In the blink of an eye, three months had passed, and the summer sun shone brightly over the entire Forbidden City.
Today, news spread from a side hall of Xianfu Palace that Consort Jia was pregnant, and this news caused an uproar throughout the entire Forbidden City.
After receiving the news, the Empress personally led the concubines to congratulate Jin. Since Jin was on Mingyu's side, Mingyu naturally had to come and congratulate Jin in person.
Even if Jin Shi were pregnant, she wouldn't threaten Mingyu's position, so Mingyu's hostility towards Jin Shi wasn't very deep.
Upon seeing Mingyu and the others arrive, Madam Jin quickly rose to greet Mingyu, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress! May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."
Mingyu stepped forward to help Jin Shi up, and said with a smile, "Consort Jia is very fortunate. This is His Majesty's first child since he ascended the throne."
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Empress," Jin said with a smile, her eyes full of pride.
This was Hongli's first pregnancy after he ascended the throne, so he was naturally quite pleased. Jin hadn't expected that she would become pregnant after only a few times of being favored by the emperor.
Mingyu then advised Jin, "This is your first pregnancy, so you will definitely suffer a lot. You must take good care of yourself and give birth to a dragon prince for the Emperor."
Upon hearing Mingyu's words, Madam Jin nodded. She dared not be careless in the slightest, after all, this was a dragon's fetus, and she had to be extremely careful. If she gave birth to a dragon prince, she might become the mistress of a palace because of her son.
Consort An, née Su, continued, "I have given birth before, so feel free to ask me anything you don't understand."
After all, Jin was currently residing in a side hall of Consort Mao's Xianfu Palace, and Consort Mao dared not be careless in the slightest. If anything were to happen to the imperial fetus in Jin's womb, the entire Xianfu Palace would be subject to punishment. Besides, Consort Mao was by nature a person who did not compete or fight, so naturally she would not make things difficult for Jin.
Consort Gao stared intently at Lady Jin's flat stomach, feeling quite envious. Lady Jin had been married to the Emperor for less than a year and had only been favored a few times before becoming pregnant with his child. "Lady Jia is so lucky. I am very envious."
Upon hearing Consort Gao's words, Consort Jia quickly replied, "This is all thanks to Your Highness."
Consort Xian, Noble Lady Yu, and Consort Wan simply sat quietly to the side, neither joining Lady Gao and the Empress nor interrupting.
They weren't particularly close to Jin Shi to begin with, and besides, Keliye and Chen Shi had married into the household at the same time as Jin Shi, yet neither of them had conceived, which made them quite envious. Xueying, needless to say, had been married to Hongli for over ten years and had always hoped to have a child. Now, seeing Jin Shi pregnant, Xueying felt even more distressed.
This was Jin's first pregnancy, and she was a bit sleepy, so Mingyu and the others didn't bother her any longer. After exchanging a few pleasantries in a side hall of Xianfu Palace, they left.
After they left, Hongli also sent someone to deliver things to Jin Shi to help with pregnancy and nourish her body.
Consort Xian returned to Yikun Palace, looking somewhat dejected.
I've received a lot of love and attention, but why can't I get pregnant?
Lady Jin has only been favored a few times and she is already pregnant with the emperor's child. Am I really not destined for this?
Seeing her expression, A'luo knew it must be because of the child, and quickly comforted her, "Master, don't be sad, you will definitely have another one in the future."
Upon hearing A'Luo's words, Consort Xian only smiled bitterly. She had heard such words many times before, but had never made a move.
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