Chapter 97 Gao is pregnant

On New Year's Eve, Song Yuning got up at daybreak and began to wash and dress.

Today is a good day for family reunion. As usual, she and Xiao Yunzhan still need to go to the palace to attend the palace banquet.

But this time, it wasn't just the two of them who went, there was also Concubine Feng.

After washing up, Ningshuang and Yuejian brought over the princess's crown and clothes. The last time they saw these things was several months ago, when the entire palace attended the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet on August 15th.

Although she often entered the palace to talk with the queen, she would never wear court robes except on important occasions, because court robes were too heavy.

Now it was time to use it again. Song Yuning felt a pang of pain in his teeth when he looked at the gorgeous gem, and he couldn't help rubbing his neck and waist.

Although it was heavy, it was indeed gorgeous and beautiful, and it suited Song Yuning very well. This was not the first time Xiao Yunzhan had seen Song Yuning dressed like this. However, he still felt very surprised. He walked to Song Yuning, gently held her hand, and said softly, "You are so beautiful today."

Song Yuning smiled and looked at Xiao Yunzhan. The twenty-year-old Xiao Yunzhan already had the mature appearance of a man.

She was tall and straight, with a straight back and broad shoulders. She was wearing a dark blue royal robe, which made her look even more majestic and noble.

"Your Highness is as handsome as ever." Song Yuning complimented with a smile. Xiao Yunzhan's brows softened a little. The two walked out of the room hand in hand, got on the carriage, and drove towards the palace.

After arriving at the palace, Song Yuning took Concubine Feng to pay their respects to the Queen's Palace first. It had snowed heavily in Jingdong in the past two days, and it was freezing cold now.

The queen exempted everyone from paying their respects and told the concubines to go directly to the banquet when it started.

When the queen saw them, she smiled warmly, asked them to sit down, and had hot tea and snacks served.

The queen took Song Yuning's hand and said gently, "Since you will be arriving soon, I asked someone to brew your favorite tea and make your favorite cakes. Please enjoy some quickly, as it is too cold outside."

If Song Yuning didn't know the queen's true face, she would really be moved by her. Apart from anything else, the queen at least remembered Song Yuning's preferences. Every time she came to her palace, the queen would thoughtfully serve her tea and delicious pastries.

Song Yuning nodded with emotion and replied, "Thank you for your concern, mother."

The Queen smiled gently and said, "You are a filial and obedient child, and I love you very much. By the way, how are you getting along with Mingyi?"

Mingyi, you are blessed to have such a mistress. You must serve Prince Xuan and Princess Xuan wholeheartedly and do not be disrespectful. Do you understand?"

Feng immediately stood up and bowed respectfully: "Yes, please rest assured, aunt, I will take good care of the prince and princess."

Song Yuning just smiled as they talked without interrupting. After they finished their questions and answers, she said, "My sister is a very good person and is very respectful to my daughter-in-law. I will take good care of her, so don't worry, mother."

"Of course I trust you to do the job." The queen patted Song Yuning's hand affectionately again.

After a few more words, the Queen changed the subject, looked at Song Yuning and said, "Seeing that you two are so harmonious, I feel relieved.

It's just that Yun Zhan is not young anymore, but he still doesn't have a child. As his princess, you should understand this kind of thing without me teaching you.

Yuning, you are a good child, but you must know that no matter who gives birth to the child, you are the child's legal mother, and no one can change that."

Seeing that Song Yuning's expression remained unchanged, the Queen continued, "You and Prince Xuan have been married for over a year now. Having a child depends on fate and there's no need to rush it. However, Yun Zhan is a prince after all, and he can't live without a child.

If he is not a good person, you and he, as a couple, will naturally suffer as well. The Queen Mother said that it would be better to let other people give birth to children first, no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, as long as there is a child.

Our royal family attaches great importance to rules and etiquette. Even if we have illegitimate sons and daughters first, they will not surpass the legitimate children. Look at the other princes, they all had illegitimate sons before they had legitimate sons. You don't have to be afraid."

The Queen's face was filled with an expression of earnest instruction, as if she were patiently teaching her own daughter, speaking from the heart, with a gentle and meticulous attitude.

Song Yuning sneered in her heart. As expected, no matter how the Queen beat around the bush, her ultimate goal was still to focus on the issue of Xiao Yunzhan going to Concubine Feng's room too few times.

On the second day after her wedding, she came to the palace to pay her respects to Concubine Yun. She was feeling unwell due to catching a cold. Only a few people, including the emperor and the empress, knew what the imperial physician said after the diagnosis.

However, when the news of Concubine Yun being punished came out, the matter was exaggerated and spread widely.

Now, she and Xiao Yunzhan had been married for over a year, but there was still no sign of pregnancy. Everyone couldn't help but recall the rumors, speculating that the cold Song Yuning had suffered back then must have been quite severe.

The Queen also thought so, so she mentioned the matter indirectly. During her speech, the Queen kept staring at Song Yuning's expression. Seeing that Song Yuning's expression did not change much, she breathed a sigh of relief.

After the Queen finished speaking, Song Yuning finally smiled and nodded solemnly in agreement: "Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right. Although your daughter-in-law is young and ignorant, her ideas are the same as yours.

Queen Mother doesn't have to worry about the child anymore. Gao from the palace sent someone to tell the prince and daughter-in-law yesterday that she is almost two months pregnant.

Considering that her pregnancy was still relatively recent, the prince and his daughter-in-law kept it a secret, wanting to wait until she was three months pregnant and the baby was stable before making it known.

After saying this, Song Yuning pretended not to notice the stunned expressions of the Queen and Feng, and continued to play the role of a gentle little white flower who knew nothing.

Ever since Gao dealt with Concubine Feng last time, she has thought of herself as Song Yuning's confidant and regarded Song Yuning as her master.

However, Song Yuning did not like her coming to him to show her affection every day. People need a certain distance when getting along with each other. Knowing that Song Yuning did not like being clingy, Gao changed her strategy.

She no longer came to pay her respects every day like before, but deliberately kept a certain distance from Song Yuning. This actually made Song Yuning feel a little good about her. Every once in a while, Song Yuning would send people to give Gao some gifts, sometimes new fabrics, sometimes beautiful pearl hairpins.

Although there are women in these backyards, the ones sent to Gao’s are always more numerous and more exquisite.

Half a year passed, and Song Yuning and Gao had developed some friendship, and all of this was seen by Xiao Yunzhan.