The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The old imperial physician's increasingly solemn expression made Xie Yuzhen feel uneasy. She couldn't help but ask, "Old Master, what's wrong with me?"

Stroking his beard, the old imperial physician said uncertainly under the gaze of the emperor and his concubine: "This lady may be pregnant, but it is still early in the pregnancy and her pulse is not very accurate."

Pregnant?

Xie Yuzhen subconsciously lowered his head to look at his lower abdomen.

When she was pregnant with her eldest son, she felt dizzy and vomited, and had all kinds of symptoms before she even showed her pregnancy. She felt tired and exhausted every day, and had to deal with Zhou Ting's request to let Xiang marry into the house on the pretext that he was already married. The reason why the Wuwei Marquisate was unwilling to let Zhou Ting marry Xiang was because she was the daughter of a criminal. Strictly speaking, she was a government slave, and a lowly person who could not turn over a new leaf without a general amnesty.

Zhou Ting secretly hid Xiang and had children with her. According to the laws of the Sheng Dynasty, he was actually guilty, but he acted covertly and never let anyone know. The wife of the Marquis of Wuwei loved her son so much that she directly used the golden seal of the Marquisate to replace Xiang with someone else. That's why the incident was never exposed.

Even Xie Ruizhen only knew at the beginning that Zhou Ting had a mistress whom he loved very much, and he did not know Xiang's true identity.

It was not until she fell into the water and was rescued by the emperor that Xiang's identity was slowly revealed.

Unfortunately, before this, because a legitimate son was born in the palace, the emperor issued a general amnesty. Through the operation of the Marquis's Mansion, Xiang was also pardoned as the daughter of a criminal. Zhou Ting had previously made many efforts to overturn the case of Xiang's father. With this amnesty, Xiang's father's charges were completely cleared.

When Zhou Ting poisoned Xie Yuzhen's food, their only son had just turned three years old.

Now the child's name has been changed and he is being raised in the imperial farm outside the capital. Xie Ruizhen is very clear that the emperor only has some novel preference for her now, and she has not really established a foothold in the palace, so after sending the child away, Xie Ruizhen never saw him again.

Thinking of this, Xie Yuzhen couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes. Although she had many discomforts since she became pregnant with Dalang, she had completely given up on Zhou Ting at that time and only regarded the child in her belly as her last resort. After Dalang was born, she did not rely on the hands of servants but breastfed him herself... The child was very well-behaved. Whenever Zhou Ting lost his temper, he knew to stand in front of his mother to protect her.

"If she is really pregnant, then the child is very well-behaved. I didn't feel anything at all." Xie Yuzhen wiped away the bitterness in her heart and showed a gentle and tearful smile. Her charming eyes seemed to hook the emperor with hooks, "Your Majesty, I have a child with you. It's really..."

She portrayed the joy of being pregnant to perfection.

It was as if she was a young woman who was happy to finally have a child with her beloved husband.

Xie Wei really didn't expect that she would get pregnant so soon. With a child, her status in the emperor's heart would be further elevated. But being pregnant, wouldn't she have to lose at least nine months of time after entering the palace and not be able to compete for the emperor's favor?

She had to make sure that the emperor would remember her even while she was pregnant.

At this time, the emperor's face was full of joy. He did have some preference for Xie Yuzhen. He loved this woman because she was bold and stubborn, fierce but gentle. Now that he knew she was probably pregnant, he couldn't help but think of another thing.

So the emperor asked the old imperial physician, "Mr. Bai, how is the beauty's body? Is the baby still stable? If she had sex during pregnancy, would it have any effect on the baby?"

Xie Yuzhen's eyes widened slightly when she heard that. Even though she was thick-skinned, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed by the emperor's frankness. She quietly touched the emperor's big hand with distinct knuckles and squeezed it, then glared at him in reproach.

The emperor didn't care. He always believed that there was nothing he couldn't tell outsiders. Since he was the ruler of the world, having an heir was of course the most important thing in the world.

Old Imperial Physician Bai felt somewhat helpless. He had just said that the pulse was not accurate and that the baby might not be pregnant...

Unfortunately, facing the emperor's willfulness, they, as ministers, had no choice but to obey: "Your Majesty, the beauty is in good health, there is nothing wrong with her, but I am not sure about the fetus at the moment. It is best to check the pulse again in a month, then we will be more certain."

The old man was old, so he would pause after speaking for a while: "As for sex, ahem, it's best to stop in the first three months. After the baby is firmly established, ahem, you still have to be careful."

Feeling Xie Yuzhen's fingertips moving restlessly in his palm, the emperor laughed and told Doctor Bai to leave first. He then grabbed the beauty's hand and teased her deliberately: "Why is Xie Qing's face so red?"

Xie Yuzhen's face turned red, partly because of the emperor's shamelessness, and partly because she gradually realized that the baby in her belly might be the future emperor, so she became excited and blushed.

But of course she couldn't tell the truth, and she said to the emperor angrily: "If we talk about being open and generous, I am far inferior to your Majesty."

"You are so good, Mr. Xie, you are indirectly calling me shameless?" The emperor smiled, took Xie Yuzhen into his arms, and stroked the woman's soft shoulders. "I was thinking that since you are pregnant, I would give you a promotion. You dare to slander me like this, you'd better not change your position."

Knowing that the emperor was very happy and that she was just teasing him, Xie Yuzhen still cooperated and pretended to regret. She raised her hand and gently patted her plump lips twice: "Oh my, what a mouth! How come it's so bald?"

What the emperor loved most was his truthfulness, honesty, and straightforwardness.

Xie Ruizhen always kept this in mind, so he only acted regretful and did not take the opportunity to flatter the emperor.

As expected, the emperor was very impressed by her trick and patted the woman's back in a soothing manner. "I was just teasing you. Since you are pregnant, you deserve a reward. In the past, pregnant concubines in the palace were promoted to a higher level. I will promote my concubine Xie to a talented person. After you give birth to a child, I will choose one from Wanyi, Deyi, or Shunyi."

"Ah, these three words don't seem to match Xie Qing very well."

Xie Yuzhen snorted tenderly, "Your Majesty, aren't you indirectly saying that I'm neither gentle, nor virtuous, nor submissive?"

Xie Yuzhen would never take seriously what a man said when he was expressing his affection. It would be better for him to secure the woman he had got first.

She pretended to be angry, but couldn't help laughing happily: "Your Majesty has given me the best."

Xie Yuzhen raised her head slightly from the emperor's arms, blinking her cat-like eyes, and looked at the emperor with eyes full of dependence, trust, love and admiration: "As long as Your Majesty can remember to come to Shouning Palace often to see me and this child, I will be satisfied."