In the few days since he stopped writing, Gu Qingyan has been extremely comfortable. He would run to Zhaoning Palace as soon as he opened his eyes in the morning and would not return to Taihe Hall until it was time for him to go to bed.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the family of three had lunch together. Over the past few days, they had all tacitly avoided mentioning the aristocratic family, not wanting to bring up those unpleasant people on such a joyous occasion.

While eating, Jiang Yu suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Jiang Yu's tense expression, Gu Lin immediately put down his chopsticks. "Are you feeling unwell? Someone, go and call Mei Chu."

"Wait."

Jiang Yu quickly spoke up, "I... I think my baby is moving."

"What?"

Upon hearing Jiang Yu's words, Gu Qingyan could no longer sit still. He quickly walked over to Jiang Yu and squatted down. "Mother, may I feel it?"

Jiang Yu's eyes were already a little glistening, and she smiled and nodded at Gu Qingyan.

Gu Qingyan moved very gently, placing his hand on Jiang Yu's stomach, once... twice...

Gu Qingyan's eyes brightened considerably. "It really is moving, Father. The baby in Mother's belly is really moving."

Turning his head, Gu Lin was already standing there, stunned.

"Gu Lin, come and feel the baby's movements too." Jiang Yu called Gu Lin over with a smile, but Gu Lin's feet seemed to weigh a ton, and he didn't move for a long time.

"Father?"

Even Gu Qingyan realized something was wrong. "Why don't you come and experience it for yourself?"

"Fetal movement?" Gu Lin swallowed hard. "Or we should have Mei Chu come over and take your pulse."

“The fetal movement is normal.” Jiang Yu helped Gu Qingyan slowly get up. “Gu Lin, are you scared?”

As she spoke, Jiang Yu took Gu Lin's hand and placed it naturally on her stomach, "Move it one more time, let Dad feel it."

Immediately, the baby in Jiang Yu's belly moved a few more times as if it could understand what she was saying. Gu Lin suddenly felt dizzy and his whole body swayed to the side.

"The Retired Emperor!"

"My lord!"

Gu Qingyan was so shocked by the scene before him that he couldn't speak. All he was doing was feeling the baby's movements, and his father actually... fainted?

Unlucky Mei Chu couldn't escape this fate after all. When Mei Chu rushed to Zhaoning Palace, he was told that it was Gu Linshi who had fainted. He slipped and almost fell over.

"The Lord has fainted?"

How could that be? His Majesty is in excellent health and has a great appetite. He gets up before dawn every day to practice martial arts. How could he suddenly faint?

"It's like this, today the baby in Mother's belly moved, and Mother wanted Father to feel it too, but after Father felt it, for some reason, he... collapsed to the ground."

Gu Qingyan also felt confused when he explained, but his expression was extremely earnest, "Mei Chu, that's really how it is."

"Your Majesty...who should I take first?"

Mei Chu looked bewildered. The Emperor had fainted, and the Empress Dowager was having labor. Who should he turn to?

"Ahem, let's check on Father first." Gu Qingyan couldn't hide his amusement at Mei Chu's expression and quickly turned his back. "Let's check if Father is alright."

Mei Chu glanced at Gu Lin first, then picked up the silver needles from the medicine bag and inserted them into several acupoints on Gu Lin's body. Gu Lin woke up in less than half an incense stick's time.

"My lord, are you alright?"

"fine."

After realizing what had just happened, Gu Lin felt somewhat embarrassed. "Go and check A-Yu's pulse."

While taking Jiang Yu's pulse, Mei Chu observed Gu Lin's expression. "Master... it's normal for a pregnant woman to have fetal movements. The young master is just saying hello to you. Don't be afraid, Master."

"When have I ever been afraid?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Chu quickly nodded, "Your wording was inappropriate, inappropriate wording."

Thud—

The door slammed shut and almost caught Mei Chu’s nose. Mei Chu quickly took a few steps back, but only said “Don’t be afraid. Does the Lord really need to throw him out of Zhaoning Palace himself?”

This is too much...

Mei Chu resignedly walked out of the palace, thinking about the matter of Zhaoning Palace, and couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

There's no way around it, it's just too funny.

......

Inside Zhaoning Palace.

Have you laughed enough?

As soon as Gu Lin's voice rang out, half of the smiles on Jiang Yu and Gu Qingyan's faces vanished.

"Mother and I didn't laugh, did we, Mother?" Gu Qingyan straightened his posture. He swore that he absolutely did not laugh on purpose, but he just couldn't help it.

"Let's pretend today's events never happened."

Gu Lin said somewhat awkwardly, "Besides, my legs were a little numb at the time, so I suddenly blacked out and fainted."

"oh."

Gu Qingyan's back was twitching, and it was obvious that he was desperately trying to hold back his laughter.

“I also felt fetal movement when I was pregnant with Ayan, but not this early,” Jiang Yu said with a smile. “Ayan is a very well-behaved child. He was quiet in my belly. I once thought I was carrying a princess.”

"But it turned out to be a stinky boy."

“Father, it’s wrong of you to take your anger out on me.”

Gu Qingyan spoke up to defend himself, "My mother just said that I was very well-behaved when she was pregnant with me."

Seeing that the father and son were about to start fighting again, Jiang Yu helplessly touched her belly, hoping that the little one would not fight with his father after it came out.

Even though Gu Lin had repeatedly ordered that what happened today not be leaked, when Jiang He and Bai Qian brought Yao Yao into the palace the next day and asked Gu Lin with a smile why he had fainted, Gu Lin's face turned completely dark.

"Gu—Qing—Yan—!"

"Don't look for Ayan, let me ask you, did you feel the baby moving excitedly?" To Gu Lin's surprise, Jiang He grabbed Gu Lin's hand as if she had found a long-lost relative, "Finally, someone feels the same way as me."

"When Yaoyao first felt the baby move in the womb, brother, you didn't faint too, did you?"

Jiang Yu spoke up incredulously from the side, and Bai Qian burst out laughing at the sight.

"My lord, you not only fainted when the baby was moving, but I also fainted during childbirth."

Hearing his wife bluntly reveal his past, Jiang He's expression became somewhat unnatural, and he gave Gu Lin a knowing look.

“You weren’t in the palace when you were pregnant with Ayan, and this is the first time you’ve felt fetal movement, so it’s normal for your emotions to fluctuate.” Jiang He patted Gu Lin on the shoulder with the air of someone who had been through it all.

"The real challenge will come when production begins."

Suddenly, Gu Lin found it difficult to breathe. He looked at Jiang Yu's belly and thought to himself, "This little one has really caused quite a stir since coming to the human world."

The next second, Jiang Yu felt intense fetal movement again.

"You're probably nagging about the baby again. Look, the baby's moving again."

Upon hearing this, Gu Lin quickly lowered his head to drink water to hide the panic in his eyes, which made the others present burst into laughter.

The mighty Emperor Zhaoyuan was brought down by the mere movement of a baby's fetus.