Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Surprised Pregnancy

The three retreated and left, the emperor's face slowly darkened, as cold as ice: "Qi Lu, what's going on?" After hearing the emperor's words, Qi Lu felt terrified: "Concubine Shu is pregnant suddenly, and the birth control medicine is not taken on time, it must be because of the birth control medicine. Your Majesty, because you feel sorry for Concubine Shu, so The birth control medicine is not a sterilization medicine, but it is safe to drink every time you are lucky, and it doesn't matter if you miss it twice or three times. Just listen to the tone of Empress Shu, it is about a year or two to drink like this It has to be intermittent, and the potency of the medicine is also lost, so it will be neglected and conceived with a dragon fetus."

The emperor was slightly startled: "You mean, perhaps Concubine Shu knew that the birth control pill was inappropriate?" Qilu thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Not necessarily. If you really know, you can stop drinking at once, why would you drink it intermittently? I'm afraid that Empress Concubine Shu no longer has any hope for her children, so she didn't drink the birth control medicine on time, Instead, he got a child by accident." He hurriedly kowtowed, and said in trepidation: "I beg you, what should I do with Concubine Shu's pregnancy?"

The emperor blurted out: "What do you think should be done?" Qi Lu didn't want the emperor to ask such a rhetorical question, so he had to answer in a cold sweat: "If the emperor doesn't want Concubine Shu to continue to conceive, then some of the humble ministers will get pregnant without anyone noticing. Concubine Shu is the first child, and it is very risky if she can't keep it." It's possible." He said in a deep voice, "Some people in the palace are careless at the moment." The emperor hesitated, and murmured, "A moment of carelessness?"

Qi Lu nodded, fell on the ground and said: "Yes. Maybe the emperor is merciful and takes pity on Concubine Shu and the weight-bearing fetus." The emperor was stunned for a long time, rubbing a huge amber finger on his thumb, and fell silent.After a long time, the emperor said in a low voice: "Concubine Shu... She belongs to the Queen's Mother, and she is also the daughter of the Yehenala family... She... She is just a woman, a woman who has a lot of affection for me." Seeing the emperor's tone loosen, Qi Lu immediately said: "The emperor is right. Half of the child in Concubine Shu's womb may be a princess. Even if the prince is young, he is just a child and cute."

"A child is cute, and a child is innocent!" The emperor sighed, "That's all! Since she is blessed with a pregnancy, why should I hurt my own flesh and blood with my own hands! Keeping this child is because of my compassion for the common people, so as not to hurt Yin Wu. As for whether this child will grow up in the future, whether he will be like my Prince Duanhui and Seventh Brother, that is his own blessing. You should take good care of Concubine Shu's baby. " Qi Lu got the emperor's order, and it was like an amnesty: "Then, the empress concubine and the concubine Jin in the palace are still drinking the birth control medicine, should I give it back to the two young masters as usual?"

The emperor's fingers tapped on the ebony desk, and he thought about it: "Concubine Ling, whether to drink or not is up to her own temperament, but I have never given her a drink. As for the Jin concubine..." The emperor waved his hand and said coldly, "It's better for her to have no children, lest the people of the Fucha family have any thoughts that they shouldn't have. You can think of a way so that she will never have children. Worry about the future is." Qi Lu said: "Medication is good, but I'm afraid it will be too conspicuous if the frequency is too frequent."

The emperor hesitated again and again, and then said: "Yes. Then I will come." Qi Lu listened to the emperor's orders to stop, wiped the cold sweat on his face, and retreated obediently. It was already time for Haoyue to come out of Yihuan Pavilion.Ruyi ordered the maids to change into soft bedding, served warm and nourishing soup every day, and told them not to move easily, but to take good care of themselves. Ruyi stayed by Yihuan's side, seeing her acting cautiously, she smiled and said, "You are so confused, you don't even know you have a body." Yihuan sighed with joy: "I always thought that concubines were weak and couldn't have them. How could I have thought of today." Ruyi saw a plate of crispy fried chili on the small chicken wing wood table by her hand, covered her sleeves and smiled even more. : "I love spicy food so much? I don't think my taste has changed."

Yan Wan hurriedly smiled and said: "Sour and hot girl, maybe Sister Concubine Shu will like to eat sour too." Yihuan blushed: "Both men and women are good. I always like spicy food, and I always feel happy, so my taste has not changed much." Ruyi stretched out her hand to shave her face: "You! You only care about your own pleasure, so I will eat less in the future. Spicy food always stimulates the fetus in the womb." Yi Huan listened earnestly, lowered her snow-white and soft neck, and sighed: "I never thought that there would be today." Yan Wan apologized and said with a smile: "Actually, according to Sister Shu's great favor, it will be a matter of time before she becomes pregnant with a dragon fetus."

Yi Huan pondered for a while, and shook her head heavily: "No, no. The love between a man and a woman is ultimately just a skin-to-skin kiss. No matter how great the grace is, it is nothing but the flowing water of the king's grace, returning to the void. Only the child is the fusion of my flesh and blood with him. Success. From then on, there is an inseparable connection between me and the emperor in the world. Only in this way, will my coming to this match not be in vain." Ruyi was startled when she heard that, with sourness and joy in her heart, persistence and anticipation, Yihuan was indeed her confidant.Doesn't she just hope that there will be a little person who comes from him and her to prove that their love is not vain in the boundless world.Thinking like this, they held Yi Huan's hand unconsciously, and they were speechless, and they both understood to the extreme.

In this way, knowing that Yihuan was a little tired, Ruyi went back to her palace. Yan Wan was by Ruyi's side, and the servants in the palace followed her a foot away.Ruyi looked at Yan Wan's face with a hint of a smile on it, and said softly, "Did you make your cheeks sour from laughing?" Yan Wan touched her face, and said in a low voice, "Seeing Sister Concubine Shu get her wish, I'm happy for her, but I still can't help feeling sour." Ruyi likes her undisguised tone: "No matter how sour your heart is, don't show it on your face. No matter how good a sister is, if your face is sour, there will inevitably be times when people will eat your heart. Remember, wait In this palace, when you should laugh, you have to laugh no matter how much you want to cry; when you should cry, you have to cry no matter how happy you are. If you can’t even control your own sorrows and joys, then it’s not the way to survive in the palace. "

Yan Wan rolled her eyes, and sighed softly: "Your Majesty was very happy all night, and she told Sister Shu Concubine so many ways to take care of her pregnancy. In fact, your Majesty is not feeling well, right?" Ruyi stretched out her hand to catch the cool night dew hanging from the thin branches: "As you said, I am happy for Concubine Shu, but also sad for myself. I know so many ways to maintain pregnancy, but I can't use it. on myself." Yan Wan's words seduced her mind, and she couldn't help but burst into tears: "Empress Empress, I'm not going to hide it from you. Concubine Shu drank the birth control medicine, and concubines also drank it. For so many years, there has been no movement at all. It can be seen It's unlucky." Although Ruyi understood what was going on in the Central Plains, how could she tell the truth, so she had to tactfully comfort her, "Concubine Shu is pregnant, which is unexpected after all. She has served the emperor for eight or nine years, who would have thought that? You want to have a child too much." Maybe, like Concubine Shu, if you stop taking the medicine, maybe you will be able to have it, I don't know!" Yan Wan's tone was faint as if to say: "I hope! I hope that this concubine can be like Sister Concubine Shu, and be taken care of by God." Ruyi brushed a strand of silver and purple gold tassels on her temples that was blown by the night wind for her, and said softly: "Although I was canonized as a queen and was favored by the emperor for a while, I am still thirty-three years old. Concubine Chun and Concubine Jia are still older than this Palace, Concubine Mei is also in her thirties. Among the young concubines, you are the top one. Don't be in a hurry, relax your mind, and you will be fine." It was like suddenly having a bowl of hot soup in her hand in the snow and ice, Yan Wan's heart warmed up, and tears filled her eyes: "Thank you, Empress, for your care." The candles in Yan Wan's palace were dimly lit, and the dim light was naturally not as bright and joyful as the bright lights in Concubine Shu's palace.There were more than a dozen bowls of dark soup in front of Yan Wan, and the smell made people's brains heavy.On Yan Wan's face, there was a smile but not a smile, not a cry but a cry, as if in a rage, with an expression of almost madness, bowls of ink-like soup poured down her throat. Chunchan looked terrified, and had to stop her after drinking seven or eight bowls: "My lord, don't drink it! Don't drink it! You drink like this, this is medicine after all, even tonic soup can't bear it what!" Yan Wan snatched the medicine cup that Chunchan stopped, drank another bowl, and said bitterly: "Concubine Shu is drinking the birth control medicine like Ben Gong, she is pregnant, why can't Ben Gong conceive! I I just don't believe it! Even if Bengong's favor is not as good as hers, drinking a few more bowls of medicine will make up for it!" Before she finished speaking, her throat suddenly surged, and she vomited out all the medicinal soup she drank, vomited on her clothes, and slid down the muddy water. Chunchan said distressedly: "Little master, don't do this, it hurts your body too much! You are still young, and you will have a bright future!" Yan Wan cried foolishly: "The future will be long? What is the future of this palace? The grace is not as good as in the past, even my mother-in-law despises this palace for not being able to have children! What is a woman without children!" Chunchan was so frightened that she hurriedly covered Yanwan's mouth, lowered her voice and said, "My lord, keep your voice down, what does it matter for the empress to hear it!" Yan Wan froze in fright, couldn't help the tears streaming down her face, she covered her lips and tried her best to suppress her crying.She watched Chunchan wipe the vomited soup on her body for herself, and suddenly grabbed the soup bowl on the table in a panic, and said almost bewilderedly: "No, no! How can it still be useful after vomiting so much? I will drink it again." A few bowls, I have to make up for it! I have to make up for it!" Chunchan was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and persuaded: "My lord, please don't do this! This birth control medicine may not be effective. Look at Concubine Shu, she is also drinking every meal, and suddenly Got it!" She concentrated for a moment, and couldn't help but said, "My lord, don't you think it's strange? Back then, little lord Concubine Shu didn't get pregnant every time she drank, why did she get pregnant every time she didn't have a meal? Could it be that she got pregnant without drinking it? Or maybe you can get pregnant if you don’t drink this feticide! " Yan Wan immediately turned her face and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? This prescription has been seen by all the imperial physicians in the palace. It is a good medicine for conceiving!" Chunchan hesitated and said: "Your servant can't tell, and the medicine in the palace... the medicine in the palace is also hard to tell. My master, why don't you stop this medicine, wrap up the medicine residue and send it out for people to see what it is. thing!" Yan Wan raised her eyebrows, and even her voice changed: "Are you suspicious that this medicine is wrong?" Chunchan hurriedly said: "I don't know if it's right or not. It's just that we are more careful! Who told Concubine Shu to drink medicine intermittently to get pregnant? The servant murmured in her heart." When Yan Wan was told by her, she also became a little suspicious: "That's good. I will leave this matter to you. If you do it, I will reward you a lot." Chunchan kowtowed and said: "I dare not ask for the reward from the young master, I just want to feel at ease for the young master. The aunt of the servant is in the capital, and when I go back, the servant will ask her to show it to the doctor outside. These days, the young master Just don't drink this birth control drug." Yan Wan was silent for a moment: "Okay! I won't drink for now." Chunchan hurriedly said: "Yes. The young master is always anxious to think that if she is pregnant, she can be a pet. In fact, think about it, it is not too late for us to fight for the favor first and then have a child! The concubines in the left and right palaces have always been Shu. The imperial concubine is the most favored, and now that she is pregnant, she just has time to give the little master a chance!" Yan Wan's expression recovered a little bit, she snapped her fingers, and the gilt agate Double Happiness armor on her plain white fingers drew streams of brilliance under the light: "Among the women in the palace, the queen, pure noble concubine, Jia noble concubine, Concubine Yu and Concubine Wan are both over 30 years old, and being favored is nothing more than that. The young ones are only Concubine Shu and Concubine Jin who have more face. Concubine Shu is pregnant at this time, it is really a good opportunity." Chunchan said with a smile: "So, the young master can rest assured. Then the servants will bring a bowl of black rice milk soup, and the young master can drink it to calm the nerves and go to sleep." Yu Jia returned to the palace nine days later.Yihuan was sent back to Chuxiu Palace like stars holding the moon, and when the concubine Jin came to visit Yihuan, Ruyi discovered the string of emerald beads wrapped in silk red gold lotus bracelet in her hand.Yan Wan saw it for a moment, and said, "Familiar", the Jin concubine half smiled and half complacently said: "It is a gift from the emperor to the concubine, and it is said to be the favorite of the former Huixian imperial concubine." Yan Wan couldn't help being jealous when she heard the words: "We know how much the imperial concubine Huixian was favored back then. See how much the emperor loves you." That thing is so familiar, Ruyi looked at her eyelids twitching slightly, her heart was full of hatred and chaos, but she smiled calmly: "This bracelet was given by Empress Xiaoxian when she was in the hidden mansion. , this palace and the imperial concubine Huixian each have a string, and now it has been turned back and forth, and the things rewarded by Empress Xiaoxian have finally returned to the hands of their own family." The crowd laughed for a while, then they were only envious, they praised Concubine Jin a few words, and then dispersed. This day, the one who accompanied Ruyi was the heart who was on duty in the palace, and he couldn't bear to be behind the back, and said with a downcast face: "My concubine Jin is so young, and she is kept in the dark like this. It’s not pitiful to cut off a lifetime of fertility.” A faint anger rose between her brows, Ruyi said coldly, "Didn't you hear that the emperor rewarded you? The emperor Huixian told the emperor everything before she died, and the emperor still rewarded this, because she is determined." The Jin concubine is not allowed to conceive. The crimes committed by the Fucha family fell on the Fucha family themselves, so there is nothing to say!" Xing Xin nodded silently: "That's right! Back then, Empress Xiaoxian made a wrong idea, but now she is poisoning herself, so it can be seen that being a human being really has to take care of the future." Under the eaves, the autumn wind blows faintly, lonely and silent.After a long while, Ruyi calmed down, and said slowly: "If you tell Concubine Jin, it will make her sad for the rest of her life. It's better not to know, just treat yourself as unlucky." When the queen mother got the news that Yi Huan was pregnant, she was standing on the porch playing with a pair of red-billed green parrots. She held a long red gold hairpin in her hand, and teased the bird to sing a series of chirps. The clear and clear voice was filled with joy and suspicion: "After so many years, the Ai family thought that it would be good if Concubine Shu's favor continued. The emperor forbade her to have children, and even the concubine who thought she was smart suffered a dark loss. Why? Now suddenly there is?" Fu Jia smiled and said: "Perhaps the emperor has loved Concubine Shu for so many years, and he has also let go of his heart, and does not shy away from her Yehenala family background." The queen mother breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded slightly: "It's also possible. After all, Concubine Shu has been favored for many years, after all, people are not grass, and the emperor is grateful for her infatuation." Fu Jia was also sympathetic: "The queen mother is right. It's hard to be deeply affectionate for Concubine Shu. These years, even if I secretly found out the emperor's mind for the queen mother and spoke for the eldest princess, I still have sincere feelings for the emperor. Now I am asking you It's really a blessing to have a son!" The queen mother stopped the long hairpin in her hand, glanced at Fu Jia, and said calmly: "The so-called reward and punishment are all the grace of the emperor. So whether to live or not to live is the grace bestowed by the emperor to the women in the palace, and we can only bear it." Not telling her that she understands is sometimes more merciful than telling her. Being confused is not necessarily a blessing. Besides, for us, Concubine Shu is naturally more secure if she is pregnant, but if she has not been pregnant, it is not a bad thing." Fu Jia said softly: "This servant understands. Concubine Shu has a deep affection for the emperor. If she is pregnant, her position will be more stable, and if she is not pregnant, the bond between her and the emperor will be less. Therefore, the queen mother has been acting as if she doesn't know it, and just ignores it." The Empress Dowager was noncommittal, but said: "By the way, Concubine Shu is pregnant, what is the emperor's attitude?" Fu Jia laughed and said: "The emperor said that Concubine Shu is the first child, so he asked Haosheng to take care of it, and he is very caring." The empress dowager looked kind and happy: "It's good that the emperor meant it that way. Then you should be careful, so that you can take care of Concubine Shu's body. Remember, don't leave too much trace, which will make the emperor suspicious." Fu Jia smiled and agreed: "I won't leave traces in the future, but I'm pregnant right now, so I should reward her well." The Queen Mother smiled and said: "No, it's the Ai family who worry too much when they are old. Then you go to the small warehouse immediately to find two good jade corals and send them to Concubine Shu as a pillow. Also, the Ai family remembers the last time Li When the envoys from the court came to court, there were a few high-quality snow ginseng plants for Aijia, and they picked the best ones to send to them. Tell Concubine Shu to have a good pregnancy, and everything is for Aijia." Fu Jia replied: "Yes. But the imperial hospital just came back and said that the concubine Jin is not in good health. Would the Queen Mother give her something to comfort her? After all, she is also from the Fucha family." The Queen Mother inadvertently added some water to the birds at hand, and hearing them chirp melodiously, the morning dream was faintly shattered: "Concubine Jin's illness is strange, there may be some reasons we don't know, or Don't pay attention to it, just go and have a look, and just send some donkey-hide gelatin walnut cream that Ai's family ate last time." She thought for a while, "Concubine Shu is pregnant, and concubine Mei's favor is average, and her body is not healthy. Great, the Ai family doesn't have any newcomers on hand." Fu Jia thought about it for a long time, then said awkwardly: "Mr. Qing is young and has a good appearance. You can train him a little bit." The queen mother nodded and said: "Forget it. It can't be said that no one around the emperor is favored by us, so you can arrange it." Here, Xiang Yihuan is pregnant at the beginning of the year, and the palace is full of constant visits, which is extremely lively. Even Yuyan is jealous, and she can't help muttering: "Isn't it just pregnant with a child, as if no one has ever been pregnant, eyelids It's so shallow!" However, she only dared to say such things behind her back, since she was pierced in public last time, she has calmed down a little, and seeing that the emperor is not partial to helping her, she has no choice but to restrain herself even more. On Yanwan's side, Chunchan's hands and feet were quick, and she sent the little eunuch who was familiar with the medicine to her aunt, saying only to draw up a prescription according to the medicine, and let them see how it works.Her aunt was entrusted with great trust, but she quickly brought back the news. Yan Wan looked at the black and white words on the prescription, her eyes were almost bleeding.She was so shocked that she clenched her hands tightly and said, "No way! How could it be? How could it be!" Chunchan was startled, and hurried to Yan Wan to pick up the prescription to read, but there were a few solemn lines written on it: "This prescription is very good for contraception and abortion. Take it afterwards, it can guarantee temporary effect." The sun shines in through the long bright window, and the beautiful face reflected is as pale and cold as the snowdrops that fell at the beginning of last night.Yan Wan's hands were trembling violently, and the silver emerald pearl flowers all over her head were also dripping.Chunchan knew that she was extremely frightened and angry, so she hurriedly handed a cup of hot tea to her and said, "No matter what you see or hear, young master, please don't act like this." Yan Wan's hands could not hold the white powder ground oil red ammonite teacup, seeing that the tea was almost spilled, she put down the teacup and said in a trembling voice: "What kind of doctor did your aunt look at? Don't say anything The doctor took a look at it casually and brought it in front of Ben Gong to deal with it." Chunchan said cautiously: "My lord has given you thousands of orders. How dare slaves and aunts do whatever they want? They all go to famous doctors in the capital. My aunt is worried, and she even visited three or four. Look, look. The doctors who have been here have written their names on it, which is well-documented. My master, we have really suffered a loss!" Yan Wan spread her palm, and saw three or four blood marks on Ru Yu's white palm, which had been pinched to an inch long, with three or four blood marks, Yan Wan didn't feel the pain at all, and said deeply: "It's a big loss! But I found this loss by myself!" She shed tears and wiped them away fiercely, "I have been taking birth control pills as birth control pills for so many years, no wonder there are no children!" Chunchan saw that she was a little mad with anger and pain, and quickly tried to persuade her: "My lord, let's stop this medicine immediately and everything will be fine. The prescription clearly stated that this medicine will only take effect after every bedtime. Concubine Shu conceived after a few stops, we can do it too, the young master is still young, everything is in time." A trace of coldness flashed in Yan Wan's eyes: "But this medicine was given to Concubine Shu by the emperor, and later it was given to Concubine Jin exactly the same. We have also asked so many imperial physicians, and they all said it is a good medicine for conceiving, they... ..." Chunchan hurriedly looked around and saw that no one was there, so she could only whisper: "It means that the emperor has a heart and does not want concubine Shu and concubine Jin to have a pregnancy, but the young master just hit by mistake, the emperor does not want the young master to have a pregnancy of!" Yan Wan was terrified: "Then why didn't the emperor allow them to conceive? The emperor obviously dotes on Concubine Shu and Concubine Jin..." Chunchan was also a little confused, so she could only say: "The emperor does not allow it, there is always a reason for the emperor. For example, Concubine Shu is from the Yehenala family, the emperor always has some taboos..." The panic on Yan Wan's face gradually faded, she grabbed Chun Chan's hand and said, "Could it be that Concubine Shu has already noticed something is wrong, so she stopped the medicine and became pregnant?" A ruthless look engraved, "She knew, but didn't tell me?" Chunchan hurriedly said: "My lord, my lord, we drank the medicine quietly. Concubine Shu didn't know, but the empress told you a few words before." Yan Wan's snow-white teeth bit her bloodless lips: "Yes. The Empress has repeatedly mentioned in front of Ben Gong and Concubine Shu that she should drink less birth control pills, resign herself to fate, and resign herself to fate. I am afraid that this matter is not just the Emperor's. The queen also knows about the idea." Chunchan said in surprise: "My lord has always been on good terms with the empress, but the empress knew about it, but she didn't tell you? Or maybe concubine Shu stopped taking the medicine after listening to her persuasion. She only told concubine Shu, but didn't tell you?" Let me tell you? You put a lot of effort into punishing Concubine Jia for the empress. The empress is too cruel!" Yan Wan bit her lip tightly, but refused to make a sound, letting the tears roll down in big drops, obliterating her regretful and gloomy face.