Without waiting for her to reply, Hongli tightened his grip on her waist. "Did those brats anger you again?"

Su Yushan subconsciously pushed his arm away, worried that he was using too much force and pressing on her abdomen.

After maintaining a safe distance from him, she said, "The children have been very well-behaved lately and haven't given me any trouble."

Hongli gently stroked her soft lips with his index finger. "Why are you unhappy? Tell me."

Given his personality, he would definitely get to the bottom of things, but if she wanted to find an excuse, she couldn't find a suitable reason right away.

After much deliberation, Su Yushan decided to tell him the truth. "Actually, it's because I didn't have a good appetite today. I ate a little something and then threw up. Yunfang and the others all guessed that I might be pregnant."

Upon hearing this, Hongli was stunned for a moment, but when he came to his senses, a ripple of surprise instantly spread across his eyes.

"What did the imperial physician say?"

"It rained too heavily during the day, so I didn't send anyone to fetch the imperial physician. Let's have him take my pulse again tomorrow!"

Recalling that incident, Hongli suddenly felt both amused and heartbroken.

“You were worried I’d get caught in the rain, so you sent someone to tell me not to come. But when you’re unwell, you won’t send anyone to fetch a doctor. What kind of logic is that? You’re so considerate of me, but you don’t care about yourself at all!”

"She only vomited once, it's not a cold or fever, it's not serious, there's really no need to call a doctor immediately."

Yu Shan was not one to be pretentious, and Hongli was not the type to make excuses easily. Gazing into her eyes, Hongli smiled gently.

"So what if I get a little rain? I've gotten so used to having you by my side. If you're not here, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep peacefully."

It felt so good to be cared for; a sweet feeling welled up inside Su Yushan, and the corners of her lips unconsciously turned up, but she forced a smile and said:

“I’m almost thirty years old, not a little girl anymore. I don’t need you to sweet-talk me.”

She has been by his side since she was sixteen, and more than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye. However, Hongli's feelings for her have never diminished with the passage of time.

"But in my heart, you will always be my most beloved little girl."

With a slight smile, Su Yushan raised her arm and hugged him, nuzzling against him like a cat.

Even if you now rule the world, you will still be the boy in my heart.

In public, Hongli was the emperor, decisive and ruthless, his word was law. But in front of Su Yushan, he was just an ordinary man, his heart and mind filled with only her.

"Being pregnant is a good thing. You should have told me sooner. Why didn't you tell me when I came back?"

Su Yushan, nestled in his arms, spoke with a slightly nasal tone, "It's not confirmed yet! What if I just have an upset stomach and not actually pregnant? Wouldn't you be very disappointed?"

A smile escaped his throat, and his fingers ran through her dark hair, gently caressing it.

"It would be better if it were there, but it wouldn't matter if it weren't. Why would I be disappointed? Don't overthink it. I'll have a doctor take a look first thing tomorrow morning to see what's wrong."

She gave a soft "hmm" and said apologetically, "Just in case, let's not be intimate tonight. If I'm not pregnant, I'll make it up to you tomorrow night."

She was just saying it casually to comfort him, but he took it seriously and asked a very earnest question.

"Does the compensation refer to two times?"

"..." Why be so serious! Su Yushan huffed.

"I suddenly wish I were really pregnant, so I wouldn't have to make it up to you!"

As perceptive as he was, he easily discerned the implication in her words: "You mean, before this, you didn't want to be pregnant?"

After a moment of silence, Su Yushan nodded. "Pregnancy is too hard, so I don't really want one. But since you like children, let's have another one!"

She changed so much for him, and Hongli saw it all and remembered it deeply. He held her tightly and whispered:

"We'll see what the imperial physician says tomorrow, and then we'll decide."

After they talked things out, he stopped bothering her and coaxed her to sleep.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Hongli got up to go to court. Before leaving, he specifically instructed Changyue to ask the imperial physician to come and examine Yushan when she woke up.

Chang Yue agreed, and when she guessed that her master was about to wake up, she asked the eunuch to go and fetch the imperial physician, and told the physician to wait there.

The imperial physicians who were examining her needed to observe her complexion, so after Su Yushan got up and changed her clothes, she only combed her hair and did not use rouge or face powder.

The imperial physician inquired about the symptoms, examined the patient carefully, and took the pulse, ultimately arriving at a conclusion—

Consort Chun's stomach was fine; her vomiting was simply due to her pregnancy, which made her more sensitive to meat and fish.

Upon hearing this, Yunfang and Changyue both showed joy and congratulated their master.

Su Yushan's feelings were somewhat complicated, unlike the joy she felt with her first three pregnancies, and she responded with a forced smile.

She had planned to tell him when Hongli came over, but Hongli was waiting for the result and even sent someone over to inquire.

When the eunuch delivered the good news to Yanbo Zhishuang Hall, Hongli was overjoyed. He immediately put down his pen and instructed Li Yu to prepare the carriage to circle Bi Island.

Li Yu couldn't help but remind him, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is still waiting outside."

If he were to meet with Zhang Tingyu, it would take a long time, and Hongli simply didn't have the patience for that right now. So he had Li Yu pass on a message to Zhang Tingyu, asking him to come back in the afternoon.

After Li Yu dismissed Zhang Tingyu, Hongli immediately got up and headed to Huanbi Island.

At that moment, Su Yushan was embroidering a handkerchief for her daughter when she suddenly saw Hongli's figure and was quite surprised.

"Shouldn't you be reviewing memorials at this hour? How come you have time to come over?"

He was so excited by the good news that he could hardly contain his joy.

"You're pregnant! I can't wait to come and share the joy with you."

Actually, Su Yushan wasn't very happy, but seeing everyone so cheerful, she felt she should be happy too, and not spoil everyone's fun.

Remembering something, Su Yushan hurriedly asked him, "What about the memorials? Approving memorials is a major matter and cannot be delayed."

He had guessed that Yu Shan would say that, which was why he had brought the remaining memorials with him before he left.

“It’s the same whether you review them here or not.”

He always appeared at just the right time. Su Yushan smiled knowingly, and her restless heart gradually calmed down.

"Then you can review the memorials first, and I'll continue embroidering the handkerchief. We'll talk again when you're done."

So the two of them stayed in the West Warm Pavilion, one busy with political affairs and the other with family matters. They were both silent, busy with their own things, occasionally glancing at each other and smiling, their eyes full of tenderness.

The Empress Dowager had always complained that Su Yushan had been unable to conceive for so many years. Now that Yushan was pregnant, Hongli immediately ordered someone to inform the Empress Dowager of this good news so that she would know that there was nothing wrong with his Yushan!