Two days later, in Jingren Palace.
The concubines came to visit Queen Duan one after another.
At the gate of Jingren Palace, Sheng Xiyan met Gao Shurong and others, and they entered Jingren Palace chatting and laughing.
They all held gifts in their hands, including clothes for the little princess and tonics for Queen Duan.
Sheng Xiyan praised: "Sister Lin, you have such a clever hand. The clothes you sew are so beautiful."
Lin Xiuyi smiled and said, "That's my only advantage."
Gao Shurong said, "I'm not good at needlework, so giving me supplements won't be a problem."
Sheng Xiyan gave her a restorative herbal meal for the 24 days after childbirth.
Concubine Min came in late, holding an exquisite gift box in her hand, "Hello, three sisters."
Gao Shurong asked with a smile: "What did you give me, Sister Min?"
Concubine Min said perfunctorily: "It's nothing, just some tonic."
Sheng Xiyan saw bird's nest, sea cucumber and donkey-hide gelatin from the gap in the gift box. She thought that Concubine Min came from an ordinary family. According to her status, these were not included in her monthly allowance. The fact that she could send such expensive gifts was enough to show her sincerity to the Queen.
After the four concubines Jiaxian, Liang, Shu, and De arrived, a palace maid came out and said, "Ladies, please come in."
Sheng Xiyan followed in and saw Empress Duan half-leaning on a soft couch, covered with a bright yellow brocade quilt with dragon and phoenix patterns, and wearing a windproof jeweled headband on her head.
Normally, she was still in the confinement period and should have rested well, but Empress Duan dressed herself extremely noble and gracefully.
She was wearing makeup and looked very healthy, but Sheng Xiyan could tell that her voice was very weak.
The concubines knelt on the ground and saluted respectfully, saying: "Your servants (concubines) congratulate the Empress on the birth of the princess. May you live a thousand years."
Empress Duan smiled and said, "My dear sisters, thank you for your courtesy. Please stand up."
Concubine Shu asked, "Hey, why isn't the little princess here?"
Concubine Jia said: "Yes, I really want to see it."
Concubine Liang said, "The Emperor hasn't seen it yet, how can we look good?"
Just as he was speaking, he heard an announcement from outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived!"
Empress Duan hurriedly checked her hair bun to see if it was flat and tucked the quilt around her waist.
All the concubines quickly stood on both sides, leaving space in the middle.
Xuan Ling was wearing a dark brocade robe with dragon pattern. The slightly tight robe outlined his tall and slender figure. He walked in slowly with square steps.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health."
Xuan Ling glanced at Sheng Xiyan, walked over to the soft couch where Queen Duan was leaning and sat down.
"Is the Queen feeling better?"
Empress Duan said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am fine now."
Xuan Ling said, "The Queen should rest well this month, and let Concubine Shu and Concubine Liang assist in the management of palace affairs."
"I think so too. My sisters Shufei and Liangfei are both very dedicated and hardworking."
Emperor Xuanwu is here in person and he must bring the little princess out.
The little person in the brocade quilt is as delicate as a piece of jade. He is a little thin because he was born prematurely, and is sleeping soundly at this moment.
Xuan Ling held her in his arms and rocked her gently and carefully.
"Your Majesty, please give me a name."
"All things are in this state, and because of this state, we can call it the state of joy."
Empress Duan said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty. The name Yun'er has a good meaning and sounds very nice."
At this time Princess Le Yun woke up, and several concubines came forward to tease her.
"She's so cute."
Xuan Ling held Le Yun and glanced at Sheng Xiyan, as if saying, Yanyan, when will you give birth to a little princess for me?
Suddenly, Concubine Jia said, "Everyone says Sheng Xiuyuan is an excellent doctor. Couldn't she have seen that the Queen was pregnant with a princess?"
Concubine Liang immediately responded, "Yes, how come a prince became a princess?"
Sheng Xiyan glanced at Xuan Ling and knelt down, saying, "My medical skills are not very good. Please forgive me, Your Majesty and Your Majesty."
Xuan Ling said sternly, "Pulse diagnosis cannot determine the gender of a person with 100% certainty. Sheng Xiuyuan, please get up."
Empress Duan also said, "Yes, Sister Sheng, don't be scared. This is not a big deal."
Princess Le Yun started crying, and her wet nurse quickly took her to feed her.
Xuan Ling stood up and said, "Queen, take good care of yourself. I will come to see you another day."
"Farewell, Your Majesty."
Xuan Ling walked out and said, "Sheng Xiuyuan comes with me."
Sheng Xiyan followed him out, which made Jia Fei and Dun Shuyuan so angry that they wanted to bite her.
Concubine Liang smiled and said, "Sister Concubine Shu, your sister-in-law is really amazing."
Xuan Ling went up to the imperial carriage at the gate of Jingren Palace and saw Sheng Xiyan standing beside him with a round fan. It was a bit hot today, and the collar of her rain-colored dress was stained with sweat.
The thin layer of sweat on her face made her jade-like neck look even more like porcelain, and her snow-white skin looked translucent, just like peach blossoms in spring, delicate and tempting.
"My dear, you are sweating."
Um?
Sheng Xiyan hurriedly took out the handkerchief from her sleeves and wiped her forehead and cheeks.
Seeing her frantically wiping, Xuan Ling said gently, "Come up, I'll wipe it for you."
Sheng Xiyan glanced at the concubines coming out of the Jingren Palace in twos and threes, and said hesitantly, "No, I just want to take a walk."
Xuan Ling looked at her trying her best to distance herself from him, curled his lips and smirked, then stood up and stretched out his long arms to pull her.
"Come up quickly, let's go to the Yangxin Palace to drink some cold tea. I'm feeling hot too."
Being dragged onto the imperial carriage by him, Sheng Xiyan covered her head with a round fan and shrank her body. This way, the concubines who came out should not be able to see her, right?
Xuan Ling pressed her into his arms, "I didn't expect my beloved concubine is so good at being blinded by a single leaf."
The first step in his plan to win her heart was to make her feel favored.
"Your Majesty, next time when you leave, could you please not ask me to go with you?"
"Why?"
"Jealousy can drive a woman crazy. You have so many concubines, and I just want to live a few more days."
Xuan Ling saw that she was hunching her neck, hunching her waist, and looking sneaky, which was very cute, completely different from her charming and enchanting appearance at first glance.
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