Now that the emperor has five sons and two daughters, and the emperor is still young, there must be other concubines who will become pregnant and give birth one after another. It is said that Wei Hengyan's child is more valued because the birth mother's status is not low, but it is not necessary. No.
So when the imperial doctor asked Guiwen, he felt that Chunjia should be inclined to protect Wei Hengyan.
However, when Chunjia heard the words, he pondered for a moment and ordered Yan Yin: "Call all the maternal and infant doctors from the imperial hospital."
After saying this, he said to the imperial doctor, "I want Zhaorong and the emperor's heir. You must do your best. If things cannot be done..."
He paused for a moment when he said this, and Yun Fenghuang interrupted abruptly: "If something cannot be done, naturally Zhaorong is the most important thing. Zhaorong is still young and has a long future."
Finally, he looked at Chunjia and said softly, "Do you think so?"
Chunjia turned his head and looked at her. After a while, he said a faint "Yes", which was regarded as acquiescence.
Yun Fenghuang breathed a sigh of relief and said to the bewildered imperial physician: "Why don't you go and look at Zhaorong quickly?"
The imperial doctor bowed and went away as if he had been granted amnesty. The surrounding concubines saw this scene in their eyes and looked a little startled.
Especially the new concubines such as Luo Hanyi looked at Chunjia with very complicated eyes.
Wei Hengyan's background was similar to theirs. Her grandmother was the eldest princess of Dongxing. Her status was not low, and she was considered a favored concubine since she entered the palace. Even though Chunjia already had seven children, she did not immediately decide to choose Wei. Hengyan... If Concubine Xian hadn't stood up and spoken for Wei Hengyan just now, what would he have chosen
Should she choose to protect Wei Hengyan like Concubine Xian, or should she choose to be the emperor's heir
If he does this to Wei Hengyan, will he be an exception to others, such as Luo Hanyi and Ouyang Fulu
The concubines were silent and in a bad mood.
Although I have known since entering the palace that Chunjia is by no means a truly gentle and honest person, and even if he is like that, it is impossible to defeat the Ji family - but seeing his coldness with my own eyes, I still feel sad and hesitant.
... The imperial concubine ignored the ups and downs of the concubines' hearts and ordered the imperial doctor to continue waiting.
When it was approaching the time of childbirth, the palace servants from Chunnan Palace and Jiashan Palace who came to wait for the news came forward to speak together and advised Chunjia to put political affairs first and go to rest first: "Even Empress Zhaorong definitely doesn't want to do it because of her The birth has delayed your going to court tomorrow. Besides, there are good concubines and others here to take charge, so you won't delay anything if you go to make arrangements."
Chunjia thought for a moment and then agreed.
After he left, the heads of the various palaces also left. Only Yun Fenghuang and Ruifei were left. Since they were the ones co-managing the Sixth Palace, they had to stay.
At this time, Wei Hengyan's wailing inside had clearly subsided, and no one would have thought that the situation was not good. Concubine Rui's face was very uneasy: "Mother Xian, do you think Zhaorong... will be okay?"
Yun Fenghuang glanced at her: "Zhaorong Jiren has his own destiny."
Concubine Rui thought that this meant that Wei Hengyan could only resign himself to his fate now. She couldn't help but bite her lip and subconsciously glanced in the direction of the side hall - where the fifth prince was placed.
Yun Fenghuang noticed it and sneered in his heart.
There are currently five princes in the palace, and the eldest prince who is recorded in the name of Concubine Shu is of course the most valued. In the absence of a legitimate son, this child undoubtedly has the highest status.
The second prince and the third prince were naturally excluded from the possibility of inheriting the throne because of their biological mother.
The fourth prince is the daughter of Concubine Xie. In terms of age and birth mother, they are all inferior to the eldest prince. In addition, Concubine Xie is far less favored than the eldest prince's mother-in-law and adoptive mother. It can be said that as long as the eldest prince is around, the fourth prince generally has little chance.
Under such circumstances, the fifth prince, who was born just two days ago, was not taken seriously at first, but once the fifth prince's mother, Wei Hengyan, died of dystocia, it would be different.
How can a prince who is not yet one month old not be taken care of by his mother and concubine
Wei Hengyan's position is Zhaorong. According to the tacit understanding in the palace, if she is gone, the fifth prince can only be taken over by a concubine from the ninth concubine or above.
Among them, Yun Fenghuang has two sons and daughters, and Concubine Xie has her own flesh and blood, so she should not fight for it.
The remaining original concubine Xuan, Jie Yuluo Hanyi, has only one daughter; Concubine Rui and Mrs. Yaoning are raising princes born from Ji's daughters; Mrs. Manya and Yin Zhaoyi have nothing to live with... they will all be willing to adopt this child.
Although the emperor is still young and will have successors and legitimate sons in the future, the concubine princes will naturally not be so valuable, but who knows what will happen in the future
From Ruifei's point of view, even if she takes that position and gives birth to a biological prince in the future, there is nothing wrong with adopting a few princes in advance. It can not only assist her biological flesh and blood, but also win over a group of people when she grows up, and get married, right
She lowered her head and thought for a while, then raised her head, only to see Yun Fenghuang looking at her thoughtfully, and she was shocked: "Empress?"
"..." Yun Fenghuang didn't say anything and looked away expressionlessly. This made Concubine Rui a little panicked, wondering if Concubine Xian had noticed what she just thought
But it’s hard to ask this, so I can only force myself to calm down and comfort myself: “I am just thinking about it, and the Concubine Xian has no evidence, what else can she do to me?”
However, she was in vain when she thought about it, because at dawn, crying came from the delivery room, which had not heard any big noise for a while. For a moment, Po Wen, who was relieved, took out a swaddle and showed it to them. It is said that Zhaorong gave birth to a little princess.
The little princess's wrinkled cry was also a little weak, and she looked very pitiful.
Yun Fenghuang was used to seeing the cute appearance of Princess Zhaoqing Yuxue, so she looked down upon the child. She hugged her reluctantly and ordered him to be sent back to the house to stop the wind: "Where is Zhaorong? How is she?"
Po Wen quickly said that she fainted from exhaustion.
"It's a good service." Yun Fenghuang nodded and said some usual things. As he was about to leave, he saw Po Wen looking at him eagerly and hesitated to speak, so he was surprised and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"Before Empress Zhaorong fainted, she held the servant's hand and told her that you must stay and help take charge of the overall situation, and wait until she wakes up before leaving." When Po Wen said this, she glanced at Concubine Rui several times uneasily, for fear of being caught. Ruifei seemed to hold a grudge.
It’s no wonder that Concubine Xian and Concubine Rui are both co-managers of the Sixth Palace, but Wei Hengyan only entrusts Concubine Xian and does not mention Concubine Rui, even though she usually has a better relationship with Concubine Xian and Yijia Palace is adjacent to Xuanqing Palace. Because of the residence, Ruifei's face was somewhat flattered.
Concubine Rui simply didn't want to accept this kind of assignment. After hearing this, she said, "Thank you for your hard work, Concubine Xian. As long as Zhaorong and her daughter are safe, I'll leave first!"
After she left, Yun Fenghuang asked Na Wenpo: "Zhaorong has always been careful, how could it be difficult to give birth this time? Is there anything unusual in this?"
Po Wen shook her head and said: "There is nothing abnormal, it's just that Zhao Rong was very nervous for her first delivery..."
After hesitating for a moment, Fu whispered, "Maybe I was frightened by what happened to Chen a few days ago."
Wei Hengyan is really not very courageous. She had been panicking about Xinqing for several days. Yun Fenghuang sighed and said: "I know, since Zhaorong wants me to stay and help, then I The palace will make arrangements for now."
So he gave instructions to everyone in the main hall, and ordered Qingdu and other attendants to supervise separately to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to attack Wei Hengyan. This was also the reason why Wei Hengyan insisted on Yun Fenghuang staying before he fainted. It was such a toss-up. It was already bright, but Wei Hengyan still hadn't woken up, and Yun Fenghuang didn't bother to go back to Huanhua Hall, so he just found a place in the side hall to lie down for a while.
I don’t know how long I slept. When I woke up, I heard someone whispering outside the tent, and a familiar voice asked: "... How long has it been? At what time do you never get up?"
She asked lazily: "Is Your Majesty here? I'm already awake."
I heard Chunjia give instructions in a low voice for a while, then walked in alone a moment later and said: "Ahuang is very kind to Zhaorong. She can make such a fuss and endure the whole night."
"Do you feel sorry for me?" Yun Fenghuang sat up with his arms supported and said with a smile, "Among the concubines, Zhaorong respects your Ahuang the most. How much should I feel sorry for her?"
Chunjia hummed: "Yes, the pain is beyond me!"
"Zhaorong is not an ignorant person. You have to take the fifth prince to the Gu family and tell her properly. She will agree to it." Yun Fenghuang got up and went to get his robe from the hanger next to him. Chun Seeing this, Jia took it off and handed it to her. He sneered and said, "Of course I know that Zhao Rong will not disagree. This is not why I hesitated just now."
This made Yun Fenghuang a little surprised. She just interrupted because she was afraid that Chunjia would say something about protecting the child, and Chunjia didn't have a bad impression of Wei Hengyan. The only thing that made him make such a decision was nothing more than It was he who decided early on to hand over the fifth prince to Gu Zhen to raise, so Wei Hengyan, the natural concubine, naturally became a stumbling block to a certain extent.
But Chunjia said it wasn't for this reason... She put on her coat and tied her belt while asking, "Do you value the Third Princess so much?"
These words were questions, but they were clearly negative.
To put it bluntly, as frail as the third princess is, it is still a question of whether she can be raised well.
As for Chunjia, why did Chunjia sacrifice Wei Hengyan for such a daughter who had not yet been born
"..." Chunjia hesitated before speaking. After a while, he sighed slightly and said, "That's all."
He didn't want to talk about this matter, so he changed the subject and said, "You have two children who are still young. A few days ago, many people came to renovate the palace. Don't worry too much about Zhaorong, and pay more attention to yourself. Don’t let Zhaorong recover by then, and you’ll be in a terrible state.”
Yun Fenghuang said disapprovingly: "Not long ago, Zhao Rong was frightened by Chen's incident. In fact, I didn't do anything here. I just wanted to let her know that she felt at ease. As for the Xuanqing Palace, they were rectified a few days ago. They won’t forget the lessons learned so quickly.”
While speaking, Yan Yin coughed outside and reported through the door that Wei Hengyan's family had already entered the palace. Knowing that the Holy Emperor was here, they did not dare to come rashly and were paying their respects to the Empress Dowager. Of course, the Empress Dowager was not open to the public. After all, they were in bed, so they found a flower parlor to send them to drink tea.
"I have forgotten that today is the day when foreign wives come to the palace to have a small gathering." Yun Fenghuang patted his head when he heard this and said to the outside, "Let Zhaorong's mother-in-law come over quickly. Your Majesty is busy with government affairs. , I came here to see Zhao Rong and will go back."
While talking, Chunjia looked at Chunjia. Chunjia said funnyly: "You have made arrangements for me, can I still leave later?"
After thinking about it, he told her not to neglect her own palace for Zhaorong's sake, "Zhaorong only gave birth to a princess this time. How can you compare it to your palace?"
"Did Ah Ji hear something? This concubine is a little flustered." Yun Fenghuang asked him after hearing this, "You have never said this before."
Chunjia muttered: "You never stayed in other people's palaces like this before to help organize affairs, and didn't care about your own palace!"
At this time, Yan Yin came over to remind again, saying that Wei Hengyan's natal female relatives were already coming this way - this was a tactful way of urging the emperor to leave. After all, Wei Hengyan's elders could only return the favor. Younger female relatives such as sisters-in-law, according to the The rules are not suitable for meeting the emperor.
Chunjia then stood up and left. Before leaving, he asked Yun Fenghuang: "Don't forget to go to Qingci Palace to say hello. If the imperial grandmother asks about Ji's current situation, just say that you are still in the circle. The court has not come up with a reason. Ye The Duke has made a request to resign and return to his hometown, but now I and the ministers are still discussing whether to agree or not."