This thing became an instant sensation throughout the entire harem as soon as it was made.
Shu Chengfeng also used it, and it felt extremely comfortable.
In Zhaochun Palace, Yan Nangui is more active at night, but during the day he's like a wilted cabbage.
It's so hot, naturally I don't want to eat anything, and I don't like anything I cook.
I eat fruit every day.
This worried Shu Chengfeng quite a bit, but fortunately the imperial physician said there was nothing wrong, just some heatiness during pregnancy. It was mainly due to the Empress's excessive liver fire.
Shu Chengfeng laughed: "I'm truly impressed by this woman's body. She gets hot for a few days every month normally, and she's still hot during her pregnancy. This is going to be a child with a bad temper."
The heatiness I feel normally is naturally the heatiness I feel during my period.
Physician Huang smiled and said, "No, just because Her Majesty's body is like this doesn't mean the imperial fetus will be like this. The pregnancy is in excellent condition right now. Her Majesty is six months pregnant. Although she hasn't been eating much these past few days, it's not a problem. She can just slowly nourish herself and eat more."
The imperial kitchen is really worried lately.
Of the three pregnant women, none of them were doing well.
Huo Congfei vomited so badly that she was completely disoriented and couldn't eat anything.
Lu Baolin, on the other hand, only wanted to eat strange things every day, and didn't like to eat normal things.
How is Consort Chenhui doing? She insists on eating cold food...
The head chef was so worried he was practically balding. He still had to be extremely careful in serving him.
The kitchen was also in a state of great urgency; during the day, the Empress didn't even like to drink light soup.
That's fine.
It was also because of the hot weather that Consort Jing and the Fifth Prince both fell ill. The Fifth Prince, well, he didn't have a good appetite even when he wasn't sick.
Now he won't eat anything at all, and he's only kept alive by drinking a few sips of milk every day.
Consort Jing also lost her appetite.
Perhaps because Consort Ye fell ill after losing her son, the Empress Dowager also fell ill.
The Empress Dowager has her own separate kitchen. Although there's no need for them to be mixed up, it still doesn't sound very good.
It was at this time that some rumors began to circulate in the palace.
However, perhaps because of Consort Chen Hui's power, those who spread rumors not only dared not speak recklessly, but also turned around and betrayed their own friends.
They came specifically to report the matter to the people of Zhaochun Palace.
Upon hearing this, Sanqi angrily exclaimed, "The old man of longevity is hanging himself! He's tired of living!"
He turned around and went to find Shuanzi.
Shuanzi was both angry and worried, so he naturally went to find Yan Nangui.
"Tell me, what are they saying?" Yan Nangui was feeling irritable from the heat.
"Yes, they say... they say that nowadays, starting with the Empress Dowager, so many people in the harem are uncomfortable. Yes... yes..." Shuanzi hesitated to speak, afraid of upsetting his mistress.
"What is it? Is it something I brought upon myself or something my child brought upon myself?" Yan Nangui raised an eyebrow.
“They say it was…it was the dragon fetus that caused it.” Shuanzi knelt down.
"Go and tell Consort Xiangxian what you have to say," Yan Nangui said calmly.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Shuanzi replied and went out.
"Your Highness, please don't be angry. They'd love for you to be upset." Jiangxiang waved her hand and told someone to turn on the fan faster.
The Empress is already in a bad mood because of the heat, isn't this just deliberately provoking her?
"It's probably the lower-ups who brought this on themselves." Those in higher positions wouldn't do something like this.
“Yes, but Your Majesty, what about the Empress Dowager…” Jiangxiang was a little doubtful.
Yan Nangui paused for a moment: "It shouldn't be."
Consort Xiangxian, upon hearing Shuanzi's words, said she would investigate immediately.
This matter was not difficult to investigate; the source was found in half a day.
After finding it, Consort Xiangxian was completely devastated.
"You mean she knew it was Lu Baolin, so she deliberately came to ask me to investigate?" Consort Xiangxian frowned.
“This… I don’t think so. After all, she didn’t investigate. How did she know it was Lu Baolin?” Lingjiao was also annoyed.
"What is Lu Baolin trying to achieve?"
"Heh, what's she after? She's got big ambitions. She's thinking about giving birth to a prince so she can have a bright future. It seems that everything she said to me was a lie," Consort Xiang sneered.
"Think about it, how could someone as clever as Consort Chenhui not know what I'm thinking? By doing this, isn't Lu Baolin openly giving them leverage? And now that leverage is in their hands."
“Your Majesty, this may not be a bad thing. Since Lu Baolin is not sincere, we might as well force her to do it,” Lingjiao said.
So, the next day, one of Lu Baolin's maids died.
It was the head maid who served her.
Lu Baolin personally went to Zhaochun Palace, knelt down and cried, claiming that he knew nothing about it.
"It was only early this morning, when Consort Xiangxian sent someone, that I found out. That wretched girl Chuan'er was courting death. She only heard me say a few words, that even if I gave birth to a prince, he would still be inferior to Consort Chenhui's, and... she got this idea. I really didn't expect it. If I had known earlier, I would have sent someone over much earlier."
Yan Nangui looked at her and smiled gently: "Since you don't know, it doesn't matter. Get up."
Lu Baolin was relieved to have passed the test so easily. She thanked Consort Chenhui and got up.
After saying a few more words, they were finally escorted out.
As soon as she left, Yan Nangui laughed out loud: "What a coincidence! I was too lazy to investigate, so I asked Consort Xiangxian to go, but she ended up getting a benefit instead."
“This must have been done by Lu Baolin herself. She’s pregnant and doesn’t know her place. It seems she and Consort Xiang are not of one mind,” Chanyi said.
"Now it's all over, there's no way to stop us from being of one mind." Yan Nangui chuckled.
“However, Lu Baolin has casually taken a life, so I’m afraid he won’t be able to get promoted even if he has a child,” Yan Nangui said.
"She deserves it. If she had given birth, she probably wouldn't have been able to keep the baby," Chanyi said.
Already neglected, having a child is already a great blessing, yet she still acts so recklessly; it's no wonder the child gets taken away.
In the evening, Shu Chengfeng came and comforted her for a long time.
His Majesty only punished a few messengers for this matter.
The person who started it was not mentioned.
However, sometimes, not mentioning it is the most severe punishment.
Just like Jin Shi back then, she wasn't punished much when she was pregnant, but after giving birth, she was never allowed to serve anyone again. She also wasn't promoted.
The weather remains hot, and the migrating geese, having developed an appetite in the evening, can eat more.
Shu Chengfeng looked at her and smiled: "You're pregnant, and you only started feeling uncomfortable at six months."
He was worried that she would vomit or something. Other women usually take three months, but she only started feeling unwell after six months.
Yan Nangui was too busy eating to talk, so he just gave a casual "hmm".
That night, Shu Chengfeng naturally stayed overnight. Touching her belly, he wondered if it was a boy or a girl, but he deliberately didn't ask.
Since the imperial physicians didn't ask, they naturally dared not speak.
Whether it was good luck or not, Shu Chengfeng was touching the child when the child kicked him.
His Majesty immediately sat up in shock: "He... kicked me?"
Yan Nangui was feeling sleepy and didn't bother with him.
Shu Chengfeng touched it again, and soon after, there was another touch...
Although he knew about fetal movement, this was the first time he had ever been kicked.
That's amazing!
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