Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

Within two days, Yinzhen received a task assigned by Kangxi. The Fourth Lady and Su Peisheng were busy packing his luggage. Only after the Fourth Lady had packed her things and got on the carriage did they notify others to see him off.

Early the next morning, a group of people followed the Fourth Lady to the gate of the palace.

Song Gege still did not come on the grounds of feeling unwell. Everyone else was dressed more formally. Li Gege was hesitant with her two children and looked very reluctant to leave. Su Gege and Zhang Gege stood at the end and were not very conspicuous.

Only Uya Gege was dressed beautifully and stood next to Li Gege.

It had been a long time since Tong Nuanyan had gotten up so early since she became pregnant. There were some dark circles under her eyes, and she didn't put on any makeup to cover them up. She was a little conspicuous among the crowd, and was noticed by Yinzhen.

He stood in front of the carriage, and the Fourth Lady wanted to say something beside him, when he saw Yinzhen walk towards Tong Nuanyan, frowning slightly and saying, "Yanyan, why do you look so haggard? Didn't you sleep well?"

Tong Nuanyan felt the jealous looks coming at her, the corners of her mouth twitched, and then she said, "Maybe I don't want my father to go away, so I got up early."

Without letting Yinzhen say anything more to stir up hatred, Tong Nuanyan looked at the gloomy Fourth Lady and said again: "Fourth Master, the journey is long. I don't know how long it will take for Hongzhao and other brothers and sisters to see you again. Can you hug them?"

Everyone present was a little surprised. They didn't expect the concubine to be so magnanimous. In fact, she could have let the Fourth Master say goodbye to only Hong Zhao. They couldn't help but feel that the concubine was virtuous.

The Fourth Lady almost bit her back teeth off. In the past, she was the one who spoke virtuous words, but this time Tong Jia did what she had always done. How could she tolerate this?

"Yes, Fourth Master, you see, even the eldest and second princes are reluctant to part with it?"

After the Fourth Lady said this, Li Gege could no longer wait, and pulled Huai Ke and Hong Yun to Yinzhen's side, squatting down and holding the two children: "Fourth Master, Huai Ke hasn't seen you for several days."

Yinzhen listened to the two people's conversation, stretched out his hand to pinch Huai Ke's little face, and smiled: "Huai Ke, do you miss your father? Wait for your father to come back and bring you fun things."

Li Gege secretly pushed Hongyun, and Hongyun immediately walked over: "Ama, I want one too~"

Tong Nuanyan stood behind Yinzhen and watched, smiling helplessly. Only at this time could she feel that in this era, husbands are the most important thing.

[Host, if you are tired of playing, we can go to the 21st century. ]

The 805 in my mind popped up at the right time. It had always wanted Tong Nuanyan to go to the 21st century, and it popped up as soon as it had the chance.

[No need. Wouldn't it be more risky to go to 21st Century? The industry also needs to be redeveloped.]

Tong Nuanyan was just feeling a little emotional. Some things can be changed, but deep-rooted ideas cannot be changed.

After Yinzhen had talked happily with the children for a long time, a sour atmosphere surrounded them. Su felt bitter and resentful, and she thought of the child who died in childbirth. It was a boy!

If she had given birth safely, and if she had not taken so many supplements, she would not have had to seek help from a royal physician to induce labor, and she would not have died at birth.

No one knows what Su Gege is thinking.

After Yinzhen and the Fourth Lady said a few words, they got on the carriage. Su Peisheng followed and got in the front of the carriage, and they set off with a few guards.

Everyone watched the carriage go farther and farther away. The Fourth Lady looked back and paused for a moment at Tong Nuanyan, then looked at Zhang Gege at the end.

"Qiuli, Honghui has been out for a long time, take him back to the main courtyard."

After giving the order, she spoke again: "The prince is away on a long journey now, and I don't want anyone to stir up trouble in the backyard. No matter what you are dissatisfied with, I will not allow any mistakes to happen during this period!"

Tong Nuanyan was a little surprised, and then bowed with everyone else: "I will follow the instructions of the Lady!"

...

...

half a month later.

May of the 40th year of the Kangxi reign.

Snow Courtyard.

It has been half a month since Yinzhen went out. The Prince Yong's Mansion has been unusually quiet during this half month. Song Gege has been going out less and less, and has been staying in bed almost all the time to take care of her baby. She is nine months pregnant and looks extremely skinny, which is very scary.

Tong Nuanyan walked in the yard with her six-month-old belly, listening to Xia Xi's report, while Qiuyu stood in the corner waiting.

"Master, there has been no movement from Wuya these days, but Su Gege has been visiting Song Gege's courtyard more often, and Li has been secretly teaching Hongyun these days."

After waiting for a while, Xia Xi did not say anything more. She finally spoke: "How is the Ulanara family doing?"

Xia Xi's eyes flashed red: "The target person did not make any moves."

Tong Nuanyan frowned, thinking that these people were planning something, as if the previous actions were an illusion. She slowly stroked her abdomen and paced in the yard, with Xia Xi following closely.

Before Tong Nuanyan could think about it carefully, Yun Xin walked over here, and she had to curl the corners of her mouth to hide her thoughts.

Yun Xin bowed first, then spoke: "Concubine, Princess Zhang is here with Princess Jin Yao."

Tong Nuanyan was a little confused. Zhang was on good terms with Su at the beginning, and she was not the gentle and delicate beauty that Qiuyu said at the beginning. Instead, she was a bit arrogant and domineering, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Apart from paying respects to Zhang, she and Zhang had no other interactions, and no one knew why she brought Xinyu here now.

"Tell her to wait in the front hall. Bring her a pot of pre-rain Longjing tea. I'll be there soon."

After giving the order, Yun Xin took the order and left. Tong Nuanyan looked at Xia Xi again and asked, "Have you investigated Zhang? Is there anything different about her these days?"

Xia Xi was silent for a moment before she said, "Master, I did not investigate Zhang's family. The only people who had contact with Zhang's family were from Mingxueyuan."

The Su family and the Song family.

Without thinking any more, she straightened her clothes and walked towards the front hall with Xia Xi.

...

Before I even walked in, I saw at the door that Zhang had changed her usual flowery attire and was now dressed very simply, with only two flowers pinned on her hair. Her previous brightly colored dresses had been replaced with plain ones with dark patterns.

Seeing her come in, Zhang and the maid who was holding a swaddling baby beside her bowed and said, "I, your maidservant, greet the concubine. May the concubine be well!"

Tong Nuanyan smiled and called her to get up, then sat on the chair in the middle and said, "How come Zhang Gege has time to come to my Piaoxue Courtyard? Yun Xin, please take a seat and serve tea."

Qiuyu, who had been following behind him, signaled to Wang Chengyun and Yunxin at the door. One of them moved a chair with armrests to the side, and the other brought a tray with tea.

Zhang Gege looked around and felt a little embarrassed to speak. Tong Nuanyan waved her hand to signal Qiuyu and the others to go down. Zhang also took Jin Yao from her maid and asked the maid to go down.

"Concubine, although Jin Yao is not my biological child, I can raise her by my side in the future. It's a good idea, isn't it?"

Tong Nuanyan was confused and didn't understand what she meant, so she didn't say anything and continued listening. Zhang was not embarrassed that she didn't get an answer, and looked at her with a smile.

"Concubine, I came to you for no other reason than to express my feelings. I am a nobody and my words carry no weight. I am just a little princess. Jinyao is so cute, I cannot guarantee to protect her until she grows up."

Tong Nuanyan was a little surprised. Why did Zhang come to her to say these things? It sounded like a last will and testament. She interrupted her and asked, "Gege Zhang, I don't understand what you mean."