Secrets of Yuqing Palace

After hearing the pulse diagnosis results from the court physician, Matron Hu burst into tears and felt extremely regretful.

[Why didn't I stop the master earlier? ]

If the master knew that she was pregnant and that the pregnancy was even more unstable due to the beatings she had just given him, she would probably blame herself immensely.

However, she still tried her best to suppress her discomfort and asked Dr. He to prescribe medicine to maintain the pregnancy.

.......

Because there was a lot of commotion in the main courtyard and it was not covered up in time, Wanlin, who was resting and taking care of her pregnancy in Jinglan Courtyard, soon learned about the situation of the Fourth Lady.

In fact, she was a little surprised.

She felt that the Fourth Lady seemed to have fainted from anger at the news of her pregnancy, which also led to an unstable fetus.

Although her interests are contrary to the Fourth Lady's.

But if the Fourth Lady didn't attack her, she wouldn't attack the other party either.

She also knew that the Fourth Lady's son Honghui died at the age of eight.

She remembered that Honghui had been in poor health since childhood, and after a lot of effort, he managed to survive until he was eight, but he didn't survive the smallpox vaccination and died young. (This is just a fabrication; the actual cause of his death is unknown and there's no clear record.)

However, after experiencing so many things, Wanlin felt that Honghui's poor health was not a simple matter.

No matter what, he is the only legitimate son of the Fourth Prince. Concubine Fu Jin and the Fourth Prince will definitely do their utmost to protect and take good care of this child.

What the royal family has the most is good medicine and good food, so how could they not be able to raise a child?

Didn’t Empress Renxiao die of complications during childbirth, and didn’t the adult survive? Yet, the prince was protected by the emperor and grew up to be a talented person in both civil and military affairs.

Although Fu Jin suffered injuries during childbirth due to a difficult labor, the fact that both the adult and the child were successfully saved meant that even though the situation at the time was dangerous, it was not as bad as when Empress Renxiao gave birth to the crown prince.

Wanlin suspected that Concubine Uya must have played an unusual role in this matter.

This made her more vigilant towards Concubine Uya.

Wanyu didn't pay attention to what was happening outside the palace. She gave away all the gifts she bought and focused on taking care of her little one and handling palace affairs.

He also kept an eye on Concubine Wu Ya's actions to prevent her from attacking her sister.

Occasionally, I would receive news from outside the palace.

After several months of hard work, the baby in the womb of the Fourth Concubine, Ulanara, finally stabilized.

At this time, it was the Fourth Prince's backyard outside the palace.

In the main courtyard, after the imperial physician left, Matron Hu clasped her hands together with a look of joy on her face.

"With the blessing of the Eternal Heaven, the master's pregnancy has finally stabilized."

But thinking of the one from Jinglan Courtyard, she said worriedly, "Fujin, there is no young prince in the mansion yet."

"Now you and Concubine are both pregnant, but Concubine is a month ahead. What if Concubine is pregnant with a prince?"

"Although Li Gege is pregnant now, she is not as favored as the concubine, her family is just a bannerman, and she is much younger than our prince, so she is not a big deal."

"But it's different for the concubine. Our little prince's position as the eldest son cannot be taken by a bastard."

"Besides, the concubine has considerable influence behind her, and the master is very fond of her. What will we do if she competes with our young master for the position of Crown Prince in the future?"

When Ulanara heard what her wet nurse said, she was a little worried, but she still felt that it should not be a big deal.

"Mammy, didn't the imperial physician tell me that Concubine Jin is pregnant with a little princess?"

Aunt Hu said with some regret.

"Master, the imperial physician was introduced to the concubine by the Crown Princess. Of course, the imperial physician will decide what the master above wants."

Ulanara understood what the nanny meant.

She quickly asked, "Mammy, are you saying that Concubine said that on purpose? Is she actually pregnant with a prince?"

Aunt Hu nodded.

"And even if the imperial physician really diagnosed the baby as a princess, as long as the concubine hasn't given birth, we can't be sure whether the baby is a boy or a girl."

"So, Master, we have to make plans early."

"Think about the eldest prince and the crown prince in the palace."

Seeing that her master was moved, Matron Hu continued to persuade her.

"Think about Consort Liu Jia in the Fifth Prince's backyard. She was already favored, and after she gave birth to the Fifth Prince's eldest son, she put even more pressure on Consort Liu Jia."

As she spoke, a hint of viciousness appeared in the wet nurse's eyes.

"Master, there is no room for hesitation on this matter."

"The concubine's previous child, Prince Anle, died at birth, so it didn't affect our young master, but this one is different."

"Who knows, maybe the concubine's baby is still a prince!"

"If the master can't do it, this servant is willing to share the worry for the master!"

"Master, you have to think about the little prince in your belly and the Ulanara family."

The Fourth Lady hesitated, "Madam, let me think about it again."

"There's no need to rush this matter. We still have time."

Madam Hu advised earnestly, "Master, we don't have much time!"

"The concubine is already over six months pregnant. She will be able to give birth in a few more months."

Wanlin rested and took care of her pregnancy in Jinglan Hospital. As her belly grew bigger, she became more cautious.

Now she would never take a step out of the yard if she could avoid it.

Moreover, anything sent to Jinglan Hospital is checked over and over again.

The entire Jinglan Courtyard was under strict defense.

It would be extremely difficult for someone with ulterior motives to do so.

Unable to find an opportunity to take action, the Fourth Lady and Madam Hu had to think of another way.

.........

Time passed slowly, and as Feng Sheng'e grew day by day, time passed in the blink of an eye and it was the 36th year of the Kangxi reign.

Last year, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict to confer the title of noble lady on his concubine Guo Luoluo, and the fourth princess born to her was named Princess Heshuo Kejing.

In November of the 36th year of the Kangxi reign, she married Dundobdorji, the Khalkha Prince of the Borjigit clan.

The Crown Princess and Concubine Yi personally took care of Princess Kejing's wedding arrangements.

So Wanyu is still busy this year.

Not only does he have to take care of the boss's wedding, but he also has to take care of his own son's full moon celebration, and his second sister's due date is getting closer, plus next year is another general election.

In short, there is no time to rest when you are busy.

In February of the 36th year of the Kangxi reign, Kangxi decided to lead the army in person for the third time in view of Galdan's refusal to surrender.

Moreover, this time, in addition to the crown prince still acting as regent, Kangxi also brought along his former sons.

He personally led the army from the capital to attack Ningxia.

As in the last time, Soetu acted as the vanguard and was responsible for the specific command work.

Kangxi crossed the Yellow River again and arrived in Ningxia. He personally inspected and provided relief to the soldiers who died in Zhaomodo and Wengjin.

Then Kangxi ordered Fuca Maska and Dong'e Feiyanggu to leave the Helan Mountains, and Sabsu to go to the Kerulen River. The two armies advanced at the same time to block the places where Galdan had to pass to escape, forcing him to hide in the area of ​​the Taweir River.

Galdan was alone and weak, and he wanted to flee to Tibet, but his way was blocked by the Qing army.

He sent his son Saibutengbazhu to Hami to collect grain, but he was captured by Hui Muslims.

He wanted to escape to Yili, but heard that the place had been occupied by his nephew Tsewang Arabtan, who had ambushed him in the Altai Mountains and wanted to capture him and report his merit.

Russia, which had previously wanted to form a "Russian-Erut alliance" with him and use him to expand its invasion, saw that his situation was hopeless and he had no value to use, so it completely ignored him.

At this time, even two of his trusted generals, Danzila and Duhar Arabtan, who had always been loyal to him, left him.

People from other Mongolian tribes either reported their movements to the Qing army or served as guides for imperial officials and soldiers.

Even his nephew stationed his troops south of the Altai Mountains and assured the court: "If Galdan approaches our territory, we will do our utmost to capture him."

Before the arrival of the army, the remaining members of Galdan's army fell apart and surrendered one after another, leaving Galdan helpless.