Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

After returning from paying respects to the palace, Tong Nuanyan has been preparing for the full moon ceremony for the past two days. She was so busy that she forgot about the Star Mall for a while. She has not fed Hong Zhao for the past two days. Xia Xi and the wet nurse have been taking care of him.

Just now, when she came back from working in the front yard, she saw the little one on the bed staring at her without blinking, with his little mouth pouted, looking so aggrieved. If it wasn't only one month old, Hong Zhao would have spoken out of grievance.

Seeing Tong Nuanyan just standing in front of the bed and watching with a smile, and not coming to hug him, Hongzhao stretched out his little hands and grabbed the air, tears soon filled up in his eyes, and he burst into tears the next second.

Seeing that he was really aggrieved, Tong Nuanyan felt a little distressed as well. She quickly picked up Hongzhao, patted his little butt gently, and coaxed him and kissed him.

As soon as Hong Zhao entered Tong Nuanyan's arms, his two little hands tightly grasped her clothes in front of her, and his crying gradually became softer as Tong Nuanyan coaxed him, until finally only tears were left on his face, proving his grievance.

"Zhao Zhao, my dear baby. Um~" Tong Nuanyan kissed Hong Zhao on the face with malicious sound, and looked at Hong Zhao's pouting mouth with satisfaction. She felt full of satisfaction in her heart.

While Tong Nuanyan was teasing Hongzhao in the inner room, Yinzhen in the front yard was thinking about his concubine.

Although Yinzhen visited Tong Nuanyan every two days, both of them blushed every time they went. Because Tong Nuanyan was in confinement after childbirth, he was always angry, but he was not a person who would put himself in a difficult position.

During the month when Tong Nuanyan was in confinement, several concubines and princesses who usually had no presence appeared in the backyard. Even Princess Zhang, who had always relied on the Fourth Lady and was somewhat arrogant, fell out of favor for a short time.

Among the favored concubines, there is an acquaintance, Liang Yue, whom Tong Nuanyan had met once at the New Year's Eve banquet. Unexpectedly, she looked weak and timid, and was thought to be unpopular with Yinzhen, but now she seems to have returned to her original nature and is favored. It is true that no woman in the backyard can be underestimated.

During this month, Yinzhen entered the backyard for a total of twelve days, and he spent the night in Liang's concubine's yard on seven of them. For a time, Liang Yue became the talk of the town. It was even rumored in the backyard that Liang Yue would replace Tong Nuanyan as the most favored person. This rumor first came out in Liang Yue's yard.

Yinzhen also learned about it from Su Peisheng later, but he never liked the struggles in the harem, and he didn't care about such rumors. He only punished the two young palace maids who initially guessed his master's thoughts, but he didn't want to continue with this punishment. This rumor became more unscrupulous in private, as if it had been confirmed.

Yinzhen thought about the rumors in the backyard, and felt a little angry and absurdly guilty. He was angry at the maids for making random assumptions about their master, but he felt guilty facing Tong Nuanyan. She had been in confinement for a month, so she probably knew all this. Seeing her every two days, in addition to alleviating his selfishness, was more about cultivating feelings.

Liang Yue was just a comfort when he was bored. That day, when Yinzhen passed by the garden, he remembered that Tong Nuanyan had once held him horizontally here. He was a little dazed for a while, and happened to see Liang Yue crying behind the rockery. Somehow, he felt that the way Liang Yue cried from a certain angle was somewhat similar to Tong Nuanyan, so he doted on her for a few days.

Snow Courtyard.

Yinzhen hesitated at the door, not knowing whether to go in or not, and finally took a deep breath and stepped into the gate of Piaoxue Courtyard. The palace maids in the courtyard were doing their duties in an orderly manner, and when they saw him come in, they hurriedly bowed and greeted him.

A woman in emerald green Manchu dress came forward and said respectfully, "Greetings, Lord Beile. The concubine is coaxing the little prince in the inner room." Yinzhen had some impression of her. It seemed that her name was Yunxin, and she was Yanyan's dowry.

"Get up, I'll go in and take a look." He stopped Su Peisheng who was about to shout and walked into the inner room. Tong Nuanyan was concentrating on coaxing the aggrieved Hong Zhao in her arms, patting and kissing his cheek from time to time, making Hong Zhao laugh instead of crying. The sound of their laughter could be heard.

Yinzhen stood quietly at the door and watched. He originally wanted to just see Tong Nuanyan and Hongzhao and then leave, but then he remembered that Tong Nuanyan was now out of confinement. They had not slept together since Tong Nuanyan became pregnant for four months. What happened between the two of them during the confinement period made him even more angry.

Seeing Tong Nuanyan kissing Hongzhao from time to time, Yinzhen's face turned black.

"Yanyan, let the nurse take care of Hongzhao." As soon as he came, Yinzhen said what he wanted to say most. In the past month, every time he came, he could see how much Yanyan cared about Hongzhao. Every time she came to solve the problem of breast engorgement, she would wait until Hongzhao fell asleep like a thief and solve it secretly.

When Tong Nuanyan heard his voice, she realized that Yinzhen had come without her knowing, and was peeking at her at the door while she coaxed Hongzhao. When she thought of this, Tong Nuanyan snorted, and immediately put Hongzhao into Yinzhen's arms.

Yinzhen's hands were stiff and he didn't know how to hold him, so he could only hold him carefully: "Tong Nuanyan, what are you doing? What if you hurt Hongzhao? Take Hongzhao away quickly, this is ridiculous!"

Tong Nuanyan glanced at him and said, "Fourth Master, this is also your son. Who else should I hold him if not you?" Tong Nuanyan came to the couch leisurely and sat down, admiring the man who was busy with his work.

"Manchus believe in holding grandchildren instead of sons. This is the rule." Yinzhen held Hongzhao in a strange posture, not daring to move his whole body, as if Hongzhao would be hurt if he moved.

Tong Nuanyan smiled slyly, walked to his side and helped him sit down in front of the couch, but she refused to bring Hongzhao back: "Rules are dead. If you don't hold your own son, whose son do you want to hold? Do you have a grandson now?"

This is a broken rule. Who will kiss his son if he doesn't even hug him? It is best to cultivate feelings from childhood. Tong Nuanyan wants to cultivate the relationship between Yinzhen and Hongzhao in this way. She doesn't want her children to envy others when they grow up.

Yinzhen could hear the anger and jealousy in Tong Nuanyan's words, so he held Hongzhao and moved to her side, "Yanyan, are you jealous? It's not that I don't want to hold our Hongzhao, it's just because of the ancestral rules."

Seeing that Tong Nuanyan still turned her head away from looking at him, Yinzhen had no choice but to lift Hongzhao up slightly in his arms, and stretched out his hand to let Hongzhao's face come close to Tong Nuanyan: "Yanyan, look how happy Hongzhao is, smile too."

Tong Nuanyan lowered her head and kissed Hongzhao's little face, and left a kiss on Yinzhen's bony fingers. When she looked up, she saw Yinzhen's stunned look, which made her laugh for a moment. She reached out and held his face, and the two looked at each other as if they were the only ones there.

"Yinzhen, you will have many concubines in the future, but Hongzhao and I only have you. You and the child are my only ones."

The only one, Yanyan said I am the only one!

Yinzhen automatically ignored the fact that the child was also the only one, and only knew that Tong Nuanyan said he was the only one.

Yinzhen stared at Tong Nuanyan blankly. No one had ever said such words to him. In the past, Empress Xiaoyi said that she treated him as her own son, but she never said he was her only son. The emperor only had the prince in his heart, and with so many sons, he was not the only one. The women in the backyard treated him as a support, and when they had a prince, they treated him as a support, but no one said he was the only one.

Only Tong Nuanyan said that he was the only one. The heartbeat sounded like thunder in his chest, thump, thump.

Tong Nuanyan watched Yinzhen hugging Hongzhao and leaning closer. Their lips were getting closer and closer. Yinzhen's eyes were fixed on the red lips that were so close, and when he was about to kiss them, Tong Nuanyan dodged.

Tong Nuanyan looked at him with a smile on her face, and when he retreated dejectedly, she held his handsome face and kissed him.

The lips and teeth overlapped, and they were lingering passionately.

After a long time, the two separated breathlessly.

At night, after dinner, Yinzhen asked Xia Xi to take Hongzhao downstairs to put him to sleep, while he took Tong Nuanyan for a walk back to prepare for the battle.

They were very passionate that night and hit it off immediately. They were both excited and enjoyed the pleasure.