Baozhu's belly began to swell gradually, and the New Year that everyone was looking forward to arrived as promised.
After Baozhu was four months old, she suddenly felt fetal movement while taking a walk one day.
It was the first time that Baozhu felt such an unprecedented movement, and Baozhu couldn't help but scream out in surprise. Yue Nu, who was supporting her, was so frightened that she shouted what's wrong, what's wrong.
Baozhu recovered from the shock, touched his round belly and said, "He seemed to have turned over just now."
Yue Nu breathed a long sigh of relief, patted her chest and said, "Concubine Chen, you scared me to death. Now you are so rich that you cannot make any mistakes."
Then they sat down holding Baozhu, and in the small pavilion, the two of them quietly watched the goose-feather-like snow falling.
At this moment, the world was silent, and it seemed that there were only Baozhu and Yuenu.
Just when Baozhu felt tired and was about to leave. There was a sound of stepping on the snow from one side, and Baozhu looked out to see the concubine holding several bunches of red plums.
"Why is Sister Cheng Fei here?" Bao Zhu asked in surprise.
In this palace where everyone has more than a dozen delicate hearts and several ileums in their stomachs, besides Concubine Shu, Jiang Heng, Bao Zhu's favorite is Concubine Cheng.
At this moment, Concubine Cheng was wearing a red Bijia jacket with a circle of fluffy fox fur on the outside, making Concubine Cheng as cute as in a New Year painting.
"I came out to look for plum blossoms. How about you, why are you still out in such heavy snow?" Concubine Cheng's voice came from far away, and soon she was standing in front of Baozhu, shaking the fallen snow on her body like a kitten. .
"Being bored in that room every day makes me suffocate." Baozhu could finally speak easily, and even his voice was much cheerful.
"You, you, you," Concubine Cheng shook her head with a smile and sat down next to Baozhu. "I'm going to be a mother soon, so I can't be so willful."
Bao Zhu thought that she might be able to see a cute doll soon, and she couldn't help but caress her belly warmly, with a gentle smile on her face.
"I heard that His Majesty asked you to relieve your boredom and found many novel things from the folk for my sister to play with. If this is boring, then wouldn't it make us more boring?" Concubine Cheng said with relief.
"That's because Your Majesty praises me too much," Baozhu said with some embarrassment, "But sister, you should come to my palace more often. I haven't seen you for a long time."
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Cheng's originally calm face became a little embarrassed. Baozhu, seeing her in such a dilemma, asked with some concern: "What's wrong, sister?"
Concubine Cheng hesitated again and again, and said with a brave face: "I can feel that you really treat me as a friend, so I still plan to tell you some things."
Concubine Cheng looked around and made sure that only she, Baozhu and their confidants were the only ones nearby before she dared to speak in a low voice.
"Previously, the pregnant woman in the palace had a miscarriage due to the visit of outsiders. Your Majesty lost his temper and punished the concubine who was visiting others." Concubine Cheng said.
Bao Zhu looked at her with some doubts. Aren't sliding and visiting two different things? Could that concubine be so stupid as to harm people under her real name?
"But the scary thing is not that the concubine visited someone else, but that someone took advantage of her kindness to cause the pregnant concubine to miscarry." Concubine Cheng continued.
Bao Zhu was horrified. He originally thought it was a coincidence, but he didn't expect it to be a borrowed knife to kill someone.
"So Baozhu, it's not that I don't want to see you, I'm actually afraid..." Concubine Cheng said with apologetic eyes and a guilty look on her face.
"I understand," Baozhu smiled with relief. No wonder even the little palace maids avoided her these days. "The person who harmed others is really scheming."
"Alas, your Majesty doesn't have many children, and not many of them can grow up safely." Concubine Cheng said with some melancholy: "Since there has been no baby crying in the palace for a long time, your Majesty naturally attaches great importance to your pregnancy this time."
Baozhu nodded. No matter how busy Qi Junce was in the past few months, he would still find time to come to Weiyang Palace to sit and have a meal.
The imperial doctor who took Baozhu's pulse every day had to go to the Palace of Eternal Life to give Qi Junce a reply. This made everyone envious and spread the news outside the palace.
But the more careful he is, the more worried Baozhu becomes. If Qi Junce has high hopes for this, then there will be endless disappointment behind it.
At that time, would I still be hanging high in the clouds... Baozhu simply couldn't imagine it.
"So when we meet you in the future, we will talk more. I hope you don't mind." Concubine Cheng said still a little apologetically.
Bao Zhu smiled in relief and held Concubine Cheng's hand which was as soft as tofu. "I can't, Sister Chengfei."
"You, don't be depressed, New Year's Eve will be in three days. It will be very lively at that time. Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will give out New Year's money to each palace!" Concubine Cheng said with joy, as if she had received the money.
The gloom just now was gone, Bao Zhu couldn't help but smile, and he and Cheng Fei started talking about other topics.
As the snow gradually stopped, Ayan took the sedan to find the treasure. He said he was particularly afraid of slippery roads in the snow, so he asked Baozhu to go back early.
Concubine Cheng and Baozhu also reluctantly separated and went back.
As soon as they returned to Weiyang Palace, the warmth from the charcoal fire wrapped Baozhu and Yuenu, who had returned from the snow, and Baozhu couldn't help but let out a comfortable sound.
Haitang carefully dusted the snowflakes from Baozhu's body and head, and Azi handed over the new Tang Pozi.
Haitang couldn't help but said to Yue Nu: "You, Concubine Xue Chen wants to go out under such a heavy rain. If you don't stop her and you let her act recklessly, what can you do if she falls?"
Yue Nu stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, and Ayan walked in while rubbing her hands and sighing.
"Fortunately, Ayan is a sensible person. When he knew that Concubine Chen was out, he quickly called a sedan chair and chased her," Haitang said.
"Yes, yes," Ah Zi's crisp voice sounded, "I also thoughtfully laid out the black fox blanket given by His Majesty."
Baozhu turned around and looked at Ayan, whose nose was red. Ayan smiled sheepishly and said, "This is what a slave should do."
"Thank you, Ayan." Baozhu said with a smile.
Baozhu walked slowly to the window, where the snow, which had lightened just now, became a little heavier. The palace people are already busy dressing up in red and colorful decorations, just to have a lively New Year.
"I heard from Concubine Cheng that Your Majesty and the Queen Mother give out lucky money to the concubines in each palace every year. When New Year's Eve is over, I will also give it to you, okay?" This idea suddenly appeared in Bao Zhu's mind, and he turned around and said to everyone.
"Great!" Yue Nu was the first to react, "Our Concubine Chen is the best."
The rest of the people also had unconcealable joy on their faces, and they were all looking forward to that day.
Before going to bed, Yue Nu lay down in front of Bao Zhu's bed and fell asleep quietly with Bao Zhu.
Seeing no one around, Yue Nu asked in a low voice: "Girl, your fetus is firmly seated now, and it's almost five months old. The Queen didn't take any action. Did we worry too much before?"
Baozhu was lying on her side, the faint candlelight illuminated her bright eyes, but Baozhu's brows were slightly furrowed, looking a little worried.
"But I always feel that the queen will not let me give birth to the child so safely. Yue slave, we still have to be careful at all times." Baozhu said cautiously.
Yue Nu nodded firmly and covered Baozhu with the quilt.
New Year's Eve.
On this day in the palace, everything was red and festive. Even the long street, which used to be a bit dark, was filled with candle-lit lanterns.
Baozhu was also immersed in such a joyful atmosphere and went to the banquet a little early.
Today Baozhu is wearing a purple palace dress, unassuming yet looking luxurious. The hair is simply held in a bun with gold ingots. In addition to some velvet flowers, there is only a gold walking stick.
Before Baozhu reached the door, he heard a lot of excitement inside, as if something was being discussed.
But as soon as Baozhu entered, the group of people quickly fell into silence like birds and animals scattering. Bao Zhu's polite smile froze on her face as soon as she put on her smile, feeling the difference in the atmosphere.
Behind them, Yue Nu and Haitang looked at each other, wondering why.
But Bao Zhu looked at Zhen Cai and Liu Guiren and didn't really want to go over and talk to them. Still being polite, the others returned the courtesy and went to their seats on their own.
"Concubine Chen, are they really trying to show us off on purpose?" Yue Nu asked.
Baozhu smiled helplessly and shook his head, "No matter what others do, we just have to be ourselves."
After hearing this, Yue Nu retreated and looked coldly at Liu Guiren and others who were still whispering.
Bao Zhu didn't have the time to care about their convulsions, because Bao Zhu also knew clearly that even if they were the same party in front of others, they just didn't get along with each other.
Liu Guihe and Zhen Cairen were originally the Queen's right-hand assistants. When the Baozhu came, they not only took away His Majesty's favor, but also the Queen's favor.
The two of them had long been filled with hatred, but there was nothing they could do with the orb. On weekdays, I only dare to make a few sarcastic remarks and say some sour words at most.
Orbs are just like dust and sand in the wind. Once they are passed, they are passed.
As the number of people gradually increased, Qi Junce was always the most filial. He supported the Queen Mother and walked in followed closely by the Queen.
The Queen Mother has taken good care of herself over the years, and her smile looks like that of Maitreya Buddha. But the Queen Mother has never been very fond of Baozhu, and even when she found out that Baozhu was pregnant, she just said "Oh" in a neutral tone.
In the end, he was rewarded with something as usual, with a few polite instructions and nothing else. Well, Bao Zhu doesn't want to marry someone who doesn't like him.
After Qi Junce also sat down, he finally waved his hand and told the banquet to start. The delicacies and wines were flowing in, and Baozhu was already very hungry.
Yue Nu was busy preparing food for Bao Zhu. After the most uncomfortable period of vomiting, Bao Zhu was able to open his mouth to eat.
On the stage in front of everyone, no one cares what the dance is. After everyone had eaten something, the queen took the lead in picking up the wine glass.
"This is my first glass of wine. I dare to pay you respects to your majesty. I wish your majesty good health, peace in the world, peace in your home, and everything goes well." The queen said with a smile, looking at Qi Junce with gentle eyes. The love is almost overflowing.
"Okay!" Qi Junce, who was already in good spirits, was about to pick up his wine glass, but was interrupted by a cold wait from the Queen Mother.
Everyone looked at the Queen Mother, who had a smile on her face just now, but now looked frosty, wondering what had happened.
"Queen, you just said that the house is peaceful, but how come the Ai family always hears a lot of rumors recently?" The queen mother's questioning tone sounded, and the queen's face changed drastically.
The Queen immediately put down her cup and saluted, "My son, I failed to restrain the harem, please forgive me, Queen Mother!"
Qi Junce looked at the Queen Mother and said, "Oh? Why don't I know about this? What kind of rumors are they? Where did they come from? I will deal with them severely!"
"Yes...yes..." the queen said hesitantly, then raised her head in panic and said, "It's Weiyang Palace."
Everyone's eyes fell on Baozhu again, and a tsunami began to rise in Baozhu's heart.
