Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Zhaoyi's Ninth Day
Shen Qing didn't know what to say.
She is so young, and has just become a concubine, and is in the emperor's favor. It would be a shame for herself if she didn't enjoy it for a few years.
Why would you be in such a hurry?
It was embarrassing for her to talk about being pregnant, let alone deliberately wanting to have a child. Even if she really had to, she would not take any prescriptions and would only urge Ji Chen to do his part.
She would check his pulse every few days and found that he was in very good health. The emperor was not incapable of having children and all he needed to do was let nature take its course.
As for whether to give birth to a boy or a girl, is a princess a very disrespectful role in the royal family?
Shen Qing only needed to think about it for a moment before he understood what Concubine Xuan was thinking when she presented the prescription.
It's not really for her good. If she gets pregnant at this time, not only will Ji Chen be pushed to someone else, but the Defei and Xianfei who have princes will also want to get rid of her as soon as possible, and the Queen will also suspect whether she has her own little thoughts.
Even though she was confident that she could protect herself, she was unwilling to take risks at this time.
She's not old enough to get pregnant!
Even if Concubine Yu Xuan had considered these consequences, she might not care. After all, she was "well-intentioned" and there was nothing to blame her for.
If Shen Qing can successfully become pregnant and give birth to a child, I will remember this as a favor.
If she can't get pregnant and ends up hurting her body, what does that have to do with her? She's just doing something bad with good intentions.
If something goes wrong in the middle, it can't be blamed on her. It's really Shen Qing's bad luck.
There are only benefits and no harm, and Concubine Xuan only needs to contribute a prescription.
Not to mention that she specifically pointed out that it would be possible to give birth to a boy, fearing that Shen Qing would not be interested, which clearly showed her intention to instigate.
If it were someone else, they would have been moved by Concubine Xuan's kindness. Even if they didn't know how to use the prescription, they would have remembered Concubine Xuan's favor.
But Shen Qing was not an ignorant little girl. While she found it funny, she was also a little bored.
He sighed, "Noble Xuan is a smart person."
Smart people are more sinister in their calculations.
When Concubine Xuan heard this, her eyebrows slightly changed, feeling a little uneasy, but her smile remained unchanged, thinking that Concubine Shen was praising her.
This is the beauty of Concubine Xuan. Even if Shen Qing understands her plan, he cannot fight back directly.
The other person meant well. If she refused, it would mean that she did not value the royal heir. Who knew if Concubine Xuan would accidentally spread her words?
If you don't refuse, you will implicitly accept her kindness.
Shen Qing held his forehead and pondered, "I heard that Lady Xuan's Wang family was once very powerful and often produced queens, but I am a little confused. I wonder how many queens they were?"
Lady Xuan was cautious, yet somewhat proud: "Three."
There were three queens, who ruled for two and a half dynasties, and one of them lived quite a long life.
If the Wang family had not fallen into decline during the reign of the previous emperor, and if the current emperor had not taken the Wang family seriously, she would not have entered the palace as just a noble lady.
Originally, the emperor had not yet appointed a queen, and her family wanted to make her the queen. Unfortunately, the emperor supported Xiao as the queen, so she had no choice but to enter the palace through the general election and plan step by step.
Shen Qing said in embarrassment: "It's not that I don't respect the three queens, but..."
Shen Qing clearly didn't say anything, but it seemed as if he had said everything. Concubine Xuan clenched her handkerchief tightly.
Even though the Wang family had produced queens, those three queens each had their own shortcomings in terms of offspring. Either they were never pregnant, or they died a few years after giving birth, or they had children but failed to keep them.
All in all, it was quite a bumpy life. However, since she was the empress, it didn't really matter whether the prince who adopted a concubine of a lower rank became pregnant or not. Anyway, no matter who became the emperor, the empress would be the empress dowager.
Concubine Xuan thought a lot in an instant and realized that Shen Qing did not trust Fang Zi, was not moved by her words, and might even disdain to use such means.
Seeing that Concubine Xuan knew what was going on, Shen Qing stopped talking and stopped there. After all, it was a bit disrespectful to use the Queen Wangs as examples, so he pushed the prescription back to Concubine Xuan.
But at the end, he said meaningfully: "Even if Concubine Xuan has the opportunity to use it, you must cherish your body. Besides, the princes and princesses are precious, so Concubine Xuan should not think badly."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xuan turned pale.
Smart people love to think deeply, and Shen Qing had just praised her for being smart, so she wouldn't say meaningless things to her.
What Shen Qing revealed in these words was that she had no favor and she could see that her motives were not pure.
As for the last two sentences, Concubine Xuan ignored them.
Concubine Xuan did know that it was harmful for a young girl to get pregnant, but there was no reason why Shen Qing would understand that. She had entered the palace very early, so who would teach her this?
She was not a good person. There was no need for her to be extra considerate of a Concubine Zhaoyi, and she also had her own little thoughts.
However, Shen Zhaoyi saw it all.
Concubine Xuan did not struggle, she put the prescription away and said uncomfortably, "I will remember your Majesty's teachings."
She couldn't understand why Shen Zhaoyi was so clear-headed. Anyone with such favor and status at this age would be carried away by it, but...
After Concubine Xuan left, everyone thought the matter was over, but a few days later, Shen Qing received a pill.
It was someone else who helped her get pregnant out of filial piety.
Shen Qing was really speechless. Why was it endless? Everyone wanted her to get pregnant immediately and give up the emperor.
Concubine Yan did not expect that Concubine Xuan would have the same idea as her. After arranging the pills, she waited for good news from Chengqian Palace.
That night, the emperor arrived at Chengqian Palace.
"Where is your queen?" Ji Chen arrived at the main hall of Chengqian Palace. The people who used to greet him in front of the hall were nowhere to be seen. Only some palace servants were waiting respectfully.
Bai Tao hurriedly came out of the palace and said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the queen is in a bad mood and has been sulking for the whole afternoon. Now she has just gone to bed. I am not in a good mood to wake her up. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Ji Chen walked in, his tone slightly tense: "Why didn't you come to report in this afternoon?"
Bai Tao lowered her head even more: "It is not right for us servants to disobey the Majesty's wishes."
Ji Chen stopped blaming Bai Tao, lifted the pearl curtain, walked to the bed, and saw the bulging brocade quilt.
The person on the bed was speechless, still silently angry.
Ji Chen knew Shen Qing was not asleep, so he stretched out his hand and asked, "You are ignoring me too?"
Shen Qing said in a sullen voice: "How dare I."
She turned around, fell into Ji Chen's hands, and leaned on his arm.
She was indeed a little angry with Ji Chen, if it weren't for him... But the fact that people in the harem had their eyes on this showed that her pregnancy was of great importance. She wanted to know what Ji Chen was thinking.
Then, with the help of Ji Chen, we can curb this unhealthy trend.
"What happened in the afternoon?" Ji Chen looked at Shen Qing's gloomy expression and smoothed her brows.
Shen Qing said: "Someone gave me a pill this afternoon, saying it can help with pregnancy."
She raised her eyes, wanting to observe Ji Chen's expression, but found that he was looking at her. She paused, and then she nestled obediently in Ji Chen's arms.
"Did you eat, my dear?"
Shen Qing said, "How can I eat something of unknown origin?"
Ji Chen held Shen Qing's fingers tightly as if rewarding her: "Well done, my beloved concubine, are you angry with me or the one who sent the gift?"
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but there was a hint of caution in Ji Chen’s words.
Shen Qing did not answer, but brought up another matter: "It doesn't matter if others send gifts or not, but a few days ago, Concubine Xuan came to give me a prescription for having a child. These two things combined, I am a little unhappy."
"Why are they only thinking about my belly? Does the emperor ignore me just because I'm pregnant?"
As he spoke, Shen Qing's cheeks puffed up, looking very unhappy.
Ji Chen understood and said, "I am afraid that I don't love you enough."
How could he possibly let go of someone?
Shen Qing looked at him and said, "I am not pregnant yet. Your Majesty, do you think I am disappointing?"
Ji Chen doesn't think so: "It's normal not to be pregnant."
Shen Qing's eyes were filled with confusion, she never expected Ji Chen to say this. Could it be that the imperial physician diagnosed that there was something wrong with her body but only told Ji Chen?
Hesitantly, "How is this... normal?"
Ji Chen touched Shen Qing's fingers and asked in a steady tone, "My beloved concubine is anxious about getting pregnant?"
Shen Qing couldn't figure out what Ji Chen meant, and his inner voice didn't reveal any information, so he shook his head according to his own feelings.
At the same time, she made up an excuse: "I just want to stay with the emperor more, not that I don't want to get pregnant."
Ji Chen relaxed his cautiousness and instantly became relaxed. He said with satisfaction, "My beloved concubine and I are of the same mind."
Next, there was no need to test Shen Qing's thoughts in every possible way, and the words were easy to say.
"I have asked Nanny, and it is not suitable for women who are too young to get pregnant and bear children. It will cause great damage to the body, so I want to wait until you are over 20 years old before giving birth to a child for me."
"So every time I asked for water, I washed the things out."
Ji Chen avoided Shen Qing's sight.
But he soon justified himself. They were still young. If they didn't act foolishly now, when would they act foolishly?
Shen Qing's eyes were filled with shock, and he felt secretly happy inside, but more of embarrassment.
Ji Chen’s words and actions just now also have an explanation.
"How come I don't know?"
Ji Chen didn't know how to answer, so he said, "You can feel it tonight."
[Every time at that time, you were so tired that you closed your eyes. Even if you were humming consciously, you would only feel that I was scrubbing. ]
He didn't want Shen Qing to get pregnant for the time being, but he was worried that Shen Qing would think that he didn't care about her by not letting her get pregnant, so he naturally acted more cautiously and covertly.
He wanted to cover it up, so who would think about it?
After all, no emperor would complain about having too many offspring.
One or two children would be enough for him and Shen Qing. Having too many children would not only harm their health, but would also easily lead to conflicts among their brothers.
There is only one throne...
Ji Chen collected his thoughts, kissed Shen Qing's forehead, and gently said, "If you had sent someone to find me this afternoon, you wouldn't be so angry now."
Shen Qing felt that Ji Chen's idea was very dangerous, but a long time ago, he had been a feared emperor, and any little thing he gave was a gift to the concubines in the harem.
He did not choose Concubine De as the queen. Even though Concubine De was depressed and not enthusiastic about the emperor, she never said that she hated the emperor.
Moreover, Ji Chen had no idea about the prince's feelings from beginning to end.
The Queen gave birth to the eldest son, and Ji Chen never assumed the throne of Crown Prince. Because of this, Concubine Xian and Concubine De were eager to have a child to compete with the eldest prince.
However, although Ji Chen has such an idea now, he may not change his mind in the future. If one of the three princes is extremely intelligent and talented, I believe Ji Chen will make him the crown prince.
She didn't even have a child, so there was no need to worry too early about her child being involved in the fight for the throne. Thinking of this, she felt relieved.
Shen Qing turned his head away and ignored his scolding.
Seeing this, Ji Chen coaxed helplessly: "I won't say anything to you. It's really the fault of the person who annoyed you. Have you had dinner?"
He had to carefully check Concubine Xuan's prescriptions and the pills given by others. He didn't believe that there was no ulterior motive behind them.
How could an angry person eat? After hearing Ji Chen's words, Shen Qing realized that she had been acting herself out. Maybe she was really annoyed by this matter.
So he glanced at him carefully and shook his head.
Ji Chen said gently: "I'll accompany you for some more."
Shen Qing buried his head in Ji Chen's arms.
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