In the first lunar month, it is indeed warmer than in the twelfth lunar month, but it is far from the time.
Shen Chuliu came back from Taiji Palace, with his sleeves wrapped up. He seemed fine, but the slaves were very cold.
"It's the fifteenth day today. Let's all go and have something to eat and drink. Last year, Zi Zhu Zi Rui served me. This year, I'll keep Zhe Mei and Send Mei. Let's fight." Shen Chuliu waved his hand.
"Hey, the servants are just behind. Yuanxiao is going to see His Highness the Sixth Prince off at Ruiqing Palace." Chi Su said.
"Okay, let's all go. We've been very busy these days. You can celebrate the New Year and the 15th day together today. You don't have to come to my place to reply when the Lantern Festival comes back. Just go directly." Shen Chuliu said.
Shen Chuliu was tired and had no intention of eating anything else.
However, one of Zhimei and Zhemei helped her take off her makeup, while the other went to pick up the food.
"I see that you have no appetite today, so I might as well eat something. At least your stomach feels good." This is rice wine glutinous rice balls.
Shen Chuliu didn't like eating this at first, but after a few years, his taste gradually changed.
Now that I'm eating, it's not bad.
So I listened to them and actually ate a bowl.
The three masters and servants were quite comfortable. As they said this, it was getting late at night.
I was probably too uneasy last year, but this year I'm doing pretty well.
In the second half of the month when the weather got warmer, Li Zhaoyuan stopped coming out even more. She was about to give birth, so she was very careful.
I was very worried for a while because I saw blood, but now I am lucky that the child is fine and she is in good health.
On the fourth day of February, Li Zhaoyuan started.
She was also thoughtful, but she didn't call anyone immediately, so she had to give birth to her second child. So it was clearly launched at midnight, but it was not until the emperor went to court that he notified everyone.
Shen Chuliu slept late last night and woke up. He thought he would find an excuse not to go if he couldn't catch up with greetings.
Now it's hard to stay still.
I was so busy cleaning myself that I didn't bother to have a good meal, so I just drank a bowl of bird's nest porridge.
I hurriedly walked out the door, but before I arrived at Fengzao Palace, I saw someone coming to tell me to go directly to Yichunxuan.
In Yichun Xuan, everything was in order, and Li Zhaoyuan had already entered the delivery room.
The queen and the emperor arrived front and back, and the imperial doctors were also waiting for them.
Looking at it now, everything is going well.
Everyone paid their respects to the emperor and empress and waited.
Everyone came except Concubine Qian Shu, who had been sick one after another this year.
Everyone said this and did not dare to make too much noise. When it was half past midnight in the morning, there was finally a big movement in the delivery room.
The slaves moved around more diligently.
Everyone waited patiently again, and Po Wen came out to report that everything was fine.
When it was past half time, Qi Yixiu's eleventh prince was born.
The ladies came out to announce the good news, saying that the eleventh prince was five pounds in weight and that mother and son were safe.
Qi Yixiu was obviously happy: "Okay, reward! Appreciate Zhaoyuan."
The queen also rewarded Po Wen, the imperial doctor, and everyone in the Yichun mansion.
Everyone was envious because this was the first person in the harem to give birth to two princes.
Regardless of whether she is favored in the future, as long as she has these two princes by her side, this life will be enough.
Shen Chuliu also thought that Li Zhaoyuan was lucky. The whole morning was spent here.
After coming out of Yichunxuan, the queen directly arranged for the emperor to go to Cuiyunxuan.
It is true that the concubines live closer to here, but they are not very favored.
It should be said that the Queen's Fengzao Palace was closer, but the Queen still arranged for the Emperor to go to Shen Chuliu's.
Shen Chuliu thanked him with a smile and followed the emperor back.
After asking someone to prepare lunch, Shen Chuliu said: "Li Zhaoyuan is indeed very lucky and in good health. This eleventh prince must also be an excellent child."
Qi Yixiu smiled: "My beloved concubine should also work hard. The sixth prince is getting older too."
Shen Chuliu poured him tea with a smile, but did not answer the question.
Soon, lunch came. After lunch, Qi Yi took a short rest and went back. There were still many things to do.
The time lost in the first month must be made up for.
What's more, now is Empress Dowager Ci Rui's period of filial piety. Although the emperor does not really miss his concubines anymore, they are still few.
Most of the time, the concubines will be asked to go to Tai Chi Palace instead of living everywhere.
After sending the emperor away, Shen Chuliu asked someone to sort out the things for Li Zhaoyuan, and then nothing happened.
When it was almost dusk, Yuanxiao came back from outside: "Master, it's said that Ying Jieyu fainted."
"What's wrong? Wasn't everything fine this morning?" Shen Chuliu was surprised.
Ever since the third princess disappeared, Ying Jieyu has been in poor health. She was also pregnant twice before having a princess.
Although these years have been a bit embarrassing, losing a biological child is still a huge blow.
"I see that the imperial doctor has gone. I don't know why, but... I hear what that means, maybe I am pregnant?" Yuan Xiao said.
"Ah? Pregnant?" Shen Chuliu was surprised: "The emperor has been there several times since the third princess was gone. This... well, it's been three or four months, right?"
"Yes, isn't it because Ying Jieyu has been in poor health these days and has been taking medicine frequently? I probably asked about it, and it is precisely because of this that something is wrong with her health."
Does this mean she has irregular menstruation
"Listen first, if it does happen, it will be a comfort." Shen Chuliu said.
Yuanxiao responded and went out.
After dinner, news came that Ying Jieyu was pregnant, and she was already four months old.
She really didn't know it beforehand. Because I drank too much medicine, my whole body was in chaos, let alone menstruation.
And because I hadn’t taken any medicine or felt my pulse for more than half a month, I didn’t know I was pregnant.
"Isn't this slave going to the Imperial Medical Office to get your tonic? I asked again, Ying Jieyu's pregnancy is not going well," Yuanxiao said.
Shen Chuliu didn't take tonics when he was sick, but some nourishing things when the weather was cold. Sometimes he would send them all to the Imperial Medical Office, and then leave them to them for disposal and use.
Yuanxiao took her back to pick up things mainly to inquire about things.
"What's wrong?" Shen Chuliu raised his forehead, this woman was really miserable.
"It's true... She's not in good health at all, and she was moved last year, which was really sad. Plus, she hasn't stopped taking medicine in the past few months. Now she's pregnant with the child, and she still has redness... She says it's due to both qi and blood. Unfortunately, the internal obstruction of the five internal organs requires good health and conditioning. This pregnancy may not be good for both the child and the adult."
Shen Chuliu nodded: "Then it should be very difficult for her to have a baby."
"Both the emperor and the empress have given me gifts, and the empress has also exempted her from paying her respects these days. However, I listened to the doctor and meant that it is up to chance whether I can keep it or not."
(End of chapter)