vain." Yinzhen's smile suddenly widened, and the sound of fireworks exploding suddenly came from the silent night sky. Tong Nuanyan looked up, and the night behind her was shrouded in dazzling fireworks, which was beautiful!