Chapter 203: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 1
Chapter 203: Chronicles of Yongzheng's Harem 1
Xu Jiayue struggled to open her eyes, but she couldn't. An unclear noisy sound came from her ears. She felt very tired. In a daze, long passages of memories flashed through her mind.
When she opened her eyes again, the maid Baochun who was guarding the bedside hurriedly said, "Princess, you are finally awake. I will call the imperial physician now."
Jiayue nodded in agreement. After carrying Chun out, she touched her belly in a daze and finally felt the reality of traveling through time.
Her original name was Xu Jiajiayue. Her ancestors were Han army flags. She was selected as a concubine and entered the backyard of Emperor Kangxi's fourth prince. However, she entered the palace relatively late, and the structure of the backyard had already been determined. The young concubine, who was almost the only one favored, was the most powerful one, and all the concubines had to avoid her.
By chance, she became pregnant while serving the emperor in the emperor's bedchamber. Just as she found out, Emperor Kangxi had passed away. It was difficult for her to reveal the news at the time, so she fainted while crying at the funeral. Her original body passed away, but she survived.
After several attempts, the child was still there.
Because the funeral had not yet been over, the new emperor's concubines all lived in the palace.
The imperial physician came and took Jiayue's pulse.
"Princess, your body still needs rest. I have prescribed a pregnancy-maintaining medicine. Please take it once a day, morning and evening. Remember not to overwork yourself. You must avoid foods that pregnant women cannot eat..."
This imperial physician is quite dedicated and speaks the truth.
Jiayue listened and didn't find anything wrong. She was a Chinese medicine practitioner before she traveled through time.
After listening to this, Baochun asked the question twice again before sending the imperial physician away.
After sending the imperial physician away, Baochun went to boil medicine and soon brought back a bowl of medicine. Jiayue smelled it and found it was indeed a pregnancy-maintaining medicine, so there was no problem, so she drank it.
After she finished drinking, Baochun spoke up: "Fortunately, the princess is fine, and the child is fine too, all thanks to the Queen Mother, otherwise, the princess would have been in real trouble this time."
Jiayue was puzzled: "Empress Dowager?"
Baochun began to explain: "The Empress Dowager attaches great importance to the Emperor's harem. The doctors who come to treat Gege are all the ones that the Empress Dowager is used to. The child in Gege's belly will surely be born safely and smoothly under the protection of the Empress Dowager. The Emperor will certainly take extra care of the child that the Empress Dowager likes."
Most of the original owner's memories were about her boudoir and what happened after she entered the palace. She was of low status and didn't know much about the affairs of the harem. She was not favored yet, so the information she received was very limited.
Although Jiayue’s history is not very good, we still have some understanding of the historical mother and son pair, Empress Dowager Uya and Emperor Yongzheng.
The mother and son were not on good terms. Empress Dowager Uya even caused a scene at Kangxi's funeral, embarrassing Yongzheng. The mother-son discord was so severe that it could be recorded in history books.
How could Empress Dowager Uya value the offspring of her son the emperor since she did not like him? Moreover, Empress Dowager Uya did not make a big fuss at Kangxi's funeral. Judging from Baochun's words, the relationship between mother and son seemed to be okay.
This made Jiayue confused, and she felt like she was wearing a fake Qing Dynasty costume.
"I don't know the Queen Mother very well. Now that I have her protection, I don't know what kind of person she is. Will she like me?"
"Don't worry, Gege. I have inquired about it. The Queen Mother is a very kind person. She is very loving and kind to her descendants..."
After listening to Baochun's words, Jiayue understood that there was something wrong with this Empress Dowager Uya.
Moreover, she suddenly realized one thing from the original owner's memory: Kangxi died in the 55th year of Kangxi's reign, so it was difficult to explain the reason.
Jiayue inquired about some things without being anxious.
Then she felt that she must cover her vest as a time-traveling woman.
Baochun is her personal maid. Of course, there are other maids and eunuchs serving her, but they can all enter the house, and most of them have to listen to Baochun's command. In addition, the imperial physician said that she should rest, so Jiayue can only peek at the people around the original owner from her memory, but what the specific situation is remains to be seen.
"Baochun, I want to rest."
"The servant will be guarding outside."
"Thank you."
"It's what this servant should do."
After sending Baochun away, Jiayue began to integrate her memories.
The original owner was in good health, and although she had concealed her pregnancy, crying for the dead was tiring, she wasn't so exhausted that she couldn't hold on the next day.
Concubine Nian was also pregnant. She was weaker than her, but still in good health.
Someone in the backyard knew that she was pregnant and wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of her child. She would cry the child away for the late emperor. According to memory of Yinzhen's personality, it was inevitable that he would fall out of favor.
However, her memory of the backyard forces was limited, and she really didn't know who had the ability and idea to harm the original owner.
So, she needs to be careful.
Thinking of this, she stood up, walked carefully to the table, and picked up the empty cup. Soon, a cup of spiritual spring water was added to the cup.
Pick it up and drink it.
She had an adventure in modern times. She had a plantation where she stored supplies for dealing with major disasters. The land was nearly one hundred acres, half of which was used to grow medicinal herbs, and the other half was used to grow grain and vegetables.
To plant and use the contents, just use your mind.
There is also a spiritual spring that can strengthen the body, detoxify and beautify the skin.
It’s just that people can’t enter and can raise poultry and other animals, but it’s not a pity. She is already content to have such a magical thing.
After drinking a glass of spiritual spring water, she felt much better.
It is true that she has space, but her space is not omnipotent. In modern times, she can at most be free within the rules, but in the Qing Dynasty, she cannot escape with her mediocre skills. Considering that Yongzheng is short-lived, even if he ascends the throne early, he may not live more than twenty years.
Therefore, the baby in the belly must be kept.
For her health and future quality of life.
So, Jiayue began to take good care of her pregnancy.
Time passed quickly, and soon, Kangxi's funeral was over. Jiayue received an imperial edict, which, probably because of her pregnancy, allowed her to be a concubine and was given the title of Jing.
The "Jing" in "Anjing" is not a very outstanding title. After the Empress Shunzhi was deposed, she was named Concubine Jing. From another perspective, this title even had a bit of unlucky flavor in the Qing Dynasty.
But this is not something Jiayue can change. She has never met Yinzhen, and neither has the Queen.
She took a carriage and entered the Forbidden City. Her palace was in Chuxiu Palace, which was quite close to the Imperial Garden and behind Concubine Nian's Yiku Palace.
"Greetings to Her Majesty Jingpin, may Your Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."
Jiayue supported Baochun's hand and said, "Everyone, get up. I am pregnant now. As long as you are loyal and dedicated, I will not treat you unfairly. Baochun, reward."
"Thank you for your grace."
Baochun took out silver and gave it out as rewards, and the whole Chuxiu Palace was suddenly filled with joy.
There were not many people in Yinzhen's backyard, and now that he has become emperor, his harem is not as crowded as that of his father Kangxi.
His queen, Empress Ulanala, lived in Jingren Palace.
Concubine Nian became the only imperial concubine and lived in the Yiku Palace.
Concubine Li became Concubine Qi and lived in Changchun Palace.
Princess Niuhulu became Concubine Xi and lived in the Yanx Palace.
Princess Song became Concubine Mao and lived in Xianfu Palace.
Princess Geng became Concubine Yu and lived in Zhongcui Palace.
Then there is Concubine Jing who lives in Chuxiu Palace.
The remaining concubines and ladies were mostly noble ladies, living in various palaces.
The Empress may have been thinking that because the imperial physician said she needed to rest, she was the only one living in her palace at the moment, and the Empress also allowed her to rest and take care of her pregnancy without having to pay a visit before the baby was born.
Chuxiu Palace is not very close to Jingren Palace, so it is naturally best not to go there to pay respects.
So, Jiayue began her life of taking care of her pregnancy in the deep palace.
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