Chapter 17 Birth
"Mother, this is all a lie. Didn't my sister-in-law Li advise you?"
Sister Li is Zhao Lili, a close friend of concubine Jian. She and the eldest brother have been childhood sweethearts. Before she entered the mansion, the family had already arranged a marriage for the two.
And just half a year ago, my eldest brother got married.
When she thought of this, she felt happy for Lili.
"What Sister-in-law Li?" Madam Jian curled her lips and forcefully stuffed the medicine bag into her daughter's hand.
"Don't call me that from now on, Zhao Lili is simply a slut!
The sister-in-law your eldest brother married was not her."
Concubine Jian was shocked, "How is this possible?"
Big brother and Lili have a very good relationship, why haven’t they gotten married?
What exactly happened at home?
Why didn’t the message I delivered in the past get through?
"Don't mention it!"
Madam Jian said with disdain, "You are now married into the palace. Our family's status is different from before. Logically, we should marry a better wife to match you.
But since our family has this marriage planned, we don't want to ruin the old relationship. Our family is not the kind of people who are shameless, so we just want to let Zhao Lili be your eldest brother's concubine.
Who knew that your eldest brother had just married and hadn't even mentioned this matter, but you heard that the daughter of the Zhao family got married!
After hearing the news, your elder brother was upset for several days, which made me feel really bad."
Concubine Jian listened to the whole thing at a loss, and felt that Lili's family did nothing wrong. Since her eldest brother didn't want to marry anymore, couldn't they ask her to marry someone else?
Lili is lucky and her family loves her. She is not like her who has a miserable life and is forced to be a concubine by her family.
But Madam Jian said, "I've seen that little bitch is restless for a long time. I've seen her hanging out many times, smiling at those idle guys on the street. It's obvious that she's in trouble!"
Concubine Jian thought silently. She remembered that her mother always said that Lili was born with a natural tendency to laugh, and that she looked like a likable young lady. She liked that kind of girl.
But it's too late to say anything now, and Concubine Jian was also happy for her friend.
Fortunately, I didn’t marry into a family with such a mother-in-law and such a husband, otherwise I would have been unlucky all my life!
After venting her feelings, Mrs. Jane felt much better.
Time was almost up, so she hurriedly urged him, "Don't forget to take this medicine. Be more wild in bed, don't be too dull, hook up with the prince so that you can have a child.
As a concubine, giving birth to a child is your main job." She then leaned over to Concubine Jian's ear and taught her many little secret recipes.
Then he reluctantly left.
Concubine Jian was left alone, feeling ashamed and angry. How could she, a good girl from a scholarly family, have ever heard such words?
After Madam Jian left, Jian's maid Shaoyao said quickly, "Well, Madam Jian, if you come to the mansion, the master's efforts this year will be in vain, and you will have to eat coarse food from now on."
Concubine Jian was at a loss: "Peony, that's my mother." What could she do?
Shaoyao sighed, "Master, you should serve the prince more in the future. It would be better if you have a child by your side. This is more useful than saving any money."
With a young master here, the mansion will never be short of money for the young master.
"child"
Concubine Jian touched her flat belly with tears in her eyes. How could she not want it too?
Over the next few days, many family members came into the house one after another.
There is no doubt that Wang's concubine got a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, plus a thick stack of banknotes.
Concubine Lou's aunt had passed away long ago, and when her stepmother, Lady Hanlin, came to visit her, she only urged her to have a child as soon as possible.
"The prince has few children now, and offspring are precious. Even if it's a daughter, it's a good one."
"If that's not possible, then find a way to adopt one. Do you need me to teach you this?"
Mrs. Hanlin left after she finished speaking. She was really not interested in this concubine's daughter.
However, the master had asked about it before she came, so she naturally had to follow his instructions.
Even the princess took this opportunity to send a letter to her family, asking her mother to come over for a visit.
The princess's mother has similar ideas to Mrs. Lou Hanlin, but she speaks more casually.
"At your age, you can just hold a child in your arms. If you have a relative in the future, take good care of him and don't let him feel sad. Just teach him well and let him know etiquette. He will naturally be filial to you in the future.
If Zhiyao doesn't have a biological brother, then this child will be your future support, how wonderful."
The princess knew this was a good idea.
But the problem is...
"The prince has not been able to have another child. What can I do?" The princess's eyes were filled with annoyance.
She was not petty or jealous. The prince must have concubines, and she did not stop anyone from sleeping with them.
It doesn’t matter who gives birth to the child, as long as he gives birth to the child!
The princess's mother: "..."
She suggested: "Don't worry, why don't you give the prince more supplements?"
"……It can only be the."
In the Concubine's Courtyard
"Yan Yan, please stop being willful and give birth to a child with the prince as soon as possible. The princess now has only one legitimate daughter and the prince has only one illegitimate son.
If you can give birth to a child, the future owner of this palace will naturally come from your belly."
"Oh, mother, I know everything, please don't say anything more."
Concubine Wen pouted and said impatiently, "You've said this a hundred times, a thousand times, and ten thousand times. Aren't you tired of it?"
This look is very different from her usual noble and spoiled image.
Mother Wen: "You really take it to heart after I told you!"
"I'm really into it!"
"If you care about it, why don't you have a child yet?"
Concubine Wen whispered, "Even though you care, my father hasn't given birth to more children."
"Huh? What did you just say?"
Concubine Wen faced her mother and said reluctantly, "I said I would try my best to find a solution."
King Zhao then discovered that during this period of time there were always some strange ingredients on his dinner table.
Dining in the front yard
He pointed to a bowl of unknown soup and asked, "What kind of soup is this?"
Eunuch Shi lowered his eyebrows and said: "My Lord, this is sheep penis soup."
Dining at the Princess Courtyard
King Zhao glanced casually and saw that the princess had personally served him a bowl of "health-preserving" soup.
"What kind of soup is this? Is it healthy?"
The princess brought the soup to the prince herself. After the prince drank a spoonful, she slowly said, "Prince, this is deer penis soup."
It is not for health preservation, but for reproduction.
King Zhao held the soup in his mouth, unable to swallow it or spit it out.
What is the princess hinting at?
three days later
The princess couldn't stay here any longer. Learning from experience, King Zhao wisely went to the concubine's place to hide away.
After not seeing each other for a few days, his cousin was very attentive to him, which made King Zhao very happy.
Then, the concubine brought a cup of tea.
King Zhao took a sip and was a little surprised: "Cousin, what kind of tea is this? Don't you particularly like Longjing tea? Did you change to a new tea?"
The concubine's attitude towards her cousin the prince was naturally different. She said coquettishly, "Prince, this is the Five Treasures Tea that my cousin specially asked the palace doctor to prepare."
As she spoke, she sat on the prince's lap and winked at him suggestively.
King Zhao: “…”
He instantly understood what kind of tea this Wubao Tea was.