Concubine Mi in the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 163

The news of Concubine Tong's pregnancy spread in the palace, and it naturally reached Kangxi's ears.

Qianqing Palace

Kangxi sat behind the dragon case, holding a memorial in his hand, and continued to review the memorial in his hand without even raising his head after listening to Li Dequan's words.

Li Dequan stood with his head down, slightly raised his eyes and glanced at Kangxi who was sitting behind the dragon case, seeing Kangxi's calm face, he couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

He has been the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace for so many years, and he can see through the emperor's thoughts, but at least he can see seven or eight points. No matter what the reason is, the emperor will not allow the birth of a child with the blood of the Tong family. Emperor's heir.

Otherwise, Concubine Tong Guifei has been in the palace for so many years, how could she not even have an elder brother to give birth to the emperor.Not to mention, the late Empress Xiao Yiren, although the emperor respected her, he did not allow her to give birth to an elder brother until his death, and only raised Defei's fourth elder brother under her name.

Kangxi put down the vermilion pen in his hand, rubbed his temples, and casually threw the memorial in his hand on the dragon case, then raised his head to look at Li Dequan who was standing there with his head down.

"What time is it?"

"Back to the emperor, it's almost noon."

Kangxi nodded, "Well, go out with me for a walk."

"Cha." Li Dequan responded, and accompanied Kangxi out of the hall, and then ordered the little eunuch to carry him away.

Kangxi glanced at him, Fang said: "You slave, you have really bright eyes."

Li Dequan had a smile on his face, and cupped his hands: "The servant has only served the emperor for a long time, and it's nothing to figure it out."

Kangxi glanced at him, smiled, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, and went straight to Yuzhuo.

Li Dequan watched Kangxi's movements and hurriedly followed.

"Your Majesty, this servant has already asked someone to ask you. It was the imperial physician Zhou from the imperial hospital who gave the imperial concubine her pulse. I am afraid that the concubine's pregnancy is not going well." Li Dequan replied as he walked.

Those who are slaves should ask their masters about everything, and they can't wait for the masters to ask before sending someone to investigate.By then, it will be too late.

This way of being a slave is somewhat similar to the way of being an official. The first thing that matters is to learn to guess the minds of the superiors, and also to have a sense of proportion and handle it properly.

Obviously, Li Dequan's ability to guess people's hearts has been practiced to a three-pointer. After hearing this, Kangxi's face softened a little.

When it was almost time to get to Chengqian Palace, Li Dequan sent an eunuch to pass the news.

In Chengqian Palace, Concubine Tong Gui sat motionless on the soft couch, thinking about Nanny Gui's words, her heart became more and more disturbed.

She is very careful these days, how can people know about her pregnancy?
If it reaches the emperor's ears, I don't know what the emperor will think.

Over the years, she has more or less seen that the emperor does not want an heir with the blood of the Tong family, so she did not dare to tell the emperor when she was diagnosed with pregnancy.I just want to wait until the fetal image is stable and the fetus in the womb is bigger, and then I will report to the emperor.

At that time, the emperor will never have the heart to attack his own flesh and blood. At that time, as long as the emperor does not bear it, she will be able to gain a foothold in the palace.

But no one expected that someone would know all this and spread the matter throughout the harem.

If the emperor finds out about this, then the child in her womb will be...

Thinking of this, Concubine Tong Gui couldn't help but tremble, and her hands were soaked in cold sweat.

"Mommy, what should I do?" At this moment, she was still afraid, and she couldn't think of any way, and she didn't know how to save the child in her womb.

Although the imperial doctor said a few days ago that she had moved her fetus, the child might not be able to keep it, but these days, she didn't feel anything other than a little nausea and fatigue. She even felt that the child was reluctant to leave her. After ten months, the baby will come safely.

Listening to the panic and uneasiness in her mother's tone, Nanny Gui naturally had 1 worries in her heart.

At the moment, I only persuaded: "Your Majesty, take it easy, maybe the emperor also likes your Majesty to give birth to a younger brother. Your Majesty, don't believe those gossips, you don't have to block your own heart."

Even though I said that, Nanny Gui can't be relieved, just thinking about the miscarriage of the empress last time, there seems to be a large amount of blood in front of her eyes.

In fact, she has served the empress for so many years, she can naturally see how the emperor treats the empress.Just one sentence, although Niangniang has won this monstrous honor and favor because she is the daughter of the Tong family, she has also become a poor person for this reason.

The emperor may not have any sincerity towards the empress, even if he has a heart.

So, why did the empress block the emperor's heart because of a child, and even she was always in fear.

In this way, it is better to follow the emperor's mind and cut off this thought, the emperor may feel guilty and feel pity for the empress.

Nanny Gui was thinking about it, but she didn't dare to say such outrageous words.She has served the empress all these years, and she also knows that the empress cannot be persuaded in this matter.

No, it caused a rift between her and the empress.

Nanny Gui said so, Concubine Tong Guifei couldn't hear the relief in her words, but she didn't blame her.

At this time, apart from comforting myself, what else can I do.

Maybe, she really thought too much, how could the emperor have the heart to harm his own flesh and blood.

Thinking of this, Concubine Tong felt a little relieved, just as she was about to speak, she heard footsteps coming from outside.

Immediately afterwards, someone lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Ma'am, Eunuch Lu who is beside the emperor is here."

Hearing the eunuch's report, Concubine Tong was startled, and immediately tightened the handkerchief in her hand, her heart was tense, but she still pretended to be calm.

"Bring it in quickly."

"Yes." The eunuch replied respectfully, stood up and backed out, and soon led the people in.

"The servant greets the imperial concubine and empress."

"Get up, father-in-law is here, but what is the emperor's order?" The imperial concubine asked gently.

"I didn't have any instructions, but the emperor's Luanjia is about to arrive in the empress's palace, and Eunuch Li sent a servant to pass it on to the empress."

Hearing Eunuch Lu's words, the imperial concubine's heart tightened at first, but she said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Eunuch Lu, I will go out to greet you now."

Eunuch Lu smiled, and said: "If you have nothing else to order, the servant will leave first."

Concubine Tong waved her hand, until the father-in-law walked out of the hall, then she glanced at Nanny Gui, with a bit of panic in her words.

"Mommy, the emperor... the emperor is here."

Before that, she was looking forward to it every day, thinking about when the emperor would come to her palace, even if it was just for a while.But ever since she became pregnant, she was afraid that the emperor would come over, otherwise she would not pretend to be sick, and give up the favor she had finally obtained to the concubine Xiang.

All this is to protect the child in her womb.

Nanny Gui took a step forward, held her hand, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, don't panic, don't let the emperor see anything. Just remember that you are the heir of the royal family in your womb, the emperor's own flesh and blood. .”

Listening to her words, Concubine Tong seemed to understand, but she understood a little bit, she couldn't let the emperor see that she was afraid of him.

She didn't know anything, only that she was pregnant with the emperor's flesh and blood.

Concubine Tong regained her composure, her face regained her composure, and then she brought the maids and eunuchs to kneel in front of the main hall to greet her.

Not long after, I heard a eunuch outside the palace shouting: "The emperor is here!"

Along with this sound, there was a sound of footsteps, and then I saw the emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe.

"My concubine pays my respects to the emperor." Guifei Tong knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"Pingshen, you are pregnant, why are you still kneeling here, just go inside to greet her." Kangxi stepped forward and helped Concubine Tong to stand up with his own hands, his words were full of concern.

"It's okay, the emperor hasn't come here for a long time, and my concubine wants to see the emperor sooner." Concubine Tong blessed her body and said softly.

Kangxi glanced at her, and helped her into the hall with his own hands, and the two sat on the soft couch, one on the left and the other on the right.

Soon, some court ladies served tea.

Concubine Tong Gui sat there, feeling uneasy in her heart, not knowing what the emperor would say to her.

Just when she was uneasy, Kangxi picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then said: "I heard that you are pregnant."

Listening to Kangxi's words, Concubine Tong stood up, knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty forgive me, this concubine didn't intend to deceive the Emperor, it's just..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard Kangxi smile and said: "Please do not blame me, you are pregnant, it is a good thing, how can I blame it?"

Concubine Tong Gui knelt on the ground, wondering if Kangxi's words were true or not.

"It's cold on the ground, get up quickly, don't freeze yourself." Kangxi raised his hand, signaling her to get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Tong thanked her before standing up.

"Have you passed on to the imperial physician? How do you feel? Are you feeling unwell?" Seeing her standing up, Kangxi asked.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Everything is fine with my concubine, but I am often sad, and I am too tired to take care of her." Concubine Tong Guifei replied.

Kangxi nodded, glanced at Nanny Gui who was standing there, and said, "She is the one who serves you closely, so naturally it is appropriate."

"You are pregnant, so I won't restrain you. In the future, you don't have to copy the "Women's Regulations" and "Women's Precepts", so as not to hurt your spirit." Kangxi just said this, and said: "I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send some Good things come here, and you can enjoy them yourself."

Listening to Kangxi's words, Tong Guifei didn't know whether she was happy or sad. The last time she was pregnant, the emperor had never been so concerned.

At the moment, I just knelt down to thank the emperor: "My concubine thanks the emperor for his kindness."

Kangxi stopped her bowing down, and said: "You are pregnant, so you don't need to be too polite in front of me from now on."

Concubine Tong's complexion changed slightly, and it took a long time before she answered "Yes."

Not long after Kangxi went to Chengqian Palace, everyone in the harem knew about it.

It is said that Concubine Tong Gui has a dragon seed, and she wants to make a comeback. If she can give birth to an elder brother, maybe the emperor will restore her status as soon as the emperor is happy.

For a while, Chengqian Palace, which had been deserted for several days, became lively again.

(End of this chapter)