Your Majesty, please do not disturb, the empress only wants to engage in business

Chapter 189 For the Children

If a flower wants to bloom well, it naturally needs a lot of nourishment. For Consort Rong, apart from the emperor's almost overt favoritism towards her, she naturally liked the compliments from others the most.

After all, she was already three months pregnant. According to the timeline, the pregnancy was considered quite stable after three months. Therefore, when the people from the harem came to Chengqian Palace to offer their congratulations, Consort Rong naturally did not refuse to see them.

She accepted all the gifts and listened to all the congratulations. Although most of the gifts were not treasures, but just ordinary items in the palace that she might not have even noticed under normal circumstances, she didn't say much because of the happy occasion and had them recorded and put into the storeroom as usual.

It has to be said that the momentum Yao Jinse built for her some time ago is now showing some benefits.

For a period of time, Consort Rong had asked the concubines to allow her to see her family, and most of the people in the harem naturally remembered this favor. Although the emperor continued to favor Consort Rong in the later period, it was not surprising to the other concubines.

People are not worried about scarcity but about inequality. Consort Rong was already favored, so it is only natural that the emperor still favors her.

However, if other newcomers have a good thing happen at this time, it will attract a lot of gossip and rumors.

The only exception was Lady Qi.

She practically stayed inside Yangxing Pavilion, saying that she was seven months pregnant, almost eight months along, which meant she was nearing her due date. At this stage, her body was extremely precious, and any mishap could result in the death of both mother and child. Therefore, no one dared to say anything about her staying inside.

Even Consort Rong didn't say anything.

"Now that I am pregnant, being considerate of her is also being considerate of myself. Besides, if I were to be harsh on her because of this, people outside would think that I am a difficult person to get along with."

Consort Rong was undeniably a rare beauty. Even during her pregnancy, her face did not appear swollen; in fact, she exuded a gentler aura—in Yao Jinse's words, this was a maternal glow.

At this time, most others didn't have much of a chance to enjoy this tenderness. Consort Rong had been seeking a child for many years, and finally became pregnant, so she naturally cherished it. Although the Imperial Kitchen, Yangxin Hall, Cining Palace, and even Kunning Palace were sending rare tonics in a continuous stream, given her previous experience of being infertile for many years, Consort Rong dared not eat everything now.

Since it was inconvenient for the female physicians outside to come in all the time, the only person who could accompany Consort Rong at all times was Yao Jinse.

After all, she was someone you knew well, and Yao Jinse had put in a lot of effort in getting Consort Rong pregnant. She was the one who came up with the initial ideas and suggestions, and later the female physician who came to the palace to treat her. If Yao Jinse hadn't been by her side, how could she have gotten what she wanted so easily?

Consort Rong was usually a generous person, so she naturally wouldn't treat Yao Jinse unfairly in this matter. Of the gifts and rewards she received in the past two days, Consort Rong specially had someone select some that were suitable for Yao Jinse's current rank, and she also filled out two extra copies herself, which were then given to Yuxiu Palace.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and people outside will naturally know this. However, nowadays, many eyes in the palace are watching Your Majesty. According to this concubine, Your Majesty should be more careful and cautious." Yao Jinse was, after all, a woman who had given birth, and her loyalty had been proven by facts. Now, her words were quite useful in front of Consort Rong.

Kang Mama and Wanqiu could see very clearly that ever since their mistress became pregnant, she had placed great trust in Consort Lin. Now, whenever Consort Lin shared any beauty secrets, their mistress would follow them exactly as instructed.

"...This is probably the reason why the body cannot tolerate tonics. Your Majesty usually picks out the best things to nourish your body, but in doing so, most of the medicinal effects are inevitably lost. Moreover, Your Majesty's body was injured before, and you have only recently started to recover. As for being in perfect health, I don't think you are quite healthy yet."

"What you say is true. Since I started picking up some basic skills again, I feel that my body is much better than before. Before, I just kept resting and recuperating, but my body actually got worse and worse."

Yao Jinse nodded slightly.

This was mainly a trend of the time, where people were advised to rest and recuperate when they were sick, and were also forbidden from eating oily or fatty foods. If the illness lasted a long time, people would have to eat only light porridge and vegetables for a long period of time. How could their bodies get any nutrition in that case?
On the contrary, Consort Rong is in a perfect state now. She spent a lot of time exercising recently, regaining the martial arts habits she had when she was a young girl. In addition, she took care of herself according to the new prescription and stopped taking the original medicine. Naturally, her pregnancy came at the age of twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

Now that I'm pregnant, I can't stop exercising, but I need to reduce the amount so that it's effective without being too strenuous.

"In the end, childbirth is an extremely difficult thing. When I gave birth to Princess Dongyang, it took a long time. The midwife at the time said that I had taken too much supplement during pregnancy, which caused the baby to be too big, which is why it took so long."

Even the original owner of this body likely developed the illness around that time, which led to her dying from a cold after giving birth.

Now, if Consort Rong were to hear these things, it would only bring her benefits.

Eat less tonics and move around more, and the child will be born more smoothly. Moreover, Consort Rong is at the right age to get pregnant. As long as she is careful, she will definitely be able to give birth.

“What you say makes a lot of sense, Granny Kang. Write down everything Consort Lin said.”

Consort Rong walked around the courtyard for a while, then returned to the corridor and sat down, touching her belly as she said, "It's almost mid-June now, and it's already so hot. Even just walking around the courtyard for a while has made me a little tired."

"Your Majesty, you are now pregnant with twins, so naturally you are not as energetic as usual. If Your Majesty feels uncomfortable from the heat, His Majesty has already instructed that some ice can be taken out from the ice storage."

"It's not that precious. I've never been fond of using ice. Using too much ice always makes me feel chilly. Although this year is a bit better than in previous years, let's just skip it. For the sake of the child's health, how can I not endure this little bit of hardship?"