With her spirits lifted, Yi Hua began to move around the mansion in small groups, accompanied by Lady Ulanara. One day in the garden, she happened to run into Lady Li with Hong Yun, who was running around.
After Li greeted Yihua, she nodded to Lady Ulanara, and then Hongyun, with his short legs, greeted Yihua in a childish voice.
"Hongyun greets his stepmother."
Yi Hua smiled and nodded, gesturing for him to stand up: "What is Hong Yun playing at?"
“Reporting to Mother, Hongyun is picking flowers, one for Mother and one for Sister.” After Hongyun finished speaking, he looked at Yihua somewhat embarrassed, “These two flowers are already taken, so Hongyun will go pick another one for Mother.”
Yi Hua quickly stopped him: "Your mother doesn't want to wear flowers today. How about this, you recite a couple of lines of a newly learned poem for your mother?"
Upon hearing that he had to recite a poem, Hongyun's face contorted instantly. He swayed left and right, and finally held up two fingers: "Just two lines, okay?"
"Okay, even just one sentence will do." Yi Hua suppressed a laugh; children are so adorable.
Hongyun thought for a moment, then recited with a swaying head: "Hoeing the fields at noon, sweat drips... sweat drips... sweat drips onto the soil beneath the crops."
Seeing that Hongyun was indeed not familiar with the poem, Yihua didn't want to make things difficult for him: "Good boy, go play."
Li's face gradually hardened. It was just a simple five-character quatrain, and she had been teaching it for almost ten days but the child still hadn't memorized it. Was this child just naturally dull-witted?
Granny Jin personally looked after Hongyun, who was running around happily, while Madam Li and Yihua exchanged a few words.
"I heard that the Princess Consort was unwell some time ago, but seeing her today, I know that the rumors were wrong."
Ulanara wanted to speak but held back. Yi Hua found it amusing that this person was saying such things in front of her. Could it be that Li Shi was unhappy now that she was better?
Yi Hua nodded, deeply agreeing: "Rumors are naturally not to be taken seriously."
Lady Li gave a light humph: "Your Highness is strolling around, this concubine will take her leave now."
Lady Ulanara spoke up only after Li had walked away, saying, "This woman is quite straightforward."
Yi Hua nodded: "Master valued this quality of hers before, but when you're young, it's called naivety and innocence. Now that you're a mother, it's just simple foolishness."
“Over the years, her favor has gradually waned, but I plan to mention it to the Emperor and decide on the rank of her as a secondary consort,” Yi Hua said. “Rather than waiting for the Emperor to advance further and for him to directly bestow a secondary consort of noble birth upon her, it would be better to let her keep her position.”
Lady Ulanara wholeheartedly agreed.
"Your Highness, by imperial decree, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy and Physician Qin have come to examine your pulse." The eunuch Abao ran up to deliver the message. "The head of the Imperial Medical Academy is in the front hall. Please watch your step, Your Highness."
"Was it arranged by His Majesty?" Yi Hua asked, somewhat puzzled. The head of the academy always listened only to Kangxi, and even Yinzhen couldn't persuade him to come. Why did he suddenly come to the door today?
Abao shook his head: "This servant just inquired and found out that it was Eunuch Liang from the palace who gave the order. This servant was thinking, could it be our eldest prince?"
Yi Hua's heart clenched: "How could this child be so reckless!"
Having received the order, the head physician pulled Physician Qin aside to inquire about Yi Hua's condition and carefully reviewed her medical records from this period. It's said that everyone has their own area of expertise, and as the head physician, he was practically an all-rounder, giving full recognition to Physician Qin's prescriptions.
However, he always felt that this medical record was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but as time had passed, he couldn't remember it, or perhaps he had misremembered.
Thinking this, the chief physician saw Yi Hua slowly walking over with the help of others. She was much more energetic than a few days ago, but compared to a normal pregnant woman, her hair was dry, her lips were chapped, and her eyes were cloudy. She looked like she had just recovered from a serious illness.
The abbot suddenly opened his eyes wide. The woman in front of him gradually overlapped with the noblewoman in his memory. Both of them were equally thin, and correspondingly, they had very full bellies.
It was as if all the blood and nutrients in the woman's body had flowed into this child, creating a striking contrast that was unforgettable.
Overwhelmed by his emotions, the head of the household knocked over his teacup. The sound of the porcelain shattering brought him back to his senses, and he immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "Your subject has been disrespectful. Please punish me, Fourth Princess Consort."
Yi Hua gestured for A Bao to help him up: "Doctor Ma, it's serious. It was just an accident. Please get up."
Doctor Ma frequently glanced at Yi Hua, who asked in confusion, "Doctor Ma, is there something wrong with me?"
Physician Qin also felt that his superior was acting strangely, so he immediately took over the conversation: "Reporting to Fourth Princess Consort, we two were ordered by His Majesty to examine your pulse. The Chief Physician is always cautious, and he was able to perform the four diagnostic methods of observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation just now."
Yi Hua nodded: "Then I wonder what the Dean observed?"
Under the repeated prompting of Physician Qin, the hospital chief finally came to his senses: "You don't look like a typical pregnant woman vomiting; it seems like you've come into contact with something unclean. Let me take your pulse."
Yi Hua raised her hand: "Please."
After a short while, the head of the household's hands trembled slightly. He asked, "Fourth Princess Consort, please forgive my impertinence, but do you feel like you only want to sleep, vomit after eating, the child is becoming more and more active, you are changing clothes more often at night, and you feel cold?"
"The imperial physician is indeed a master, describing my symptoms with complete confidence." Yi Hua's heart sank. Even in her dazed state, she knew her reaction was abnormal. "Then what is the imperial physician's conclusion?"
Physician Ma wiped the cold sweat from his brow: "Judging from your complexion and pulse, you are much better now. As long as you maintain this condition, you will be fine when you give birth."
"However, you have been depleted for some time, and your body is too weak, making the baby appear larger in comparison. You must be active during this period to replenish your strength, and eat smaller, more frequent meals. This should be fine." Doctor Ma's words were somewhat cryptic, and Yi Hua didn't quite understand.
The woman from Ulanara suddenly stood up: "Does the imperial physician mean that the Princess Consort may have a difficult childbirth?"
Physician Ma immediately reassured her, "It's just a possibility. The princess is still more than three months pregnant. With proper care, she can turn misfortune into good fortune."
"Thank you for your kind words." Yi Hua forced a pale smile; her stomach was already a little sore. "Then, should I get a prescription?"
"Doctor Qin's prescription has been carefully considered." Doctor Ma shook his head. "Take this for now, and come back for a follow-up appointment in three days to adjust the dosage. Don't worry."
"Thank you, Chief Physician, and thank you, Physician Qin." Yi Hua touched her belly, wanting him to stay still. "I entrust this pregnancy entirely to you two."
After seeing off the two imperial physicians, Yi Hua's body, which had been holding on, went limp. Lady Ulanara stayed by her side, saying, "Yi Hua, don't be afraid, your mother is here."
After returning to the palace, Imperial Physician Ma thought for a while, then opened the long-sealed medical records and placed them together with Yi Hua's medical records. He remained silent for a long time, then walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation with a few thin sheets of paper in his arms.
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