Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

Li Qinya was more jealous than resentful of Song Yurong. She prided herself on her high status. Although her father's official position was not high, Song Yurong was just a small palace maid. If she hadn't been selected as a palace maid for the Fourth Master, she would have been a very good palace maid.

How could he be qualified to enter the prince's residence, let alone compete with her for favor.

Now that she had the chance to take advantage of someone's misfortune, she couldn't help but feel jealous. She stared at Dongying beside her, with a cold gleam in her eyes. "Song Gege hasn't finished her confinement yet, so it must be hard for her to know. Why don't we help her?"

Dongying also guessed what Li Qinya meant, and replied with a smile: "Yes, Princess, I will not let Princess Song down."

Li raised a smile, and the laughter rang out in the house, as if seeing the jealous person disappear immediately.

Mingxueyuan.

Su from the side room was extremely satisfied with the developments of the past few days. Just letting an inconspicuous maid go to the kitchen to chat had produced such a good effect. In just a few days, she became the mother who killed her son.

Although she didn't want to make such a big fuss, if Princess Song was gone, she would be more likely to raise the Third Princess, and the Second Princess would be given to Zhang. Since there was a Princess Uya in the palace, she would have no children.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help wanting to laugh. Seeing the maid sneaking in, her face suddenly changed: "Didn't I tell you not to come here if you have nothing to do?"

The maid had a face that could be lost in a crowd. There was no memorable point. Seeing Su Gege's expression change, she was not flustered. She bowed according to the rules and said calmly: "Gege, I am dissatisfied with you. The Fourth Lady has been looking for me these days. You see? I don't want to continue. I just want you to give me some money and let me leave the palace."

Su's face looked grim. She had given this person a large sum of money when she asked him to spread rumors. Now he came to her door after doing the job. She really didn't expect it.

"Impossible! I gave you money at the beginning. Besides, this princess from the Chu Palace can't help you."

Perhaps because she felt guilty about what she had done, she did not dare to put on too much airs, fearing that the maid would go to the lady and tell on her.

The maid was not in a hurry, and even acted as if she was determined to succeed: "Princess, don't blame me for not reminding you. When I was spreading the rumor, everyone in the kitchen had seen me. It would only take the Fourth Lady a day or two to find me. You don't want to be punished before you achieve your goal, do you?"

"Are you threatening Ben Gege?"

Su Gege was shocked and angry. A little maid could threaten her, which made her feel powerless and resentful.

"I dare not. As long as the princess gives me some money, I promise to disappear from the palace from now on."

Su gritted her teeth and agreed, and the servant girl smiled strangely.

However, one day, the Fourth Lady was summoned into the palace early in the morning on the pretext that Concubine De missed her daughter-in-law. She stayed there for the whole day before coming back. No one knew whether this reason was true. As soon as the Fourth Lady came back, she closed the Prince Yong's Mansion and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

June of the 40th year of the Kangxi reign.

One night, Su fell ill quietly and could not be recovered. He passed away the next day.

Few people in the palace knew the truth, and they just thought that Su Gege was weak and a cold would kill her. Tong Nuanyan did not comment on this, and let the person die quietly. Only the current emperor has the ability to do this.

She had originally thought of Kangxi with the worst intentions, thinking that although he had found out who spread the rumors, he still had to deal with the real culprit, Song Yurong, who "killed her son". Unexpectedly, Kangxi was still reasonable.

Zhang Gege came again, this time with two and a half month old Jin Yao. She was not reserved when she came in. After greeting Tong Nuanyan with a smile, she sat on a chair and found a topic:

"Concubine, don't you think that life is unpredictable? A few days ago, I was chatting with him happily, but he died in just a few days. Even the funeral was perfunctory."

Tong Nuanyan was holding a fragrant jade fan and sitting on a chair with her seven-month-old belly. Seeing her sighing, he was silent for a moment: "I don't see you so depressed. No one can expect it. When a serious illness comes, it can't be stopped."

Zhang Gege sighed again: "That's right, it's hard to treat a cold these days, but I didn't compete with Su Gege in the past, so I just feel a little emotional."

Tong Nuanyan didn't say much. She couldn't tell the real reason either. She changed the subject and said, "Jin Yao is almost three months old now, right? You've raised her to be more and more delicate. She's not as skinny as she was when she was just born."

Sure enough, as long as they talked about the child, everything else was thrown out of the window. Zhang Gege smiled and looked at Jin Yao in her arms with gentle eyes: "This child is well-behaved and doesn't make much noise. This makes me worry less."

Afterwards, she looked at Hong Zhao, who was standing beside Tong Nuanyan and no longer staggering when walking. The little ball was less than a person's thigh when he stood up, and he was steady when he walked slowly, but he still staggered as long as he sped up.

"The Third Prince is almost one year old now, right? Concubine Jin has been preparing for the first birthday ceremony recently?"

Tong Nuanyan also cast her eyes towards Hong Zhao who was walking, and said, "Yes, I have been busy with these things during this period of time and have not been able to spend enough time with Hong Zhao."

"I don't know when the Fourth Master will come back. The Third Prince's birthday celebration is so important, it would be better if the father is here."

When Zhang Gege said this, she did not have the same feeling of praising Tong Nuanyan as before. She knew in her heart that she had never been favored much, and now that she had a child to raise, she did not need to compete for favor anymore.

Just as Tong Nuanyan was stunned, the elusive 805 sounded in her mind again:

[Host, Yinzhen was assassinated on the way back. Now he has been rescued by 01. He is seriously injured. Do you want to treat Yinzhen? ]

[Can natural treatment lead to a cure?]

[There is no way to treat lung punctures in the current world. Yinzhen was shot through the lung by an arrow. If he was not treated, he would die. ]

Tong Nuanyan didn't expect it to be so serious. She remembered that the only remaining history of the last days said that Yinzhen finally ascended the throne as emperor. How could he die?

Sensing Tong Nuanyan's thoughts, 805 flashed a few times, apparently searching for information:

【According to the only extant historical records, Yinzhen should have been directly promoted to Prince Yong in the 48th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign. Now, because of his host's Jinxiu Pavilion, he was named Prince Yong, which still deviates from history.】

805’s words are very clear. Whatever happens after deviating from history is uncontrollable. Maybe it may not be Yinzhen who will ascend the throne in the future?

[Please save me. I don’t want my unborn child to become a posthumous child.]

805 flashed red in Tong Nuanyan's mind. The mechanical beeping sound echoed in her mind, causing a tinnitus in her ears. There was silence all around her. She could only hear a mechanical and emotionless voice in her mind:

【01, accept the rescue mission...】

......

[After deducting 300,000 taels of gold, the remaining 1.5 million taels of gold will be used to activate the extracorporeal lifeboat technology...]

[Treatment starts, countdown: 00:59:59]

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