eurekapd Chapter 216: The Royal Father-Daughter Relationship That Is Better Than Nothing
Chapter 216: The Royal Father-Daughter Relationship That Is Better Than Nothing
With concubines surrounding him on both sides, the strange feeling that the emperor had just had of being alienated from his concubines disappeared.
The little cotton-padded jacket is still thoughtful.
Of course, this is also due to the careful teaching of Concubine Jing and Concubine Xin.
If you meet the Emperor, you should get closer to him.
Concubine Jing and Concubine Xin both have daughters. Although their two children are still young, they are already planning for their future. If one day a princess needs to marry, they hope that the emperor can still remember the royal father-daughter relationship which is better than nothing.
Shen Meizhuang didn't expect the emperor to come, so she didn't prepare anything extra to entertain him.
Caiyue handled the matter thoughtfully. She presented the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake that was to be sent to Yiku Palace, and served the emperor a cup of tea to show her master's concern for him.
After Caiyue had done this, Shen Meizhuang said calmly, "Your Majesty, please have some tea."
Shen Meizhuang was a very proud person. Ever since the emperor took away her hairpin during her pregnancy and she lost face in front of everyone, she no longer had any warm feelings towards the emperor.
After Jinghe was born, the emperor had thought about summoning her to sleep with him, but Shen Meizhuang either said she was sick or had her period.
After a few times, Shen Meizhuang was unwilling, and the emperor felt that there was no point, so he stopped summoning her.
It was also for this reason that the emperor kept delaying the matter of conferring the title of concubine. He wanted to use this matter to force Mei Zhuang to surrender.
But Shen Meizhuang really doesn't seem to care about these.
In addition, after the epidemic was lifted, rumors had already spread in the palace that she was dissatisfied with the empress dowager's promotion of Shen Meizhuang, which was why she was reluctant to hold the ceremony of conferring the title of princess.
If these words were to reach the ears of the Empress Dowager, the mother-son relationship between the Emperor and the Empress Dowager would probably become even more dull.
He originally wanted to kill two birds with one stone by using the enthronement ceremony, firstly to make Mei Zhuang bow her head, and secondly to boost the arrogance of the Nian family in the previous dynasty. However, he never expected that both of these things would come to nothing.
"Sister Mei is still thinking about the emperor. We have been sitting here for a long time, but Sister Mei hasn't served us her most famous lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake." Zhen Huan said jokingly.
She was very sensitive and immediately noticed that Sister Mei was estranged from the Emperor.
It would be fine if the emperor didn't come, but now that the emperor has taken the first step, wouldn't it be better if my sister could also take a step forward?
In fact, Shen Meizhuang had already treated them to snacks just now, but no one exposed Zhen Huan's matchmaking.
"In that case, I'll try a piece." The emperor picked up a piece of lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake.
As soon as the emperor picked up a piece of cake, Zhen Huan suddenly felt uncomfortable in her stomach and began to dry heave unconsciously.
Zhen Huan was afraid of losing her manners in front of the emperor, so she quickly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
Everyone looked at Zhen Huan, and the Emperor also looked at Zhen Huan opposite him.
"But are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" asked the emperor.
"I'm fine. Perhaps I caught a cold." Zhen Huan smoothed out the churning feeling in her chest and found it strange. Normally, she really liked to eat the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake made by Sister Mei.
Why did I feel uncomfortable when I smelled the smell just now?
Xin Changzai lowered her head and smiled, then said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, it seems that we need to summon the imperial physician to take a look."
Xin Chang seemed to be hinting at something, and the emperor's inner joy surged up and then was suppressed.
What if not.
"Su Peisheng, go to the Imperial Hospital and get Wen Shichu." The emperor suppressed his inner joy.
"Yes." Su Peisheng asked Xiao Xiazi to run faster so that he could touch the emperor's heart this time.
Concubine Qi, Concubine Jing and Shen Meizhuang all knew exactly what Concubine Xin was talking about.
Shen Meizhuang looked at the shy look on Zhen Huan's face and felt a little sorry for her.
I have truly experienced the pain of pregnancy and childbirth for ten months.
What's more, Huan'er is the apple of the emperor's eye. If she is really pregnant...
Soon, Wen Shichu came over carrying a medicine box.
Under the gaze of several people, Wen Shichu carefully took the pulse, and after confirming it again and again, he bowed to the emperor and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Lady Wan is pregnant."
"How many months?" The tense lines on the emperor's face softened instantly.
The other ladies also had smiles on their faces.
Zhen Huan couldn't suppress the smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, it has been more than two months."
"But don't ordinary women get morning sickness after three or four months? Mine is only two months..." Zhen Huan asked in confusion.
"My lord, everyone's physical constitution is different. Some people will experience morning sickness and vomiting only after five or six months of pregnancy, while others may start experiencing it after two or three months." Wen Shichu replied.
"Oh, it's only been two months and it's already making noises. It seems that Lady Wan is pregnant with a lively prince." Concubine Qi spoke first.
At this moment, she really didn't care whether Concubine Wan would give birth to a prince or a princess. She just wanted to say something that would make the emperor happy.
"Sister Qi Fei, you're joking. It's only been two months, how can you tell the gender of the baby so well?" Wen Shichu helped Zhen Huan resolve her doubts, and Zhen Huan felt relieved.
I have been waiting for so long, and finally I have this child.
Zhen Huan carefully protected her belly.
"What was directed at you just now?" The emperor and Zhen Huan were sitting opposite each other, and at this moment the emperor's head stretched forward involuntarily.
"It's fine with me." Zhen Huan replied. She didn't want to say that she couldn't stand the smell of lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake.
That was made by Sister Mei herself.
"But the milk taste in the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake is too greasy." After all, Shen Meizhuang had given birth, so she immediately understood the crux of the problem.
These days she wanted to come up with some new ideas for the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake, so she added some milk into it. Others might not be able to smell it, but pregnant women have an extremely keen sense of smell.
It must be the fishy smell of milk that made Huan'er feel nauseous.
Zhen Huan looked at Sister Mei with gratitude.
"Then take away the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake." The emperor said quickly.
I was afraid that any little bit of unhappiness in this courtyard would affect Lady Wan's pregnancy.
Even if the emperor didn't say it, I would have taken the snacks away. But when the emperor said this, I felt uncomfortable.
Shen Meizhuang resisted the urge to frown.
She asked Caiyue to take the snacks away and replaced it with a cup of golden thread red date tea for Zhen Huan.
"Now that you're pregnant, you have to be careful and don't drink this tea anymore." Shen Meizhuang said.
"Yes, Concubine Hui is indeed a person who has given birth to a child. She is more thoughtful than others."