"Imperial Physician Liu, is what you say true? Don't try to deceive me."
Consort Tong herself was a little incredulous. She had spent a lot of time taking care of her health over the past few years, and the imperial physicians she had consulted had all told her tactfully that she had been injured during her last childbirth and needed to recuperate for several more years.
That means she can't have children anymore. Everyone in the harem knows the rules for how the imperial physicians speak.
Consort Tong had already given up hope of her pregnancy before slowly gathering her strength to raise the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen.
Otherwise, her days in the harem would have been too unbearable. Although she was favored, Kangxi favored many people, and her emotional needs were not met, so she had to find some satisfaction elsewhere.
She was happy raising the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, and watching their relationship deteriorate.
Now I hear that I'm pregnant.
Consort Tong was overjoyed, and in her excitement, she fainted.
Chengqian Palace was immediately thrown into chaos, which had been filled with joy just moments before.
Physician Liu hasn't left yet. He just said that she was too emotional and fainted. It's not a big problem. She'll be fine once the Imperial Noble Consort wakes up.
Emperor Kangxi, who was in Yonghe Palace, heard a message from a young eunuch in Chengqian Palace.
The Imperial Noble Consort fainted.
Emperor Kangxi immediately became restless. Ignoring Consort De's reluctant gaze, he flicked his sleeves and quickly left Yonghe Palace.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, had intended to take advantage of the opportune moment to tell Emperor Kangxi the good news that she was pregnant.
Who would have thought? As soon as Emperor Kangxi heard that Consort Tong had fainted, he left in such a hurry that he didn't even give her a second glance.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, kept her head down, the handkerchief in her hand already torn to shreds.
Consort Tong is already so favored by His Majesty, yet they still want to kidnap someone from him.
Back when the Sixth Prince was alive, she was the one who kidnapped people from other palaces; things were nothing like they are now.
Consort De looked tenderly at her belly and murmured to herself.
"Mother's son must be a son. Whether Mother has a good life in the future depends entirely on you."
Consort De, of the Uya clan, is not yet three months pregnant, and her nanny, Uya, cannot accurately diagnose whether it is a boy or a girl.
However, Consort De, of the Uya clan, always felt that she was carrying a boy. Recently, she had been craving sour foods, believing that sour foods meant a boy and spicy foods meant a girl.
Moreover, since becoming pregnant, she has not experienced any physical discomfort; on the contrary, she is more energetic than before, a symptom she also experienced when she was pregnant with the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, firmly believed that she was carrying a little prince.
Yesterday she discovered that her concubine, Lady Zhangjia, was more than three months pregnant.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, was overjoyed when she heard this yesterday. With two pregnancies, she was bound to give birth to a prince. In any case, the child of Consort Zhangjia would be given to her to raise, even though she was just a minor, unfavored consort.
If she's sensible and understanding in the future, she can still share some of his affection when she's no longer favored.
The most important thing now is to safely deliver the prince; it's worth sacrificing my health for the people in Chengqian Palace.
Perhaps Consort Tong will never wake up again after this fainting spell. Her health has been poor all these years, and she just hasn't died yet.
Seeing the imperial physician every day doesn't necessarily mean dying sooner. Every time she goes to Chengqian Palace to pay her respects, she is bound to be harassed. Last time, in front of the new concubines, she was severely punished, causing her to lose face in the harem.
Consort De, of the Uya clan, had been very unhappy for a long time, and every day she cursed Consort Tong to die quickly, as she was always putting pressure on Consort Tong and pointing fingers at her.
When the news of Consort Tong's pregnancy reached Yonghe Palace, Consort De, of the Uya clan, was so angry that she almost miscarried.
Regardless of Consort De, Uya, clutching her pregnant belly, weeping and cursing in the palace.
The atmosphere in Chengqian Palace was somewhat complicated.
Emperor Kangxi looked at the child in the womb of Consort Tong, who was still unconscious, with a very complicated expression.
He was very confused. Didn't the imperial physician say that Consort Tong would never be able to get pregnant again in her life? How come she is pregnant again?
When he learned about Consort Tong's pregnancy from the old imperial physician Liu, his eyes became dark and unreadable.
The old imperial physician Liu said that the Imperial Noble Consort's current health was very unsuitable for pregnancy, and if she insisted on giving birth to this child, it was very likely that both she and the unborn child would die.
The Imperial Noble Consort's constitution did not support abortion.
After listening, Kangxi said nothing and instructed Liang Jiugong to invite Physician Li over.
Although he knew the imperial physician in front of him wouldn't dare lie to him, he still wanted to hear what Physician Li had to say.
Is she really pregnant?
After paying his respects to Emperor Kangxi, the Fourth Prince Yinzhen sat on a small stool not far from Consort Tong, keeping watch.
The Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, is also experiencing mixed feelings. On one hand, he is afraid that his mother, Tong Eniang, will get pregnant and give birth to a child like last time, and then abandon him.
Although he is now more capable of protecting himself than he was at six years old, in the harem, without his mother's protection, he is no match for her.
There are already more than a dozen princes and more than a dozen princesses in the Emperor's harem.
It is very easy to become a prince who has fallen out of favor.
On the one hand, she also wants to have a younger brother or sister so that she can take care of him and love him herself.
When Emperor Kangxi heard that what Physician Li and Physician Liu said was almost identical, his anxiety finally subsided.
My cousin is pregnant.
My cousin's body doesn't allow for an abortion.
Emperor Kangxi closed his eyes, unable to bring himself to do it. He decided to wait until the child was born, and that his cousin's health absolutely could not be compromised.
He has already lost his white moonlight, and now he cannot lose his cinnabar mole as well.
"Imperial Physician Li, you are in full charge of the Imperial Noble Consort's pregnancy. I do not wish to see any accidents."
Kangxi's voice was filled with imperial authority, allowing no room for error.
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