Get pregnant quickly: Jiaojiao relies on giving birth and is favored by the boss

Chapter 370: Meeting the Ninth Thousand Year Old (15)
The Concubine Shu started having trouble sleeping after she became pregnant. She had been a lady from a wealthy family since she was young, and she never left the house, so she had been frail and sickly for many years.

Nowadays, conceiving at the age of 30 is considered very late in ancient times. From a modern perspective, it is almost the age for late childbearing, but not too late.

If you get pregnant at this time, the risk of delivery will be relatively small, and the pelvis will be very mature, so you won't suffer too much during delivery.

The only problem was that she was a first-time mother and her health wasn't very good, so she would basically have the same problems that come with pregnancy.

Because of morning sickness during the day, I felt a little sluggish and couldn't eat much. So when I went to bed at night, even though I felt very sleepy, I still had trouble falling asleep.

The tranquilizing decoction prescribed by the imperial physician certainly helped with sleep, but it was Chinese medicine after all, and she was afraid that taking too much would be bad for the child. This might be her only child, so she had to be cautious no matter what.

But which woman in the palace would not be cautious when she got pregnant? After all, children are hard to come by, and this is also their capital for consolidating their favor.

Lin Yan moved to the servants' room which was closer to the inner palace. There was already a senior palace maid living in the room, and the other bed was empty. However, she also inquired and found out that the previous one seemed to have been sent to Xinzheku by Concubine Shu for some random reason.

The reason was simply because she vomited after taking one look at the maid. She was clearly suffering from morning sickness, but she said that the maid was ugly and vomited.

This is a blessing in disguise, at least my life was saved.

But this weird reason is also funny to hear.

"You are the new Vanilla, right? My name is A-Lian. If you have any questions, you can ask me." A-Lian walked over with graceful steps, looking very gentle.

Unlike other palace maids, she wore some pearl hairpins on her head and the bracelets on her hands were not something that ordinary palace maids could afford.

It seems that this child should be the child of an official.

In addition to the selection of concubines, the palace would also select a group of palace maids. Not only children from poor families were sent in, but also children from officials' families would be sent in.

If the emperor likes her, she will be made a concubine. If he doesn't like her, she can stay in the palace for a few years as a training, and she can choose a good family to marry after leaving the palace.

So entering the palace is a gamble, and it depends on how clearly they understand their own status.

Lin Yan didn't sense any malice from her, but she also felt that there wasn't much warmth in that smile. It was just a fake face, it looked very sincere, but in fact it was nothing.

This is also normal.

She was able to go from a third-class maid to a senior maid overnight, which must be due to some extraordinary ability. Now that she was favored by the Concubine Shu, it meant that she had a foothold in the Xianyang Palace.

If she could establish a relationship with her, she might be able to have some say with Concubine Shu. As the saying goes, rising water lifts all boats, so if they are in the same boat, then won't they rise together?
A Lian's father worked under Concubine Shu's father, but her appearance was not outstanding, so she could only be a palace maid.

However, there were too many palace maids in the Xianyang Palace. She was a child of a minor official and had no special skills. She could not attract the attention of Concubine Shu at all. She was able to sit in the position of the head maid only because of her father's face. Now that someone had caught Concubine Shu's attention and lived in the same dormitory with her, she must build a good relationship with him.

Lin Yan nodded at her obediently, with a serious look, as if she had taken her words in. Plus, she looked a little silly, which made her look easy to deceive.

"Sister A Lian, I'm new here and don't quite understand what to do. If you need anything, I will try my best to help." Looking innocent is the easiest way to lower people's guard.

There was a trembling tone in his voice, as if he was afraid to communicate with others. His eyes avoided his gaze from time to time, like an inexperienced child.

Ah Lian's smile got even bigger. After all, she had been in the palace for so many years. How could she not know how to read people's minds? After all, she was a proper lady. It was normal for her to know things that country bumpkins didn't know.

"Don't be afraid, Aunt Caixia will tell us what to do. Besides, you are appreciated by Concubine Shu, so you must have something outstanding. You just need to do your job well, and there will be no problem."

"Okay, I understand. Sister A Lian, thank you!" Lin Yan gave her a bright smile. Although she looked ordinary, her smile was so dazzling that it almost blinded people's eyes.

A Lian was in a trance for a moment. She had only seen such a simple smile when she first entered the palace. So many years had passed, and the people around her were either killed in war or had parted ways. Everyone had their own mask, and she was no exception.

But she was distracted for a moment, and soon she came back to her senses, watching him pack up his things bit by bit. Then she walked over to help pack up.

It was just a package and it was packed up in a short while.

The room of the senior maid was a little bigger, and there was a special wardrobe and dressing table. And the clothes were more gorgeous than those of the ordinary maids, but Lin Yan had just moved in, so she didn't have anything.

Ah Lian looked at her full dressing table, then looked at the empty table, and frowned. Then she walked to her dressing table, picked up a makeup box and walked over.

"Sister Xiangcao, this dress is still a bit plain and elegant. We, the senior palace maids, represent the face of our master when we go out. If we dress like this, others will just look down on us. I still have some headgear here that I don't need on weekdays, so I can give it to you first to deal with the emergency. Don't refuse, the master doesn't want to be accused of mistreating the servants."

This statement was well-founded and there was no reason for others to refuse. Besides, she really had no ill intentions, so it was not impossible to accept it.

Lin Yan thought about it in her heart, with a grateful expression on her face, "Sister A Lian, you are so kind!"

The corners of A Lian's lips curled up slightly, and she maintained a gentle demeanor. She was originally a lady from a boudoir, so her aura was different from that of ordinary palace maids.

"If Sister A-Lian has a headache or fever in the future, I might be able to help. Let's not talk about this anymore. I have to go make a sachet for the master. I still have to go to the Imperial Hospital. I don't know if Sister Luomei has forgotten anything."

After saying that, she said hello and walked out.

At the same time, he also revealed why he was chosen by his master. To be chosen, he must have something extraordinary.

A-Lian is someone you can make friends with, but you can only use her, not make close friends with her. However, her ultimate goal is only one person, and if others dare to use her, they can only be prepared to be used as a stepping stone.