Chapter 315: The Child in Chu Chi's Belly Cannot Be Kept

At night, Chu Chi couldn't sleep at all, worried about his younger brother and his mother.

Lu Yiling walked up to Chu Chi and said, "Aunt, it's so cold outside. You should go inside and rest. My little sister also needs to rest."

Chu Chi tried to smile faintly and said, "Princess, you can't call me little aunt."

"My uncle has already recognized you as his aunt, so you are my aunt." Lu Yiling looked up at the starry sky and said, "I miss Chu Che. I can't sleep without him."

Chu Chi looked at Lu Yiling and said, "I'll sleep with the little princess."

Lu Yiling leaned in Chu Chi's arms, letting Chu Chi touch her head. Lu Yiling slept soundly in Chu Chi's arms.

Chu Chi looked down at Lu Yiling's face, touched her belly and couldn't help sighing. Her own future was uncertain, and she just hoped that it would not affect the child's well-being.

This year's New Year was very miserable for Lu Yiling. Without her cousin and Chu Che, she lost two major playmates at once. Lu Han was sick during the New Year, and her two cousins ​​were too noisy. It was difficult for her own brother to say ten words a day.

Lu Yiling could only go to the palace every day and report to Zhao Jie everything about Chu Chi in Yuemi Courtyard. "Uncle, it's really not good to grow up. Lingling should not grow up."

Zhao Jie smiled faintly and said, "You finally realize that growing up is not good."

Lu Yiling sighed and said, "When people grow up, they have to separate. Love between men and women is also annoying. Just like my uncle and aunt, they obviously like each other, but because someone doesn't allow you to be husband and wife, you can't be husband and wife. You are an emperor, and as an emperor, you can't marry the person you want to marry? Then will I not be able to marry the person I want to marry in the future?"

Zhao Jie asked: "Who do you want to marry?"

"Uncle, Brother You, Cousin, Brother Han..."

Zhao Jie chuckled and said, "Among these people, the only one you have a chance of marrying is Brother You. I am your uncle and cannot marry you. Your cousin is still your uncle, so he cannot marry you either. Brother Han has the same surname as you, Lu, and he is your cousin, but he cannot marry you either."

Lu Yiling exclaimed: "Then I have to find a few more husband candidates first."

Zhao Jie smiled softly and said, "Okay, find a few more and keep them in reserve. When the time comes and you take a fancy to someone, I will help you issue an imperial decree to grant you a marriage."

…

Ye Li chased after him and finally caught up with Chu Che on the second day of the first lunar month.

When Chu Che saw Ye Li and Chu Yan coming together, he was so scared that he wanted to run away, but he had just learned to ride a horse not long ago, so he was naturally no match for Chu Yan.

Chu Yan saw his younger son who looked like him. He was very unfamiliar with him. "Che'er, if you don't want to go back with me now, you don't have to go back, but your mother is very worried about you."

Chu Che looked at Ye Li, who was pale, and said, "Mother, I will prove myself. I can make a name for myself even without returning to the Chu family."

Ye Li held little Chu Che in her arms and said with a trembling voice: "Mother will not force you to return to the Chu family. You don't have to go to North City..."

"Master, there is a letter from Jiangnan saying that the old lady has passed away."

After hearing the letter, Chu Yan said to Ye Li, "Bring Che'er with you and return to Jiangnan with me. This time, I will make you my wife and children."

Ye Li raised her eyes to look at Chu Yan and said, "I can see that Ning Wei likes you. She doesn't treat you the way you say she wants. She has been your wife for so many years..."

Chu Yan said, "My marriage to Ning Wei was just a deal. I don't owe her anything. We can divorce after the deal is over. Besides, Ning Wei also had a hand in Chu Liuli's targeting of Chi Er. I have already spared her this time."

Chu Che looked at Ye Li and said, "Mother."

Ye Li held Chu Che's hand tightly, looked at Chu Yan and said, "I'll trust you just once."

Seeing Chu Che was about to leave, Qi Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "Aunt Ye, you can't take Chu Che with you. I promised my cousin that I would take good care of Chu Che. If I don't take good care of Chu Che, I won't be able to marry my cousin in the future, and I won't have a wife."

Ye Li said: "Young Prince, I will take good care of Che'er, don't worry."

…

In February, a major event came from Jiangnan. The head of the Chu family divorced his wife and married an unknown woman, Madam Chu.

When Chu Chi received the news, she was in the Shang Gong Bureau handling harem affairs. Shang Gong Wu had already left the palace. Although His Majesty had not yet appointed Chu Chi as Shang Gong, she was no different from a Shang Gong.

Zhao Jie entered the palace of Shang and said to Chu Chi with a smile: "Did you hear? Your parents got married."

Chu Chi chuckled as he listened to Zhao Jie's words, "My parents were married. If they hadn't been married, how could I exist?"

Zhao Jie smiled and said, "You know what I mean."

Zhao Jie held Chu Chi in his arms and said with a smile, "I can finally marry you legitimately. Now that you are in a certain position, I want to see which minister dares to stop me from marrying you."

Chu Chi whispered: "The Queen Mother..."

Zhao Jie put Chu Chi down, glanced at her flat belly and said, "The child cannot wait any longer. It is not appropriate to wait until you are pregnant to hold the ceremony of conferring the title of Queen. I have my own way with the Queen Mother. You can go with me to the Queen Mother."

Chu Chi took Zhao Jie's hand and went to the Queen Mother's palace. The Queen Mother saw Chu Chi's unhappy expression and asked, "My son, why did you bring her here?"

Zhao Jie smiled and said, "Mother, I have good news for you. Ah Chi is pregnant for three months."

Queen Mother Zhou did not smile, but frowned and said, "How can Chu Chi be pregnant? The baby in her belly cannot be kept!"

Chu Chi heard what the Queen Mother said and even covered his belly with his hands, "Queen Mother..."

Queen Mother Zhou angrily scolded: "Do you think I don't know what you and your master are thinking? Is it because you see that His Majesty is about to take power, so you want to replace him with a puppet emperor?"

Chu Chi knelt on the ground and said, "I have only one master, Your Majesty. I hope the Queen Mother will understand."

Zhao Jie helped Chu Chi up and said to Queen Mother Zhou with a sigh, "Mother, I still say the same thing. If my cousin and uncle Prince Qi wanted to rebel, they would never wait until today. I know how my cousin taught me over the years without anyone telling me."

"Your cousin taught you to be completely heartless. You can't keep the child in Chu Chi's belly. You can't keep it!"

Zhao Jie said, "Mother, why don't we both take a step back? You promise Chu Chi to keep the child, and I promise you to marry the eldest daughter of the Chu family as my queen."

Chu Chi raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Jie.

Queen Mother Zhou said, "I heard that the eldest daughter of the Chu family has had her face ruined, right?"

After Chu Liuli's face was ruined, Queen Mother Zhou never saw her again.

Zhao Jie said: "The eldest daughter of the Chu family was injured on her face, but it's not too serious. I would like to make the eldest daughter of the Jiangnan Chu family my queen. Your Majesty, please keep the child in Chu Chi's arms. What do you think?"

Queen Mother Zhou thought about it and agreed. The baby in Chu Chi's belly might not be a boy or a girl. The important thing was that Zhao Jie was finally willing to marry a girl from a noble family.