Su Yushan had originally longed for another child, preferably a daughter. After much anticipation, she finally became pregnant, but her feelings changed; she no longer saw it as a joyous occasion.

"What's the point of having a child? After all the hardship of pregnancy, what's the point of having one if it's just going to be raised by someone else?"

Her eyes were dull and lifeless, devoid of any joy that a pregnant woman should have. This child had come at a very inopportune time for her.

After dismissing the servants, Hongli said to her gently, "I have been trying to find a way to refuse you these past few days. Now that you are pregnant, I can tell Father Emperor that you are worried about Yan Yan entering the palace and your pregnancy is unstable. For the sake of the child in your womb, I will not let Yan Yan enter the palace for the time being, and let him stay by your side to accompany you."

"Not entering the palace for the time being?" Chewing on these words, Su Yushan's heart, which had just begun to settle, was gripped again. "Does that mean that once this child I'm pregnant with is born, Yan Yan will still be sent away?"

“Once you give birth to your child, An’er will be vaccinated against smallpox. Didn’t the Fujin say that this is a blessing? At that time, we can send An’er to the palace. Our Yan’er doesn’t need to go.”

Hongli had already chosen the right day to avoid the conflict, but Su Yushan still didn't dare to relax. "Is it really okay? What if something unexpected happens?"

"It would be best if nothing unexpected happened, but if something does, I will find a way to resolve it." After this incident, Hongli was truly afraid of her.

"I know Yan Yan is very important to you, and I don't want you to leave with Yan Yan. You can be angry all the time, and you can hit me a few times, but you're not allowed to say things like that again!"

What's the point of hitting me? With my strength, a punch to you would only tickle you. How could I possibly hurt you?

"Then you can curse a few times to vent your anger."

With a solution found for Yan Yan's problem, Su Yushan's heartstrings relaxed slightly, no longer as tense as before. She pouted her red lips and began to mock herself.

"I eat your food and use your products, how dare I scold you? What if the kitchen sends me cold porridge again?"

Would she really care about such trivial matters? "I think you're fearless. Who was it that insisted on taking the child away that day? Aren't you afraid of suffering outside?"

Su Yushan naturally calculated, "I've saved up a lot of silver notes, so my son and I shouldn't go hungry, right?"

Hongli suddenly felt like he was digging a hole for himself. "So all those rewards I gave you were just to give you the confidence to run away from home?"

That's not how you put it. She's not an ungrateful person. "If you hadn't sent Yan Yan to the palace, why would I have run away?"

Hongli sighed in disappointment, "I can see it now. In your heart, Yan Yan is the most important person. You can even abandon me for Yan Yan. I will always only be second."

“How can it be second?” Su Yushan corrected him righteously. Hongli was waiting for Yushan to say something nice to coax him, but instead he heard her say:

"After this baby is born, you'll be the third in line."

"..." His status at home was declining day by day, and Hongli was suffering in his heart!

No matter what, as long as Yu-shan is happy, that's all that matters.

Later, Hongli used Yushan's pregnancy as an excuse to prevent Yan Yan from entering the palace.

Consort Xi found it strange. It hadn't appeared earlier or later, but it had appeared at this particular time. Could it be that her son was helping Madam Su to fake it and deceive people?

Worried, she used the excuse of caring for Lady Su to specially send an imperial physician to check Lady Su's pulse.

After taking her pulse, the imperial physician reported back to Consort Xi that Lady Su was indeed pregnant.

The pregnancy was real, but Consort Xi was worried that it might harm the fetus, so she had to temporarily abandon the idea and wait until after the child was born.

Yu Ying thought it was a done deal, but unexpectedly, something unexpected happened just before it was about to happen: Su Yu Shan was pregnant!

At first, she also suspected that Su Yushan's pregnancy was fake, but later the imperial physician also took her pulse, which proved that it was real.

If Yan Yan doesn't enter the palace, what will happen to An'er? Yu Ying is worried that Yan Yan will bring bad luck to An'er, so she sent someone to ask Consort Xi for instructions.

At present, Consort Xi has to take care of Su's feelings, and An'er is too young to enter the palace. Helpless, Consort Xi can only ask an expert for guidance and seek a solution.

The sorcerer brought out a talisman, saying that if the two princes wore it, it would temporarily ensure their safety for a year. However, the condition was that the two princes could not meet, otherwise, bloodshed would easily occur.

Consort Xi ordered someone to send the blessed amulet to her son's residence and give it to his wife, and also relayed the monk's advice to her.

Consort Xi had already compromised, and Yu Ying, having lost her backing, had no choice but to abandon the idea. Fortunately, the mansion was large enough that the two young princes were raised in their own courtyards, and so they lived in peace.

After Su Yushan became pregnant, Hongli was overjoyed but also began to feel melancholy, because it meant that he would have to become a monk again.

"The days ahead are going to be tough!"

Su Yushan was two months pregnant. She silently calculated, "Seven more months, it's going to be tough. But it's you who's going through it, I don't care."

She was being far too naive. Tilting his head slightly, Hongli leaned close to her ear, breathing hot air into it, "Do you think I'd let you go while I'm suffering?"

Recalling the scene when she was pregnant with Yan Yan, Su Yushan couldn't help but shudder. She suddenly felt sorry for her hands, fearing they would have to suffer again.

Seeing her looking at her fingers with a worried expression, Hongli chuckled and teased, "Afraid your hands will get sore? There's no need to worry. The doctor said when he took your pulse that the pregnancy is stable this time, unlike last time. So, you can start again in three months..."

Su Yushan's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly in annoyance, "What do you mean, 'can'? Are you thinking about something naughty again? Shameless!"

"What's there for me, a grown man, to be ashamed of?" Hongli said kindly, trying to discuss it with her. Su Yushan didn't refute him, but she didn't agree either, only saying that they would talk about it in three months.

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