It was hot in the capital, and in early July, Zhao Yuancheng accompanied the empress dowager to the temporary palace to escape the heat.
But on the second day after arriving at the palace, word came in from the palace that Concubine Wan was about to give birth!
Among those who came to the palace to escape the summer heat, the only one who came was Concubine Rou, who had caught a cold and was not suitable for long-distance travel, and Concubine Wan.
Since that day, every move of Qingning Palace has been under Fu Qianyu's eyes.
It was obvious that Concubine Wan's move at this time was well planned.
After learning that Concubine Wan had given birth, Zhao Yuancheng didn't say anything, but only ordered people to take good care of her.
At that time, Qingning Palace.
The delivery room was built half a month ago.
When the midwife entered the delivery room, she saw Concubine Wan sitting upright on the couch, and she didn't look like she was about to give birth.
Mrs. Liu was feeling strange, but when she looked up, she saw Songluo closing the door. Concubine Wan slowly unbuttoned her outer garment in front of her, revealing a fake belly made of cotton.
"Empress!"
Mrs. Liu was so frightened that she couldn't speak and knelt on the ground trembling with fear.
Wan Zhaoyi didn't take it seriously, only raising an eyebrow and smiling faintly: "Originally, this matter was only known to those close to me, but now you are involved. Moreover, the Emperor also knows that I am about to give birth. If I can't give birth by then, Old Lady Liu, what do you think will be your fate?"
There was a buzzing sound in Mrs. Liu's ears.
She had served so many nobles, both favored and unfavored, but this was the first time she had faked pregnancy to win favor.
Liu Pozi's forehead was covered in cold sweat, but as time passed, her originally nervous and frightened heart gradually calmed down.
All the nobles in the palace went to the temporary palace to escape the summer heat.
Although Concubine Rou was favored, she was born into a palace maid family and was not to be feared. Concubine Wan must have had a foolproof plan, which is why she dared to fake pregnancy to win favor.
Alive to survive.
Her only option was to obey.
Mrs. Liu took a deep breath, knelt on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "This servant will do her utmost to ensure the safety of the queen and her child."
Wan Zhaoyi smiled with satisfaction, and as she spoke, Songluo brought out a tray from the back hall. When Liu Pozi saw those yellow and white things, her eyes widened immediately.
"This is only part of it. After the matter is completed, I will double it. These tens of thousands of taels of silver are enough for your whole family to have food and drink for the rest of their lives."
"Thank you very much, Madam! Thank you very much, Madam! I will definitely do the job for you."
When Mrs. Liu took the silver, her wrinkled face was full of greed, but she could not have imagined that her greed almost cost her her life.
Xueyan Palace.
Since Leng was canonized as a concubine, she moved to the main hall to live.
Lu Zhu came in holding a medicine bowl and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the one in Qingning Palace is about to give birth. Would you like to go over and take a look?"
Concubine Rou held a copy of the Incense Seal with a faint smile on her lips: "I haven't recovered yet. If the illness gets worse, it will be very bad. I'll just send someone to say hello."
Lu Zhu agreed and hurriedly called the palace maid outside to go to Qingning Palace to take a look. At this moment, she heard Concubine Rou say something in a neither light nor heavy tone: "What do you think? If Concubine Wan gives birth to a prince, will the emperor appoint her son as the crown prince?"
"How could that be?" Lu Zhu immediately denied it. "The Emperor appointed Fu as Imperial Noble Consort, clearly intending to appoint a new Empress. This way, the Third and Fourth Princes would become legitimate sons, and it would never be Consort Wan's children."
"That's true." Roupin hummed, then continued, "Then what if the Imperial Noble Consort loses all her children?"
Lu Zhu was startled and asked in surprise, "My Lady, what do you mean? The two princes were in good health, how could they be dead?"
"The child is so young, and if he gets sick he may not survive. It's hard to say for sure."
Roupin's tone was gentle, but Luzhu trembled all over when she heard it. She knelt down and said, "Walls have ears. You can't say this. If someone hears it, it would be disrespectful."
"That's all I'm saying. Get up first."
Lu Zhu trembled with fear as she supported herself on the table before she stood up. Then she heard Concubine Rou mutter, "Do you think Concubine Wan's child might not be the emperor's?"
"Your Highness!" Lu Zhu was horrified. Unable to hold herself any longer, she closed the door and said in a low voice, "What's wrong with you today? Why are you always talking nonsense? Faking a pregnancy to win favor is a capital crime. Why would Wan Zhaoyi do this?"
Concubine Rou held her forehead and said with a smile, "What if what I said is true? Then the emperor will have no choice but to appoint the fifth prince as the crown prince, but in the end the child won't be his own. How interesting."
Luzhu wished she could go up and cover Roupin's mouth. She didn't know what was wrong with her master recently. She was always talking nonsense.
She had to ask a royal physician to come and take a look as soon as possible, as it would be bad if her master had hysteria.
After a day of tossing and turning in Qingning Palace, a son was finally born, but the news was not sent to the palace until the second half of the night.
Early the next morning.
While Fu Qianyu was still having breakfast, Lingyun told her about Concubine Wan's childbirth: "It really is a boy?"
Lingyun lowered her voice and said, "Yes, Haining has returned to Beijing as you instructed, but he won't be back until tomorrow evening at the earliest."
"Did the Emperor say anything?"
"I heard from Xiao Dezi that when the Emperor heard the news that Concubine Wan had successfully given birth, he said nothing but ordered the rewards to be given according to the rules."
Fu Qianyu took a sip of porridge and said calmly, "I understand."
Soon, a palace maid came in to report that the concubines had come to pay their respects to her.
Fu Qianyu wiped her hands and said calmly, "Please ask them to come in."
Last night, Concubine Mi came to serve the emperor in the emperor's bed. She was dressed in red and green and looked very pretty.
"It's been hot these past few days, but it rained last night so it's a little cooler today."
Fu Qianyu sat upright in the upper seat, smiling quietly. Concubine Mi, holding a teacup, said slowly, "Has the Imperial Concubine heard? Concubine Wan gave birth to a son yesterday."
"It's a happy occasion that Consort Wan has safely given birth to a child. I've already sent some gifts back. You don't have to worry. The doctors at the Imperial Hospital are all highly skilled. Take good care of the child, and you too will have children in the future."
Concubine Mi hummed softly, raising her hand to fiddle with the gold filigree ruby Bu Yao in her bun, but her eyes fell on Concubine Xi across from her: "Sister Xi has served the Emperor for many years, and there's no sign of pregnancy. If you're not anxious, then naturally I won't be either."
Ever since the empress was deposed for treason, and Madam Yun often visited the palace, although no one knew what the mother and daughter said in private, it was not difficult to see that Concubine Xi's temperament had become much quieter.
But he could face Mi Fei's sarcasm.
Concubine Xi still showed her fangs, not wanting to be outdone, saying, "If you weren't in a hurry to have a child, why did you ask the imperial physician to prepare a pregnancy-enhancing medicine right after entering the palace? And who are you so anxious to ask the old maids which position is most conducive to conception after receiving the emperor's favor? You say one thing but do another. I think you are really a toad pretending to be a frog, ugly but useless."
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