24. Chapter XXIV
As the months of pregnancy grew, Xiao Yan entered the stage where she had no appetite for the table full of delicacies from the mountains and seas. Although Xiao Yan never vomited, she ate less and less every day, and in recent days, except for a few dishes with a sour taste, she has reached the point where she can't eat anything.
Because she didn't eat much, and there were two little ones in her womb who were constantly absorbing nutrients, Xiao Yan not only did not grow as plump as other pregnant women after she became pregnant, but lost a few points more than before she was pregnant.
Qianlong looked at Xiao Yan's increasingly thin slap-sized face, and his heart was filled with distress, and he often muttered in front of Xiao Yan: "How can you lose weight like this?" If I'm hungry, what should I do? ”
Qianlong tossed the imperial chefs in the imperial dining room to death, and prepared all kinds of delicacies for Xiao Yan every day, but there was no improvement. While Qianlong was upset and irritable, he began to toss the imperial physician Wu Qian, and he had to carefully ask Wu Qian two or three times a day about Xiao Yan's prescription for tonifying his body.
Wu Qian explained to Qianlong bitterly, saying that Xiao Guiren's poor appetite in the early stages of pregnancy slightly affected his diet, and he did not vomit, but in fact, there was no big problem. This symptom is also common in pregnant women. As long as Xiao Guiren can eat, and these meals are not harmful to pregnant women, then Xiao Guiren can eat whatever he wants according to his taste, and this symptom will also improve naturally as the pregnancy months get longer, until it disappears, and there is no need to take supplements at all.
However, Qianlong couldn't listen to Wu Qian's comfort at all, and instead forced Wu Qian to come up with a good way to make Xiao Yan eat more.
Wu Qian thought about it, and carefully inquired about the palace maid Qiulan Xiao Yan's daily living and diet, and found that Xiao Yan had recently been unwell, and only nested in the body and hall every day to raise the fetus, at most she walked around the courtyard of Chuxiu Palace, and rarely went out at ordinary times.
Wu Qian carefully checked Xiao Yan's pulse, and couldn't help frowning because of the unusual pulse under his fingers. Wu Qian pondered it carefully, and then he said: "Xiao Gui's connections are peaceful, and the fetus is stable, but you can spare half an hour every day to go for a walk in the Imperial Garden, maybe you can improve Xiao Guiren's appetite." ”
Qianlong felt that what Wu Qian said was extremely reasonable, so he ordered Qiulan and Qiuyue to accompany Xiao Yan to the Imperial Garden for a walk every afternoon.
Xiao Yan didn't want to be too conspicuous during her pregnancy, so she would rather be active in Chuxiu Palace than go out to swagger around the market with her stomach up, and pull hatred everywhere. Helplessly, Qianlong's holy decree had been issued, and she could only go to the imperial garden for a walk in the company of Qiulan and Qiuyue, but only took a turn at the Chengrui Pavilion she was most familiar with and returned to the Chuxiu Palace and Hall to rest.
Wu Qian was a little uneasy in his heart since he finished diagnosing Xiao Yan's pulse that day, and he carefully checked Xiao Yan's pulse in the next five days before he was sure of the original guess in his heart.
Wu Qian has always been loyal to Qianlong, so he naturally did not dare to hide such important matters from Qianlong, and immediately went to the Palace of Nourishing Heart to see Qianlong, and told Qianlong about Xiao Yan's pulse and his diagnosis. "Emperor Qi, according to the slave diagnosis, Xiao Guiren's womb is pregnant with twins, and according to the pulse, the dragon fetus in Xiao Guiren's womb is very likely to be two little brothers."
Qianlong was stunned on the spot, gradually tightened his brows, and asked in a deep voice: "Are you sure that Xiao Guiren is pregnant with two little brothers, not a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses or two little Gege?" ”
Wu Qian bowed down and replied: "According to the medical skills of the slave, it should not be possible to break the wrong pulse. ”
Qianlong tightened his sword eyebrows even more, and muttered in a low voice: "Two little elder brothers, ......" The deep phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and the expression in them was unpredictable.
In recent days, the imperial physician Hu Mingfang has been quite uneasy to eat and sleep, and as soon as he closes his eyes, he will dream that the dragon fetus in the womb of the imperial concubine Gao is not guaranteed, and the emperor will punish him in anger.
In fact, the reason why Imperial Physician Hu agreed to temporarily conceal the loss of the dragon fetus for the imperial concubine Gao was not just to covet the benefits of the silver money given by the imperial concubine Gao, but because of other hardships.
Although the doctors of the Tai Hospital are skilled, they are just a slave in front of the noble masters in the palace. Imperial Physician Hu knew that if he refused to keep the secret for the imperial concubine Gao at that time, he would definitely offend the imperial concubine. According to the emperor's favor for the imperial concubine, as long as the imperial concubine gently handed a few words in the emperor's ear, he could easily cut off his career, and even ask for his life.
After all, the dragon fetus in the womb of the imperial concubine Gao is not guaranteed, even if the emperor has already prepared in his heart, there must be an unlucky person who will take responsibility for this matter and be punished by the emperor. And as the imperial doctor who is responsible for taking care of the dragon fetus in the womb of the imperial concubine Gao, he will inevitably be inseparable.
Therefore, in order to protect himself, Imperial Physician Hu could only temporarily surrender to the imperial concubine Gao and agree to help her temporarily conceal the true situation of the dragon fetus in her womb. Imperial Physician Hu even secretly guessed that the imperial concubine Gao was very likely to plan to frame the queen or other favored concubines with the slippery fetus, and secretly hoped that no matter who it was, as long as someone carried the black cauldron of the imperial concubine Gao's slippery fetus for him, it would be a good thing to save him from being punished by the emperor.
However, Imperial Physician Hu recently saw that Qianlong was so fond of Xiao Guiren, who was diagnosed by Imperial Physician Wu not long ago, not only promoted the position of Xiao Guiren in the early stage of pregnancy, but also made an exception to give the main hall of Chuxiu Palace to Xiao Guiren as a dormitory regardless of the rules of the palace.
The concubine that the imperial concubine wants to deal with is not the most favored Xiao Guiren of the emperor today, right? Imperial Physician Hu clearly remembered that some time ago, the Japanese emperor also invited him to go to the side hall of Chuxiu Palace to diagnose the pulse of Xiao Guiren, who was still in his position at that time.
Such a beautiful, young and delicate beauty, it is not an exaggeration to say that her appearance is the best in the harem. is also a man, Imperial Physician Hu naturally knows very well in his heart that between Xiao Guiren and the imperial concubine Gao, which one the emperor will love more now. If the imperial concubine framed Xiao Guiren with the dragon fetus in her womb that was about to slip on the tire, wouldn't it cause him to lose his life?
After thinking about it, Doctor Hu decided that he should do his best to tell the emperor the true situation of the dragon fetus in the womb of the imperial concubine Gao, as long as he sincerely admits his mistake to the emperor, even if he is cut from his post and punished, at least he can save his life. He has just passed the year of confusion this year, and he finally got a long-awaited grandson last month, and he still wants to keep this little life and live a good life with his family!
Imperial Doctor Hu made a decision immediately, and knelt in front of the door of the Heart Cultivation Hall early in the morning to ask Qianlong for his guilt. However, before Qianlong summoned him, he saw Lamei, the palace maid of Chengqian Palace, kneeling in front of the door of the Palace of Nourishing Heart with tears in her eyes, asking the emperor to make decisions for her master.