Qing Dynasty: The Imperial Concubine is Pregnant Again

October of the 40th year of the Kangxi reign.

The twin brother and sister are already two months old. They have grown from tiny babies to plump and fair now. Hong Zhao is almost one and a half years old, and what he says is logical.

Every day he seems to have endless energy and plays the game of tag with Xia Xi and other maids in Piaoxue Courtyard.

"You can't catch it, Aunt Xia Xi can't catch it!"

Hong Zhao was running in front with quick steps, while Xia Xi was running very slowly, looking like he couldn't catch up, which made Hong Zhao chuckle.

"Brother, you are running too fast. Slow down, slow down."

The weather is a bit cold now, and it is about to snow according to the month. Everyone is wearing three or four cotton-padded jackets, which are the cotton-padded jackets issued by the royal family and Jinxiu Pavilion this year.

Winter is approaching, and each servant received one at the beginning of the month. Adding last year's reward, there is enough to exchange.

Tong Nuanyan was wearing this year's new style of cotton-padded Manchu dress and a cotton cloak. She was sitting on a low couch in the yard with a small bed beside her.

Hongxi and Xinyu, brother and sister, were lying inside, wrapped tightly with the solar heating blanket that Tong Nuanyan had quietly placed, and their little faces were flushed from the warmth.

"Master, Princess Zhang and Princess Song are here."

Tong Nuanyan was a little surprised. She could understand why Zhang Gege came, but why did Song Yurong come here for no reason?

"My maidservant asks for the good health of the concubine, and may the concubine live long and happily."

The two came in and bowed respectfully, followed by several servants. Behind Zhang Gege, a nanny was holding the six-month-old second Gege Jin Yao.

Behind Song Yurong, a nanny whom she had never seen before was holding the thin third princess, Jinwen.

"Why are you here? The weather is getting cold. Why are you coming to my yard?"

Tong Nuanyan stared at Song Yurong with something meaningful in her words, while Yun Xin and others around her brought in some soft round stools and a silver charcoal stove.

After the two of them sat down, Song Yurong pretended not to understand. She smiled on her pale face and said nonchalantly:

"I heard that the concubine is the most blessed, so I am shamelessly trying to come here to share in the blessing."

When she saw Zhang sitting down, she acted like a invisible person without saying a word and immediately turned the conversation to Zhang.

"The second princess was very thin when she was born. Later, sister Zhang always brought the third princess to the concubine's place. Now she is healthy and plump, and she is very lovable."

Tong Nuanyan was calm and didn't respond. Zhang Gege was aroused with curiosity and believed that the concubine was blessed. She glanced at Tong Nuanyan in front of her.

"What are you talking about, Sister Song? Although the Second Princess was born small and thin, the imperial physician didn't say she was unhealthy. Aren't you cursing my Jin Yao by saying this?"

Song Yurong choked. How could Zhang be so stubborn? She really regretted coming here with her.

Tong Nuanyan was watching the show from the side. Seeing that she had nothing to say, she curled her lips and smiled. While wiping the sweat off Hong Zhao who had come back tired from playing, she said:

"Girl Song, if you have anything to say, you might as well just say it directly. There's no need to use illusory blessings to talk about it."

Hong Zhao ran for a long time and saw Jin Yao, who had been there many times. After Tong Nuanyan wiped the sweat off her face, he immediately went to Zhang Gege.

He wants to play with his sister.

Xia Xi appeared in time and laid several thick layers of wool blankets on the bluestone bricks, and then followed Jin Yao's wet nurse to look after her.

Song Yurong looked at her, bit her lip, then squatted down and saluted as if she had made up her mind: "Please help me, Concubine!"

Song Yurong raised her head and saw that Tong Nuanyan did not show any reaction. She continued to talk to herself:

"I know I have done something wrong to Concubine Fujin. I don't ask for anything else. Jinwen was born weak and sickly, and I have been ill for a long time and cannot take care of Jinwen."

It's too easy for Jinwen to be noticed by her, so it's better to exchange Jinwen for a better future, Song Yurong thought darkly.

Tong Nuanyan had a premonition about what she would say next, but she didn't understand why this man, who had gone to such lengths to obtain many secret recipes for having a child and risked his life to give birth to a daughter, could give her away.

Sure enough, what Song Yurong said confirmed her thoughts.

"I cannot protect Jinwen, so I hope Concubine can raise her. I hope Concubine can help me!"

Zhang Gege widened her eyes in surprise and stood up with an extreme reaction. She almost died of laughter at Song Yurong's shameless words.

"Sister Song has a very good plan. You thought of letting the third princess be raised by the concubine. It's a beautiful idea. You can go out and say that your daughter is raised by the concubine Tong Jia. How proud you are, right? Don't you think about your own background?"

She really didn't expect that Song Yurong would think this way. Not to mention that she gave birth to a princess, even if she gave birth to a prince, the concubine would not look down on him. Don't you see the third and fourth princes beside the concubine?

With two princes by her side, she is only 20 years old now and in good health and can have more children in the future. She doesn't need to adopt other people's children.

Seeing Song Yurong's ugly face but unable to refute, Tong Nuanyan smiled sarcastically. Does she look so brainless?

"I can't help with Song Gege's affairs, but Uya Gege has always wanted to raise a daughter, so why not talk to her about it?"

Song Yurong lowered her head, her eyes full of resentment. She had already taken out her only bargaining chip, so why was Tong Jia still not satisfied? !

"I dare not! Sorry for disturbing you today. I will take my leave now!"

Watching Song Yurong and her men fleeing in panic, Zhang Gege laughed out loud, "I just can't stand seeing this mean person acting like that."

Tong Nuanyan smiled at her. It was true that Zhang Gege had been a bit harsh just now, but she was only standing up for herself, so there was no reason to blame her.

"Of course I know what Zhang Gege means, but I won't take it to heart. Is Wu Ya still fighting for custody recently?"

Zhang Gege paused for a moment, thinking that Tong Nuanyan really intended to send Song's daughter to Uya's side, and said cautiously:

"Last month, Wu Ya went to the garden every day to try to find the third princess, but failed. I guess she has given up raising the third princess."

give up?

She had been planning to kill Song Gege in order to raise her, so why did she suddenly give up?

"Is Uya Gege planning to get pregnant to win favor? I wonder if she can succeed."

Zhang Gege didn't say much, she just kept watching Hongzhao and Jinyao playing. Jinyao could only sit now and hadn't learned to crawl yet, so she was holding a small bell and swinging it.

According to Nanny Xia Xi, this was something Hongzhao played with when he was seven or eight months old. She had never seen it and just thought it was proof of the Tonggiya clan's wealth.

Hong Zhao was holding a small spring-loaded metal car. He could pull it back on the ground and run a long distance. Zhang Gege had never seen such a thing before.

Now that Jin Yao can play these things with Hong Zhao, she is very grateful. She has gained a lot of benefits from being on good terms with Concubine Tong.

After seeing those rare things too many times, they became normal to her, and she even felt that this was a manifestation of Tong Nuanyan's trust in her. She couldn't help but be more respectful and absolutely must not hold her back or betray her!

Zhang Gege looked at Tong Nuanyan with starry eyes and felt that she was even more mysterious and powerful.

Tong Nuanyan felt a little chilly. When she turned around, she saw Zhang Gege's admiring eyes. She didn't know what was going on in her mind.