Chapter 20 Pregnancy
Chen Baolin, who entered the palace at the same time as her, has not yet figured out the cause.
What made people even more jealous was that on the third day, the emperor issued an edict and bestowed the title "Li" on Wu Baolin.
This is not a woman like the Wei family before, this is a woman from a real Duke's Mansion.
Although the word "Li" is not very neat, it is also a good title.
For a moment, Concubine Yi's face looked extremely ugly.
This means that there will be no more days when she is the only one with a title.
In fact, this is not surprising. Everyone in the harem will have a title sooner or later.
For a time, Li Baolin was quite popular.
Several days passed before it was Chen Baolin's turn to sleep with the emperor.
She was not so lucky. She was rewarded for serving the emperor for one day, but there was no special decree.
The emperor was busy with affairs of the previous dynasty and had not entered the harem for seven or eight days.
On June 29th, another incident occurred in the palace.
When Wei Gengyi was punished by Cao Cairen to kneel, he fainted in the imperial garden.
Wei Gengyi had never seen the emperor again since he fell out of favor. He was also feeling depressed, so he went for a walk in the Imperial Garden.
The ability to change clothes is only slightly better than that of a palace maid, but she is not even allowed to have a servant by her side.
Although the current emperor has just ascended the throne, there are still a few people who change their clothes.
Everyone was in the same situation, so no one excluded her. But Lady Cao refused to let her go.
She had enjoyed a few good days and was still feeling a little uncomfortable.
This fainting was not a big deal, but there was no point in just standing by and watching it happen.
She was carried into the pavilion in the Imperial Garden, and a royal physician was called in to examine her. The doctor diagnosed that she was pregnant.
Exactly a month later, she became pregnant for the first time when she served the emperor in bed.
Cao Cairen was stunned, feeling hatred and fear.
What she hated was that her own child was gone, and this bitch was actually pregnant!
She was afraid that if something happened to Wei Gengyi's pregnancy, she would also suffer.
The Queen and others were not too nervous when they heard the news.
The queen methodically ordered people to take Wei Gengyi back to Zilin Pavilion first, and then asked someone to ask the emperor how to deal with him.
The child must be kept, after all, there are not many royal heirs nowadays.
Qi Yixiu was also a little surprised, but he still issued an order to promote Wei Gengyi to the position of imperial concubine, and then let her stay in Zilin Pavilion to take care of her pregnancy.
"This is really a sudden turn of events." In Cuiyunxuan, Yao Baolin shook his head: "This kind of blessing is not something that ordinary people can have."
"Yeah, this is really unexpected." Shen Chuliu shook his head.
"The other day, Concubine Yi gave An Baolin some tonics. I wonder if Concubine Yi will also give this to Lady Wei." He even laughed as he spoke, "This Wei is really something. She has not been in the palace for long, but her status has changed again and again. If she can regain favor after this pregnancy, it would be amazing."
"I don't think so. If she had been more obedient and contented with changing clothes, she might have been able to live out her old age. But now this has happened, and with this getting involved..." Shen Chuliu shook her head.
There was absolutely no way she could raise this child herself. She had to take the child away.
Which empress did she take to? Which empress would let her live?
Or he could just take the baby away to be raised by the palace maids. In any case, she would rather let the baby be raised by the palace maids, as Wei was definitely not qualified to raise him.
"Well, it's hard to say until the end of the harem." Yao Baolin shook his head.
"Sister Yao is right." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
The two of them didn't care about this. In the afternoon, someone from Taiji Palace came with a message: "Your servant greets the two masters. The emperor wants Shen Xiaoyi to accompany him to Taiji Palace."
"Ah, is it urgent? Can I change my clothes?" Shen Chuliu smiled just right.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'm waiting for you. Please change." The eunuch smiled apologetically.
The eunuch thought to himself, "No wonder there are not so many ladies accompanying the emperor, but the emperor called this one. It is indeed appropriate."
Somehow, eunuchs don't have that much knowledge.
I just thought that there were so many women in the harem, and some concubines could only sleep with the emperor. They couldn't do anything else, and if they did, it would be inappropriate.
This Shen Xiaoyi is different. She needs to sleep with the emperor, which is what all the women in the harem should do. But this Shen Xiaoyi can do many other things.
Shen Chuliu changed into a comfortable and beautiful skirt.
The upper body is a beige jacket, and the lower body is a light yellow pleated skirt, the usual chest-length skirt.
Her hair was not combed again, but in a loose and simple bun. She changed her jewelry, which was made of pure gold. But the design was very delicate, so it would look good if she wore less.
As usual, she held a round fan and followed the eunuch, taking the new Jimei to Taiji Palace.
In Taiji Palace, Qi Yi was sitting in the imperial study, and Shen Chuliu was also brought here directly.
After coming in to pay his respects to Qi Yixiu, Qi Yixiu called him over and said, "Come here, do you know how to grind ink?"
"Your Majesty, I will, but I don't know if I can do it well. I will try my best. This is the first time I grind ink for Your Majesty. Can Your Majesty be a little more lenient with the rules?" Shen Chuliu walked over gracefully with a flattering smile.
Qi Yixiu thought he could see the black spot in the corner of her eye that had been puzzling him for days, but in the end he didn't.
Shen Chuliu knew what he was thinking and smiled evilly: "Your Majesty's eyebrows are very good. Do you think my eyebrows are good today?"
Qi Yixiu glanced at her and thought that Shen was different from other women and was very lively.
So I just hummed casually.
Shen Chuliu didn't say anything more. After washing his hands, he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to grind ink.
There was a gold silk bracelet on her wrist, which she took off and put aside.
So he picked up the ink stick.
The ink stick used by the emperor is naturally a good thing. Shen Chuliu added a little clean water to the inkstone, then picked up the ink stick vertically and ground it slowly.
A good ink stick will not make any noise when you grind it gently. If the noise is loud, it means the ink stick is not good but the technique is not good enough.
This is an extremely simple technique, and a lady from a noble family like Shen Chuliu would naturally do it well.
She just grinds ink and doesn't try to do anything else. This makes Qi Yixiu very satisfied.
The woman whom he brought into his study must not be frivolous.
When Shen Chuliu was tired of grinding ink, he did not wrong himself. He just stopped and rubbed his wrist.
She had some tea in her hand, which the eunuch had given her before.
He took a few sips, and when he saw that there was not enough ink left, he continued to grind the ink.
It’s not really tiring. It’s just standing for a few hours, which is nothing.
Seeing that the pile of memorials on Qi Yixiu's left hand had been finished, and no more memorials were brought in on the fourth day of the fourth lunar month, and the sun was setting, it was time to call it a day.
So Shen Chuliu also stopped what he was doing.
After reviewing the last memorial, Qi Yixiu looked at Shen Chuliu and asked, "Are you tired, my dear?"
"Fortunately, I'm not that rigid. I'll slow down my wrist after a while. It's true that there are times when I haven't ground ink, but fortunately the feel is still there." She smiled very naturally.
(End of this chapter)
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