"Why only a one-month lifespan?" Ituma Shush felt shocked.
This is an alternate history Qing Dynasty novel with a cheat, multiple children, no romantic pairing (CP), and a slower pace...
Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ituma Shushu sat leisurely on a stone bench in the pavilion. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the roof, casting dappled shadows on the floor. A gentle breeze carried the fragrance of distant flowers and grasses.
Spring flowers, autumn moon, Xiao Linzi, and Xiao Anzi accompanied the Seventh Prince Hongzhao as they played by the pavilion.
Xia Ju and Dong Mei were serving Yi Tu Ma Shu Shu. Seeing the smiling face of the Seventh Prince Hong Zhao, she couldn't help but smile as well.
Since moving to "Qingyun Yaxuan", apart from paying her respects to the Empress on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month, Ituma Shushu has not gone anywhere else for a stroll.
"Qingyun Yaxuan" is much bigger than Chunfeng Qiuyu Pavilion. Now "Qingyun Yaxuan" is big enough for her to "sign in and collect life points".
Consort Yu is nearing her due date. Meanwhile, the Empress's "Return to the Past Spray" has expired after six months, but there has been no news from the Empress yet.
Ituma Shushu did not give up and prepared to continue administering the "Return to the Past Spray" to the Queen.
As she thought about it, she prepared to open "Chenxi Mall," silently repeating "Chenxi Mall" and "Start."
After opening the "Dawn Mall", Ituma Shushu looked at the small grid where the "Drug-Spraying Angel" was placed, clicked the "Drug-Spraying Angel" preparation button with her mind, put the image of the Empress in her mind and the "Return to the Past Spray" potion into the two transparent circles respectively, and then clicked the start button.
[Ding! Using "The Poisoning Angel" requires consuming Life Points. Please confirm whether to use.]
She silently repeated, "Yes."
[Ding! Health points deducted:]
Ituma Shushu was stunned. She clearly remembered that last time it deducted 4000 life points, but this time it was more than double. The next second, the "poisoning angel" in the small square disappeared.
At the same time, the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall" refreshed, and she looked at it intently.
The virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall" displayed:
Ituma Shushu
[Health Points: 153]
Lifespan: 7 years
Lifespan can be exchanged for vitality points.
Not long after, the "drug-laced little angel" flew back, circled Ituma Shushu twice, paused in front of Ituma Shushu, flashed with golden light, and returned to the transparent panel grid space.
She was stunned. Last time she guessed that this time she might lose 8,000 life points!
I never expected it would deduct health points!
Ituma Shushu swallowed hard. What about next time? How many life points will be deducted?
She suddenly became a little worried that she might not be able to continue administering the "Return to the Past Spray" to the Empress.
Ituma Shushu looked worried and used her mind to create a small hand to press the light pink button in the upper left corner of the virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall".
The virtual transparent panel of "Dawn Mall" displays:
[Yongzheng]
Lifespan: 3 years
Lifespan cannot be exchanged for vitality points.
She shut down "Dawn Mall".
"Mother, let's play." Immediately afterward, the Seventh Prince Hongzhao pounced on her.
“Okay, Mother will play with you,” Ituma Shushu said gently.
While holding the Seventh Prince Hongzhao's hand, Shushu pointed to the flowers and plants in front of them and said softly, "Hongzhao, these are flowers, and these are plants."
"Flowers, flowers, grass, grass!" the Seventh Prince Hongzhao exclaimed happily.
When Consort Yu made her move, Ituma Shushu had just finished her lunch.
"Your Majesty, news just came from Consort Yu that the operation has begun," Xiao Shunzi hurriedly ran in and bowed to report.
"I understand. You and Xiao Jiangzi wait outside," Ituma Shushu quickly instructed Xiao Shunzi.
Then she instructed Chunhua, Qiuyue, Xiaolinzi, and Xiaoanzi to guard the Seventh Prince Hongzhao. She also instructed Dongmei to take good care of "Qingyun Yaxuan".
Ituma Shushu, along with Xia Ju, Xiao Shunzi, and Xiao Jiangzi, hurriedly headed towards Consort Yu's palace.
When she arrived at Consort Yu's palace, the Empress, Consort Qi, Consort Xi, and Consort Yu were already there. Ituma Shushu greeted them.
Then Consort Ning, Consort Yun, Consort Jing, and Consort Qi arrived, and Ituma Shushu exchanged greetings with the other consorts.
The Empress then instructed everyone to take their seats.
Four hours later, Consort Yu still hadn't made a move.
The Empress instructed everyone to go back and have lunch before coming back, but Consort Yu ended up staying up all night.
Deep within the magnificent palace, in an elegantly decorated delivery room, Consort Yu was experiencing the difficult moment of childbirth.
Consort Yu's face was contorted with pain, her forehead was covered in sweat, and her hands gripped the bedsheets tightly, as if she were pouring all her strength into this life-or-death struggle.
Outside the delivery room, the concubines of the harem sat in silence, occasionally whispering to each other, seemingly harmonious but each harboring their own thoughts.
As dawn broke, the tranquility of the inner palace was shattered by painful groans.
Consort Yu kept her eyes tightly closed, beads of sweat dripping from her forehead. Her face was pale, yet it revealed a hint of determination.
After a long wait, the baby finally cried for the first time.
The concubines waited anxiously outside the door. At this moment, a nanny brought out a wrapped baby and bowed to everyone, saying, "Reporting to Your Majesty the Empress, Consort Yu has given birth to a princess. Both mother and daughter are safe and well."
The Empress gestured to the imperial physician waiting nearby to take the princess's pulse. After taking the pulse, the physician bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the princess is in good health!"
The Empress instructed the nanny, "Take good care of the Fifth Princess and Consort Yu."
The nanny hurriedly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Upon hearing the news, all the concubines smiled sincerely and offered their congratulations to Consort Yu, who had just given birth.
The Nine Provinces are at peace.
Just as Emperor Yongzheng was about to go to the inner palace, he received news that Consort Yu had safely given birth to a princess.
Although Yongzheng was somewhat disappointed, of the four princesses, only Princess Huai Ke was his biological daughter; the other three were his adopted daughters.
This was also Yongzheng's first biological daughter after many years, so Yongzheng then personally visited Consort Yu and the Fifth Princess in the inner palace and bestowed great rewards upon them.