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Chapter 378 Pregnant again
Chapter 378 Pregnant Again
A brainless person would listen to the imperial physician and the nanny's advice, instead of being so smart that she thinks someone is going to harm her and regards all the words that are meant for her good as harm to her.
A smart person would not take advantage of her pregnancy to complain about discomfort here today and there tomorrow, and use such a poor excuse to drive out everyone in her palace.
After hearing what Xie Run said, the emperor was silent for a while, and then suddenly burst into laughter.
The depression that Hua Zhaoyi had been holding back dissipated in an instant.
"You..." After talking for a long time, he didn't know what words to use to describe Xie Run. He just held her hand and smiled.
"I haven't been with you for a long time, so it's a good time to take a break today." The emperor left Fanghua Palace, and he felt much happier when he thought that he would not be able to see Huayu for a while.
"The warehouse has purchased a new batch of new things today. Do you want to go back to the palace to accompany Taotao, or go to the warehouse to pick out some things?"
Xie Run immediately said: "I will accompany the emperor to the storehouse!"
"The Emperor thinks Hua Zhaoyi is too noisy, and I also think Tao Tao is too noisy."
"Tao Tao has become more and more talkative lately. He never shuts up all day long. Even cats and dogs are annoyed."
"He could ask ten times, 'Have the peach blossoms bloomed yet?' The person answering would almost bite his tongue. I'm just worried I'll have nowhere to hide!"
The emperor had also been harassed by Tao Tao last time.
A bird flew away, and Taotao caught the emperor and asked him more than a dozen questions, which made the emperor confused.
Thinking of this, the emperor immediately said: "Then go to the warehouse!"
"I remember we got a few new cloaks. They have nice patterns and designs. They will look great on you."
"There are also many good inks and brushes. I know you have been learning to paint recently, so I have asked someone to prepare them. If you fail to paint well in the future, you will not complain to me that the brushes and ink are not good."
Xie Run smiled gently and let the emperor lead him to the warehouse.
This warehouse is the emperor's private warehouse. Normally, no rewards are given from here. It is only opened when the emperor occasionally rewards someone individually, which is considered a special honor.
"I said this to the emperor when I first entered the palace. In the blink of an eye, Taotao is already two years old..." Xie Run sighed for the first time, feeling that time passed quickly.
The emperor glanced at her with a smile, "It's only been three years, why are you already feeling sentimental?"
Xie Run: "Your Majesty is right. We are still young. It's only been three years."
The emperor smiled and said nothing.
The emperor's private vault had not been opened for a long time. When it was suddenly opened, a stuffy smell rushed up, and Xie Run felt a surge in his chest and nausea immediately.
The emperor was happily talking to Xie Run about the good things that had just been put into the warehouse. Seeing that she looked unhappy, he asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"But where does it feel uncomfortable?"
Xie Run covered his nose and said, "I just feel that the smell in the warehouse is a bit stuffy..."
The emperor was puzzled. "What does it smell like?"
How come he didn't smell anything?
The next second, Xie Run's stomach churned and he ran to the doorstep to vomit.
The emperor raised his hand and said, "Go get the imperial physician!"
After Xie Run dry-heaved for a while, he raised his head and met the emperor's eyes.
The emperor pondered for a moment, "You...I, Sui Sui, are you pregnant?"
Xie Run's mind was also a little blank.
After thinking carefully about my period, it seems... it was really delayed for a few days.
Xie Run stammered, "I don't know either."
After stopping the medication, Xie Run hoped to get pregnant.
But as more than half a year passed, there was no news, and Xie Run was busy dealing with the affairs of the harem, so he no longer cared about it.
Xie Run was still afraid of making a mistake, so she added, "I'm not sure either. I'll have to wait for the imperial physician to come and take my pulse before I can say anything."
There are already many princes in the palace, and Hua Zhaoyi and Xi Chongyuan are pregnant. The emperor should have been accustomed to this news.
But the emperor was also happy when he thought that Xie Run might be pregnant.
Among so many children in the palace, only Xie Runsheng's Taotao survived safely, and later he gradually had healthy offspring.
Because of this incident, the emperor always remembered Xie Runyi's merit.
He even felt that Xie Run was blessed and protected his descendants.
Now that Xie Run is a noble concubine and is pregnant again, it is a big event that makes everyone in the palace happy.
The emperor carefully helped Xie Run to sit in a side hall and had people serve him tea and cakes.
The imperial physician came quickly and knew what was going on as soon as he felt Xie Run's pulse.
What happened in Fanghua Palace has been reported to the Imperial Hospital. The doctors in the hospital are eagerly waiting for good news, fearing that the emperor will vent his anger on them.
This time there is good news, and I can’t wait to announce it as soon as possible.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Empress Zhao is already one month pregnant!"
The emperor excitedly said: "Reward!"
He held Xie Run's hand and said with a smile, "At the beginning, I said that I would promote you to Imperial Concubine when you were pregnant, but there has been no news since then."
"Now, after waiting for over half a year, I have promoted you, and the child is finally here. It's obvious that this child knows how to enjoy life. I can't bear to treat him badly in the slightest!"
Xie Run raised his hand and stroked his not-so-obvious abdomen, saying softly, "Your Majesty is right, this child really knows how to enjoy life."
At this time, there was no one harboring evil intentions in the palace, and everyone was living their own life.
There is still some time before the draft of new players.
During this period, Xie Run could rest assured and take care of the baby without having to be as frightened and cautious as when she was pregnant with Taotao.
Xie Run added, "There are also Hua Zhaoyi and Xi Chongyuan who are pregnant in the palace. My baby is only a month old. Your Majesty should not be too partial."
"Also, I would like to ask the Emperor for a favor."
The emperor was in a good mood at the moment. Even if Xie Run asked for a hundred things, let alone just one, he would probably agree on a whim.
Xie Run: "I beg Your Majesty not to spread this matter!"
"They say the fetal spirit is afraid of being frightened. I have already won the emperor's favor and do not want to compete for this temporary glory."
The emperor immediately made the decision, "I'll do as you say. I'll announce it after the baby is stable. Then I'll reward the six concubines!"
Xie Run smiled and said, "When the time comes, whatever reward the Emperor gives me, I will definitely accept it."
The emperor patted Xie Run's hand and ordered a sedan chair to take the two of them to Showa Palace.
The Emperor: "Your pregnancy can be kept secret from others, but it's hard to hide it from the Queen."
"Managing the six palaces is hard work, and now that you're pregnant, it's really inconvenient."
Xie Run thought to himself, you also know how hard it is, so even though you don't care about anything else on weekdays, you actually know what's going on in your heart.
"That's what I thought, too."
I just need to find a good excuse so that others won’t get suspicious.
In the evening, the emperor stayed at Showa Palace.
Huayu is a coward, and will behave himself for a while after being taught a lesson.
Without her disturbance, the harem became much more peaceful.
The next day, when Xie Run opened his eyes, the emperor had already gone to court.
Dan Tao and Xiao Shu helped her with her makeup: "Your Majesty, there is another great joyful event in our palace. We servants are so happy that we don't know what to say."
Dan Tao clasped her hands together and whispered, "Amitabha, last winter I quietly made a wish to the Bodhisattva, asking him to let the Empress have another child. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I should go and fulfill it."
When Xie Run listened to the two maids talking, she realized that they were secretly worried about her and had done a lot of praying to gods and Buddhas in private.
She smiled helplessly and held their hands, "I know how much you care about me."
"To talk about rewards these days is all empty talk... I've asked my sister to look for you guys out there. If there's a good family, I'll ask the Queen for mercy and let you leave the palace early so you can have someone to rely on for the rest of your lives."
Xie Run never has unrealistic ideas.
Being trapped in the palace as a maid for a lifetime is very difficult.
In this era, their best destination is to marry a reliable man, become the mistress of the house, raise a few children, and have someone to rely on when they are old.
When the two maids heard her say this, their faces changed. "I won't leave. I will serve you for the rest of my life!"
Xie Run smiled and shook his head. "You've seen the elderly maids in the palace, and you know how hard their lives are. I don't want you to spend your whole lives trying to figure out what others are thinking."
“That’s exhausting.”
Xiao Shu was unconvinced: "I have been by your side my whole life, how could I be the same as those old maids?"
Xie Run stroked Xiao Shu's head and said with a smile what she once said with disdain: "Nonsense, how can you not get married?"
She didn't want to say anything unlucky.
But who can guarantee that they will be prosperous for the rest of their lives?
While she is in favor now, choose a good family for them. With her support, the two of them can become the head of the household and have two children to rely on. They can live better than 80% of women in this era.
She is not even twenty years old yet. Although she is favored for a while, the favor will eventually wear off. Then she will have to drag them along for the rest of her life. It is not worth it.
They still serve Xie Run personally. Once Xie Run falls out of favor, others will take advantage of him. They are afraid that they will not even be able to compare with ordinary old maids.
Xiao Shu and Dan Tao were not fools. They could tell that Xie Run was planning for them in every word, and they felt a little sour in their hearts.
The master suddenly mentioned the matter of marrying in. Perhaps she is worried that she will fall out of favor in the future and won't be able to protect them?
What was originally a happy event was inexplicably tinged with sadness.
Xie Run didn't like this atmosphere and changed the subject with a smile: "Xiao Shu, what happened in the imperial kitchen yesterday?"
"I originally asked you to arrange it, how come it suddenly became Concubine Wen's order?"
Xiao Shu also became serious: "I was a step too late. When I arrived, Concubine Wen had already issued the order."
"After all, it's still those gossipy old women. They feel that the rewards given by Consort Hua are too little, and that they never get any good results from their work, so they've been gossiping openly and covertly, and that's why many people have heard about it."
The maids who did odd jobs in the imperial kitchen were the lowest-ranking servants.
The eunuchs were the ones who actually cooked and did odd jobs, and they shared the rewards from above with these people.
The reward from the higher-ups was not much, and it was divided among the eunuchs in charge of the kitchen and the young eunuchs, so they had no share.
Only if their superiors are generous can they get a few pieces.
Hua Yu had five meals a day in the late stages of her pregnancy, and each meal included various desserts. The maids did a lot of chores for her, but she didn't get any benefits at all. Couldn't they complain a little?
Xie Run was also somewhat helpless: "Go and find out which of those old women are talking too much and forbid them from working in the imperial kitchen anymore."
"And have someone give a hundred taels of silver to the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Kitchen, telling him that I appreciate their hard work in taking care of Concubine Hua, and that I'm giving them tea."
Xie Run also reminded them: "Don't let them take it all, at least give some to the people below."
Xiao Shu asked, "Your Majesty, are you trying to appease the resentment in the Imperial Kitchen on behalf of Hua Zhaoyi?"
Xie Run glanced at her and said, "I guess so."
Xiao Shu was a little confused, but Dan Tao pulled her aside and said, "Hua Zhaoyi didn't give any tips for food, which caused resentment, but our queen gave some. The Imperial Kitchen should naturally acknowledge the favor of whoever they receive favor from, so they should remember what they should remember."
"The Imperial Kitchen is managed by Your Majesty and Consort Wen. By distributing this money, everyone's resentment will be calmed and their trust in Your Majesty will be increased."
Xiao Shu immediately felt relieved.
This time, Hua Yu was defeated by Concubine Wen's sincerity.
If it were anyone else, the emperor might have suspected that she was being plotted against.
This is really... one thing conquers another.
Without Hua Yu causing trouble in the harem, life finally became peaceful.
In April, Xi Chongyuan and Hua Yu gave birth to a prince each, the eighth prince and the ninth prince respectively.
Xi Chongyuan gave birth smoothly and was promoted to Xi Chongrong after the birth.
The fetus was too big when Hua Yu gave birth, and she had a difficult labor for two days and one night before she gave birth to a prince weighing more than nine pounds.
Now that my body is damaged, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to have children in the future.
The imperial physician also asked her to stay in bed for two months to recover her strength.
Huayu suffered a lot during this childbirth, but it was a lesson for her.
The governess took the opportunity to cry and complain, expressing her true feelings and swearing oaths, and finally gained Huayu's trust. From then on, she took great pains to take care of the Ninth Prince for Huayu, and finally became the most capable person around Huayu.
In the blink of an eye, it was mid-May and the draft was finally finalized.
At the same time, the news of Xie Run's pregnancy spread throughout the six palaces.
Not many people in the six palaces were surprised.
After all, in March, the Queen suddenly stopped Xie Run from assisting in the management of the six palaces.
At that time, there was no news that Concubine Zhao had made any mistakes, and there was no other important things for Concubine Zhao to do, so everyone guessed that Xie Run might be pregnant.
After three months, things had almost fermented and were just waiting for Xie Run to make the announcement.
The news of Xie Run's pregnancy was announced, and the draft was approaching, so the queen was a little too busy.
After much deliberation, the Queen promoted Concubine Jingshu to assist in managing the six palaces.
It just so happened that at this time there was another problem in the Prince Residence.
Concubine Wu often went to visit the Seventh Prince secretly, and was often dissatisfied with the fact that the Prince was taking care of the Seventh Prince's palace maids.
The palace maids who looked after the Seventh Prince were secretly dissatisfied with Concubine Wu.
As servants, they take care of their masters, and naturally they seek favor and future with their masters.
If Concubine Wu had not intervened, they would have served the Seventh Prince since he was a child and their future would have been similar.
However, although Concubine Wu's position was not very high, she always liked to rely on the fact that she was the prince's biological mother to meddle in this and that, and even went to complain to the empress.
After a few interactions, the two sides became enemies.
The people in the Prince's Residence were not fools. They deliberately set a trap to make Concubine Wu mistakenly believe that they were abusing the Seventh Prince.
Concubine Wu was furious and ran to Fengyi Palace to complain.
The queen endured the discomfort and checked for her, and found out that it was just Concubine Wu who made a mistake, which was why she went through so much trouble.
The Queen might know the truth, but it was impossible for her to seek justice for Concubine Wu.