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Shen Wei slept until the afternoon before waking up groggy. She drank the medicine brought by Caiping, but her stomach still hurt.
Shen Wei secretly lifted the quilt and took a look. Her belly looked like a punctured balloon, loose and sagging, with black deposits around her belly button, which looked ugly.
But overall it is not serious. If you take good care of yourself, your belly should recover soon.
Cai Ping helped Shen Wei lean against the bedside, handed her the nutritious fish soup, and told Shen Wei with a smile: "The master fell asleep last night and didn't wake up this morning. The prince watched over the master all morning. At noon, someone from the East Palace came to ask the prince to discuss matters, and the prince left. The prince also promoted the master to a concubine, and the rich steward sent two maids and two eunuchs over."
Shen Wei drank most of the bowl of fish soup and barely recovered her spirits.
Cai Lian brought the child in.
This was the first time Shen Wei saw her child.
Chen Wei tilted her head and looked at him curiously. The little child was wrapped in a swaddle. His face was wrinkled and red, his hair was very thin and sparse, and he was sleeping with his eyes closed. He looked quite ugly.
Cai Lian smiled and asked Shen Wei: "The imperial physician has checked and the young master is in good health. Would you like to hug him?"
Shen Wei: ...
Shen Wei stared at the baby so close to her, and it was amazing that she had actually given birth to a human being.
Shen Wei remembered that in her previous life, several female employees in her company had given birth to children. After giving birth, they seem to have become different people, with maternal love overflowing. They are all around their children, and their friends circles are full of pictures of their babies.
But now, Shen Wei has become a mother for the first time, and she can't say she is very happy holding the little baby in her arms.
Maybe her maternal love hasn't emerged yet, or maybe she hasn't adapted to her new identity as a mother. In short, when Shen Wei looked at her child, she just felt unfamiliar with the child, even strange.
It's like a dream.
A year ago, when she had just traveled to this world, Shen Wei's mind was full of involution. In order to survive in the feudal dynasty, she kept calculating people's hearts and putting on a hypocritical mask to act according to circumstances, but she did not feel that she belonged to this world in her heart.
But now suddenly I have a child, a living life. Shen Wei suddenly felt a little sad again. She knew that she was completely tied to this era and would never be able to leave it for the rest of her life.
If the Prince of Yan encounters danger again in the future, Shen Wei can no longer think of "giving up everything and running away". The child has become a hindrance to her. One of her feet has been tied with an iron chain, locking her in the high-gate courtyard of the palace.
Shen Wei lowered her eyes, suppressing the bitterness in her eyes. She stopped herself from thinking about it any further, as she would suffer from postpartum depression if she did.
Shen Wei said calmly: "Take the child back, and remember, there must be someone to take care of the child at all times."
Cailian: "Okay."
Chen Wei continued, "Everyone in Liuli Pavilion will be rewarded with silver. Caiping, you should teach the two maids and eunuchs who were just sent here a lesson and don't let them have any second thoughts. Also, the two midwives will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver."
Shen Wei knew that she would have more than one child in the future.
If you give the midwife enough rewards, these two people will definitely work diligently the next time she gives birth.
The best way to win people’s hearts is to give them money!
Talking about feelings is useless, giving money is the truth. As long as the money is in place, the servants will naturally be loyal.
"Let Rong Mama go to the Confucian Temple. She knows what to do. In addition, when spring comes, go to the storehouse to get some good materials. I want to make two new dresses and two new clothes for the prince. During the confinement period, let the kitchen pay attention to the diet and be careful of someone doing something bad in secret."
Shen Wei arranged everything calmly and gave instructions on all the details she could think of. As she spoke, she felt sleepy again. Giving birth took too much energy, so Shen Wei lay back down on the bed to rest.
Before going to bed, she did not forget to ask Caiping to apply ointment on her belly to promote the recovery of loose skin.
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The news that Shen Wei gave birth to a daughter quickly spread throughout the palace.
In Qixue Pavilion, Liu Ruyan was walking in the yard. At the beginning of spring, the weather is still cold and warm. The petals of the plum tree in the yard fall, and green leaf buds begin to grow on the bare branches.
Liu Ruyan was wearing a thin white dress. She looked up at the green buds on the plum tree. As she looked, tears slowly fell and she started coughing after a while.
"Master, it's cold outside. Please go inside and take the medicine first." Xuemei held the freshly boiled medicine and advised earnestly, "The imperial physician said that you should not walk too much. If you are exposed to the wind, your old illness will relapse easily."
Liu Ruyan coughed while holding her chest, her eyes dull. "My life is gone, just like a withered flower. No one will care if I die... The prince hasn't come to see me for two months."
Xuemei: ...
My lord, don’t you have any idea why the Prince of Yan didn’t come?
Liu Ruyan took the medicine from Xuemei, endured the bitterness and drank two sips, then asked casually, "I heard that Shen gave birth to a daughter and promoted her to concubine?"
Xuemei nodded: "Although a daughter was born, the prince was very happy and rewarded the servants who served in Liuli Pavilion with silver."
Xuemei was so envious that tears streamed down her face.
If she had gone to serve Chen Wei, she would have received a share of the reward money now.
Liu Ruyan lowered her eyes, feeling lost: "When I gave birth to Nanzhi, the prince was also very happy. But later, he gave Nanzhi to the East Palace... ahem... Chen Wei, but she took the same path as me."
She sympathizes with Shen Wei.
The daughter born is just to make wedding clothes for others.
Xuemei numbly agreed, "Yes, Master, you are right. Master, please drink the medicine first."
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In Mingyue Garden, spring is still as cold as an ice cave.
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