Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

It’s mid-June now, and the due date is getting closer and closer.

Tong Nuanyan was walking in the garden with the support of Yunxin and Qiuyu. Her belly was getting bigger and she had gained a lot of weight. In addition, she was wearing complicated clothes, so she needed someone to support her when walking. Although Tong Nuanyan didn't need it, others didn't believe it.

The morning sun shone on her body, feeling warm. The simple gold-carved hollow hairpin on her head sparkled in the sun, setting off Tong Nuanyan's fair skin.

Tong Nuanyan has had no symptoms other than morning sickness since she became pregnant, including bloating, stretch marks, yellow spots on her face, or hair loss. On the contrary, her breasts have become bigger due to pregnancy, and her facial skin has become whiter and rosy.

"Mother! Come here quickly!" A sweet girl's voice came to my ears. I looked closely and it was Princess Huai Ke, wearing a lavender Manchu dress. She looked a little lively at this moment. She was usually timid when I met her.

Huai Ke jogged back and almost bumped into Tong Nuanyan. For a moment, Yun Xin and Qiu Yu's hearts trembled with fear. Tong Nuanyan reached out to support Huai Ke and asked her to stop.

"Hello, Tong's mother. Huai Ke didn't mean it." Huai Ke looked frightened, tears streaming down his face, and he was about to burst into tears. Tong Nuanyan took out a handkerchief from her bosom. It was made by Chunxiu, and it had a small lily of the valley embroidered on it.

"Don't cry, Huai Ke. Are you going out with the concubine today?" Tong Nuanyan wiped away Huai Ke's tears with a sweet smile, and asked as she glanced at Li at the end of the path.

"Yes, mother is behind us." Huai Ke sobbed and looked very timid.

"Huai Ke, come here, mother. Concubine, Huai Ke is still young. If she accidentally bumps into you, I will apologize to you." As soon as Li arrived, she called Huai Ke away and knelt down humbly. In an instant, Huai Ke regarded Tong Nuanyan as a bad person.

"Hehe, what Concubine Madam said is so funny. She is just a little kid and almost bumped into my belly. Am I such a petty person? Or does Concubine Madam think that she needs to be punished in some way?" Tong Nuanyan found it a little funny and always thought that others had ulterior motives.

"That's not what I meant. Concubine, you misunderstood." Li's face was a little stiff, and then she smiled again: "Concubine, Huai Ke didn't bump into you just now, did he? Huai Ke, why don't you apologize to Concubine?"

Seeing Li asking Huai Ke to apologize as soon as she turned around, Tong Nuanyan was speechless and choked, "No need, concubine, Huai Ke is the daughter of the prince after all, and there is no servant following her. This is a dereliction of duty for you as a mother. I will report to the Fourth Master later and let him make arrangements!"

After saying that, Tong Nuanyan let Yunxin and Qiuyu support her and walked away, not noticing Li's embarrassed expression behind her.

Just after returning to Piaoxue Courtyard, before I could even sit down, Yun Xin, who was waiting outside, suddenly came in and said, "Concubine, Princess Su gave birth prematurely."

"What's going on? Isn't it less than eight months yet?" Tong Nuanyan was very surprised. It was not normal for her to give birth after being pregnant for more than seven months.

"Concubine, everyone is now heading to the side courtyard where Su Gege is. Concubine will be here soon." Yun Xin reminded that no matter what the reason was for Su Gege, her concubine had to go there.

"Xia Xi, Yun Xin, the two of you come with me." As soon as Tong Nuanyan finished speaking, Xia Xi appeared.

On the road.

"Xia Xi, can you tell me how Su gave birth prematurely?" Xia Xi kept an eye on this prince's residence all day long. She could roughly know the slightest movement, so this question was not difficult for her.

"Master, Su trusted Ulanara too much before. Now her belly is as big as a full-term baby due to the supplements she took. She also felt something was wrong in the past few days, so she secretly bribed the imperial physician who was going to take her pulse."

Xia Xi's machine's electric current sounded without any emotion, reporting mechanically.

"The imperial physician took the money and told her that the fetus was too big to be born full term. I don't know how Su threatened the imperial physician to help her give birth prematurely. Today, Princess Zhang went to visit, and Su took the opportunity to drink the drug to induce labor." After Xia Xi finished speaking, he followed Tong Nuanyan in silence.

"If she is going to give birth prematurely, will the Fourth Lady take action now?" Tong Nuanyan said this in a soft voice as if she was asking herself and answering it.

"Master, we'll have the answer when we go to the scene." Xia Xi forced a smile on his face, but it was very stiff. On the other side, Yun Xin just thought that Xia Xi was used to being cold and couldn't smile, and didn't doubt that he was not a human.

Soon, the group arrived at the side yard.

The place is square and you can see the end as soon as you enter the door. Apart from the crowded courtyard at the entrance, there are no other rooms except the bedroom. At this time, all the princesses and concubines are in the courtyard, which seems particularly crowded. Sitting near the bedroom are the fourth wife and the concubine Li behind her, and the rest are standing.

Tong Nuanyan walked straight to the seat next to the Fourth Lady, "Greetings, Madam. Best wishes, Madam!" She bowed slightly and sat down.

"Why is Su Gege going to give birth prematurely?" As soon as I sat down, I heard a voice behind me. I don't know who was whispering.

"What's the big deal? I heard that it was Su Gege who wanted to give birth to a prince before the concubine did!"

"If this baby is really a prince, then wouldn't it be..."

Tong Nuanyan was slightly stunned. She really hadn't thought about whether Su had such an idea. She could ignore these people's comments, but Yun Xin couldn't help it: "Girls, why don't you know the rules? Are you qualified to comment on the concubine?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence behind them, but the Fourth Lady next to her was a little stiff, her hands tightly clenched on the chair, her whole body was extremely tense, and she didn't pay any attention to Tong Nuanyan at all.

"Fu Jin? Fu Jin?" Tong Nuanyan called out twice before the Fourth Lady came back to her senses: "What happened to Concubine Concubine?"

"It's nothing. I just wanted to ask about Su Gege's current situation, but Fu Jin didn't hear it." Tong Nuanyan's eyes flashed with a hint of teasing, and she acted as if she was unaware of her attempt to cover up her crime.

"Ah... I was just thinking about this. Princess Su is more than seven months old now. I really hope nothing will go wrong." The Fourth Lady pretended to be calm and spoke with a kind heart, but in her heart she hoped that there would be two lives lost.

"Fujin! Something terrible has happened! Princess Su's baby is too big and there are signs of difficult labor! The cervix is ​​already ten fingers dilated, but the baby's head can't come out!" A midwife whom no one had ever seen before rushed out of the delivery room with blood on her hands. A strong smell of blood spread. Everyone took out handkerchiefs to cover their mouths and noses, and some couldn't help retching.

"What? How could this be! You must protect Su Gege's little prince for me!" The Fourth Lady performed her acting tricks on the spot, shouting in a pretentious manner and giving stern orders.

"Yes!" The midwife got up and went back in.

As time passed, Su's screams and cries of pain could be heard from the delivery room.

The princess was standing in the yard with stiff legs and feet, but she couldn't leave, and she felt completely exhausted.

"Oh no! Oh no! Su Gege gave birth to a dead baby!" A midwife came out of the delivery room in a panic, holding a swaddling cloth. She rushed straight to Tong Nuanyan, knelt down, and happened to let Tong Nuanyan see the dead baby.

Tong Nuanyan would be stupid if she didn't know that this was an opportunity to scare her. Unfortunately, she had killed zombies before, so why would she be afraid of dead babies? She glanced at Yinzhen who came over at this time, gave Xia Xi a look, and pretended to faint.

For a moment, the whole yard was in chaos.

"Yanyan!" Yinzhen screamed in panic, ran over, picked up Tong Nuanyan and walked out without even looking at the dead baby on the ground.