Chapter 435 Pregnant

Winter Solstice is here again in the blink of an eye.

Shen Sixu, this female scholar, has been highly controversial since high school, with all sorts of rumors and gossip about her. The most talked-about topics are her appearance and the fact that she was almost humiliated by the Jin people.

Even though they know that the woman is not at fault, people still talk about her when they mention her name, as well as her title as the Crown Prince's concubine. It seems that any of these things combined are more important than her being a female scholar who ranked third in the imperial examinations.

He ignored the rumors circulating outside and went to the Hanlin Academy.

It was also on this winter solstice that Ye Wan was found to be pregnant.

Her period was delayed for a long time, so she thought of summoning the imperial physician to take a look, but she didn't expect this result.

"How is this possible?" Lin Anyuan's first reaction was that it was impossible.

"Lin Anyuan, what do you mean?" Ye Wan shot him a dagger.

What do you mean "impossible"? Does that mean the child in his belly could be another man's?

"I... I mean, please take a look at the Queen. We're both getting on in years. If we have another child, will her health be affected?"

No wonder she was so irritable the other day, and so was he; they didn't even think to find a doctor to take a look sooner.

Lin Anyuan was so anxious that he stopped talking and kept his eyes fixed on Ye Wan's belly.

He had been secretly using contraception for so long and hadn't gotten pregnant yet, so how did he suddenly get pregnant?

After taking the child's pulse, the imperial physician said, "Her Majesty the Empress is in good health, and His Majesty the Emperor is also in good health. There is nothing wrong with this child."

"But this..."

Lin Anyuan wanted to ask more, but Ye Wan interrupted him.

"Since you're here, you must have been sent by God. Why are you asking so many questions? It's been two months already. Are you planning to give up on us?"

Ye Wan didn't want children and didn't want to have any more, but this child was conceived unexpectedly, so she still planned to keep the baby.

Considering the average lifespan of people today, having a child at thirty-four is indeed a bit...

Lin Anyuan looked at her with heartache, "You'll feel pain. If it means you'll suffer, I'd rather not have this child."

He remembered it again when Mingqian was born.

"Shut your mouth. Children have a spirit. Be careful that they don't like you as their father after they're born." Ye Wan told Lin Anyuan to shut up.

Since it's already happened, let's accept this arrangement and stop talking so much nonsense.

"Today is the Winter Solstice, and it's quite cold outside. Why don't we eat something warm?"

Perfect timing for hot pot.

Ye Wan had someone notify Da Ya and Er Ya to bring their children into the palace, along with San Ya's twin sons, and also summoned Shen Sixu.

When Chen Sixu arrived, he was still wearing the robes of the Hanlin Academy, indicating that he had come in a hurry.

Upon arrival, he immediately bowed and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Empress, and His Highness the Crown Prince, and greets the three princesses."

Lin Anyuan said, "Today is a family dinner. From now on, you will also be a part of our family. There will be many more opportunities to eat together, so please don't be shy."

He pondered and sat down in the lower seat.

This left Murong Yuanzhou, who had originally asked him to sit next to him, speechless.

Although it didn't snow today, it was quite cold. The whole family gathered around a hot pot and ate a lot of mutton, and we were all feeling warm.

Ye Wan looked at the pouting Er Ya, "Why do you look so unhappy? Did no one upset you?"

"Don't even mention it, I've had a terrible headache lately."

Er Ya immediately started talking.

“My mother-in-law is old and I don’t know what’s wrong with her. She insists that her children and grandchildren move in with her.”

Three women make a drama; when they get together, they're always happy to hear gossip, if not anything else.

Everyone was looking at Er Ya. Even Prime Minister Pei had left, so what was Madam Pei up to?

“Living together is fine, we can each live in our own yard and not bother each other. If he wants to see the child, I can take him over to see him. But she wants me to visit him morning and evening and serve him three meals a day. Do you think I can stand that? We had a few words today and I left.”

Er Ya finished speaking in one breath.

Ye Wan clicked her tongue, "You're a princess, so you're supposed to be the ruler, and she's the subject. Why is she acting like a domineering mother-in-law to you? Madam Pei doesn't seem like someone who can't understand things, does she?"

If Er Ya hadn't told her herself, she really wouldn't have believed it.

"She's a proper noblewoman from a prestigious family, how could she possibly respect a princess like me from a humble country? These past few days she's been acting like she's not even worthy of my attention, but I have to go back to visit her because of my filial duty," Er Ya said angrily.

Daya asked, "Did you get upset?"

Er Ya said, "I wasn't upset, but my mother-in-law got sick from it."

"As expected of you." Ye Wan gave Er Ya a thumbs up. "Anyway, I'm just killing time, so I'll go see what's going on."

"Mother, I'm afraid this won't work, will it?" Er Ya's mouth dropped open. Didn't her mother just find out she was pregnant? Could she really leave the palace to join in this fun?

“Why not? There’s nothing to do in the palace anyway, so it’s a good opportunity to go out and get some fresh air. I can go to Fanlou for a visit later.” Ye Wan sat there contentedly.

Everyone looked up at Lin Anyuan's face.

Lin Anyuan didn't react at all and peeled shrimp for Ye Wan.

Murong Yuanzhou also wanted to peel the skin for Shen Sixu, but since there were other people at the table, he didn't touch it. He instructed a palace maid to come in, peel the skin, and place it next to Shen Sixu.

Chen Sixu smiled.

Murong Yuanzhou's heart stirred slightly.

After dinner, Ye Wan left the palace, accompanied by Lin Anyuan. The two disguised themselves and went to the Pei family.

Daya also went home, and took Sanya's child with her.

Lin Mingqian went to attend to important matters.

So only two young people, Murong Yuanzhou and Shen Sixu, remained in the palace, which was a good opportunity for them to go out and have a chat.

Ye Wan and Lin Anyuan, feeling playful, disguised themselves as imperial physicians and female doctors, and followed Er Ya to the Pei family.

The Pei family lived in their old house. The children and grandchildren did not separate the family after they came to live there. Er Ya had a lot of assets, so she did not live in the Pei family for long and did not make any other request to move into the Princess Mansion.

"How dare you come back? You've made your mother so angry."

The one speaking was Pei's eldest sister-in-law.

Sanya said, "How am I shameless? My face is perfectly fine, and I'm even younger and prettier than you. She made herself so angry, how can you blame me?"

"Oh, right, this is a doctor from the palace. Look how filial I am, I invited him to treat my mother-in-law."

Er Ya found it really annoying; too many people were just a nuisance.

Lin Anyuan and Ye Wan exchanged a glance, and then followed Er Ya.

Hearing the commotion, Madam Pei came out of the house immediately. "You took those family matters to the palace? The Emperor and Empress already know?"

These were just family matters; why did they go to the palace to complain?

Er Ya rolled her eyes inwardly. "No, I just called a doctor and came back. Wasn't my mother-in-law sick? How come she's perfectly fine?"

Madam Pei was so angry that her headache started again. "Xuan'er, look at the wife you married! She's really outrageous. Not only did she make me sick, but she also comes back with not a single nice word to me."

"Mother, what exactly do you want?"

Pei Zhixuan has become much more composed now, and still looks dignified and imposing.

He went away on business a while ago, only a little over a month ago, and he just got back. His mother and Er Ya started arguing.