Xia Dongchun from Legend of Zhen Huan: I want to live till the last episode

After breakfast, Xia Dongchun followed the advice of noble lady Borjigit and asked Xiao Yanzi to invite Doctor Xu.

It is already late autumn, and the weather is bad today, making it even colder.

Xu Zhiyun carried the medicine box and entered the palace gate of Yanxi Palace. Xiao Yanzi led the way in front of him: "Doctor Xu, our queen has not been in good spirits these days. She always looks weak. Please ask Doctor Xu to take a look at our queen."

Xu Zhiyun nodded: "Thank you, Eunuch Yan."

The two plum trees in the Yanxi Palace are not in bloom now, but they are carefully pruned and cared for by the people who work there. I believe they will surely bloom with beautiful flowers in winter.

Before Xu Zhiyun entered the house, he looked up at the plum tree.

After entering the palace, Xu Zhiyun bowed first: "I pay my respects to Concubine Zhao and to Lady Borjigit."

Xia Dongchun motioned him to stand up: "I have been feeling a little listless these past two days. I would like to trouble Doctor Xu to check if I am alright."

Xu Zhiyun agreed, prepared the pulse pillow and handkerchief, and took Xia Dongchun's pulse.

After a moment, Xu Zhiyun showed a hint of joy on his face, but for the sake of caution, he still said, "Please allow me to check your pulse again."

Xia Dongchun naturally had no objection, and it was better to be cautious.

After a long while, noblewoman Borjigit became a little worried: "Lord Xu, what happened to Concubine Zhao? Why is there no result after such a long time?"

Xu Zhiyun then withdrew his hand and congratulated, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are more than three months pregnant."

Xia Dongchun and Borjigit Guiren were both stunned. They never thought that the lack of energy might be due to pregnancy.

"It's just..." Xu Zhiyun changed the subject, "After your last miscarriage, your Majesty has not been in good health. This pregnancy is also an accident, so you need to take good care of the fetus and be careful about everything to ensure that the child is born safely."

Hearing this, the surprise on Xia Dongchun's face faded.

The four words "safe birth" sound good, but how easy is it to achieve in this deep palace?

But no matter how difficult it is, the child is already there, and we can only think of ways to deal with it. We can't just let others bully us.

Xu Zhiyun bowed and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best to protect this child for you."

"Thank you very much, Lord Xu." Xia Dongchun said gratefully.

Xu Zhiyun stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, I will report to the emperor first."

Xia Dongchun nodded and asked Xiao Yanzi to send Xu Zhiyun out again.

After seeing Xu Zhiyun off, Borjigit in the room was filled with joy: "That's great, sister. Although you need to be careful when you are pregnant, this might be a good opportunity for you."

Xia Dongchun was stunned and asked in confusion: "Why do you say that, sister? What good opportunity?"

Borjigit Noblewoman was genuinely happy for her: "Now that Concubine Hua has been demoted to a concubine, there is a vacancy among the four concubines. According to the current favor, I am afraid that Concubine Wan is most likely to be promoted to a concubine. But now that you are pregnant, you can also compete for it."

Xia Dongchun had not thought of this, but she felt that the chances of success were slim. After all, the pregnancy had just been discovered, and it was not certain whether it was a boy or a girl. However, the Zhen family was the heroine who eliminated Nian Gengyao and Prince Dun, and this was a fact.

But Borjigit was also devoted to her, and Xia Dongchun did not want to contradict Borjigit, so she smiled and said, "Then I will accept your words, sister. If such a day really comes, I will thank you very much."

"It's just..." Xia Dongchun changed the subject. Her joy was real, but her sorrow was also real. "I am really worried. Now that the most domineering Concubine Hua in the harem has become a concubine, everyone in the harem has just breathed a sigh of relief, and I am pregnant. I am afraid that many eyes will be staring at the Yanxi Palace."

"There is nothing we can do about it," Borjigit said with a gentle look on his face. He held Xia Dongchun's hand and comforted her. "In this harem, it is always the case that even if the trees want to be quiet, the wind will not stop. Since we already have this child, we can only fight against the enemy with our troops and cover the water with earth. There is no other way."

Xia Dongchun knew that every word that noble Borjigit said made sense, and she knew it in her heart too. However, even though she knew it, people always have worries.

On the other side, Xu Zhiyun came out of the Yanx Palace and went directly to the Yangxin Palace. When Yinzhen learned that Xia Dongchun was pregnant, he was in a good mood and immediately asked Su Peisheng to pass on the message that he would go to the Yanx Palace to accompany Xia Dongchun for lunch.

He also instructed Xu Zhiyun to do his best to help Xia Dongchun keep the pregnancy safe.

Just as he finished giving the order, Xiao Xiazi came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress wishes to see you."

"Then I will take my leave first." Xu Zhiyun was very perceptive. Seeing that Yinzhen's expression showed that he wanted to see the queen, he took his leave first.

As expected, Yinzhen waved his hand and said, "You can leave first."

Then he turned to Xiao Xiazi and said, "Please let the queen in."

"Yeah." Xiao Xiazi bent down, lowered his head and walked out to pass on the message.

Xu Zhiyun followed him out.

After a while, the Queen brought Jianqiu into the palace, bowed gracefully, and saluted Yinzhen: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."

"Is there something urgent that the Queen is coming here at this time?" Yinzhen picked up the teacup and took a sip. He had gone to Jingren Palace early this morning. If there was something, why didn't the Queen tell her then? Why did she have to wait until now to make another trip?

The queen smiled helplessly: "I have already dealt with Nian and Zhi according to the emperor's wishes, but..."

Having said this, the queen hesitated to speak.

"Just what?" After all, facing the queen, Yinzhen asked patiently.

The Queen pondered for a moment, as if she didn't know how to start. When she saw that Yinzhen was about to lose his patience, she finally said, "Nian Ying wanted to see the emperor. I guess she and Nian Gengyao have a deep brother-sister relationship. If she saw the emperor, she would definitely plead for Nian Gengyao, which would upset the emperor. But I also felt that Nian Ying was really pitiful and couldn't bear it, so I thought of asking the emperor on her behalf."

Yinzhen's good mood disappeared in an instant. As long as he thought that Nian agreed to see him in order to plead for Nian Gengyao, he became annoyed. He waved his hand and frowned, saying, "I don't want to see her now. Send someone to tell her that if she wants to make me angry and order the execution of Nian Gengyao, she can cry and make a fuss."

The Queen had long anticipated that Yinzhen would react like this after she said this, and she felt relieved when she heard it, but her face still showed an expression of sympathy for Yinzhen.

but……

The Queen thought of Xu Zhiyun whom she had just met outside, so she asked, "I just saw Doctor Xu go out, but is the Emperor too tired and not feeling well?"

Speaking of this, Yinzhen's expression eased a little: "Just now Xu Zhiyun came to report that Zhaopin is pregnant."

The Queen's smile froze, and she quickly came up with a plan. She had already said something else, and now it was just the right time to go with the flow: "This is a good thing. When I go back, I'll have someone send some supplements to Concubine Zhao, so that she can take good care of herself and the heir in her belly."

After saying this, seeing Yinzhen's satisfied expression, the queen continued, "But this way, there will be one less person to serve the emperor. The emperor values ​​​​thriftiness, so he has exempted the selection of concubines every three years. I thought, why not choose one from the family of Gengyao's meritorious ministers during the Pingnian period? First, there will be more people to serve the emperor, and second, it can be regarded as the emperor's gratitude to the meritorious ministers."

The Queen had said this, so Yinzhen did not refuse her and nodded: "Then I'll leave this matter to you."