The next morning, while Yun Fenghuang was having a meal alone, a palace official came in and reported: "There is news from Empress Zhaorong that Chen has launched an attack. She is panicking and wants to ask Empress Zhao to come over and take a look."
"Call the imperial doctor." Although he has not given birth so far, Yun Fenghuang is experienced in taking care of the births of people such as Yuan Zuiniang, Yishi, Zhaoshi, and Liangshi. He didn't care when he heard this, and ordered in an orderly manner, "Qing Qing They all stayed at Huanhua Palace and took a fancy to my pair of children. The Qing people followed me to Yijia Palace to strengthen Zhaorong's courage."
She didn't take it seriously. One was that she had seen concubines give birth several times, and the other was that Chen was just a concubine. Not to mention that Wei Hengyan, the chief minister, was also pregnant and expected to give birth soon. She was in the palace. Under the premise that there are already four princes and two princesses, the outcome of Chen's pregnancy will have the greatest impact on Chen herself.
For others, including the child's biological father Chunjia, it is all necessary.
It is good news to be born as a royal heir of Luosheng.
If something went wrong, Mrs. Chen herself was unlucky, and everyone parted ways with regrets.
However, Wei Hengyan was quite nervous. She was not nervous because of Mrs. Chen, but because Mrs. Chen thought of herself: "Mr. Chen's pregnancy is very similar to her sister. I don't know if she can give birth smoothly?"
"Why not?" Yun Fenghuang held her hand and comforted, "Look at the Yi family and the Zhao family in this palace, who didn't give birth to the emperor's heir in a normal way? How can a woman go through hell after giving birth? It’s true that there is no life in this world. I’m afraid the population in this world has long been withered away. Where did so many people come from?”
After being comforted by kind words, Wei Hengyan finally relaxed a little, but at this moment Mrs. Chen in the delivery room began to howl, and the sounds of painful struggles made her restless again.
Yun Fenghuang simply persuaded her to go back to the main hall: "We are just waiting for news here. If anything happens, the imperial doctor will be on guard."
Wei Hengyan hesitated for a while and then agreed, so the second concubine went back to the palace to rest, chatting while waiting for the results of Chen's delivery: "Do you remember that Chen was supposed to have given birth a few days ago?"
"Yes, it's a little late." Wei Hengyan nodded, "My sister was worried at the time and even called the imperial doctor to ask. However, the imperial doctor said that this kind of thing also happens, as long as it doesn't last too long. It’s nothing serious.”
She hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "However, my sister heard from the people who were waiting around me that there are rumors among the people that children who wait until they are born often have extraordinary origins and will have great fortunes."
"Is it possible that you are uneasy because of this?" Yun Fenghuang laughed dumbly and said, "Who is born into an emperor's family and has an extraordinary background? Being able to be your majesty's son is not considered a great blessing? And this is yours too. My son has an extraordinary background and good fortune, isn’t it good?”
Wei Hengyan smiled sheepishly: "Have you heard some allusions from the previous dynasty before and are you thinking about it?"
"Just listen to that." Yun Fenghuang knew that she was a sensitive and thoughtful person and timid, so he advised her, "You have so much free time, you might as well read more classics and history books."
"My sister didn't like reading those books when she was little. She gets a headache just by looking at them." Wei Hengyan shook his head and said, "It's still interesting to chat about miscellaneous books."
After saying this for a few words, she hesitated and asked Yun Fenghuang in a tactful way to inquire about the activities of Xuanqing Palace in the past two days, "Is everything done over there, sister?"
"It's almost done." Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Did I scare you this time?"
"No." Wei Hengyan thought for a while, "It's just... well... many people haven't seen my sister often, so this time they were a little surprised."
Yun Fenghuang knew that what she really wanted to say was the reputation in the palace. Previously, Concubine Xian's reputation among the palace people was not bad, but after this time, it might fall.
After all, there have been a lot of miserable people in the palace these past two days.
Although they are all from Xuanqing Palace, it is inevitable that some people will hurt others and then fall in love with Yun Fenghuang.
Just like when Yuan Yuniang abused the palace in the past, not everyone was dealt with by her, but everyone thought that Huzhu Palace was a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, and they could not avoid it.
Even Yuan Yuniang didn't have a good reputation in the previous dynasty.
"Just be surprised, it's okay." She responded in an understatement, but secretly sighed in her heart: If she had a choice, why should she bear such a bad reputation
But it won't work otherwise. It's not that she wants to find a reason for the two palace people to go to Chunhuo Palace, but that way she won't be able to make such a big move.
Mainly to prepare for the trouble ahead.
It's the lesser of two evils, and right now it's all about sacrificing reputation.
Of course, it was hard to tell Wei Hengyan these things. After some prevarication, Yun Fenghuang turned to talk about the particularities of confinement. She had two ready-made examples of these from the Zhao family and the Yi family, so Wei Hengyan could listen to them. .
After finishing the meal, Wei Hengyan asked the Chen family if everything was going well, and asked Yun Fenghuang to prepare meals in the small kitchen to share with her: "My sister's taste has changed during pregnancy, and I don't know if she can get used to it. So I asked them to add a few more dishes, and sister, would you like to see the skills of the cook here?"
"Really? I'll give it a try."
Before the meal was finished, news came over there that Chen had given birth to a little prince.
Wei Hengyan breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then frowned subconsciously. This was because he felt that Chen gave birth to a prince first, and if she gave birth to a princess, she would inevitably look worse than a concubine.
Moreover, Chen was born late this time. According to rumors, this child is extraordinary. If she is a royal daughter, there is nothing to say. If God has good luck, she will at most be an outstanding prince-in-law.
But since he is a prince...
Even if his biological mother is humble and his concubine is not the most noble and favored one in the palace, doesn't this mean the emperor is still young
Who can say accurately what will happen in the next ten or twenty years
Wei Hengyan walked away for a while, but after being reminded by Yun Fenghuang, he smiled, ordered a reward, and ordered someone to bring the little prince over: "Ms. Chen has done a great job for Your Majesty to continue the heirs. Sister, look at this... ?”
"This is a matter in line with the rules. Can I still refute it for you?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and nodded, "I will send someone over later to arrange for her promotion."
Congratulations to her again, "Congratulations to my sister on the birth of a baby boy!"
The emperor's heir had landed safely, and no one cared about what would happen to his biological mother, who was born in a humble family. Yun Fenghuang and other young princes were brought over to look at him, and after complimenting him casually, they left.
After returning to the Huanhua Palace, she went to see the eldest prince and Princess Zhaoqing, hugged her for a while, and boasted to everyone around her: "I just saw the little prince who just landed. Although I knew that newborn babies often don't bloom, but I think Rang'er Jin'er is more beautiful after all."
Of course, everyone on the left and right agreed: "Your Majesty has great blessings, and the two emperors are blessed by you. How can ordinary emperors compare with them?"
At this time, the sun was setting in the west. Not long after, Chen Zhu inquired about the news. He said that Chunjia had received the news of the arrival of the fifth prince, and after finishing his government affairs, he went to Yijia Palace. This was what he should do. What Zhu noticed was: "Your Majesty, after seeing the fifth prince, specially asked the people in front of the emperor to visit his birth mother and convey his words of encouragement."
The Qing people were a little worried: "Mother, could it be that Wei Zhaorong also told His Majesty what he said?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "Do you think Wei Hengyan is stupid? She is still pregnant herself. Even if this child is not a prince, it is not impossible that she will not be able to have more children in the future. This kind of thing is nothing to say to me. Let me tell your majesty, is this for fear that your majesty will not value the Chen family in the future? Does she deserve to praise the Chen family in this way?"
However, including the new little prince, there are now eight heirs in the palace.
But Chunjia was not considerate and considerate towards the concubines who gave birth to children for her: Yuan Niang was the first to give birth to a child, and Chunjia reluctantly showed mercy to her at the request of Empress Dowager Yuan. After that, Yuan Yuniang quickly fell out of favor.
After the current eldest prince landed, the treatment of the Zhao family was similar to that of the Chen family at the moment. Everyone held the eldest prince and congratulated Yun Fenghuang and congratulated the emperor, but no one paid attention to the biological mother. Not to mention that the emperor couldn't remember the Zhao family, even Yun Fenghuang still took two days to spare his hands to reward the Zhao family.
Not to mention Ji Muzi after that. The birth of the Ji family destined the mother and son to have a bleak future.
There was nothing displeasing to the emperor about the fourth prince's biological mother, Concubine Xie, and his father, Duke Yi, was Chunjia's right-hand man. It's just that firstly, this woman's temperament did not please Chunjia, and she was neither disgusted nor favored; secondly, she was staying in the palace to give birth, and the emperor was far away in the palace, so he couldn't take care of her at all.
This is the biological mother of the princes and the two princesses. The Liang family died after giving birth. Although the Yi family was not so miserable, their treatment was better than that of the Zhao family.
In short, Chunjia has never said that he went to express condolences to the biological mother after knowing that he had an extra child, even if it was just to ask the people waiting in front of the emperor to express condolences.
It’s hard not to wonder what’s special about Chen’s mother and son
But judging from Chen's origin, status, favor, temperament, etc., she was nothing more than a concubine who was lucky enough to be pregnant with the emperor's heir in a few palaces.
There was nothing worthy of the emperor's special regard.
Then the problem should lie with the emperor's heir... Could it be that Chunjia had heard similar rumors and was particularly concerned about the fifth prince, so he loved the house and the bird
Yun Fenghuang didn't think it looked like it.
She thought about the emperor's purpose, and seeing that it was getting late, she made arrangements.
As a result, I got up the next day and received bad news. It was someone from Wei Hengyan who came to report: "Ms. Chen passed away last night. My mother-in-law found out when she woke up today. She couldn't stop crying. Your Majesty comforted her." , because I have to go to court first, and the maids really have no choice but to ask the Concubine Xian to come over and give advice to my mother-in-law."
The people of the Qing Dynasty and other attendants were all puzzled: "If Mrs. Chen is gone, she is gone. Why is Empress Zhaorong so sad?"
Those who don’t know better think that Wei Hengyan and Chen have a good relationship. In fact, they are just ordinary people in the palace. At most, because both of them are pregnant, Wei Hengyan occasionally calls Chen to talk, which is better than others. Concubine, please get closer.
But why don’t you cry bitterly over Chen’s death
The person who came to report was a little embarrassed: "Yesterday, because His Majesty encouraged Mr. Chen, my mother-in-law also rewarded her with some food. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Chen just finished eating... But the imperial doctor has already seen it and said that those meals There is no problem. After my mother-in-law found out, she explained to His Majesty that she had absolutely no intention of leaving the mother and keeping the child. Your Majesty also said that he believed in my mother-in-law, but my mother-in-law... "
Yun Fenghuang sighed: "I understand."
Wei Hengyan has always been a sensitive and timid person. Now that she is more vulnerable during pregnancy, isn't it easier for her to overthink
She then took people to Yijia Palace, thinking that the main purpose of this trip was to enlighten Zhaorong, but as soon as she sat down, Wei Hengyan took her hand and said hurriedly: "Sister, you are here at the right time. Please listen. Please help me think about what happened last night, who did it, Mr. Chen?!"