After returning to Prince Li's mansion, the two were unhappy the whole time, with stern faces and quarreling from time to time. The servants passing by lowered their heads when they saw them, for fear of bringing bad luck upon themselves.

Qin Jiaojiao stroked her belly and sat down calmly, "Your Majesty, I think you wouldn't mind pouring me a glass of water, right?"

She smiled, a proud and provocative smile.

After having a child, she changed her previous humble appearance and became a completely different person, confident and outspoken.

This child gave her full confidence.

Zong Zhengli walked to the table and picked up the water glass.

"It has to be warm," Qin Jiaojiao touched her belly, "my son is afraid of the cold."

The man paused slightly, tightened his grip a little, glanced at her, then loosened his grip without a word. Without saying anything, he turned around and went out to get warm water from the kitchen.

Qin Jiaojiao looked at his back, the smile in her eyes slowly faded and turned into bitterness.

She knew that he didn't have her in his heart.

She knew that his kindness to her was forced and fake. If she didn't have the leverage over him, he probably wouldn't even look at her.

But even so, love gained through threats is always better than being a widow.

Outside the hall.

Zong Zhengli fetched hot water, and the secret guard appeared. He glanced around, quickly came to the man, and took out a small white porcelain bottle from his sleeve:

"Master, medicine."

This medicine is a tonic that can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and dredge blood vessels and meridians. If taken for a long time, it will keep the blood in the body in an excited state. Once you are injured or bleeding, the blood will flow uncontrollably.

In other words, if someone takes this medicine for a long time and gets injured accidentally, they will die from excessive blood loss due to inability to stop bleeding.

If she is pregnant, she will definitely die of hemorrhage during childbirth...

Zong Zhengli's eyes darkened as he slowly held the cold little porcelain bottle. The deep light in his eyes could not tell his joy or anger, nor did it reveal his thoughts; it was exceptionally deep.

After a while.

Return to the hall.

Bring warm water.

Qin Jiaojiao held the cup, smiled contentedly, raised her eyes and asked with a smile: "Prince, can you give your son a name?"

Compared to her happiness, the man's expression remained cold, even mocking:

"You used the child's matter to bring me back from the patrol camp, just to make me like a useless person, staying in the mansion every day to serve you tea and water?"

Qin Jiaojiao's smile froze slightly.

There was silence for three seconds.

After reacting, he placed his fingertips on the edge of the cup, and his voice became a little lighter:

"The patrol battalion is just a chore patrolling the streets. Do you think the emperor values ​​you? Isn't our child the most important thing right now?"

"As long as the son is born, you will have whatever you want."

He kept calling her his son, which made Zong Zhengli extremely disgusted.

He was the son of a lowly palace maid, and he had struggled and climbed through the turbulent imperial palace. He had finally gotten to where he was today, but a few words from her had ruined everything!

"Women's opinion!"

"Yes, I am indeed a woman, but everything I do is for you!"

Zong Zhengli didn't want to hear a word and left in anger.

“Where are you going!”

Qin Jiaojiao stood up and hurriedly chased after him, "My Lord!"

"The emperor asked you to stay at home with me. Are you going to disobey the emperor's order? Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

One left, the other chased, and there was no warmth of emotion between the two.

Not far away, Madam Wei saw it and came over quickly:

"Li'er, Jiaojiao, what are you guys doing?"

I heard the sound from far away, it seemed like they were quarreling?

Qin Jiaojiao saw Madam Wei, stroking her belly, her eyes slightly red, and her voice choked a little: "Mother..."

"I'm pregnant, and I haven't been feeling well lately. The Emperor asked the prince to stay at home with me, but the prince wanted to go to the patrol camp. He thought the child was not as important as the patrol camp, so he got angry..."