The next day.
It was drizzling outside. Lingxi Garden was already cool, and it became even colder after the rain in April.
Ye Jun sat in front of the window watching the rain. A gust of wind blew in, ruffling her hair, which was quite comfortable.
"Your Majesty, please put on an extra piece of clothing. The Fourth Prince wore an extra vest when he went to study today." Huiyue came over with a Xiangfei-colored shawl in her hand.
"I'm not cold. I have two babies in my belly and I'm very warm." Ye Jun smiled and stretched out his hand for her to touch.
Huiyue touched it and found it was indeed warm, so she stopped persuading him.
Nan Zhi came over with a stack of rice cakes. "It takes ten months to be pregnant. Your Majesty is already nine months pregnant. You will give birth soon. I sent this rice cake right out of the oven. Your Majesty, please have a taste."
Ye Jun picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. It was indeed delicious.
This rice cake is soft, glutinous and sweet. No sugar is added to it, so it only has the taste of rice itself.
I ate three pieces in a row before stopping.
While wiping his mouth, he said, "It's said that pregnancy takes ten months, but in fact most babies are born in nine months. Now we have to be vigilant at all times."
During pregnancy, the normal range for delivery is between 37 and 40 weeks, with a gap of three weeks, or more than half a month, in between.
Basically, in September, you can give birth at any time.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Everything is ready. Nanzhi and I have made a lot of clothes, shoes and socks for the two young masters." Huiyue said with a smile.
Ye Jun touched her belly and felt warm in her heart.
Finally, he thought of something else, "Where's Madam Qu? Go tell her to come and check on the fetal position. Ask Imperial Doctor Shen to come as well. The baby is about to be born, and we need to keep an eye on her every day."
If the birth is difficult, it would be fatal since there is no caesarean section nowadays.
"I have just been there. Nanny Qu is not in the yard. Others said that her throat felt a little sore when she woke up this morning. She must have caught a cold during the rainy night. She went to find the imperial physician to get medicine and will be back soon." Huiyue said.
Ye Jun nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
At that time, in another place.
Behind a bamboo grove outside the Imperial Hospital in Lingxi Garden, Nanny Qu was chatting with a palace maid.
He was holding a packet of medicine in his hand and looked miserable.
The palace maid pretended to comfort her and took out a small paper bag from her sleeve and gave it to her.
There was no one around, so the two of them were quiet and dispersed after a while.
But they didn't notice that all this was seen by the palace maid Lu Zhong, who was also feeling unwell and took a small path to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine.
Lu Zhong was Ying Wanrong's personal maid. When she saw this scene, she immediately went back to report the news.
"Ming Zhaoyi's midwife and Qin Jieyu's maid Linglan were hiding and talking outside the Imperial Hospital?" Ying Wanrong frowned slightly.
Lu Zhong nodded, "Yes, I was afraid that I had seen it wrong, so I hid and watched for a while longer. The direction that the maid was going back was the Hibiscus Palace. When this group of maids entered the garden, I also went to take a look. There is an 80% chance that I am not wrong."
It was no small matter that the midwife had connections with other concubines.
If you do anything in the delivery room, it will be extremely dangerous.
Another maid, Ju Bai, immediately said, "Wanrong, should we go tell Ming Zhaoyi? If there really is something wrong with that nanny, we will have done a great deed."
"If there really is something wrong with that nanny, with one body and two lives lost, there will be one less person in the harem." Ying Wanrong lowered her eyes and chuckled, "Do you know the saying 'sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight'?"
The two girls looked at each other and understood instantly.
"I also know a phrase, 'While the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.'" Ju Bai smiled and pursed his lips.
Ying Wanrong narrowed her eyes and looked at the potted plant in the corner that had not yet bloomed, and she began to feel a little excited.
She is not that kind person.
Only by getting rid of the most favored one will I have a better chance of coming to the fore. If I just help Ming Zhaoyi, she may not be grateful.
Hibiscus Palace.
Nanny Qu, who had returned with the medicine, was summoned to the main hall, where she saw Imperial Doctor Shen taking Ye Yun's pulse.
So after the greeting, he stood aside.
"Your Majesty's pregnancy is fine. From what I can see, the fetus is in the correct position. However, I cannot touch your body. Please, Madam Qu, come and take a look."
At this time, Aunt Qu, who was standing aside, came forward hurriedly.
As a result, he wiped his hands with the handkerchief handed to him by Nan Zhi, apologized, and then touched Ye Yun's belly through her clothes.
"To answer your Majesty, the fetal position is correct and there is no problem. Now that the baby is about to be born, the fetal position is sinking and there should not be any major changes." Nanny Qu said respectfully.
Ye Jun nodded, and suddenly said, "I heard from Nan Zhi that Madam had a sore throat this morning. Since Imperial Doctor Shen is here, let's take a look at Madam."
"How can this be? Imperial Doctor Shen is here to check the Empress's pulse." Nanny Qu declined hurriedly.
But Ye Jun insisted.
"It's just something that happens easily. Thank you for troubling Doctor Shen."
Shen Pingzhi bowed and walked forward to take a look.
It is true that I caught a cold, with some mild internal heat symptoms.
"Madam, it's hard work for you to take care of my pregnancy. If you feel any discomfort, just tell me and I'll call the imperial physician to take a look. You don't have to go out by yourself. I may give birth at any time, and I can't be without Madam by my side."
Ye Jun smiled and said to the side.
"Huiyue, go and tell the midwives later if you need anything, just tell them and don't leave Furong Palace casually."
While Nanny Qu was expressing her gratitude, there was a hint of nervousness in her eyes.
After everyone had left, Ye Jun gave instructions to the two maids beside him.
"As for Qu, just ask her to watch from the side while I give birth. Don't get close to me unless it's necessary."
Huiyue became nervous, "My queen, do you think there is something wrong with her? Why not replace her?"
Ye Jun shook her head. "I didn't notice anything wrong, but since she has the ability to make the fetus in the right position, she also has the ability to make the fetus in the wrong position, so I always have to be on guard."
"I understand." Huiyue nodded.
Then Ye Jun emphasized that these midwives should be kept under close watch and not allowed to leave Furong Palace at will.
As for the Qu family, although we need to be on guard against them, we cannot completely ignore them.
If the fetus is in an abnormal position during delivery, her skills will still be needed.
Everything was fine in Lingxi Garden. In the palace, Qi Xiurong, who was just over two months pregnant, had a poor appetite recently and always felt like vomiting.
I asked a royal physician to come and see me. He said it was morning sickness and there was no cure. I could eat something sweet and sour and maybe I would feel better.
When the servants heard this, they prepared some dried plums.
Unexpectedly, Qi Xiurong found the food delicious. From then on, it was as if a floodgate had been opened for him, and he could not enjoy anything except sour food.
It was rumored in the palace that Qi Xiurong was giving birth to a son.
He also said that Ye Jun liked spicy food before, so she was probably a girl.
"Your Majesty, you don't know, this rumor outside is very detailed. I heard it several times when I went to the needlework bureau today." Nianzhu said as soon as she came back.