Li Yuanjing frowned and pulled hard, the thorns broke and a silk thread was hooked out of the robe.
"Your Majesty, are you scratched?" Lu Xuan was startled and asked with concern.
Li Yuanjing said calmly: "No problem."
But I thought to myself that what Weiwei said was right. Roses have many thorns and can easily scratch people.
It is better to plant fewer roses in the palace in the future.
It was dark, and Lu Xuan served Li Yuanjing while he rested.
Lu Xuan personally helped him change his pajamas. When she saw the firm lines of Li Yuanjing's chest and abdomen, her cheeks turned slightly red with shyness.
The emperor is handsome and physically strong.
In the past, every time she made love, Lu Xuan would faint from overwhelm, but at least she was happy.
However, Lu Xuan is pregnant now and cannot sleep with me tonight. Lu Xuan raised her red lips and was about to tell Li Yuanjing that she was pregnant.
When I raised my eyes, I saw Li Yuanjing lying on the bed with his eyes closed, and he had fallen asleep.
"Forget it, let's announce the good news on the Queen Mother's birthday." Lu Xuan thought for a moment and made up her mind to announce the good news on the Queen Mother's birthday.
To add insult to injury, he also received care from the Queen Mother.
Lu Xuan lay on the bed lovingly, her beautiful eyes gazing at the sleeping emperor for a long time, looking at his cold eyebrows, his high nose bridge, and his thin lips.
Lu Xuan watched intently.
She secretly fantasized that it would be great if she could see him by her pillow for the rest of her life.
However, the emperor's heart has gone far away and his love is also fading.
In the past six months, Li Yuanjing came to Lu Xuan's palace to eat, play chess, appreciate flowers, chat, and rest... The process was dull, like a pool of stagnant water without any splashes, boring and tedious.
Lu Xuan stroked her still flat belly, hoping that the baby in her belly could bring some life to her boring days.
...
The moonlight enveloped the Cining Palace.
Chen Wei was enjoying the cool breeze in the pavilion, bringing a refreshing feeling.
Caiping trotted over and told Chen Wei that the emperor was staying at Concubine Shu's place.
Shen Wei was not surprised, Lu Xuan had been favored the most in the past two years, so the emperor naturally had some old feelings for her.
Cai Ping thought for a moment, and then whispered, "Master. These past two days, I went to the imperial kitchen to look at the menu and found that the meals sent to Concubine Shu's palace had changed. There were fewer greasy and spicy foods, and two nourishing medicinal meals were added. The clothes sent to the laundry bureau from Changxin Palace have not been stained with blood for a month. The Imperial Hospital showed that Concubine Shu's pulse was normal."
Concubine Lu Xuan was cautious in her work, and the eunuchs and palace maids in her Changsheng Palace all kept their mouths shut.
Shen Wei couldn't find out any information from inside Changxin Palace, so she could only start from the outside.
As long as Lu Xuan was eating or changing clothes, she could always find clues from the imperial kitchen and the laundry department.
"The pajamas are not bloody, and the food is light." Shen Wei thought for a moment and concluded, "She is pregnant."
After pregnancy, a woman’s menstrual flow suddenly decreases, so her clothes will naturally not be stained with blood.
Lu Xuan was cautious and did not announce her pregnancy. Shen Wei guessed that she was probably waiting for the right time to announce that she was pregnant.
Shen Wei continued to speculate that if she were Lu Xuan, she would probably choose to announce the good news on the Queen Mother’s birthday, adding insult to injury.
Cai Ping said, "But the pulse records of the Imperial Hospital did not record that Concubine Shu was pregnant."
Shen Wei smiled and said, “Shufei has spies in the Imperial Hospital.”
This also gave Shen Wei a small warning that the Imperial Hospital must have its own people. Shen Wei wants to place her own people in the Imperial Medical Bureau and have imperial doctors who are only loyal to her.
Let Deshun arrange this matter.
It was getting late, and Shen Wei walked into the inner hall of Cining Palace, preparing to say goodbye to the Queen Mother. The three children had already rested, but the Queen Mother was still in the huge warehouse, selecting fabric to make new clothes for Leyou.
"Mother, are you picking fabrics again?" Shen Wei stepped forward and called out.
The Queen Mother pointed to a piece of fine rain-silk cotton and said to Shen Wei with a smile, "The weather is getting warmer, and this piece of cloth is breathable, just right for making a cool nightgown for Leyou."
Shen Wei said helplessly: "Mother, Leyou already has too many clothes to wear. You should make more clothes for yourself."
The Queen Mother doted on Leyou the most. Almost all the delicious food, interesting toys, and fine clothes and fabrics were given to Leyou.
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "I am too old to wear such bright clothes."
Chen Wei touched the fine rain-silk cotton and said deliberately: "The concubine of Changxin Palace is pregnant. When she gives birth to a child in the future, you can pick some cloth to send to her."
The Queen Mother paused in stroking the cloth and glanced at Shen Wei. There was no word in the palace that Concubine Shu was pregnant, so obviously, this was news that Shen Wei had found out through her own channels.
The Queen Mother joked, "It's been less than half a month since you returned to the palace, and you have figured out the harem thoroughly."
Shen Wei smiled obediently: "It's all thanks to my mother's good teaching."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
After the Empress Dowager had selected the fabrics for her three grandchildren to make new clothes, she thought for a while and selected two pieces of Shu brocade and asked Nanny Qian to deliver them to Li Wan'er who lived in Baozhu Palace.
Li Wan'er is the only daughter of the late prince. She has no father or mother and is gentle and sensible. The Queen Mother planned to bring Li Wan'er to the Cining Palace after some time and raise her until she got married.
Chen Wei helped the empress dowager back to the bedroom and helped her rest.
The old nanny brought the Biluochun tea that the Queen Mother loved to drink.
Shen Wei frowned and tried to stop him kindly: "Mother, drinking tea before bedtime makes it hard to fall asleep. Your body is not as good as it used to be, so you need to pay attention to your health."
The Queen Mother smiled and poked Shen Wei's forehead: "You are getting bolder now, and you even care about my affairs."
Although his tone was reprimanding, the smile in his eyes did not diminish. Obviously, Shen Wei's concern made the Queen Mother very happy.
Shen Wei said sincerely: "I hope my mother will live a long life."
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