jdhmnovel Chapter 304 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 18
Chapter 304 Do You Know? Lin Yitang 18
Lin Yitang had not rested yet and was waiting for the Emperor to arrive at Wutong Pavilion.
Half an hour later, the Emperor arrived at Wutong Pavilion. He first ordered Zhang Maoze to deal with Xiao Anzi, Dong Qu, and others, and the unconscious midwife was also taken away.
The emperor disregarded the taboos surrounding childbirth, changed his clothes, and entered the delivery room. He saw a beautiful woman with an exceptionally fair complexion, her hair slightly disheveled, delicate and gentle, completely unlike her former lively self.
Upon seeing the Emperor, Lin Yitang was overcome with emotion, silently shedding tears and choking out, "Your Majesty, you've finally arrived. I almost didn't get to see you again."
She didn't recount any other grievances, but only stared at the official with tears streaming down her face. The official's heart softened immediately, and he sat down in front of Lin Yitang.
Lin Yitang's sickly beauty touched the Emperor's heart. He was fond of Lin Yitang, and after purging the harem, he never expected such a thing to happen.
Before the Emperor could say anything, Lian Yun came in to report: "Your Majesty, Physician Wang has arrived."
"Okay, let him in quickly."
When Physician Wang was hurriedly pulled to the Wutong Pavilion, he knew something serious had happened. He hadn't expected that it was Lady Lin who had given birth. Everyone around fell silent, and he dared not say anything more. After bowing, he immediately took Lin Yitang's pulse.
After carefully taking her pulse, Physician Wang wiped his forehead and said, "Madam Lin has just given birth and is a little weak, but there's nothing seriously wrong."
Chengyue brought out the little princess, and the emperor's eyes lit up. Although it was a pity that she was not a prince, it was good to have another child.
The imperial physician examined the little princess's pulse and said, "The princess is probably having some problems during childbirth. Her body is a little weak, but as long as she grows up safely, there shouldn't be any major problems."
Lin Yitang knew, of course, that the little princess was fine. She had just changed her pulse. After all, the fact that she could give birth to a healthy child without a midwife proved that Lin Yitang was not simple. She did not want to expose herself now, at least not for the next two years.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Physician Wang's words; thankfully, the child was not in any serious condition.
Then, the Emperor realized something and his face darkened. Fortunately, Lian Yun had worked for Granny Li and had learned some delivery techniques; otherwise, it would have been a double tragedy.
Thinking of the great suffering Lin Yitang had endured this time, the Emperor said, "Yitang, I have decided to promote you to the rank of Consort." This was also so that Lin Yitang could better protect the children, as those villains were far too rampant.
"Won't this be a bad thing? When I was pregnant, Your Majesty had already promoted me to the rank of Jieyu." Lin Yitang looked at the Emperor with difficulty.
"My mind is made up."
(It's worth mentioning here that Song Dynasty emperors only used the title "朕" (zhen) on formal occasions, such as grand court ceremonies or ancestral worship ceremonies. They usually used "我" (wo), unlike Qing Dynasty emperors who constantly emphasized their status.)
……
After the Emperor finished dealing with the matter, the concubines in the harem learned that Lady Lin had given birth to a little princess. The concubines breathed a sigh of relief. They hoped that the Emperor would have his own son, but they did not want another concubine to give birth to a prince.
The emperor acted swiftly and decisively, dealing with many people. Zhang Maoze was determined to find the mastermind behind it all, but the imperial family quickly cut off the trail, only discovering that some ministers from the previous dynasty had planted people in the inner palace.
In the previous dynasty, the emperor found several reasons to demote those who had placed people in the inner palace to Bianjing.
The matter was handled for almost a month. After Lin Yitang finally finished her postpartum confinement, the Emperor issued an edict to hold a grand full-month banquet for the little princess, and on the same day, Lin Yitang's promotion ceremony was also held.
Lin Yitang used to be a lowly palace maid, but she became a second-rank concubine in just two years. There were four people ahead of her: the Empress, Consort Zhang, Consort Miao, and Consort Rong.
At the full moon banquet, the Emperor and Empress attended. Lin Yitang had her wet nurse carry the princess and dressed up in her finest attire. After several months apart, Lin Yitang had become even more beautiful, like a rosebud that had blossomed into a full bloom.
Based on the Emperor's ruthlessness the previous month, the concubines didn't dare to cause trouble, except that Consort Zhang seemed rather unhappy.
That's right. Consort Zhang supported Lady Zhou, but Lady Zhou miscarried, and the Emperor hasn't found the culprit yet.
Rong Wanrong wore a bitter smile. Liuli watched Rong Wanrong nervously. Since her miscarriage, Rong Wanrong had often been secretly saddened. A month ago, Lin Niangzi gave birth to a child safely, which touched Rong Wanrong's soft spot.
Lady Rong felt that she couldn't even protect her child, which made her even worse than Lady Lin, especially since Lady Rong had been in the palace longer than Lady Lin.
The full moon banquet concluded smoothly, and the Emperor naturally went to the Wutong Pavilion. Incidentally, after Lin Yitang was promoted to the rank of Consort, she moved to the main pavilion of the Wutong Pavilion after completing her postpartum confinement.
The layout of the main pavilion was similar to that of the east wing. Lin Yitang inspected it and found that the most important thing was that the walls were being secretly "painted" every day.