The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 34: The Crown Princess's Concubine's Expectation

The servants sprang into action, Qi'er and Mo'er carrying water, one patting Bu'er's back. Yinreng stood beside them, frantically spinning around, not knowing what to do. He couldn't really help much in this situation, so he just kept telling the servants to hurry up and get the imperial physician.

Fortunately, after vomiting for a while, Buerhe finally recovered, drank a glass of warm water, and was carried into the inner room by Yinreng and placed on the bed to rest.

At this moment, Buerhe's face, which was rosy in the morning, was now pale. Moreover, after returning to the inner room, Buerhe did not immediately calm down, but still retched from time to time. Seeing this, the prince felt very distressed: "If I find out who dared to harm you, I will never forgive these slaves."

At this time, Aunt Pang, who was busy in the small kitchen, also received the news. Today's breakfast, which was fish porridge, was sent from the imperial kitchen. But it was just a coincidence that the Crown Princess vomited after taking just one bite, and the situation is still unclear.

Nanny Pang didn't go to the inner chambers to see the Crown Princess first. She wasn't an imperial physician, so while she could still help with health issues, serious illnesses like this still required a professional doctor. However, Nanny Pang was skilled in conditioning and making soups, so her understanding of ingredients was no less than that of an imperial physician. So she went to the main hall to check on the fish porridge first.

Someone was watching the fish porridge at this time. This was evidence of the murder of the Crown Princess. No one could destroy it without the Crown Prince's order.

Aunt Pang took out a spoon and scooped a small bowlful. She tasted it carefully. There was no strange smell. It was just fish, rice, and a little salt. As for the rest, she really couldn't taste anything. Could it be that her sense of taste had deteriorated? Or was this fish porridge just empty?

After tasting half a bowl, she couldn't taste anything. Helplessly, Madam Pang could only go into the inner room to report: "My Lord and Madam, please forgive my stupidity. I really didn't notice anything unusual about this porridge."

The prince was furious when he heard this. He had just vomited the first time he took a bite of the bowl of Buerhe. How could he say that such an obvious abnormality was nothing? How could he not believe it at all!

Buerhe had stopped vomiting by this time. She stopped the Crown Prince from going berserk. "Master, I'm fine. I just vomited the fish porridge before it even entered my stomach. And it wasn't because I ate anything, but because the fish porridge felt fishy."

Before the Crown Prince could react, Nanny Pang's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something. She looked directly at Mo'er who was standing beside her. Mo'er was in charge of Buer and underwear, so she was responsible for the menstrual belt every month.

Seeing Mo'er looking back at her in confusion, Madam Pang wanted to slap herself on the head. How could she have forgotten? These little girls had never experienced human affairs, so it was normal for them to not be able to react. Helplessly, she could only ask, "Mo'er, has the master changed his clothes this month?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room quickly reacted and subconsciously stared at Buerhe's belly. Even Buerhe reached out and touched his belly.

Fortunately, Mo'er remembered that he did not reply: "Master's laundry this month has been delayed for more than ten days."

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Pang already knew what was going on. Her efforts in the past few years were not in vain. She had been nourishing herself with soup and water all day long, and Buerhe's body had long been in bad health. Since her menstruation came, her periods had been regular every month. How could it be delayed for so long? In addition, he would vomit when he smelled the fishy smell, so this was most likely true.

Seeing Madam Pang's confident expression, everyone in the room began to get excited, even Yinreng was incredibly excited. Ever since he first discovered he hated women during puberty, he had already prepared himself for a life without children. Now, not long after consummating his marriage to Buerhe, she was pregnant. How could this not excite the Crown Prince? Excited!

It's not that he hadn't heard rumors from outside that the Crown Princess was jealous and didn't allow the women in Yuqing Palace to have children, and that the Crown Prince was incompetent and couldn't make women pregnant, etc., but the cause of this matter ultimately lay with him, so how could he blame the innocent Burhe? Moreover, he knew who spread the rumors, but he had no evidence.

He also stepped in to deal with the servants who spread rumors, but this kind of thing could not be stopped despite repeated bans. The best solution was for Yuqing Palace to be able to give birth to an heir directly, so that the rumors would be self-defeating.

The imperial physician arrived quickly. He was dragged and carried here by He Zhu. Before he could catch his breath, the prince pulled him into the inner room.

The imperial physician pondered for a moment, then stood up and congratulated the Crown Prince and Burhe, "Congratulations, Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Your Majesty is pregnant. It's been over a month. Her pulse is steady and strong, so there's nothing wrong."

Yinreng: "Why is the Crown Princess retching non-stop today? Does she need to take medicine to maintain her pregnancy?"

The prince was very clear about this, because until now, the good news of pregnancy came from his royal father's harem from time to time. He also often heard in the Qianqing Palace that Liang Jiugong was arranged by his royal father to deliver pregnancy-preserving medicine to the empress in the harem.

The Imperial Physician shook his head. "Based on the Crown Princess's pulse, there's no need to take medication to maintain the pregnancy. All medicine is toxic. If you can avoid taking medication, try to consume as little as possible. As for the dry heaves, everyone's constitution is different, and so are their states during pregnancy. Generally speaking, women are more susceptible to morning sickness during the first three months of pregnancy. The Crown Princess must have smelled something irritating today, otherwise she wouldn't have had such a strong reaction."

The prince nodded in agreement. He had never paid attention to women's pregnancy. In his previous life, those women were just entertainment and the means to give birth to children for him. As for their pregnancy, he would just instruct them to send some supplements and rewards and leave it aside. He would just tease the children when he remembered them and then forget about it.

This was the first time that he truly wanted to care about someone, and it was also the first time that he wanted to have a child with Bull and his partner, so he wanted to pay attention to everything about Bull and his pregnancy.

Speaking of stimulating taste, the prince remembered the fish porridge he had today and quickly ordered the imperial physician to check if there was anything wrong.

The imperial physician sniffed it, scooped a little with a spoon, and tasted it carefully. After a while, he answered the Crown Prince's doubts: "Your Highness, I don't find anything wrong. This is just an ordinary fish porridge. If the Crown Princess feels uncomfortable, it's probably because her sense of smell is too sensitive and she can't stand the fishy smell."

After knowing that there was no problem, the prince finally felt relieved and ordered He Zhu to bring the imperial physician to the front yard to wait. He then ordered the small kitchen to prepare another breakfast that the princess liked so that she could fill her stomach.

Seeing that she was now fine, and perhaps because she knew she was pregnant, the Crown Princess felt a little sleepy. She ignored the Crown Prince's instructions and asked the palace servants to help her go back to sleep.

When the palace maids saw that the Crown Princess fell asleep in an instant, they all slowed down their movements. Even the Crown Prince subconsciously slowed down his movements and slowly left the inner room. He repeatedly reminded them to report any problems in time and to take good care of the Crown Princess before returning to the front yard.

In the front yard, as soon as the prince came, he asked the imperial physician about the things to do after a woman becomes pregnant. Although the imperial physician had just said something, it was still not enough for the prince. In his two lifetimes, this was the first time that the prince felt like a father, which made him particularly concerned about Burhe's pregnancy.

The imperial physician was also very experienced. This wasn't the first time he'd explained the daily precautions for pregnant women. Whenever a pregnant empress in the palace was pregnant, they'd all talk about it. So when the prince asked, he opened his mouth and spoke about everything, from morning sickness to a swollen belly, swollen feet, night cramps, frequent urination, sudden mood swings and even anger, to food taboos, certain foods you can eat and some you can't, and it was best not to use incense. As he spoke, the prince took out a pen and paper to take notes. The imperial physician talked for a full hour, his mouth dry and his tongue ache, and the prince wrote down five pages of notes.

When the prince was satisfied and stopped writing, he rewarded the imperial physician with fifty taels of silver and let him leave Yuqing Palace. The imperial physician only felt how beautiful and free the air outside was.

The Crown Prince's expression just now was really too crazy. He wanted to dig out all the knowledge about pregnancy in his mind. If he was not on duty today and was not the exclusive imperial physician designated by the Emperor, he probably would not be able to leave Yuqing Palace until the Crown Princess had given birth.

Because the Crown Princess was less than three months pregnant, it was not appropriate to publicize it, so Yinreng only told the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. The two bigwigs also knew that the Crown Princess was more important now, so even though they were ecstatic in their hearts, they had to hold back and not make it public. However, they still sent servants to deliver rewards to the Crown Princess in private.

The palace has now become accustomed to the fact that the Crown Princess is favored by the two giants. It is not without protests. A while ago, a concubine took advantage of her pregnancy to whisper in Kangxi's ear, saying that the Crown Princess was treated better than herself, a pregnant woman.

That night, Kangxi left the concubine's palace and never visited her again. A concubine without any connections in the palace, even if pregnant, was nothing without the emperor's favor. Sure enough, not long after, the concubine was pushed down while strolling in the imperial gardens and subsequently suffered a miscarriage. The emperor investigated and uncovered the eunuch who had pushed the concubine, but he never raised the issue of her status or favored her again. Thus, the concubine faded into obscurity within the palace.

It was also because the prince's previous suggestions were implemented in the past two years, and Kangxi strengthened supervision of the harem, so the mastermind behind the concubine's miscarriage was quickly caught. However, when he saw that it was Uya who instigated it again, Kangxi fell silent. After thinking about it, he let it go and suppressed the matter. However, he moved all the other concubines living in Yonghe Palace out. Among them, Zhangjia was directly named Minpin and moved to the main hall of Xianfu Palace to become the master of the palace.

Kangxi also took this opportunity to promote the ranks of all concubines in the harem who had children. Seventh Prince Yinyou's mother, Dai Jia, was given the title of Chengpin and moved to the rear hall of Xianfu Palace alongside Zhang Jia. Eighth Prince Yinsi's mother, Liang Guiren, was given the title of Liangpin and remained in Yanxi Palace, but moved to the rear hall. Twelfth Prince Yinzhen's mother, Wan Liuhe, was given the title of Dingpin and moved to Jingyang Palace.

This time, the mothers of the four princes were able to be promoted to concubines in advance thanks to the support of Concubine De. It is not known whether Concubine De would regret not resisting her impulse if she knew that it was because of her little action that Kangxi moved Zhang Jia away.

In fact, due to Kangxi's reform of the Imperial Household Department over the past two years, the Fourth Prince is no longer observing government affairs in the Ministry of Revenue as in his previous life, but has been assigned to the Imperial Household Department by Kangxi. The Fourth Prince's character in this life is even more extreme than in his previous life. He can't tolerate any injustice. In addition, he has the support of the Emperor and the Crown Prince, and his mother's family, the Uya clan, is also a powerful bannerman family. Therefore, for a time, the reform of the Imperial Household Department was really carried out vigorously.

Kangxi took the opportunity to uproot the Baoyi families that he disliked, placed his own people in place, and continued the shift system proposed by Buerhe. It can be said that the entire Forbidden City was completely in Kangxi's hands. It would no longer be like the previous years. Even Liang Jiugong could not find out anything, and Kangxi had to use the secret guards.

This time, Kangxi was able to get the news quickly and know the mastermind behind the scenes because everything was now on track. If there were any small movements in the harem, he would be able to quickly grasp them.

However, there is actually no evidence to prove that it was Concubine De who ordered it, because Concubine De just accidentally complained a few words about the Crown Princess being favored and treated well when the concubine was pregnant and taking a walk in the Imperial Garden. This news was not instigated in front of the concubine, but was overheard by the concubine herself when she overheard Concubine De's conversation.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She didn't know if she was really pregnant or if she was bewitched. Anyway, when Kangxi came to see her, she just ignored him without a care. As for her miscarriage, it had nothing to do with Concubine De, as it was done by another concubine who had a conflict with her and a personal eunuch.