"Not eating will not provide any nutrition, and her body will be unable to support itself. We still need to find a way to provide her with some nourishing food after she wakes up."
I picked up the ginseng soup next to it and looked at it, smelled it, and found nothing wrong.
"Is today's medicine ready? Bring it to me for a look."
After a while, the palace maid brought the decoction. Sheng Xiyan examined it carefully and found nothing unusual.
The three of them came out of Zhaochun Palace with gloomy moods.
Gao Shurong said: "Concubine Shen is so pitiful. She gave birth to a child in a dangerous situation, but she is unable to raise the child. It is difficult for her to even look at the child. Alas."
Lin Xiuyi comforted her, "Sister Sheng, Concubine Shen might be fine in a few days."
Sheng Xiyan murmured, "Only if the bleeding can be completely stopped can it be considered as true survival. This depends on how well Concubine Shen's body absorbs it."
After one stick of incense, we arrived at Jingren Palace.
Sheng Xiyan kowtowed respectfully, and Empress Duan smiled and said, "Sister Sheng, please get up quickly."
Hua Xia helped her up and sat her on the soft chair next to Queen Duan.
"Look, I'm used to calling you that. I should change and call you Sister Chen."
Sheng Xiyan said humbly, "Your Majesty, please call me Sister Sheng."
Empress Duan looked her up and down. She was not dressed in anything particularly elaborate or striking today, just like she always was. She said with satisfaction:
"I have long praised Sister Sheng to His Majesty for her tact and discretion, and now it seems to be true.
I am busy with the six palaces and several children to take care of, so I am relieved that you will serve the Emperor."
When Sheng Xiyan thought that Queen Duan would marry Xuan Ling, the young couple should live in harmony, after all, Queen Duan was virtuous.
The palace maid brought a plate of peonies of various colors.
Sheng Xiyan quickly stood up. According to convention, the concubines in the harem had to help the empress pin flowers on the second day after serving the empress in bed. She had done this before while pretending to serve the empress in bed, so she had to do the same today.
She specially selected a bright red peony flower and carefully pinned it in Queen Duan's hair bun.
Qingdai brought a bronze mirror, and Empress Duan looked in it and said approvingly:
"Sister Sheng has a good aesthetic sense. The position of the hairpin does not cover the gold hairpin, but also shows the elegance and splendor of the flowers. I am very satisfied."
She picked one from the plate, and Sheng Xiyan bowed, and had the pink peony flower pinned on her head.
"I am flattered."
"Sister Sheng is a few years younger than me, and the hairpin flowers are even more charming and beautiful. The emperor likes you, and I like you too."
Sheng Xiyan smiled politely, what she meant was that the emperor and empress were of one mind, and she was truly a virtuous empress.
"Go ahead and see Concubine Shen. How is she?"
Queen Duan picked up the five-red soup and drank it. Although her tone was soft, it carried a bit of majesty. Sheng Xiyan's sensitive heart trembled.
"Concubine Shen is still very weak."
Empress Duan smiled and said, "That's the problem. I'm worried about her condition, and I'm also concerned about the little prince's future upbringing. What does Sister Sheng think about this?"
Under Xuan Ling's influence, Sheng Xiyan guessed what Queen Duan meant.
Then she said, "I thought the Queen was the mother of all the children in the harem."
Empress Duan nodded, "Sister Sheng is indeed intelligent. I only hope that the Emperor will issue an order soon so that I can raise the little prince with peace of mind."
Sheng Xiyan wondered, did she want her to persuade Emperor Xuanwu?
"If I were to see the Emperor, I would certainly give careful advice."
Empress Duan smiled with satisfaction, "By the way, with your promotion to Zhaoyi, the palace will need more servants. I have chosen a capable person for you."
A palace maid with a smart face came in, knelt down and said, "Your servant Zi Ling pays homage to the Concubine Zhaoyi."
Sheng Xiyan stood up slightly and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your consideration."
The bridal party stopped outside Guanju Palace, and a few heads popped out from the side hall.
Sheng Xiyan suppressed a smile, "Let's go, I'll go say hello to Dun Guiyuan."
Holding Zi Ling's hand, he entered the side hall with great fanfare, and Dun Guiyuan pretended to be taking a walk in the yard.
"Sister Dun?"
Dun Guiyuan was furious because Sheng Xiyan used to call her sister.
He turned around and scolded, "What are you so proud of? Didn't you just get promoted a few positions by using despicable means? You forgot about Qi Yan so quickly? You have no conscience!"
“Bang!”
There was a crisp sound of slapping, and the yard suddenly fell silent.
Dun Guiyuan covered her face and shouted even louder, "You dare to hit me? I'll fight you!"
She rushed forward, but was stopped by Zi Ling and several palace maids.
Sheng Xiyan asked the others to disperse.
He approached Dun Guiyuan step by step, and his momentum was too strong. Dun Guiyuan retreated timidly and kicked over the potted Epiphyllum.
"You, what are you doing?"
Sheng Xiyan chuckled and said arrogantly, "My position is higher than yours, how dare you look me in the eye?"
“I, I…”
"Sister Dun, this slap is to teach you a lesson. If you ever bring up the past again and confuse right and wrong, I have plenty of ways to deal with you."
Sheng Xiyan saw the peony potted plant next to her and said, "These are my flowers. Take them away."
He kicked and rolled his men out of the side hall.
Dun Guiyuan was so angry that she jumped up and down, "Sheng Xiyan, just wait, I'll kill you when I get promoted to the position of concubine!"
"My lord, under your feet!"
When Dun Guiyuan saw the Epiphyllum potted plant she had carefully cultivated was kicked and smashed, she shouted, "Hurry up and call the palace people from the Flower and Tree Bureau! This is the Epiphyllum I want to show the emperor. Hurry!"
. . . . .
Back to the main hall.
Zi Ling helped Sheng Xiyan sit down and introduced herself: "You are Sister Hua Xia, right? My name is Zi Ling."
"Have you been serving at the Jingren Palace from before?"
"I used to work in the Flower House. I was transferred to Jingren Palace two months ago. When I was in Jingren Palace, I did sweeping work in the outer halls."
Hua Xia said, "Your Majesty, the Jingshifang also sent a palace maid over. They said that after your promotion, the palace would need two more staff. It turns out the other one is Zi Ling."
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