kingnovel Chapter 493 Pregnancy
Chapter 493 Pregnancy
In the past few years, the Dayan Dynasty has been going smoothly under the emperor's governance.
The emperor has a very good characteristic: he does not employ people if he doubts them, and he trusts people he employs.
Therefore, the soldiers stationed on the borders more or less had less worries. Although they did not expand the territory, they were able to keep the Dayan Dynasty safe and sound.
In recent years, even the yields of wheat and rice have been increasing. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory said that the good weather and harvests in the Dayan Dynasty would continue for many years. The happy emperor rewarded them with a wave of his hand.
Everyone was just glad that the emperor was not led astray by these people and continued to work diligently and conscientiously.
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"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Princess Zhaoping is beautiful and intelligent. Not only does she have excellent cooking skills, but she is also kind-hearted and generous. Her strong sense of responsibility is also praised by everyone. I hereby issue this decree, ordering Princess Zhaoping to enter the palace every day to serve the Empress and assist her in the delivery of her child. She can only retire after October, when the Empress can successfully give birth to a prince and both mother and child are safe. I hope Princess Zhaoping will be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, do her best, and live up to my trust. I decree!"
Qi Ning'an asked why her eyelids had been twitching recently, and it turned out that he was waiting for her here.
As a county lady, she had a salary and a fiefdom, so she was naturally comfortable. However, there were always some things that she could not escape.
When Eunuch Wei finished his decree and went to the front yard to eat, Gu Qingyun comforted him, "Don't think too much. Although the harem is in chaos, if there is any accident, I will definitely clear your name. Besides, didn't the emperor say that you can come back every day? Two months ago, I heard that the queen was pregnant. The queen has been in poor health since she gave birth to Princess Mingyue. Although she gave birth to the little prince later, the little prince was also in poor health. This time, maybe they were scared, so they let you in. You only need to be responsible for three meals a day, and let the queen eat more so that the child will not be so small and weak."
Gu Qingyun probably saw the resistance and compromise in Qi Ning'an's eyes, so he squatted beside Qi Ning'an and coaxed her in a gentle voice.
A year ago, the emperor's newly promoted concubine Wan became pregnant with a dragon fetus. In recent years, it has become easier and easier for the emperor to have children, but male offspring are still rare.
The prince only has a younger brother to keep him company. The Empress Dowager says all day long that the little prince will be lonely, but no matter how hard the emperor tries, there is already six or seven princesses, but no little prince has been born.
Last year, Concubine Wan gave birth to a prince, but he didn't live more than three days.
It is said that she ate something poisonous while she was pregnant, and the baby was born with a dark blue face and looked like he was about to die.
Even her crying was very weak, and it was raining heavily that day. Concubine Wan struggled on the bed for almost six hours before she gave birth to the child.
The baby was originally twins, but the other one suffocated to death in the stomach.
From then on, although Concubine Wan did not fall out of favor, she was no longer as favored as before.
But Concubine Wan was a very ambitious person. Because of her sadness and unwillingness, she started investigating the cause of the poisoning before she even finished her confinement.
She really couldn't figure out how she got poisoned.
Obviously, I have been very careful. Everything I eat and use has to be purged with silver needles, not to mention that the people around me were all brought from home.
The people who can come around are those who are extremely trustworthy.
I really can't guess who it is?
She felt a chill at the thought that it might be the people around her who she trusted very much.
Moreover, she knew very well that if she was no longer favored, she would have to spend the rest of her life in loneliness in this deep palace.
Less than two months after the child's death, she secretly investigated the things she had eaten during her pregnancy.
When she found out that it was related to a eunuch in the imperial kitchen, Concubine Wan was stunned. If she couldn't eat anything sent by the imperial kitchen, what else could she do? Would she be forced to death?
It took more than half a year before she found out that the eunuch was actually Concubine Mei, who entered the palace in the same year as herself. For a moment, she actually found it very funny.
You have to know that the person who was most worried and concerned about me during my pregnancy was Concubine Mei. Even though she felt that the palace was full of jackals and tigers, she still trusted her very much.
The two of them had been friends since childhood, and when they reached the age of selection, they entered the palace together. They originally thought that they could support each other in the palace for the rest of their lives, but unexpectedly...
I originally thought that Concubine Mei killed my child out of jealousy, and I hesitated whether to just let it go.
But then she thought of her two children and herself who was no longer in favor. This noble lady Mei had been extremely glorious in the past few months and had received a lot of favor from the emperor. If it weren't for her pregnancy, she would have climbed up by stepping on her head.
Finally, Concubine Wan could no longer bear it and exposed the matter.
There was a flower-viewing banquet in the palace that day. Concubine Wan was dressed up carefully, and was even more beautiful than the flowers in the imperial garden. The emperor couldn't help but be moved when he saw her, thinking that he had indeed neglected her in the past six months.
Wanpin transformed into someone leaning in the emperor's arms, smiling sweetly, and told the emperor about how she was poisoned during her pregnancy and killed the dragon fetus.
The emperor was horrified when he heard this. The appearance of the two children had always been in his mind. They were so miserable that he became a little afraid when he saw Concubine Wan later.
The emperor was really furious, and soon he found out what Wanpin had said. Concubine Mei was banished to the cold palace, and the matter was dropped.
However, the concubines in the palace became more cautious from then on. Everyone wanted to become pregnant with the emperor's child, but everyone was afraid that they would suffer such an unexpected disaster.
Originally, the emperor's harem was relatively peaceful, but as more and more people came into the harem, palace fighting became inevitable, and the emperor became really troubled.
During the day, he had to worry about the former dynasty, and at night, he had to worry about the harem. It took him a lot of time just to judge the cases for everyone.
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Perhaps it was because of this case that the emperor paid more attention to the concubines who became pregnant later. After all, there were few children to begin with, and if the child died because of palace fighting, it would be a loss.
In addition, since it is the Queen who is pregnant this time, she has to be extra careful, for fear of any accidents. This is the Crown Prince's chance to have a half-sibling.
Qi Ning'an sighed, "I know. Since I have received the order, I will definitely do my best. But the people in the harem are treacherous. I am afraid that I will be involved in trouble if I am not careful."
Gu Qingyun held her hand and said, "I believe you know what to do. I will also take care of you outside. If there is anything wrong when you come back every day, you must tell me. The Queen is already five months pregnant. You have only served her for half a year. Princess Mingyue will also be with you. You don't have to worry too much."