C72

Grandmother Qiuquan worry, the spirit of strong development strong;

If the orchid also has a small production of omen, wish to be born safe do not become sad.

Kangxi 12 years, November 21, Wu Sangui officially unveiled the flag, claiming that all the people in the world enlist the army, General Ma, Wu Sangui ordered all his subordinates to cut their hair, change into Han clothing, and pay homage to the Emperor of Nan Ming and Yongli, who had been killed by him. The colors of the army were all white, while the infantry riders wore white felt hats. Feng Feng Su was the envoy of Bu Zheng, Peng Huannan was the magistrate of Yunnan, Zhang Guozhu and Ma Bao were the dukes, and Wang Pingfan and Li Benshen were the generals. At this point, the beginning of the Kangxi Dynasty's famous chaos.

The day after the news of King Pingxi's rebellion in the imperial capital of Yujing, Shuo Dai, the leader of the order vanguard, ordered his troops to guard Jingzhou, and appointed General Sun Yanling of Guangxi as the general of Fujia, and the general of the Line Kingdom as the general of Guangxi, to guard Guangxi together. The Xi'an general was ordered to go to Sichuan for garrison duty. At the same time, he ordered Liang Qingbin, the Minister of Revenue, and Chen Yiping, the Assistant Minister of Administration, to Fujian Province, to return to Beijing as soon as possible in order to prevent the other two from betraying him, and also ordered Guangdong and Fujian to halt their withdrawal.

These few days, life in the palace was still as it was in the past. However, the people from the harem were not allowed in and out, so no one knew what was happening.

On this day, everyone greeted the empress dowager as usual. The empress dowager's face was filled with fatigue, and her spirits were low. She was worried about the matters regarding Sanfan. "Today, I have nothing to instruct. Recently, there have been a lot of matters concerning the emperor." The empress dowager looked at everyone and said, "So no one is to bother the emperor unless they have matters to attend to. Everyone should go find the empress now."

"Old Ancestor, you seem to be in a bad mood. Are you feeling unwell?" Imperial Concubine Zhao asked with concern.

I am fine, I am fine now, and I can't pass either, thank you Imperial Concubine Zhao for your concern. The empress dowager looked at the Imperial Concubine Zhao and smiled as she spoke. Then, as if she was talking to herself, she spoke in a low voice, "No matter what, This Dowager will have to endure through this."

While speaking, Eunuch Cao Zhong entered and reported, "Reporting to the Old Ancestor, Princess Jianning is seeking an audience outside the Forbidden City. Because the Empress Dowager has ordered that the harem is not allowed in and out, but Princess Jianxin insists on seeing him, so the guards at the gates have come to request an order."

"Jianning is here?" The empress dowager nodded and thought for a moment before replying, "Let her enter the palace." He then looked at everyone, "The empress, Noble Lady Rong, Zhang Chang Zai, Yin Nan, Bu Fang and the others are all pregnant, rest more during this period, the weather is cold, if any of the palaces lacks anything, if your monthly salary is insufficient, you can tell the empress that the empress can make an increase depending on the circumstances." As he spoke, he looked towards the empress.

"Chenqie understands. Old Ancestor, please rest assured." The empress also knew what the empress dowager was worried about and replied softly.

"Mm, alright. This one has nothing else to do, so you can leave." The empress dowager commanded, causing Rong'er and the others to rise and take their leave.

When Rong'er walked out of the hall, he saw a woman of about thirty years of age walking out from the sedan chair. She was dressed in a blue qipao, and wore a white jacket over her body, and had a full woman's bun on her head. There was a simple silver needle stuck in her hair, and Rong'er knew that this was Princess Jianning. When Princess Jianning saw the empress and the others walking in front of them, she greeted the empress, and Rong'er and the others greeted each other. Princess Jianxin saw the empress and the others walking in front of them, and bowed to the empress, and Rong'er and the others greeted each other.

"I say, elder sister, why is there something weird about this palace?" Imperial Concubine Zhao who was at the front whispered to the Queen who was beside him.

"What's so strange about that?" The empress replied with a smile.

"I don't know either. Look at the Old Ancestor's expression, and look at the harem. Isn't there a problem with it as well?" Imperial Concubine Zhao whispered to the Queen.

The empress smiled and said softly, "We eat and sleep. Nothing will affect us anymore. The Old Ancestor has his own reasons for not saying anything about what is going on in the palace, so it's best for little sister not to worry too much. "

Seeing the empress's words, Imperial Concubine Zhao curled her lips but did not say another word.

Rong'er and the others followed the empress back to the palace, walking to the entrance of the palace. They alighted from the palanquin, and Rong'er and Yin Ruo Lan walked side by side towards the palace. When they suddenly saw Ruo Lan bending over, they hurried to support Ruo Lan and asked, "Ruo Lan, what's wrong?"

Yin Ruo Lan was already sweating profusely, and her face was pale as well. She looked at Rong'er and said, "I suddenly have a bellyache. I don't know what's going on." Rowland's attendant had already helped her up.

"Abdominal pain? Why would I have abdominal pain? " Rong'er was shocked. "Quickly, Little Qing, go call the imperial physician." Rong'er hurriedly ordered Little Qing, who was beside him.

The empress who was walking in front also walked over. Seeing Ruo Lan's reaction, she ordered, "Quick …" "Hurry up and send Yin back to her room."

Everyone sent Yin Ruo Lan back to her room. Xiaoqing went to call the royal doctors, and they hurried back soon after. Rong'er saw that one of the royal doctors was the common Doctor Li, while the other seemed to have never seen him before. Doctor Li frowned after checking Yin Ruo Lan's pulse. The king moved aside to let another doctor diagnose her. The empress looked at her anxiously and asked, "Doctor Li, what did Yin agreed to do?"

The two imperial doctors checked his pulse and stood up immediately when they heard the empress's question. Doctor Li replied, "Reporting to the empress, there are signs that Yin has promised to give birth to a small child."

"What did you say? That's impossible." When Yin Ruo Lan heard the imperial physician say that she had some traces of a small child, she shouted, "You're lying!" Rong'er who was at the side also felt that it was strange. Ruo Lan had already lost a Dragon Heel before, so she was particularly concerned about it this time.

The royal physician saw how agitated Rulan was and quickly calmed her down: "Don't be agitated little master, it is just a sign that you are here. If you take care of this little master, the child might still be alive, so don't be agitated little master, just in case you get pregnant."

"En, Yin agreed. Listen to the imperial physician." The empress spoke from the side, asking again, "This child should be fine, right?"

"With the current situation, it is hard to say. The key lies in young master's own recovery. We can prescribe a few doses of baby medicine, too. " Doctor Li replied.

"Alright, I understand." The empress nodded, then said to Ruo Lan, "Ruo Lan, the child is still here. You have to be careful. I'll tell the empress dowager about it tomorrow. If your morning greetings aren't good enough, we'll skip it."

When Ruo Lan heard that the child was still here, she hurriedly nodded her head and said, "This child, Ruo Lan will take good care of him. He will definitely be fine." As she spoke, Ruo Lan caressed her lower abdomen. "Thank goodness you're still here. Otherwise, I would have died."

Seeing that Ruo Lan had stabilized, everyone left. Zhang Leyan was already eight months pregnant, and her stomach was the largest. She was afraid of being disturbed, so she returned to her room first. Rong'er and An Zhu accompanied the empress to the empress's East Warm Pavilion.

They sat on the warm brick bed. Rong'er raised her head and saw that there were red fruits on a plate on top of the warm brick bed. She smiled and asked, "Sister, why do you have red fruits here too?"

Oh, this, Ruo Lan brought it over. I didn't eat much, and actually, I don't really like to eat red fruits either. "The empress gave the red fruit a glance and said."

"Yes, Zhang Chang Zai brought it here from home?" Rong'er asked.

"Well, yes, by the end of last month." Rong'er knew that at that time, the harem had yet to be closed and that people who could still see their families, especially concubines who were pregnant, would all have the right to do so.

The empress smiled and continued, "These red fruits were all for Ruo Lan. If she knew that you didn't like them, she would have given some to me. I could only take a few."

Empress Ruo Lan couldn't help but sigh as she spoke. "This Ruo Lan is rather pitiful. She's always having an unstable pregnancy."

Rhonin was such a lively girl, but after entering the palace for so many years, her temper had almost worn out. She wanted to see the emperor, wanted to have a child of fortune, but the heavens seemed to be trying to get on with her, but they wouldn't give her what she wanted. Thinking about it, Ruo Lan was really pitiful. She thought about how seven years had passed in a flash in this palace. Perhaps everyone had changed. I hope that child Ruo Lan will be safe. " Rong'er sighed and said.

The empress nodded. "I hope these five children will be safe."