In the fourth year of the First Yuan Dynasty of the Northern Kingdom, Emperor Chu Xichen went into seclusion in September. He had political relations with King Yi Chu Xichao. During the seclusion period, no one was allowed to visit him without an edict. Anyone who violated the rules would be executed!
On a dark and cold autumn night, a group of palace people were walking quickly along the corridor of Qiang Palace. The woman with a head full of gold and silver, headed by her, walked quickly. Although her body looked a bit bloated due to giving birth to a child, it did not affect her walking speed. A eunuch bowed and held a lantern in front of her, and two rows of twelve palace maids followed behind her in a compact and orderly manner.
Before, she was just a little Rong Hua, but because she gave birth to a dragon son and was promoted to Xiu Rong, one of the old nine concubines, she is where she is today.
As she walked into Qian Palace, she didn’t stop until she reached the entrance of Penglai Palace where the emperor was retreating.
The number of defenders at Penglai Hall was twice as large as before. The gatekeeper general was none other than Wei Zifeng. When Wei Zifeng saw Chen Xiurong, he bowed his hands and saluted: "I have seen Empress Xiurong. I wonder what the important matter is for Empress Xiurong's visit late at night?"
Chen Xiurong swept his armor coldly and said, "I want to see the emperor!"
Wei Zifeng said in a stiff voice: "Please Chen Xiurong show the emperor's handwriting, otherwise, we will not notify you!"
Chen Xiurong said angrily: "You are so brave! Do you know that the second prince is ill now? If I want to see the emperor, I must see the emperor!"
Wei Zifeng said without changing his expression: "I will say it again, without the emperor's order, I will not inform you! If the empress insists on breaking in, then don't blame me for being rude!"
"you!"
Chen Xiurong was about to show off his power when he saw the palace door creaking open, and the emperor's personal steward, Eunuch Shi, walked out from inside.
When Eunuch Shi saw Chen Xiurong, he bowed his head and asked, "Why is it so noisy?"
Chen Xiurong said hurriedly: "Eunuch Shi, the second prince is ill. Please let me know. I want to see the emperor."
Eunuch Shi said unhurriedly: "Since the second prince is sick, please call the imperial doctor as soon as possible! The emperor is in retreat and doesn't see anyone. Please come back, Empress Xiu Rong!"
Chen Xiurong was not convinced. Wei Zifeng glanced at her with his dark eyes. Then Chen Xiurong paused, snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and left with his entourage.
Eunuch Shi said disdainfully: "She is the most uneasy among all the people in the palace. If the Queen is still here, let's see how she dares to do whatever she wants!"
Wei Zifeng raised his eyebrows and said: "Then what can be done? Now that the queen is not here, she gave birth to the second prince, and the eldest son died fine again. She is the only one who has a dragon descendant. If she is not arrogant, who will be?"
Eunuch Shi sneered: "Why did the emperor's eldest son die? Did she really think that no one was here? Humph!" Without saying anything, he walked into the main hall and closed the door heavily.
Wei Zifeng looked up at the dark sky. It seemed that it was going to rain, but the autumn rain should not be too heavy. He stood up straight and continued to hold on.
In the quiet night, a muffled thunder suddenly sounded in the sky. Although it was not loud, it still woke up the sleeping people.
"Ah!" Shen Huan woke up from her dream. She only felt pain in her lower abdomen, as if some warm current was flowing out from below. She touched it with her hand in panic, and it felt sticky, and then she screamed.
Ye Canghao jumped down from the bamboo couch in shock when he heard the sound. He didn't even bother to put on his shoes, so he rushed to Shen Huan's bed and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong?"
Qingyue came over and turned on the light to take a look, and was immediately shocked and stunned.
Shen Huan's lower body was bleeding, and the bedding was stained red.
"Quick, go and call the imperial doctor! Don't be afraid, Ah Huan, I'll send someone to the imperial hospital to find the imperial doctor!" Ye Canghao was so frightened that his voice changed.
Shen Wen grabbed his wrist and held it tightly, but said to Qingyue: "Go find the doctor Yang who was here last time!"
It took Qingyue a while to come back to her senses: "Yes, yes, I'll go right away."
Ye Canghao asked: "Why don't you let me ask the imperial doctor? The medical skills of the imperial doctor are much better than those in ordinary medical clinics!"
Shen Huan smiled weakly and said: "I don't want to alarm other people... Just listen to me."
"Okay, okay, I listen to you." Ye Canghao held her hand, not knowing what to do, "Didn't you say okay last time? Why did you suddenly...see red again?"
Shen Huan shook her head and said: "I don't know, I just had a nightmare." Thinking of that nightmare, Shen Huan shuddered. In the dream, she saw Xichen and wanted to chase him, but she couldn't catch him. When I wanted to touch his sleeve, I suddenly sank, as if I was about to fall into hell.
Xichen, did something happen to him?
After a long time, Dr. Yang was brought over. After checking Shen Huan's pulse, he quickly helped her with acupuncture and gave Shen Huan a pill. Then he quickly wrote a prescription and handed it to Qingyue: "Five bowls of water boiled into one bowl." Take it and take two patches first. If you still see redness, you must go to the hospital to see me in time."
Qingyue hurriedly agreed, took the prescription, went out to grab the medicine, and then came back to cook these things. She would never dare to do this to others.
Shen Wen received an injection, took pills, and the bleeding from her lower body stopped. She changed into a clean quilt and slept peacefully.
Ye Canghao pulled Dr. Yang and asked, "Is my wife okay?"
Doctor Yang smiled hurriedly and said: "Oh, it's nothing. I'm afraid the princess is too worried on weekdays, and the fetal movement is a bit violent. Plus, I'm afraid she suffered a nightmare tonight. She was frightened and she'll be fine after taking medicine."
After Ye Canghao heard what he said, he felt relieved, paid him the consultation fee, and personally sent him out.
Back in the room, Shen Huan had fallen asleep, but her brows were still frowning.
Ye Canghao sighed softly and murmured: "Ah Huan, what will it take for you to forget the past and become happy?"
The weather was exceptionally clear on the second day, probably because of the rain last night.
Shen Huan got up in the morning, took medicine, and rested on the bed. She was tortured last night and got up a little late today. It was almost noon when Ye Canghao came back.
Ye Canghao came in with a smile, holding a lot of things in his hands. Shen Huan looked at him in surprise and asked, "What is that in your hand?"
Ye Canghao took them over as if they were offering treasures and showed them to her one by one: "These are the toys I found in my old palace. This one is a chicken pecking at rice. Fortunately, I didn't break it. And Although this wooden horse is missing one ear, it is still playable. I asked people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make small clothes, pants and shoes! I also bought some new toys, this bamboo dragonfly, this is …”
Shen Wen said with a mixture of laughter and laughter: "It's still early for the baby to be born, and you started working around so early."
Ye Canghao said seriously: "It's late. Some people have been preparing since they were pregnant. Now I regret why I didn't think of this earlier! It's so fun when you look at toys. If you look at them like this, your mood will be better. Get up!"
Shen Huan was stunned and whispered: "Who said I was in a bad mood?"
Ye Canghao said awkwardly: "I see that your brows are furrowed in your dreams... You also know that I am stupid and don't know how to coax you. I just want to make you happy. If you don't like this, , I’ll just put it up.”
Shen Wen smiled and said: "Who said I don't like it, but it's too early to use it now. You put it away first and let the child play with it after he is born."
Ye Canghao smiled and said: "Okay!"
But as soon as she turned around, Shen Huan frowned involuntarily and looked at her belly blankly, not knowing what she was worried about.