The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 78 White Feather Parrot
Yinzhen got up early to attend court, and seeing that Nian Shilan was still asleep, he tiptoed to get out of bed.

The concubines who served him slept on the outside of the bed. Yinzhen got out of bed and stood still, but Nian Shilan did not wake up.

Su Peisheng had brought the court robes early and helped Yinzhen change and put them on.

Yinzhen turned around and looked at Nian Shilan, laughing in his heart. It seemed that he had really tortured her too hard, as she didn't even wake up after all his big movements.

It was just strange that he was the only favored lady in Nian Shilan's room, but why didn't Nian get pregnant?

If Nian Shilan knew that in her next life, Yinzhen actually wanted to make her pregnant, she would definitely think that Yinzhen was possessed by a demon.

In his previous life, he was most averse to Nian Shilan's pregnancy, and the fetus that had finally taken shape was aborted.

Nian Shilan was well aware that emperors were ruthless, but it was not until her death in her previous life that she realized that all ambitious men were ruthless.

After Yinzhen put the ginseng slices in his mouth and walked away for a while, Nian Shilan slowly opened her eyes. Songzhi heard Nian Shilan calling her and hurriedly brought the soup cooked from the small kitchen into the house.

Songzhi waited for Nian Shilan to get up. Seeing Mangzhong and Hanlu busy preparing toiletries, she held the soup and said to Nian Shilan.

"Master, I have followed the instructions of Doctor Wen and cooked some soup to nourish your body. Please drink the soup before you go to pay your respects."

Nian Shilan woke up when Yinzhen just moved and stood up, but she was too lazy to serve Yinzhen in court, so she just pretended to sleep.

Now seeing Songzhi holding the soup, she knew that it was Wen Xianqing’s new contraceptive soup.

Nian Shilan took the bowl from Songzhi's hand, tried it to find the temperature, and drank it all in one gulp.

In recent days, everyone in the palace has been free of work. After paying her respects every day, Nian Shilan would return to Cheng'en Garden, where she would either look at the flowers in the courtyard and think about things, or play with the white-feathered parrot.

But the parrot had been poisoned and silenced by Nian Shilan, so it could only jump on the shelf. Nian Shilan laughed when she saw this.

Look at this parrot, how interesting.

Seeing that Nian Shilan had nothing to do these days, Songzhi suggested that Xiao Linzi go to the market to find some storybooks for her master to read.

Nian Shilan pretended to be angry and looked at Songzhi.

"I, your master, look like someone who likes to read?"

Songzhi stuck out her tongue, wondering how could she have forgotten that the master would not pick up the pen or turn the pages of the book unless it was necessary.

Hu Gege has been peaceful these past few days. Apart from the daily greetings, nothing has been heard.

Shu Gege slept with her once again, and Hu Gege, who lived with her, just made a few sarcastic remarks to her.

Feng still looked peaceful, and her family was not prominent, so even though she was a legitimate daughter, she was sent to the palace to be a concubine by mistake.

It’s just that she has never liked to fight for anything since she was young, which has led to her current indifferent look.

Duan still claimed that she was not feeling well. Yinzhen went to see her once, but she ignored the fact that she was pregnant and wanted Yinzhen to stay with her.

He was scolded by Yinzhen for being unruly.

When Ulanara heard this, she only uttered two words.

"madness."

Qiu Mei said beside her.

"Master, how come this girl is not favored even though she is pregnant?"

Ulanara held the tea lid in her right hand and skimmed the tea leaves in the cup.

"Duan is lucky enough to be pregnant, but her mother's family is not high-born, and she herself has no status at home. It's not easy for a woman to have a baby, so I might as well protect her pregnancy and prevent the people in the courtyard from doing things they shouldn't do."

Qiu Mei sighed.

"Master, you are really kind-hearted. However, there is no legitimate son in this mansion yet, but she got pregnant before you, Master."

Ulanara put the tea back on the table. She skimmed the tea leaves for a long time but didn't drink a sip.

"So what if she's pregnant? I'm the wife of the emperor who was appointed by the master. No woman in this mansion can surpass me. There's no point in getting upset over these little things. Go to the kitchen and see if the dishes that Duan wants to eat today are ready. Don't let her have less food."

Qiu Mei replied.

"The kitchen manager has just come back and told us that the roast chicken and other dishes Miss Duan wants to eat have been prepared. However, Miss Duan is less than two months old, but she has gained a lot of weight. The embroidery shop is already rushing to make new clothes. The master is really kind and allows her to eat whatever she wants."

Ulanara had a smile on her face.

"It's rare for a pregnant woman to have an appetite. Since she hasn't eaten yet, she can eat whatever she wants. Tell the kitchen to use the best ingredients."

"Yes. I will go to the kitchenette and give you more instructions."

Qiu Mei responded and went down. Ulanara lowered her eyes. She also wanted to be pregnant, but the master never came to her main courtyard during the day except for the first and fifteenth days of the month.

Even if the master came, he had not performed the Zhougong ceremony with her for a long time.

When Duan saw the dishes she wanted to eat at lunch, she was delighted.

The master Fu Jin was indeed generous and kind. When she was at her parents' home, she never had the right to eat whatever she wanted.

Many times, even if it was the tea and fruit leftovers from her younger sister, mistress Duan An would not easily allow her to eat it.

Duan's maid Qiang Wu looked at Duan's face which had become rounder in just over half a month, and couldn't help but advise her.

"Miss, breakfast is ginseng stewed with fish soup, and lunch is fat chicken and duck. I am worried... I heard that you will gain a lot more weight in the later stages of pregnancy. I am afraid that you will have difficulty walking."

Duan was just picking up a chicken leg and putting it in the bowl. Upon hearing this, she glared at Qiang Wu.

"Why is it that I ate a little more, and the mistress hasn't said anything yet, but it's your turn as a servant to speak?"

Qiang Wu lowered his head and said nothing more.

After Duan finished her meal, Qiang Wu offered her tea to rinse her mouth, but Duan suddenly covered her mouth.

Qiang Wu quickly put down the tray in his hand and took the spittoon.

Duan couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited into the spittoon.

After she vomited up all her lunch, she was helped weakly to the bed.

The maid cleaned up the filth, and Qiang Wu hurried to report to Ulanara.

Ulanara asked the court physician who came to take her pulse.

"Doctor Fang, please take a look at Mrs. Duan. I wonder if she ate something wrong or used something wrong."

Doctor Fang, the court physician, came to check Duan's pulse and replied to Ulanara.

"I took Miss Duan's pulse and it's fine. She probably just started having morning sickness earlier. According to my experience, this means the fetus is developing well, which is a good thing."

Ulanara's expression relaxed.

"I was just worried that the diet today was not suitable, so I ordered people to detain the people in the small kitchen, but it turned out that they were wrongly accused. It seems that the small kitchen really gave their best efforts in diet, so that the fetus can grow fast."

Doctor Fang cupped his hands.

"Fujin is wise and this is exactly the truth."

Ulanara asked again.

"Doctor Fang, do you have any way to alleviate this morning sickness?"

Doctor Fang replied.

"I'll prescribe a prescription for you to try. Generally, women have to go through this process when they are pregnant."

Ulanara asked him to write a prescription and she sat beside Duan's bed.

Although she looked fatter, her complexion was sallow.

Duan spoke weakly.

"How could I have deserved such kindness from Master Fujin? I will never forget your kindness."

Ulanara comforted Duan to sleep, and then left the left wing. She looked at the people in the small kitchen kneeling in the yard and said.

"I made a big fuss today and wronged you. From now on, you should serve Miss Duan wholeheartedly."

Everyone hurriedly thanked him.

Ulanara instructed the housekeeper again.

"Reward each of them two months' wages later as compensation for their wrongdoing today."

Everyone couldn't help but admire the kindness and benevolence of the Lady Fujin even more, and they served Duan even more wholeheartedly afterwards. This is a story for later.

Duan couldn't sleep well. She turned over and smelled the fragrance of the purse beside her pillow. She couldn't help but retching.

Qiang Wu hurriedly took the purse and put it away.

　I'm so sleepy. I'm going to take a nap for a while. I'll update another chapter in the evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)