Chen Yuwei met the baby prince born to Consort Jia three days later at the baby's third-day celebration.
The Emperor had not originally planned to hold a baby shower, but for some reason, he eventually agreed to the Empress's arrangements.
When Chen Yuwei received the news at Yikun Palace, the baby's third-day celebration had been confirmed, and they only needed to attend it at Qixiang Palace.
Chen Yuwei: ...
What could Chen Yuwei say? Seeing the various medicinal herbs, tonics, gold, and silver jewelry bestowed upon her by the Emperor, she could only smile and choose to follow the crowd.
When Chen Yuwei tidied herself up and appeared at Qixiang Palace, adorned with dazzling jewelry, she unsurprisingly attracted all sorts of stares from the crowd.
Chen Yuwei remained calm and sat quietly in her seat. After the wet nurse brought out the little prince born to Consort Jia, she placed a small gold lock made of pure gold into the water basin to pray for his well-being.
"To me, the young prince seems rather weak."
The baby's cries sound like a newborn kitten, and it's not plump or round. Can you really raise a baby like that?
Sitting next to Chen Yuwei was Consort Xian. To avoid Gao Hongshan across from her, Hui Fa Na La Tan Yin specially chose a quiet place.
"Yes, there were some difficulties during Jia Pin's delivery that night."
The Emperor and Empress decided to prioritize the protection of the prince. Although the mother and child were ultimately safe, the young prince still suffered some injuries.
Chen Yuwei's expression remained unchanged. "What did the imperial physician say?"
Consort Xian shook her head softly, "The imperial physician's opinion is to first allow her to rest and recover after the full moon before giving her medicinal soup to nourish her slowly."
This third-day celebration was specially calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau; the little prince's birth time was considered inauspicious and needed to be suppressed.
Oh, there are so many intricacies involved here? Chen Yuwei looked at Consort Xian, who had turned back into a clay sculpture after speaking, and felt that feudal superstition was unacceptable.
Such weather is just right for adults, but not so friendly for newborn babies.
Already physically weak, this latest incident, coupled with the fact that Consort Jia will not be able to have any more children in the future... tsk tsk tsk, as the only son of the young prince, he is now burdened with a mountain of negative effects.
Chen Yuwei was somewhat pessimistic about whether the young prince would survive and grow up smoothly.
Even though in history, the eldest son of this Consort Jia, the former Fourth Prince Yongcheng, lived to be over thirty years old and was even favored by Emperor Hongli, everything is different now, and who knows what the future holds for this child.
The baby's third-day celebration was very lively, at least Empress Fucha Jin Yi had arranged all the etiquette perfectly.
The only pity is that the little prince's birth mother, Consort Jia, is still in critical condition and is recuperating in the delivery room.
After dealing with Consort Jia and her son, the harem entered a brief period of peace.
No one stirred up trouble, no one caused any disturbances, and even when people went to Changchun Palace to pay their respects, they behaved themselves and did not cause any trouble.
When Chen Yuwei was three months pregnant and thought this situation would continue, the peaceful harem suddenly turned upside down.
It was Consort Hui of Jingren Palace who, while resting in bed to rest during her pregnancy, suddenly experienced unbearable pain in her lower abdomen. She was already more than five months pregnant and almost six months along, yet she still miscarried.
Miscarriage? "Are you right? Consort Hui rarely even leaves the palace, how could she have a miscarriage?"
Even if the concubines in the harem wanted to harm Consort Hui, they wouldn't have had the chance to do so.
Xia He also had a serious expression. "Master, I didn't mishear the news."
Consort Hui did indeed miscarry, and the miscarriage was quite unusual; the Empress Dowager has summoned all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital.
Judging from this stance, they clearly intend to make a thorough investigation and expose the truth.
Chen Yuwei's expression changed slightly, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "We have to go and take a look."
Both morally and logically, Chen Yuwei cannot be absent; otherwise, no one can guarantee that the Empress Dowager, who has fallen into madness, will not suspect her.
Consort Hui's pregnancy was only recently diagnosed by the imperial physician as a boy, and she hadn't even recovered from that diagnosis yet.
Xia He nodded in agreement, then turned and helped Chen Yuwei out of Yikun Palace.
Fortunately, Chen Yuwei didn't plan to go out when she woke up in the morning, and her clothes were all casual and simple, which saved her the trouble of changing clothes.
Otherwise, if she went to Yongshou Palace dressed in brightly colored clothes, the Empress Dowager would surely suspect that she was mocking her.
The sedan chair sped along, especially after Chen Yuwei gave the order to arrive as quickly as possible.
The eunuchs carefully lowered the sedan chair to the ground, panting heavily as they bent over and supported their legs.
"When we get back, we'll tell Xia Yu to give them a good reward. Let's go inside first."
"Yes, Your Majesty, this way please."
Xia He carefully supported her master; when you're on someone else's turf, you have to be careful.
After entering the palace gate and walking through the courtyard, one arrives at the main hall.
"Greetings, Your Highness, the Noble Consort Shu"
"Please, everyone, no need for formalities."
"Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress and Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
"Consort Shu is exempt from formalities."
"..."
After exchanging greetings and bows, Chen Yuwei finally saw Consort Hui lying on the bed, her face pale and unconscious.
However, after meeting her in person, Chen Yuwei's expression became even more surprised.
Is this Consort Hui?
If I remember correctly, Consort Hui, who entered the palace last year, was a bright and lovely beauty.
How come her face is so full now that she has a double chin, and her whole body looks like a fat person who has gained several sizes? Does pregnancy really cause such a big change?
Not to mention Chen Yuwei was stunned, more than half of the many concubines who came today were dumbfounded.
I've seen women who take supplements during pregnancy and suffer all sorts of hardships for the sake of their children.
But they had never seen a concubine who had become obese by taking supplements.
Chen Yuwei thought to herself, no wonder Xia He said that Consort Hui's miscarriage was strange. Given Consort Hui's current condition of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, it wouldn't be surprising if something happened to her.
"Go out."
After whispering a word to Xia He, the two of them bypassed the crowded inner room and turned to go to the main hall.
Compared to the inner chamber, the main hall was undoubtedly more spacious, and there weren't many people there.
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