As the maid in charge of Weiyang Palace, Taoxiang has always been responsible for the income of Weiyang Palace.
And the master of Weiyang Palace was the person who was at the top of Han Xianzong's heart. In this palace that acted according to the wind and what was served, no one dared to neglect the imperial concubine.
Eunuch Zhou, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, personally brought the food and clothing needed by Weiyang Palace to please Tao Xiangtou.
Taoxiang carefully inspected the things sent by Eunuch Zhou and warned:
"Your Majesty is currently pregnant with a baby, so the things you send to your Majesty must be carefully inspected. If something goes wrong between your Majesty and the little prince, we will not be able to escape it!"
"Oh, look what Aunt Tao Xiang said!" Eunuch Zhou said with a grimace: "No matter how stupid our family is, we would never dare to offend His Majesty's beloved empress! Our family has checked these things, Tao Xiang Don’t worry, Auntie.”
Eunuch Zhou said that, but Taoxiang still checked it carefully by herself.
She was so loyal to Xie Ziyue that she didn't realize there was any problem, so she ordered people to put the things in the warehouse.
Eunuch Zhou was a person who always liked to take advantage of others, so he said nice things to flatter Tao Xiang. Tao Xiang nodded in agreement, found an excuse to send Eunuch Zhou away, and went in to continue serving Xie Ziyue.
Hearing the sound of Taoxiang entering the room, Xie Ziyue reluctantly cheered up: "Has the stuff been delivered?"
After just a while, Xie Ziyue fell asleep again, and even now she was bleary-eyed.
"Yes." Taoxiang stepped forward and helped her up: "My queen, please go to the couch and rest."
Xie Ziyue was indeed sleepy, so she was helped by Taoxiang to get on the couch to rest.
Since she didn't have to pay her respects to the queen now, Xie Ziyue had a lot of free time in the palace, so she often copied Buddhist scriptures in the next few days.
Strangely enough, the ink from the Ministry of Internal Affairs looks bright and easy to grind, so I guess it is a good ink.
But for some reason, Xie Ziyue felt tight in her chest and nauseous after writing for a long time. The smell of ink made her feel a little uncomfortable, and she had to take a long rest every time she wrote for a while.
She didn't think much about it and thought that the baby in her belly didn't like the smell of ink. She even teased Han Xianzong in private, saying that the child didn't like ink since he was a child. It seemed that he would not like to read in the future.
Gu Xuan was teased by her own mother, so she stretched out her hands and feet in Xie Ziyue's belly in shame and anger - although she did not like reading very much, but don't talk about it before she was born!
At that time, Han Xianzong was carefully pressing Xie Ziyue's belly to feel the baby's movements. When he saw this, he joked that the emperor was shy and told Xie Ziyue not to say bad things about the emperor again, because she could hear it.
No one knew that the young emperor, who was not angry or arrogant to the outside world, was no different from the father who was looking forward to the birth of his baby. The two of them discussed some longings for the future like a normal couple, and did not care about Xie Ziyue's ink. Take the discomfort to heart.
Xie Ziyue's pregnancy lasted uneventfully until April.
This is the hottest summer day. Normally at this time, Weiyang Palace has put ice cubes on it to cool down. But this year, because the imperial concubine is pregnant, the number of ice cubes placed is very limited.
However, Xie Ziyue, who had no symptoms of pregnancy before, started to have severe pregnancy reactions in her fourth month, including dizziness, drowsiness, lower abdomen, vomiting...
Coupled with the hot weather and poor appetite, I lost a lot of weight in just half a month.
She was originally a slender and graceful beauty, and her weight loss was particularly obvious. In addition, Gu Xuan had grown up for another month, so the bulge in her abdomen was already obvious.
Recently, she had been feeling a drop in her abdomen. When she first felt the pain, Xie Ziyue was frightened. Everyone in Weiyang Palace was extremely nervous, and they hurriedly called the imperial doctor to come and see her.
But the imperial doctor came to see it and said that the dragon fetus was very stable and there was nothing abnormal about it.
It is also speculated that it may be discomfort during pregnancy.
Xie Ziyue felt relieved after hearing this. Even if she felt uncomfortable every day, she was not afraid mentally.
But Gu Xuan didn't feel so good in her stomach.
She could clearly feel that her growth was getting slower and slower. Logically speaking, four months was the peak period of fetal growth, but she did not absorb much nutrition, and even felt that her growth had a tendency to stagnate.
But it was her first time as a fetus, and the imperial doctor said it was fine, so Gu Xuan thought it was normal.
Xie Ziyue felt better that day. After seeing off the emperor who was going to court early, she got up to wash up and prepare to copy scriptures.
The palace maid Tao Xiang was admonishing from the side: "My queen, you have been feeling unwell recently, so why not take a rest."
"I haven't gotten up for a long time. It's really uncomfortable to lie on the bed." Xie Ziyue shook her head and refused. She had not copied Buddhist scriptures for nearly ten days. It would be bad if the Queen Mother blamed her.
Anyway, she had been lying down for too long during this period. Getting up to copy scriptures could be considered as a way to stretch her muscles.
When Taoxiang heard this, she knew that she could not persuade her, so she had to study the ink aside.
Xie Ziyue wrote and concentrated on copying Buddhist scriptures.
But as she copied, her speed became slower and slower. She slowly touched her belly with one hand and took a deep breath.
Tao Xiang didn't notice it and was still studying the ink.
Xie Ziyue noticed the familiar feeling of falling hair again, and this time it was accompanied by bursts of tingling pain, as if a needle was pricking her.
And as Taoxiang continued to grind the ink, the scent of ink continued to spread, and Xie Ziyue became increasingly uncomfortable and put the pen on the table.
"Your Majesty? What's wrong with you?" Taoxiang finally noticed that her Majesty was abnormal, her tone was panicked, and she hurriedly went to help her.
"I have a stomachache." Xie Ziyue covered her stomach, a little sweat dripping from her forehead:
"Go and ask the imperial doctor quickly. Nothing will happen to the emperor!"
"Come here! Come here!" Of course Taoxiang couldn't leave Xie Ziyue's side at this time. She could only shout loudly: "Go and call the doctor!"
The palace maids and eunuchs guarding the door rushed in and saw Xie Ziyue holding her belly, her face pale, and all of them were so frightened that their limbs became weak.
If something happens to the imperial concubine and the dragon fetus, their slaves will definitely not get any good results.
"What are you still doing?" Taoxiang saw these eunuchs and maids standing there stupidly, and said angrily: "Don't you see that my empress has a stomachache? Why don't you go and call the imperial doctor!"
"Yes...yes!" One of the eunuchs, who had always been a fast runner, woke up from a dream and hurriedly ran to ask for the doctor.
At this time, two other maids, who were always very proud in front of Xie Ziyue, came forward and wanted to help Xie Ziyue return to the couch.
Xie Ziyue bit her lower lip tightly, sweating all over her head in pain, and feeling panicked in her heart.
She already deeply regretted why she didn't listen to Tao Xiang's advice and insisted on copying Buddhist scriptures.
My stomach hurts so much now, I just hope that nothing will happen to the emperor...
If something happens... Xie Ziyue doesn't even want to think about this possibility.
Xie Ziyue was helped to stand up reluctantly. Before she could take two steps, the other two maids pointed at the place where she was sitting and shouted:
"Blood! There is blood!"
