Chapter 49: Not Aggrieved
Perhaps the weather was not good this year, Empress Dowager Li fell ill in October.
According to Shen Chuliu, it is viral influenza.
This disease cannot be cured in the modern world, and special medicine is needed. If not, the high fever will last for more than half a month.
People with poor health cannot bear it either.
However, the imperial physicians in ancient times were not fools and were not helpless in dealing with such epidemic colds.
But after all, it's not as fast as antibiotics.
At first, Empress Dowager Li only had a cold, which was not serious. Unexpectedly, she had a high fever that wouldn't go away after a few days, and it became serious.
Qi Yixiu served diligently except for attending court and reviewing memorials.
He is indeed filial and he is not pretending.
Empress Dowager Feng called Empress Dowager Li "sister" all the time, and she wished she could feel sad for her, but Empress Dowager Li stopped her from coming, saying that she was afraid of infection.
Except when the queen was pregnant, all other concubines ranking beauties and above would serve as attendants to the sick one day at a time.
Concubine Feng even asked to live in Ci'an Palace.
Concubine Jin and Concubine Yi did not dare to delay and went to serve the emperor diligently every day.
For a time, the emperor stopped paying respects to the emperor in the palace, and the concubines who could not attend to the emperor's illness also stayed indoors.
Because in addition to the Queen Mother, many palace maids were also sick.
They didn't have good medicine, so naturally there were some casualties.
Shen Chuliu could only ask Yuanxiao to go to the Imperial Medical Bureau to get some medicinal herbs to boil a decoction for the entire Cuiyunxuan to drink as a preventive measure.
If you really get sick, you have to bear it.
Empress Dowager Li was ill for more than a month.
It was not until mid-November that the imperial physician finally announced that the Empress Dowager had recovered.
It snowed during this incident, and Qi Yixiu rewarded the imperial doctors and the concubines who had attended to the patient.
And when the news was finally announced, it happened that Yi Chongyuan was ill.
She actually fainted in Ci'an Palace.
Everyone was shocked, and the imperial physician happened to be there, thinking that she was just tired.
It turned out that she was two months pregnant. Two months ago was her last time in bed with his wife.
It is clearly recorded in the history of Tong.
As to whether Yi Chongyuan knew she was pregnant early on, it’s hard to say, but for now we can only say that she was lucky.
Empress Dowager Li was very happy. She immediately asked someone to send her back to take good care of her pregnancy, and also rewarded her with a lot of supplements and things.
Everyone in the harem was also deeply moved after hearing this.
The crisis in Cuiyunxuan has now been resolved. Those who died of illness in the palace have been carried out, and the others have also survived. Fortunately, no one in Cuiyunxuan is sick.
"It's said that in this palace, there are ups and downs. Who knows who will go down and who will stand up until the end." Shen Chuliu laughed out loud: "It seems that Yi Chongyuan will not be able to go down for a while."
Yao Baolin was also very surprised. He thought that Yi Chongyuan had fallen out of favor...
Tsk, this pregnancy is different.
"Wei's baby is also seven months old and is stable." Yao Baolin said.
"It will be stable only after the baby is born. If it is born, it will be around the New Year." Shen Chuliu smiled. Now, Yi Chongyuan doesn't need this child anymore.
Who knows if she would be willing to let other people have children? "Wei Shi has been very careful in the past few months, and the Queen is also sincerely protective of her. And with what the Emperor said, Concubine Yi and Concubine Song dare not be careless." Yao Baolin said.
But the emperor said that if this baby is lost, both Concubine Yi and Zhaoyi Song will have to be demoted.
"It all depends on luck. The one that is really safe is the Queen's baby." Shen Chuliu said.
"Yes, the queen has been here for five months." Yao Baolin calculated: "Wait until next year, when the palace will start fighting."
"Haha, isn't it? Seeing how favored Li Xiaoyi is, I'm afraid she will soon be a talented person." Shen Chuliu said.
"At that time, you will at least be a beauty." Yao Baolin said.
"Beauties, talents, and concubines are all the same. Li Xiaoyi is not stupid." Shen Chuliu poured tea: "But it's Yi Chongyuan. After having a child, she should be more confident."
Given her personality, she would definitely seek revenge when she has revenge, and seek justice when she has wronged someone, wouldn't she?
Sure enough, as soon as the empress dowager recovered from her illness, the emperor began to enter the harem.
The first one is naturally the queen.
Then he went to Yi Chongyuan's residence for two consecutive days.
Yi Chongyuan naturally could not sleep with him, so on the third day, she actually called Wen Xiaoyi, who lived in Fenghua Pavilion in front of Furongxuan, to sleep with her.
After Wen Xiaoyi completed her confinement period, she is doing well.
The day after serving the emperor, he received many rewards.
Everyone tacitly agreed that Wen Xiaoyi was on Yi Chongyuan's side.
However, things were busy at the end of the year, and the emperor did not frequently call the concubines to sleep with him.
However, on November 17th, Shen Chuliu was called to the Taiji Palace to serve with writing materials.
Shen Chuliu wore a red dress, a white rabbit fur fringe cape, a red bun, and a gold-threaded hairpin with rubies inserted diagonally. The hairpin had tassels, not too long, just right for swaying as Shen Chuliu walked.
There were also two crabapple flowers made of gauze, and ruby ​​earrings dangling on her ears, making her skin look as white as a ball.
When she comes closer and smiles, she is like a flower blooming in winter, especially beautiful because it is rare.
Her eyes were full of him, Qi Yixiu looked at her and stretched out his hand: "I haven't seen you for more than a month, my beloved concubine, but you have become more beautiful."
"Your Majesty has lost weight. Your Majesty must have worked hard serving the Empress Dowager." Shen Chuliu held Qi Yixiu's hand and said, "It's a pity that I can't do anything."
"My beloved concubine is fine." Qi Yixiu held her in his arms and said, "My beloved concubine, would you please come in and have a meal? Look at your little face, it has gained weight."
"Your Majesty... don't say that. I am not heartless. The Queen Mother is ill, and I am worried about her. I eat less meat when I come in. But... when I grow up, I will gain weight no matter what I eat."
This is not a lie. Cui Yunxuan does not eat much meat recently.
To say it was because of Empress Dowager Li, bah, Shen Chuliu herself would not even bother to lie to herself.
She was mainly worried about bird flu or problems with pork, so she only ate a small amount of fish and vegetarian dishes.
But Qi Yixiu had only heard Chusi talk about this once.
Whether it was just an act or a sincere one, Qi Yixiu was satisfied.
"My beloved concubine is so thoughtful." Qi Yixiu rubbed her cheek: "Since my beloved concubine is so thoughtful, I can't help but reward you."
"On the fourth day of the New Year, go to the storehouse and get a pair of hairpins, a hairpin, and find a necklace for her." Qi Yixiu said.
"Your Majesty, I didn't do anything. I'm so embarrassed." Shen Chuliu smiled and said, "I'll keep it for the New Year."
"Are you still missing your jewelry for the New Year? Wear them." The emperor's psychology was the same as that of ordinary people.
He gave away a lot of things as rewards, and everyone he gave them to had to see their value.
For example, it looks good when worn, or you like wearing it.
Sometimes, it was given as a reward, and the concubines wore it in a rather unimpressive way, or it was kept as a decoration.
As time went by, he became too lazy to give rewards.
But the one in front of me has always known how to dress up, and she never feels uncomfortable no matter what is on her head or face.
(End of this chapter)
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