The smell of the smell of water in the hall was deep into his nose. Ruyi was slightly stunned. Before she could even get up, she pressed them down tightly: "Yonglian is the legitimate originator of the main palace, and it is reasonable for the emperor to make him the crown prince."

The emperor drank a sip of porridge and sighed: "I have known since I was a child that I am not a legitimate child. The status of a child born in the illegitimate child is different. Even now that I am the emperor and have a living world, I still feel frightened and wronged when I dream about it at midnight. Since the founding of the country, my dynasty has been from Mr. Shunzhi, Mr. Kangxi, and the late emperor to me, all of whom have been born in the illegitimate child. I really want my son to be a legitimate child born in the illegitimate child. His status is precious and impeccable. I just regard it as fulfilling my childhood wish for myself."

Ruyi was filled with emotion when he heard him, and could distinguish the loss and melancholy of the emperor's words. The emperor was such a sensitive person, thinking a lot by nature, and the various sadness and lack of childhood life could not be compensated even if he is rich all over the world. That's why he cared so much and was so persistent, and wanted to fulfill his little wish back then.

Then, how could she be willing to go against his thoughts? She bent down, leaned on the emperor's knees, and whispered: "What the emperor wants to do, then you must do it. That is good to the second prince and to soothe the emperor's own wishes."

The emperor stroked her newly combed black hair and said slowly: "Ruyi, I know that you love the eldest prince, and the eldest prince is also good at it, but he is not your biological child. Concubine Zhe's ranking cannot be compared with the queen. Although the third prince is also cute, he is always stupid and has been raised too spoiled. In the future, he can only be a rich and idle royal family. Whether it is a princess or a prince, I don't think about it anymore, I just hope that their mother and son are safe."

Ruyi answered "Yes", but just leaned quietly on his knees, listening to his breathing leisurely and feeling his thoughts filled with tides.

The emperor said in her ear: "I know it is unfair to do this. I and you don't have children yet. But I really don't know how to say it, express my wishes for so many years and let you understand."

Ruyi turned over the emperor's hand, put it on his cheek, and whispered: "Emperor, I understand. In the future, when I have your children, I only hope that he will be rich and safe for the rest of my life."

The emperor had a wave-like movement and feeling in his eyes, as if a meteor crossing the deep blue sky, with such dazzling light and shadow: "Ruyi, thank you for understanding me so much. I also know that this is grievance of you, but sometimes my reputation is in my mind, and I have to grievance."

Ruyi nodded and said, "Will the emperor tell the queen about the appointment of the crown prince? If the queen knew about it, she would definitely be very happy."

The emperor shook his head and said, "When Emperor Kangxi was there, it was because he announced the crown prince too early that all the sons were determined to fight for the throne. Like the late emperor, I would hide the crown prince's name on the plaque of Zhengda Guangming. After a hundred years, the ministers would naturally establish the crown prince according to this. This would prevent the crown prince from being arrogant and his mother's family from being tyrannical. Therefore, I do not intend to tell the queen, Ruyi, you should not mention it to anyone."

Ruyi looked at the emperor's eyes and nodded, "I remember what the emperor said. There is one thing that I cannot help but ask the emperor. Wang Qin is dead. Do you still have to be able to serve the emperor now? Should I choose some good people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve?"

The emperor picked up a little side dish and drank a sip of porridge and said, "Li Yu is careful in everything, and he is humble and not arrogant. I plan to see him for another two months and give him the position of deputy chief eunuch."

Ruyi said softly: "Li Yuren is smart and loyal, but he is young. The emperor needs to practice hard before he can let go and use it."

The emperor said "hmm" and heard the voices from outside, and said, "Who is outside?"

Ruyi looked at the head and looked at it, "The fresh fish and shrimps sent to Yi Guiren in the Imperial Kitchen. They were delivered early in the morning and hand-cooked by the kitchen."

The emperor said: "The imperial physician said that he should eat more fish and shrimp after he is pregnant. I remember that at that time, Concubine Mei also liked to eat it very much. I went to see Concubine Yi yesterday and found that she always said she had dizziness and headaches these days, and she was restless at night. I don't know what was going on. I was very worried."

Ruyi said: "The Imperial Doctor has already visited and said that people who are pregnant at the beginning of the first place will do this. Moreover, because Concubine Yi is restless at night, there is an ulcer on her mouth. Fortunately, the Imperial Doctor has prescribed a refreshing and heat-making medicine. I will remind the kitchen to use more chrysanthemum tea and mung bean soup, and I hope Concubine Yi will be a little more comfortable after taking it."

The emperor frowned and said, "When nobleman Mei was pregnant, he was also very angry and had a slight slight slight slight. Now I saw nobleman Yi, I was really scared. Now the queen has no time to clone her. Ruyi, everything needs you to take care of."

Ruyi smiled and said, "The emperor has no worries, and I am the one who lives in Yanxi Palace."

The emperor sniffed leisurely: "Of course I don't worry. Just like whenever I smell the fragrance of water that only exists in your palace, I feel peaceful and clear."

Ruyi smiled slightly: "That's also the emperor's kindness, I'll only use it for me."

After the meal, the emperor got up and went to the Yangxin Palace. Ruyi thought about the prince and the body of nobleman Yi, and she was really mixed with emotion. Just as she was thinking, Hailan hurried over and said, "Sister, I just came from nobleman Yi, it seems that it is not good. Come and take a look."

Ruyi hurriedly got up, gave a few instructions to invite the imperial physician, and immediately followed Hailan to the east warmhouse. Because of the coldness of nobleman Yi, even though she had been in March, there was still a charcoal pot and a stove in her hall. As soon as Ruyi brought Hailan in, she felt the warmth coming and her face was filled with sweat.

Concubine Yi was wrapped in a dark purple flower-woven quilt, and she was tilted on the bed with fatigue. It seemed that her breathing was a little difficult, and her face turned dark purple, just like the brocade quilt. Sandalwood was burned in the hall, and even a Buddha's hand was thrown in the charcoal basin. After being baked by the heating, all kinds of fragrances were woven together. The fragrance was fragrant, but it made people smell a little muddy.

Ruyi hurriedly ordered: "The fragrance inside is too heavy. Open the window and give the noble people some breath."

Concubine Yi hugged the quilt tightly and shrank into the bed, "Empress Xian, don't open the window, someone wants to harm me!"

Ruyi hurriedly smiled and said, "Good sister, this is in Yanxi Palace, no one dares to harm you!" She reached out and touched the face of Concubine Yi. Her face was hot and she was sweating so much that she hurriedly took the silk piece and wiped it gently for Concubine Yi, and said in a warm voice: "Don't be afraid, tell me, did you have a nightmare just now?"

Concubine Yi shrank in fear at the corner of the bed, pointed to the ground in panic and said, "There are so many snakes, so many snakes to bite me!"

Hailan hurriedly took off a sachet hanging from the silver tent hook and smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, there are many sachets that drive away snakes in the Yanxi Palace. The snake ran away as soon as it smells the smell. You can live with peace of mind."

Hailan looked at Guiren Yi and said with some concern: "Guru Yi seems to be a little hot. You go and get some hot water to take it." She looked at the ulcer on Guiren Yi's mouth, which seemed to be a little bigger than yesterday, and said: "Have you been drinking all the medicines for clearing heat and removing fire prescribed by the imperial physician? Why is the hole in Guiren's mouth growing even more powerful?"

Huanxin, who served nobleman Yi, said, "When I say to the nobleman of Hai, I ate some fish and shrimps for dinner last night. The thing was born. It is probably because of this that the things on my mouth grew bigger. I also advised me, but the little master said that eating more fish and shrimp can make the children in my belly smart, so I would rather have some ulcers."

Hailan said helplessly: "That's all. You should listen to my instructions. It's better to replace the tea you take to Guiren Yi with fetal chrysanthemum tea."

While he was talking, Doctor Xu arrived. Ruyi hurriedly asked Doctor Xu to check his pulse for Guiren Yi. Doctor Xu just shook his head: "The little master has been suffering from deep nightmares in recent days, right?"

Guiren Yi nodded weakly: "Since the last time I met a snake on the day of Jingzhe, I have been dreaming of it at midnight and I am often uneasy."

Doctor Xu understood: "Once you wake up, you will feel feverish, weak and weak, palpitations, and you will feel trembling all over because of nightmares, and you will feel abruptly in your abdomen. Are there any such symptoms?"

A ray of light flashed in the eyes of Concubine Yi: "The Imperial Doctor is right. Although he is so uneasy every night and early morning, it is better during the day. I dare to ask the Imperial Doctor, why am I like this?"

Doctor Xu stroked his beard and said slowly: "The little master was pregnant for the first time and was frightened when he was pregnant for three months, which led to palpitations and upset. It's okay if someone accompanied him to relieve himself during the day, but he would inevitably think of him when he came to dream at night. Because of this for many days, he was restless, so the little master would have internal fire and ulcers. I can prescribe some decoctions to calm the mind and externally apply medicine to treat ulcers. The little master should be free of charge as long as he takes it on time."

Hailan Shang was a little worried: "But Guiren Yi has abdominal pain?"

Doctor Xu waved his hand and said, "When I was pregnant at the beginning, I did have a slight abdominal pain. That is because the child in the abdomen is growing up slowly and involving the mother's body, so it doesn't matter."

Ruyi hurriedly asked, "Guru Yi always gets hot, doesn't it matter?"

Doctor Xu smiled and said, "It is common for heat during pregnancy. If you don't believe me, you can put a hand on Concubine Yi at any time, and it will definitely be hotter than everyone at any time. Therefore, when some women are pregnant, they often think that they have a cold and fever, and they mistakenly take decoctions, and they lose their children. In fact, as long as they have seen a doctor, they will be fine."

Ruyi couldn't help laughing and sighed: "Yes, if you want two unborn bodies like me and Hailan to take care of noble Yi, there will inevitably be some inappropriate things. I also need to thank Doctor Xu for some advice."

Concubine Yi hurriedly said, "With Empress Xian, I feel much more at ease. If I still stay in Jingyang Palace, I would be really scared."

Hailan patted her hands and said, "I passed by Jingyang Palace a few days ago and saw that it was already being redecorated. Maybe I was afraid that there would be snakes and insects to stay there, so you were afraid. When everything was decorated and you gave birth to a child safely, you can live back to Jingyang Palace to be your master."

Concubine Yi was slightly stunned, stroked her lower abdomen and smiled, "How dare I hope to be the lord of a palace? When I was in the palace, I was just a little maid next to the Empress. God has treated him very well for being honored to serve the emperor. Now I just hope to fall asleep peacefully and that the child will be born safely in the future."

Doctor Xu prescribed a prescription and said, "Qi Bi Yi, because the noble man is pregnant, the poor minister dare not prescribe too strong medicine to avoid damaging the fetus. Therefore, whether it is Anshen Decoction or external medicine to treat ulcers on the corners of the mouth, the medicine is extremely gentle. It is best to ensure that the noble man and the fetus are safe, and the effect will be slower, but please do not be anxious."

The smile of Concubine Yi was as gentle as a pink cherry blossom on the branches of the spring: "The imperial physician can place the fetus in my belly first, so how could I blame the imperial physician?"

In this way, Ruyi and Hailan chatted with Guiren Yi until lunch time. Guiren Yi was very enthusiastic and simply pulled Ruyi and Hailan to have a meal together. The two of them couldn't help but sit down together.

Because Yi Guiren was pregnant, all the dishes were delivered fresh food in the imperial kitchen, and then cooked by Yi Guiren's own chef in the kitchen of Yanxi Palace. It was impossible to say that the lunch was served on this day, including melon-roasted tenderloin, pipa prawns, hydrangea scallops, fried pearl duck, milky fish fillets, osmanthus fish strips, eight-treasure chicken diced chicken, sesame oil paste, braised fish bones, fresh mushrooms and vegetable hearts, jade bamboo shoots and ferns, casserole stewed deer tendons, diced shrimps in Arhat, and golden legs roasted fish balls and pheasant soup.

Ruyi looked at the dazzling array of dishes and smiled unconsciously, "No wonder your ulcers in your mouth are so slowly healed. Every time you eat so many fish and shrimps, you will be full of your appetite and hurt your mouth."

Concubine Yi said embarrassedly: "I don't know anything about Concubine Xian, and I don't like fish and shrimps. However, when the Empress was pregnant, she kept eating a lot of food and kept eating every meal, so the second prince was so smart. When Concubine Chun always thought it was fishy and ate less, so the third prince..."

Concubine Yi didn't say it anymore, but in terms of it, this was really a heart disease of Chunpin. The third prince was spoiled and learned to walk slowly than the children next to him. He also learned to speak. Although he was round and cute, he was indeed not as smart as the eldest prince and the second prince. For this reason, the emperor even ignored Chunpin and kept going to her Zhongcui Palace, which caused Wan to agree and was even less favored. It is said that Xiu, who had lived with Concui Palace with Concui Palace, had almost never seen the emperor because he moved to Zhongcui Palace.

If you give birth to such a child, not only will your mother not be rich by her son, but it is probably a lifelong burden.

Thinking of this, each other became much more bored. However, nobleman Yi had a very good appetite and ate a lot in a row, and was so happy.

After several days of quiet, the emperor often stayed in Changchun Palace because he was worried about Yonglian's illness, and he inevitably ignored Yanxi Palace. Since Ruyi knew the emperor's concerns, she just took good care of Concubine Yi and refused to do anything to him.

That night, Yonghuang got off the school and stayed in Ruyi's room for dinner. Ruyi was already elegant and good at writing and writing. Seeing that Yonghuang's calligraphy was of great benefit, he was very pleased, so he watched him practice and recite it himself.

Yonghuang memorized all the lessons learned today with Ruyi, and suddenly felt a little depressed: "Mother, my son is studying hard in Shangshufang every day, hoping that when the Emperor Ama comes to ask, he can be happy with the Emperor Ama. However, the Emperor Ama has not been asking about his son's homework for many days."

Ruyi smiled and stroked his forehead and said, "Then won't you study hard?"

Yonghuang shook his head and said, "That's not the case. No matter whether the emperor asked or not, his son would study hard."

Ruyi smiled lovingly and said, "That's it. Regardless of whether others ask or not, just do your own thing. Because you live for yourself and make your own ambitions, not just for others."

Yonghuang seemed to understand a little and nodded vigorously: "Son understands."

Ruyi smiled slightly, held his hand and said, "However, it is better to be able to please others while I work hard. My mother remembers that the Emperor Ama asked you a few days ago if you were reading "Records of the Grand Historian"? Do you say you have read it?"

Yonghuang said: "Yes, I have learned most of it."

"That's good. Mother teaches you a poem about your emperor Ama. Remember it carefully and recite it carefully. Whenever you see your emperor Ama recite it to him, he will be very happy."

Yonghuang immediately smiled and said, "Then mother, please teach your son quickly."

Ruyi held his hand and took the pen, and wrote with his hand: "The deer walked through the desert and chased the heroes, and the sound of frogs was purple. How violent is it to rise up and carry the tripod? The swords and words are unchanging. The world is not heard of the songs, but only sighs in the tent. Where are the three households in my hometown? The Wujiang River will not wash its sorrow for thousands of years. 1"

Yonghuang said curiously: "Mother, whose poem is this?"

Ruyi didn't realize that she had a sweet smile: "It was the poem written by your Emperor Ama after reading "Xiang Yu Ji". Your Emperor Ama lamented that Xiang Yu had the end of his hero and committed suicide by slashing his throat in Wujiang, so he wrote this poem. If you read "Records of the Grand Historian", you will be very happy to be able to read your Emperor Ama's imperial poems."

Yonghuang nodded solemnly, and then he reviewed it again. At the end, he said, "Mother, my son has followed you for many days, but now I realize that my mother can write. My son's mother can't even recognize her words."

Ruyi shrewd softly, took a piece of Ningshu material with dark lake blue and dark Ruyi cloud patterns and sewed it: "If you have any skills, don't take it out all at once. If others don't know, maybe it will be your skill when you go. If you take out everything and let people know, won't it be seen through it?"

Yonghuang's eyes turned cleverly: "Son understand." He looked at the material in Ruyi's hand and asked: "It's dark, why are my mother sewing clothes? I've hurt my eyes after careful look."

Ruyi smiled and said, "Good boy, go and recite your poems. The weather is getting warm, and my mother wants to sew a thinner dress for you. The slaves' hands and feet are too thick, and the stitches are left on the back of the clothes, for fear that you will feel uncomfortable. My mother will do it herself and will pay special attention to stuffing the stitches into the mezzanine to make you feel comfortable wearing."

Yonghuang's face was full of gratitude, and there were faint tears in his eyes: "Mother treats her son so well..."

Ruyi's smile is gentle and loving: "Mother should treat her son well, right? Be good, go and read your book."

Yonghuang sat aside and recited silently. Ruyi took the needle and thread and sewed it slowly. The candlelight swayed, and the graceful branches and leaves of peach blossoms were reflected on the screen window. I could faintly smell the brightness and the fragrance of its leaves.

The mother and son were facing each other warmly, and suddenly there was a loud noise outside. Huanxin beside Concubine Yi rushed in with a blood-faced face and cried, "Empress Xian, it's not good, it's not good! Our Concubine is so popular!"

Ruyi suddenly shook her heart and fell straight down, as if she had fallen into the bottomless black abyss. She heard her voice change: "How could this happen?"

Huanxin was trembling all over, like a sieve, and she had to lean against the wall to stand firm: "I don't know. After dinner, the little master started to have abdominal pain, because the little master was only four months pregnant and often had abdominal pain, so he thought it didn't matter. Who knew that the abdominal pain came too quickly tonight, and he immediately saw Dahong as soon as he started to attack."

"What about the imperial physician? Have you been invited?"

Huanxin said in a crying voice: "I've been invited, I'll go and have a look."

Ruyi instinctively put down the things in her hand, ran out a few steps, and then turned around and remembered that Yonghuang was still there, and hurriedly said, "Yonghuang, no matter what happened or what movement you heard, you are not allowed to go to Guiren Yi. Do you understand?"

When she ran into Yi Guiren's room, the room was full of blood. Yi Guiren curled up in the bed and fainted. Ruyi was about to hug her body and call her. As soon as she made a move, the mattress became warm and the bottom of her heart suddenly became cold, as if a large piece of ice was stuffed into it, so cold that she couldn't help but tremble. She hesitated for a moment before she dared to lift her hand off the mattress.

Her whole palm was covered with hot and fishy blood.

Notes:

1 From Qianlong's imperial poem "Reading the Seven-Codes"
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