The first day of hunting ended with Ye Jun hitting the target in ten out of ten shots and being promoted to the rank of Concubine.
This time, Ye Jun really earned face for Ning Chen.
In fact, she doesn't like to stand out, but whenever she does, it is always with confidence and for a purpose.
For example, this time, Aoqi and his sister acted a little too hastily.
It's okay to want to show yourself, but don't talk about competition right from the start.
You, a woman, want to challenge the guards around the current emperor. If they were from the Central Plains, it would be fine, but Dolan is a Zasak, so it has a different meaning.
Ning Chen couldn't help but give him face, but if he really lost, wouldn't the Zasak people say that a woman from my grassland could be better than the guards around the current emperor
This is really embarrassing for Ning Chen.
So Ye Jun should step forward now, this is such a good opportunity.
There is no unfairness between women. Even if she loses, it is not shameful. After all, women in the Central Plains are not good at this. As long as she doesn't lose too badly, it's fine.
If you can hit the bull's eye with five out of ten arrows, that's pretty good.
An ordinary woman can't even pull a bow, let alone hit the center of the bull's eye. It's considered amazing if she can shoot onto the target.
As for Ye Jun, he knew his own abilities, so if he didn't come forward now, when would he do so
Look, isn’t this how she earned back the position of a concubine
And the benefits are more than that. Just because she has brought honor to the royal family this time, Ning Chen will like her a little more.
At the dinner, Ye Jun moved his seat to sit next to Ning Chen.
At the moment, it seems that she has overshadowed all the concubines who followed her.
Lady Yi looked at her with hatred in her heart, but not everyone had the skills to use real swords and guns, so she could only hold her anger in.
Yao Xiang is indeed a very intelligent person. While other people showed some emotions to some extent, she remained calm, which made Ye Jun unable to help but glance at her a few more times.
Somehow, Ye Jun always felt that this talented Fang was a little too indifferent.
But I really couldn't see anything, so I didn't think much about it.
Maybe he is just a patient person.
Needless to say, Ye Jun slept with him at night.
Now, it can be said that the emperor has great favor on you.
But when someone is proud, someone else loses his memory. The liveliness on the grassland cannot make the Kyoto harem lively.
Cuizhu Pavilion.
Xia Cairen paced around the room holding her stomach. She still felt hungry after dinner and had just eaten some more. It was not good to just lie down like that, so she moved around the room.
Her belly is now nine months pregnant. As the saying goes, a pregnancy lasts ten months, and she is about to give birth at any time.
Yan Xiuyi was very concerned about her belly and would send people to check on her every day, and would come to check on her in person every two or three days.
When Xia Cairen thought that the child would be taken away after she gave birth, she often hid away and cried.
The maid Lian Qiao felt sad when she saw her master's sad face.
"Don't think too much, my lady. It's not bad for the dragon baby in your belly. You won't be able to see it in the future. You are the child's biological mother. Everyone in the palace knows this. If you give birth to the baby now, the child will not disown you when he grows up."
"Even if we live together, Yan Xiuyi may not let me look after the child. I have gone through so much trouble to carry the baby, but I cannot personally raise the child. How can I not be sad?"
As Xia Cairen spoke, she couldn't stop crying.
Pregnant women are already very emotionally sensitive and cannot bear to think about these things.
Lian Qiao hurriedly coaxed her, helped her sit down, and persuaded her for a long time before getting her to stop.
"Talent, think about it differently. Yan Xiuyi values your belly so much. She sends you these supplements every day. I think she really loves the child. You are of low status now and cannot give the child good things. Let her take care of the child first. When you become one of the Nine Concubines in the future, you will definitely be able to get the child back."
Lian Qiao was speechless now, so she had to bite the bullet and persuade her to think positively.
But just after saying this, Xia Cairen looked at the table full of supplements and her face suddenly turned pale.
She grabbed Lian Qiao's hand and said in panic, "Look carefully at my belly. Isn't it much bigger than Wang Jieyu's?"
"The talented lady is nine months pregnant, and Concubine Wang is only seven months pregnant, so naturally hers is older." Lian Qiao was at a loss.
"No, think about it carefully. When I was seven months pregnant, my belly was much bigger than hers now." Xia Cairen had realized something and her face became even paler. "Also, there's Concubine Wende. None of them has a bigger belly than mine. Lianqiao, this is my first child. Will I have a difficult delivery..."
At this time, Lian Qiao also reacted. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly became flustered.
It’s because there’s no nanny around the two of them who understands these things that they didn’t realize it until now.
Giving birth to the first child is difficult enough, and it becomes even more difficult if the fetus is too large.
Yan Xiuyi is determined to have this child, so if the birth is difficult, she will have to sacrifice the mother to save the child.
Now that the emperor is not in the palace, which woman in the harem would want her to live
Compared with her and the royal heir, the royal heir is naturally more important. So even if the queen or someone else ordered to sacrifice the mother to save the child, the emperor could not be blamed when he returned.
Or maybe, when the emperor comes back, he will only remember the children.
As for why the imperial physician who took her pulse didn't say anything, I guess someone must have instructed him to do so.
And you don’t have to think about who that person is.
"Cairen, what should we do..." Lian Qiao was extremely scared.
Now that their master is dead, they, the servants, will not have a good ending.
Originally, it was thought that even if Concubine Xia could not raise a child herself, as long as she gave birth to a healthy royal heir, it would be a merit and she could be promoted to a higher position, which would be a good thing.
After all, the eldest prince born by Concubine Wende was as weak as a cat. They were afraid of frightening the child, so they didn't even hold a full-month banquet. The wet nurses took good care of him, and they even invited imperial physicians every day.
With this comparison, whoever can give birth to a healthy child will surely please the emperor.
But if the person who gave birth to the child dies, then there is nothing left.
Xia was breathing heavily and sweating profusely on this still cold March night. She held on to the table tightly to prevent herself from falling down.
"Let me think about it, let me think about it, I can't die yet..."
At this moment, Xia felt the horror of the deep palace for the first time. Even though she had fought before, no one had ever really wanted to kill her. But this time, she was going to die.
That night, Xia Cairen hardly slept the entire night, thinking through all the possible solutions he could think of.
No one in the harem can be trusted, and the only one who won't take her life may be the Queen Mother.
But the Empress Dowager had a bad relationship with the Emperor. She was originally pushed by the Empress Dowager and had been well behaved to win his favor. If she went back, although her life would be saved, she would probably never be favored again in the future, which would be the same as being dead.
Therefore, she can only rely on herself for now.
"My child, don't blame me for being cruel. If I hadn't done this, I wouldn't be able to survive. I'm still young and I can't die like this..."
Xia Cairen held her stomach, a few tears rolled down the corners of her eyes, she clenched her teeth, her eyes were unusually firm.
If she were to be obedient and honest, she would become a thorn in the eyes of others who would want to get rid of her, and then she would have no choice.