On this day, Zhou Ren approached Xu Chunjun again and said straight to the point: "Ms. Zheng, it seems that you have made up your mind that you will not have to drink the fine wine for the toast."
Although Xu Chunjun was in the palace, he had already heard about what was going on at home. Apparently the queen was impatient and had given her sweethearts in advance to make her submit.
Fortunately, Zheng Wuji was smart enough to make progress by retreating. He pretended to be ill at home and refused to find a job or accept big business from the bank.
In fact, this was already an answer, so the queen was very unhappy.
Knowing that Zhou Ren could not win Xu Chunjun over, he could not help but become angry.
He is a vicious-minded person and hates when others do the opposite of him.
The previous show of kindness to Xu Chunjun was just to take advantage of her.
Now that he saw that Mr. Xu Chun was not on the right path, he showed an ugly face.
However, Xu Chunjun did not feel any displeasure because of his ugly face and unpleasant words. He continued as usual and said calmly: "Eunuch Zhou, compared with the queen, I am just a fool. I did not mean to go against you.
It’s just that everyone has his own ambitions.”
"Then you wish for yourself! It's always hard to persuade a damn ghost with good words." Zhou Ren's eunuch had a sharp and thin voice, full of resentment, "She, Cen Yunchu, is just a concubine no matter how favored she is.
If you want to hang yourself from a tree, you have to see if the branch is thick enough. You don’t know how to lift something!”
After saying that, he walked away.
Xu Chunjun walked back slowly, and a group of guards happened to come over.
The leader happened to be Ke Wangchen. He said something to the people around him and then walked towards Xu Chunjun.
"Sister Xu, I think the person I saw just now seems to be Zhou Ren from the Queen's Palace. He didn't make things difficult for you, did he?" Ke Wangchen asked.
"It's nothing, you don't have to worry." Xu Chunjun smiled and shook his head.
Then he asked Ke Wangchen: "How are you doing as an errand in the palace these days?"
"I can't tell yet," Ke Wangchen raised his eyebrows slightly, "but there must be someone around me watching."
"Then you should be more careful," Xu Chunjun told him, "go over! It's not good to stay too long."
"Take a message to my sister," Ke Wangchen said, "let her relax. As long as I am here, I will be able to protect her."
Xu Chunjun looked at him and nodded, feeling really envious of Cen Yunchu for having such a good brother.
After Xu Chunjun returned, Cen Yunchu and Jiang Nuan were talking about the past.
Jiang Nuan smiled and asked Xu Chunjun: "Sister Xu, where did you go? Why did you come back? What we were talking about was interesting!"
Xu Chunjun asked with a smile: "Where are you talking about? I'm here to listen and join in the fun."
"Chunjun, no one is trying to make things difficult for you, right?" Cen Yunchu is a very smart person. Although Xu Chunjun didn't mention it a word and didn't show it in his expression, she still guessed it.
"No, I just met Wangchen and had a few words with him. Wangchen asked me to tell you, my queen, that he will definitely protect you."
After hearing this, Jiang Nuan said: "There are differences in the world. People like Wangchen are also younger brothers. Sister Xu and I also have younger brothers in our families."
"Although you don't have a status like Wangchen, you did have a good husband like my father-in-law! How can you be perfect in everything in this world? It's a blessing to have someone to protect you." Cen Yunchu said with a smile.
Jiang Nuan listened and nodded and said: "That's true. We just talked about how we drank together. Now I think of it as if it was yesterday, but the three of us can never go back."
"We are born to move forward, and no one can live back." Cen Yunchu said, "Fortunately, our friendship remains unchanged, which is already very precious."
Then he said to Xu Chunjun: "Don't worry, the emperor will return to Beijing in less than two months. Even if the queen does something, she can't really do anything to anyone in these two months.
At most, if you look for some minor mistakes, there is still room for delay.”
She was giving Xu Chunjun reassurance.
Xu Chunjun smiled and nodded.
The three of them talked for a while. Cen Yunchu felt a little tired from sitting and wanted to stand up.
The two palace maids quickly helped her up.
Jiang Nuan glanced at her belly and said, "I'm afraid your mother will give birth in the next two days. I see that your gait and the position of your belly are similar to mine when I was about to give birth to Brother Zao."
Cen Yunchu was not surprised. He stretched out his hand to support his lower back and said, "I feel extremely sore in the lumbosacral region these days. It should be because the fetus is moving downwards. The imperial doctor also said before that it will be around the tenth day of March."
Everything that needs to be used has been prepared in advance, and the imperial physician also asks for Ping'an pulse twice every morning and evening.
Two days later, after taking a nap, Chen Yunchu felt upset and restless.
The palace maid hurriedly called for the imperial doctor. After taking her pulse, he said, "I'm afraid my wife is about to give birth. I have to ask Grandma Jixiang to come over and take a look."
The imperial physician was a man, so he could take the pulse but could not conduct a personal examination. Grandma Jixiang, also known as Wenpo, had to come and check.
Grandma Jixiang has naturally made arrangements a long time ago and is living in the palace next to her.
Send someone to call, they will arrive in a moment.
"How does your stomach feel now?" Grandma Jixiang asked.
Cen Yunchu said: "I just feel tight."
"Does it hurt a lot?" Wen Po asked.
"Not really, I just feel a little uncomfortable." Cen Yunchu said.
"Then there's no need to rush, the baby won't be born until late at night! Let's have someone prepare some soft food first. The queen must be full.
Otherwise, the pain will start and you won't be able to eat. If you don't eat, you won't have the strength, and you will have to suffer even more." Wen Po said.
Cen Yunchu ate a bowl of porridge with soft cakes.
When it was time to turn on the lamp, my stomach really started to hurt, but it wasn't severe enough and the intervals were relatively long.
Jiang Nuan was anxious beside her, and Xu Chunjun said to her: "You go and rest first. How can you still have the strength to stay up until the middle of the night? Besides, you are pregnant now, so don't take it seriously."
Cen Yunchu also said to her: "You can't do it for me. I see you are anxious and you are even more anxious. It will be a while before you give birth. It will be the same if you come here again."
Jiang Nuan thought for a while, but listened to what they said, and went back to rest first, but after all, he couldn't sleep well, and he would ask about the situation in the main hall after a while.
Xu Chunjun has been staying with Cen Yunchu. She knew that the queen was waiting for this moment to take action, so she never dared to take it lightly.
According to Grandma Jixiang, you must walk back and forth on the ground to have a successful birth.
Therefore, several people took turns carrying Cen Yunchu back and forth on the ground.
Cen Yunchu felt the pain getting more and more intense, but Po Wen said it was not time to give birth yet.
Seeing that it was already midnight, Cen Yunchu was already sweating several times.
A palace maid came over with ginseng tea and said: "My queen, please drink a bowl of ginseng tea! Otherwise, you will have no strength."
