Chapter 213: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 11
Chapter 213: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 11
After Yinzhen finished speaking, he left Jingren Palace.
Not long after, the rewards from the Yangxin Palace were sent to the Yiku Palace and Jingren Palace respectively.
Let’s not talk about Yikun Palace for now, let’s talk about Jingren Palace. When the Queen saw the pile of rewards, she laughed out of anger and said, “What is this? Is this a thank you gift for not letting the Imperial Concubine pay her respects?”
"Your Majesty, please calm down. No matter how much the Emperor favors the Imperial Concubine, he must be able to give birth to the child. Otherwise, no matter how much the Emperor favors you, you must have a life to enjoy it!"
"You are right. If Concubine Nian wants to have more children, let her have more."
Everyone knew that Concubine Nian had a weak constitution, but to what extent was she weak? To be honest, Concubine Nian herself might not be very clear because she had never had an imperial physician to use, or perhaps she had not found a useful imperial physician.
Furthermore, some imperial physicians only say half of what they say and keep the other half back, and generally, no one would rashly expose their true intentions.
If she didn't have children and took good care of her health, it would not be impossible for her to live to the age of fifty, if not to live a hundred years.
Yinzhen came out of Jingren Palace and arranged for someone to deliver rewards, but he did not go back to Yangxin Palace directly, but went to Shoukang Palace.
"My son, please pay your respects to the Queen. May the Queen be blessed with peace and blessings."
"The emperor is here, stand up and speak."
"Yes."
After Yinzhen sat down, the Queen Mother asked, "You came here for the Imperial Concubine, right?"
Yinzhen nodded: "I can't hide it from the Empress Dowager. It was indeed for the Imperial Concubine. Jingpin was protected by the Empress Dowager and gave birth to a child safely. Hongzhao's child looks very pleasing to the son. I also hope that the Imperial Concubine can have such a blessing."
The Queen Mother could not help but sigh: "Of course I hope that my children and grandchildren are well. The Royal Concubine's child is also my grandson, but blessings also depend on the person. How do you want me to protect the Royal Concubine?"
"My son is thinking of asking the Empress Dowager to send a nanny over to look after the Imperial Concubine. What do you think?"
The Queen Mother was silent for a while, then nodded: "That's fine, but the Imperial Concubine has no shortage of useful maids around her. The Imperial Concubine probably has a nursing maid too, but the one I gave her may not be to her liking."
Although she agreed, she still had to say it in advance, and her relationship with the imperial concubine was not very good, so the imperial concubine might not trust the person she sent.
Yinzhen didn't understand the little tricks between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, and said with gratitude: "How could the imperial concubine not be satisfied with the person given by the empress dowager?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I will have someone choose a nanny to send to the Imperial Concubine later."
"Thank you, Empress Dowager. It's all my fault. I always see you worrying about me."
"You are my son, and the concubine is pregnant with my grandson. Why should I worry about this? I am also happy to protect my descendants and grandchildren."
"It is a blessing for my son and my fourteenth brother to have an elder like the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It is my blessing to have a son like you. If Fourteenth is disobedient, you, as his elder brother, do not need to indulge him for my sake. You can discipline him as you see fit."
Yinzhen smiled: "My fourteenth brother has become much more sensible than before. He has done a good job on the task that my son has recently assigned to him."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother said nothing more.
Although the relationship between Yinzhen and Fourteenth Prince was not as tense as that between him and Thirteenth Prince, it was definitely not as tense as in history.
The Empress Dowager used to be partial, but she changed in the past few years. The Empress Dowager made an indispensable contribution to Yinzhen's throne, and Yinzhen has come to terms with the things that happened in the past.
The relationship between mother and son improved a lot, so naturally, she was much calmer towards Fourteen, and the ending naturally became much better.
Two days later, Concubine Nian received the nanny sent by the Empress Dowager. To be honest, she was a little unprepared because Yinzhen did not tell her about this in advance.
However, on the surface, Concubine Nian happily accepted the "concern" from the Empress Dowager.
Just by coincidence, this nanny also had the surname Chen, but she was not related to the nanny Chen beside Jiayue.
Concubine Nian asked Nanny Chen a few questions casually, and then arranged for someone to go down and settle her. After Nanny Chen left, Concubine Nian closed the door and said to her confidant: "What do you think the Queen Mother meant by sending a Nanny here?"
"Maybe it's just concern for the lady?"
The Imperial Concubine frowned: "I always feel something is wrong. When I was still in the palace, the Empress Dowager De was very harsh to me and didn't like me very much. Why would the Empress Dowager suddenly care about my child?"
The confidant immediately said: "No matter how the Queen Mother views you, you are pregnant with the Emperor's child, who is also the Queen Mother's grandson. The Queen Mother may not be concerned about you, but she may be concerned about her grandson."
The imperial concubine thought about it and felt that it made sense.
"Maybe! Let Nanny Chen keep an eye on her. I can't use the one the Queen Mother sent, but I'm still worried. The Queen Mother may have good intentions, but it's inevitable that someone will take advantage of it. I can't let this pregnancy go wrong again."
All in all, she has lost two children. Ever since she became pregnant with this one, she started to become suspicious.
"Yes, ma'am."
To be honest, not everyone is as trusting as Jiayue. Women from the harem naturally have little sense of security. They are born in struggles. Once they enter the harem, it is the biggest interest center for women in the world. Where there are interests, there will be fierce struggles.
The Queen Mother may not have the intention to harm others, but there is no guarantee that someone will use her to harm others.
People like Jiayue are actually a minority.
Of course, it was also because she had a low position and didn't have many talents, so she was entrusted with important tasks only after Nanny Chen came.
It also shows that people think about problems differently because of their different identities.
The Empress Dowager sent a nanny to the Imperial Concubine, and the news spread quickly.
Everyone has different opinions on this.
The Queen understood clearly: "The Emperor went to Shoukang Palace before, otherwise the Queen Mother would not have such feelings for the Imperial Concubine. The Emperor's feelings for the Imperial Concubine are much better than his feelings towards Li before."
Li, now known as Concubine Qi, was once the first favorite concubine in Yinzhen's harem. She gave birth to three sons and one daughter. But even so, her status was no more than that of Concubine Xi, who entered the palace later but was mediocre in favor.
The maid beside her said hurriedly: "Compared to the Imperial Concubine, Concubine Qi lacks a capable father and brother."
The Queen nodded: "That's true! The Imperial Concubine has a capable father and brother, her appearance is what the Emperor likes, and her talent is outstanding. Let's not talk about the Imperial Concubine anymore, just hand the account book to me."
"Yes, ma'am."
After hearing this, Jiayue asked Nanny Chen: "Madame Chen, do you know the Nanny that the Empress Dowager gave to the Imperial Concubine?"
"She also served the Queen Mother, so of course I know her. That maid has the same surname as me, but we are not related. She served the Queen Mother earlier than me, so although we know each other, we are not very close."
Jiayue nodded: "That's good. The imperial concubine is weak, and you should know what a child born from a weak mother will look like. I was almost wrongly accused of harming the imperial concubine's child before, so it's inevitable that I'm afraid of everything. Don't blame me, ma'am."
Nanny Chen said immediately: "It's a good thing that the queen is so vigilant. It's not a bad thing to think more about the affairs of the harem."
Jiayue smiled and said: "With Madam's words, I feel more relieved."
Chuxiu Palace remains the same as before, but the newcomers have a hard time.
Yinzhen was immersed in the joy of the imperial concubine's pregnancy, and naturally forgot about the new concubines in the harem.
The newlyweds waited and waited, and half a month after the imperial concubine announced her pregnancy, Yinzhen was reminded by someone that he had just participated in the selection not long ago.
Thinking of this, Yinzhen asked the seven women to sleep with him one by one according to their family background.
One day for each person, without bias, it’s a relief that Yinzhen could remember it.
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