Chapter 651 Su Rongrong is Pregnant
After much deliberation, Qiao Qinghe finally shook her head and rejected Li Sanqi's suggestion.
"Is it not possible?" Li Sanqi said dejectedly. "Now is the best time to get rid of Xia Linyuan. Once he returns to Daxi, we won't have the chance to kill him anymore."
Qiao Qinghe shook her head firmly.
"Killing Xia Linyuan is indeed the easiest thing to do now."
"But what will happen after you kill him? Has the princess thought about that?"
Li Sanqi frowned but remained silent.
Without a doubt, Da'e will not let this go.
At that time, the war between the two countries will resume, and the consequences will be unpredictable.
She now needs a stable situation, to secretly make arrangements, and to gradually take over the power in the court, so that she can smoothly succeed to the throne when her father passes away.
"With Xia Linyuan dead, war between the two countries is inevitable."
Qiao Qinghe said with concern, "But that's not the worst part."
"What I'm most worried about is that Xia Linyuan's death has turned the half of the people in Da'er who originally advocated peace into warmongers."
"In this way, the internal divisions within Daxi were completely eliminated."
"At that time, Dayan will really be in danger."
Li Sanqi's heart pounded. "The old lady is right."
"The current situation in Da'an is most favorable to us."
"Even if Xia Linyuan is determined to seize the land of Dayan, before that, he needs to successfully ascend the throne, stabilize the situation, and eliminate dissidents step by step, and these cannot be achieved in a short time."
Qiao Qinghe nodded: "For us, killing Xia Linyuan would do more harm than good."
Li Sanqi sighed helplessly, "He's lucky to be alive."
Qiao Qinghe knew that Li Sanqi was unhappy, and she was also unwilling, but that's how reality is, forcing people to compromise.
After a moment of silence, the two changed the subject, saying, "Although we can't let Xia Linyuan marry the Princess of Gaoping, for the sake of peace between the two countries, we still need to choose a Crown Princess that will satisfy him."
"Who does the old lady think is more suitable?"
Qiao Qinghe smiled wryly, "I think Princess Liyang is the most suitable. It's just a pity that Xia Linyuan's trip wasn't for the purpose of a marriage alliance."
"If he can't marry the Princess of Gaoping, I'm afraid he won't marry anyone else."
Li Sanqi was taken aback for a moment, then his anger flared up again, "So, Xia Linyuan was plotting against us from the very beginning?"
That bastard! He's so cunning!
After talking for a while, Qiao Qinghe got up to say goodbye.
Li Sanqi personally escorted the person to the door, then turned around, changed his clothes, and went into the palace to see Emperor Xiaozhao.
The matter of Xia Linyuan's proposal to Yu Zhenhuan, as well as her and Qiao Qinghe's speculations about Xia Linyuan, all need to be reported to Emperor Xiaozhao.
Qiao Qinghe came to find Li Sanqi because of Xia Linyuan's proposal to marry Yu Huanzhen.
The two have now reached a consensus: they absolutely cannot allow Xia Linyuan's scheme to succeed.
After leaving the princess's residence, she went directly to the Yongning Marquis's residence.
It was quite rude of them to show up at my door without prior notice.
However, since the two families had a good relationship and Qiao Qinghe was an elder, the gatekeeper of the Yongning Marquis's residence greeted her warmly as soon as she arrived, sending someone in to announce her arrival.
Soon, Lady Yongning, accompanied by Yu Huanzhen, came out to greet them personally.
Qiao Qinghe didn't beat around the bush and directly told the story, including her and Li Sanqi's guesses.
Lady Yongning was also shocked when she heard this, and said that she would handle it carefully and told Qiao Qinghe to relax.
Qiao Qinghe didn't linger; after finishing her business, she returned to Nancheng.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the gate of the mansion, Madam He greeted it with a smile.
As she helped Qiao Qinghe down from the carriage, she congratulated her with a smile, saying, "Congratulations, Madam! Congratulations, Madam! You're going to be the matriarch again!"
Qiao Qinghe was taken aback. "What happened?"
As the group walked inside, Madam He said, "Shortly after you left this morning, someone from the Marquis of Enping's residence came to deliver good news, saying that the Marquis of Enping's wife is pregnant."
Qiao Qinghe was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Really?"
Madam He nodded repeatedly, “It’s absolutely true. The person who came was Aqi, the head maidservant of Marquis Enping.”
"If other people's words can't be trusted, how could Aqi's words be false?"
Qiao Qinghe no longer had any doubts and asked with a smile, "How many months pregnant are you? How come there wasn't a single word about it before?"
"They said it was just diagnosed a little over a month ago; the doctor said it was only a little over a month ago."
"Because it has been less than three months, the Enping Marquis's residence intends not to announce it to the public for the time being. They are only informing you of the good news."
Qiao Qinghe smiled and chanted "Amitabha," saying, "They've been married for several years now, it's about time they had a child."
Then she instructed, "Go and prepare some things that pregnant women can use, and have the sewing room make some clothes for the baby. I will go and see for myself tomorrow."
Madam He responded to each instruction, and after Qiao Qinghe finished giving her instructions, she smiled and said, "Madam, the new baby clothes don't fit well. I think the baby clothes that Qian-ge'er and Zhen-jie'er used to wear are just fine."
Qiao Qinghe nodded with a smile: "You're right. In a little while, have someone gather up the two children's old clothes and send them to the Marquis of Enping's residence."
"Make a few new sets at the sewing room too, and send them over together. Don't let anyone find any mistakes."
"Yes," Mrs. He replied with a smile.
"Oh, by the way, should we inform Wu Bole about this?"
Uncle Wu was Su Rongrong's only remaining relative from her maternal family.
If they knew Su Rongrong was pregnant, they would definitely be happy for her, right?
Thinking of this, Qiao Qinghe suddenly became uncertain again.
Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it too much.
Then He said with a smile, "I did. I went with Aqi to talk to him personally."
"When Uncle Wu heard the news, he was so happy he was speechless for a long time."
"In the end, he was both crying and laughing. When Aqi left, he asked Aqi to tell Lady Enping that she should live a good life."
Qiao Qinghe sighed and said nothing.
Uncle Wu didn't say he wanted to see the child, nor did he suggest that Su Rongrong bring the baby to him after giving birth. Qiao Qinghe understood that Uncle Wu would never get over that hurdle in his heart.
***
The entire Enping Marquis's residence was filled with joy at this moment.
During breakfast, Su Rongrong felt nauseous and vomited because of a seafood porridge, which frightened Marquis Enping so much that he immediately summoned the royal physician to examine her pulse.
As a result, this pulse diagnosis revealed a pregnancy pulse.
He was overjoyed to receive three months' salary from the Earl of Enping.
Su Rongrong was already a respected figure in the Enping Marquis's mansion, and now she was treated like royalty by everyone.
Even when she's just walking, people ask her if she needs a sedan chair. Hearing she was going for a walk to digest her food, four people immediately stood around her, surrounding her completely, ostensibly to prevent her from falling.
Even when eating fruit, Yan Yan would first consult the physician about any potential harm to the pregnant woman or the fetus. Should the fruit be eaten hot or cold? Raw or cooked?
The meals were even more extravagant...
Su Rongrong finally got fed up with Yan Jin and chased him away, telling him to go about his own business before she was satisfied.
After Yan Jin left, Su Rongrong slumped into a chair, let out a sigh, and said with a bitter smile that was both sweet and helpless, "God, I just found out I'm pregnant, and Brother Yan is already like this. I have a long life ahead of me. How am I going to get through this!"
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