Chapter 352 Fetal Movement
Although there was clothing between them, Xuanyuan Ling could still feel something lightly touching his hand. He had never experienced such a feeling before, so he didn't move his hand away for a long time. He didn't know if it was the child's little feet inside that kicked him.
He felt extremely amazed at this moment. This was not the first time he became a father and he had many children, but he had never felt the fetal movement of a child in the mother's belly like this.
Shen Qing was also in a complicated situation at the moment. Her belly was so big, but there was no movement at all. It could be said that except for the fact that her belly was growing bigger, she really didn't feel pregnant at all. Sometimes she wondered by herself, was there really a child in her belly? Was the child really growing healthily?
She was actually startled by the movement just now, and then she felt something inexplicable in her heart. It turned out that she was really going to be a mother.
The complexity of this moment became even more complicated when he saw Xuanyuan Ling again.
Xuanyuan Ling happened to look over as well, and the two of them looked at each other, with different thoughts in their minds, both of them having some indescribable feelings.
The two of them just looked at each other and didn't speak for a long time.
It was not until a long while later that Xuanyuan Ling let go of her belly, and his palm still retained the strange feeling of touching her belly moving just now.
At least I remember to ask: "Does it hurt?"
Shen Qing shook his head: "I was just startled. It was the first time he moved."
Xuanyuan Ling saw that she was also confused, and was indeed frightened, and then he recovered by himself. Shen Qing was frightened, and had to comfort him: "It's okay, it's normal to move, don't be afraid, but if it hurts, you must call the doctor, understand?"
Shen Qing was still confused, so he nodded very obediently.
Xuanyuan Ling also felt a little sorry for her. She was so concerned about the child's slightest movement.
But I also felt sad because she cared so much about the child.
His eyes softened: "Do you want to go back or continue to appreciate the plum blossoms?"
He looked at her and had no interest in her.
Sure enough, Shen Qing said, "Go back."
Seeing that she was distracted, Xuanyuan Ling asked people to carry her back. After they returned to Zhaohua Palace and entered the inner room, he took off the wide cloak and looked at her belly.
At this moment, her belly was not particularly round, but it was obviously protruding. Shen Qing's body was very beautiful during her pregnancy, only her belly was a little bigger. It was most obvious when Li Guiren was pregnant. The queen deliberately gave her body a lot of weight, but Shen Qing did not vomit as much as Ji Meiren when she ate, and she could not eat much. Because she ate well and slept well, her face was rosy and her complexion was good. She was radiant because she was pregnant.
Xuanyuan Ling touched her belly again, but this time he didn't feel anything, but he also knew that the baby didn't move all the time.
There was no rush to touch it again.
Look, Shen Qing is still staring at it.
"This child is really considerate. You haven't vomited once since you were pregnant. You usually eat and sleep well. Now you even moved a little. I know you were scared, so you didn't move for a while."
Chen Qing's heart was originally complicated, but when Xuanyuan Ling said that, he couldn't help but laugh: "Your Majesty said this as if I am carrying a reincarnated immortal fetus in my belly. Is this thoughtful?"
It looks like he's recovered.
Xuanyuan Ling smiled and said, "I don't know if it's a boy or a girl."
Shen Qing looked at him and asked, "Does the emperor like boys or girls?"
"If I say I want a boy, I want a boy, and if I say I want a girl, I want a girl?" Xuanyuan Ling said, "Both boys and girls are good, I like them all, don't worry too much."
To be honest, it would be better to have a daughter. If a daughter is like Chen Qing, how lovely she would be. He looked at Chen Qing and thought in his heart that if her personality was similar, how lovable she would be? Thinking about it, he preferred to have a daughter, but he didn't have many sons, so he wanted more sons anyway. If Chen Qing gave birth to a son, she would be able to rely on him, and there would be someone to take care of her in the future, right?
Xuanyuan Ling was a little bit confused about what to choose: "It's all good in the end."
After a pause, he said, "I originally wanted to promote you after you gave birth to a child. Now that you are already Consort Xi, I intend to make you Consort Xian."
The four concubines are noble, virtuous and virtuous. With Chen Qing's mother's family and qualifications, she cannot surpass Concubine De. Even if she is favored more, she cannot be too much to the outside world. Xuanyuan Ling thought that in this way, she would not have to pay respect to anyone in the harem except the queen.
Chen Qing had no children before but was still able to sit in the position of Concubine Xi. Now, if she moves up, she will naturally be one of the four concubines. In fact, in the harem now, she has lost even the position of concubine.
It is no exaggeration to say that the harem is losing talent. No matter who is new or later, they are all struggling to get their positions. The concubines originally included Concubine Yu, Concubine Ru, and Concubine Shun, but now, some have been sent to the cold palace, some have been demoted, and only Shen Qing and Concubine Shun are left.
In fact, even if she was not promoted, she would not have to bow to anyone except Concubine De and the Queen. Others would have to bow to her. Compare this with the situation at the beginning when Shen Qing had to bow to everyone he met as a good man. There is a world of difference.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Qing had no objection to this, nor did he say not to promote her. It was really time to promote her now. If she didn't get promoted after giving birth to a child, it would seem too contrived, right?
This matter was just mentioned briefly. It was a foregone conclusion and it wasn't a surprise or anything. It was just like that after Xuanyuan Ling said it.
Because it was the New Year, Xuanyuan Ling had nothing else to do, so he stayed with Chen Qing in Zhaohua Palace. After that, Chen Qing's fetal movements became more frequent. Xuanyuan Ling felt that after the first time he felt the fetal movement, he could feel it from time to time when he saw Chen Qing's expression was very different.
At night, the two of them finished washing and lay in bed. When they heard Shen Qing's fetal movement, Xuanyuan Ling leaned over to listen. The small movement could be felt from the side of his face. Xuanyuan Ling laughed: "This child is a night owl. He didn't move much before. Why is he disturbing you now before going to bed?"
Shen Qing somehow replied, “Like the emperor, he loves to make a fuss before going to bed.”
Xuanyuan Ling felt a little embarrassed by her sudden words, as if she was setting a bad example for her children.
He glanced at Shen Qing unhappily.
In the end, Shen Qing found it funny after she finished speaking, and she laughed uncontrollably at Xuanyuan Ling's expression, which showed that she had clearly hit the nail on the head.
Xuanyuan Ling was becoming more and more helpless and making a lot of noise.
After a good night's sleep, Xuanyuan Ling didn't have to attend court early the next day, but he still woke up early. However, seeing that Chen Qing was still sleeping, he stayed with her for a while until Chen Qing woke up.
Chen Qing had just woken up and was still a little sleepy. After her belly got bigger, she had to sleep on her side, so she had to hold Xuanyuan Ling like a pillow with her legs crossed, otherwise she would not feel very comfortable, so she could rub him when she just woke up.
Xuanyuan Ling felt her little movement and knew that she was awake: "Awake?"
"I want to lie down for a while." Shen Qing's voice was soft and coquettish.
Xuanyuan Ling raised the corner of his mouth: "Then lie down for a while."
Chen Qing was just lying there to wake herself up, but in fact, she had already slept until she woke up naturally. She was a little clingy at this moment, and soon she felt the fetus moving again.
Because they were so close and touching, Xuanyuan Ling could feel it. His hand reached into her quilt and touched her belly. Shen Qing just hummed and let him do it.
In fact, it moved twice and then stopped.
Xuanyuan Ling thought to himself, what a lazy guy, he woke up at the same time as his mother, didn’t he?
He found it a little funny, so he chuckled. Shen Qing was awake at this moment, but he was just too lazy to move. Hearing Xuanyuan Ling's laughter, he couldn't help but look up at him. He saw that his eyebrows were soft and his mouth was smiling. He was a fresh handsome guy early in the morning.
Chen Qing thought to herself, he has really changed a lot. In the beginning, he was very pretentious and dignified. Even when he was sleeping with her, he was still very pretentious. But now, looking at his smile, it is quite different.
It was originally a very harmonious scene, but Shen Qing didn't know if he had a brain twitch.
It's just that his hand is touching her belly, isn't it weird? Shen Qing feels that there is some maternal glow on Xuanyuan Ling's face. No, no, no, that should be fatherly love, right?
Xuanyuan Ling also noticed that she was staring at him, and there was a smile in her tone: "What are you looking at?"
"Look at the emperor." Of course Shen Qing couldn't tell the truth. Could she say that she saw the maternal glow on Xuanyuan Ling's face? Wouldn't that make him angry to death?
Well, it’s for his own good not to tell.
Xuanyuan Ling laughed: "Slippery tongue."
"Your Majesty doesn't like to hear it?" Shen Qing's face was full of you lied to me.
"I love to hear it." Xuanyuan Ling was really amused and leaned over to kiss her: "I love to hear your smooth talk, really, you got up, but you're still lying around, the child is awake, you as a mother must set an example for him in the future."
Shen Qing pouted and said, "Your Majesty doesn't love me anymore. Could it be that after the baby is born, I won't be able to sleep at night?"
Such a pampered spirit.
"How can I not love you?" Xuanyuan Ling said to her, "You are talking nonsense again."
Xuanyuan Ling called someone in to help him get up. Chen Qing yawned again. The room was warmer and they were no longer cold. However, when Xuanyuan Ling got out of bed, Chen Qing still curled up. With one person missing under the quilt, it still felt rather empty.
After both of them were dressed, they had breakfast together. After breakfast, Xuanyuan Ling had nothing to do, so she could look at the storybooks with Shen Qing. She got a new storybook, but Xuanyuan Ling looked at Shen Qing's endless storybooks and thought: "You look at it this way, is the child in your belly also learning it?"
When Shen Qing heard this, he really felt embarrassed for him. How big was Xuanyuan Ling's imagination? He could even think of prenatal education.
"Then what else is this concubine looking at? Child enlightenment? Let this child win in the womb?"
Xuanyuan Ling looked at her unhappy expression and felt that he was overthinking it. It was really the first time for her to participate in the whole process of pregnancy until her belly became big. Now that the fetus was moving, she always felt that the child in the belly could also respond to the outside world. It was inevitable that she felt a little different.
Xuanyuan Ling only hoped that the baby in her belly would be safe and sound until the birth, and that it would be good as long as the baby was safe by then.
As the two of them were resting and taking care of their pregnancy, another month passed by.
This month, Chu Linglong was discharged from the confinement period.
The people who originally served her, such as the midwife, were naturally no longer available, but those who served her, such as Ming Su, returned.
Chu Linglong has been taking good care of herself during the past month. Not to mention the fickleness of human nature, for example, Concubine De, Empress Dowager Xi, they all hold high positions and received the rewards they deserved. Chu Linglong is not familiar with the other concubines, but Concubine Zhou has sent gifts to her twice.
Chu Linglong asked Ming Su to accept it, and found out that the gift from Concubine Zhou was precious saffron. Chu Linglong and Concubine Zhou had been distant for a while, because she was pregnant and Concubine Zhou's family had problems. Now Concubine Zhou suddenly sent something, and specially sent such a precious thing, so she was not sure whether Concubine Zhou really wanted to make friends with her again, or was just making fun of her...
Concubine Zhou was in a bad situation, and how good is she now? We haven't seen each other for a while. I'm afraid she might want to laugh at my joke?
But she didn't think much about it. She couldn't take care of it now. The first thing she did after she came out of confinement was to see Qin.
Chu Linglong experienced the pain of losing her son twice. The first time, the emperor punished the person, and this time, Qin was still alive. She couldn't get over it, and she didn't want Qin to have an easy time.
The cold palace was a place where not many people came on weekdays. The eunuchs and palace maids in charge of the palace bowed to Chu Linglong when they saw her coming, but they also came to meet Wan Zhao to deliver food to Qin.
It was just a coincidence that Wan Zhao died that day. Little Li took his place and died, so Qin sent him to serve the third princess. Later, all the servants around Qin were dealt with, and Wan Zhao was the only one who escaped because he was transferred to serve the third princess. So how can you say whether this is good or not?
Wan Zhao left after delivering the food. Now that Qin was in the cold palace, he was afraid that the third princess would feel upset if she saw it, so he just said that he was taking care of her. To prevent the third princess from asking the emperor to punish her, he kept comforting the third princess and waited for the emperor to calm down before he went to plead with the emperor. After all, although the third princess was young, she was very well-behaved, so the matter was put aside.
But when Chu Linglong came, she saw that although Qin was in the cold palace, she looked unhappy while eating the food in the food box. She was alive and well, just out of favor. Someone could still take care of her food and clothing. How could this be considered revenge for her child?
Your Majesty, after all, the Third Princess was too lenient with her.
Chu Linglong was filled with hatred and looked at Qin with a naturally unfriendly expression.
Qin didn't expect Chu Linglong to come back. She was actually in a miserable state and didn't look very well. She was whipped twenty times that day. It was cold now, and it was freezing in the cold palace. If Wan Zhao hadn't sent her things from time to time, she was afraid she wouldn't have been able to hold on.
Just: "I didn't expect that the first person to come to see me would be you."
She didn't know that Chu Linglong had given birth prematurely, and she looked at Chu Linglong strangely. Calculating the time, she should be giving birth now, right? Even if she had given birth, she couldn't go out during the confinement period.
The moment her eyes fell on Chu Linglong's belly, Chu Linglong felt as if she was stabbed by needles. She was uncomfortable and her tone was naturally not very good: "I came to see what a miserable state you are in now. Your meal is obviously not in accordance with the rules. Mingsu, why don't you take it away."
Ming Su naturally obeyed the order immediately and knocked over the unfinished food in Qin's hands.
Qin was in such a situation and was bullied by Chu Linglong. She was not without anger, but she was even more confused: "You hate me? What do you hate me for?" She may have had more or less friction with other concubines, but not with Noble Lady Yi.
When she entered the palace, she saved the third princess. Qin was always polite to her and later she even wanted to support her. The person who should least hate her in the palace should be Concubine Yi.
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