"How would I know? But I hope for a boy. It would be best if he looks like the emperor." Concubine Cui smiled and said, "With my personality, I would spoil a girl if I teach her."
"What do you mean? My beloved concubine is well-educated and well-mannered, how could she be corrupted?" Qi Yan was puzzled.
"Your Majesty favors me, which is my blessing. But I am a woman who only knows how to be well-educated and well-mannered, which most men don't like. To put it nicely, I am well-mannered, but to put it bluntly, I am dull. I have changed a lot myself. But I dare not say that I can teach the princess well."
"Hahaha, my beloved concubine doesn't know, but I like your understanding. My beloved concubine looks at herself and understands it very well. Now that you know where the problem lies, you must correct it in the future." Qi Yan said.
"Yes." Concubine Cui said with a smile.
Qi Yan still cares a lot about his children.
To be honest, he is about to turn thirty. At this age, having only three children is really not a lot.
However, since the wedding, I haven’t been able to get pregnant.
Later, it was the mother who passed away.
He was so sad that he had no mood to linger in the backyard.
Naturally, there were no children for several years.
Later, the empress gave birth to the eldest daughter, and after Liu gave birth to the eldest son, her father passed away, and she succeeded to the throne and observed mourning.
After the mourning period, Concubine De gave birth to a second princess.
Of course, I hope to have a legitimate son, but I also hope to have more children.
This was Cui's first pregnancy, so she was young, but it was not too early for her to have her first child at this age.
At night, Concubine Cui had a cramp in her calf, but she didn't dare to cry out and curled up in pain.
"What's wrong?" Qi Yan opened his eyes nervously: "Are you feeling sick in your stomach?"
"No, it's a leg cramp. Nanny said it will happen when the pregnancy is advanced. It's okay." Concubine Cui was sweating from the pain.
"Someone come here." Qi Yan called out and helped her sit down first.
When she got up, Concubine Cui groaned in pain.
While waiting for the nanny to come and give her a massage, she curled up in Qi Yan's arms and bit her lips.
There is a clear bulge in the calf.
"Your Majesty, you should walk more often. It will be beneficial during childbirth." The nanny said cautiously.
"Okay." Concubine Cui swallowed her saliva and said, "I will walk more starting tomorrow."
"Is it okay?" Qi Yan asked.
"Your Majesty, it's no problem. Just be careful in the future. The queen is in good health, and the royal heir is also doing well." said the nanny.
"Well, get some water for the virtuous concubine to wipe. Bring some hot drinks." Qi Yan waved his hand: "I will go and do it too, my beloved concubine, wipe first."
After finishing, Concubine Cui was very embarrassed: "The emperor has an early court tomorrow. I am sorry for disturbing you."
"You are just being polite." Qi Yan tapped her forehead: "You are thoughtful, but it is just a small matter. You are comfortable, how can I blame you? Okay, go to bed now."
"Yes." Concubine Cui still felt very sweet in her heart.
Qi Yan went to court in the morning, but Concubine Cui did not wake up. After all, she had a scene at night, and she was very sleepy.
Qi Yan did not alarm her, but asked someone to call the imperial physician and told him that he would check her out later.
However, after hearing the news, the Queen came to visit after everyone had paid their respects.
He only brought one Defei with him.
Concubine Shu had just entered the palace and it was not easy for her to move around. In Yihe Palace, Concubine Cui had just gotten up and had eaten, and she hadn't combed her hair properly yet.
Then she heard that the queen was coming. She had no time to dress up and went to see the queen with her long hair loose.
"Hello, Queen. I am untidy and disgraceful."
"No wonder the emperor always says you are too strict with rules. It's true. I came to see you. It's not a big deal." The queen pulled her up and said, "Sit down."
"Your Majesty likes the rules of Sister Xianfei. I am flattering you and occupying the position of Defei, but my moral character is far inferior to that of Sister Xianfei." Concubine Yun De said with a smile.
"Look at what you said. You are a very good person. Why doesn't the emperor love you anymore?" the queen said with a smile.
"Yes, Sister Defei is beautiful, young, and intellectual. Why is she not popular? We are all old people who came from the Eastern Palace. Who doesn't know who?" Concubine Cui said with a smile.
The Queen and Consort Cui were naturally called into the Eastern Palace one after the other.
Concubine Yunde was three years late.
When Concubine Yunde entered the Eastern Palace, Empress Yihe had already gone there.
During those years, no one saw much of the prince, and it was only later that they gradually got to know each other better.
Concubine Yunde has a decent temper, a little noisy, but she doesn’t have bad intentions.
We can still get along well.
"What did the imperial physician say? I heard that the emperor summoned the imperial physician early in the morning." The queen came for this very reason.
"Your Majesty is really worrying too much. I had a leg cramp last night, which is not a big deal. I guess Your Majesty was worried, so he called the imperial physician early in the morning. It's nothing serious. Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty." Concubine Cui smiled.
"That's the best." The Queen smiled and said, "The Emperor has few children, and they were delayed a lot in the past few years. If it were me, I should have chosen a few more this year. But the Emperor refused. Now that you are pregnant, I am very happy. Concubine He is still a little pregnant, but I dare not slack off at all for you."
"Yes, I also dare not slack off. But Your Majesty, don't just talk about me. You also have to take good care of yourself. It would be better if you could give birth to a legitimate son." Concubine Cui said.
If someone else said this, the Queen would inevitably think it was a mockery, but she still trusted Concubine Cui's character.
"There's no need to rush this matter. However, it's only a matter of time before the emperor recovers his health," Concubine Yun De said with a smile.
"Oh, by the way, this Sister Shufei..." Concubine Yunde paused and said, "I don't mean anything else. I just mean that Sister Shufei and the previous one have not had any children in these years."
"Don't say this in the future. Although everyone knows that she is a second marriage, she is now the emperor's concubine. You are bringing it up. Doesn't it mean you did it on purpose?" said the queen.
"Yes, Your Majesty has taught me very well. I will not talk about this in the future." Concubine Yun De said hurriedly.
"Well, Concubine Xian, you should still rest. You still don't need to pay your respects these few days. Your health is the most important. I will feel relieved when you give birth safely." said the Queen.
"Don't worry, I will pay attention. Your Majesty, you have worked hard." She stood up and saw them out.
After sending the queen away, the maid came over and said, "What does Concubine Yunde mean by this? Are you saying that Concubine Shu can't have children? But Concubine Shu is indeed not young anymore."
"Let's talk about it or not. We all know that Princess Rongning is not someone you can easily mess with, but we haven't heard that she is a troublemaker. Anyway, it has nothing to do with us." Concubine Xian smiled and said, "Comb my hair. Since the nanny said we need to move around, let's take a walk in the yard. It's too hot and I don't want to go out."
"Hey." The maid hurriedly combed her hair.
Qi Yan, who had been emperor for five years, had already become very adept at it.
He was involved in many things in his last few years as the crown prince. Moreover, from the day he was enthroned, his father taught him how to manage such a vast empire.
So he didn't even need to say anything about his father's aspirations being the same for three years. In many cases, his political views were the same as his father's.
(End of this chapter)