newbobooks Chapter 305 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 19
Chapter 305 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 19
After Lin Yitang gave birth to a princess, the attention of the court and the harem shifted to Consort Shang. The emperor hoped that Consort Shang could give birth to a prince. As for Consort Shang's promotion, it was because the emperor saw the turmoil in the harem that he promoted Consort Shang's rank.
Shang Jieyu's pregnancy was fraught with difficulties, unlike Lin Yitang's fake pregnancy pills; she looked much more haggard.
At Wutong Pavilion, Lin Yitang heard Lian Yun say that a new palace maid named Wudong and a young eunuch named Xiao Lizi seemed to be reliable. Lin Yitang now trusted Xiao Dengzi more than half, but not completely.
The little princess was given the name Zhao Huiyue and the title of Princess Fushou. Judging from the name, it is clear that the emperor hoped that the little princess would be healthy and live a long life. The main reason is that the emperor is not young. He has only raised one princess, Princess Fukang. Princesses like Princess Qingkang, Princess Yongkang, Princess Baoshou, and Princess Anshou all died young.
With Zhao Huiyue around, the Emperor would occasionally think of the little princess and come to Wutong Pavilion. Lin Yitang didn't need to deliberately compete for favor; he could sit back and relax.
The only thing that made Lin Yitang unhappy was that the Emperor returned the power of the palace to Empress Cao. After the Empress had been stripped of her power for more than a year, the Emperor finally could not withstand the impeachment of the ministers of the previous dynasty and reluctantly allowed the Empress to resume management of the harem.
The Empress's maternal family, the Cao clan, still held power; otherwise, the Emperor would not have allowed the Empress to wield authority.
After Lin Yitang gave birth to her little princess, she sent the news to the Bai family. The Bai family was overjoyed and even made offerings for Consort Lin and Princess Fushou, praying for their well-being.
Lin Jingya is ready to go. He's a handsome sixteen-year-old. Even if he doesn't pass the exam this year, he can try again in three years. He'll still be a promising young man.
After safely passing five months, Shang Jieyu, who was only eight months pregnant, suddenly went into premature labor. As the saying goes, "seven months is enough to survive, eight months is not," it was clear that someone did not want Shang Jieyu to give birth to this child safely.
Fortunately, after Lin Yitang gave birth, the Emperor purged many people. Lin Yitang has control of Wutong Pavilion, and there are currently no major problems with Wutong Pavilion. The wet nurse of the little princess Zhao Huiyue was someone Lin Yitang kept after investigating and verifying her information through Consort Du's connections, so she can be considered trustworthy.
Lian Yun jogged in, looking anxious. Lin Yitang asked the wet nurse to take Zhao Huiyue away. After the two of them left, Lin Yitang gestured for Lian Yun to speak.
Lian Yun said anxiously, "Madam Lin, Madam Shang has gone into premature labor."
Lin Yitang put down the rattle drum in her hand and said lightly, "Premature birth is premature birth. Her pregnancy was already fraught with difficulties." If the Emperor hadn't cleaned up the harem, she might not have made it to eight months.
"Madam Lin, shall we go over there?"
"Why would I go there? It's not just the Emperor and Empress who will be guarding her; there are also people who have a good relationship with Lady Shang. We don't have a very good relationship with Lady Shang, so let's not get involved."
Moreover, Consort Shang gave birth prematurely, and the Emperor will definitely investigate. She shouldn't show her face now. They also need to investigate the people at Wutong Pavilion, otherwise they might be framed...
"Lianyun, you and Chengyue should thoroughly investigate everyone in Wutong Pavilion again, except for those women in the back rooms." It's always good to be cautious.
"Yes, I understand." Lian Yun understood Lin Yitang's meaning.
As expected, Consort Shang gave birth to a sickly little princess after a full day and night. The Emperor discovered the cause of the premature birth: Consort Feng was jealous of Consort Shang and had deliberately caused Consort Shang to give birth prematurely.
Lin Yitang had an impression of Consort Feng. She and Consort Shang didn't get along well, and the two would always banter when they paid their respects to each other.
On this day, the Emperor was in a state of distress. The little princess was born weak, so he specially named her Princess Ankang. As for her name, the Emperor planned to bestow one upon her after she had come of age.
Four concubines were pregnant, but only two of them gave birth to children, both of whom were women. The ministers of the previous court began to submit memorials again, asking him to establish a son of the imperial clan as the crown prince.
The Emperor had only seen Princess Ankang a few times since she was born, and the imperial physicians all said that the princess might not be able to grow up.