Forbidden Autumn, Summer, Winter and Spring Rebirth

Chapter 31 30. Musk
  Since the emperor returned to Luan, Xia Dongchun had told Ye Jia not to come to the palace again. Although the emperor did not explicitly say no, her mother-in-law's family came to the palace from time to time. Even Concubine Hua did not have such grace. After all, she was too conspicuous.

Although it is autumn now, it is still sultry at noon. On this afternoon, the dragon fetuses of summer, winter and spring began to move.

Xia Dongchun noticed fetal movement for the first time and was so frightened that she froze for a long time, her eyes changing back and forth from shock to surprise.

After a long time, she finally found her voice: "Yuxin." Xia Dongchun cried out.

Yu Xin came in response. Seeing her dull eyes, she hurriedly asked, "Mother, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"Yuxin, my stomach just moved. What's going on?" Xia Dongchun asked uneasily.

Yu Xin smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the fetus is moving. Generally, pregnant women will notice fetal movement when they are more than four months pregnant. Counting the days, the fetus is nearly five months old. This little master must be a well-behaved person. He can't bear to look at it. My mother suffered so much that even the fetal movements were delayed compared to others."

"Is that so? Is this palace's child kicking me in the belly?" Xia Dongchun still didn't come to her senses. The thought of a little person stretching out her arms and legs inside her belly made her feel magical.

"Don't be afraid, Your Majesty. Just now, my little master was stretching. When the baby moved for the first time, I was also shocked. It's just that My Majesty will have to move around more in the future, so that she will suffer less during the birth."

"In that case, then go out for a walk with me. Remember to take all the little eunuchs in the palace with you, and then go to the Imperial Garden."

Xia Dongchun and his entourage went to the imperial garden in great numbers. Since they were promoted to the concubine position, there were many more people serving in the palace, but only the four people who could enter the inner room to serve them were still there.

Two little eunuchs were leading the way, supported by Yu Xin and Yue Shan, and four other little eunuchs were waiting at the back.

It is not considered excessive for a concubine to fight like this, not to mention that Xia Dongchun is still pregnant, so she cannot be too careful.

After wandering around the Imperial Garden and the maple forest, I found a pavilion to rest when I was tired.

Before coming, Xia Dongchun had expected to meet some concubines in the palace, and they just wanted to exchange pleasantries. As expected, shortly after sitting down, I saw Concubine Jing coming from the direction of Qianlichi, accompanied by the now-constant Fucha clan.

When the two of them approached, Xia Dongchun stood up to salute Concubine Jing, but Concubine Jing stopped her and helped her up.

"Sister, there is no need to be polite, please sit down quickly." Concubine Jing said calmly.

Fu Cha often bowed to Xia Dongchun in a depressed manner: "Greetings to Concubine Chang."

"Fu Cha is always here, no courtesy." Xia Dongchun looked her up and down, biting the word 'always here' heavily.

Mrs. Fucha tilted her head guiltily, not daring to meet Xia Dongchun's slightly mocking eyes.

"On weekdays, I only hear that my sister is happy, but it is rare to see her out and about. Now that my sister is getting heavier, I have to be more careful in everything." Concubine Jing said with a smile.

"Perhaps I haven't seen my sister Jing Fei for a long time. The Queen has kindly exempted me from greeting my sister every day. I don't like to move very much, but I don't see you sisters very much. I am indeed used to being lazy, but today Yu Xin said that walking more would be good for my health. Okay, that's why I thought of going out for a walk. I don't want to meet my two sisters here."    "Hi, I used to be a laid-back person, but recently I have some palace affairs on my hands. I am a little older after all. My brain is not as sharp as Sister Hui's, so even though it was just some simple palace chores, it still took a lot of effort. No, it was rare that I had time to go out and go for a walk. I went to Qianli Pond to feed the fish, and I met Sister Fucha there. .”

"That's right. I thought it would be better to be with Concubine Jing as a companion than wandering alone in the garden. I didn't expect to see Concubine Chang resting here again. It was a coincidence." Mrs. Fucha added with a mocking smile. .

Xia Dongchun smiled, lowered his head, pinched a piece of dried sour apricot and put it into his mouth.

"Ah, my sister loves sour food. I think she is carrying a little brother in her belly." Concubine Jing said in surprise.

"Sister Jingfei, don't be surprised. My sister didn't like spicy food before, but she likes it more than usual since she was pregnant. Every meal has to work for the Sichuan chefs in the imperial kitchen, but occasionally she still feels the taste in her mouth. It's tasteless, I want to eat something sour. I think it's not allowed to do this sour thing."

"This is strange. My sister has never given birth, so she naturally doesn't know the reason. It doesn't matter. My sister is young and is her first child. She is so easy to give birth to. Why worry about not being able to spread her wings for the emperor?"

Mrs. Fucha was drinking tea with her head down at the side. Xia Dongchun looked at her with a smile but not a smile. She knew that Mrs. Fucha was still the queen's trump card, but looking at it now, Mrs. Fucha seemed to be frightened by these turmoils. To average, timid.

After a few people talked for a while, Xia Dongchun returned to Yanxi Palace on the excuse that he was tired.

At the gate of Yanxi Palace, I met An Lingrong, who looked tired.

"Where have you been? Why do you look so lethargic?" Xia Dongchun asked with concern.

"Sister, I just came back from Sister Mei's palace, let's go in and talk."

When they arrived at the main hall where Xia Dongchun lived, the two of them retreated into the inner room.

Sitting on the couch, An Lingrong sighed softly and said: "Sister, Sister Mei asked for Ping An's pulse today. Doctor Wen diagnosed that Sister Mei's body has been exposed to musk. Doctor Wen said that she should have been using it for more than half a year, because of the dosage. It's tiny, so it's difficult to diagnose. If things go on like this for a long time, Sister Mei is afraid that her children will be in trouble."

"What did you find out?" Xia Dongchun was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Sister Mei asked me and Sister Wan to come over and investigate this matter together. We closed the door and checked for an afternoon, and then we found out some clues. There was a hidden compartment under the pillow of Sister Mei's bed, and there was a dope inside. For sachets containing musk, the dosage is extremely important. One dollar less will have no effect, but one dollar more will make the fragrance more obvious."

"This...but Sister Huibin has just recently moved to Zhongcui Palace, but she has been diagnosed with musk use for more than half a year..."

"My sister thought well. There was something wrong with the people in Sister Mei's palace. During the Chinese New Year, the Queen ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to add more people to Sister Mei's palace. At that time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent four maids, one of whom was specifically responsible for providing services to Sister Mei. The one who made the bed. The sachet had to be changed every half a month, otherwise it would lose its efficacy, so the palace maid took advantage of the opportunity of making the bed to secretly change the sachet. Sister Mei has been favored continuously since she was favored, but she has never been able to conceive. It’s because of this sachet that I became pregnant with a dragon.”

"Can you find out who sent that palace maid? Have you reported it to the emperor?" Xia Dongchun was frightened and asked urgently.

"Sister Wan said that there were problems with the four maids sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Sister Mei and I also felt that it was reasonable. In this case, there would be more involvement. Sister Mei went back to report to the emperor, asking for the four maids to be removed. They were all sent to the Shenxing Department, but Concubine Hua happened to be in the Yangxin Hall, so she said that the person who arranged the matter from the Internal Affairs Department must be involved, so they sent them to Shenxing together with the father-in-law who sent them here. Si, I think the results will be available tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)