Chapter 62 In Production
The news that Zhu Zhanji rewarded the Sun family lavishly spread quickly throughout the six palaces. Outsiders thought that this was due to the imperial concubine's extreme favor, but only Imperial Concubine Sun understood that it was simply that the young master had chosen not to pursue this unsolved case as the Sun family had expected, but he also knew that the Sun family was not clean, so he found an excuse to drive the Sun family out of Shuntian.
She was just worried about her child being born soon and didn't want to make things too awkward.
Didn't you see that soon afterward, His Majesty ordered the construction of Princess Shunde's mansion and granted her an additional hundred acres of fertile land? Which princess would have a mansion and an imperial farm before she even got married?
Although Concubine Sun felt sad, she was also relieved that the Sun family was safe and sound.
The most important thing now is to give birth to a prince. When the prince grows up, he can always bring his parents and brothers back to the capital in the future.
On the eleventh day of the twelfth month, Concubine Sun was about to give birth. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor were both looking forward to this baby, but Zhu Zhanji was busy with government affairs and could not come for a while. So only the Empress Dowager, the Empress and the concubines except Concubine Xian were there. It was as lively as paying respects to the emperor in Renshou Palace.
Normally, Zhu Yuhuan and Zhu Youtong did not have to wait in the Imperial Concubine's Palace, but Princess Changde was still young, and Hu Shanxiang was afraid that she would be lonely, so she asked Zhu Yuhuan to take a day off and take Zhu Youtong with him to the Imperial Concubine's Palace.
Everyone in the imperial concubine's palace was busy taking care of the delivery, and Zhu Hanjia was only accompanied by a few palace servants such as Wang Zhen. Zhu Hanjia had never seen such a scene before, and when he heard his mother's faint moans of pain in the delivery room, he was trembling with fear.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuhuan held her in his arms, patted Zhu Hanjia's back gently, and said comfortingly: "It's okay, it will be fine after a while."
Zhu Youtong had never seen such a scene before, but he still pretended to be calm and imitated Zhu Yuhuan to comfort Zhu Hanjia: "Yes, Jiajia, don't be afraid, there will be brothers and sisters to play with us soon."
Not to mention the children, even the concubines in the palace felt sad when they saw such a scene.
None of them had ever given birth. Some of them were young children in the family, and some were noble ladies. They had no idea of the pain of childbirth. Seeing the imperial concubine's condition, they felt as if they had also walked through the gates of hell, and immediately felt awe for the empress.
She is so terrifying, yet she gave birth to two princesses. She is truly worthy of being the Queen.
Hu Shanxiang noticed the looks from the concubines and said gently, "His Majesty has high hopes for you. I asked you to come here today so that you can all follow the example of the Imperial Concubine and devote yourself to bearing children for His Majesty."
The concubines said listlessly, "I understand."
If they weren't worried about being buried alive, who would dare to have a child after seeing the imperial concubine in this state?
Mrs. Zhang held the tea bowl in her arms and said calmly, "Giving birth is a bit painful, but it's not as fast as those women who are raised in heaven, who can do it with just a rope."
Thinking of the fact that the Empress Dowager had even committed suicide with Concubine Guo, who had given birth to a son, none of the concubines dared to say anything after hearing this. They all shrank back like quails.
Hu Shanxiang sighed in her heart and said nothing more. She just asked the palace servant to bring another pot of hot tea.
Zhu Hanjia was held in Zhu Yuhuan's arms and fell asleep in a short while. Seeing this, Zhu Yuhuan explained to Empress Dowager Zhang and others, took his two sisters to Zhu Hanjia's yard, and asked the palace maids to make a bed for Zhu Hanjia. Only then did he settle his third sister.
Seeing Wang Zhen's humble and submissive look, Zhu Yuhuan said that she wanted to stay and look after her sister. Zhu Youtong remembered Concubine Sun's screams and didn't want to go back to the main hall, so she stayed. She got up early in the morning and began to feel sleepy because she had nothing to do. She simply squeezed into the quilt with Zhu Hanjia, and the two sisters slept in a ball hugging each other.
Seeing this, Wang Zhen asked the palace servants to bring a few books and served tea. Seeing that Zhu Yuhuan was reading the book seriously, he waved to the other palace servants, signaling them to leave and not disturb Zhu Yuhuan from reading. He then slowly left.
As expected, Zhu Yuhuan said, "Wang Banban, bring the book that the Third Princess usually reads. I have something to ask you."
The palace maids thought that Princess Shunde just wanted to know about her sister's studies on a whim, so they didn't care and retreated.
Zhu Yuhuan first asked about Zhu Hanjia's early education. After just a few questions, Wang Zhen knelt down and kowtowed, saying in a low voice: "I apologize to the princess. I... I didn't know about the previous incident with the imperial concubine." He was very frightened when he said this, which showed that he was still a little afraid of Zhu Yuhuan.
Fortunately, there was a screen separating them and there was the sound of wind outside, so the conversation between the two would not attract other people's attention.
Zhu Yuhuan put down the book in her hand and said with a half-smile, "The previous incident was done by the Sun family. Even the imperial concubine may not know about it. How can you, a palace maid, know about it?" Seeing that Wang Zhen seemed to be secretly relieved, she continued meaningfully, "Besides, if you don't work for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. You are not a palace maid next to me, so I understand some of your thoughts."
Wang Zheng's heart, which had just been relieved, began to lift again, and he hurriedly said, "Princess, please be kind to me. I will always remember your kindness in recommending me. If it weren't for you, I would still be running errands for Concubine Cao."
Zhu Yuhuan took a sip of hot tea and said, "Your little brother is about to be born, and Jiajia is at a good time to start learning. You are a well-educated palace maid, and you have been appreciated by your father, so you must perform well."
Wang Zhen was stunned and hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice, "How did the princess know that the imperial concubine would give birth to a prince...?"
Zhu Yuhuan was a little amused when he heard this and said, "If I say so, then it is so. Just wait and see. The Xianfei will also have a prince."
Mr. Zhu Zhanji's fertility rate was so poor that he had only a few children in total. Just by calling the names of them one by one, she knew that the next two would be her unlucky brothers. There was no suspense at all.
Seeing her so confident, Wang Zhen couldn't help but feel puzzled. Could it be that Princess Shunde also had the ability to calculate?
Zhu Yuhuan's mind was on Zhu Zhanji. He held his chin with one hand and murmured, "I don't know what they are discussing..."
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