Chapter 166 Qian Sheng is critically ill
If he was still the Qian Sheng he was ten years ago, with the kindness of the Fourth Prince's biological mother to him, he would not let the Fourth Prince learn those tricks no matter how hard it was.
But he... He is old, and he has been tortured to the point of losing his human form in the past few years. There are too many perverted eunuchs and palace maids in the harem. In order to beg for food and drink, everyone can bully him.
His body has been ruined for a long time, and he is holding on just to find a good home for the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince is still so young. If he dies, the Fourth Prince will not be able to survive without anyone to take care of him.
Maybe his body is telling him that Concubine Zhen is the good home he has been waiting for. Qian Sheng, who has not vomited blood for a long time, vomited blood again today.
Afraid that the Fourth Prince will find out, he quickly wiped it clean with a handkerchief.
It was still early before nightfall. The emperor told her not to run around at night. Was something big going to happen after nightfall?
Jiang Xinyue changed into a plain dress: "Xi Que, Shuang Jiang, where are the children's toys that the emperor sent before? Bring out a few of them. I want to go to the side hall to see the fourth prince."
"Your Majesty, wait a moment. I'll go to the storehouse to look for him."
The side hall, which had been uninhabited, had been cleaned very cleanly after the last snake riot in Jiang Xinyue's bedroom.
Because she had lived there for a few days, all the supplies were in excellent condition.
There was no need to clean up when the fourth prince came. The things in the side hall were already there. He could just change the bedding and move in directly.
Of course, Jiang Xinyue's own selfish motives were not to be told to outsiders.
After the child is born, she will definitely be made a concubine. As for whether she will be one of the four concubines or the head of the four concubines, or just an ordinary Zhenfei...
it all depends on the emperor's feelings for her and whether her previous preparations have worked.
So far, she has always been weak and kind in front of Emperor Xuanwu, with a slightly sharp but too easy to be soft-hearted.
Last time, Concubine Liang beat Jiang Chuan in her palace, she deliberately said in front of Nanny Li that she was afraid that she would be slapped by Concubine Liang after she was promoted.
Concubine De was also indirectly criticized by the emperor several times because she was too close to Concubine Liang.
As the saying goes, "A red plum is red when it is close to a red plum, and a black plum is black when it is close to a black plum." How can someone who can play with Concubine Liang be a good bird?
The emperor should not be as kind to these two people as before.
But Jiang Xinyue will not let down her guard until the last moment.
Unless the imperial edict came down to make her the first of the four concubines, and the empress held a ceremony to make her a concubine, and everything was settled, she would not be really relieved.
"Your Majesty..."
Xi Que walked in with a big windmill in her arms: "I don't know what the Fourth Prince likes, so I picked the biggest and heaviest one."
Very good, this choice is very Xi Que.
Shuangjiang held a nine-linked ring in her hand: "I thought the Fourth Prince could play with this first. If he can solve it, Your Majesty can let the Fourth Prince teach our little master in the future."
Although Imperial Physician Yan and several other imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital had come to see the Majesty's belly and checked her pulse, and they all said that she was pregnant with a little prince, but the Majesty did not allow them to call him the Sixth Prince now, and they could only call him the little master.
In later generations, B-ultrasounds can sometimes lead to mistakes. Jiang Xinyue doesn’t really believe that one can tell the gender of a baby just by looking through the belly with the naked eye. What if the
baby is a princess, but they have to call him the Sixth Prince? Then the scumbag dragon will feel disappointed and won’t love the Third Princess anymore.
The personalities of the two people can be seen from the way they choose gifts.
Xi Que is a little naive, but her loyalty to Jiang Xinyue is unparalleled. She has never failed to deliver on her promises in major events. She is a loyal servant who is bold and quick-witted but is willing to die for Jiang Xinyue.
Shuangjiang grew up in the palace since she was a child. She is a bit cunning, but she still has a kind nature. She is also smart and can always restrain the outspoken Xi Que.
Jiang Xinyue thought it was good for them to be like this.
Only incompetent masters would blame the servants around them for not being smart enough and not being able to make plans for them.
Jiang Xinyue was very capable, so she didn't need her personal maid to be too smart. As long as she was obedient and did the things she told her to do, it would be good enough.
If Xi Que knew that her queen regarded her as not smart enough because she moved a big windmill, she would have exchanged with Shuangjiang no matter what.
"Eunuch Sheng, is the Fourth Prince asleep? Our queen is here to see the Fourth Prince."
After a long while, the door was opened.
The little Fourth Prince stood on a chair to open the door for them. After opening the door, he climbed down lightly and made a gesture to keep quiet: "Empress Zhen, Grandpa didn't mean to not open the door for you. He was too tired to take care of me and accidentally fell asleep."
That's why he sat by the bed to watch over Grandpa, waiting for him to wake up and play with him.
This sentence made Jiang Xinyue realize that something was wrong. She walked over quickly, but saw that the old man's face was gray and his eyes were closed, as if... as if he was dead. Only the slightly rising and falling belly could prove that he was alive.
"He doesn't look right."
Jiang Xinyue called Xiao Xuanzi: "Imperial Hospital... Is Imperial Doctor Yan on duty today?" She
almost forgot about Imperial Doctor Yan. If there is a palace coup tonight, she must bring Imperial Doctor Yan back.
"Originally he was not on duty, but the Emperor was afraid that Your Majesty would set out early, so he asked Doctor Yan to come every day. I calculated the time, and he should come to check Your Majesty's pulse." Doctor
Yan was not made of steel. When he was not on duty at night, he would go home to rest.
Before returning home every day, he would come to Hexi Palace to check Jiang Xinyue's pulse to make sure that the baby in her belly would not be in a hurry to come out, and then he could go home with peace of mind.
"You go and pick her up."
Jiang Xinyue looked at the old man who was barely breathing on the bed: "Hurry!"
It was about to get dark.
After dark, you can't walk outside, it will be dangerous.
She guessed that the Ye family was going to launch a palace rebellion, otherwise why would the Emperor arrange the legendary Black Armored Army to come?
There are two types of palace guards. One is the Yulin Army, also known as the Yuqian Sword Guards, who are the emperor's private soldiers and only obey the emperor's orders.
The other is the soldiers under the command of the military commanders in the capital, who are responsible for guarding the Qianqing Gate and patrolling around the palace, taking turns on duty.
There is also the Black Armor Army, which only lives in legends. They are the personal guards of successive emperors and are rarely seen. It is said that each of them is a master among masters and can fight one against a hundred.
If Doctor Yan left the palace at this time, he would definitely run into General Ye's men.
It was well known that he was the exclusive doctor of Concubine Zhen in Hexi Palace.
If he was chopped off by the insane General Ye, he would be guilty of a great sin.
"Oh, oh, oh! Slow down, my old arms and legs will fall apart if you pull them again."
Xiao Xuanzi stepped into Hexi Palace with both feet, turned around, closed the door, and locked it before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Doctor Yan also teased him: "You are being chased by a vicious dog! So..."
Soon, he couldn't laugh anymore, because he saw the black-armored soldiers who were surrounded by a large circle inside the wall with murderous expressions.