Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

Chapter 64: Greetings and Conversation

Mid-March of the 40th year of the Kangxi reign.

One night, in the main courtyard.

The Fourth Lady woke up in panic, frowned, and asked the palace maid who was keeping watch beside her:

"What's going on? Why is it so noisy outside?"

The maid knelt on the ground and shook her head, then stood up and said, "I don't know, does the lady want to get up?"

The palace maid lifted the bed curtain, helped the Fourth Lady put on her shoes, and then followed her out of the room.

In the courtyard, several palace maids and maids came up in a panic and knelt down in front of the Fourth Lady:

"This servant greets you, Madam, Madam, the Second Princess has a fever!"

"what?!"

The last bit of sleepiness that the Fourth Lady had left disappeared in an instant. Her heart was beating fast, and she quickly led the group to the side courtyard.

Everyone in the side courtyard was in a hurry, but when they saw the Fourth Lady coming, they felt as if they had found their backbone and felt relieved.

"Please be well, my lady, and be well, my lady."

"Tell me what's going on."

At this time, the Fourth Lady didn't care whether the maids performed the formalities or not. The Second Princess was kept by her side, and if something happened to her, it would be difficult to explain to the Fourth Master.

She walked over to the bed and sat down. The little baby on the bed had red cheeks, obviously due to a fever.

He reached out and touched it immediately, and said in surprise: "Why is it so hot? Did you go out of the house to ask a doctor?"

A nurse quickly replied: "Reporting to Madam, we have sent someone to invite her."

The fourth lady's heart was relieved, and she breathed a sigh of relief, then asked, "Does the prince know? Send someone to report to the prince."

The Second Princess had a high fever, so she had to report it to the Prince, otherwise if something bad happened, it would be bad if the Prince pursued the matter.

Front yard study.

Yinzhen was awakened from his sleep by the shouting. After hearing what was said, he quickly got up and dressed. After all, she was his daughter, and he had to go and see her.

Su Peisheng pushed the door open and came in to dress him. After quickly getting ready, the two of them rushed to the main courtyard.

Day two.

There are two days in a month when we greet each other.

Tong Nuanyan sat in front of the dressing table. She had changed her rouge and powder and added a bottle of "Snow-like Skin" foundation sent from Xueyue Pavilion.

When this liquid foundation was shipped, the sales were not ideal at first. But after people started to pay attention to it, the sales became better and better. In just half a year, it had already gained a very good reputation in Beijing.

Not many people knew that Xueyue Pavilion was a property on her farm. Only the direct descendants of the Tonggiya clan knew about it, and except for those in Yinzhen's mansion, many clan members did not know about it.

Therefore, many people in the royal family buy liquid foundation.

After she put on some light makeup, she let Yunxin toss around on her head. A quarter of an hour later, she kissed Hongzhao on the bed, then took Yunxin and Wang Chengyun out the door.

Walk towards the main courtyard.

Tong Nuanyan was four and a half months pregnant. Only a few people in Tingyuxuan that day and some royal family members knew that she was carrying twins. From a distance, her belly looked as big as if she was almost six months pregnant.

The end of the same road.

Li looked at the figure in front of her with jealousy on her face. Since she moved to the palace, the prince rarely went to her courtyard. Occasionally, he went to see the children in the afternoon and never stayed overnight.

Last time, she used Huai Ke to generate a fever and snatched the prince away from Tong Jia. The prince did stay overnight, but he simply covered himself with a blanket and slept by himself. She even saw some ambiguous signs on the prince's body.

Thinking of this, she became even more dissatisfied. In order to attract the prince's attention, she often sent food to the front yard, but unfortunately she was never able to go in to see him.

By the time Tong Nuanyan entered the inner room of the main courtyard, the Fourth Lady was already sitting in the upper seat with a tired look on her face.

She knelt down and bowed slowly: "I wish you the best, Madam, may you live in peace and happiness!"

Su Gege, Zhang Gege and Wuya Gege, who had already arrived, hurriedly bowed and said, "I wish you all the best, Madam. May you have good luck!"

The Fourth Lady waved her hand, unable to conceal her exhaustion, and said, "Stand up, and take a seat."

Tong Nuanyan was seated just to the lower left of the Fourth Lady. She held her waist and sat down carefully. After she became pregnant, she was extra careful when sitting.

The others also stood up and returned to their seats. After a while, Li, who was following behind them, also came.

After the Fourth Lady ordered someone to serve tea, Wu Ya's eyes rolled around and she said meaningfully, "I heard that the Second Princess had a fever last night? They even invited a doctor to come in the middle of the night. Is the Second Princess okay?"

The Fourth Lady's face darkened, and her words became very stiff: "Uya Gege, the Second Gege seems to have nothing to do with you, right?"

Tong Nuanyan quietly picked up the tea and took a sip, watching the bickering with great relish. She was wearing a sky-blue Manchu gown, and her whole body exuded a maternal glow.

Wu Ya smiled awkwardly and said, "Fujin, that's not what I meant. I'm just worried about the Second Princess."

Li sat in front of Wuya and laughed, "Sister Wuya, it's a great thing for the Second Princess to be raised by the wife. Besides, it's not your turn as a stepmother to worry about the Second Princess, right?"

The Fourth Lady rubbed her temple and said impatiently, "Okay, stop talking. The Second Princess is fine. There's no need for Wu Ya to worry."

Uya sat down angrily, feeling very unhappy, while Li smiled sarcastically. Anyone who was not a fool could see what Uya was planning.

"The baby of Concubine Jin looks much bigger. Is she pregnant with twins?"

Su's voice rang out. As early as Tong Nuanyan entered the room, her eyes had been on Tong Nuanyan's belly. Ever since she gave birth to a premature stillbirth, her treatment in the Fourth Master's backyard had plummeted.

Thinking about this, she watched Tong Nuanyan stroking her belly, and she also learned to stroke her flat belly, as if she was pregnant too.

Tong Nuanyan turned her head to look at her, smiled slightly, and whispered the breaking news: "Gege Su has good eyesight. I am indeed pregnant with twins. It was diagnosed a few days ago. I wanted to tell you sisters, but the emperor ordered me to tell you later. Now there is no need to do that."

When the Fourth Lady above heard this, she couldn't help but clench the handkerchief in her hand. Even though she knew it before, she still felt very unbalanced when she heard it again.

Whenever she thought that even the Emperor was paying attention to Tong Jia's twins, she felt very jealous. She didn't receive such attention when she was pregnant with Honghui.

When Wu Ya heard this news for the first time, she gritted her teeth and said sourly, "I didn't expect that my sister was pregnant with twins. I wonder if she can take care of so many children?"

Tong Nuanyan almost laughed out loud when she heard this. With so many people around her and the bionic man Xia Xi as a plug-in, she didn't have to put in much effort.

"Don't bother Uyagege to worry. Uyagege has this idea," she said, paused, and then continued: "Why not think about how to get pregnant."

Wu Ya's face turned red and white with anger. Did she not want to get pregnant? No one allowed her to get pregnant. Could they have kidnapped the prince and taken him to her room?

Tong Nuanyan, who tied Yinzhen into the house, didn't care. It didn't matter to her whether these people liked her or not. They were destined to be in the same camp, let alone the same world.

The fourth lady tugged at the handkerchief in her hand, suppressed her indignation, and said, "Sister Tong Jia, you are pregnant with twins now, you must be careful about everything, especially your food, clothing and expenses. If something goes wrong..."

Then, as if he had said something wrong, "Sister Tong Jia, do you remember this?"

Tong Nuanyan agreed. This kind of verbal attack had no effect on her at all. However, did Ulanara want to warn the women around her?