readytorunbook Chapter 211: Continuous Pregnancy
Chapter 211: Continuous Pregnancy
In the past few years, apart from the news of Concubine Zhang's pregnancy, no other concubines have been pregnant.
But in the past few months, I don’t know if it was because Concubine Zhang had set a good example, but several concubines have reported good news one after another.
The emperor was so happy that he had a child in his old age. He was in his fifties and his energy was gradually declining, but the concubine was pregnant, which proved that the emperor was still in good shape.
For a moment, the emperor was overjoyed and bestowed titles or promoted the ranks of these concubines.
Liu Jia was the first one to be revealed to be pregnant after Concubine Zhang. She had been dependent on Huimin for many years, and had always been conscientious and sensible. Seeing that she was knowledgeable and interesting, Huimin was willing to give her a little more respect.
After helping her uncle to connect with her father, Liu Jia's family rose to prominence thanks to Ortai's connections.
Liu Jia's father and uncle also had promising futures, but precisely because of this, the Liu Jia clan had become inseparable from the Xilin Gioro family, and they only followed Ortai's lead.
In the harem, Liu Jia always put Huimin first in everything.
But Liu Jia was really lucky. When she entered the palace, the Nian family had collapsed, the queen was imprisoned, and the two mountains above had been removed.
She entered the palace as the daughter of a meritorious official, otherwise she would not have been granted the title of a concubine given her father's fifth-rank official position at the time.
Although she was not favored much later, Huimin asked her to come to Chuxiu Palace before she entered the palace. Liu Jia stood firmly on Huimin's side from the beginning, as it was nice to be under a big tree for shade.
After that, she received her allowance, her status was promoted, and she was no longer criticized by the master. Now she is pregnant smoothly.
Huimin also wants to protect her baby.
The head of Chuxiu Palace is Xia Dongchun, and in the future the child will be raised in Xia Dongchun's main palace.
But Huimin knew Xia Dongchun's personality. She was not someone who was willing to raise a child for someone who had nothing to do with her.
Besides, she doesn't have that ambition.
Therefore, it will not prevent Liu Jia from meeting the child in the future, and since they are all in Chuxiu Palace, everything can be easily handled.
Huimin will let Xinpin and Xia Dongchun take care of Liu Jia's baby together, but the baby must be raised by Xia Dongchun.
Xinpin has been law-abiding for many years, but now that she has a prince, things are uncertain.
The emperor bestowed the title of Qian on Liu Jia, but did not promote her rank.
Among the remaining concubines, there was Xu, a concubine who had just entered the palace. Her father was just a minor official of the sixth rank, but she was beautiful and had a spiritual aura in her eyes. The emperor fell in love with her at first sight.
She was among the last group to enter the palace and was favored a lot.
This time when she was pregnant, the emperor promoted her to the position of Changzai.
There was also a woman named Yu, who was originally a palace maid. She was quite pretty, but after being favored by the emperor a few times, she was forgotten about. Now she is just a court lady.
No one expected that after just a few rains and dew, this girl would become pregnant.
In recent years, the emperor has favored more concubines, and the palace has become increasingly crowded. Even the concubines may not necessarily be able to become the head of a palace. The lower-ranking concubines are even more miserable, as they are all crowded together.
The worst off are those who were born as palace maids and were not remembered by the emperor. After being favored, they can no longer mix with those ordinary palace maids, but there is nowhere to accommodate them, so they can only squeeze together in one place.
Yu didn't even have her own place to live, and had to squeeze together with several other officials' ladies.
The emperor conferred the title of concubine on her and she moved out immediately. Not only did she have an independent residence, but she also assigned two young palace maids to serve her.
In the past, these people were just a few palace maids serving them and doing some cleaning chores.
The emperor did not arrange for anyone to take care of Yu and Xu's fetuses.
The high-ranking concubines did not make any movement.
Except for Concubine Duan, all the other concubines have children and can hold the position. Concubine Jin, the only concubine without children, has to take care of Concubine Zhang and is too busy to do anything else.
However, there were also many concubines who were eager to make a move, but their highest rank was just a noble lady and they were not qualified to fight for this right.
For a time, Yu and Xu's situation was a little awkward, and it was Huimin who took the initiative to propose to the emperor.
The emperor then issued an edict, asking Huimin to look after Xu and Concubine Jing to look after Yu.
As for what to do after the child is born, the emperor did not reveal a single word.
Liu Jia was smart and went to Chengqian Palace early in the morning to express her loyalty.
She expressed her willingness to raise the child in Chengqian Palace in the future.
Huimin looked at her and just smiled.
"Hongxi is a naughty child, and I am too busy to take care of him."
Liu Jia is smart. Instead of waiting to be arranged, she would take the initiative and leave a good impression on herself.
But unfortunately, Huimin is really not prepared to raise her child.
Indeed, there is no such thing as having too many children. After all, there are so many wet nurses, and concubines don't need to raise them themselves.
But Huimin herself didn't want the wet nurse to have too much influence on her two children, so she accompanied the children as they grew up.
At that time, Xia Dongchun and An Lingrong helped take care of Hongyao, but Huimin took care of Hongxi more by herself.
Huimin doesn't have the energy to raise another child. Besides, as a mother, Huimin understands Liu Jia's thoughts. Who would want to be separated from mother and child?
Moreover, if it was a princess, it would be fine. But if it was a prince, if I asked to raise him, the emperor would become suspicious again.
Not worth the candle.
Seeing Huimin's attitude, Liu Jia was slightly relieved, but she was still worried and said tentatively:
"Empress Chaopin raised Prince Honghan..."
Before she finished speaking, Huimin understood what she meant.
"Don't we still have you, my biological mother, here? Are you going to just leave the child to Chaopin and be a hands-off manager?"
Huimin glanced at her indifferently, but Liu Jia became so excited that she spoke incoherently.
"Your Majesty, I, this is not what I meant. I will definitely help Chaopin educate this child well."
Liu Jia's eyes were full of gratitude. She knew that Chaopin listened to Concubine Xian the most. With Concubine Xian's words, no matter what, her children would at least know that they had their mother.
"Your Majesty's kindness, I will always remember it in my heart."
Looking at Liu Jia's eyes, Huimin smiled.
"I know who you are. Relax and take good care of your pregnancy. Good fortune is yet to come."
The moment Liu Jia stepped out of the Chengqian Palace, she felt extremely relieved.
Concubine Xian gave herself a reassurance.
If I become a princess in the future, I can live a peaceful life with the protection of a virtuous concubine.
If he were a prince.
Liu Jia's heart was burning with excitement. If he was a prince, she and her family would not dare to dream of that position, but the merit of following the emperor was also exciting.
If I could become a hereditary king, then...
At the very least, it would be great if I could become a prince.
He had been loyal to Concubine Xian for many years, and Concubine Xian had always been courteous to others.
After this, if Prince Hongyao can... succeed, all the people around him will benefit.