lcionline Chapter 886 Three Stars in a Row
Chapter 886 Three Stars in a Row
Eunuch An watched the prince grow up and was very close to him. He also suffered a lot of torture from Empress Dowager Jiqing in his early years.
He is still alive and accompanying the prince until now, which shows that he is quite strong.
Therefore, he was more concerned about the prince's lifelong affairs. "Your Highness, Princess Haiyan is a blessed person, you don't have to worry. But there are rumors recently that Miss Chi Shuang, the adopted daughter of the Duke of Huguo, is your sweetheart. If it doesn't work, you can use the same trick to shut up the powerful families and shut up their hearts."
Xiao Zhi glanced at Eunuch An coldly, "Since you are so free, why don't you go to Baoguo Temple and pray for my sister on my behalf?"
Eunuch An had no choice but to follow the order and go to Baoguo Temple to pray for Princess Haiyan. He happened to meet the mistress of the Duke Huguo's Mansion and Chi Shuang who were also there praying for the princess.
Eunuch An looked at Chi Shuang a few more times and felt that this girl was decent-looking, gentle and generous. Without anyone in her mother's family, there would be no threat of power from external relatives.
It's perfect!
Although I am a little older, I can still care for others more this way.
The more Eunuch An looked at her, the more loving and joyful he became.
He felt that his master was already so old, but he was still alone, which was really outrageous. If his master's mother was still alive, it wouldn't have happened no matter how he arranged things.
Eunuch An also heard a rumor that Miss Chi could compose poetry and use poetry to curse people, and that she was an elegant person.
If a girl like this could enter the East Palace, it would be a blessing for everyone.
Just imagine, if a maid made a mistake, the Crown Princess would scold her with poetry, "Stupid maid! Stupid maid! You broke the golden tassels. Your rouge stained the silk curtains, and you still dare to argue? Slap her face! Slap her face!"
The more Eunuch An thought about it, the funnier it became.
Chi Shuang was frightened by the laughter of Eunuch An in the distance, and couldn't help but hold Zheng Qiao'er's hand tightly, "Mother, that person is laughing at me."
Zheng Qiao'er's heart melted when she heard the word "mother". She patted the back of her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, Shuang'er. That's Eunuch An beside His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Maybe he's saying hello to me."
She nodded from a distance and took Chi Shuang into the temple.
Chi Shuang didn't know that many people were targeting her. She was well protected and didn't hear any rumors. She lived a peaceful and comfortable life in the Duke of Huguo's mansion.
This period of time was the happiest time of her life. But she also knew that her current good life was bought by her brother's life. So she not only had to live her part, but also her brother's part.
She didn't value her life before, but now she does.
She was also grateful to Shi Anxia for protecting her everywhere, so today, in addition to lighting the eternal lamp for her brother, she also came to pray for the princess.
Shi Anxia's pregnancy attracted much attention from all parties and touched the hearts of many people.
The "Medicine Buddha Sutra" copied by Yao Sheng has been piled up into a three-foot-high pagoda; the bell of Baoguo Temple rings day and night, and the abbot and three hundred monks held a prayer ceremony for seven consecutive days.
In the side hall of Tinglan Courtyard, the copper furnace for decocting medicine emitted white smoke day and night.
Tang Chujun and Yu Sujun knelt in front of the Buddha holding the divination tube all night. The four words "福泽满堂" on the divination were blurred by her tears.
In the cold winter and heavy snow, Qin Fangfei and Mo Wantang held copper-handled iron spoons and distributed hot porridge at the East Gate Pier to do good deeds for the princess.
The most bizarre thing is that some words change their meaning as they are passed around. Someone spread the word that Shi Anxia used to coax Liang Yanbing and Meng Niangzi into saying that she was pregnant with her third child.
In the north wing, there has always been a saying that "when the third fetus appears, a prosperous era begins."
Triplet birth is a good omen. Traditionally, if a woman gave birth to three children, the imperial court would reward her with rice and silver.
Even the beggars in the suburbs of Beijing had heard that "Princess Haiyan is pregnant with Wenqu, Wuqu and Shouxing!"
The old beggar gestured with great confidence, "I saw with my own eyes the night before last, three dazzling stars fell into Ruyi Street!"
When Shi Anxia heard Bei Hui and the others talking excitedly after returning, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "This misunderstanding has spread too far."
At first, she was able to take it easy, eating, taking walks, and reading some books as usual. But as the days passed, even the calmest Liang Yanbing began to check her pulse frequently, and she gradually felt a little uneasy.
Shen Siyuan hadn't been here for a long time, but he also came to check her pulse. He left after checking her pulse, with a frown on his face. This made Shi Anxia even more worried.
Moreover, it was December, long after the normal delivery period. In total, the fetus had been in the womb for almost a year.
Reports of great victories at the border came one after another, and even Cen Yuan wrote to ask whether mother and child were safe.
He even joked in the letter, "Why don't you wait for me to come back and have another baby? I want to hold your hand and accompany you to have a baby."
In fact, he was just jokingly expressing his apology for not being with his wife, but he never expected that these words would become Shi Anxia's real situation.
"If I don't give birth again, I'm afraid I'll have to wait until my husband comes back." Shi Anxia became anxious and could no longer remain calm.
Madam Meng tried her best but still couldn't see through Shi Anxia's palm lines and facial features.
She thought that if her grandmother was here, she would be able to understand it. After all, if Mr. Yang Xuan could understand it, she could only blame herself for not being good enough in learning.
That morning, as usual, Madam Meng used a bamboo tube to listen to the fetal heartbeat. Suddenly, she frowned, changed the position of the bamboo tube and listened again, and her face changed slightly.
"What's wrong?" Shi Anxia keenly noticed something unusual.
Madam Meng took a deep breath, as if uncertain, then picked up the bamboo tube and leaned over to listen carefully.
And so on, repeatedly.
Everyone in the room held their breath and looked at Madam Meng, then at Shi Anxia, fearing that something might go wrong.
After a long while, Madam Meng murmured, "It seems that there is really more than one fetal heartbeat."
The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Yao Sheng tore the embroidery thread in her hand, and Tang Chujun and Yu Sujun looked at each other in bewilderment.
Liang Yanbing was uneasy. "I said they were twins. You still..."
"No, more than two," Madam Meng's face turned pale, "I heard three fetal heartbeats."
Oh my god, it can't be the same as what people say, right? This is the real three stars in a row!
But the problem is, it is difficult to give birth to one child, and now there are three. God does not want the princess's life, but wants the life of Lady Meng!
Obviously, everyone present remembered the dangerous day when Wei Cailing gave birth. The joy that should have been there turned into worry.
Tang Chujun couldn't hold back his anger, and immediately took Yao Sheng and Yu Sujun to Qin Fangfei's house.
Qin Fangfei was discussing with her eldest daughter-in-law Ming Zhao how to get Chi Shuang as her youngest daughter-in-law first. Seeing these people rushing over, she hurried forward and asked with concern, "Is Xia'er about to give birth?"
Tang Chujun took the warm water handed over by Ming Zhao and drank a sip, but he couldn't suppress his pounding heart and spoke incoherently, "Fang Fei, tell us quickly about the scene when you gave birth to your two sons. Was it dangerous? Was it painful?"
What a question!
Does it hurt? Is there any childbirth that doesn't hurt?
Qin Fangfei heard the hidden meaning in the words and couldn't help but be overjoyed, "Is our Xia'er really pregnant with twins?"
Yao Sheng shook her head, "Not twins, but three... three! That little person's belly is so small, how can it hold three?" She started to cry as she spoke, "Xia'er is suffering a lot."