In the main hall, the charcoal fire was burning fiercely.
Songluo stood at the door, raised her eyebrows and looked at Wei Cairen, humming softly: "My lady's body is precious, and my hands are dirty and I am afraid I cannot touch it. It is better for my lady to take it off herself."
A feeling of humiliation suddenly surged into my heart.
Even when she was a slave, Wei Cairen had never suffered such humiliation. How could she not feel hatred in her heart?
Danrui carefully took off her master's coat, but Songluo was still dissatisfied. "This coat is too thin, and the shirt inside is also cold. Take it off as well."
"Miss Songluo, if you say that, don't you mean our master should serve in just his nightgown?"
Songluo smiled. "I didn't say that. Concubine Wei herself said just now that she was too cold and worried that the Empress would freeze to death. Concubine Wei, there's no one else here, so there's no need to be shy."
Wei Cairen clenched his back teeth, his dark pupils filled with resentment.
When she had taken off her shirt and was left with only her nightgown, Wanpin called Songluo in. When Songluo came out a short while later, she directed the eunuchs outside, "Come here! The Empress thinks the charcoal fire in the room is too hot. Please come in and remove the charcoal basins."
Upon hearing this, Wei Cairen clenched his fists and his face gradually became distorted.
When a few people came in, they saw Wei Cairen standing at the door in her pajamas. They were so scared that they lowered their heads and dared not look around.
But the concubines were wearing pajamas, which was equivalent to being naked, and the intense sense of humiliation almost suffocated Wei Cairen.
Songluo looked at Concubine Wei's expression, a look of pride on her face. "I'm so sorry, our queen has gone to bed, so we can only ask you to wait here for a while."
Dan Rui said anxiously, "Since the queen has already rested, it is not convenient for us to disturb her. Why not wait until tomorrow to pay our respects to the queen?"
Songluo smiled and said, "Our queen has been feeling unwell these past few days. Although she is asleep now, what if she wakes up feeling unwell again? Just in case, it would be better for you to wait here. But then again, you are used to doing these things, aren't you?"
Wei Cairen took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Your Majesty is the main seat, it is natural for a concubine to serve you, even if I have to stand all night, it is not a big deal."
"The young lady is favored by the emperor. If he knew that the young lady is so considerate to our queen, he would be even happier." Songluo smiled with satisfaction, and when she turned around to leave, she deliberately left the door ajar.
Several charcoal braziers were removed, and the temperature in the room dropped suddenly. Also, because she was standing at the door, the north wind blew straight towards Wei Cairen through the gap.
But after only half an hour, Wei Cairen already felt dizzy.
Danrui's eyes were red, but she didn't dare to cry out loud, so she could only hold it in. In this way, the master and servant stood at the door all night.
The next day is the first day of the new year.
All concubines had to go to the Taimiao to burn incense.
When Wanpin stood up, she looked at the pale-faced Wei Cairen and felt very proud in her heart, but she pretended to be surprised: "Sister Wei, why are you standing here?"
Songluo sighed softly, "Your Majesty, you don't know. Young Master Wei heard that you were not feeling well and insisted on serving you here. I have tried to persuade her several times, but she just wouldn't listen."
The master and servant sang the same tune, and their ugly faces made Wei Cairen feel evil.
Wanpin sighed with pity and hurriedly ordered someone to bring over the fox fur cloak that the emperor had given her a few days ago. "I appreciate your kindness, sister. Go back and rest quickly. Be careful not to catch a cold."
After standing all night, Wei Cairen's body had become stiff.
There was no feeling in his legs. The slightest movement would cause him to collapse to the ground. Both the master and the servant were unable to stand up for a long time.
They look like this.
Wanpin looked even more proud, as if only in this way could she appease the humiliation that Wei Cairen had inflicted on her.
Songluo called a few eunuchs and carried Concubine Wei all the way into Jinxiu Pavilion.
When she came back, Wei Cairen had a high fever.
The palace maid quickly covered her forehead with a wet towel, but it soon became hot again. Danrui wanted to call the imperial physician.
But Songluo stopped her, glaring at her and saying, "On the first day of the new year, we've already invited the imperial physician to Qingning Palace. Are you deliberately trying to bring bad luck to the Empress? Concubine Wei was once a palace maid, how could she be so pampered? Just give her some more ginger soup! If you dare to yell again, I'll have you sent to the torture chamber!"
Danrui had no choice.
He could only return to Jinxiu Pavilion dejectedly.
But there are no secrets in the palace. What happened in Qingning Palace reached Fu Qianyu's ears before noon.
At that time, Zhao Yuancheng was worried about the health of the Imperial Noble Consort. After burning incense at the Taimiao, he went to Yongfu Palace.
Speaking of the incident where Concubine Wei was frozen all night, Peirong was very unhappy and said that she deserved it.
But Lingyun was afraid that someone might die, so she quickly advised Fu Qianyu, "Don't worry about anything else. Your Majesty, you are in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. If someone dies, the first person the Empress Dowager will hold accountable is not Wanpin, but you."
Fu Qianyu sighed softly, "Go to the Imperial Hospital and ask a doctor to take a look. Don't make a big fuss. Just say that Concubine Wan is not feeling well and ask to check her pulse."
Lingyun nodded, quickly lifted the curtain and walked out.
But the truth cannot be hidden. In the evening, when Zhao Yuancheng came to Huayang Palace for dinner, he brought up the matter.
Fu Qianyu observed his expression and said with a smile, "This Concubine Wei is quite naive. She actually stood all night. I've already asked the imperial physician to see her. She just has a cold, nothing serious."
"Just take a look. Don't cause any loss of life or upset the Queen Mother during the New Year's Day."
"Yes, I will send someone to keep a close eye on Qingning Palace."
But even so, Wei Cairen was in a coma for three days before waking up.
Upon learning that she had woken up, Concubine Wan sent Songluo to visit her and brought ginseng of excellent quality.
Danrui's eyes turned red with anger, and after Songluo left, she threw all these things out.
Concubine Wei was lying on the couch, her eyes bloodshot. She knew that the humiliation she suffered today would be returned to Concubine Wan a thousand times in the future.
Once the Lantern Festival is over, the New Year is also over.
On the second day of the second lunar month, the Dragon Raises its Head, and people say that the new year brings new hope. However, the Imperial Noble Consort's pregnancy was getting worse and worse. Since she had her period on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, she could hardly even get out of bed.
I finally managed to get to six months, but last night I had my period again.
When Zhao Yuancheng came back from court and heard that the Imperial Noble Consort was not well, he didn't even have time to change his court clothes and hurried to Yongfu Palace.
Fortunately, the imperial concubine did not bleed much.
After the imperial physician Xun gave her acupuncture, the fetus stabilized.
But this time, the sight of blood made all the imperial doctors look unhappy, and they privately asked Zhao Yuancheng to be prepared, as the baby might be born prematurely before seven months.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager sighed repeatedly and only ordered the Imperial Hospital to take good care of the patient. She could only do her best to deal with the future and leave it to fate.
Qin Zhaochuan was also in Yongfu Palace when he was treating the Imperial Noble Consort that day.
When the concubines left, he smelled a special fragrance in the air. The fragrance was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had smelled it before.
It was not until the beautiful Yan Xuetang felt unwell and asked the imperial physician for help that he suddenly realized the reason why the imperial concubine had frequent spotting!
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