Concubine Hui stood next to her grandma, looked at the infant child, smiled, and said: "Little guy, he looks the same as Lao Jiu when he was a child."
Shu Shu was very curious and went to Concubine Hui.
When she poked her head and saw the swaddled baby clearly, she fell silent.
She has seen newborn babies.
Zhuliang was only two years younger than her. She didn't remember when she was born, but she remembered the following ones clearly.
It's red, wrinkled, and looks like a little old man. It takes more than ten days to stretch out.
When the full moon comes, he will be a fat, white baby.
The one in front of me is also very red, but the scalp and face seem to be smeared with cream, which is a little greasy.
It looks dirty.
Was Brother Nine like this when he was a child?
Concubine Hui had already looked at her little brother's little hands and feet, then looked at the clock, and then said to Liang Jiugong: "Tell the emperor, Concubine Yi's sister gave birth to her eighteenth brother at the moment of Shenchu. Mother and son are safe, and my brother has a loud voice."
, long hands and long legs, well nourished.”
Liang Jiugong also took a look and said: "I will go back to report the good news to the Emperor and Master Jiu."
Liang Jiugong left.
Sitting comfortably in the east room, it seemed as if she could smell the smell of blood coming from the west room.
In addition to the smell, there was also Yifei's suppressed moans.
It took a while before the moaning stopped.
A grandma came out.
Grandma was holding a wooden basin in her hand, which was red inside.
Shu Shu took one look and didn't dare to look again.
But I guessed what it was.
Sure enough, grandma took it directly outside and buried it in the wedding pit.
That's the placenta.
At this moment, Peilan also came out.
Shu Shu hurriedly asked: "How is your Majesty?"
Peilan's face turned a little pale, and there were strands of sweat on his forehead, and he said, "The empress said she wanted to eat bird's nests."
After hearing this, Shu Shu felt relieved.
Seeing this, Concubine Hui said with a smile: "If you can think about eating, you are still energetic. Let's go over and have a look."
Shu Shu said: "Jiu Ye is thinking about her. I will look at the empress more and talk to Master Jiu later."
Concubine Hui nodded and said, "Very good. They are all good, filial children."
Chen Guiren also stood up.
While they were talking, several people arrived at the east corner.
Shu Shu endured it and did not change her expression.
The smell of blood that hits your nostrils can make you fall over.
Concubine Yi was half sitting on the mattress, her face seemed to be washed with water.
The hair I had braided before was also completely wet.
Her face was a little white, and she smiled weakly at Concubine Hui, and said: "I can't do it anymore if I don't accept it. The pain was more severe when I gave birth to the fifth and ninth babies, but I didn't delay going to the ground. Now I'm weak and my hands are soft."
My feet are soft..."
Concubine Hui said: "In front of me, what do you mean by old? You were young and showed off before, but your vitality was severely damaged. You need to take care of it..."
At this point, she said: "Although you have given birth to one child, not two, but you yourself said that your body is weak, then you should take confinement for forty days to replenish your health."
Concubine Yi nodded and said, "Well, I won't be brave this time. I still want to live a long life and see my children and grandchildren in my house."
Concubine Hui hesitated for a moment and said: "If you are reluctant to let go of Xiao Shiba, just ask the emperor for a favor. Now and then, you don't have to hold Zhaoxiang in your arms."
According to the rules of the palace, the newly born little prince and little princess will be sent to the Zhaoxiang House after the full moon. They will not return to their biological mothers until they are one year old, or a suitable adoptive mother will be assigned to live with them in the six east and west palaces.
When he is six years old, he will move out of the palace and live with his elder brother and the princess.
Concubine Yi is one of the four concubines, and she is not a young concubine who does not know how to raise a prince. With such qualifications, if she wants to raise a young son herself, she still has face if she wants to ask for a favor.
The Zhaoxiang Institute was originally established in the palace because there were too many princes who died in infancy and the concubines in the harem were also young.
Nowadays, Concubine Hui and Concubine Yi are in a group. Not only are they senior, but they are also mothers-in-law.
Concubine Yi shook her head and said: "It's better to follow the rules. With the emperor and sister here, there is nothing to worry about."
The eunuch leader of Zhaoxiang Institute was selected by Kangxi.
Concubine Hui takes care of other chores on weekdays.
Concubine Hui said nothing more.
Yi Fei looked at Shu Shu again and said: "I have nothing to do here. The next step is to eat and sleep. You don't have to come here all the time. I just send people over every now and then. If I have anything to eat, I will send it to you." I went directly to the second office to get it and told Lao Jiu that I was doing well and asked him to do his job well." J.
Shu Shu listened carefully and agreed.
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Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
In addition to Kangxi and the ninth elder brother, the fifth elder brother also entered the palace after receiving the news.
When he heard the good news from Liang Jiugong, Kangxi laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, I have an eighteenth brother."
The fifth elder brother also laughed.
Being in the royal family, the prince is more comfortable than the princess.
Brother Ninth also grinned, but his heart felt sour.
He had a secret that he had not even told his wife before, which was that when he went to worship at famous temples in Jiangnan this time, he had an extra prayer in his heart.
That is to let Brother Eleven be reincarnated into the mother's womb, and he will be a good brother this time.
Now, all my wishes have come true!
He was a little impatient and said, "Then when can the sons go see Xiao Shiba?"
He wanted to see if Xiao Shiba looked like Eleven.
Kangxi said: "The child is weak and cannot meet outsiders. He is easily startled. If you want to see it, wait until a hundred days before going to Zhaoxiang Institute."
Brother Jiu calculated in his mind that today is May 30th, and in a hundred days, the Double Ninth Festival will be around the corner.
"Then son, go back and discuss with Fujin and prepare a meeting gift for Xiao Shiba."
After hearing this, the fifth elder brother hesitated and said, "What are you preparing? Do you want to prepare another one?"
Kangxi also looked at his ninth elder brother.
It was only then that he remembered that the eighteenth prince was already the third son of Concubine Yi, with two brothers above him.
Concubine Yi once had three sons.
Kangxi thought of Brother Eleven.
Brother Eleven was twelve years old when he died. If he were alive, he would be fifteen now...
Brother Jiu said matter-of-factly: "Of course we have to prepare another one. This is Lao Dazai and Khan Amma's youngest son, so of course it's different."
When it came to giving gifts, he remembered the gossip he had with his wife at noon and said: "Fifth brother, what kind of congratulations have you prepared for your father-in-law's promotion to the capital? What should we give? This is not an exception. I, Fujin, am embarrassed to death. I thought I'll ask Fourth Brother, Seventh Brother is here, but if I think about it carefully, they probably don't have this case."
The father-in-laws of several princes, needless to say, the prince's father-in-law, died of illness before the prince's concubine entered the palace.
On the eldest brother's side, my father-in-law is a high-ranking official. As soon as he got the prince's son-in-law, he was framed as a party member and was dismissed as minister.
As for the third elder brother, his father-in-law's title remained unchanged, but he lost the title of Manchu Commandery under the Zhenghong Banner and later became the Commander-in-Chief of the Mongolia under the Zhenghong Banner. This was not a happy thing.
Needless to say, the fourth elder brother was brought down by his father-in-law a long time ago.
The father-in-law of the fifth elder brother is Zhang Baozhu. It was because of his care that a man in his thirties became a fifth-grade doctor. He was also a Qiao Qing, and he never expressed his congratulations.
The seventh elder brother's father-in-law did not move and was still the Vice-Capital of Manchuria under the Red Flag.
The eighth prince's father-in-law has been buried for twenty years.
As for the Ninth Brother, my father-in-law hasn't moved here for several years.
Where can I find the precedent of He Yi?
The fifth elder brother thought for a while and said: "Your fifth sister-in-law has prepared two boxes of Korean ginseng and a pocket watch, and I have prepared four envelopes of silver..."
Favors in the capital cost a lot.
Buyanu is a high official in the border areas outside the country, but in the capital, as a minister, he has to engage in various official interactions.
“We can’t refer to this.”
Brother Ninth said.
The fifth elder brother and his wife are the granddaughter and grandson-in-law, so they can directly send a silver envelope, but it would seem contemptuous for outsiders to do so.
"Forget it, I'll think about it some more."
Brother Ninth said.
Kangxi glanced at him appreciatively and said, "Yes, everyone knows how to deal with the world..."
Brother Jiu gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't this all what Khan Amma taught me well?"
Kangxi felt that his son couldn't help praising him, so he lowered his head and thought for a moment, then told Liang Jiugong, "I remember that there was mint ointment in last year's annual tribute in Yunnan, so I took two boxes out to appreciate Yikun Palace... It's hot in summer, and weaving in Hangzhou during the southern tour
When I came to celebrate Taiping, I took two to reward Yikun Palace and Nanyang Gong's Yushan. I also picked one to reward Yikun Palace and a stick of agarwood Ruyi."
Confinement is difficult in summer, and ice cannot be used.
These are either used or displayed.
Liang Jiugong memorized it carefully in his mind and went to the warehouse of Qianqing Palace to look for things.
The fifth elder brother was laughing.
There is no gold or silver here, nor are there any rare treasures, but this is Khan Amma’s intention and consideration.
Brother Ninth thought of the ten "Qing Taiping" he had collected.
Keep it, you must keep it.
There were twenty horses in total, and they won ten!
Nowadays, Khan Amma is very tight in giving out rewards, so they don't want to give them as gifts in a big way.
I can prepare two horses for the empress.
If the empress uses it well, she will also show her filial piety in private.
After coming out of Qianqing Palace, Brother Jiu couldn't wait to go back to the Second House.
Shu Shu is leaning forward.
I was in Yikun Palace to accompany the childbirth, and I sat there for nearly two hours.
Even though it's a soft stool, it's still painful to sit on.
Now she simply freshened up, took off her clothes, and lay down on the couch.
Xiaosong sat behind her and rubbed her waist.
Brother Jiu came in with concern and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Are you exhausted?"
Shu Shu waved her hand and sent Xiao Song away, saying: "The palace people have already prepared well. I went there and just sat there, doing nothing. Even though I was worried at that time, my spirit was tied tightly, and I was sitting there straight.
I’m a little tired now…”
As she spoke, she described in detail what she had seen and heard in Yikun Palace.
There is also Yifei's calmness and optimism before giving birth, and her hardship and weakness after giving birth.
There is also the matter of Concubine Hui taking charge.
Brother Jiu listened and became worried again, saying: "What should we do? Can we make up for it in forty days? If it doesn't work, just double confinement?"
Shu Shu said: "Your Majesty, you know what you are doing."
Brother Jiu touched his chin, his thoughts went a little awry, he didn't know what he thought of, and he secretly rubbed his eyes at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu said: "What are you thinking about?"
Brother Jiu asked with confusion: "What's going on with Concubine Hui? Why are they so close? They look like sisters. Shouldn't they be fighting over each other? Knife."
One of them ranked first and the other ranked second.
Previously, one was in charge of the East Sixth Palace and the other was in charge of the West Sixth Palace.
"It's not just the case with Concubine Hui. Thinking about it now, when Concubine Hui was here, she was also very good with Concubine Hui."
Brother Jiu said: "This is the same man, don't you want to fight?"
Shu Shu thought for a while and said, "Is it because we are both concubines? And the empress is really open-minded and treats people with sincerity and dreams."
If there were differences between wives and concubines, it would definitely not be such a harmonious scene.
They are all concubines, they all have their own sons, and there is a steady stream of concubines behind them. Now that they have risen to the top, what else is there to fight for?