Biography of Concubine De of Emperor Kangxi

"If the childbirth is successful, the empress has already given birth twice. As long as the fetal position is correct, I don't think there will be too much danger. The most fearful thing right now is the stillborn fetus. The sickness and weakness of the fetus will all be reflected in the mother's body. I am terrified... ..." The imperial doctor bent his knees and said, "Please forgive the empress dowager and the emperor, in the worst case, if the fetus is stillborn, the life of the concubine de concubine will also be threatened."

The empress dowager regretted again and again: "I should have listened to you at the beginning, and let her have this child, I was too extravagant."

"Grandmother, don't blame yourself. If Lan Qi knows, she will be even more sad." Xuan Ye also had a gloomy expression, and told the imperial physician in a cold voice, "Take care of Concubine De, this matter should not be publicized."

The imperial doctor kowtowed and said yes, and then heard the empress dowager ask: "Is there any way to keep Concubine De safe?"

"I would like to report to the Empress Dowager that if labor is induced early, it is the best thing for the empress to give birth to the child as soon as possible, but the child will be harmed, and there is a possibility of dying at full term, let alone less than a month. "The imperial physician said cautiously, "Besides, induced labor is a royal taboo, lest some concubines tamper with the blood of the emperor's heir, except for natural premature birth, it must not be induced."

The Empress Dowager said angrily: "When did you come to tell me about royal taboos?"

Xuan Ye asked Lan Qi when she would give birth at full term, and the imperial doctor should be in late June, saying that if you don't care about the child now, induced labor is the best time to save Concubine De, but the fetus is almost equivalent to giving up.

"Arrange for Concubine De to induce labor at the right time, don't tell her that she is giving up the child, just say it is for the safety of mother and child." The Empress Dowager made a decisive decision, and said to Xuan Ye, "If the child dies, she will be sad, you just need to comfort her." Concubine Rong and the others all came here like this, not to say that women who are emperors have to bear this burden, it is common for ordinary people to have children die young, this is the value of descendants to reproduce and raise children."

Xuan Ye had no objection, and he thought about how to comfort Lan Qi in the future, but after all, he was in pain, Lan Qi had worked so hard for so long, but in the end she couldn't keep the child for her, and muttered to herself: "It's fine if I can't see you." It is even more sad to be born and die."

For all this, Lan Qi didn't know anything, she could feel her body getting heavier and heavier, unlike the previous few months when she had the energy to talk and laugh with Bu Guiren and the others, she moved around lazily all day long, and her appetite was getting worse day by day. She even touched her stomach and said to Huanchun: "Why do I feel that this child is not moving much, is she asleep again?"

Although Huanchun himself has no experience in childbirth, he has served Lan Qi twice, listened to a lot of advice from the imperial doctor, and guessed in his heart that the master's pregnancy is not very good, but dare not say unlucky words, and try his best to be by her side Taking care, I suddenly heard what my master said, but I didn't know how to respond.

Seeing that Huanchun was nervous, Lan Qi laughed instead: "So I said she is a girl. Yinzhen Yinzuo was so lively when she was in her stomach. This child has always been very quiet. She will definitely be a well-behaved and sensible little princess in the future. Look at Duan Jing How naughty, when she was in Bu Guiren's stomach, she was very capable of tossing around."

Huan Chun felt sad for no reason, in fact, the master was so optimistic, she should be happy, but she always felt unreliable, without the excitement and joy of the birth of the fourth elder brother and sixth elder brother.

"Huanchun." Lan Qi suddenly called her.

Huan Chun was startled, and leaned over to ask, "What does your empress want?"

But Lan Qi took her hand and said: "Some things are not said by the imperial doctor, but I know it in my heart. My body knows it best. If there is anything wrong with this child, even if I am sad, I will still think about the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother." Your Majesty, so I won't cry in front of people, don't worry that I will be suffocated, when there is no one, just let me lean on you."

Huan Chun was already in tears, tried to smile and said: "How can you say this, the little princess will be safe."

Lan Qi also laughed, but when she smiled, tears fell, she gently protected her swollen belly with one hand, and blamed Huan Chun: "Don't coax me, it's enough for the emperor and the empress dowager to coax me, you all coax me Me, let me feel that I am fine, and I will be more sad when the time comes, and now I will think clearly about the future, and I will not be afraid."

Huan Chun wiped her tears with a handkerchief, Lan Qi wiped it off by raising her hand, took a deep breath and encouraged herself, "I already have two sons, what are you afraid of?"

However, even though the emperor ordered the imperial hospital not to leak information, there has never been any secrets in the Forbidden City. There are too many people who deal with it. They are getting weaker and weaker, and they are all women who have given birth to children. It is not difficult to guess the result afterwards.

In the blink of an eye at the beginning of June, the imperial garden is already covered with green lotus and green water, hibiscus covered with red and fresh, and slim lotus flowers are in full bloom, as if they are ready to welcome the arrival of a princess, but such a prosperous scene, Germany Concubine's body is still deteriorating.

But in the imperial court, after the San Francisco, Taiwan was Xuanye's big worry. For the Qing court, the existence of the Zheng family dynasty was equivalent to the remnants of the previous Ming Dynasty, and the remnants had not been eliminated. The vassals exhausted their troops, and the emperor never relaxed his strategy against Tai.

Zheng Jing's sudden death last year, internal minister Feng Xifan and others rebelled, using rumors that "Jianguo is not the true blood of the feudal lord" as an excuse, and conspired with Zheng Jing's younger brother Zheng Cong and others to take back Zheng Kezang's seal of supervising the country and kill him. He was only 12 years old. The year-old Zheng Keshun inherited the throne of King Yanping.The young master is old, and Zheng Cong is assisted in the government. However, Zheng Cong is cowardly and cowardly. Everything depends on Feng Xifan and others. The politics of Taiwan has fallen into unprecedented chaos.

Therefore, Xuanye issued an edict, saying that since Zheng Jing was punished, the thieves would be deviant and disturbed, and it was advisable to take the opportunity to regulate Penghu and Taiwan.However, Admiral Wan Zhengse of the Fujian Navy did not advocate the capture of Taiwan. On the other hand, Li Guangdi, a cabinet scholar, and Yao Qisheng, governor of Fujian, strongly recommended Shi Lang, believing that he was a feud of the Zheng family.Xuanye then appointed Shi Lang again last year as the commander-in-chief of the Fujian navy, and with the crown prince Shaobao, he went to Fujian as the commander of the attack on Taiwan.

After years of preparations, now is the best time to attack Tai, Xuan Ye is focused on this matter wholeheartedly, if it was in the past, he would definitely be less likely to enter the harem and not be close to women, but Lan Qi is about to give birth, always worrying in his heart.

On this day, the imperial hospital urgently reported that the concubine de concubine had a respiratory disorder. If she did not induce labor immediately, both mother and child might die. When asked directly about the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the Empress Dowager ordered the imperial physician to protect Concubine De comprehensively.

Lan Qi felt uncomfortable when she woke up in the morning. Her chest was depressed and she needed to take a big breath. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent a lot of ice cubes to cool down the bedroom. The pregnant woman was still hot and unbearable. She felt that she was very bad. The necessary manpower was all there, and Lan Qi felt that her body had no intention of giving birth. The imperial doctor told her frankly: "In order to ensure the safety of the mother and child, I will induce labor for the concubine Defei."

Lan Qi was so weak that she was still worried: "Inducing labor is a taboo in the court, and the imperial physician should not decide on his own."

The imperial physician smiled wryly: "Your Majesty is worrying too much, I naturally came here with the order. Your Majesty, please don't worry about it. It will be very hard later on. Please save your energy."

"Then I'll be your doctor." These were the last words Lan Qi said when she was sober. Afterwards, under the stimulation of decoction and moxibustion, the strong contractions tormented her almost unconscious, but just like before giving birth to the two princes, she He insisted on resisting the pain with his weak body, without saying a word.

The imperial doctor just said to Concubine De that the purpose of inducing labor is to keep the mother and child safe, turned around and told the midwives: "The Empress Dowager has an order. In an emergency, there is no need to compromise the safety of the fetus, and the premise of not damaging the mother's phoenix body is to help the mother's fetus as soon as possible." If the fetus dies, you and I will not be held accountable."

At this moment, the mother was in so much pain that she was so weak that she even fainted for a while. Sure enough, as the imperial doctor said, if the labor was induced half a day later, Defei would most likely go away with the child. Fortunately, under the skillful technique of the midwife, she regained consciousness The concubine De finally gave birth with all her strength, the moment the child left the mother's womb, her complexion softened, but her physical strength was exhausted, she couldn't wait to hear the baby cry, and passed out.

Huanchun and the others stood outside the delivery room, praying with palms together, praying to God and worshiping Buddha. They had never seen their master in such a dangerous situation, and all of them were pale. Just as they were waiting impatiently, they heard a weak baby crying inside. , everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but they were all prepared, the child was hard to protect.

Someone came out in a panic from inside, with a tangled expression on his face, no joy or sorrow could be seen, he just said out of breath, "Quickly go and report, Empress Defei has given birth to a little princess, and empress is safe."

Is it just that the mother is safe?Huan Chun froze in place, she loved to hear the words "mother and child are safe", but the people who came out didn't mention the child, obviously they heard the baby crying just now, why didn't they say mother and child were safe, Huan Chun rushed forward and asked: "What's wrong with the little princess?" Sample?"

The man just shook his head and urged: "Quickly report, the empress is safe."

If so, such news spread throughout the Six Palaces. When the Empress Dowager heard that Lan Qi was safe and sound in the Great Buddha Hall, her eyes filled with tears, and she choked up with Mammy Su Mala and said, "This time she is well, don't worry about it." Let her serve me all day long, I have relied on her all these years, but I don't know how hard it is for her to support the affairs here, let her take care of her health in the future, if she is not healthy, how can I entrust Xuan Ye to her."

Twice in the past, Aunt Su Mala stayed with Lan Qi, but this time because she knew that Concubine De was not good, and was afraid that the Empress Dowager would be in a hurry to hurt herself, so Xuan Ye asked her to stay with her grandmother not to leave. At this moment, she was full of comfort , but listening to the master's words, Mu Jing was sad, and she burst into tears and said: "Master, you don't have to worry about these things, the empress has always been the most modest, she loves you so much, you don't let her serve in front of you, that's what makes her sad You see, she survived this life and death safely, she must be blessed by the gods, just like you, the master, when you were born the first emperor, you were close to death. The slaves thought you were going to go like that, but you not only survived, but also You survived the Qing Dynasty."

The Empress Dowager nodded with tears in her eyes: "That's the reason." Saying that she is fine, she asked Aunt Su Ma to go and see Lan Qi.

Mammy hurried to Yonghe Palace, the imperial physician said upon seeing her, "The princess is very weak, and I cannot be cured with medicine. Mammy, please tell the Empress Dowager, the little princess's breath won't last for a few days."

"If that's the case, don't tell Concubine De for the time being." The nanny gathered herself together and walked steadily into the hall.

After a lot of sickness in the bedroom, Mammy felt chills as soon as she entered the door, and the person on the bed seemed to be conscious, she hurried to her side, but saw Lan Qi slowly opened her eyes, and saw Mammy was in front of her. , then smiled slightly, and asked weakly: "Nurse, where is the child?"