In June of the first year of Taifeng, there were several torrential rains.

In the summer, this is a common thing, and for Daqi, who has been in Xihe for four years, it is also a good thing that there is abundant rain.

When the torrential rain fell, Bai Chenghuan often took a group of palace people to watch the rain under the corridor.

The raindrops smashed into the lotus pot in the courtyard, splashing water droplets, and the sound of the rain accompanied by the laughter of everyone, making the empty loneliness of the harem go a lot.

The summer heat is also gone with a torrential rain, when the rain is light, the breeze blows, and the fresh coolness hits people's faces, which is indescribably cool and comfortable.

Bai Chenghuan likes this moment the most, blowing a cool breeze, listening to the sound of rain that is gradually becoming sparse, the lotus flowers in the courtyard are washed by the rain, which shows the pink and delicate flowers and the verdant leaves, which are pleasing to the eye, which makes people feel extra peaceful.

However, Mama Li and Mama Gao beside Bai Chenghuan are used to spoiling the scenery, Bai Chenghuan just stretched her legs on the recliner that began to be slightly swollen, and was ready to listen to the sound of rain for a while, so Mama Li stepped forward to dissuade her.

"Queen Mother, although the cool breeze in this rain is cool, but in the end it is cold, it is not good for you and the little prince in the belly, the queen mother might as well go back to the house first, and then come out when this cold wind passes." ”

"That's right...... Then the palace will go back. ”

Bai Chenghuan is used to Mama Li being in charge of her everywhere, because she knows that Mama Li is the most experienced mama in the palace, and it is also her duty to pay special attention to these small things.

Approaching the delivery period, for the sake of the child in her womb, she felt that these were all bearable.

So although she was a little reluctant to give up this coolness, which was completely different from the ice basin in the hall, she still sat up and prepared to get up.

Qiu Yue, who had always felt that the two grandmothers were annoying, rolled her eyes silently, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Bai Chenghuan with Shao Hui.

A few people returned to the house, Bai Chenghuan lay on the soft collapse with joy and closed his eyes to recuperate, while shaking Hui and Qiu Yue exchanged a look, and the two quietly went to talk.

"Look at it, it's so dark in this room, let's light the lamps and candles, and it makes the house smell bad, it's so dark and bleak, we all feel depressed when we look at it, the queen's body is getting heavier and heavier these days, and she can't follow her heart, isn't it even more depressing?"

Qiu Yue did not care about her dissatisfaction with Mama Li:

"Thinking that Niangniang can finally go out to breathe, although I know that this old thing has come out to spoil the scenery again! How many times have you said this kind of thing? Last time Niangniang wanted to eat an ice cup, she stopped, Niangniang wanted to go out of the palace to walk, she stopped again, just blow a wind today, this is in charge, you say, who is the master between her and the queen?"

After venting, Qiu Yue summed up Shake Hui, who had been listening carefully to her speech:

"I think this matter, we have to tell the emperor about the old thing, and if it goes on like this, this old thing will not be allowed to climb on the head of the queen!"

Shao Hui disagreed:

"Although she stopped Niangniang, but it was also for the good of Niangniang, didn't Imperial Doctor Wang and Mrs. Qiuguo also tell Niangniang, Niangniang can't eat cold things, can't blow cold wind, Mama Li does this, according to it, there is nothing wrong with it......"

"But I can't see the queen so aggrieved!"

"It's better to do this, let's ask the queen mother, do you want to let Mrs. Qiu Guo enter the palace to accompany the queen mother to give birth, after all, Mrs. Qiu Guo has experience, whether what Mama Li said is right or not, we don't know, Mrs. Qiu Guo must know!"

"This is also a good idea, but I don't know if the emperor can break such a rule for the queen. ”

Foreign ministers and ministers' daughters are not allowed to live in the palace without a suitable reason.

Bai Chenghuan, who was originally with his eyes closed, also opened his eyes, and sighed slightly in his heart.

If she made this request, Xiao Shaotang would definitely break this case for her, but the consequences of making an exception were not something she was willing to bear.

Why did Xiao Shaoyun and Xu Chenghuan in their previous lives finally come to that point?

In addition to the unpredictable fate of resistance and the nosy affairs of the ministers, Xiao Shaoyun's desperate favor can also be regarded as one of the reasons.

The deep affection of the emperors and queens of the past dynasties will be regarded as the welfare of the country, but regardless of it, and let the emperor cut off the sole favor of his children and grandchildren, it will be regarded as a taboo.

At this time, Xiao Shaotang made an exception for her, and no one might say anything, but if one day, Xiao Shaotang's intention not to establish a harem was finally seen by the ministers, then these small things at this time would become the reason for those ministers to attack her.

Xu Chenghuan has suffered too much in her previous life, and in this life, she wants to go to the end with Xiao Shaotang wholeheartedly, but she is not willing to be like Xu Chenghuan, suffering all the hardships and being pointed out by the world.

Therefore, from the very beginning, we must do our best to make people blameless, so that their peace and happiness can last longer.

After making up his mind, Bai Chenghuan immediately called Shao Hui and Qiu Yue in to warn him.

"I have heard what you have said, and I am not allowed to mention it again. Mrs. Qiu Guo now has Mrs. Cheng'en who needs to serve in the Cheng'en Mansion, and she has the affairs of the Cheng'en prince to worry about, so let her come to the palace to accompany me, one day or two days are acceptable, but after a long time, it is not in accordance with the rules. ”

Bai Chenghuan's expression was solemn, the majesty of the queen was silently suppressed, and both Shao Hui and Qiu Yue knelt down in fear:

"The emperor's mother forgives her sins, it is the slave who has trespassed!"

I didn't think it was a big sin to think about it at this time and talk about the queen's affairs in private!

Bai Chenghuan just wanted to warn them, not to scare them, but seeing that they already knew that something was wrong, he reappeared with a smile:

"As for Mama Li and Mama Gao, it is very rare for the two of them to be loyal and rebellious, although they are in charge of me now, but this is also the cumbersome part of a woman's childbirth, you must also write it down carefully, and remind me from time to time, when you get married in the future and have children, you must also keep in mind!"

Qiu Yue, who took the lead in provoking this matter, relaxed her tense body, and it seems that the queen mother does not blame them.

But when I thought that in the future, they would be like the queen mother, who would be managed by others, I couldn't help but feel cowardly.

Sixi, who was hurrying from the imperial study to the harem with the emperor, knew that it was just a small incident that caused him to almost lose his children and grandchildren.

After another seven or eight days, on this day, Xiao Shaotang accompanied Bai Chenghuan for a walk in the imperial garden, because he was afraid of mosquitoes, and he had to take Bai Chenghuan back as soon as it got dark.

Bai Chenghuan felt that the night was as cold as water, not as tired as the day, and let Xiao Shaotang talk and persuade him, he refused to go back in every possible way.

"If you don't go back, I don't want to go back, I just want to enjoy the flowers here, see the stars, and see the moon!"

Xiao Shaotang looked up at the moon that had become a hook, and couldn't laugh or cry:

"The moon is like this, what's so beautiful? You have to like it, I'll accompany you to see it when the moon is full!"

"When the moon is full again, I will be born, and I will definitely be nested in the house and not allowed to come out at that time, where can I see it?"

Because judging from the precautions that Imperial Physician Wang and Mama Li nagged her every day, she could predict that she would probably have to be a "prisoner" in the house for a period of time after giving birth.

Xiao Shaotang rarely saw such a willful Bai Chenghuan, and he felt some novel joy in his heart, but he couldn't just let her do it.

Doctor Wang said that the delivery period is just a few days away, and you must be very careful.

He didn't dare to pull her hard, so he simply stopped arguing with her, bent down slightly, hugged her, and said with a smile:

"Go back to the palace, when you go back, I will make you stars, make the moon, and put a royal garden in the house for you!"

"How can you deceive people, how can you do it with the stars and the moon?"

Bai Chenghuan didn't believe it.

Xiao Shaotang just smiled, and actually had a faint pity for his Huanhuan in his heart.

She has never traveled in the vast world outside, nor has she really enjoyed the sweetness of anything stupid between lovers to please each other.

Isn't it just the stars and the moon? Even if it's the sun, as long as she wants it, what's so difficult about making it for her?

If he didn't even have this little means, it would be his dereliction of duty as a husband.

After walking for a while, Xiao Shaotang felt that something was wrong.

In the palm of his right hand, there was a wet feeling-

He lowered his head, looked at the person holding his stomach in his arms and didn't feel anything, his mind was suddenly confused, and he turned around and shouted at the palace people who were far behind them:

"Doctor Xuan! Hurry!

Bai Chenghuan is inexplicable:

"Okay, what are you yelling at, Xiao Shaotang?"

Xiao Shaotang's hands were trembling, but he still tried his best to calm down, and rushed to Huaqing Palace with Bai Chenghuan in his arms:

"Huanhuan, your amniotic water is broken, do you know it!"

Bai Chenghuan was completely stunned, and felt that there was a dampness and heat between his legs.

"Ahh

Bai Chenghuan, who had no experience in giving birth to a child before, was occupied by fear and fear, and let out a terrible scream.

Xiao Shaotang's hands shook in fright, and he almost threw her to the ground, but finally hugged her steady, and hurriedly comforted:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, as Imperial Doctor Wang said, if the amniotic water breaks first, you may be unconscious, don't be afraid!"

The palace people who were trotting all the way behind them were so shocked that their eyes were about to fall when they heard this, this is the emperor - in all dynasties, which emperor has ever cared so much about such filth as a woman's birth?

The group hurriedly returned to Huaqing Palace, Huaqing Palace suddenly began to be busy, Xiao Shaotang ordered someone to immediately go to Xuanguo to enter the palace to accompany the queen, and Bai Chenghuan shouted the sentence "difficult birth" in fright, which was also sent out as gossip with the news that the queen was about to give birth.

Duchess Weiguo cut all the baby clothes she had painstakingly made that day, but since her son and daughter-in-law left, she felt more and more lonely day by day.

Occasionally, Xu Chengru would come back to see her with the child, and she could be lively for a while, but the loneliness after the excitement was extremely difficult.

Unconsciously, Duchess Weiguo made a few more small clothes, belly pockets and small jackets.

Mama Gao looked at the appearance of the Duchess of Weiguo in front of the spear, and she was also sad.

She knew what Madame was thinking, but she couldn't tell it.

In the body of the queen mother, what is pretended to be the person that Mrs. has put on the tip of her heart for sixteen years, maybe she hated it at the beginning, but how can that momentary hatred be worth the love that got along overnight?

Madame has been a very understanding person all her life, but now she can't think about this matter, embarrassing the queen and herself.

In addition to satisfying the dead concubine, such self-suffering is really unwise.

Seeing that it was about to fall into the night again, Mama Gao didn't see Wei Guogong send someone over, so she was ready to order someone to close the courtyard door.

At this time, a figure suddenly walked in the night, it was Wei Guogong who was in a hurry.

Mama Gao hurriedly saluted and asked people to report to Duchess Wei Guo, but Wei Guogong had already walked straight in.

"Yuzhen...... Cheng Huan, Cheng Huan, she has a difficult birth!"

When Mama Gao followed in, she only heard such a sentence, and suddenly felt that her legs were weak.

Did the queen have a difficult birth?

Mama Gao stood firmly, and hurriedly rushed in to look at Duchess Weiguo.

The scissors that Duchess Weiguo was cutting cloth in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter, almost poking her own toes.

She stood up, and the worry that she couldn't hide was revealed:

"How could it be difficult to give birth? Isn't she always physically strong, and the Li family said that she doesn't even have a cold and fever? There are so many people in the palace, and there are people we sent, why is it difficult to give birth?!"

When Wei Guogong saw his old wife like this, the big stone in his heart suddenly dropped a lot, and he hurriedly reassured:

"This is just a temporary message, I have already asked people to inquire, the hospital has not said this, don't worry! I came to ask you, do you want to go into the palace to watch? I heard that Mrs. Qiu Guo has already entered the palace......"

"Of course I'm going to ......"

Of course you want to go to the palace?

Halfway through her words, Duchess Weiguo suddenly stopped talking.

Why should she go? Why should she go?

If she went, how could she be worthy of the child she had buried underground?

The anxiety that had accumulated between her eyebrows was forcibly suppressed by her, and she gritted her teeth and said:

"Mrs. Qiuguo entered the palace, it is justifiable, if I go, what is it? We are foreign ministers, will we not be criticized for entering the palace at this time? Isn't Grandpa Guo confused?"

The eyes of the Weiguo Mansion suddenly showed deep disappointment.

"Yuzhen, when is it, you still have to gamble on this......?" Difficult birth is a line of life and death, if there is a case, you, you really won't regret it?!"

Duchess Weiguo kept a cold face and did not speak.

Weiguo flicked his sleeves away:

"It's up to you whether you go or not, as long as you can get by in your heart!"

He was also angry and sad about the death of his son who had never met, but compared with his daughter who had really loved and spoiled him for many years, what was the point of such hatred?

When Duke Wei Guo left, Duchess Weiguo's tough expression cracked a little crack, and she grabbed Mama Gao's hand tightly to calm herself down.

"She's going to be fine...... She can come back from the dead, and she will be fine......"

Mama Gao sighed:

"Madam, when a woman gives birth to a child, she has always stepped into the ghost gate, not to mention, the affairs of the queen mother and us, the mood is really not good...... Are you really at ease?"

How can you be reassured?

I don't know how long it took for Mama Gao to feel Duchess Weiguo's fingers gradually loosen, and there was a sense of compromise in her voice:

"I ...... I'd better go into the palace...... Otherwise, if she can't hold on, others will blame me, don't you say?"