flstandardbreds Chapter 162 Small Days
Chapter 162 Small Days
At the beginning of August, Qin Liuse met Zhou Cairen outside Yuxiu Palace. Zhou Cairen then stealthily pulled her into the small garden and ordered two maids to guard outside.
After looking around mysteriously and confirming that there was no one around, Zhou Cairen said to Qin Liuse with an uncertain and surprised look on his face, "Zhaoyi, I didn't have my period this month."
Although Zhou Cairen said this to her without any preparation, Qin Liuse understood it immediately.
Her eyebrows twitched, her heart moved, she held Zhou Cairen's hand and asked softly, "Are you pregnant?"
Zhou Cairen couldn't hide the surprise on his face, but there was still a hint of uncertainty, so his expression was very complicated.
She hesitated and said, "I don't know if it's too late or if I'm really pregnant, but if I calculate the date, if it's too late, it's almost half a month."
Qin Liuse nodded, resisting the urge to let Zijin take her pulse.
Qin Liuse only intended to keep Zijin as a card for herself. The fewer people who knew that she knew medical skills, the better.
So Qin Liuse resisted the urge for a moment, but didn't say anything. After thinking for a while, he said to Zhou Cairen, "You should take good care of yourself and pay attention to your diet and daily living habits. Don't spread this matter. The fewer people who know about it, the better."
Zhou Cairen nodded solemnly. She also knew how difficult it was for a pregnant woman to survive in the harem, and many people wanted her belly to get smaller.
Qin Liuse paused and said, "If someone who has given birth knew that you didn't have your period, they might be able to guess that you are pregnant."
Qin Liuse glanced in the direction of Yuxiu Palace and said to her, "Don't be careless. You have to pretend to have a daily routine. Just lie in the room at your usual time. If your maid is trustworthy, let her go through the daily routine as usual."
What Qin Liuse meant was that it’s always a good idea to do more and be more cautious.
Zhou Cairen nodded with some sudden realization. She had not thought about this level yet, but fortunately Qin Liuse reminded her without reservation.
At this moment, the look in Zhou Cairen's eyes when he looked at Qin Liuse could only be described as gratitude and respect.
To be honest, I surrendered to her before, mostly for the sake of profit.
But during this period of time, Qin Liuse helped him so unreservedly that Zhou Cairen was not only happy and touched, but also respectful.
Qin Liuse was not as noble as she thought, but she always looked down on those despicable behaviors of using children to practice martial arts.
So no matter whether the baby in the belly is Zhou Cairen or not, once she knows about it, she will definitely help protect the baby.
Dealing with adults is a matter between adults, with intrigues and fights, but if you joke about a child's life, Qin Liuse will not forgive you.
Zhou Cairen moved his throat, held Qin Liuse's hand tightly, smiled at her gratefully, with tears in his eyes.
Qin Liuse was still planning for her, "Just keep doing this until you feel a reaction in three months. Then ask an imperial physician to take a look. When you are stable, let the people in the harem know."
"But during this period of time, you will not be able to serve the emperor."
Zhou Cairen certainly knew what was more important. The emperor's favor might disappear at any time, but if the child could be saved and born smoothly from her belly, it would give her more confidence.
In the harem, a mother’s status depends on her son.
Lady Zhou nodded and said to Qin Liuse, "I am living a quiet life. The emperor will not come to my palace. If after this period of time, the emperor comes again from the virtuous concubine, I will claim that I am ill and cannot sleep with him."
"One or two months will pass quickly." Qin Liuse patted her hands encouragingly.
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August is different from July.
August is a joyous month in our dynasty, but July is the Ghost Festival, which brings an atmosphere of fear and caution.
So by August, the atmosphere in the palace was different.
From time to time, ladies of the imperial court or royal relatives from outside the court would come to the palace to pay their respects.
However, there was no queen in the palace at the moment, so it was inappropriate for anyone to receive those court ladies, so the invitations these people handed in were directly delivered to the palace of the Empress Dowager Dong.
The Empress Dowager Dong liked to be lively and also loved to meddle in the affairs of the harem. In addition, she came from an aristocratic family and could chat with those noble ladies.
The Empress Dowager Cixi was different. She was born in a humble family and did not like crowds, so except for a few people with whom she had a good relationship and was familiar, she seldom met others.
So in August, there would be guests visiting the Cining Palace every few days.
It wasn't that Qin Liuse went to inquire on purpose, but Tian'er from the Cining Palace sent people to the Yuxiu Palace to instruct Concubine Li to prepare things to entertain the guests, so Qin Liuse had to know.
On this day, Qin Liuse came out from Concubine Xin Shu's palace after discussing things, and walked along the palace road to Yuxiu Palace.
But on the palace road, she met a large group of ladies from outside the palace.
Passing by them was a woman who was dressed luxuriously and had a dignified appearance. She was about the same height as Qin Liuse, but a little darker than Qin Liuse. However, she was also a beauty.
Looking at this scene, Qin Liuse thought it must be the mistress of some mansion.
She did not grow up in the capital and was not familiar with the noble ladies there.
Moreover, she was just a Zhaoyi, not the master of the harem, not the queen, and not one of the four concubines. When these people met her, they only had to nod and did not have to salute her.
But it doesn’t matter. Even if she doesn’t know, surely someone else will know.
When Qin Liuse arrived at Yuxiu Palace, the first thing she did was to inform Concubine Li about the person she met on the palace road.
Concubine Li Xian touched her forehead, thought for a moment and said, "It should be the fourth prince's wife, Zhao."
Qin Liuse really didn't recognize this Zhao Yurong.
The Fourth Prince was almost six years older than Emperor Yongjia. When he got married, Qin Liuse was just a little girl.
Concubine Li was so petty that she couldn't help but sneer when she heard Qin Liuse say this.
"No, the Fourth Prince got married only one year earlier than our Emperor."
Qin Liuse showed a surprised expression. She knew the Zhao family, a scholarly family in the capital, and her father was a civil official.
However, she didn't know the inside story of these royal nobles, so she couldn't help but ask a few more questions.
It has to be said that Qin Liuse's behavior of digging deep and asking questions to Concubine Li did please Concubine Li.
This shows that she knows and grasps more than Qin Liuse, which is why Qin Liuse has to curry favor with her and ask questions like this.
Concubine Li Xian took a sip of tea in a pretentious manner, and said to Qin Liuse with an expression of giving her all she knew, "We can only talk about these things in this palace now. I'm telling you, don't go out and spread it around, or others will know that I told you."
Qin Liuse thought that Concubine Li was really keeping this secret, as if it was some earth-shattering secret.
However, he nodded solemnly, indicating that he would keep his promise.
In fact, Concubine Li was also a gossipy person, but there were too few people in the palace who could gossip with her. When Qin Liuse suddenly asked this question, she immediately had endless things to say to her.
Qin Liuse pricked up her ears and heard that this Zhao Yurong had a story with Emperor Yongjia.
When she was a young girl, Zhao Yurong had a very passionate personality, and all the noble ladies in the capital knew that she was attracted to the Ninth Prince.
Concubine Li Xian smiled, looking like she was recalling the past with deep emotion, "But she is not an exception. When the Ninth Prince played polo with the princes and nobles in the capital, there was not a single girl who didn't like him."
So Zhao Yurong’s girlish feelings are actually nothing.
However, at that time many people thought that Zhao Yurong would marry the Ninth Prince.
After all, the Ninth Prince had taught her how to play polo, and Zhao had gone to the Ninth Prince to learn how to play.
They were such a perfect match, and the Ninth Prince didn't show any dislike for her, so everyone thought they would be a couple.
Who knew that in the end the Ninth Prince married the former Queen, and this Zhao Yurong married the Fourth Prince.
Although Qin Liuse was not one of the noble ladies in the capital, her gossipy nerves were stirring, and she immediately caught a glimpse of something different, and asked Li Xianfei again, "What's the reason for this?"
When Qin Liuse thought that Zhao Yurong had the potential to become the empress of the current dynasty, she couldn't help but feel itchy and curious.
Concubine Li glanced at Qin Liuse with some contempt, as if she was mocking her, saying that it was indeed impossible for someone like her who came from a small place in the south to know such news.
However, after being a little arrogant, Concubine Li still told her, but her tone was somewhat contemptuous, "Why? It's just because the Ninth Prince was not powerful back then, and their family flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak, and looked down on the Ninth Prince."
At this point, Concubine Li adjusted the hairpins on her temples and couldn't help feeling a little proud. She felt that she had good vision and had followed the right man.