In the afternoon.

Qin Ye returned home, took a bottle of medicine to Yun Ying, and asked Yun Ying to deliver it to King Li. Then, supporting his lower back and touching his belly, he lazily walked towards Han Feng Courtyard.

It's only been over three months, but the belly is so big and heavy.

She touched her big belly and thought to herself: I eat six meals a day, and three bowls of rice at each meal. If I continue to eat this way, won’t my belly be so big that it will explode?

It seems that I have to reduce my meals appropriately starting today.

Otherwise, after eating the child, she would become as fat as a 200-pound pig.

Just as I was thinking about it, suddenly a slightly urgent voice came:

"princess!"

Qin Ye looked up and saw Han Ying.

But she stood behind the rockery, clenching and unclenching the sword in her hand, and pursing her lips four or five times, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"What's wrong?" Qin Ye asked suspiciously.

If you have something to do, why don't you go to Zong Zhengchen instead of looking for her?

"Princess, I... I have a few words that I don't know whether I should say... I..." Han Ying turned his head and looked around from time to time, as if he had some concerns.

Seeing her like this, Qin Ye thought for a moment, then held his belly and walked behind the rockery.

The corner behind the rockery is deserted and quiet, a safe place for conversation.

As soon as she came over, Han Ying knelt down:

"Princess, you may not like what I said, but it is true! The master...he does not want to keep the child in your belly!"

The sudden words hit Qin Ye like a blow to the head:

"What?"

What do you mean?

She doesn't understand.

Han Ying raised his head and said quickly, "Last year, you were infected with an epidemic in Dongning City, and then you were kidnapped, frightened, and poisoned. The child couldn't withstand such a torment, and it is very likely that he will be deformed."

"This is the diagnosis made by the Li family doctor. If the princess doesn't believe it, you can go ask the Li family doctor."

Deformed child?

Zong Zhengchen never mentioned this to her.

Suddenly she remembered that day when Doctor Li asked Prince Chen to go out for a talk. She didn't think much about it at that time. Could it be that he said it at that time? That's why he avoided her and didn't let her listen?

"He's worried that the child will be born with deformities, and he's also worried that you won't be willing to give up the child, so he teamed up with that Miao woman and planned to get rid of the child when you aren't paying attention!" Han Ying spoke eagerly and sincerely.

"This is what I overheard today. It is absolutely not a lie, Princess!"

Qin Ye held his stomach in shock, unable to believe that Zong Zhengchen would do such a thing.

She could feel his love for the child.

No matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, healthy or deformed, it is their child. Could it be that the Chen Palace cannot afford to raise a child?

Qin Ye frowned and looked at Han Ying with a speculative look, his slightly narrowed eyes were slightly sharp:

"You told me this, aren't you afraid that King Chen will know and punish you severely?"

"Of course I'm afraid, but as a woman, I can't bear to watch..." Han Ying looked at her bulging belly, the light in his eyes was particularly gentle.

"I am also a woman, and I will be a mother in the future and have children. I understand the love and heart of a mother who is willing to sacrifice her life for her children."

That's why she told the princess the truth behind her master's back.

"Princess, you can imagine that since you became pregnant, the Emperor, the palace, and all the princes have been staring at Prince Chen's Mansion. The Emperor is even more looking forward to your belly giving birth to the eldest grandson."

"Just think about it. If the child is born with a deformity, how disappointed will the emperor be? Other princes who want to compete for the throne will definitely use this as a pretext, saying that you are an unlucky person, or that the master is cursed by the gods. Then, he will definitely be cut off from the throne!"

"If this child is born, it would be a gamble with the throne! How dare the master gamble!"