boyutpedia Chapter 198 Chang Zai's Promotion 28
Chapter 198 Chang Zai's Promotion 28
In the eighteenth year of Qianlong's reign, Jihuan became pregnant for the second time.
In the same year, Concubine Ling also became pregnant.
At this time, Qingyin came in and said to her: "Your Majesty, Concubine Su is seriously ill and I'm afraid she is not doing well."
Ji Huan sighed: "I am pregnant, so I cannot visit in person. Please prepare some herbs and supplements for Concubine Su. It is also a token of my appreciation."
"Yes, ma'am."
After Qingyin left, Shuxiang said, "My lady, I have found out that, if nothing unexpected happens, it was the Queen who caused Concubine Su's serious illness."
"When she caused someone's miscarriage, she should have thought that this day would come. She should have paid back what she had paid back."
"Yes! But should we give it a push and expose this matter?"
Although the current queen is not bad, as a concubine, fighting is engraved in her bones.
Ji Huan shook her head: "No need, if the emperor can find out by himself, then he can find it out, if not, forget it, I don't like Concubine Su, I still prefer a more stable harem."
The emperor and empress are not in harmony, and there must be constant fighting in the harem. She still wants to live a peaceful life as much as possible!
"But the Thirteenth Prince is about the same age as our Twelfth Prince, and he is also a legitimate son. The Emperor values legitimate children, and the Emperor and Empress are in harmony. It may be difficult for our Twelfth Prince to stand out."
What Shuxiang said was right. As the emperor's prince, he had many brothers in front of him and a legitimate younger brother behind him. Although he had a favored mother, Qianlong was a benevolent man and did not neglect the mothers of other children too much.
Ji Huan was not worried.
The quality of Qianlong’s seeds today is either as weak as the Eleventh Prince’s and requires careful care, or even so, it will be difficult for him to have offspring in the future.
Although the Thirteenth Prince is a legitimate son, he is not smart enough.
Although the twelfth prince she "gave birth to" was still young, she could already see that he was extraordinary and good in all aspects. Coupled with the systematic study plan, it would not be a problem to cultivate him into a talent.
"Although our emperor values legitimate children, he values the legitimate children of Empress Fucha. The emperor respects the current empress, but as for how much he values her, I don't think so. The emperor's regard for the Thirteenth Prince is far inferior to the Second Prince and the Seventh Prince."
Keeping such a not-so-bright legitimate son, it might not be a bad thing that Qianlong "values" him. There will be disappointment only when there is expectation!
She wouldn't tell Shuxiang this.
In addition, the empress was a member of the Manchu military flag, and seeing that Concubine Su was about to die, she couldn't let Emperor Qianlong have a bad impression of the Manchu military flag.
"Yes, ma'am."
In the next half month, Qianlong first restored Concubine Su's title, and then conferred her the title of Imperial Concubine. However, he still failed to retain this concubine who was born into the Qiandi Palace.
Soon, the imperial concubine died.
The funeral was not particularly grand because she looked haggard before her death. Although Qianlong had given her a position and honor during her lifetime, he was not very willing to give her honor after her death.
The Third Prince and the Sixth Prince were quite dissatisfied, but they had no right to question.
The eldest prince died of depression two years ago because he was scolded by Emperor Qianlong and he couldn't get over it, so he depressed himself to death.
Having learned from past experience, they can only grieve in silence.
After Imperial Noble Consort Chun passed away, Qianlong's attitude towards her two sons became much better. After all, they were his biological sons. His words at the time had destroyed the possibility of the third prince succeeding to the throne. The sixth prince was sick and weak, and it was impossible for him to inherit the throne.
Qianlong generously showed his fatherly kindness to his two non-threatening sons.
Now, the position of imperial concubine is vacant, but there is only one.
Jihuan naturally didn't want to be inferior to others.
Similarly, the other three had similar ideas.
Each of the four has their own advantages.
Jihuan's advantage is that she is favored and is of the Manchu military flag. It is no secret that Qianlong intends to support the Manchu military flag. In addition, she has the twelfth prince, who is smart and clever.
The advantage of Concubine Jia is that she has a long career and many children, including three princes. However, she has not been favored in recent years. Although Qianlong attaches great importance to offspring, he is not so generous to concubines who are not favored.
Then there is the Fifth Prince's mother, Concubine Yu. Her advantages are obvious. The Fifth Prince is older and very intelligent, and Emperor Qianlong seems to have high hopes for him. Although Concubine Yu is not favored, her son is.
The last one is Concubine Ling. She has never lost favor of the emperor, which is very similar to Ji Huan. However, she has no son, and she is also from a bannerman family, so her possibility is not high.
Among the four concubines, two were of bondservant origin.
But the Queen was of the Manchu military flag, and Concubine Shu was also of the Manchu military flag.
If the other imperial concubine was also of the Manchu military flag, it would be too much. According to Qianlong's tendency to play a balancing act, Ji Huan felt that if she did not intervene, Concubine Yu, who was of the Manchu military flag, would be more likely to win.
But it was impossible to make her give up.
She touched her belly. Under the system simulation, her belly looked bulging, but she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. It was made of bionic skin and was not heavy, so it would not burden her internal organs and bones.
She knew what to do.
"Shuxiang, I remember that Concubine Jia's people have not been dealt with yet!"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Don't deal with it for now. Just pretend you don't know and relax your vigilance a little."
"But the queen is pregnant. What if she wants to harm the young prince?"
"Don't worry, just keep a close eye on her in private. Whatever she does, just turn a blind eye."
"Yes, ma'am."
Shuxiang knew that Jihuan might have some plans.
Jihuan had a plan. Concubine Jia was trying to make her pregnant, and she needed to let Emperor Qianlong know the undying determination of the bannerman concubines.
Nanny Chen has been with Concubine Shu for many years, and it’s time for Concubine Jia to stop being busy.
With Jihuan's tacit consent, the people arranged by Concubine Jia soon got in touch with Jihuan's diet. However, Jihuan's daily eating habits were not fixed, and he often gave away food at random, so this process would inevitably be slow.
That day, Qianlong came to see her.
The two first discussed poetry, calligraphy and painting in the study, and then had lunch together.
After taking just two bites, Ji Huan couldn't help but hold his stomach.
"Your Majesty, my stomach hurts..."
Qianlong hurriedly said: "Li Yu, go and call the imperial physician."
As he said this, Qianlong carried Jihuan into the bedroom.
Soon, the imperial physician came and after some diagnosis, he gave the conclusion.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Rou must have consumed Purslane, which caused the unstable fetus. In my opinion, it has been a while since she consumed it."
Shuxiang at the side said hurriedly: "Impossible, the queen has been specially checked for her diet and expenses since she became pregnant, it's impossible..."
The imperial physician interrupted her and said, "Pursula is easy to detect, but purslane juice is not. If it were not for my experience, this method would be easily overlooked and people would mistake it for an ordinary unstable fetus. Your Majesty, can you let me check what the queen has consumed?"
Qianlong nodded: "Li Yu, take the imperial physician to check."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After examination, the imperial physician did find purslane juice in the food, but the amount was not large.
The imperial physician prescribed medicine to stabilize Jihuan's pregnancy. The imperial physician also said that Jihuan needed to rest in bed and should not move rashly.