Chapter 533 Extra 3

As the year draws to a close, Queen Chu Liuzheng becomes increasingly busy, with so much to do that she barely even thinks about the Emperor.

Xiao Jingfan was very dissatisfied with the fact that his wife often forgot about him, but he didn't have the time to look for her as he still had a pile of memorials on his desk that he hadn't approved.

I don’t know if it was the effect of offering sacrifices to heaven or the blessing of Chu Liuzheng, the fake Phoenix Goddess, but there has only been one flood this year and no other natural disasters. It is a rare good year.

On New Year's Eve, the emperor hosted a banquet for his ministers.

At dusk, all officials and their families entered the palace for a banquet. Men and women sat at separate tables, separated by gauze screens.

Chu Liuzheng first brought Bai and Chu Yuxin into the palace to talk, and when he saw that it was almost time, he went to meet up with the emperor and go to Fengtian Palace together.

This year's New Year's Eve banquet was as lively as ever. Chu Liuzheng attended it for the first time. He talked with the ladies present while enjoying the singing and dancing.

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, Chu Liuzheng suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach, thinking it was because of eating cold food.

She felt a little regretful for being greedy just now and wanted to endure it, but the pain made cold sweat appear on her forehead.

Miyue noticed something was wrong with her, bent down and called her softly, "My Lady?"

"My stomach hurts." Chu Liuzheng handed her his hand, and Siyue hurriedly helped her up and left through the side door.

The ladies of each family were a little puzzled. Why did he suddenly leave the table?

Moxiang smiled and stepped forward to appease everyone: "Your Majesty just accidentally spilled some wine on yourself. You'll be back soon."

After hearing this, the ladies present were relieved and continued to watch the singing and dancing while socializing.

Bai was not in the mood for that. She knew that her eldest daughter had developed some stomach problems due to hunger after entering the palace. Although she had basically recovered after taking care of it over the years, there was no guarantee that it would relapse.

Chu Liuzheng didn't look very happy when he left just now. She was worried that her eldest daughter had a stomachache.

Chu Yuxin was also worried. She couldn't sit still, so she approached Bai and said, "Mother, I'll go check on my sister."

After saying that, he ran away under the pretext of changing clothes, and Bai Shi didn't even try to stop him.

On this side, Chu Liuzheng leaned on Siyue with weak legs as soon as he walked into the side hall. Siyue carried him horizontally, put him on the couch quickly, and took his pulse with his fingers skillfully.

Chen Xing ordered someone to pour hot water and wrung out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off Chu Liuzheng's forehead.

"My stomach hurts, but I don't want to go to the toilet. I must have eaten something wrong. Give me two injections quickly." Chu Liuzheng's face turned pale with pain and his hands were cold.

Chen Xing brought her a cup of hot water. Seeing her drink it slowly, he looked at Mi Yue with a cold look in his eyes. "Did someone poison you?"

"No." Siyue shook her head, glanced at Chu Liuzheng's pale face, and said, "Go and get Doctor Wu."

Chen Xing was shocked: "Can't you see it?"

Siyue didn't answer, but just said, "Go quickly and come back soon."

Hearing this, Chen Xing didn't dare to delay and used his Qinggong skills while running.

"It's over, it's over. Even Mitsuki can't cure me. Could I have some terminal illness? Stomach cancer or intestinal cancer?"

Chu Liuzheng took the medicine given by Siyue and was extremely nervous. He held Siyue's hand and said, "What disease do I have? Just tell me, I can handle it."

Miyue opened her mouth and was about to speak when she heard a voice from outside the door, "Sister."

Chu Yuxin was stopped at the door and looked inside worriedly.

Chu Liuzheng waved for her to come in.

Seeing her lying on the couch, Chu Yuxin was so scared that she ran in and asked worriedly, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing serious, just a stomachache." Chu Liuzheng thought it would be better not to tell his sister that he had a terminal illness.

Doctor Wu arrived very quickly, carried directly here by the anxious Chen Xing.

Seeing the emperor here, he hurriedly saluted. Xiao Jingfan waved his hand, "Hurry up and come and show it to the queen."

"Yes." Doctor Wu didn't care that his eyes were still blurry. He walked quickly to the bed with his medicine box on his back. He took the patient's pulse through the silk handkerchief and was stunned.

He looked at the emperor.

Xiao Jingfan said with a cold face: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Doctor Wu didn't say anything. He examined the patient carefully and then went to see Siyue.

He knew that the maidservant beside the queen was a medical practitioner.

When the two looked at each other, that look was enough.

Doctor Wu stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Empress is one month pregnant."

Xiao Jingfan was stunned and his eyes moved to Chu Liuzheng's belly. Is she pregnant already?

Chu Liuzheng, who no longer felt pain, was also looking at his stomach.

【It turns out it’s not a terminal illness. I was so scared. 】

[If it's one month, did you get pregnant this month? And how are the days of pregnancy calculated?]

She had no experience either, and planned to discuss it with Mitsuki when she had time.

She looked up at the emperor, her eyes narrowed slightly.

[How come Tyrant doesn't have any expression at all? Does he really not want me to get pregnant?]

Of course Xiao Jingfan hoped so, he just didn't expect it to come so soon.

A smile spread from the bottom of his eyes to the corners of his eyebrows. His Majesty's eyebrows relaxed. It was rare for him to smile in such a worthless manner. He shouted loudly: "Reward!"

Everyone was congratulating and thanking for the reward, it was very lively.

Xiao Jingfan sat down beside the couch, reached out and held the person in his arms, and ordered: "Zhou Yuande, go and announce this good news."

"Yes." Zhou Yuande took the order and left, and the others also tactfully left the hall.

Chu Yuxin was so happy that she jumped three feet high like a rabbit and ran back to tell her mother the good news.

She arrived before Zhou Yuande, and her voice was clear and bright. She said she was going to tell Bai, but she kept her voice low, and all the ladies living next to Bai heard it.

The ladies from each family looked at each other and sighed in their hearts that Chu Liuzheng was so lucky. She became pregnant with the royal heir shortly after getting married. She was worthy of being the reincarnation of the Phoenix Girl.

As for Chu Liuzheng, he had accompanied the emperor for five years but was ignored by everyone.

Many ladies' eyes wandered over Chu Yuxin. They thought that at least some of this Phoenix girl's blessings could be shared with their sisters. They thought the second daughter of the Pingle Marquis's mansion was quite good, and they heard that she wasn't even engaged yet.

The ladies were thinking about whether their sons and nephews were suitable matches for the Marquis of Pingle. If they could become relatives with the Marquis of Pingle, they would also be able to benefit from the fact that His Majesty doted on the Queen.

Those who have daughters have set their sights on Chu Shangming. Before, he was not in the capital and there was nothing they could do, but now that he is in the capital, it is a good time to meet him.

Unlike everyone at the banquet who was thinking about their own things, there was a warm and affectionate atmosphere in the side hall.

Soft kisses continued to fall on the hair, forehead, eyes, nose, cheeks... Chu Liuzheng nudged the emperor in a cheesy way, "The banquet hasn't ended yet, I can just lie down by myself, please go back quickly."

"Let's go later." Xiao Jingfan hugged the person and didn't want to let go.

Chu Liuzheng put his arms around his waist and felt that it felt good to lean on him like that.

She reached out and touched her belly, sighing inwardly.

[As expected, life has no rehearsal, everything is unexpected. 】

The news of the queen's pregnancy spread like the wind from the New Year's Eve banquet to every corner of the palace.

The Queen Mother was undoubtedly the happiest. When Chu Liuzheng and the Emperor came to Wanshou Palace to attend the family dinner, her eyes never left Chu Liuzheng's belly, as if she was afraid that her little grandson would run away from her belly.

Chu Liuzheng felt that if her pregnancy was a misunderstanding, the Queen Mother would probably faint on the spot.

"Mother is so happy." Xiao Jinshu pulled Chu Liuzheng to sit down and said with a smile, "You shouldn't be too busy when you're pregnant. There are many trivial matters in the palace during the New Year. If you are at ease, leave it to me and I will take care of it for you."

"Don't worry, I'm absolutely relieved." Chu Liuzheng was eager to rest for a few days.

Doctor Wu said that she had a stomachache because she ate some cold food at the banquet and was also too tired these days.

She had originally wanted to leave those matters to Moxiang and the others, but now that the eldest princess was willing to help, she couldn't express her gratitude enough.

The Queen Mother instructed Madam Zhao, "There's no rush for anything else. The selection of wet nurses is coming soon. Choose a few, with clean backgrounds, good health, and good looks. I'm leaving this matter to you. You must do it perfectly for me, without making any mistakes."

"As you command." Nanny Zhao had experience in choosing wet nurses and had already started to think about it.

After the Queen Mother gave instructions to Madam Zhao, she called Moxiang, Chenxing and Siyue to come to her and give her detailed instructions.

Not far away, Xiao Yu's three children gathered together to cut paper-cuts, competing to see who could cut the best.

The idle Xiao Jingfan looked left and right, and decided to join the conversation between Chu Liuzheng and the princess, but was kicked out of the group chat in disgust.

There were banging sounds outside the window, and brilliant fireworks bloomed in the dark sky.

In the tenth year of Shunguang, in late summer and early autumn, Queen Chu gave birth to a son safely and named him Dunheng.

(End of this chapter)