"Consort Tong is young. With careful recuperation over a period of time, she will recover well."
Consort Que covered her mouth, smiling but saying nothing.
Consort Duan hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Your Highnesses may not know, but vertical lines on a pregnant woman's belly are very difficult to remove. Consort Tong, now..."
"Fortunately, Consort Tong gave birth to a healthy princess."
Nodding slightly, Xu Lejin said, "Consort Duan is right. Although Consort Tong's belly was too big during her pregnancy and she had vertical lines, she still gave birth to a healthy 25th princess."
Afternoon
Consort Que and Consort Duan departed.
Xu Lejin squinted, thinking to herself that when she was pregnant with triplets, her belly was huge, and she was worried that she would have stretch marks after giving birth.
After giving birth, she maintained a regular regimen and her figure returned to what it was before childbirth, with her abdomen smooth as jade.
The second and third pregnancies only resulted in one child.
The fourth pregnancy was with twins, a boy and a girl. My belly was a bit bigger than when I was pregnant with just one child, but everything was fine.
Is she pregnant for the fifth time now?
I'm getting older, and my physical functions definitely can't be the same as when I was in my early twenties. I'm four months pregnant now, and my pregnancy is starting to show.
After giving birth, you need to take good care of yourself.
Two more days passed, on the second day of the third month.
Because she was pregnant, Xu Lejin exempted the concubines in the harem from paying their respects on the 2nd and 16th of each month.
Afternoon
After waking up from her afternoon nap, Xu Lejin lay on the soft couch, basking in the warm spring breeze, attended by Ruhua and Nongying. Qingtan quickly entered and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, news has come from Xianfu Palace that Consort Yao is pregnant and is two months along."
"Okay, I understand."
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