Chapter 173: Pregnancy in the Palace
The fourth prince didn't know that he was suspected by the Wei family, he had always been remembered by the Wei family, but now he was suspected.
After the four princes left, Tang Zhaoyi did not live well in the palace, Emperor Xia Hui put Tang Zhaoyi on the head of the nine concubines, for so many years, even if Tang Zhaoyi gave birth to the four princes, Emperor Xia Hui did not promote Tang Zhaoyi's position.
Tang Zhaoyi is stuck there, many concubines can't go up, for the concubines in the concubine position, it is good to have Tang Zhaoyi here, at least no concubines are promoted to threaten their status.
But for the concubines under Tang Zhaoyi, Tang Zhaoyi is very eye-catching, no matter how brilliant Tang Zhaoyi's life experience was before, but today's Tang Zhaoyi is just an orphan girl.
A powerless and powerless position of the head of the nine concubines blocked their way, how could they let it go.
In the past, Empress Shen protected Tang Zhaoyi, and although Tang Zhaoyi's life also experienced wind and rain, she was still alive and well. But now that Empress Shen's condition is getting more and more serious, she can't take care of the harem at all, and after the four princes left, these concubines no longer have scruples about Tang Zhaoyi.
The concubine is eager to get rid of Tang Zhaoyi, if there is no Tang Zhaoyi, everyone has a chance to rise.
"Someone in the palace has been embarrassing you recently." Empress Shen on the phoenix couch asked Tang Zhaoyi, but her tone was affirmative, at this time she looked at Tang Zhaoyi with kindness in her eyes, but there was also a hidden sense of complexity, she lowered her head slightly, and Queen Shen covered the complexity in her eyes.
"It's okay, for so many years, haven't the concubines also lived well, besides, there is a mother. What can happen to a concubine. Tang Zhaoyi's tone was very flat, and it didn't matter.
"It's me who can't stop you. If you insisted on the emperor at that time, you would not be Zhaoyi's position now. Empress Shen sighed deeply. I wanted to say something, but I finally stopped talking.
Tang Zhaoyi shook her head, for her, it was the same in any position, the higher she stood the more dangerous it was, and with her identity at that time, her status would not be low.
"It has nothing to do with the mother." Tang Zhaoyi served Empress Shen and drank medicine, she and Empress Shen were friends in the boudoir, and thought they would be aunts and nephews. But I don't want to be the wife and concubine sister in the harem.
"If you had been one step faster, you wouldn't be where you are now." My brother won't regret it.
Empress Shen held Tang Zhaoyi's hand, she actually didn't know how long her body could last, and at this time she already faintly regretted it.
"Sister Jing, it's me who can't stand you."
"Niangniang doesn't have to apologize, you don't owe anything to the concubine, and the concubine has to thank you for taking care of you for so many years." Tang Zhaoyi smiled slightly.
"No, no, no" You don't understand, Queen Shen glanced at Tang Zhaoyi and regretted it deeply. It's her fault. She regretted it a long time ago, she knew that she would not be like that now, but everything could not be done again. Now she couldn't speak. I can't confess, I thought that if I lived for a day, I would be able to protect Sister Jing for a day. But now it seems that I have some extravagant hopes. The current situation is also not good for me.
"Mother, this is our life." Tang Zhaoyi sighed. At that time, where would they have thought that now, they were both daughters of Jiangmen, and they used to be high-spirited, but now they are just women trapped within the palace walls.
Empress Shen shook her head and wanted to say something, but she couldn't say it, after the medicine was entered, the bitterness spread from her body to her heart, and the regret in her heart was even worse.
thought that he would be the love of her life, but she didn't want everything to be self-deception.
Now that she is like this, Queen Shen is very unwilling in her heart, she wants to struggle, she wants to do something, but she still sighs after all.
Tang Zhaoyi didn't know Empress Shen's psychology, she had always treated Empress Shen as a sister from the boudoir to the present, and since she joined the palace, Empress Shen has always treated her well, and even over the years, Empress Shen has protected her.
In the palace, the person who didn't want Queen Shen to die the most, except for the crown prince, was Tang Zhaoyi.
After Tang Zhaoyi retreated, Empress Shen kept looking at the top of the tent in a daze, with tears in her eyes, but if she really did it all over again, she would still do that at that time.
After Tang Zhaoyi left Fengyi Palace, he was summoned to Cining Palace by Empress Dowager Cui, "How is Queen Fengyi?" ”
A smile tugged at the corner of Empress Dowager Cui's mouth, and she looked at Tang Zhaoyi amiably, like a kind junior.
But Tang Zhaoyi, who understood the face of the Empress Dowager Cui, did not dare to take the Empress Dowager Cui's appearance seriously, and dealt with the Empress Dowager Cui very carefully, and said with a worried look on her face: "Niangniang's spirit is better, she just drank the medicine and fell asleep." ”
"Well, during this time, Queen Fengyi is not feeling well, so you can go to Fengyi Palace to serve the sick." Empress Dowager Cui said, and cared about Empress Shen and Tang Zhaoyi a few words, and let Tang Zhaoyi go down.
Tang Zhaoyi walked out of Cining Palace, and her body was already covered in a cold sweat, during this time, Queen Shen's condition worsened again, and the concubines below moved frequently, and the concubines above her also looked for her frequently.
Since the queen gave birth to the crown prince and the eldest princess, her health has been not good, for so many years, it has been the concubines who have taken turns to serve the sick, but now according to the meaning of the Empress Dowager Cui, it will be her to serve the sick in the future.
Tang Zhaoyi shook her palm, even though she knew that they had bad intentions, but she couldn't.
After returning from Cining Palace, Tang Zhaoyi quickly moved into Fengyi Palace to concentrate on serving Empress Shen. After entering Fengyi Palace, she was indeed a lot quieter, those concubines often went to Changle Palace, she naturally couldn't turn them away, but as soon as they met, something always happened.
Now that they are in Fengyi Palace, at least those concubines will not come here to make trouble at will, so it is indeed a lot quieter.
Queen Shen here, in addition to Tang Zhaoyi, the crown princess Liao Danjie also came over every day to serve the sick. Over the years, there have been no rumors that a concubine has been pregnant in the East Palace, and everyone is rumored that the prince is not in good health and cannot get the concubine pregnant.
However, now that the crown princess is pregnant, Queen Shen and Tang Zhaoyi can't help but be happy on their faces, and Queen Shen even encouraged the princess to ask for peace and serve the sick, so that the princess can have a good pregnancy in the East Palace.
As soon as Empress Shen's will here came out, the Queen Mother also expressed that she would let the crown princess have a good baby.
The crown princess's pregnancy spread all over the harem, and even Emperor Xia Hui showed joy on his face, and it is always a happy thing to have a grandson. The crown prince and the three princes are married, but there is no joy in the three princes' mansions.
Emperor Xia Hui originally felt that there was no hope here in the East Palace, after all, it was a fact that the prince was not healthy, so Emperor Xia Hui's hopes were placed in the Three Princes' Mansion. But he didn't want the princess to be pregnant, and the Three Princes' Mansion had not moved, so Emperor Xia Hui was overjoyed, and the rewards naturally continued to enter the East Palace.
Empress Shen was very happy, but she didn't expect that in her lifetime, she actually heard the news that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, so Queen Shen's complexion was better.
The crown princess is pregnant, and the third princess Wei Chixue is under some pressure here, and Concubine Jiang Duan can't wait to send the women in the Three Princes' Mansion except for Yu Chixue to the bed of the third prince and let them give birth to grandchildren for herself.
It's not that Concubine Jiang Duan doesn't value her grandson, but that Yu Chixue has a cold physique and is not easy to get pregnant, and she has been recuperating her body since she got married. Although the Wei Chi family is a medical family, Yu Chi Xue's body is not easy to get pregnant, and it seems that the Yu Chi Mansion is not so peaceful.
Although the third prince is also an infatuated person, he is very fond of Princess Wei Chixue, but no matter how much he loves, there are many concubines of the third prince, and the third prince is not a person who guards his concubine like jade.
It's just that there is no movement in the Three Princes' Mansion, and Jiang Yue'e has not entered the door yet, Concubine Jiang Duan couldn't help it, and gave two more concubines to enter the Three Princes' Mansion. The grandson can't look forward to it, and the grandson can also do it, Concubine Jiang Duan is still very anxious about it.
The four princes are away and are not married, and the six princes, who are also younger brothers, have no way to marry before the four princes. In addition, the sixth princess Baili Yanyu is still young, and the Empress Dowager Cui is not in a hurry, but she looks very patient.
In King Rui's mansion, Princess Rui was finally pregnant, but she didn't be happy for long, and Concubine Zheng also revealed that she was pregnant, and she was less than a month away from Princess Rui.
The Queen Mother was very happy in her heart, and greatly rewarded Princess Rui and Concubine Zheng, but she didn't expect that after so many years, Princess Rui and Concubine Zheng were actually pregnant. Compared with the child in the crown princess's womb, the queen mother obviously attaches more importance to the heirs of King Rui, the queen mother has always loved her younger son, and she is not afraid that others will think she is partial.
When Empress Shen talked to Tang Zhaoyi about this, she said: "The Queen Mother probably thinks that the eldest son is the emperor's, and he has more of it, and she is more envious of the younger son, and she can't wait to give everything outside the throne to the younger son." ”
The Queen Mother's kindness to King Rui is well known, and Tang Zhaoyi feels that the more the Queen Mother is like this, the more Emperor Xia Hui is jealous of King Rui. After all, King Rui is no longer a child, but an adult, and now he has prestige and power in the court. However, Tang Zhaoyi is happy to see this, no one knows, she most hopes that Emperor Xia Hui and the Queen Mother and King Rui will fall out.
"Sister Jing, Jing Hong is not here, so let Yanqing from Baili Mansion enter the palace to stay with you for a few days." Empress Shen looked at Tang Zhaoyi and said, knowing that she was really seriously ill this time, and she didn't know when she would go, what she couldn't worry about the most was not the Shen Mansion, but the crown prince, and she felt that Tang Zhaoyi was the one who owed it.
"No need, the concubine will accompany the mother." Tang Zhaoyi refused, and now in the palace, Tang Zhaoyi didn't want Yanqing to enter the palace, let alone get involved in the disputes in the palace.
"Some time ago, it was rumored that Yanqing was assassinated several times, it is better to enter the palace, and I am more relieved to have that child with you." Empress Shen shook Tang Zhaoyi's hand, she couldn't get Emperor Xia Hui to call the four princes back to Beijing, but it was still okay to let Baili Yanqing enter the palace to accompany Tang Zhaoyi.
Tang Zhaoyi didn't refuse again, she actually wanted Yanqing very much, since Empress Shen said so, she should also go. (To be continued......)