I don't know why the normally healthy Yuan lost her child all of a sudden. I hope I can find out. Looking at Yuan Yi's pale face, my heart was filled with bitterness. This was a pitiful Chinese woman. She thought that love could be everything, but in exchange she was heartbroken. And this … The harem.
At the end of December, it was the empress dowager's annual tribute. Xuan Ye left the palace to head to the filial estate to personally pay his respects, but due to the heavy snowfall in the capital, the road was difficult to walk on. Thus, Xuan Ye didn't bring any women from the imperial harem this time; he only brought his subjects with him.
Yin Xin moved into Rong'er's palace, which now had five people living inside. It became the palace with the largest number of people in the imperial harem. It was supposed to be the most deserted corner, but now it became the most lively.
Ever since Yin Xinyu had entered the Palace as a young master, because her age was similar to the Emperor's, Rong's relationship with her had been especially good. In addition, due to her relationship with Zhilan, Rong'er had taken special care of her, so Yin Xinyu often stayed in her room during the day. Sometimes, she would stay for the entire day to chat with her son.
"Elder Sister Rong, Princess Rongxian's age is similar to Xinyu. Do you have any news for the Emperor to find a good home for the Princess?" The three of them chatted until they reached the topic of the marriage.
"What are you saying!?" Xin Yu, don't talk nonsense! " Hearing Xin Yu's words, Emperor Rong's face turned red.
Rong'er laughed out loud. "Why didn't you say so? The emperor said that our emperor is the first princess, and that we shouldn't be sloppy about it. We have to choose carefully."
"Mother, is Huang Ama really choosing?" Hearing this, Ronger's face reddened. He looked up and asked, "Do you know what Emperor Amma chose?"
"Oh, look, our Princess is getting anxious too!" Xiaoqing smiled and interjected from the side. Because she had watched the emperor grow up, when they were alone, the etiquette of the master and the servant weren't that particular.
"Aunt Qing!" Emperor Rong was slightly angered as he glared at Xiaoqing.
"Princess, please calm your anger! This servant knows her wrongs! " Little Qing unwillingly admitted her wrongs.
Rong'er, who was standing beside her, also laughed and asked, "Does the princess have a crush on you? If you are shy, my lady will speak up for you and your royal mother! "
"Mother!" You and Aunt Qing are bullying me too! " shouted Venerable.
While they were talking and laughing, Su Ya suddenly walked in quickly, "Mistress, it's bad. Lord Yuan's stomach hurts so much!"
"Ah?" How could this be? Hurry and send for the imperial physician! " Rong'er hurriedly rushed towards the door, "I'll go right now, don't panic!"
Yuan Yi was already eight months pregnant, and normally, she would be more careful and stay in her own small house. This half a year was basically safe, even with minor ailments rare, and now that her child was almost born, her stomach would suddenly ache.
Xin Yu and Rongxian followed Rong'er to Yuan Yi's room. Yuan Yi was sweating profusely. She rolled up and down, crying out in pain nonstop. The palace maid by the side used a handkerchief to wipe off her sweat, but she pulled it away with her hands.
"How are you feeling, human? Does it hurt? The imperial physician will be here soon! " Rong'er walked over and said with a slightly nervous voice.
Yuan Yi opened her eyes as her tears started to flow. Liu, looking at Rong'er, cried: "Imperial Concubine Rong, it hurts, it hurts … Children... "Child …"
Rong'er saw the pain in her heart and hurriedly went over to her, using a handkerchief to wipe her tears away. Endure, everything will be fine! The child will be fine! "
The imperial physician arrived very quickly. Rong'er and the others were waiting outside the room, and Rong'er was so anxious that she paced back and forth. "What's going on?" Has your master eaten anything? " He raised his head and looked at one of Yuan Yi's palace maids.
"Back to Imperial Concubine Rong, I didn't eat anything, it's just something I eat everyday, nothing special." Yuan Yi's little palace maid replied with a shudder, she suddenly raised her head and said: "Oh, right, it's snowing a few days ago, the weather is cold, Master has caught wind chill, the imperial doctors have prescribed some medicine, these days it's been fried and eaten, it's made by the imperial doctors, it should be fine."
"Have you caught wind of the cold? Why haven't you told me? " Rong'er frowned slightly.
Yin Xinyu interrupted, "Imperial Concubine Rong, it's like this. I promised to chat with Yuan Zhou two days ago and saw that she had caught a cold. However, she specifically reminded me not to tell you about it. She said it's a minor illness and you don't need to worry."
"You, too, didn't tell me she was sick!" Rong'er reproached softly.
"It's chenqie's fault." Yin Xinyu softly replied, "But chenqie has been coming over to see me everyday as well. Seeing that her complexion has improved a lot, I think this stomachache shouldn't have anything to do with the cold!"
"Forget it, forget it. Let's stop making wild guesses and wait for news from the royal doctors." Rong'er sighed softly, her eyes staring at Yuan Yi's room. The other people were quite pitiful, since the time when the Emperor was pregnant with her, he had never come to investigate her. The Emperor had always wanted to protect the Empress Dowager's filial piety. Desire, and having broken the imperial edict, although the Emperor bestowed her a reward, Rong'er actually relied on his understanding of the Emperor. The Emperor's heart still had a bit of responsibility towards others.
In the room, Yuan Yi's pained voice didn't stop. Xiaoqing, who was helping from inside the room, came out and said to Rong'er, "Mistress, I'm afraid that it's not good. The imperial physician said that Little Boss Yuan was born prematurely. Your servant will send someone to find a midwife."
"Go quickly! It's only been seven months? Is this production? Can this child work? " Rong'er anxiously whispered.
Su Ya quickly walked over. Xiao Qing sighed and said in a low voice, "Mistress, I'm afraid the danger is too great."
In the afternoon, Rong'er anxiously waited for the birth of the baby. The midwife and doctor didn't let them see the shape of the baby. Rong'er thought that the seven-month-old baby should have already been born. She was in her human form now, but this was a child who was not considered to have been successfully born.
Looking at her pale face, Rong'er let out a light sigh, thinking back to what the Imperial Physician had told her before. The Imperial Physician had said something strange, saying it was because she was unable to find out the reason, but Rong'er had a feeling that it wasn't as simple as it seemed.
"Xiaoqing, did the consultant say that the emperor would come over?" With the child gone, Rong'er immediately sent someone to inform the emperor.
"In reply to master, the advisory firm didn't say anything about whether the emperor would be able to come here. I'm not sure yet." Xiaoqing reported truthfully.
"Xiaoqing, this child doesn't look too strange." Rong'er turned to look at Xiao Qing, "She was fine all along, why did she suddenly disappear?"
"Mistress, it's indeed strange, but from what I see, Yuan Zhou agreeing to be the only Chinese mistress in this palace doesn't please everyone." Mistress, it's really strange, but from what I see, Yuan Zhou agreeing to be the only Chinese mistress in this palace is not liked by everyone. Little Qing shook her head.
"How could that be possible? Yiyi lives in our palace, how could there be such a person in our palace?" Rong'er said with a slight frown.
"Mistress, which pile of rice doesn't have grains of sand in it?" "Actually, according to what this servant says, you shouldn't think too much about it. The imperial physician said that it was caused by Young Master Yuan's body, so there's no need for you to worry about it."
"No, Little Qing. If someone really did harm her, and even more so in our palace, it would be even worse. You are the head aunt of this palace, so you have to go investigate more." Rong'er looked at Xiaoqing with disapproval.
"Master, even if you didn't say anything, this servant would still do it. It's just that this servant doesn't want you to worry about it. Don't worry about it, just hand it over to this servant." Little Qing replied softly.
Rong'er nodded. At this moment, he heard the voice of the consultant outside. "Your majesty, your majesty is driving!"
Xuan Ye stood by the side of the bed and looked at the unconscious Yuan Yi, sighing lightly, he turned and looked at Rong'er, "I had thought that she had good health, but I never thought that she was so weak, and had no children. Now that I think about it, she had given birth to Long Si, but I do not really care about her!"
"If Yuan agreed to be a Chinese woman, it would be quite difficult for her to stay in our palace …" "But she is in love with the Emperor, so she will not suffer."
"That's why I feel sorry for her." Xuan Ye let out a long breath. "Her father was a good subject in the Great Qing Dynasty. I should've found her a good family. It's all my fault for being disorderly after drinking too much!"
"Your Majesty need not blame yourself. Actually, what Your Majesty gave her was what she wanted the most!" Rong'er pouted and said with a bit of a bitter tone.
After a long while, he nodded and said, "Next month, I have decided to make a trip to the south. I will bring her along and let her visit her hometown. I believe she will miss home too."
"Your majesty the Emperor!"
"Imperial Concubine Rong, do you want to go with me?" Xuan Ye raised his head to look at Rong'er.
"No, Your Majesty. Chenqie has been there before. Please take someone else with you." Rong'er replied softly.
Xuan Ye nodded helplessly. "This Emperor knows you're right. For the peace of the harem, This Emperor should bring someone else."