mtlumby2d Chapter 297 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 11
Chapter 297 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 11
Many people were eyeing Lady Zhou's pregnancy, and since she belonged to Consort Zhang, many in the court and the harem did not want Lady Zhou to give birth to this child.
From the moment her pregnancy was announced, Madam Zhou fell ill every three days, and every seven days she was seriously ill, frequently having trouble urinating into the fetus.
Lin Yitang was happy to watch them make a scene; their attention wasn't on her, which was a good thing for her.
However, some things that could harm one's offspring quietly entered the Wutong Pavilion. Lin Yitang dealt with them one by one, and was repeatedly thankful that she knew medicine and had taken antidote pills, otherwise this pregnancy would have been secretly harmed long ago.
Two more months passed, and Lin Yitang was almost five months pregnant. In recent days, she had even felt the baby move. With two concubines in the harem pregnant, the Emperor, although he preferred to go to the Phoenix Palace, would take time out every ten days to dine with Lin Yitang at the Wutong Pavilion.
In Huafang Pavilion, Consort Rong looked at the medicinal soup that Liuli was carrying with a depressed expression. She disliked drinking medicine, but she had been in the palace for almost three years and had not yet conceived. Liuli suggested that she drink a fertility-enhancing medicine, so in order to conceive, she had no choice but to endure the bitterness and drink it.
"Madam Rong?" Liuli asked in confusion.
"Is this medicine even effective? The Emperor has been coming to see me frequently these past two months..." Rong Xiuyi said angrily, her face very pale.
Liuli dared not anger Madam Rong, and timidly asked, "Madam Rong, since this fertility-enhancing medicine is ineffective, should we try another one?"
Rong Xiuyi glanced at Liuli and ordered, "Go, do it well."
Liuli put down the medicine and went out, while Hu Po served Rong Xiuyi her medicine.
In the palaces of other concubines, there were quite a few like Consort Rong, all hoping to conceive a child of the Emperor and rise in status through their son.
Ten days later, on the monthly pulse-check day, first came the news that Madam Zhou was weak and needed to stay in bed to protect the pregnancy, and then Rong Xiuyi revealed that she was almost a month pregnant, implying that Lin Yitang was not so special.
Since the imperial physician Wang diagnosed her as pregnant, the emperor ordered him to protect her pregnancy. Lin Yitang has not yet noticed anything wrong with the imperial physician Wang and can trust him for the time being, but she has more faith in her own medical skills.
However, Xiao Anzi, who was under her name, was a bit unruly. Lin Yitang asked Lian Yun to keep an eye on him and see whose side he was on.
Lin Yitang was in good health and didn't need to take any medicine, but she still asked Physician Wang to prescribe a medicine to prevent miscarriage. She brewed it every day and planned to dispose of it when the time came. After all, since Madam Zhou was so unwell, it was inevitable that she would come into the public eye again if she acted as if she were healthy.
Time flies, and another month has passed. Lin Yitang is more than six months pregnant. She sits on the couch, slowly making a little dress so that her daughter can wear it after she is born.
Xiao Dengzi trotted in, looking somewhat anxious. Lian Yun quickly scolded him, "What's the rush? Didn't you see Madam Lin is here? If you upset Madam Lin, you'll be held responsible."
Xiao Dengzi knelt down and slapped himself in the face, saying as he did so, "I deserve to die, please forgive me, Consort Lin."
"Alright, alright, does Xiao Dengzi have any news?" Lin Yitang stopped Xiao Dengzi, who seemed to be a decent guy so far.
Xiao Dengzi immediately stopped what he was doing and said urgently, "Madam Zhou has miscarried."
“Zhou Niangzi is almost five months pregnant, I didn’t expect…” Lian Yun analyzed.
Lin Yitang and Lian Yun both guessed that someone had probably made a move. Consort Zhang was different from her; she was spoiled and domineering.
When Consort Zhang was in favor, who could rival her? Some ministers of the previous dynasty impeached Consort Zhang, but she managed to bring them down.
"Alright, this matter will naturally be investigated by the authorities. We need to guard the east wing of Wutong Pavilion well. You keep an eye on the people below." Lin Yitang didn't tell Lian Yun that what she gave Lian Yun was a fake pregnancy pill, only thinking that it was an excellent fertility aid.