Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Wenxi

Knowing that the catastrophe has been passed, there are infinite worries in my heart.Although this catastrophe may not necessarily be a blessing, I'm afraid Xuan Ling's pity for me will be even better than before.It's just that Xuan Ling has always been close and loving to me, and his grace is unmatched for a while, but he doesn't think that this grace is so fragile, and he can't stand the teasing of others, so he can't help but secretly lose heart. Feeling annoyed, he couldn't even take a restful nap, so he got up to visit Meizhuang.Entering Yuruntang, I saw that she had just woken up from a nap, and a few jasmine flowers were randomly placed on the side of the homely nest in Hangzhou, scattered and half decorated with a few emerald plum blossoms, and she was only wearing a goose-yellow flower smoke Underneath the blouse, she wore curved green embroidered crab claw chrysanthemum tulle pants, revealing her fair skin, which was plump and more beautiful than before, and was extraordinarily attractive.

Mei Zhuang was half-leaning sleepily on the bed, drinking sour plum juice from Caiyue's hands.Seeing me coming, he quickly waved and said, "You can try their new sour plum soup, it's better than the one made by the imperial dining room." I shook my head lightly, "My sister forgot, I don't like sour food." Mei Zhuang laughed and said: "Look at my memory, it can be seen that it is not enough." He drank it all in one gulp, and asked Bai Ling, "Is there any more? Go get another bowl." Bai Ling was surprised and said, "My lord, you already drank a lot today, it's gone."

Mei Zhuang took off her shoes and got up, sat in front of the dressing table and let Bai Ling comb her hair one by one. See me bored for half a day without speaking.Mei Zhuang couldn't help being curious, turned around and said: "I usually hear you chirping, what's wrong today? It's like a gourd with its mouth sawn off." I just sat bored and didn't speak, Mei Zhuang is such a smart person, he rolled Bai Ling's hand and said: "I will comb it myself, you and Cai Yue will make some sour plum soup." Seeing them go out, just then came to sit down in front of me and asked, "What's wrong?"

I said exactly what Cao Ronghua said yesterday and Xuan Ling's suspicions, I only omitted the words I had had a heart-to-heart conversation with Xuan Ling, and sighed: "Fortunately, the reaction was quick and clever, otherwise what would be better?" Mei Zhuang just frowned and said for a long time: "From what you said, this Cao Ronghua is a difficult master. Since she only saw the emperor two or three times in the past, she knows what the emperor cares about. She hits the weak point with her words. , so that people can't even catch a clue. It's just that it may not be her intention this time, I'm afraid it's because the emperor is supercilious." Mei Zhuang shook his head, "Concubine Hua has lost power, and she should not dare to deliberately provoke her in her current situation. Maybe it's going to be self-defeating, how could she be so confused?"

"I hope that's the case. It's just that military strategists have a trick called Bing Xing Dan, which can be used even if it is eliminated." I thought about it, "Maybe I was overthinking. After the incident with Concubine Hua, I treated others Always overthinking." Mei Zhuang nodded and said: "Just having said that, Concubine Hua's affairs did not implicate her, because Empress Wenyi will be one year old next month on the 19th, and the emperor is also proud of her, Tete asked the queen to make the House of Internal Affairs be lively some." I lowered my head and said: "Then what can be done. There are not many dragon descendants under the emperor's knees, and the only eldest son of the emperor is not favored. Only Xingui's concubine Shuhe Diji and Cao Ronghua's Wenyi Emperor Ji are left. Wenyi is a baby Among them, Yuxue is so cute, the emperor will inevitably love her more."

Mei Zhuang was speechless, only sighed faintly, looked at the pattern of "flowing clouds and bats" on the silver-red soft screen window in a daze, and said: "However the emperor dotes on us in front of him, and has no heirs to rely on, this doting is not stable after all." Seeing that I didn't answer, Zhuang continued: "No matter how much the emperor doesn't want to see the eldest son and the concubine, he will go to see them every month. The same goes for Cao Ronghua and Concubine Xingui. Even if they gave birth to a daughter, the emperor loves him just the same. Just remember When you have a child, you will never forget your birth mother, and you will cherish it to some extent. If you don't have children, you will only love the scenery for a while, and then you will put aside the interest after a while, Li Guifei is the best example."

The more Mei Zhuang talked, the more distressed he became, and the look of worry appeared.I hesitated a little, although I was embarrassed, but no one else could ask this question except me, so I finally asked, "Your Cheng En is half a year earlier than me, and you have served the emperor for almost a year. Why..." I secretly glanced at Meizhuang's flat stomach under the light pajamas, "Why is there still no good news?" Mei Zhuang's pink face was as red as a pigeon's blood, and he said without hesitation: "The emperor only treated me for three days fishing and two days casting nets, after all, I will go to your place more in a month, so you should be happy." gone."

I also blushed, and was so ashamed that I just rubbed the silk in my hand vigorously, and said: "Huan'er is still young, I don't want to do this." Then I wondered: "Why did the emperor spend three days fishing with my sister and cast a net for two days? When my sister was newly favored, the grace of Yulu is unmatched by Liugong." Mei Zhuang obviously touched his mind, and slowly said: "There is no comparison with the six palaces? There are also six palaces. The emperor dotes on me more, but he can't ignore them after all. But if I have a lucky night, one by one will be covetous. You know this now. Well, after all, it’s just my blessing.”

I knew that Mei Zhuang was sad, and I regretted asking that question too much, and I quickly shook her hand and comforted her: "What a blessing! Back then Concubine Hua was so favored because she was not pregnant. Besides, you and I are still young, and the days to come will be long. The house is full of children and grandchildren, and Cheng Huan is at his knees. Don't worry." Before he could finish his words, his face was scorching hot. Mei Zhuang laughed out of tears, scraped my face with his fingers and said, "Just now who said that I was too young to think about these things, so I thought about it longer than I did."

I became anxious, "I told you something from the bottom of my heart, but my sister actually made fun of me." Then I got up and was about to leave. Mei Zhuang hurriedly held me back to apologize, so I sat down to talk again.Mei Zhuang stopped laughing and said solemnly: "Although it is God's will to give birth to dragon descendants, it is up to man to make things happen, and we have to be a little artificial." I wondered: "I also understand how to take care of the body on weekdays. The left and right are just whether the emperor comes or not. What else can there be?"

Mei Zhuang reasoned softly: "It's not that Concubine Hua has never been pregnant. I once heard from Feng Shuyi that Concubine Hua was also pregnant at first, but she had a miscarriage because she didn't have a good birth. I heard that it was a boy, and it was all formed. Concubine Hua was sad It’s amazing. This is what I said in the past.” Mei Zhuang looked around, got up and took out a thin roll of small paper from the bottom of the dowry box, and said mysteriously: “I made Doctor Jiang prescribe this prescription by using both soft and hard methods. If you take care of it, you will definitely get a man. You can also take it to take care of it according to the prescription." I thought for a while and said, "Which Imperial Physician Jiang is it?" "Which other Jiang Tai doctor is there? Jiang Muyang, who is the best in the first department of obstetrics and gynecology." "Jiang Muyang? His younger brother Jiang Muyi, the imperial physician, seems to be taking care of Wenyi, Diji, mother and daughter. Is this prescription credible?" "I know this. I just sent someone to investigate because I was worried. It turns out that Jiang Muyang and Jiang Muyi were not born to the same mother. They have been friends for a long time, and the two brothers are at odds with each other, and they are strangers to each other in the imperial physician. Otherwise, how could I use him, I also weighed it for a long time and read a lot of medical books before I dare to use this prescription." I always felt something was wrong, and after thinking about it, I wanted Mei Zhuang to put away the prescription, and called Caiyue in: "Go quietly to the Imperial Hospital to see if Mr. Wen Shichu is there, if he is, please come here immediately, and tell me that I am not feeling well. " Caiyue agreed to go.Mei Zhuang looked at me, and I whispered: "Wen Shichu is the imperial physician who the emperor pointed out to serve me, the most trustworthy. Be careful in everything, let him see it so you can rest assured." Mei Zhuang nodded approvingly, "It would have been easier if I had known that our people were in Tai Hospital." I said: "Although he is not the best at one subject, medicine is based on the same principle, and it seems to be the same." But after a while, Caiyue came back and reported: "Grandpa Huguo Sun is seriously ill, the emperor pointed Mr. Wen to go to treat him, and all the food and lodging will be in the Sun residence. It seems that Mr. Wen will not come back until Mr. Sun recovers." gone." What a coincidence, I frowned slightly, and said with a strong eyebrow, "It's fine if I'm not here. I've already taken two doses, and they're pretty good. I don't need to bother my teachers." Since Mei Zhuang said so, I can't say anymore, pointing to the window screen and said to Caiyue: "This silver-red window screen is too dazzling with the green bamboo in the yard. I remember that the queen once gave your lady a pomegranate grape." ' Xia Yingsha, went to replace it to paste the window." Then she smiled at Meizhuang: "It's a good sign." Pomegranates and grapes are a sign of many children, Mei Zhuang stretched his eyebrows, half-joyed and ashamed: "I accept your good words, I hope so." It is getting closer and closer to the day when Wenyi Diji turns one year old.In the evening of this day, I went to Guangfeng Jiyue Hall to pay my respects to the queen, and all the accompanying concubines were there.There are three red sandalwood seats under the Queen's seat, the one for Concubine Duan is still vacant, and Concubine Cui and Concubine Hua sit on one side.Concubine Cui was still the same, sitting quietly, taciturn, and would never speak unless asked about anything.Concubine Hua looked a little haggard, but her makeup was still exquisite, and she couldn't see it unless she looked carefully. She looked indifferent and ignored what everyone said.The concubines also didn't like to talk to Concubine Hua, although they would not speak out to ridicule her face to face, but they had already ignored her in their expressions.Only the queen still treated each other with courtesy, without slighting her. After chatting for a while, the queen said slowly: "In half a month, it will be the birthday of Emperor Ji Wenyi. There are not many children in the palace, so the first birthday should be celebrated well. The emperor means that although he is not in the palace, everything must be in accordance with the law." When the ceremony comes, it must not be kept simple, it must be done in a lively manner. This matter has already been handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Cao Ronghua hurriedly got up and thanked him: "Thank you, the emperor and queen, for your care and management. The concubine and the concubine are very grateful." The queen smiled and motioned her to get up: "You are a meritorious person who gave birth to the dragon descendant for the emperor, why bother to say thank you?" Then she said to all the concubines: "The emperor does not have many dragon descendants under his knees, sisters, you must work hard to do it well." Prosperity of offspring is the blessing of the imperial court and the country. As long as you have children, I, as the aunt, will take good care of you together." Everyone bowed their heads and agreed, but Concubine Hua gave a soft "hum" and didn't take it seriously. The queen didn't care, and said to Cao Ronghua with a smile: "You, Ronghua, were promoted when you were pregnant with Wen Yi. Now that Wen Yi is one year old, you should also be promoted. The decree will be on the birthday come down." Cao Ronghua was overjoyed and knelt down again to thank him. Seeing that it was getting late, the queen ordered us to disperse.After leaving the hall, everyone congratulated Cao Ronghua enthusiastically. Cao Ronghua saw the crowd gradually dispersed, looked at me and Mei Zhuang with a smile, and said, "You two sisters stay here." I couldn't help feeling a little bit grudge against her because of the incident in the Shuilv Nanxun Palace a few days ago, but Meizhuang didn't take it to heart, so I stopped to listen to her, Cao Ronghua took the hands of Concubine Xingui and Concubine Cui and apologized to me : "A few days ago, my sister made a slip of the tongue. I heard that the emperor and my sister had a quarrel. It's really my sister's fault." I saw that she said it by herself, but it was difficult to say anything, and all the words were stuffed back into her stomach.He smiled and said, "What did Sister Ronghua say? It's just my sister's disrespect in front of the imperial court and she whispered a few words to the emperor. It's not a big deal." Concubine Xingui laughed and said: "Wanyi is favored by the emperor, so it's not a big deal to whisper a few words with the emperor. It's a big deal to change someone else." She glanced at the silent one concubine. Concubine Cui also favored the eldest son when she was first born, because the eldest son was a little older but not smart.Xuan Ling only had his first son when he was twenty years old, so he had high hopes for strict discipline.Concubine Cui was distressed but had a dispute with Xuan Ling, and since then she fell out of favor and became cautious, walking on thin ice.Although Concubine Xin Gui's words were meant to ridicule her, there was also a bit of jealousy towards me.It's just that Concubine Xingui has always been quick-talking, and I'm used to it, so I don't care. Cao Ronghua hurriedly smoothed things over and said: "Okay, okay. If anyone is standing here and talking, go to my Yanyu Zhai and sit down. I have ordered someone to set up a table to apologize to Sister Wanyi, and invited Sister Xin and Sister Xi will accompany you, and I hope my sister will show her face." Then he said to Meizhuang: "Sister Hui is also here. I heard that my sister plays the piano well. Please ask my sister to play a song for me to keep guests away." Cao Qinmo's position is above Meizhuang and me, and today he apologized for being so low-key, and he also brought in Concubine Xingui and Concubine Cui.Concubine Xi rarely interacted with people, and Concubine Xingui and Cao Ronghua were not on good terms. Since Cao Ronghua invited them to accompany her, she never cheated.Mei Zhuang and I were a little relieved, we also knew we had no choice but to go with her. Cao Ronghua's Yanyu Zhai is on the bank of Fanyue Lake. There are many rockery and emerald green paths on the winding path, and there is no doubt that there is no way.Who would want to go around the rockery, and behind the wisteria, which is about to hang down to the ground, is a small and quiet courtyard, which is very elegantly arranged. A few times the baby was crying, Cao Ronghua quickened his pace, turned his head and smiled apologetically, "Wen Yi must be crying again." Cao Ronghua went into the back room to comfort her, changed clothes and came out holding Wen Yi. Wen Yi, who was in a red swaddle, had delicate features, pink and white, and was cute. She seemed to be tired from crying and fell asleep with her eyes squinted. She was very cute.Mei Zhuang couldn't help revealing a hint of envy, but quickly concealed it. Several people took turns hugging Wen Yi, and then sat down to drink. The dishes Cao Ronghua arranged were very delicate, and served us attentively.There is a cup of white jade hoof flowers in front of Meizhuang. Cao Ronghua said it is made of pig's trotters, served with tender tofu and milk.Mei Zhuang has always loved meat and meat, and after tasting it, he was full of praise and spent a lot of time. After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere gradually became harmonious.Mei Zhuang also played a few songs from Xi Qing to add to the fun.After eating and chatting for a while, Cao Ronghua asked him to drink plum soup to quench his thirst, and he responded attentively. Cao Ronghua's plum soup is extremely sour, which is the best way to cool off the heat, and everyone drank it with great relish.I have never liked sour food, so I just took a sip and let it go.Mei Zhuang was sitting next to me, she always loved plum soup, but today she was uncharacteristically, there was not much plum soup in the cup, and she only had one mouthful in her mouth and refused to swallow it. I quietly asked, "What's wrong with you?" Mei Zhuang swallowed reluctantly, and replied in a low voice, "I feel tight in my chest, it's not very comfortable." I said with concern: "Let's send the imperial physician to take a look." Mei Zhuang shook his head lightly: "It's nothing, maybe it's because of the hot weather." I had no choice but to nod my head, Meizhuang saw that everyone was drinking carefully, so I had to take another sip, but as if I was holding a bitter medicine, I couldn't help but spit it out on my blue water-colored silk skirt with a "wow" .The green base was stained with plum soup, and the dark red color was particularly conspicuous. I didn't bother to wipe it, and hurriedly stroked Meizhuang's back. Everyone looked over when they heard the movement, Mei Zhuang quickly wiped his mouth and said: "Your sister is disrespectful." Cao Ronghua hurriedly brought tea for Mei Zhuang to rinse his mouth, and asked someone to wipe my skirt, and said in a hurry: "What's wrong? Is it not to your liking?" Mei Zhuang hurriedly said: "I think it's because I used some white jade hoof flowers just now, and now I feel a little nauseous. It's not that sister Ronghua's plum soup is not to my liking." "Disgusting? Why is it so disgusting?" Cao Ronghua pondered for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "How long has it been this disgusting?" I was at a loss when I heard it, and Mei Zhuang was also puzzled, and replied: "The weather is hot these days, my sister doesn't want to eat, it's been six or seven days." Only concubine Xingui said "Oh", and said: "Could it be that you are happy?" She said to look at Cao Ronghua, but Cao Ronghua looked at Concubine Cui, and the three of them looked at each other. I thought of the day I went to see her, how she looked thirsty for sour plum soup, and the prescription that was said to help conception, and I couldn't help feeling puzzled.Mei Zhuang herself was also in a daze, surprised and happy, I hurriedly took her hand and asked, "Sister Hui, is it true?" Mei Zhuang was so ashamed that he didn't know what to do, he gently broke away from my hand and said softly: "I don't know either." Concubine Xingui shouted: "Concubine Hui, why are you so confused? You don't even know if you are happy or not." Concubine Cui grabbed her and said in a soft voice: "Concubine Hui is young, how did she go through this? It's reasonable to not know." With a serious look, Cao Ronghua asked, "Has this month's baby arrived yet?" Under the eyes of everyone, Mei Zhuang couldn't help but blushed, hesitating and refusing to answer. Concubine Xin Gui was impatient: "There's nothing to be ashamed of. We are all sisters. Come on!" Mei Zhuang had no choice but to shake his head, his voice was like a mosquito: "It's already more than half a month late." Cao Ronghua hurriedly helped her to sit down, "I'm probably pregnant." He said to Concubine Cui, "Sister Cui, do you think so?" Concubine Cui asked slowly: "Besides nausea, do you feel lazy all day and don't want to move? Or do you like eating hot and sour food?" Mei Zhuang nodded. Concubine Xin Gui clapped her hands and said: "This is really a joy!" As soon as the words fell, seeing Concubine Kui staring at her, she woke up and realized that there was no reason for her happiness, so she murmured in a low voice: "Before I am also like this when I am pregnant with Shu and Di Ji." These three people are the only concubines in the palace, Mei Zhuang was overjoyed when he heard what they said, and couldn't hide it anymore, he held my hand and was so happy that he was about to shed tears. I caught a glimpse of Concubine Kui curling her lips silently.No wonder she is unhappy, she is the only one who has given birth to a prince in the palace so far, no matter how disobeying the emperor's wishes, she is the only one.If it is lucky that there will be no other princes in the future, this is also an extremely slim luck, and Concubine Cui's son still has a hope of inheriting the throne.But now that Mei Zhuang is favored, it doesn't matter that she suddenly becomes pregnant like a thunderclap on the ground. If she gives birth to an emperor in the future, it will be fine, but if she also gives birth to a prince, her son will become even more insignificant in Xuan Ling's eyes, and her position will be in jeopardy. Cao Ronghua gave birth to Emperor Ji, so he didn't think much of it, so he comforted Mei Zhuang happily, don't go back in a hurry and went to the inner room to rest, the imperial physician also rushed over.Thinking that he knew the matter was important, the imperial doctor came rather quickly, as soon as the word got out, he arrived immediately, checked the pulse and said: "I am happy." Cao Ronghua repeatedly called the servants to report to the Empress, and called Bailing and Caiyue, the personal maids of Meizhuang, to give detailed instructions on taking care of the pregnant woman.Suddenly there was such a big happy event, everyone panicked and panicked, and they were about to turn around. It was Ye Xuanling who was resting at Qin Fangyi's place, and the queen was about to wash up and rest.With such a big event, the dispatcher hurriedly ordered Mei Zhuang not to get up, and rushed to Cao Ronghua's Yanyu Zhai. Mei Zhuang was half lying on Cao Ronghua's Hu bed comfortably, covered with the softest cloud silk brocade quilt, a little uneasy under joy, I accompanied her by her side to comfort her, feeling faintly in my heart that there would always be something wrong with this night. Something is wrong, but I can't figure out what is wrong.Trying to think hard is a mess. I looked at the imperial physician who was sitting at the table writing the prescription and said: "This imperial physician is very face-to-face, as if I have never seen it before." He hurriedly got up and collected his clothes, "Wei Chen only joined the imperial hospital last month." "Yeah." I raised my eyebrows and said, "I don't know where it was enshrined in the past?" "My minister, Liu Fan, a native of Jeju, opened a medicine shop in Jeju before entering the imperial hospital." "Oh?" Mei Zhuang said with a smile: "In this way, he is from the same town. Mrs. Liu has a good pulse." "Cheng Xiaozhu's absurd praise, the humble minister is terrified." While talking, the emperor and queen rushed over. Xuan Ling was both surprised and delighted, he is now twenty-six, but his descendants are weak, especially his heirs, so he was very happy, leaning over to Mei Zhuang and asking: "Concubine Hui, is it true? " The queen asked Cao Ronghua a few words, and said to Meizhuang: "Are you sure you are really pregnant?" Mei Zhuang shyly said in a low voice: "The concubine thinks that Sister Xi, Sister Xin, and Sister Cao have all given birth, and they say it is probably enough." The queen whispered a few words to the maid beside her, but after a while, she came over with a book painted in gold and scarlet, and I knew the queen wanted to check it.Sure enough, the queen flipped through two pages, with a smile on her face, and handed it to Xuan Ling.Xuan Ling only glanced at it, and there was a smile on his face: "It's more than half a month late." The queen nodded and raised her voice, "Where is Hui Concubine's close maid, go and call her." Caiyue and Bailing were both accompanying outside the hall, they were startled when they heard the summons, and hurried in. The queen ordered them to get up, because it was an important matter related to the dragon descendants, there was a bit of concern in the amiable look: "You two are the palace servants who serve Concubine Hui closely. You have to come and report to the palace in daily life." Bai Ling and Cai Yue quickly agreed. Xuan Ling was sitting in front of the bed holding Mei Zhuang's hand and whispering, the candle was flickering brightly, reflecting Mei Zhuang's snow-white and plump cheeks slightly stained with a light red, filled with a soft halo of uncontrollable happiness, and his complexion was extraordinarily beautiful . The queen said: "Concubine Hui's pregnancy is a major event in the palace, and it must be taken care of carefully. Jiang Muyang in the imperial hospital is best at gynecological daughters. In the past, the three younger sisters were all conceived by him. He is a proper person." Concubine Xingui interjected, "Mr. Jiang has some funeral business at home, so I'm gone. It's a difficult time right now." Mei Zhuang frowned slightly, thought for a while and said with a smile: "The one who came to take the pulse of my concubine just now is the new doctor Liu Huan Liu from the imperial hospital. The concubine thinks that he is not bad, and he is also from the same town as the concubine, so let him come. Let's take care of it." The Queen said: "That's fine. You've only been pregnant for more than a month now, so you must be careful in everything to avoid any mistakes." Then she said to me: "Zhen Wanyi and Concubine Hui are like sisters, you must take good care of Concubine Gu. " Meizhuang and I listened respectfully. Cao Ronghua said with a chuckle: "My concubine is negligent. The emperor and the empress have been here for a long time, but they didn't even serve a cup of tea. I am so happy and confused. I hope the emperor and empress will forgive me." Xuanling was in great spirits, and said, "It just so happens that I'm a little thirsty too." Then he asked Meizhuang, "Concubine Hui, what do you want to use?" Mei Zhuang hurriedly said: "The emperor is in charge." Xuan Ling said: "Now you are a man with a body, why are you being polite to me?" Mei Zhuang thought for a while and said: "The concubine accidentally overturned the plum soup, now I'm thinking about it." Cao Ronghua smiled and said: "There is plenty of plum soup. If my sister likes it, I will have someone make it every day. Go there." Concubine Xin Gui smiled sarcastically: "Rong Hua is really virtuous and virtuous." Cao Ronghua smiled shyly, and was about to order the maid to serve plum soup when Xuan Ling suddenly said, "Zhen Wanyi doesn't like sour food, put more sugar in her plum soup." Meizhuang's sudden pregnancy has made Concubine Cui, Concubine Xingui and others unhappy.As soon as Xuan Ling's words came out, the Empress and Cao Ronghua didn't seem to mind, but the jealous eyes of the rest of them all fell on me, making me feel uncomfortable all over.Mei Zhuang pulled my hand in relief, I knew in my heart that Mei Zhuang was pregnant and they naturally didn't dare to do anything, and I was the only one left to be their target.I had no choice but to pretend to smile unconsciously and get up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love." I went to visit Meizhuang early in the morning the next day, and it happened that Xu Jinliang, the chief supervisor of the respect office, came to pass the decree, and the Meizhuang was granted the title of fourth-rank Ronghua, one shoulder taller than me.He also rewarded a bunch of rare things such as gold beads and antiques, silk and satin clothes. Mei Zhuang was overjoyed. He asked for a son and got a son, and the holy family was grand.When she is eight months pregnant, the natal mother can still enter the palace to take care of her in person, and the family will be reunited. Meizhuang thanked Shengen, and ordered someone to reward Xu Jinliang, and then he took my hand and went to the cabinet to sit down. I pointed to the Xiaying gauze of "Pomegranate Grape" that I put on that day, and joked: "A dream come true, how can you thank me?" Mei Zhuang said: "Of course I want to thank you well. Whatever you want, I will give you whatever I can." I stroked her lower abdomen with my hands, and said with a smile: "I've taken a fancy to the one in your belly. When will you let me be his godmother?" Mei Zhuang couldn't help laughing: "Look at your potential, you're afraid that no one will call you 'Mother Concubine', so you'll come to make an idea of ​​me. Don't you know if it's a man or a woman?" I smiled and said, "Whether male or female, anyone who comes is welcome." "I just hope it's a boy. Then I'll be dependable for life." "It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. I see the way the emperor loves you now, no matter whether you give birth to a boy or a girl, he will like it. I'm afraid you won't have to wait for your confinement before you will be promoted again." I pointed She held her chin and said with a smile: "Let me think about what the emperor will confer on you? Jieyu? Noble concubine? If you give birth to a prince, you may be able to concubine, with Hua Concubine, Duan Concubine, and Concubine Cui." people shoulder to shoulder." Mei Zhuang smiled and covered my mouth, "This hoof is crazy today. It's just nonsense." I laughed so hard I covered my stomach, "Isn't it okay for people to come to congratulate you early? The belly has not yet grown, but the temper of the pregnant woman has risen first." After joking for a while, Mei Zhuang asked: "The emperor always summons you for ten or so days in a month, so you should be healthy by now." I was embarrassed and said: "There is no way to do this, it's just God's will." Mei Zhuang said: "Do you see that I am God's will? That prescription is really effective, you can take it." I bit my lip, lowered my head and said: "To tell you the truth, I was actually afraid that the medicine that Mrs Yu gave me that day would hurt my body, so it would be difficult to conceive." Mei Zhuang gasped when he heard the words, and stayed for a while before realizing, "Is it true? The imperial doctor has treated you?" I shook my head and said sadly: "Although the imperial doctor didn't say so, it is true that the medicine hurt my body. I am just suspicious." Then Mei Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief, "You are still young, and the emperor is also in his prime, just take your time to recuperate." After thinking about it, he leaned into my ear and whispered: "When the emperor summons you, please remember to put If the waist is raised a little higher, it is easier to get pregnant." I was taken aback, my heart was pounding in panic under my face, and I hurriedly said: "Where do you hear such nonsense, it's all nonsense!" Seeing my appearance, Mei Zhuang couldn't help laughing, "The old palace servants who served me said so. They've been in the palace for a long time and they're almost mature, so there's nothing they don't understand." I was embarrassed, so I put aside the topic and said to her: "It's hot, is there something to treat me to relieve the heat?" Meizhuang said: "Caiyue and the others made some white fungus in ice water, it's really cool, you have to try it?" I nodded and said, "I'm fine. You're pregnant now, so you can't eat too much of those things. I'll ask Jinxi and the others to make some pastries for you." Mei Zhuang said: "I really can't eat anything, and it's useless to leave it." After thinking about it, he said: "I woke up early and remembered something, but I just forgot it. Now the instructions are the same, this is the most important thing. " I wondered: "Is there anything more important to you now than your pregnancy?" Mei Zhuang lowered his voice and said: "I'm pregnant now, I'm afraid it's hard to think about it. Although Concubine Hua has lost power, there is no guarantee that she will not make a comeback. I'm afraid you can't handle it alone. And I'm watching coldly, our emperor is not dedicated Beloved person. I'm pregnant and I'm afraid I won't be able to go to bed soon, I'm afraid it's just someone taking advantage of the loophole." "what do you mean……" "The appearance of the mausoleum is not inferior to Cao Ronghua, Qin Fangyi and the like. Does she really want to die without favor?" I wondered: "Lingrong's matter is difficult, I think she means that she doesn't want to be favored." Mei Zhuang nodded slightly: "I know this too, and I don't know why she always said that her lintel is not high enough to be able to enter the palace. She dared not pray for the grace of God. In fact, the lintel is not the most important thing. The previous Yu family was not... ..." "Since she thinks so, don't force her." "Forget it. It's one thing to be favored or not to be favored. Anyway, let her come to the Taiping Palace first, and we will have more helpers, so that we won't be at a loss when something happens." Mei Zhuang paused, "I will think about it as soon as possible. Fazi told the emperor that if he wanted to come, the emperor would not refuse." "Now that you are the most popular person in front of the emperor, you will naturally respond to your requests." I smiled slightly and persuaded: "I still have me in everything. It will hurt your nerves if you plan so carefully. The most important thing is to raise your baby with peace of mind." -------------------------------------------------- --- Notes: There is a saying: "Women's yin is also dominated by blood. The blood corresponds to the sun at the top and the tide at the bottom. The moon has its profit and loss, and the tide has its day and night. The monthly events are in line with each other, which is consistent with it, so it is called moon water and moon letter. , Menstruation... When a woman enters the moon, the bad fluid is foul and filthy, so gentlemen stay away from it, because it is unclean, and it can damage the yang and make people sick."