Chapter 125 Is it a boy or a girl

Afraid that she would be timid, Xie Chen explained the enthronement ceremony in detail.

At the end, he sighed.

Pei Tingyue was originally listening attentively, but when she heard a sigh, she looked over, confused.

Everything is fine, what happened to this person?

Xie Chen met her puzzled gaze and explained, "I had already chosen a candidate for the envoy to confer the title on you, but he was in the south. Unexpectedly, there was some unrest there, and he had to suppress it. A few days ago, he submitted a memorial saying that he could not make it back in time."

Xie Chen took every aspect of her promotion to the main position into consideration.

She came from a humble family and was young, so she couldn't compare to the concubines in the palace today. Even Lin Zhaorong, who had the lowest rank, had a much better family background than her, not to mention Concubine Xie and Concubine Jiang.

Even if she was promoted to the position of the head, she might still be looked down upon. Therefore, he planned to work hard on the identity of the envoy to be appointed. Finding an envoy of high status would also improve her reputation and prestige.

But now, he couldn't get the person back, and he felt helpless.

Forget it, he can look for other people, a few university scholars would also be good.

Pei Tingyue didn't know what he was thinking, so she asked, "Can't the envoy be replaced?"

"It can be changed." Xie Chen's lips curled slightly, "It's just that I want to give you the best."

Pei Tingyue smiled sweetly, then remembered that she was still angry, so she stopped smiling and went to the imperial study with a stern face, "I have to continue embroidering clothes."

Seeing her like this, Xie Chen wanted to pull her into his arms and kiss her.

But he was afraid that she would be angry, so in the end he just curled his fingers and did not take any action. He could only suppress the thought and followed her into the imperial study.

Xie Chen sat back down behind his desk to handle government affairs.

Pei Tingyue sat aside, embroidering small clothes for the baby.

These days, apart from the time of feeding medicine, she uses this to pass the time.

Originally, she was thinking of reading a storybook, but then she changed her mind and realized that reading a storybook would easily make her emotions show. Now was a good time for her to act serious, and it would not be good to be too frivolous.

Unable to read the storybook, she simply asked Yun Shu and Yun Zheng to go back to the palace to bring back the unfinished embroidery she had done.

In fact, the time spent on embroidery goes by very quickly and I don’t feel impatient. When I finish embroidering the intended goal, I feel a slight sense of satisfaction.

Pei Tingyue had already embroidered several pieces. She estimated in her mind that including the one in her hand, it was enough for her to wear, so she would not need to embroider anymore in the future.

When she was about to give birth, her belly was too big to move, and she felt suffocated and bored staying in the palace, so she started embroidering tiger-head shoes. However, she was not very good at it, and her embroidery was not as good as her bellyband and clothes.

Xie Chen dealt with government affairs for a while and subconsciously looked over here.

"Tingyue likes girls so much?"

Why do I say so?

Because he had noticed these days that most of the colors in her hands were very pink.

Pei Tingyue wondered: "How did the emperor see that?"

"color."

Pei Tingyue blinked and lowered her head. She shook the thing in her hand and said, "This boy can wear it too."

Xie Chen looked at the aquamarine material and fell into silence.

Anyway, he has never worn clothes of this color.

Pei Tingyue saw through his thoughts and said, "It's young, so it can wear any color."

Xie Chen thought for a moment and suggested, "Why don't we call Ning Yuanpan over and have him take its pulse? If he can diagnose whether it's a male or female, we can prepare something for it."

Pei Tingyue was silent for a moment.

Do you want to take my pulse?

In fact, she was also quite curious.

But if we let Doctor Ning take the pulse, and it turns out to be a boy, and the news leaks out, I'm afraid those people in the harem will become restless again.

It would be better to wait until she returns to the palace and let Yun Zheng take her pulse alone.

Pei Tingyue suppressed all thoughts and replied, "No."

Xie Chen lowered his smiling brows.

If you don’t want it, then don’t want it.

He will love any child she gives birth to, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl.

Pei Tingyue was tired from embroidering, so she put down her needlework and rested for a while, and then she recalled the scene of that day.

"Actually, I can guess a little."

Xie Chen raised an eyebrow: "Hmm?"

Pei Tingyue gently stroked her lower abdomen and said, "It's a bit naughty and has a bad temper. A few days ago, it kicked the imperial concubine several times!"

Xie Chen: “…”

He couldn't help feeling sour.

Who kicked?

Song Lingyun?

He stood up from behind the desk, squatted in front of Pei Tingyue, and carefully stretched out his palm to cover her.

"Did it move?"

Pei Tingyue nodded: "It was the day it snowed. I and the Imperial Concubine were eating from the hot pot when he moved."

Xie Chen was a little confused: "Then why hasn't he moved in the past few days?"

Pei Tingyue said unhappily, "Why are you moving? I feel uncomfortable if it moves."

Actually, it wasn't that painful, she just felt a little uncomfortable.

Hearing the words "uncomfortable", Xie Chen immediately withdrew his hand and warned it, "Behave yourself and wait until your mother gives birth."

Pei Tingyue thought that these words had no deterrent effect at all. It was only four months old and could not understand them at all.

But unexpectedly, my lower abdomen suddenly started to ache the next moment.

"ah."

Xie Chen had already turned around and taken two steps. He hurried over when he heard the sound, frowning and asking, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Pei Tingyue shook her head and pointed to her lower abdomen, "She got angry and kicked me."

A hint of surprise flashed across Xie Chen's usually calm eyes: "Is it because of what I said?"

Pei Tingyue nodded again.

Xie Chen: “…”

A little less anticipation.

He felt that the child would be a rebellious son.

Although he thought so, joy still emerged from deep in his heart. This was the first time he interacted with this little guy.

He squatted in front of Pei Tingyue again and covered her with his palm again.

But then, no matter what he said, the little guy stopped moving.

*

The second day.

When the concubines went to Fenghe Palace to pay their respects, Queen Cui mentioned Pei Tingyue's promotion.

As soon as the words fell, many people secretly looked at Lin Zhaorong.

Lin Zhaorong's face turned pale and blue, and she felt ashamed. She had to pick up the teacup and pretend to drink water to cover up her gaffe.

Because she had the eldest son, other concubines did not dare to talk about her. They only said,

"This Concubine Pei is so lucky. Now her son is honored by her mother."

"Even if she's a princess, the Emperor will probably love her very much."

"Princess? Even if she is a princess, so what? The emperor doesn't have a princess, and a princess is still precious. Don't forget, we don't even have a princess."

“…”

The concubines in the palace were talking about it.

Concubine Xie looked at Lin Zhaorong, whose complexion was becoming increasingly grim, and slowly raised the corners of her lips, "I don't quite understand the emperor's thoughts."

When she spoke, all the concubines looked over, causing Lin Zhaorong's eyelids to twitch.

Sure enough, the next moment, Concubine Xie continued with a smile, "The Emperor's fever has subsided. Concubine Pei has indeed done a great service by caring for him for so many days, and she deserves a reward. However, her title... it would have been fine if she had been given the title of Zhaoyuan, but she was unexpectedly given the title of Zhaoyi. How will Concubine Lin cope with this?"

This was a blatant slap in the face of Lin Zhaorong.

Lin Zhaorong gritted her teeth but couldn't utter a word.

Seeing this, Queen Cui waved her hand and said, "I am tired today, you all can go."

Ever since Concubine Xie and Lin Zhaorong became enemies, they have been at loggerheads with each other. Today, they finally had a chance to ridicule each other, but they didn't expect the Queen to let them go so quickly. Even though they were reluctant, they had to bow and take their leave.

After leaving the palace, Concubine Xie looked at Lin Zhaorong behind her and was about to explode when Zhiwu came.

Zhiwu bowed to Lin Zhaorong and said politely, "Empress Zhaorong, the Empress asks you to go back once more."