"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xianyue stood up as told, smiled at each other and stepped aside, and then the Jin family and the Huang family entered respectively to receive their titles. After the ceremony was completed, it was already past midnight.
After the case was removed and the officials from the Ministry of Rites and other officials retreated, Hongli stood up and walked to Xianyue, stretched out his hand and said, "I will accompany your concubine back."
Xianyue smiled and said, "Your Majesty has forgotten that I have to go to Cining Palace to pay homage to the Emperor's mother and listen to her instructions."
Hongli was startled, then patted his forehead and said: "Look, I have forgotten this. It doesn't matter, I will accompany you to Cining Palace, just in time to pay my respects to the Queen."
The girls agreed and followed Hongli all the way to the main hall of Cining Palace. They then saluted Ling Ruo who was sitting at the top. Ling Ruo nodded. After some admonishment, he turned his eyes to Xianyue who was kneeling at the front, "
My concubine, from now on you will be the head of the concubines. The higher your position, the heavier your responsibilities, especially since you are in charge of the Sixth Palace. You must always remember this responsibility and never betray the emperor's trust."
Xianyue quickly kowtowed and said, "My son, I will obey the teachings of the Emperor's Mother and I will never let down the expectations of the Emperor's Mother and the Emperor."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "Okay, everyone, get up. The Ai family has ordered Shuixiu to send a message to the imperial kitchen to prepare more dishes. You all have lunch here today, so it will be lively together."
After thanking each other, everyone sat down respectively. Compared with the others, Yubi's movements were much more clumsy and laborious. Dongmei and Xiaoquanzi helped her sit down.
Ling Ruo looked at her and smiled: "The Ai family remembers that Yubi is now almost six months old."
Concubine Yu quickly said: "The Queen Mother has a good memory. My son will be six months old in a few days. The imperial doctor has calculated that it is the period of delivery, which should be in early April of the next year." Although she was said to be pregnant for ten months, she was not pregnant for ten months.
The time from pregnancy to pregnancy is more than nine months, not really ten months.
Ling Ruo looked at her and said, "It seems that Concubine Yu has a very good appetite. She has already gained such a figure in less than six months. The Ai family remembers that when the Ai family was pregnant with the emperor, when they gave birth, they were just with Concubine Yu.
It’s pretty much the same now.”
Jin added: "What Huang'er Niang said is that if someone who didn't know about it saw her, they would think that Sister Yu was about to give birth. They would never have imagined that it has only been so long."
Compared with last month, Yubi is not only fatter now, but her whole body has gained weight. She looks swollen and has a very obvious double chin on her lower jaw.
Listening to the chuckles from the side, Yubi said with some embarrassment: "Returning to the emperor's mother, I don't know what's going on. During this period, my appetite is getting better and better. Sometimes I want to eat less, but once
I feel uncomfortable when I'm hungry, and I'm afraid of starving the baby in my belly, so I can only continue to eat."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "You are pregnant now, so you really can't be hungry, but you have to exercise some control, otherwise Aijia is afraid that it will be difficult during childbirth."
Concubine Yu quickly responded: "Yes, I know. Thank you very much for reminding me."
Because Xiaowu came to report that there were courtiers who wanted to see him, Hongli left first, while the remaining girls accompanied Ling Ruo, chatting and laughing, and tried their best to make Ling Ruo happy.
When it was lunch time, the ladies gathered around Ling Ruo and came to the side hall. The meal was extremely rich and Shuixiu prepared it with great care. There were many dishes that the concubines liked to eat.
After Ling Ruo picked up her chopsticks, the other girls also picked up their chopsticks to eat. The one with the best appetite was Yu Bing. There was a dish of old duck bamboo shoot soup, which was very suitable for her appetite. She drank two full bowls with the meat and soup.
Jin watched from the side and said with a chuckle: "Why did the Queen's mother forget what she just said, eat less? If you continue like this, I'm afraid I will have two people to take care of you before you give birth."
Already."
Concubine Yu wiped the soup stains from her lips and whispered: "What the empress said is that I forgot about it for a moment, so I must pay attention to it in the future."
Xianyue heard their conversation and said: "Although you have to be in moderation, don't force it, let alone diet blindly for the sake of body shape. If you hurt the fetus in your belly, that is absolutely wrong. Huang'e Niang just said
I also said the word "appropriate", everything
You should put the dragon fetus first. Besides, if you want to avoid being too plump, you can also move around more besides eating. According to this palace, Yubi moves too little on weekdays, so she is so fat.
Huang'e Niang, do you think so?"
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "What the noble concubine said is reasonable. You can control the food yourself to a certain extent. In addition, as the noble concubine said, go outside more often."
"Yes, I am following the Queen Mother's decree." After saying that, Concubine Yu bowed to Xianyue again, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your advice. I am deeply grateful."
Xianyue smiled and said: "You and I are sisters, so we should do it. There is no need to be so polite."
After this incident, Yubi obviously felt a little uncomfortable. Although her stomach was not full, she did not move her chopsticks much. At most, she only took a few bites like a dragonfly.
After coming out of Cining Palace, his carefully decorated face darkened, and there was no smile at all until he returned to Xianfu Palace.
Now she no longer lives in the small Yihe Residence, but in the main hall of Xianfu Palace. Dongmei stood aside for a long time and said tentatively: "Master, I see that you didn't eat anything just now, please let the small kitchen
Prepare another lunch?"
Yubi said coldly: "Didn't you hear what Concubine Jia said before? She embarrassed me in front of so many people and said that I ate too much. You also said that I didn't eat anything?"
Dongmei said comfortingly: "Master, why should you care about other people's words? The most important thing for you now is to take good care of yourself. The rest will be done after the little brother is born."
Xiao Quanzi also smiled apologetically and said: "Yes, what Concubine Jia said is not because she is jealous of Master that you are pregnant with a dragon fetus. Although she is raising the third elder brother, after all, she did not give birth to her in ten months of pregnancy."
Concubine Yu snorted coldly and said: "Concubine Jia... If Concubine Xian hadn't been the one to interfere, how would she have been qualified to be the fourth concubine? Now she is pretending to teach me a lesson. It's really shameless."
"Master, please calm down." After saying this, Xiao Quanzi said: "By the way, a palace tailor sent some newly made clothes yesterday. I will bring them to you, Master, for your inspection."
After Xiao Quanzi brought the clothes, Concubine Yu stroked the clothes with fur and said suspiciously: "I remember that I just sent a batch of new clothes last month, why are they here again now?"
Already?"
Dongmei explained: "Master, you have forgotten that when you were putting on your clothes a few days ago, you said they were a little tight. I was afraid that it would strangle you and my little brother, so I hurriedly asked the palace tailor to make them again.
One batch, put some according to your original size, it should be just right. I estimate that I will have to make a few more batches before the little brother is born."