Chapter 99 Happy Pulse
The corners of Shen Qing’s mouth twitched: “Chunhua.”
Chunhua quickly put it away, looking a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Xiazi left immediately.
Chunhua held the box and said, "My Lord, this..."
"What are you eating?" Shen Qing had hooked up with Xuanyuan Ling so many times, and for the first time, she felt extremely ashamed. She had heard of women giving tonics to men, but she had never seen a man giving tonics to a woman. What? Was he saying that she didn't have enough physical strength?
Chen Qing felt bad, but thinking about Xuanyuan Ling's temper, she said, "Forget it, just keep it." If she put it away and couldn't see it, who knew if he would ask about it. It would be better to just put it in the room. Anyway, she wouldn't eat it.
Chen Qing's first New Year here passed just like this. Overall, if it weren't for Xuanyuan Ling's useless trick, it would have been a pretty good New Year.
The New Year also has its own atmosphere. After the New Year, the atmosphere returns to the original state. The first thing to do after the New Year is to pay respects.
In fact, Chen Qing was already very grateful that he didn't have to pay his respects every day. Paying respects was still the same. The Queen was like a leader speaking after the New Year holiday, asking about your well-being. If you didn't know, you would really think she cared about you. Chen Qing was always low-key.
The one who is high-profile is Concubine Fang. After a new year, because she gave birth to the third prince, Concubine Fang received a reward comparable to that of a concubine, which is almost the same as that of Concubine Yu. Concubine Fang and Concubine Yu have a grudge. Concubine Yu has been low-key since the incident with the second prince. She even stopped showing the resentment she usually showed towards the queen. It seems that she is really disheartened. Now Concubine Fang is still the one who attracts the most attention.
Because of this New Year, Xuanyuan Ling only stayed in other palaces for one day, but in Concubine Fang's palace, he stayed for two days.
Chen Qing looked at Concubine Fang's appearance, then looked at the Queen's appearance. Well, it was very harmonious.
This time the greeting ended in this harmonious atmosphere.
Ever since Concubine Fang came out of her confinement, Chen Qing thought that she would be able to see Concubine Fang showing off to the Third Prince every time. Unexpectedly, during the second visit, this atmosphere of showing off was broken by a person.
This person turned out to be Concubine Li. When Concubine Li came this time, she looked a little excited. When Concubine Fang was talking about the excitement of the Third Prince, Concubine Li suddenly said, "Empress, I have been feeling unwell recently and have trouble eating, so I would like to ask the Empress to allow me to summon the imperial physician to see me."
Fangpin's eloquent talk came to an abrupt halt.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Concubine Li.
The meaning of this sentence is quite obvious.
Lady Li felt that everyone was looking at her and she felt a little excited. Actually, she said that on purpose. Her period had been delayed for five days and she had been waiting day by day since the delay. It had not come in five days and she was 80% sure that she was pregnant.
Concubine Fang lives close to Concubine Li, and has been showing off these days, which makes Concubine Li very envious. Now she is surprised to find that she is also pregnant. Looking at Concubine Fang's present, it seems as if she will be pregnant in the future.
I did this today when I was paying my respects, just to vent the frustration I've been feeling since entering the palace.
She has been out of favor since she entered the palace, but now she can finally hold her head up high.
The Queen did not even wait to call the Imperial Physician to go to Concubine Li's palace for a checkup. She directly asked, "Is she pregnant? If so, it would be a great joy. Someone, please call the Imperial Physician."
Lady Li stroked her now invisible belly and said, "Perhaps I just have a stomachache."
The people who heard this couldn't help but twitch their lips. It would be fine if she just showed off, since she had Concubine Fang first, she wouldn't seem so arrogant. But she ended up saying this.
That's disgusting. What ambiguous words did you say just now?
The Queen's smile changed, but she was still smiling: "Even if it's just stomach discomfort, you should take a good look at it."
Jinzhi sent someone to call the imperial physician, who came immediately. At this moment, everyone was watching the imperial physician taking Concubine Li's pulse.
The imperial physician had so many people watching, and the queen was watching from above, so he was still a little nervous. But after taking the pulse, he was relieved: "Your Majesty, this is a pregnancy pulse."
"You are pregnant indeed." The smile on the queen's face deepened: "Concubine Li has made great contributions. Concubine Fang just gave birth to the third prince, and now you are pregnant again. This is really good news. Go and report to the emperor."
Lady Li knew it was true a long time ago, but she is still ecstatic. She touches her belly and it seems that she is not just one month pregnant, but her belly has grown bigger.
After that, there was no need to look anymore. Everyone around was congratulating Concubine Li on her pregnancy. This was an old custom. No matter what you thought in your heart, you had to congratulate her if she was pregnant.
Concubine Li finally got the same treatment as Concubine Fang did that day. She came on foot and left in a sedan chair. It was a very glorious experience.
Xuanyuan Ling was stunned after receiving the news, and for a moment he couldn't even remember what Concubine Li looked like.
There was no way, he really didn't have a deep impression. After all, when it came to appearance in the harem, it was Shen Qing who made him remember the most.
In fact, he had only favored Concubine Li very rarely, and he had only visited her once when he was competing with himself. Unexpectedly, she had a child. It was naturally a good thing for a concubine to have a child, so he ordered Zhao Hai to arrange a reward.
After all, there were few heirs in the harem. No matter what your rank was, having a child was precious, and the empress would naturally appreciate it. For a while, Concubine Li's residence was crowded with people.
Concubine Fang lived close to Concubine Li, and her place was always the most lively. She felt very uncomfortable. For the past two or three months, she had been enjoying unique dignity, and Concubine Yu had always avoided her. Now that Concubine Li was pregnant, it seemed that her Third Prince was not as noble as before.
Her face immediately turned pale: "I don't even know if I can raise the baby after it's born, that's it."
There was one more thing she didn't say, after all, it was in front of everyone.
I don’t even know if I can give birth to the baby, and now I’m gasping for breath.
Not everyone is lucky enough to give birth to a boy at once. Concubine Yu lost her child in her womb. She asked people to investigate, and there are more than one or two children who died in the harem.
She thought she was able to give birth because of her strict precautions.
The maid Jinyun diverted her attention: "Our Third Prince will be 100 days old in ten days. There will be a grand celebration in the palace, and Your Majesty will be the top priority. The Sizhenfang has just sent a batch of jewelry. Your Majesty might as well pick out the ones you will wear. The new materials are really the best."
Fangpin was really coaxed by Jinyun, but now she was thinking about what to do with the piece of meat in her belly. In ten days, the third prince would be a hundred days old, and she didn't know whether it was a boy or a girl, so she couldn't give birth to the baby. So she could just be proud for a few days. If the baby was taken away to be raised, she would cry.
After Lady Li came back from paying her respects, her smile never dropped at all.
Jinzhi went to present the reward on behalf of the Queen. Seeing Concubine Li's expression, she really looked down on her in her heart but she still congratulated her on the surface.
When she turned around, she went to report to the queen: "I saw that Lady Li was extremely happy. The smile on her face looked like it was painted on. I never saw her stop laughing. Now that she is not pregnant yet, she is holding her belly and supporting her waist while walking. Her appearance is really funny."
Isn't it funny? If an ordinary concubine suspected that she was pregnant, she would definitely hide it for the first time, and sometimes even hide it for three months. Although hiding it like this was not against the rules, at least she had the intention. No one had ever been like Concubine Li, who interrupted Concubine Fang's speech while paying respects to the Queen and hinted that she was pregnant.
She was courting death like this. If she was not a beauty but a noble, the Queen would not have asked her to make this journey.
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