"The wet nurse is taking care of the little princess. I don't have the strength to hold the baby now. You can rest assured and build up your strength. When you wake up, the servants will ask them to bring the little princess to you." Aunt Sumala comforted her.
, but she could also see that Concubine De really looked better after giving birth than during pregnancy. She was really scared when she thought about it. If the imperial doctor didn't check her in time, she might be separated from heaven and earth forever.
Lan Qi smiled weakly, "She is really a little princess?"
"Your Majesty, you still don't know? Yes, she is a little princess." Mammy smiled, "I took a look at her just now, and she is very beautiful. Even more beautiful than your Majesty."
Lan Qi was very happy and said happily: "In this way, the Queen Mother has lost five hundred taels of silver to me. Please remember to go and get it for me, so that you can return the gifts from each palace."
Aunt Sumala said with a tearful smile: "Five hundred taels of silver is nothing. The Empress Dowager has said that she will give you whatever you want. She also gave you the hairpin you liked before."
"It's better to have a baby." Lan Qi smiled, but she was too weak and couldn't say a few words and fell asleep again. After her grandma coaxed her to sleep, she left the bed and went straight to the little princess.
The atmosphere was heavy, and the wet nurse reported, "The little princess is very weak, but the slave is breastfeeding. The princess works very hard to eat. Although she can't eat anything at all, the princess seems to want to live."
The words made Mammy feel sad. She didn't have time to take a look at the child just now, she just coaxed Concubine De. Now when she looked up close, she saw that it was indeed a beautiful child. Newly born babies are very beautiful. This child has slender eyes and a straight nose.
, if you open your eyes, you will definitely be a pretty girl.
"You take good care of the princess with all your heart. If the princess is not born, I won't blame you. Just don't show any neglect, otherwise I won't be lenient." Mammy showed kindness and power, and ordered everyone to take care of the princess. Luzhu asked, "If you want to take care of the child, my queen?"
, show it to the queen?"
"The Emperor will come over in a moment. You can ask the Emperor." Mammy didn't make a decision. After seeing mother and daughter, she wanted to go back to Cining Palace. Before leaving, she remembered and asked, "Where is Brother Six?"
Luzhu said hurriedly: "The sixth elder brother is in Chengqian Palace. When the Imperial Hospital came to prepare for the birth of the empress, the imperial concubine personally came to take the sixth elder brother away, saying that we are too busy here."
Grandma was very comforted, and later she returned to Cining Palace and talked about the incident together. The Empress Dowager also sighed with emotion: "She finally lives up to Xuan Ye's kindness to her over the years. She has grown up."
When everyone in the Six Palaces knew that Concubine De had given birth to a princess for the emperor, and even the Queen Mother went to take a look at the child, the emperor had just separated from the ministers. Hearing Eunuch Li tell Lan Qi about her narrow escape, she was almost dumbfounded and couldn't wait to blame her.
Eunuch Li did not report the matter and immediately went to Yonghe Palace.
At that time, the imperial concubine sent Yinzuo back. She entered the room and took a look at the sleeping Concubine De. She saw that she was as angry as a gossamer and haggard and pale. She secretly sighed in her heart. When Qinglian said that Concubine De was never silent when giving birth, she admired her even more. After that,
Just as he was about to exit, he saw the Holy Driver arriving. Xuan Ye walked straight towards this place. The imperial concubine was stunned and stopped in front of him and said, "Your Majesty wants to see Concubine De?"
Xuan Ye was very unhappy when he saw her blocking him. Although he knew in his heart that this was against the rules, Lan Qi fought for his life and death, and he felt so guilty that he couldn't care less about the rules.
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to stop you, but there are so many people here watching. If word spreads, Concubine De will have to look at people's faces after a hard work?" The imperial concubine refused to step aside and avoided the emperor's gaze.
, "Besides, I'm here too. I don't want to be accused of not knowing the rules or making irresponsible remarks."
Xuan Ye was angry and was about to scold him, but he thought that the imperial concubine said that Concubine De would look at people's faces, and his heart sank, so he finally gave up and stopped going inside. The imperial concubine breathed a sigh of relief and reassured the emperor: "Your Majesty, take a look at the little one."
Princess, I have just seen Concubine De, and she is still sleeping. You can't speak even when you are here."
The emperor no longer forced himself and hurriedly visited his fragile daughter. He called the imperial doctor to ask about the health of Concubine De and the princess. He found out that Lan Qi was safe and out of danger after giving birth. He finally calmed down and waited for Luzhu.
When asked if he wanted to report the princess to Concubine De, Xuan Ye became conflicted again.
"If she wants to look after the child, let her look at it. Don't restrict her in anything." After thinking for a long time, Xuan Ye solemnly agreed. Then the wet nurse helped him to hold his daughter. The smaller child was as light as nothing in her arms. Hearing
The wet nurse said that the princess seemed to be trying very hard to survive, and the emperor burst into tears.
The imperial concubine had been accompanying the emperor to leave Yonghe Palace. When the two were about to separate, the imperial concubine suddenly said: "The child she gave birth to so hard, the emperor asked her to give it to my concubine to save others by herself. I can't do that to her."
Generous.”
Xuan Ye never thought that his cousin would say this, so he comforted her and advised her: "You have taken good care of Yinzhen so well, and she has no complaints in her heart. If you feel that I am doing this cruelly, then continue to take good care of Yinzhen.
Make it up to her for me."
The imperial concubine smiled bitterly: "In the final analysis, the emperor still favors Concubine De."
The two emperors and concubines dispersed in front of the Yonghe Palace. When the imperial concubine returned to Chengqian Palace, she felt exhausted. Concubine De's weak and haggard appearance lingered in front of her eyes. The maid below brought her soup and medicine, and the familiar smell made her
Feeling disgusted, he ordered: "There is no need to prepare any more abortion pills. I will never take them again. How can it be so easy to give birth?"
In the next few days, because Concubine De was weak after giving birth, the Queen Mother ordered Liu Gong not to visit her. Lan Qi rested for two days and gradually regained her strength. To Huanchun and others' surprise, the master never asked to see the little princess.
It was no secret that the princess was born with a congenital deficiency. People outside Yonghe Palace were waiting to hear the news. Concubine Yi from Changchun Palace came to visit and saw Concubine Hui teasing her eighth prince. She said coldly: "I was good back then, but the Empress Dowager is very
They said I was weak after giving birth and insisted on taking the fifth elder brother away. Now that Concubine De is so weak, why didn't she take the princess away? They did it on purpose. These two old ladies..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Concubine Hui saw that Concubine Yi was about to utter arrogant words and scolded her, "There are so many newcomers in the palace right now. If you say something carefully, someone will catch you. Anyway, she is easy to eat. What can you and I do?
"
At this time, Concubine Hui's maid came to report that Shengjia had gone to Yonghe Palace. Concubine Hui said that she knew it, and then heard Concubine Yi talking: "I heard that the emperor was going to the delivery room to see her on the day she was born, but he asked the concubine to stop her.
It’s so strange.”
Concubine Hui sneered: "The emperor has done nothing strange for her, but no one can catch her. Even the former and the harem can't make trouble against her. This is the most strange thing."
At this moment, Xuan Ye hurried to Yonghe Palace because the imperial doctor reported that the little princess was not well. Xuan Ye was worried that Lan Qi was too sad. He also knew that Lan Qi had not seen the child at all in the past few days, and he did not know what was going on in her heart.
Thinking of it, I came all the way and was ready to comfort the crying people.
As soon as the emperor entered the door, he saw that the Yonghe Palace was quiet. The wet nurses were waiting outside the inner hall. It seemed that only Huan Chun was there. The wet nurse told her with tears in her eyes: "The slaves couldn't bear it, so they told the queen. Only then did the queen
Let the slaves bring the princess, Your Majesty..." Everyone bowed their knees, "I'm afraid the little princess won't be able to recover."
A child with congenital deficiencies and unable to receive breast milk the day after tomorrow would be so fragile that her life could not last more than a few days. It was already difficult for her to survive despite her efforts. Her life was originally given up by the imperial doctor as early as in her mother's womb.
Xuan Ye was heartbroken. He walked in step by step and heard Lan Qi talking. He got closer and saw Lan Qi sitting on the bed with the child in her arms. But he heard her saying: "Huan Chun, look, my daughter."
Open your eyes."
On the bed, Lan Qi held her daughter carefully. She knew she was weak and thought she would not be able to hold the baby well, but the nurse brought the princess to her. As soon as she took the princess into her arms, she was shocked and heartbroken. The baby was so light and small.
Everything shows the fragility of the little life. At that time, the wet nurse cruelly told her that the little princess might not be able to survive, but she calmly said: "It doesn't matter, I'm holding her."
At this moment, he comforted his younger daughter: "Huang Ama is too busy. He was not at home in the past few months. In the past few months, he has been busy fighting the war. He didn't even name our daughter. What should I call you?"
?" Lan Qi lowered her head and looked at the child. Her daughter had just opened her eyes. She was so beautiful. When Lan Qi saw herself in her daughter's eyes, she thought that her daughter must know that she was her mother.
"The imperial doctor said that you were not in good condition in E Niang's belly. He almost took E Niang's life away. Don't believe their nonsense. E Niang has always known that you are so quiet and never bothered E Niang. Compared with my brother,
You are so well-behaved, my mother-in-law really likes you."
Lan Qi smiled, and tears gradually appeared in her eyes. She saw her daughter gradually closing her eyes. The healthy baby would cry when she was awake, but this child never cried, as if she was trying to save her strength.
Try your best to live as long as you can in this world.
Huan Chun covered her mouth and endured crying. She turned around and found the emperor at the door. Seeing that he was in a daze, she didn't dare to speak. She even heard her master call her: "Bring those little bracelets."
"Yes." Huan Chun hurriedly went to the cabinet to dig out the jewelry box, which contained a pair of exquisite small bracelets. Lan Qi took it and put it on her daughter carefully, smiling with tears in her eyes, "This is given to the princess by her grandmother, my mother's mother."
It’s your grandmother. Grandma loves girls the most. Knowing that E Niang has you, she is such a frugal person, so she specially gave you a pair of gold bracelets. E Niang is so old, and you haven’t had her yet.
Where are your jewelry? Look, grandma loves you so much."
The little princess's arms shook and she made a weak sound. Lan Qi was startled. She wished she could hear the child cry, but after the child's movement, there was no movement. She felt the heat on her chest gradually rising.
Dispersed, feeling that the weak life was disappearing.
I couldn't stop my tears from pouring out, but I tried my best to speak clearly and said to my daughter: "Eniang hasn't come to see you all this time, just because I'm afraid that you will go away satisfied after seeing Eniang. Eniang wants to keep you, good boy.
Thank you for being my child..."
Lan Qi cried so much that she could no longer speak, and the life in her arms disappeared little by little. When the last breath was taken away from the young life, her mother lowered her head and kissed her tremblingly, and tremblingly reached out to cover her face with the swaddling clothes, "
Good boy, I will always remember you."
Seeing this scene, Huan Chun fell to the ground with his knees weak and cried loudly. Xuan Ye in front of the door was finally awakened by the cry. He walked a few steps ahead and the person on the bed noticed his arrival. He bit his lip tightly and didn't want to cry in front of him.
, but as soon as he let go, he couldn't stop sobbing and said in tears: "Your Majesty, my daughter is gone."