Because of Ning Chen's strict protection and the concerted defense of Zhao Chunxuan, although Ye Jun had bleeding in a month, she recovered after three months of bed rest.
By the time she was officially allowed to go out by Doctor Shen, it was already mid-November.
As of now, her belly is more than four months pregnant.
I'm already showing my pregnancy, but because I'm wearing thick winter clothes, it's not noticeable.
This time, Ning Chen wanted to invite the nanny back to take care of her, but Ye Jun felt that it was not necessary and just let her do it.
After all, it was the second child, and the servants in Zhao Chunxuan all knew how to serve him.
When Ye Jun was pregnant with this baby, she wanted to eat spicy food.
It’s not spicy food in the traditional sense, but I want to eat spicy strips.
Once a pregnant woman starts to feel greedy, it’s simply fatal. If she doesn’t put the food in her mouth, nothing will taste good.
Liu Yuchu in the small kitchen of Zhaochunxuan was so worried.
He has tried various ways to cook many Sichuan and Hunan dishes, but none of them suits Concubine Zhaoyi's taste.
Today, the only dishes that made Ye Jun move his chopsticks a few more times were the Mapo Tofu and the Spicy Fried Tofu.
The main reason was that Ye Jun didn’t know how to describe or what to do, so he was just anxious and there was nothing he could do.
It seemed that the pregnancy had just stabilized, but I couldn't eat and lost a lot of weight.
Ning Chen was also worried and anxious, so he passed down an oral order, asking everyone in the imperial kitchen to think of a solution. As long as the food they made could be eaten by Concubine Ming, they would be rewarded handsomely.
If it weren't for the saying that a large sum of money always brings about a brave man, a chef who knows how to cook Hunan cuisine would have actually cooked it out in just three or four days.
He made two kinds of spicy noodles, one made of gluten and the other made of bean tendon. He used chili powder and a series of spices to make spicy noodles that tasted almost the same as those in later generations.
As soon as this thing was served on the table, Ye Jun's eyes lit up. He ate almost all the dishes from those two plates and had two bowls of rice with them.
When Ning Chen heard that Ye Jun had eaten, he dropped his letter and came to Zhao Chunxuan, just in time to see her put down her chopsticks.
"Can you eat it?"
"Well, this chef's cooking skills are good." Ye Jun was happy when the meal was delicious.
She had a bad temper during this pregnancy. Maybe it was because of her temper that even Ning Chen was choked by her twice. He was not satisfied with the food these two days and had a stern face.
Now I finally smile.
Ning Chen also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately rewarded the cook with twenty taels of gold.
Afterwards, he was ordered to teach the cooking methods to Liu Yuchu of Zhaochunxuan.
Ye Yun had to be careful about what he ate and not mix it with the food in the imperial kitchen.
However, pregnant women have changeable tastes, and this statement is particularly evident in Ye Jun.
I finally ate the spicy strips that I had been craving for for a long time, but I only enjoyed them for four or five days before I started to get addicted to other dishes.
Fortunately, this time the dishes were common in the palace, which meant that my appetite had finally returned to normal.
Throughout the entire month of November, the entire harem was paying close attention to the food in Zhaochunxuan.
Mainly because the emperor pays attention, so everyone pays attention.
However, as December approached, another incident occurred that diverted everyone's attention.
Because of the cold weather, a group of bandits occupied the hilltop and specialized in robbing passing merchants. Perhaps because there were not many merchants a few days ago, they rushed into the village and burned, killed and looted.
Huo Jieyu's brother personally led the troops and not only wiped out this group of bandits, but also cleared out another bandit's lair in the mountains.
That group of bandits had been here for more than five years. Relying on the terrain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, they had never been captured. This time, they were captured by General Huo in one fell swoop, which can be said to be a great achievement.
For a while, Changxin Pavilion became a hot spot again.
Rewards were sent in like a stream, as if Concubine Huo had never been neglected in the past two years.
However, the reward was a reward, but there was no more, and Ning Chen only went there once.
He had a bad impression of Mrs. Huo. This woman was too irresponsible and did things in a despicable way.
However, for General Huo's sake, Ning Chen had to give Concubine Huo some respect.
So at the New Year's Eve palace banquet at the end of the year, Jieyu Huo became one of the nine concubines who was promoted to the rank of childless concubine, and later became Huo Xiurong.
After this year, many people were promoted besides him.
Yi Zhaorong, Qian Xiuyi, Xia Meiren, Cui Meiren, Qin Meiren, Li Wanrong, and Ying Cairen were all promoted to the next level.
This is probably what Ning Chen still remembers, that they have all been promoted.
In addition, a concubine was also given the title of Rong.
She has not been promoted for so many years, and now she is overshadowed by Concubine Jingxian. She should be given something.
However, no matter what kind of rewards he received, Ye Jun was still the most eye-catching person at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
The most enviable person in the harem is always the one who is pregnant with the heir of the emperor, especially one who is still favored and pregnant.
The look in Concubine Qi's eyes when she looked at Ye Jun was filled with envy.
This time, Ye Jun did not get promoted, and Ning Chen planned to make plans after she gave birth.
But these are not what Ye Jun cares about.
She was happy because no one could bother her during the Chinese New Year this year.
While she was pregnant, she didn't have to kneel in the Taimiao, and no one dared to talk to her for fear of tiring her out. She really had a lot of free time.
I spent a comfortable time talking to my family on the first day of the new year.
This year, Ye Zhe and Yin both came back. One reason was that Ye Zhe had to report on his work, and the other was that the couple missed having a child.
During the conversation, they learned that their daughter was not familiar with the couple, and refused to hold her when she first came back, which made Yin cry secretly for two days.
But there is nothing we can do about it.
Due to Ye Zhe's status, unless he gives up his military power and returns to Beijing, separation of mother and son is inevitable.
There is another way, which is for Yin and her daughter to stay in Kyoto.
But the couple didn't want to separate as they were still so young.
So I had to be separated from my child.
Ye Jun's place is quiet, but Concubine Jingxian's Zhongcui Palace is very lively.
Nowadays, the harem seems to be headed by Concubine Jingxian, so naturally there are many people trying to curry favor with her.
Concubine Jingxian didn't show it on her face, but she enjoyed this feeling very much in her heart.
There were two more snowfalls in the first month of the lunar year. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival, the palace was covered in white, which looked extremely beautiful.
We are going to have a family dinner today, and only the concubines, princes and princesses from the harem, and Ning Chen will be coming.
Therefore, everyone dressed up extra carefully tonight.
Even Concubine Jingxian, who has always been very well-behaved, was in a rather elegant and graceful tone today.
But dressing up is one thing, what matters most is who the emperor sees.
For example, at the Lantern Festival family dinner today, when the concubines were hinting at Ye Jun's delay in coming, voices of singing chorus were heard from the door.
Ye Jun came here with Ning Chen.
Ning Chen carefully led the way and the two of them entered the hall together.
"I arrived late and didn't get the chance to talk to you sisters. I seemed to hear some words like 'late' and 'delicate' just now. I don't think you were talking about me, did you?" Ye Jun said with a smile.
These women were talking loudly behind her back, but they shut up when they saw her coming. However, this situation was not going to end so easily.
If you dare to speak up, don’t be afraid of being criticized.