Chapter 137 Jinshi
Shen Qing's menstrual period was reported to the Jingshifang on the afternoon of the second day, and the Queen naturally knew about it. The Queen looked through the history books and found that it was all about Zhaohua Palace.
When she went to sleep with Concubine Xi, she would go to see the children. If she didn't go to sleep with Concubine Chun, she would go to see Concubine Shun once. I'm afraid she really doesn't want to go to Concubine Yu now, so she asked someone to take the third princess to visit Qianyuan Palace twice. Also, when Concubine Li and Concubine Zhao became pregnant, they were also rewarded as usual.
The emperor treated everyone equally. Although he favored Concubine Xi a little more, it was not excessive. After all, the current situation was like this, and the queen could not say anything.
She knew that she was not liked by Xuanyuan Ling, and Shen Qing was finally obedient, which was better than others. These others naturally referred to Concubine Yu.
This time, Concubine Yu used the power of the Qin family to harm the emperor's uncle and the Chen family. Not only did the emperor's uncle lose his title, he was also sentenced to exile. The Empress could not swallow this anger. Her father was in charge of the affairs in the court, and naturally she was in charge of the affairs in the palace. Now Concubine Yu was under house arrest, and she was also concerned about Concubine Li's pregnancy. It was not advisable for any more trouble to happen. Once she had a child, Concubine Yu would have trouble.
The Queen thought about this and turned to ask Jinzhi, "How was Lady Li's pulse diagnosis today?"
Jinzhi replied, "The imperial physician examined my pulse very carefully every day, and prescribed tonic medicine that is good for the fetus. In addition, Concubine Li has no shortage of food. From what I have seen, Concubine Li is quite sensible. She eats whatever the Empress gives her. She is now a lot fatter than before, but..."
The queen frowned slightly: "But what?"
She would not allow this baby to be lost.
Jinzhi said: "But the imperial physician said that if Lady Li takes too much tonic now, she may have a difficult birth."
The Queen glanced at Jinzhi and asked, "Is the baby difficult to deliver? Will it harm the prince?"
Jinzhi said: "I have asked carefully. If the baby is big and difficult to deliver, there is also the method of cesarean section. There is no problem in saving the baby."
"Yes." The Queen said calmly, "Then let's do this. Make sure Concubine Li gives birth to a healthy and strong prince. The Emperor will be happy too."
The Queen was keeping an eye on Concubine Li's fetus. All the troublemakers in the harem were put under house arrest, and those who were not causing trouble were taking care of the children. For a while, the harem was unusually peaceful and calm.
Everything was calm in the harem, but the front court was bustling because the results of the Spring Examination were out, and the day of the announcement was extremely lively.
Xuanyuan Ling was looking at the list of candidates for the imperial examination at this moment, and then he saw Shen Zhizhuo's name, and then he smiled: "He is quite a capable man. It is rare for a sixteen-year-old to pass the imperial examination." Indeed, Shen Qing is smart, and her brother is not stupid either.
Xuanyuan Ling was curious again. Shen Qing's father was only a ninth-rank official, but he had two beautiful children. Could it be that Shen Qing's mother was a lady from a famous family? But which lady from a famous family could marry a ninth-rank official?
Xuanyuan Ling suppressed his doubts. It was not a good idea to go see Chen Qing at this moment. He told Zhao Hai, "Go and tell Concubine Xi the good news." He paused and said, "Ask the imperial kitchen to see if she wants to eat anything. If so, go and get it for her."
Xuanyuan Ling could see that Shen Qing really didn't care about the reward, which was really strange. It was not that she didn't know the importance of money. She was greedy, but she was not a miser. Ordinary things were really not to her liking. She would rather have some delicious food.
Thinking about how she was particularly concerned about food when she was sleeping with him for the first time, he couldn't help but smile again.
Greedy cat.
When Zhao Hai heard this, he thought to himself, he was afraid that he would have to postpone it to another day.
Concubine Xi is capable, and her younger brother is also very capable!
At this time, Chen Qing really wanted to eat something. Lychees were available in this month, and Chen Qing had already eaten them. Normally, she could not eat something as rare as lychees because of her position, but now she was the only favorite, and the queen still kept a close eye on her. The imperial kitchen could send her food so blatantly, which showed that she was not afraid of being accused of breaking the rules.
She was eating lychees when Zhao Hai came over to announce the good news. When Shen Qing heard this, she wasn't too happy, but she did feel complicated and grateful. She really benefited from this younger brother.
Zhao Hai came to announce the good news, and she couldn't let him go empty-handed, so Shen Qing gave Zhao Hai a big purse, and the eunuchs who came with him all had it. Zhao Hai was shocked at how quickly he spent money, but Concubine Xi was really a smart person. Everyone knew that Concubine Xi was generous, but she was not generous to everyone. She had a good temper. The servants in Zhaohua Palace were all very loyal to her, and people outside did not dare to look down on her.
I heard that the palace maiden who used to serve Concubine Xi ran away when Concubine Xi was out of favor, and then came back to make trouble. Concubine Xi felt soft-hearted and sent her out of the palace. This method made everyone know that she was not a soft persimmon.
Not to mention her ability to coax people.
Zhao Hai looked at Shen Qing as if he could see a flower.
At this moment, many people were watching Chen Qing's side. If there was any movement, those outside were watching. Zhao Hai's personal visit to Zhaohua Palace would indeed attract attention, so the news that Chen Qing had a younger brother who was only sixteen years old and passed the imperial examination and became a concubine spread out.
Concubine Zhao has not looked good since she became pregnant. She has not been able to eat in the past few days and has no appetite for anything. When she heard the news, she really sighed: "Some people are born with unique talents, and even God helps them."
Originally, he had an obscure family background and was the lowest status to enter the palace. Now, this brother has passed the imperial examination and is favored by Shen Qing. With this relationship, the emperor will certainly not assign him a position casually. This pair of siblings can be said to complement each other. The sister is favored and helps the brother, and the brother enters the court to help the sister.
Shen Qing's status can now really be moved.
When Concubine Zhao told Shen Qing that she would give the child to her in the future, she also said that she would be promoted to a concubine soon. She didn't expect that day to come so soon!
It’s a pity that the day of being promoted to concubine came quickly, but the timing was not right.
Lady Zhao really wanted to give the child to Chen Qing. With her status, she was powerless even if she wanted to. She was afraid that she could not protect her own child. Unfortunately, Chen Qing was the only one favoring her now. If she wanted her child again, she would become the target of public criticism. Therefore, she originally intended to make friends with Chen Qing, but now she could not get close to him.
After all, it's only been a month, so there's no need to rush.
At this moment, another waiter brought food over.
Lady Zhao frowned and shook her head, obviously still having no appetite.
Biling, the maidservant serving Concubine Zhao, was anxious: "Should I go and call the imperial physician? It is really not okay for Concubine Zhao to continue like this."
Lady Zhao shook her head: "Having an imperial physician on call may not necessarily be a good thing. There is already an imperial physician on call in the palace. As for me, my pregnancy is already eye-catching enough, so I don't need to attract any more attention."
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