In October, Congratulations on your birth.
She gave birth very quickly, and the third prince was born in just four hours.
Unfortunately, He Meiren died of severe hemorrhage after giving birth.
Qi Yan posthumously conferred her the title of Concubine and gave her a grand funeral.
The prince is still young, so take him to the queen to raise him first, and we will talk about him later.
In November, the queen finally found out she was pregnant, but only a month later, the fetus was not stable.
Qi Yan immediately discussed with her: "I do want to issue an order directly, but I am afraid you will think too much. You don't need to worry about the affairs of the harem for the time being. It's almost the New Year, and you just need to be able to deal with people. I mean, let Concubine Huixian and Concubine Shu watch together, what do you think?"
"I naturally have no objection, but this...why don't you ask Concubine De to participate?" asked the Queen.
"Is Concubine De capable of managing things?" Qi Yan asked her.
The queen smiled and said nothing.
"You know that Concubine Hui is capable, and Concubine Shu has also been in charge of the household before. Don't worry. I will talk to my mother and she will help you during the New Year." Qi Yan said.
If a different emperor came, he would probably worry that the empress dowager would become meddling.
After all, she is not my biological mother.
But sometimes Qi Yan was really helpless. The queen was not made of iron. There would always be times when she felt unwell, right
The Queen Mother is really a pushover.
Not to mention now, when the Queen Mother was still the Queen, she threw all things to the Crown Princess.
"Just take good care of yourself for me for a month." Qi Yan patted her hands.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I was in good health to begin with. It's only because I didn't know I was pregnant that things got worse," the Queen said embarrassedly.
"Well, take care of it. You don't have to pay respects during this period. You don't have to come. You are not allowed to get up early." Qi Yan said.
The queen agreed with everything.
Qi Yan went to ask the Queen Mother for help, and this time the Queen Mother did not refuse: "Okay, I will help during the New Year. The Queen's pregnancy is a big deal. It's okay if I don't care at other times, but I will definitely help at this time. Tell Concubine Huixian and Concubine Yueshangguan to tell me if you have any problems."
"Thank you, mother. Hearing you call me that..." Qi Yan laughed, "Shangguan Shufei, it's hard to call her that. I'll think of a title for her later."
"Emperor, she has just entered the palace. It would have been fine if you had given her the title at the beginning, but it is too conspicuous to give it to her now. If you must give her the title, you should also bestow the title on Concubine Yunde." said the Queen Mother.
"Okay, mother, since you said so, I will naturally agree. Don't worry, mother. Although Shangguan is your maternal family, I will not only look at this. Don't worry, mother. Besides, mother, you know what her temper is like. Since they dare to invite her into the palace, you know that she is not a bad person." Qi Yan said.
"Well, your harem is much better than that of your father. I have to praise you too." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"My son is very happy to hear your praise. Thank you very much, mother."
The Queen Mother also left a lunch.
Although they are only mother and son in legal terms, they have always gotten along very happily.
, the main thing is not to pretend.
The empress dowager would not pretend to love the emperor very much, and the emperor did not say that he really regarded the empress dowager as his own mother.
So, they got along well and were more like friends.
However, we both know that we are close to each other and we should be nice to each other.
During the Chinese New Year, the Queen was still not completely sure of her pregnancy.
However, Qi Yan said in public that the queen was pregnant and unwell, and he hoped that the clan members would not mind his words of neglect.
He has said so, who would dare to mind
It was not until the end of the Chinese New Year that Qi Yan bestowed the title of Shufei and Defei on her.
The concubine was given the name Wei. Because her five elements lacked wood, she was given this title, which means the flourishing of plants and trees.
The Virtuous Concubine gave her a title: Gong. It just said that she was respectful and obedient, and hoped that she would always be like this.
Now, among the three first-rank officials, it is obvious that Concubine Gongde is almost there.
The titles of Consort Huixian and Consort Weishu were obviously the result of the emperor's careful consideration. After the New Year, the queen's pregnancy gradually became stable, and Consort Huixian had completely recovered.
In the summer of that year, Wang Baolin gave birth to a princess. Both mother and daughter were safe, and she was promoted to a talented person.
The princess will be kept by her side for the time being.
Qi Yan obviously favored Concubine Huixian and Concubine Weishu. The Queen was naturally not bad either.
Among the concubines, there were not many who were particularly outstanding at the time.
In winter, when the queen went into labor, it was extremely painful for a while.
Qi Yan accompanied her for a day, and the queen gave birth to the fourth princess.
She herself was very disappointed, but Qi Yan didn't say anything.
The Queen is not yet infertile.
Two years later, six young and beautiful women entered the harem.
It was also in this year that Concubine Wei Shu became pregnant.
It’s just that the fetus was unstable, which was not good from the beginning.
When I was in the fifth month of pregnancy, I felt like I couldn't keep the baby.
She leaned against the bed with a grim look on her face.
"You've lost a lot of weight." Qi Yan said with concern.
"Your Majesty, please ask the imperial physician to prescribe medicine for me. It's useless to go on like this. Rather than giving birth to a child and not being able to keep it, it's better to die now." Between miscarriage and dead baby, she would of course choose the former.
Qi Yan tried to persuade him anxiously, and sighed for a long time: "The imperial physician did say that this child..."
"I know it all. It's my fault. I have let down the emperor for doting on me over the years. It's okay if we don't have children, but I really don't want to suffer more. I'll take medicine in the future. I'll just give up the idea." Concubine Wei's eyes were red.
"I love you even if you don't have children. It's you who refuses to raise someone else's child." Qi Yan sighed.
In the past two years, children were born in the harem, but she didn't want them.
"We'll talk about these later. Today... I'll just take the medicine." Concubine Wei Shu took a deep breath and said, "You really love me. Just stay with me for a few days and I'll be fine."
"Okay." Qi Yan sighed and called the imperial physician.
After taking a dose of medicine, I felt pain for half a day, but still had a miscarriage.
It's a boy, but unfortunately...
After the forced abortion, Concubine Wei Shu fell seriously ill and became extremely thin.
Fortunately, I am strong and I haven't lost my spirit.
Qi Yan often accompanied her, and the Queen also visited her frequently.
It finally got better when winter came.
The harem was not the same as before after all. The concubines fought with each other, some had miscarriages, some had dead babies...
Qi Yan took action and directly sentenced one of them to death.
The longer the time goes, the more obvious Qi Yan's love becomes.
The Queen, Concubine Huixian, Concubine Weishu, and Liu Chongyi were all old people.
To be honest, Concubine Huixian herself didn't expect that she would always be favored.
So, one day, after the two of them had been intimate at night, she suddenly became curious: "I have always felt that compared to the Queen, I am a little more pedantic. Compared to Concubine Wei Shu, I am a little more boring. As for my appearance, I have fine lines this year. The Emperor actually... has more sex than before. I really don't know why."
Qi Yan patted her on the back and said, "You really stumped me. Do you remember when I was in the East Palace, there was a period of time, a long period of time, when I didn't go to your place, right?"
"I remember. That was my first year in the Eastern Palace. The Emperor didn't come for seven months."
"Do you know why?" Qi Yan asked.
(End of this chapter)