Chapter 194: A Son's Status Depends on His Mother
Liu Yuetang gently stroked her lower abdomen with her gauze-wrapped hands, and the smile on her lips became softer and kinder.
"He is a gift from God to me. I will naturally protect him."
In the past, she had never thought about having children, so she never had any expectations and only thought about the advantages of being childless.
And now, God has blessed her and given her a child, which she will cherish as a treasure.
It was also this child who made her realize that she would no longer be alone in the deep palace.
She couldn't hold on to the emperor's favor for her entire life, but now with this child at her side, she wouldn't be lonely in the rest of her life in the palace.
"Your Majesty and I will protect the young master together." Liu Zheng looked at Liu Yuetang's flat belly with sparkling eyes.
Liu Yuetang smiled gently and raised her hand to hold Liu Zheng's hand.
"Your Majesty, Doctor Shen is here." Wan Qiu brought Doctor Shen in.
After Doctor Shen put down the medicine box, he knelt solemnly and kowtowed, saying, "Your humble servant, I thank the Empress for her grace."
"Doctor Shen, there's no need to be so polite. It's your contribution that I'm able to conceive a child."
When she was in the mansion, Qi had drugged her, so her health was very poor.
After gaining favor, Xiao Heng often sent supplements to her, and after careful treatment by Doctor Shen, her health gradually recovered.
Therefore, her ability to conceive this child was also due to the contribution of Doctor Shen.
Doctor Shen quickly said, "I dare not take credit for this!"
"Your Majesty, your kindness is so great that I will never forget it. The only thing I can do is to ensure the safety of you and your child, and that you can give birth to an heir to the throne in the future."
Seeing Doctor Shen's face filled with joy and happiness, Liu Yuetang asked with a smile, "Did you see her?"
Doctor Shen, who was usually calm and composed, felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He lowered his eyes and whispered, "I saw it..."
"Wan Yi also asked me to thank the Queen."
Liu Yuetang winked at Liu Zheng, who understood and immediately took out a treasure chest from the hall.
"I think your wedding day is coming soon. I have prepared a gift to congratulate you on finally getting married."
After thanking him, Doctor Shen took the treasure chest with both hands. As soon as he touched it, his wrist suddenly felt heavy.
"Your Majesty, this..." Doctor Shen asked in surprise.
Liu Yuetang smiled faintly: "There are four hundred taels of silver in here. You take out three hundred taels of silver to ask for her hand in marriage. The remaining one hundred taels will be my wedding gift to you."
Doctor Shen was stunned: "But...but the emperor just rewarded this humble minister with one hundred taels of gold."
"The Emperor's reward is His Majesty's, and this palace's intention is mine. I promised you before that I would let you marry your beloved woman. Now that this marriage has been accomplished, I am also happy."
Doctor Shen was so excited that he could hardly express himself. He could only kowtow to the ground to express his gratitude.
He felt more and more that his original choice was not wrong.
Now that he has Wan Yi, he will swear to follow Empress Xi until death.
After Doctor Shen left, Liu Yuetang fell asleep again.
When Xiao Heng came, he brought a large pile of memorials. After asking Zhou Defu to put them down carefully, he sat on the bed and looked at Liu Yuetang for a while.
She curled up on her side on the soft brocade mattress, a few strands of black hair hanging down on her fair cheeks, and a faint smile was on the corner of her mouth.
Xiao Heng couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and slowly raised his hand to lift her hair behind her.
He moved very gently, afraid of disturbing her.
When Liu Yuetang woke up, it was almost noon.
Through the gauze curtain, she vaguely saw a figure in black clothes. Liu Yuetang lifted the gauze curtain, placed the pillow in front of her, and carefully looked at Xiao Heng who was reviewing the memorials.
Looking at his jade-like face, Liu Yuetang suddenly had a strong idea in her heart.
The love Xiao Heng gave her was not enough.
This favor only lasted for two short years. Although it occupied a place in his heart, it was not enough to be unshakable.
The new bride will enter the palace in a year, and she cannot serve in the emperor's bed. If she does not seize the opportunity to consolidate her position, she will easily be replaced by the new concubine.
She didn't want her child to be like her, a child without father's love.
A son's status depends on his mother's. The more Xiao Heng likes me, the more he will cherish this child.
She must make sure that this child is born with the love and expectations of his parents.
When Xiao Heng dipped the ink, he found that Liu Yuetang had woken up. He looked up and their eyes met. She smiled, like a newly blooming peach blossom stained with morning dew.
Seeing her belly lying on the bed, Xiao Heng's heart suddenly tightened. He quickly put down the brush, walked to Liu Yuetang and helped her up.
"You're not afraid of crushing the child."
Liu Yuetang chuckled: "He is only the size of a mung bean now, and he is protected by my belly, how can he be crushed?"
Xiao Heng glanced at her lower abdomen: "Even so, it's always better to be careful."
"Now that I'm pregnant, I can't be as careless as before."
Liu Yuetang leaned against his chest, pouting her lips and saying in a delicate voice, "Your Majesty only cares about the children now, and doesn't care about me anymore."
She curled up in Xiao Heng's arms, her black hair cascading over her shoulders, as soft as a fluffy kitten.
Xiao Heng chuckled and held her in his arms, stroking her smooth long hair with his fingertips.
"The child is in your belly. If I care about him, isn't that the same as caring about you?"
"Not really." Liu Yuetang raised her clear eyes and looked at him.
"He has already taken away my favor even before he was born. If he is born, the Emperor will only have eyes for the child."
As she spoke, she rubbed her cheek against Xiao Heng's chest.
Although separated by silk clothes, Xiao Heng could still feel the warmth of the woman's cheek. The tingling sensation made him clear his throat and put his big palm on the back of her head.
"Miaomiao never got jealous before, but now she's jealous of an unborn child."
"It's still my own child."
Liu Yuetang frowned slightly, and said in a soft voice: "Who told the emperor to be so bewitched by me that I even became jealous of my own child?"
Xiao Heng was amused by her cute and clingy appearance and laughed out loud, his eyebrows and eyes full of doting: "Then I... will be more obsessed with Miaomiao and make her jealous."
"That won't do!" Liu Yuetang raised her little face with curved eyebrows.
"You're so jealous! What if you make the emperor jealous and drive him away?"
Xiao Heng almost burst out laughing, the smile in his eyes almost overflowing: "Miao Miao is both jealous and sweet, no matter how sour it is, it can't drive me away."
"Look, I've brought all the memorials here."
Liu Yuetang glanced at the pile of memorials on the table and asked, "Why doesn't the emperor review all the memorials before inviting Yuegong?"
"You forgot, when I left last night, I promised to come and accompany you."
Last night, when she looked at him, her eyes were filled with reluctance, but he still left her and went to Yaohua Palace.
I didn't want to make her sad and worried, so I brought the memorial over after the court session.
"It's a pity that my hand is injured and I can't pour tea or grind ink for Your Majesty."
Xiao Heng picked up Liu Yuetang and said, "It's okay. Having Miaomiao by my side is like having a beautiful woman with beautiful sleeves."
As soon as he sat down, Zhou Defu informed He Yunzheng that he wanted to see him.
Liu Yuetang hurriedly sat aside.
He Yunzheng stepped forward and bowed, then presented all the crimes committed by Concubine Mei one by one.
"Your Majesty, the maids of Mingsexuan have all admitted that three months ago, Concubine Mei sealed off a warm room. Except for Concubine Mei's maid Pei, no one else can approach."
"And Deputy Chief Steward Gao of the Imperial Household Department also revealed that it was the palace maid named Zipei who went looking for him with Ruan's token."
"I carefully inspected the warm room. Although it had been cleaned, I still noticed signs of someone having lived there. In particular, I discovered a jade character engraved on the window frame."
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