Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

Chapter 69: Jade Beauty's Death

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

Forbidden City.

The west side hall of Xianfu Palace.

Tong Jia Yuyan was lying on the bed with her huge belly bulging, her forehead covered with cold sweat, and her pretty little face was extremely pale.

She felt waves of pain in her stomach and fear flashed in her eyes. Since she was more than seven months pregnant, the emperor had only come to see her once, and that was because he was wondering when she got pregnant.

After that, her belly grew bigger and bigger, and there were more and more rumors in the harem. When she walked on the palace road, she could feel the gazes from those lowly palace maids and eunuchs.

Who am I that they can treat me like this?

When she was four months pregnant, her belly was bigger than that of a six-month pregnant woman. The emperor became even more suspicious. The bitch Concubine Yi even slandered him, so he directly invited all the imperial doctors to come and diagnose her.

Thinking of this, Tong Jia Yuyan felt that her stomach no longer hurt, and her eyes were full of hatred.

Fortunately, all the imperial physicians came to the same conclusion: the woman was pregnant with multiple babies!

Concubine Yi couldn't hold her composure on the spot. She asked the doctor in disbelief with a stiff face, "How sure are you? Did you take the pulse wrong?"

The imperial physicians were all very sure that it was correct. She was so happy at that time. Only the emperor was unhappy. He knew that she was pregnant with multiple babies but never came to see her.

Everyone in the palace acts according to their master's wishes. The emperor doesn't care about her, and the servants under him don't serve her wholeheartedly. Even her aunt, Concubine Xun, who was given the title last year, has only come a few times.

As her belly grew bigger, she became more and more scared. She no longer had the initial joy. With so many babies in her belly, she might die during delivery.

The servants around her became noisy and the pain in her stomach became more and more severe. She gritted her teeth but could not give birth.

"My lord, use more force!"

"I see the end. Push harder, push harder."

The midwife sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs kept calling out to her, but Tong Jia Yuyan felt increasingly weak and even wanted to just sleep.

At this time, outside the delivery room, Kangxi was sitting on a chair with a calm expression. Seeing that there was no good news from inside, he became a little impatient.

"Is Concubine Tong still not giving birth?"

Concubine Yi beside her replied with a worried look on her face: "Your Highness, giving birth is like having one foot in the gate of hell. Judging from the situation, it will probably take several more hours."

She looked at Concubine Xun and Concubine De on the other side, then looked at the impatient Kangxi, and continued, "Your Majesty, you are tired today, why don't you go back to the Qianqing Palace to have a good rest? I am waiting for you here. When Concubine Tong gives birth safely, I will send someone to report back to Your Majesty. Is that okay?"

Kangxi was thinking this, but he looked at Concubine Xun who was sitting on his left without saying a word, and said, "Concubine Xun, Concubine Tong is not only your niece, but also someone in your palace. It must have been hard to take care of her for so long. Now that Concubine Tong has given birth, you are relieved, haha."

Concubine Xun raised her lips slightly and said with a smile: "I am not tired at all. Your Majesty, you are busy with affairs, and it is good to have me here."

Defei and Rongfei also echoed: "Yes, sister Yifei and sister Xunfei are right. Your Majesty, you should go back and report to Your Majesty as soon as the baby is born."

Kangxi stood up and said: "In this case, I will trouble my beloved concubines."

Xu Rongdeyi and Concubine Hui, who had remained silent throughout the entire process, stood up and saluted: "Your Highness, we respectfully send you off!"

Suddenly, a midwife rushed out.

"My lady, Concubine Tong has fainted from exhaustion!"

The five concubines looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they knew that having multiple babies was dangerous, they did not expect that they would become exhausted before the babies were born.

……

Prince Yong's Mansion.

Snow Courtyard.

Tong Nuanyan, who was lying on the couch, seemed to sense something and smiled. She looked at Hong Zhao who was trying to stand up on the carpet with the help of a soft pillow and said softly:

"Tong Yuyan killed the original owner. I took so long to let her die. I was too kind."

As he said this, he shook his head again.

The things in the Star Mall are useful, but they are not fast enough. You have to be careful not to be exposed when placing multiple birth pills, which is too troublesome.

However, the next one is Song Yurong.

Xia Xi knocked on the door and came in, whispering to Tong Nuanyan: "Master, the second princess who lives in the main courtyard was taken away by the prince's people."

Tong Nuanyan was slightly stunned, then she realized, has Yinzhen decided who to give the baby to?

"Where did you take it?"

Xia Xi replied in a serious tone: "Master, the second princess was taken to Mingxueyuan."

Mingxueyuan?

Should I give it to Su or Zhang?

"How will Wu Ya react?" After trying everything in vain, what else will Wu Ya do?

Hong Zhao, who was lying on the carpet, was dissatisfied that no one was paying attention to him, so he crawled to Xia Xi, grabbed her legs and stood up tremblingly.

Xia Xi quickly helped him up and replied to Tong Nuanyan: "There has been no action from the Wuya clan yet."

Whether there is or not, Yinzhen should have found the clue that Xia Xi was released.

the next day.

When Yinzhen returned from court, he also brought back a piece of news.

Tong Jia Yuyan died of childbirth complications, her death was tragic, and her last three children also died at the same time.

Tong Nuanyan pretended to be surprised when she received the news, but she did not show any sadness. Yinzhen naturally understood that there was not much affection between the legitimate wife and the illegitimate child.

Tong Nuanyan pulled him into the inner room and said jokingly, "The Fourth Master has been in the Piaoxue Courtyard recently, and the vinegar smell in the backyard is almost sour."

The other servants were waiting aside, waiting to be summoned.

As soon as Yinzhen entered the room, he picked up Hongzhao. When he heard her say that, he turned his head and saw her laughing, and he knew that she was teasing him.

"Okay, Yanyan can tease me now, so how about I go to Luomeiyuan to see Hongyun tonight?"

Tong Nuanyan's beautiful eyes fixed on him and said, "No, the Fourth Master came here voluntarily."

Upon hearing this, Yinzhen laughed. What kind of logic is this?

"What is this statement?"

Tong Nuanyan walked up to him with her five-month-old belly and said with a smile, "This is what I said. Does the Fourth Master not like it?"

"How dare I not like what Yanyan said?"

The two smiled at each other. Yinzhen hugged Hongzhao and used one hand to hold her Rouyi.

"Our Hong Zhao has gained weight again, which shows that you have taken very good care of him, Yan Yan."

That's not nonsense. You should feel sorry for your own son.

Yinzhen thought again of Li, who had given birth three times, and all her children were sickly. He wondered if Li didn't know how to raise children?

Tong Nuanyan lowered her head and smiled, without answering him, but just held his hand tightly.

The two were silent for a while. Yinzhen put Hongzhao down, pulled Tong Nuanyan to sit on the couch, and touched her belly again.

"You are having a hard time carrying twins now, Qiuyu, you must be careful about the food, clothing and other expenses of Concubine Fujin during this period."

Qiu Yu stepped forward and knelt down in fear: "Yes, I and the others will serve you carefully."

Waving his hand for her to stand up, Yinzhen patted the back of Tong Nuanyan's hand again and said, "There have been many things to do recently. The emperor may send me to Jiangnan to handle some affairs. This trip will take at least three months."

"Is there any danger?"

If something went wrong with Yinzhen, she couldn't just take care of it alone with the child, right? Should she send a robot to Yinzhen?

Yinzhen signaled her not to worry, saying, "The Emperor sent me to Jiangnan this time only when he was 80% sure. Don't worry, I will be back as soon as possible."

Tong Nuanyan nestled into his arms, holding his waist with both hands, and said sullenly: "Yinzhen, I am now five months pregnant. It is very likely that I will give birth prematurely if I have twins. I don't want you to be away when I give birth."

It would be bad if the mother-in-law was not there on the day of delivery.

Yinzhen stroked her back, pondered for a moment, and solemnly promised: "I will be back before the birth, don't be afraid, Yanyan."