Qi Yuning's last few days of confinement became more and more unbearable. She had never been trapped in the house for more than twenty days like this.
She had wanted to leave the room a long time ago, but Princess Pingrou noticed that she had washed her hair and came to watch her every day. Qi Yuning couldn't even go out for a walk. It was really hard to bear such a life like being in prison.
Chen Nian hadn't come for several days, and Qi Yuning had no one to talk to to relieve her boredom. Lu Baozhu came occasionally, and her thoughts were all on Lingling.
"Your Highness, Princess, Miss Shen requests an audience."
Qi Yuning saw Shen Nian coming and said, “Let her in.
It was the first time Princess Pingrou had seen Chen Nian's son. She looked at Han Ge'er and stretched out her hand to tease Han Ge'er's little face and said, "Is this the child my Yun'er wanted to steal before? Don't say it, if we can get such a big grandson for free, it's really a win."
Princess Pingrou took Han Ge'er from Chen Nian's arms and said, "Why is he so thin? He doesn't even weigh as much as Lingling when she's wrapped in swaddling clothes. He's over a year older than Lingling."
Shen Nian said, "I didn't take good care of this child since he was in the womb, which caused him to be weak and sickly. I really feel sorry for him."
Princess Pingrou said, "She is still young, so just take good care of her."
Shen Nian chuckled and said, “That’s true.”
Chen Nian looked at Qi Yuning and said, "The princess is about to leave the confinement period, right?"
Princess Pingrou said, "There are still three days left. I think Yuning has never stayed in her room for so long. She's been trying to be strong and want to go out every day these past few days. Why haven't you come to accompany her these days?"
"I've been having stomach discomfort lately, and I often feel like vomiting..."
Shen Nian covered her red lips with the back of her hand, then stood up and walked outside to retch.
Qi Yuning frowned slightly when she saw this, and she looked nauseous, just like when she was pregnant with Lingling and had morning sickness. Could she be pregnant?
Chen Nian went inside and said to Princess Pingrou very embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I've been feeling nauseous lately. I think I have an upset stomach."
Princess Pingrou said, "We should be careful during this season change. Winter is almost here, so we should be careful with what we eat and don't catch a cold. You two can chat slowly. I have something to go out for. Please keep an eye on Yuning for me and don't let her leave the room."
Shen Nian smiled faintly and said, “Okay.”
After Princess Pingrou left, Qi Yuning ordered the maids to go out and close the door.
Qi Yuning looked at Chen Nian lying beside the wooden couch, and reached out to hold Chen Nian's hand. After becoming pregnant, Qi Yuning learned how to take a pulse, so she knew a little about the pulse of a pregnant woman.
Qi Yuning felt Shen Nian's pulse, frowned and said, "You are two months pregnant!"
Qi Yuning looked at Chen Nian with certainty, "Your pregnancy pulse is very obvious. Do you know that you are still a widow and it is also the period of national mourning!
It would be fine if you did this in Lingzhou, but this happened in Shengjing City!
I saw the marks on your neck earlier, and you are also a mother, so I won’t say much, but Shen Nian, your father is also a hero of the Qi Family Army. You did such a thing during the period of national mourning for your deceased husband. Aren’t you afraid that your biological parents will be shamed? "
Shen Nian was so ashamed that she knelt in front of Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, I was wrong, but I was also forced. Please help me!"
Qi Yuning looked at Shen Nian and said, "Forced? Who forced you? You are the adopted daughter of the Shen family. Who could force you to get pregnant during the imperial examination?!"
Shen Nian cried, "It's Prince Lu, Lu Yun..."
Qi Yuning was extremely shocked. "You said that the child in your belly is from that little bald donkey?"
Shen Nian nodded and said, “Little bald donkey?”
"It's Lu Yun!"
"Yes!" Shen Nian bit her lip and sobbed, "The father of the child in my belly is Lu Yun."
Qi Yuning was almost pissed off to death by Lu Yun. If she had known earlier, she should have let Lu Yun be a bald donkey in Xianglin Temple for the rest of his life. He had an affair with a widow and got pregnant without a matchmaker during the national mourning period. This matter must not implicate Lu Ze and the reputation of the Lu family.
Princess Pingrou pushed the door open and asked, "What?"
Shen Nian looked at Princess Pingrou behind her. She didn't expect Princess Pingrou to come back so soon. She knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Please, Your Highness, make the decision for me."
"Lu Yun, that stinky brat, I'm going to break his legs today!"
Princess Pingrou was also extremely angry and said to Shen Nian: "Get up first, you are still pregnant..."
Qi Yuning thought about how she had never heard Lingling mention that there were any brothers or sisters at home. Brother Han had heard Lingling talk about it, but she had never heard of any brothers or sisters...
Qi Yuning looked at Shen Nian's flat belly and fell into deep thought.
Apparently, every time Lu Yun ran into Shen Nian in the princess's mansion, he was the one who ran away.
In that case, what about the child in Shen Nian’s belly?
Qi Yuning only prayed that this matter could be properly resolved. It would be fine for others, but whether the national filial piety was observed or not, in fact, no one would pursue it if no one complained.
It’s not that ordinary people didn’t get married during the year, but officials were afraid of giving their opponents a handle, so they all followed the rules.
But Lu Yun is not only a prince, he is also the grandson of His Majesty. The issue of offspring arose during the national mourning period. Even if no one complained, it would be a real disgrace to the Lu family.
We also have to worry about someone using this opportunity to step on the Lu family, which would put Lu Ze in a difficult position.
Thanks to Lu Yun's "blessing", Qi Yuning was able to leave the room three days earlier. As soon as he left the room, he got into a sedan chair and was taken directly to the lobby.
Lu Ze had already received the news and rushed over. He walked over to Qi Yuning and asked, "What happened? Why are you so anxious?"
Qi Yuning whispered in Lu Ze's ear, "Chen Nian is pregnant, and the father of the child is Lu Yun."
Lu Ze frowned and said, "When will Lu Yun finally let us have some peace of mind?"
Lu Yun was brought back from the restaurant after a long time. As soon as he entered, he was forced to kneel in front of Princess Pingrou, "Mother, we are drinking so hard!"
"Drink? You're drinking during the national mourning period! Do you really mean it..." Princess Pingrou said angrily, "I've spoiled you. Lu Ze, use the family rules to punish me!"
Lu Yun looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Mom, even if you drank alcohol, it's not a crime worthy of punishment!"
Princess Pingrou angrily scolded, "Lu Yun, Lu Yun, your actions are getting more and more absurd. You became a monk before, and now you're pregnant before marriage. You even got another girl pregnant during the period of national mourning!"
"I don't have any!"
Lu Yun looked puzzled, and suddenly he heard a familiar low sobbing sound. When he looked up at Shen Nian, Lu Yun was surprised for a moment.
"You! Are you pregnant?"
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