Chapter 199 Boys and Girls
In a blink of an eye, Liu Yuetang was more than two months pregnant.
During this month, she stayed in the palace to rest and take care of her pregnancy. Due to Xiao Heng's oral order, no one in the six palaces dared to enter the Yue Palace privately.
Whether it is someone sending gifts to congratulate or someone with ulterior motives.
So Liu Yuetang had a rare month of leisurely and quiet days.
Because the retired emperor and the retired empress dowager had passed away, Liu Yuetang did not hold the ceremony of conferring the title of consort.
In addition, she was pregnant now, so she had to be careful and cautious in everything and should not overwork. She just went through the simple process - kneeling, reading the book, and receiving the book.
On this day, Liu Yuetang was having dinner.
Since she became pregnant, the imperial kitchen has been sending her delicacies in various styles, and the dishes prepared by the newly hired chef in the small kitchen are also very tasty, so Liu Yuetang's appetite is much better than before she was pregnant.
"My Lady, I heard that it's good for pregnant women to eat more fish and shrimp. Please eat more fish."
Liu Zheng picked up the fish fillet with caramel sauce and placed it in Liu Yuetang's bowl.
Liu Yuetang ate several pieces in a row and said, "This fish is really good. It tastes a bit sweet to me."
Wan Qiu hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this fish was sent as tribute by the Rong Kingdom. The head steward of the Imperial Household Department said it's extremely rare. It takes a full ten years to grow from a stunted fish to this size, and it must be kept in clear waters to survive."
Hearing that they were coming as tribute, Liu Yuetang's expression tightened: "Have you asked Imperial Physician Shen to examine it?"
“Don’t worry, Madam, Doctor Shen has checked it out. There is nothing wrong with this fish. The fish is delicate and can replenish qi and blood. It is very suitable for pregnant women.”
Liu Yuetang finally felt relieved and ate two more pieces.
While eating, she frowned: "How strange..."
"What's wrong, my lady? But the fish doesn't taste good?"
Liu Yuetang shook her head: "No, on the contrary, I think the dishes every day are very appetizing."
She put down her chopsticks and gently stroked her belly with her bare hands: "Wanqiu, why don't I have any symptoms of pregnancy? I never feel nauseous or vomit, nor do I feel dizzy or sleepy."
Except for vomiting on the day when she was diagnosed with pregnancy, she had never felt nauseous.
And that day it was because she smelled blood, but she has always been sensitive to the smell of blood.
So sometimes I would start to wonder if there was a baby in my belly.
My belly is still flat, the baby is not moving, and there are no pregnancy symptoms.
He was totally different from Rong Yue and Sister Su, who vomited everything they ate and were always sleepy and dizzy.
Wan Qiu pursed her lips and smiled: "My Lady, everyone's body constitution is different, so the reaction to pregnancy is naturally different."
"I think the young master must be worried about you, knowing that it was not easy for him to come here, and he can't bear to let you suffer."
The doubt on Liu Yuetang's face gradually faded, and a gentle smile spread across the corners of her eyes: "In that case, he is a caring child."
"That's right!" Wan Qiu laughed. "My cousin vomited from the moment she became pregnant until the day she gave birth. She never felt comfortable for a single day during her pregnancy. Your Majesty, you didn't react, but instead you're so anxious. You should be thankful that you're not feeling any discomfort."
Liu Yuetang gently circled her belly with her fingertips, a motherly tenderness adorning the corners of her lips: "Yes, she's so obedient, I wonder if it's a girl or a boy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Heng walked in. The twelve dark cloud patterns on his dragon robe stretched out with his steps, shining brightly in the sunlight.
"Miaomiao likes boys or girls?"
He walked over to Liu Yuetang with a gentle look in his eyes. Just as Liu Yuetang was about to kneel down to salute, he helped her up and said, "I've said that there's no need for formalities in private."
He waved his hand, asked the palace people to retreat, and held Liu Yuetang in his arms.
"Miaomiao hasn't answered my question yet."
Xiao Heng stroked Liu Yuetang's lower abdomen with one hand, held her hand with the other, and whispered in her ear.
Liu Yuetang raised her hands and put them around his neck, the scent of jasmine in her hair blending with the scent of ambergris on his body.
"So does the emperor prefer the prince or the princess?"
She raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes full of anticipation.
Xiao Heng pondered for a moment: "I now have three princes and only one princess. Naturally, I want a princess more. But..."
"But what?" Liu Yuetang looked at him with a smile.
"However... the princess cannot serve her country and maintain peace in troubled times. Even if she is outstanding, she cannot inherit the throne."
As he spoke, he looked deeply at Liu Yuetang, with a hint of inquiry in his soft eyes.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yuetang said nonchalantly, "So what?"
She gently stroked the brocade collar around Xiao Heng's neck with her fingertips, her eyes filled with hope and tenderness: "I don't ask for any fame or fortune, regardless of whether he is a boy or a girl. I just hope that he can grow up healthy and live a worry-free life."
As she spoke, her tone was filled with melancholy. The shadows of her drooping eyelashes covered the watery light in her eyes. She said with melancholy, "I have never been loved by my parents since I was a child. I only hope that he... can be held in someone's palm and never have to feel this loneliness again. I also hope that he..."
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Heng gently: "It can make up for the regrets that the concubine and the emperor had in their childhood."
Sincerity is the most touching thing.
When Xiao Heng heard the last sentence, his heart suddenly felt warm, and the faint curiosity in his eyes turned into heartache and emotion.
He held Liu Yuetang tightly in his arms, his chin gently caressing her cheek: "Miaomiao, I promise you that the child you and I have, whether it is a boy or a girl, I will treat him as a treasure and will never let him suffer any grievances."
"If she were a princess, I would hold her in my palm and allow her to be free and carefree, without being bound by palace rules."
"If he were a prince, I would personally teach him music, chess, calligraphy, painting, horseback riding, and archery, and give him plenty of his father's company and love."
Xiao Heng's expression was sad and resolute, and he silently said in his heart: I will never let him be like you and me... losing the love of the closest people since childhood.
Liu Yuetang rubbed his chest with an moved expression, a faint light flashing in her lowered eyes: Child, it seems that you are going to make your mother more honored by your son.
She knew that Xiao Heng always resented the Queen Mother for ignoring him.
But it is a pity that Empress Wen Yi, who gave him enough motherly love, passed away.
This high and mighty emperor had everything, but the lack of companionship and love in his childhood was his fatal weakness.
She would give all the family love that he lacked to the child in her womb.
It is also to make up for the shortcomings in his heart and make up for his childhood self.
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