Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian's face changed. How could she not know that the woman in front of her was so fickle? Besides, hadn't the matter been exposed yet?
Concubine Xian didn't believe that Gu Wanying would be safe and sound after giving birth, so she stood quietly outside the corridor.
It was already late at night. After finishing their work, the servants went back to their rooms one after another to sleep. Gu Wanying left two maids, Yuetao and Feicui, to serve her.
The two girls were so excited that they couldn't sleep tonight. They looked at the little prince and then at the sleeping Gu Wanying, and they seemed to feel no fatigue at all.
The poisonous insects have been cleared out. Both of them have paid attention to the inside and outside of the room. Even the window cracks have been sprinkled with insect repellent powder by Imperial Physician Jiang.
Through the gap, Concubine Xian saw the scene inside. The little prince was sleeping next to Gu Wanying, and her eyes flashed with jealousy.
Even Gu Wanying can give birth to a little prince!
Why can't she give birth! She dreams of giving birth to an heir for the emperor!
This child shouldn't be in this world!
A feeling of jealousy and resentment sprouted in the heart of Concubine Xian and grew wildly. Her long nails pinched her palms until they bled, but she didn't feel any pain.
After tossing and turning all night, everyone could no longer bear it, even if they were in high spirits. Yuetao and Feicui fell asleep on the table.
The news that Concubine Wan had safely given birth to a little prince was sent back to the palace. When the Empress Dowager heard it, she was so excited that her eyes were filled with tears. She clasped her hands together and chanted "Amitabha" continuously.
He was surprised for a while and rewarded the messenger generously.
The queen also knew about this, but she felt mixed emotions.
She was happy but also a little sad, as she always felt that there was something missing in this matter.
The little prince was born, but how come Concubine Wan is still safe and sound?
She couldn't wait to meet the little prince. If she could raise this child in the future, she would be satisfied for the rest of her life.
As for Concubine Wan...
But how could a mere concubine surpass the queen?
After realizing this, the Queen rushed to the Queen Mother's palace and chanted Buddhist scriptures with her to pray for the little prince and Concubine Wan.
Gu Wanying slept soundly for a long time. When she woke up, she couldn't find her child and was really panicked. The old woman who was responsible for taking care of Gu Wanying lifted the curtain and came in. Her thin face was covered with wrinkles, and she looked a little scary when she was not smiling.
"Your Majesty, the little prince is here." The old woman brought the little prince to Gu Wanying to see.
Before the new wet nurse came, it was this old lady Qian who took care of little Jingyan.
At this moment, little Jingyan in the cradle turned his big, round eyes and looked at his mother curiously.
After a night, Gu Wanying felt that the child was not that ugly after all, and was quite cute if you looked closely.
Especially when the little hand stretched out from the cradle and grabbed Gu Wanying's index finger, a wonderful feeling surged up from the depths of Gu Wanying's heart, with a tingling and numb feeling and a kind of joy, and her eyes unconsciously turned red.
Yue Tao was startled, thinking that she was feeling unwell.
"I'm just a little excited. Xiao Jingyan is smiling at me." A tear rolled down the corner of Gu Wanying's eye, making her look pitiful.
Yue Tao served Gu Wanying breakfast. A woman who had just given birth could only eat liquid food, which was easy to digest. She didn't need to breastfeed, so there was no need to worry about the amount of milk.
During this time, the emperor came, teased Jingyan for a while, talked with Gu Wanying for a while, and then went back to the front to deal with government affairs.
The little guy in confinement does nothing but eat, sleep and poop. Yuetao and Feicui never get tired of taking care of him. They are happy to clean the little master's butt no matter how much he poops.
The third day of the baby's bath was celebrated with great ceremony, and court officials and their wives attended with gifts.
This is the biggest and most important happy event in the entire Dayu Dynasty!
Their emperor had a son in his old age, so there will be a successor to his kingdom!
The emperor led all the civil and military officials to raise incense and offer sacrifices to the gods in a solemn and serious manner, and the smoke curled up into the sky.
Concubine Xian and several other concubines were watching the ceremony, but they were not qualified to accompany the emperor in offering sacrifices.
Gu Qingqing stood beside Sun Chongming, staring at Xiao Jingyan with a dark look.
Then he used the burning mugwort to fumigate Xiao Jingyan's forehead. The little guy was frightened and his little hands were trembling.
When it came to the bathing part, the emperor stood in front of Xiao Jingyan, smiling from ear to ear.
The midwife held little Jingyan in her arms and washed his little body with water soaked in peach, plum and apricot tree roots.
As he washed, he kept chanting, "Wash your hair first, and you will become a prince; wash your waist, and you will rise higher and higher with each generation."
Gu Wanying got out of bed and peeked through the window, watching with great interest. She had never seen this third-day bathing ceremony before and found it novel.
However, Yue Tao caught her red-handed while she was trying to get out of bed. Both Imperial Physician Jiang and the midwife had warned women not to get out of bed shortly after giving birth, otherwise they would easily develop chronic illnesses.
Yuetao and Feicui carried out this rule meticulously, leaving Gu Wanying with a headache.
To be honest, she had been fine for a long time, and was no different from before giving birth. However, she knew that if she didn't lie down, Yue Tao would nag her to death.
"By the way, what happened to those poisonous insects later?" Gu Wanying asked.
"Imperial Physician Jiang is investigating, and the Jin Ling Guard is helping him. I believe there will be results soon." Yue Tao covered Gu Wanying with a quilt, and tucked the corners of the quilt in. After making sure that she would not be blown by the wind, she continued.
"Your Majesty, I have a guess in my mind." Yue Tao whispered mysteriously into her ear.
"explain."
"I think Madam Sun has something to do with this matter." Yue Tao said softly. She was not optimistic about Gu Qingqing, but felt that she was the most suspicious person.
They were fine before boarding the ship, so why were they attacked by poisonous insects as soon as they got on the ship?
Moreover, Imperial Physician Jiang also said that there was something wrong with Gu Wanying's shoes.
But at that time, Gu Wanying had fallen asleep and didn't see Imperial Physician Jiang lock onto her shoes.
Gu Wanying thought about it carefully and realized that her shoes were indeed not the same pair as before, and she had only met Gu Qingqing before boarding the boat.
"Could it really be her? But why would she do this?" Gu Wanying was puzzled. "Killing the royal heir is a serious crime. Is Gu Qingqing so stupid?"
Yue Tao also didn't understand. Gu Qingqing and their mother were sisters, but they were still making such a fuss that their eyes and mouths were not the same.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion outside, and Gu Wanying couldn't rest because of the noise.
"Empress, we've found the culprit who brought the poisonous insects here!" Feicui pushed the door open and walked in. She was excited but suddenly thought of something. She looked at Gu Wanying with hesitation.
"Oh? Who is it?"
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