Jia Yingchun of the Red Chamber

People in high positions like to be praised by others, and the empress dowager is no exception. Mother Jia, the daughter and sister who once looked down on the empress dowager, is willing to flatter herself, and the empress dowager loves it.The little bit of jealousy many years ago disappeared without a trace.

After all, Jia Daishan is also good.Whether Mrs. Shi or Mrs. Shi, they have treated them kindly to their mother and son one after another, and have never hurt them at all.The failure of the marriage was bound by secular reasoning, and Jia Daishan had never deceived the Empress Dowager, nor had Mrs. Shi maliciously bullied and slandered the Empress Dowager.

For a long time, the empress dowager avoided Jiamu, but it was because Jiamu was able to rely on her family background to become the winner, so she didn't dare at all.After all, except for her family background, the empress dowager's appearance and talent are not inferior to Jia's mother in any way, and she is slightly better.

Now, everyone has become an old woman with wrinkled faces, one is the mother of the country, and the other is obedient all her life, with a lot of children and grandchildren.Husband's emotional children and grandchildren have their own winners and losers. There is really nothing to argue about.

The two old ladies became harmonious and harmonious like never before.

Since then, Mrs. Shi will go to the palace every month to meet her relatives, and then go to the Ningshou Palace to visit the Empress Dowager, and will leave the palace before the key is given.Until the end of their lives when they fell ill and became bedridden, the two former handkerchief lovers maintained a good relationship, which can be regarded as a good relationship.

This is something I won't mention.

Turning around, she said that the Empress Dowager said that there was news from the capital these days, but there was no news about the Wu family. The Empress Dowager was a little suspicious, but it was not easy to send someone to inquire, so that people would know, and thought she had a quarrel with her son.This day, Risui asked Jia's mother calmly: "Is there anything new in Kyoto recently?"

Because Jia's mother got the Spring Festival confession early in the morning, she knew that the wife of the Wu family had been so outspoken that the empress dowager's old illness had relapsed, and now she has just recovered, so she must not leak the news of the Wu family. Everything should be explained to the empress dowager by the emperor himself.

Therefore, Jia's mother selectively said that the emperor punished a group of corrupt officials and transferred the confiscated stolen money to northern Xinjiang, which was praised by all civil and military officials.

The empress dowager was only happy when she heard the words.The Wu family borrowed and repaid debts everywhere, and should have nothing to do with corrupt officials, so they were relieved.Moreover, the empress dowager would not ask the emperor how to promote the Wu family. As long as the families of the Wu family tribe were destroyed, the empress dowager would not interfere.

The emperor originally thought that the northern border war would be dealt with soon. As a result, the northern border war had not yet been decided, and Haijiang Prince Teng also sent back an urgent battle report. Then it became rampant, and the three forces actually hooked up to contend with the officers and soldiers.

At the same time, Wang Ziteng made two suggestions to Emperor Qianyuan. One is that the pirates and merchants in Zhao'an should be used by me to use our strength to eliminate the pirates, because most of the pirates are bankrupt fishermen of the dynasty and have a foundation in Zhao'an.In order to ensure their own interests, merchants at sea mostly keep their own guards. These people are much more powerful than imperial soldiers, because these people live at sea all the year round, are familiar with the sea terrain, and are good at sea combat.

The second is to fight against the outside world first and settle the inside first, so that if you don’t recruit security, you can simply ban maritime merchants and ban the sea, so as to facilitate the elimination of bandits and pirates.

Only in this way, a large amount of tax revenue will be lost.

For a while, Emperor Qianyuan couldn't decide what to do, so he had to call Da Qi, and ran out of Wang Ziteng's argument in the court. As a result, the quarrel became a pot of porridge, and the officials were divided into two groups. The strategy of banning the sea is too harmful to the country and the people.

One side supports the forbidden sea, saying that the long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain, and it is normal to eliminate Japanese pirates and open maritime trade.Wang Ziteng is not a traitor, this is to share the worries of the king!

Emperor Qianyuan didn't know what to do. Maritime trade revenue accounted for a large part of the country's taxation. After the ban on the sea, the imperial court not only had no tax, but also provided relief to the fishermen. Otherwise, the fishermen would riot in three or five months.

But the imperial court has no money right now, and food and grass in northern Xinjiang are still a problem. How can there be money to help fishermen?

In the end, Emperor Qianyuan chose Zhao'an maritime pirates to focus on combating Japanese pirates.

For a while, Emperor Qianyuan waited for the northern border to be cleaned up, and then came back to ban the sea to fight against Japanese pirates.

Unfortunately, while the plan is beautiful, it's tricky to sit up.

The main reason is that there is no money. No matter if you are stationed in the northern border or in Zhao'an in the sea, you will not get along if you don't have money.

Emperor Qianyuan was in a state of desperation and was expected to have no time to visit the Queen Mother in March. The day after Jia Mu arrived at Biyun Temple, the emperor formally sent the imperial guards to send a secret letter, informing the Queen Mother that the war in the northern seas and borders was tight.

Only then did the empress dowager know that apart from the harassment by bandits in northern Xinjiang, something happened in Haijiang as well.Yue Xingzun is very disrespectful to the Wu family. Now the emperor is working day and night for state affairs, but they are good, and they are talking about the emperor for their own petty gain.

The empress dowager was especially ashamed because she was thinking about whether to ask the emperor to agree to let the Wu family sell the family-friendly villa after the emperor came this time, so that the Wu family could get rid of their debts.

Thinking about it, the Empress Dowager felt that she could not do the emperor's son. Although she used it to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha to pray for the descendants, but now that her son was troubled internally and externally, she couldn't do a little help, even if it was a touch How about a delicious meal?

Thinking about it this way, the empress dowager's eyes turned on Yingchun. This girl is well-behaved and capable, considerate and sensible. She can make tea and cook. If I like it so much, the emperor must also like it. , if you can drink such delicious tea and eat such delicious meals, wouldn't it be good for your health?Eat well, drink well, and be full of energy and worry about state affairs?

However, the empress dowager also noticed that this girl was not yet enlightened on the matter of men and women, so if she directly asked him to go back to serve the emperor, she would push back and forth, and the empress dowager knew about the emperor's oral order.

The empress dowager is not the type to give in easily, and suddenly remembered the words of Jia Mu just now, that concubine Xiangui has been confirmed as twins, and it is very likely that she will give birth early, the empress dowager suddenly had an idea, so she recruited Yingchun and said: "Ying girl, I am By the way, eating vegetarian food and chanting cannot be interrupted. I heard from your grandmother today that the concubine Xiangui’s delivery date is expected to be advanced, and the emperor is too busy with state affairs. Thinking of the successive accidents in the womb a few days ago, I am really worried. Why don’t you do it for me? I'll take a trip, and when I go back, I'll look at Qin Baolin and Concubine Xian's two babies. Once she is in labor for the second time, I promise you to temporarily control the power of the Imperial Hospital to ensure the safe delivery of the two of them."

This was originally what Yingchun thought, but the Empress Dowager mentioned it on her own initiative, it was just a pillow when she was drowsy, and it couldn't be better.

Yingchun Fushen said: "The concubine is willing to help the empress dowager to solve the problems, but the empress dowager sits in the palace. It is understandable for the concubine to go back to visit the virtuous concubine. If it is to point fingers at Qin Baolin, I am afraid that the empress dowager will blame him. After all, it is the queen's responsibility to give birth to the concubine, and the concubine is afraid that it will be bad, and it will not be good if the queen empress misunderstands."

The empress dowager raised her eyebrows, she expected that the empress would never murder the dragon heir, she was still waiting for the adoption.The empress dowager groaned for a moment, throwing out her real purpose: "Well, that's true, just according to your intention, you go back to visit the noble concubine Xian, and by the way, also watch over the emperor for the palace, the palace is worried every day, I'm afraid that the emperor is going to be exhausted, after you go back, you will often make throat tea for the emperor, and make some pro-fragrance vegetarian food and send it to the emperor."

When Yingchun heard the words, she immediately remembered that the queen mother wanted to support her son. Is it such a big idea?Immediately resigned: "Empress Dowager, I'm afraid this matter is a bit difficult. Now that the war is tense, the emperor must sleep in the Qianqing Palace day and night to discuss matters. The concubines in the harem have no purpose to call, so they are not allowed to enter the court room, otherwise they will be punished by the law of the country. Please take it back Fate, I want to live a few more years so that I can serve the Empress Dowager!"

The empress dowager had already figured out a countermeasure: "What's the difficulty? If the emperor enters the harem, depending on which palace he goes to, you can just serve tea and rice according to my order. Who would dare to show his teeth? If the emperor rests In the previous dynasty, you made the tea method and sent it to Guixiang, and I lent Gui Nanny to call, she is an old man in the palace, everyone knows that she represents the palace, those courtiers must not dare to show their teeth. "

Look at Nanny Gui again: "Guixiang, these days, you will serve with Chongyuan!"

Nanny Gui was called out by name suddenly, thinking for a moment that after leaving the empress dowager, it would be easy for someone to take her place. However, this empress dowager seems to have a bright future, and now she is doing errands for her, which is also a kind of fate.

Therefore, Nanny Gui immediately blessed her body and said: "I will obey the Queen Mother's order, and my family will be diligent in doing errands!"

At this point, Yingchun knew that the disaster could be avoided, so he blessed himself and said: "In this way, the concubine would like to obey the order of the queen mother, but the concubine first received the imperial order to serve the queen mother, so the concubine requests that once the concubine gives birth safely, she will wait for the third baptism." Afterwards, the concubines should immediately return to Biyun Temple to avoid violating the imperial edict."

The Empress Dowager laughed and said: "Three days is too short, let's take half a month, half a month for her mother and child to be healthy, and you will come back and return to life."

Yingchun originally planned to never provoke the emperor until she could not be favored, so as not to catch the fish and make a mess.Unexpectedly, the empress dowager had a strange idea and rushed to send a beauty to her son.

This is also why Yingchun thinks clearly for a while, the empress dowager really doesn't mean to send Yingchun to the dragon bed right now, she really thinks that Yingchun is ingenious and sweet, and she is afraid that it can relieve the emperor's depression.

Mother Jia has just arrived here, Concubine Xian's concubine is due to give birth in May, if the twins are born ten and a half days earlier, it will be in mid-April, because there is no certainty about giving birth, Mother Jia thinks it would be best for Yingchun to go back and watch Yuanchun, The five clothes that thanked the queen mother for a while fell to the ground.

This time, Jia's mother left after staying for three days. The empress dowager clicked on her son and did not keep her son. As a reward from this palace, everyone in the palace knows the origin of this item, from the wife to the maids. This palace will just give it to you. You can use this adornment to take care of the virtuous concubine on behalf of this palace. This palace allows you to stay in the palace When the concubine is giving birth, temporarily control the imperial hospital and delivery room scheduling, and in the harem, see the first level of the National People's Congress."

Yingchun knelt down on one leg and raised her hands above her head to receive it: "The concubine respectfully obeys the Queen Mother's order and will definitely protect the prince thoroughly!"

It was the fifteenth day of March.

This night, Yingchun destroyed Xia Hanlan's flowers overnight.

In the early morning of the next day, Yingchun gave it to the empress dowager before leaving: "The concubine raised this flower meticulously, and left behind watering and fertilizers. Now the flowers are in full bloom, and they can be watered once every half a month. In this way, the flowering period can be maintained until the end of April and the beginning of May. After the concubine returns to the palace, she will continue to cultivate the Qiu Hanlan, and once she succeeds, she will order people to come to the empress dowager to watch it!"

This pot is still made of three-stem scapes, and it is exactly the same as the last pot of cold orchids. If Yingchun hadn't said it out last time, the empress dowager must have thought it was the first pot of cold orchids.

And the koi has moved the original orchid spirit to this flower, ordering her to guard the Hanlan, and to pass on the message of the queen mother every day.

Yingchun sat in the half-carriage rewarded by the empress dowager, and returned to Kyoto in a grand way.Because of the imperial edict, and in order to avoid the censor's knife and pen, after Yingchun entered the city, he did not return to Rongning Street this time, but went straight to Cangzhen Gate.

For a while, when Yingchun entered the palace, he first went to Kunning Palace to meet his empress, and then reported to the queen, saying that he was following the order of the empress dowager to return to the palace to guard the fetus for the concubine Xiande. In order to verify that what he said was true, Yingchun In front of Nanny Gui, he showed the queen mother's keepsake, Feng Yupei, to the queen.

The empress spat in her heart that the empress dowager is meddling in her own business, she is just a concubine, why should it be so intense.But he didn't dare to be sloppy, and left his seat in awe: "My mother is a thousand years old!"

When Yingchun waited for her to be serious, she stepped aside and held the jade pendant in her hand to let the queen salute.

Nanny Gui also conveyed the empress dowager's oral order to the queen, to the effect that when the emperor fails to work hard, let the queen keep the harem well, and don't let the emperor worry about the instability of the harem and slack off state affairs. Daily life.

The empress was very depressed when she heard this, but she also knew that the empress dowager's order could not be disobeyed, and when she looked at Yingchun again, she had more scrutiny in her eyes.

Afterwards, the empress stared intently at Yingchun, but she saw that Yingchun was staring at Chengqian Palace all day long, not going to the emperor's presence, but when the emperor came to Chengqian Palace, she would make tea and cook for the emperor, and play chess with her After talking, I really believed that Yingchun was only following orders, and had no intention of seducing the emperor.

This is a later story, but I won't say it.

Turning around, she said Yuanchun, when she was hesitating whether to deliver a letter to Yingye, Yingchun had already returned to the palace unexpectedly, it was a surprise, and her eyes were red when she held Yingchun.

The sisters are very affectionate.

Yuanchun happily praised Yingchun, saying that she had grown taller and plump, like a big girl.

Yingchun was frightened by Yuanchun's big belly. Although Yingchun itself is plump, her body is well-proportioned. Now her whole body has become a pile of flesh, with a square face and a square body. Her arms are as thick as Yingchun's thighs, and her thighs are thick It's an elephant's leg.

Yingchun was very frightened: "Big sister, why are you so fat?"

Yuan Chun smiled sheepishly: "I also want to listen to your advice, but after seven months, I will feel uncomfortably hungry if I don't eat. Later, after many inquiries, the imperial doctor Xiao Wang said that as long as you do more exercise after meals, you will not lose weight." No hindrances!"

Yingchun frowned, so Yuanchun should have executed the first half of the sentence, but he probably couldn't do more exercise in the second half.

Yuan Chun seemed to be trying to explain that he was not very obese, so he raised his legs up and put them on the raised pillow: "Actually, I don't eat much, and I don't eat greasy food. It's mostly puffiness caused by edema."

Yingchun frowned: "Can the edema be improved? How did Doctor Xiao Wang advise?"

While helping Yuan Chun massage his whole body, Zi Mo replied: "In addition to the light film and television, and the disappearance of meaty oil and salt, the imperial physician Xiao Wang ordered the empress to take a walk for several hours a day, and she should not stand for too long at a time, but sit and walk." Once walking, do it occasionally, and moreover, it is best to raise the legs and feet while lying down, and supplement with massage to help the blood flow smoothly."

These instructions are not wrong according to Yingchun's cognition, but how did Yuanchun become like this?

Yingchun helped and listened to Yunchun rambling about what disasters he had avoided these days, except for the empress who relentlessly offered high-sugar food to Yuanchun, the worst case was the case of concubine Li Guifei's crab powder.

Then, there was a night owl who broke into Chengqian Palace and screamed ghostly. Another time, when Yuanchun was walking, he suddenly encountered a puppy and was almost bitten by the dog.

Although it turned out that the dog was a pet of a concubine who had been lost for many days, Yuan Chun was still terrified. He only felt that there were ghosts everywhere in the harem, waiting to kill him.

Therefore, Yuan Chun recently sat on the kang almost every day because she was about to give birth, for fear of being tricked by others, for fear of being framed when she went out.

Yingchun frowned, looked at Xiuju: "So, you just let your mother hide in the house and dare not go out, so you just look like this?"

Embroidered orange and purple ink dare not make a sound, there are traps everywhere in the palace, they had to use the most stupid way to protect the empress.

On this day, Yingchun waited for Yuanchun to fall asleep, and immediately returned to Yanxi Palace. Then, Yingchun recruited the most experienced midwife in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to touch Yuanchun's fetus. Finally, the midwife said: "The child is not big, but the mother is For the first child, the birth time of twins is longer than others, which requires the pregnant woman to have enough physical strength, otherwise, "

The midwife said nothing.

Yingchun winked and sent the midwife out to talk, then, Yingchun went straight to her and asked her: "Just tell me, is the concubine Xiangui not in danger right now? What should I do to ensure the health of mother and child?"

Mrs. Liu sees that Yingchun is so young, but she is imposing. Not only is she timid, but she has played too many tricks in the harem. The most serious thing about this virtuous concubine right now is restlessness, insomnia, palpitations and dreams. It is the worst for pregnant women.

Mrs. Liu also has sources in the palace, knowing that Concubine Xian Gui was frightened by cats and dogs a few days ago, I'm afraid that anxiety and insomnia came from here.Yin said: "It is best for pregnant women to have adequate rest and adequate nutrition, so that they can have sufficient energy. This is the prerequisite for the safety of mother and child."

Yingchun saw the taboo of the names of the midwives on duty in Yuanchun, so she asked Mrs. Liu: "Who are the midwives who never fail to take births in the House of Internal Affairs?"

Mrs. Liu sneered: "The pregnant lady stepped on her life and died with one foot. No one can guarantee the safety of the mother and child. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a master at birth. There was once a woman who couldn't get out of her coat and was close to death. This mother-in-law Expand the birth canal, reach in and peel off the adhesive coating, and save the mother. Everyone said it was a fluke, but they all know that if they were admitted, they would usually wait for the placenta to give birth on their own, and the woman would only die .”

Yingchun hurriedly asked, "Who is this person's name?"

Mrs. Liu said: "My surname is Ran, but a few days ago because of her man, she was removed from the list by the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Yingchun frowned: "Is she older?"

Mrs. Liu shook her head: "No, it's just because she borrowed the power of the deputy head of the House of Internal Affairs to work in the House of Internal Affairs. A few days ago, the head of the house was implicated in the case of the Wu family and was dismissed from office and exiled. So, "

Yingchun felt relieved, as long as she wasn't being beaten and expelled naked.Yin said: "You go and tell Granny Ran and ask her to come and answer me. If she gets my favor, I will guarantee her reinstatement."

Mrs. Ran is related to Mrs. Liu, and Mrs. Ran is willing to teach and guide others. Although she is a bit greedy for money and loves wine, she is really a good person.Hearing that Yingchun was willing to promote Mrs. Ran, she couldn't be happier: "Thank you, Ma'am!"

Mrs. Ran was expelled because her relatives committed the crime, and now people outside don't trust her anymore, they only think she made a typo.However, in the past, when he took care of others, he could not win 20 taels of silver and two bolts of silk, but now it is difficult to earn one tael or two taels of silver.Seeing that the family was run out of poverty, they had to rely on relatives to support them.

Yingchun is willing to use her, but she has accumulated great virtue!

Yingchun soon met Mrs. Ran, who she said was a woman in her early forties.Yingchun calmly looked up and down at Mrs. Ran, but she saw that Mrs. Ran had knelt down since entering the room, bowed her head and listened to her ears, and did not look around or move.There was an extra piece of trust in my heart, because I asked: "How long have you been in the birth experience?"

Mrs. Ran said: "I got married at the age of 15, and since I was 16, I have followed my mother-in-law from door to door, taking care of others. It has been 30 years now."

Yingchun was overjoyed, and said, "Have you ever encountered a dystocia? Have you ever encountered a mother and child suffering?"

Mrs. Ran said on her forehead: "These things are unavoidable. It is dangerous for a pregnant woman to give birth to a child."

Yingchun got up and waved: "Come with me."

When they arrived at Chengqian Palace, Yingchun ordered Zimo to soak salt water to wash the face of the midwife, and then ordered Zimo to reward the midwife with a piece of yellow silk to wrap her hair.Then he ordered her to touch Yuanchun's fetus for diagnosis.

What Mrs. Ran said was similar to what Mrs. Liu said, but what Mrs. Liu said was very dangerous.But Mrs. Ran said: "As long as the mother is willing to let her listen to the advice of the servant, the slave will guarantee the safety of the mother and the child."

Afterwards, Mrs. Ran explained to Yuan Chun many precautions.

Afterwards, Mrs. Ran left, and Yingchun personally sent her out. Then, she waved back and accompanied her, and asked her in a low voice: "To be honest, can those suggestions of yours protect the safety of the empress, mother and child?"

Mrs. Ran shook her head: "Birth has a lot of sudden changes, and Nunu can't guarantee it. However, I believe that after chatting with Nunu recently, the empress can calm down from now on, and then follow Nunu's advice. She will definitely drive away her dreams and give birth smoothly. Because the twins are petite, as long as the mother has enough energy and perseverance, it is not difficult for the mother and child to be safe."

Although these words were vague, Yingchun understood a little bit. The reason why Yuanchun has been in a state of puffiness and sluggishness these days is because she was frightened before. Although she didn't cause any real harm, the fear in her heart is worse than physical harm. harder to heal.

Yingchun left Mrs. Ran behind: "Your Majesty loves to hear about your experience in childbirth. I want you to stay and talk to your Majesty and become one of your Majesty's confinement wives. Would you like it? As long as you are cautious in your duties, wait for your Majesty to give birth. Yue, you can stay alive and serve as a mistress, or you can go back to the House of Internal Affairs to work as an errand. But first, you must ensure the safety of your mother and child!"

Mrs. Ran did not shed tears when she gave birth: "Nu Nu will definitely live up to your mother's trust."

Yingchun wanted to increase the consumption of Lingquan for Yuanchun, but was blocked by koi: "Lingquan has the effect of clearing away body tumors and dirt. In theory, children are not part of the mother's original body. Lingquan is used less, and it can clear body surface lesions. Dirt, but if you use it too much, maybe she will carry out rejection, and remove the child as a foreign body. This is also the reason why many cultivators have no offspring, because women can no longer practice during pregnancy, and after pregnancy, their skills will decline, so , most of the female nuns are unwilling to conceive.”

Yingchun was stunned.

Koi smiled and said: "Actually, this also has an advantage. If a pregnant woman is activated but has a difficult labor, you can give her a cup of spiritual spring, and I guarantee that she will come out in a few minutes."

Yingchun raised her eyebrows: "Really?"

Koi also raised her eyebrows: "So, as long as Concubine Xian Gui can last until the time of childbirth, can she not last?"

Yingchun spit: "Crow's mouth, you can't hold it? Bah, you made me speak so meanly!"

Koi laughed: "So I said that you have never been married, have never had children, and have no experience, so you are in a hurry. Although Concubine Xiangui looks ugly, I have observed many pregnant women at night, and more than half of them are strange. She is extremely ugly, just like Concubine Xian Gui. Therefore, it is only natural for a pregnant woman to become ugly, so don't worry!"

Yingchun was stunned: "What? Did you go to someone's house during the night shift?"

The koi sneered: "Tch, the clairvoyance of this county is so good, do you need to go to someone's house?"

Therefore, Yingchun relieved Yuanchun's pregnancy, and Mrs. Ran was temporarily requisitioned by Yingchun and stayed in Yanxi Palace for later use.

However, Yingchun had no choice but to take precautions at the very moment. Therefore, Yingchun held a phoenix pendant and begged to see the head of internal services, and asked for two big internal guards, who took turns to supervise Mrs. Ran 24 hours a day.

Because the Empress Dowager Yizhi also mentioned Qin Baolin, Yingchun had to go to Chuxiu Palace, but Qin Baolin was also a big bread.Qin Baolin's situation was even worse than Yuan Chun's. She only had one child in her stomach, but her stomach was not much smaller than Yuan Chun's.

Yingchun had never seen such a chubby woman before, and felt a sense of disobedience in her heart, so she asked, "Has Baolin's family ever met her?"

Qin Baolin shook his head: "My mother's family is from Xining, thousands of miles away, not to mention that my family has no conditions to live in Beijing, even if there is, it's too late now!"

In addition to Chuxiu Palace, Yingchun secretly asked Jinli: "Can this pregnant woman drink a cup of spiritual spring?"

Koi's forehead: "Of course, but this Baolin is strange?"

Yingchun hurriedly said, "Why is it so strange?"

Koi said: "This pregnant woman's seal is dark!"

Yingchun hurriedly said, "Is there a way soon?"

The koi sighed: "Elixirs can cure all kinds of diseases, but they can't change people's fate! Unless there are unexpected encounters, this is why sometimes it is difficult for gods to save their own lives, just like the fairy in purple clothes, although she lived for three hundred years. At this age, she is an old fairy in the eyes of others, but she still has no bones left, Huawei is a fan!"