"Take good care of yourself. From today on, you will stay in Yikun Palace and take good care of yourself. You don't have to worry about anything in the harem except for major and minor festivals."
After saying that, he looked at Liang Jiugong again and said, "Go to the Imperial Kitchen and find a few cooks who can prepare meals suitable for pregnant women and send them to the small kitchen of Yikun Palace. Then notify the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ensure that fresh seasonal vegetables are supplied every day."
After Liang Jiugong said "Congratulations, Concubine Yi", he took the order and ran out to pass on the message.
The Empress Dowager was happy to see that the Emperor and Concubine Yi had such a good relationship.
Now that there is no queen in the harem, it will be of no use even if there is a noble concubine in charge.
It is hard to say whether there will be a successor in the future and who will be the successor.
The people in Shoukang Palace and Yiku Palace were happy, but the people in Chuxiu Palace were so shocked that they didn't even dare to breathe.
"Your Majesty, you haven't been in the palace for long, there's no need to rush."
Hongmei advised carefully, fearing that the imperial concubine would be upset.
The imperial concubine smiled indifferently, "You don't have to be like this. Although all concubines want to have their own children after entering the palace, my status is special, and it's hard to say whether I can have children in the future. So I envy other concubines for being pregnant, but I won't be too sad."
Hongmei felt even more sad when she heard her say that.
The Niuhuru family is powerful. If they really give birth to a prince, the position of the crown prince will definitely be in turmoil.
The emperor might not want to see such a situation, so he rarely comes to Chuxiu Palace on weekdays.
"Your Majesty, although the Emperor protects the Crown Prince at every turn, he is already eight years old. Even if Your Majesty has her own child, I don't think it will be a big deal."
The imperial concubine sighed, "Let's leave everything to the emperor's will."
In Yiku Palace, when Concubine Yi returned, all the palace people congratulated her.
Concubine Guo and Concubine Cheng even brought their sons to the main hall to congratulate with smiles.
"aunt."
The fourth princess stepped forward, looked at Concubine Yi's belly for a long time, and said, "Auntie is pregnant with a little brother."
Concubine Yi was very happy.
It is said that children can see the gender of the baby in a pregnant woman's belly. Now that the Fourth Princess said this, how could Concubine Yi not be happy.
"Kejing, you are such a good boy."
Concubine Yi wanted to hug Kejing, but was stopped by Concubine Guo.
"Sister, you better take care of your health now. You can't hold the baby anymore. What if your belly gets stretched?"
Concubine Yi felt a little embarrassed, then looked at Huanxi and said, "Quickly prepare some more clothes, jewelry, and dolls for the Fourth Princess."
Then he looked at Yinyou who was smiling beside him, "Please prepare more for our Seventh Prince as well. They are all the good boys of Concubine Yi."
Kejing and Yinyou bowed and thanked him obediently.
Concubine Cheng then said, "Your Majesty is pregnant now and will give birth in August, but it will be quite hot then."
Concubine Guo also nodded, "Yes, it would be better if the birth could be done in the palace, where it would be cooler."
Concubine Cheng shook her head and said, "It depends on what the emperor wants."
Concubine Yi thought about it and thought that maybe she could find a suitable opportunity to mention it to the emperor and go to the Chengde Mountain Resort in the early spring of next year.
It's very cool there and not far from the capital, so if anything happens, we can get back quickly.
"Since my sister is thinking of going to escape the summer heat, why not find a suitable opportunity and ask the Emperor to mention it. If you can go, that would be the best. If not, we can only make plans early."
They both responded in unison.
Concubine Cheng continued, "If you really can't go, you can only put more ice basins in the room. Although the amount of ice used by concubines is regulated, no one will interfere with concubines who are pregnant or giving birth."
Concubine Guo also nodded.
"We'll talk about it when the time comes. It's only been a little over a month now. I just hope he can be safe and sound for the first three months."
On the eve of New Year's Eve, Empress Xiaozhuang suddenly had an idea and invited all the concubines and above in the harem and the female members of the royal family to watch a play and appreciate the flowers in the Cining Palace.
The best flowers to enjoy at this time are naturally plum blossoms.
So, during the day, people would go to the front yard in groups of three or four to enjoy the flowers and drink tea, and in the evening they would go to the back yard to watch a play.
There was a stage in the backyard of the Cining Palace. The concubines and female relatives who came to watch the show watched it in a temporary shed. There was a small brazier under each person's feet and a hot water bottle in their hands to ensure that no one would feel cold.
If anyone can't bear it, they can go to the side hall to rest for a while under the pretext of changing clothes.
Most of the young concubines didn't like watching plays, so after watching a short show, they went to the side hall to rest one after another.
Most of the people who were able to stay were old concubines and female members of the royal family.
They wanted to take this opportunity to please the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, and also wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with them in a legitimate way.
Xiaozhuang naturally didn't mind these things. She held this flower-viewing banquet just to get everyone to interact with each other.
In the side hall, Prince Chun's wife Shangjia and Prince Gong's wife Nara were sitting together drinking tea and chatting. Soon, Prince Yu's wife Mengjia also came over.
"The three of us met here."
Meng Jia sat down with a smile. She was much older than the other two, but her appearance and temperament were outstanding, making her look even more graceful and elegant.
"Second sister-in-law, we are talking about Baotai." Shang Jia smiled.
Nara nodded as well. "This child is already half a year old. I guess he can crawl now, right?"
When talking about her children, Meng Jia couldn't stop smiling.
"The baby can already crawl. The little ball crawling around on the mat is so cute."
Shang Jia also laughed, "Yes, children at this age are the cutest. Our little prince has just learned to run, and no matter what the weather is, he runs around the yard all day long."
Meng Jia and Nara also laughed, "Boys just like to run and jump. When he grows up a few years, the mansion will be too full to keep him."
The three of them were talking and laughing, having a very happy chat.
In the side hall of the Cining Palace, Yinzhen had already been coaxed to sleep by his wet nurse.
The children played with the adults all day long, and as soon as it got dark, they were so sleepy that they couldn't open their eyes.
After the wet nurse coaxed the little master to sleep, they gathered together to talk and chat.
There are three wet nurses in total, who take turns to take care of the children on weekdays.
At this time, two of them wanted to go to the theater, and the other said, "You can go secretly. The Fourth Prince has already fallen asleep. I can just watch from here."
The other two thought it was okay, so they sneaked out to watch the show.
The wet nurse who stayed behind did some needlework for a while and then fell asleep on the table in a daze.
Just at this moment, the door was gently pushed open from the outside, and then a figure dressed in palace maid's uniform quickly walked towards the bed.
She glanced at the sleeping Fourth Prince, and her raised hand paused in the air for a long time before it fell on the Fourth Prince's neck.
A moment later, a small red dot with blood beads appeared on the Fourth Prince's fair neck.
The Fourth Prince, who had been sleeping peacefully, slowly frowned, and his little hands moved restlessly, as if he had had a nightmare and was feeling uneasy.
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