Seeing their expressions, Jiang Ling frowned: "So, is there?"

"...Yes." A nanny said, "When a woman is about to give birth, both the mother and the child have to go through the gate of hell. Not to mention one method, there are at least thirty or forty methods that can make pregnant women bleed profusely In the end, both the mother and the child were uneasy, and in the end only one of them could be kept. On the contrary, the mother and the child survived this test safely. He is an old man with more than ten years of experience, so he shouldn't make any big mistakes. Otherwise, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be dereliction of duty."

Jiang Ling was silent for a long while, and then asked again: "But what if someone deliberately made trouble?"

The nuns were taken aback, and said, "I can't? Who would dare to..." But when they thought about the previous actions of the Rongguo Mansion, their expressions became ugly again.Although they have nothing to do with the Rongguo Mansion, they can't help but covet this child.For example, Mrs. Wang who wanted to borrow blessings to change her life, and the old lady who wanted to use this child to make trouble are all living examples.

Seeing the changes in the faces of the nuns, Jiang Ling smiled again and said no more.

The nuns immediately bid farewell to Jiang Ling, and according to the instruction just now, one went out of the palace to find the nuns outside, and asked them to walk around the streets outside Rongguo Mansion to hear if there was any news; the other went to Went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and found out the details of the stable women who are used by the royal family.

Jiang Ling was still resting in the palace, except for going out to the banquet the next day, she stayed in the house, waiting for news from the nuns.

After waiting for three or two days, the nuns brought her back the latest news.Those idle men and women with bad mouths outside the Rongguo Mansion did spread rumors about Jiang Ling for a period of time, such as "wild man" and so on.But suddenly one day, all these gossips disappeared, and people kept silent with sympathy. Even if a few words were mentioned occasionally, they were all fragmentary and irrelevant, and they did not pose any threat to Jiang Ling.

It seems that the dream on the first night of the new year did indeed play its due role.

Jiang Ling asked the second nanny again, what happened to those stable women.The second nun said that the physical and family conditions of those stable women, especially those who had been in debt in the past few months and had too frequent contacts with the outside world, were all recorded one by one.As he spoke, he handed Jiang Ling a booklet, saying that everything was recorded there.

Jiang Ling took the booklet and flipped through two pages, then heaved a long sigh of relief: "Thank you, Mommy."

Then she threw the pamphlet into the brazier and watched the flames consume it.

The nuns were taken aback by her behavior.

Jiang Ling smiled, and recounted the records in the booklet, including the names and life conditions of the stable women, as well as their past entry and exit records, and there was almost no discrepancy with the booklet just now.Since her body has undergone transformation, Jiang Ling not only has a much better physical condition than others, but even her memory is much higher than that of ordinary people.

Only then did the nuns heave a sigh of relief: "It's good that the master knows what's going on in his heart."

After more than ten days like this, the palace was calm and there was no movement outside.Taking advantage of his spare time, Jiang Ling went to the dreams of the shopkeepers, street vendors, passers-by, and watchmen around Rongguo Mansion, and asked them carefully.Only by confirming that those rumors have disappeared can I feel completely at ease.

In a blink of an eye, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and there was no curfew in the capital, so the whole night was brightly lit with lanterns.

Because Jiang Ling was pregnant, it was inconvenient to go out of the palace, so she stayed in the palace to watch the maids light up the lanterns.One after another, the lanterns flowed out of the palace along the water flow, and the little notes in the wicks also floated out of the palace along with the lanterns.

She looked interesting, so she also got herself a set of raw materials for lanterns, and clumsily tied lanterns there.

But Jiang Ling was not good at handwork, so he fumbled for a while, but couldn't make a lamp.At last she simply gave up, piled all the materials by her feet, leaned against the fence of the gazebo, and looked at the lamp by herself.The hazy light and shadow illuminate the surface of the water with a sparkling light.Some of the maids clasped their hands together and muttered to themselves, while some knelt on the bank, begging for something in a low voice.

There are more and more lanterns on the water, but fewer and fewer court ladies on the shore.

At some point, the maids who had let go of the lights all left together, and only Jiang Ling stood there alone in a daze.The surroundings are quiet, only a few daffodils are blooming enchantingly.On the winding and deep path, there were suddenly the sound of three quiet whips:

Pop, pop, pop—

Jiang Ling came back to his senses, stood up while leaning on the fence, slightly bent his knees, and said towards the path: "Please, Your Majesty..."

Kangxi walked up to Jiang Ling in two or three steps, supported her body, and said in a low voice, "Excuse me."

Jiang Ling slightly raised his head and looked at him.Kangxi was still dressed in a dragon robe, and his court clothes and crown were all in order. It was obvious that he had just come from the Qianqing Palace.Jiang Ling glanced at Qianqing Palace, then at Kangxi, and suddenly heard Kangxi say: "You all step down."

There were high and low echoes behind him.

Not long after, the eunuchs and court ladies following Kangxi had all left cleanly.Kangxi supported Jiang Ling and sat down on a stone bench (covered with a blanket) in the pavilion, his expression softened a lot: "Why are you here alone?"

Just as Jiang Ling was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of the pile of materials at his feet, felt a little embarrassed, and kicked them to the side.

But a subtle movement caught Kangxi's attention.

Kangxi looked at the materials, then turned to look at the lanterns floating along the water, and suddenly laughed softly.

Jiang Ling was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty."

She knows that her handwork is terrible...

Kangxi smiled and patted the back of her hand, leaned over to pick up the pile of materials, and pondered for a moment, so Jiang Ling watched helplessly. He picked up those things, fiddled with them for a while, and tied them crookedly. made a lantern.Although it is indeed a bit uglier compared to those lamps drifting along the water, it is at least a lamp.

Compared with Jiang Ling's achievements just now, it is simply appalling.

Jiang Ling called the emperor again, not knowing whether to continue expressing embarrassment, or to praise Kangxi's hands-on ability.But Kangxi had already taken a pen and paper from the side, spread it out in front of Jiang Ling, and said, "You write it yourself."

Jiang Ling took the pen and paper in a daze, still confused.

What to write, what to write... She hesitated for a while, glanced at her slightly protruding belly, and wrote a sentence on the paper wishing the child a safe birth.As soon as he finished writing the new characters, he saw Kangxi's movements stopped, and his eyes were a little dark.

Jiang Ling paused for a moment, and then slowly wrote in front, back, left, and left respectively: May the emperor be safe, the empress dowager be safe, the queen mother be safe, parents and family be safe.Then roll up the small paper neatly and stuff it into the wick of the lantern.

Only then did Kangxi come back to his senses, and said gently: "I will accompany you."

Then Kangxi personally supported Jiang Ling, walked to the edge of the flowing water, watched her put the lantern into the water, and drifted away along the current.

Kangxi put his arm around her waist, and whispered in her ear: "I will give birth safely, I promise."

Jiang Ling's expression paused, knowing that the words he just said caused some ripples in Kangxi's heart.In the dim night, his gaze was somewhat deep, but his expression was extraordinarily solemn.Jiang Ling unconsciously leaned into Kangxi's arms, closed her eyes, nodded slightly and said, "En."

Whether it was Kangxi or Jiang Ling himself, they would allow this child to be born safely.

Slowly, the lantern went away along the water.Jiang Ling got up from Kangxi's arms, suddenly feeling a little embarrassed.There was a slight cool wind at night, and it was a bit chilly.Jiang Ling went back to the pavilion, wanting to get a cloak, but Kangxi was one step ahead of her, took the cloak in his hand, tied it up for Jiang Ling himself, closed it carefully, and said: "It's windy at night, Go back."

Jiang Ling nodded lightly and said, "Yes."

In fact, she is not the only one here, there are two nuns not far away.But because Kangxi was in front of them, they didn't go forward, until then, they came up to greet Kangxi.Kangxi recognized that they were served by Jiang Ling, so he didn't say much, and went back to Changchun Palace with Jiang Ling.

From the place where the lights were just put, to the Changchun Palace, it is a short distance.Originally, Kangxi came in a sedan chair, but because Jiang Ling needed to move around, he accompanied Jiang Ling and walked back slowly.One of the two nuns was holding a palace lantern in front, illuminating the road in front of them, and the other was following Jiang Ling and Kangxi, looking at them in fear, fearing that if they were not careful, something would happen to both of them.

But fortunately, they all returned to Changchun Palace safely, without any accidents.

After returning to the palace, Jiang Ling, as usual, washed up for a while before going to rest.Kangxi watched her from the side, but did not move, nor did he call anyone to serve her.Jiang Ling removed the hairpin, jewelry, and coat, only to find that Kangxi was sitting by the side, not resting.

Jiang Ling asked in surprise: "Is the emperor not resting?"

Kangxi shook his head slowly and said, "I still have some things to deal with."

Jiang Ling let out a soft oh, thinking, today is the Lantern Festival on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, there shouldn't be any work such as offering sacrifices and pilgrimage.

After Jiang Ling lay down, Kangxi walked to her bed, sat down on his side, looked down at her and smiled.It was still that kind of very shallow smile, with a hint of tenderness.Jiang Ling lay there with the quilt rolled up, blinked, and slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Even with his eyes closed, Jiang Ling could still feel Kangxi's gloomy gaze with a hint of pity.

I don't know how long it took, it should have been less than half an hour before she felt Kangxi bent down and kissed her forehead lightly.As soft as a butterfly's wings, as if afraid of waking her up.After a while, someone tucked the quilt for her, got up and walked out the door.

The voice of the night watch maid greeting Kangxi came from outside.

Jiang Ling opened his eyes and saw a long shadow across the door, calm as usual.

She watched Kangxi's shadow go away little by little, and suddenly remembered what he said just now, "I will be born safely, I promise." The voice was low and gentle, with an unquestionable tone.Before he knew it, Jiang Ling gently stroked his lower abdomen, thinking to himself, I hope it goes well.

Li Wan's words were still in his ears, and Jiang Ling couldn't let his mind be taken lightly.

At some point, a ray of faint fragrance radiated from Jiang Ling's fingertips, like a ray of light mist, covering half of the capital city in a dream.Originally, she wanted Wang Xifeng to come to the dreamland, but by accident, she brought Jia Lian, who was in the same room, to the dreamland.

Jia Lian is notoriously playful, usually Wang Xifeng takes care of him in the mansion, so it's fine, but now in Jiang Ling's dream, he has nothing to fear.He walked back and forth in the mansion several times, but he couldn't see a single person; he walked back and forth outside several times, but he couldn't see a single person, so he let out all the resentment in his heart. Let it out.

"Don't let the master catch your shortcoming." Jia Lian pointed to the empty Rongguo Mansion, and said to someone unknown, "If the god catches you, you will be unable to eat and walk around. With the support of Mr. Wang So what? So what if there is a dilapidated Xue family behind him? If it weren't for the two tricks that Master made in Jinling, he would be able to keep everyone in the house and enjoy it!"

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