Concubine Jingxian had just walked to the door and had not yet had time to salute when she heard these words, and the smile on her face suddenly froze.
Ning Chen didn't even look at her, but just asked Kong Qing nervously.
"Has the doctor been there? Did he tell me what happened?"
"When I came, the imperial physician had not yet arrived. The imperial concubine heard that the emperor had come to Zhongcui Palace, so she did not ask me to come and invite the emperor. However, I was afraid that something might happen to the emperor, so I dared to come. I beg the emperor to forgive me."
Kong Qing is good at talking and always takes the blame on himself.
If anything goes wrong, it is because of his own decision as a servant and has nothing to do with Ye Jun.
But it was obvious that Ning Chen's focus was not on this at all. He was only thinking about Ye Jun's weak body after giving birth, and he was very worried.
So, before Concubine Jingxian could adjust her attitude and act magnanimous and considerate, Ning Chen started to speak first.
"Your Highness is not one who likes to complain about being sick. I guess you are really not feeling well. I will not have dinner with you today. I will go see you."
"Yes, I respectfully send Your Majesty off." Concubine Jingxian hadn't thought of what to say for a moment, so she could only say this dryly.
Ning Chen didn't even step into the gate of Zhongcui Palace. He just walked around the door and went to Zhaochun Palace.
On this side, Shen Pingzhi just came out after taking the pulse.
In response to Ning Chen's question, she remained calm and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The queen is fine. She is just weak after giving birth and lacks energy and blood, which causes dizziness and fatigue."
The illness must be treated with skill and handled properly. We cannot allow Concubine Jingxian to take advantage of the illness to seize power.
Therefore, the best explanation is that dizziness is caused by insufficient Qi and blood. It is just something that needs daily care. It is normal to have this condition shortly after giving birth.
"Insufficient Qi and blood is the most difficult to cure. Does the imperial concubine need to take any medicine?" Ning Chen frowned.
"All medicines are poisonous. Taking too much will not be good for your body. Your Majesty just needs to take more food supplements. You can eat more red dates, wolfberries, donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nests and the like." Shen Pingzhi bowed.
Ning Chen nodded, and then instructed Yuan Jiu, "Pass the message down, the imperial concubine, you must have a blood swallow every day, don't be missing, and prepare all other things as well."
The other ones are not that rare, but the blood swallow is the rarest.
Even though Ye Jun is now a noble concubine, her allotment of these things only allows for a few cups. To eat them every day like this, Ning Chen would have to open a private warehouse to afford it.
At this time, Nan Zhi came out of the room and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen said that she didn't want to have dinner, so just set up a table and serve Your Majesty. I wonder what Your Majesty would like for dinner, so I can go to the kitchen and tell you."
"How can you skip dinner? Since you don't want to eat, ask the kitchen to make porridge or some light dishes. You have to eat something at least." Ning Chen frowned.
Go around Nanzhi and go inside.
Through the gauze curtain, I could see the person inside lying on his side, looking out at the same time.
"I have a poor appetite and don't feel like having dinner. It's also because the servants are ignorant and bother the emperor. It's better for the emperor to have dinner with Concubine Jingxian."
"I'm here now, there's no reason for me to leave. You're weak now, so it's normal for the servants to be nervous. I'd be worried if I didn't come to check on you, so why would I go in for dinner?"
Ning Chen said as he opened the curtain with one hand and sat down beside the couch.
Seeing that the person on the couch still had a relatively rosy complexion, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Still feeling bad?"
"It's not that I feel very uncomfortable. I just feel dizzy and weak. The imperial physician also said it's due to insufficient qi and blood. It's not a big deal." Ye Jun turned sideways and held Ning Chen's hand.
Anemia is something that most girls are prone to, some milder than others.
Her body was damaged during childbirth and she almost suffered severe hemorrhage. She is indeed suffering from severe anemia now.
It's not really a lie.
Besides, what does it matter if I lie? I just don’t want to make Concubine Jingxian feel comfortable today.
It's not normal for a favorite concubine to have a temper.
No matter what Ye Jun's temper is, Ning Chen has no temper at all when facing this pretty lady.
He reached out and pulled the person up from the couch and held him in his arms, "Be good, at least eat something, just think of it as accompanying me. I asked the kitchen to make shrimp porridge, which you like."
Since it was the sponsor who coaxed her, Ye Jun wasn't really not hungry at all, so she obediently followed the lead and went to have dinner together.
On the other hand, facing a table full of sumptuous dishes, Concubine Jingxian didn't want to pick up the chopsticks at all.
In her opinion, Zhaochun Palace was deliberately trying to disgust her.
Thinking back to the past, she had never had any beef with Ye Jun. It was impossible that Ye Jun was jealous of the emperor coming to see her when he acted like this today. So it could only be that Ye Jun had discovered her actions.
This time, it can be regarded as a declaration of war.
"Mother, please eat. Father is not here, so your son will accompany you." The Second Prince was very sensible and served the food to Concubine Xian.
Concubine Jingxian curled her lips slightly and picked up some food for him.
"Chun'er is the most filial. Don't blame your father for what happened today." Concubine Jingxian sighed softly, "Mother is old and ugly, and has long lost your father's favor. The noble concubine is young, beautiful, and has given birth to three children. It is normal for the emperor to favor her more."
"But the emperor has already agreed to come to Zhongcui Palace today, but the imperial concubine is jealous and pretended to be sick to ask the emperor to leave." Tan Xiang said angrily.
Concubine Jingxian immediately scolded in a low voice, "Shut up! How dare you talk about the concubine behind her back!"
Tan Xiang stammered, lowered her head and said no more, but the seven-year-old Second Prince could already understand.
"Chun'er, come and eat your food." Concubine Jingxian smiled gently at the Second Prince, "Although Father favors Concubine Ming more, you brothers should treat each other equally. Don't alienate the Fourth Prince because of Mother's affairs, understand?"
The second prince nodded and finished his dinner with a full mind.
On the way back to Ruyi Pavilion, I kept thinking about Concubine Jingxian's words.
My father likes Concubine Ming more. My master said that if one loves someone, he will love his whole family. So he must like my fourth brother, sixth brother, and fourth sister more.
As children grow older, they become more thoughtful. The Second Prince, who has already started studying seriously, thinks more, such as the Crown Prince.
The master said that in the future, the emperor would choose a capable person among them brothers to become the next monarch of Nanqi.
But if my father likes my fourth brother more, he would probably choose him directly.
After all, if he likes something, he will choose it first without hesitation.
But now that I have become one of the chosen ones, who wouldn’t be competitive
The second prince also wants to become the crown prince.
I don’t understand much right now, and I’m not doing it for power, I just want to be the best prince.
Gradually, the second prince began to feel unbalanced and started to suspect that his father was unfair.
Once a seedling is planted, it will slowly grow and sprout.
However, at this moment in Zhaochun Palace, there was no such heavy thoughts, only gossip before bed.
Ning Chen told Ye Jun that the enthronement ceremony would be held on the sixth day of August, an auspicious day specially chosen.
Conferring a title of consort is no small matter, especially if she is a noble consort, so it is handled with extra caution.
The enthronement ceremony was completed before the Mid-Autumn Festival so that Ye Jun could sit next to him at the state banquet with full legitimacy.