Fu Rongchen didn't have the habit of wasting food. He took the bowl and said, "I'm a little hungry, I'll eat." He then picked up the chopsticks she had placed aside and began to eat.
Shangguan Yanran paused for a moment, rested her chin on her hand, and stared at him without blinking. As if thinking of something, her face gradually turned red.
She had eaten those, yet he didn't seem to mind at all.
She hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I've already eaten it, you don't mind?"
Fu Rongchen was taken aback for a moment, then looked up at her, and then his lips curled into a smile, "You don't mind." When they kissed, he hadn't been without his share of her saliva. This silly girl, had she forgotten?
When Shangguan Yanran met his lingering gaze, she belatedly realized something, her face flushed, and she hurriedly got up, saying, "I'll go wash my face."
Fu Rongchen saw her flee in panic, and a smile flashed in his eyes.
...
Half a month later, Rong Qingqing and Xie Jingrun's group finally returned to the capital.
Because Rong Qingqing had secretly gone to Suzhou without telling anyone, her return this time naturally did not alert anyone.
Under Xie Jingrun's arrangement, she quietly returned to the palace.
Emperor Zhaojing already had some suspicions, because he hadn't seen Rong Qingqing for a long time. He sent someone to Yuxian Palace to visit her, but only saw her head maid.
Upon learning of Xie Jingrun's return today, he personally went to the palace gate, hoping to catch the couple in the act. However, he only saw Xie Jingrun; Rong Qingqing was nowhere to be seen.
He was puzzled. Could it be that he was wrong and Rong Qingqing had not left the palace?
"I thought the Empress went to Suzhou with you," Xie Jingrun said as he approached.
Xie Jingrun glanced at him. "The Empress is ill and recuperating in the palace. Doesn't Father Emperor know that?"
Emperor Zhaojing said sullenly, "That's true." He paused, then, remembering something, asked, "Is Prince Su alright?"
“His poison has been cured, and now that the two countries are at peace and there will be no war in the short term, I have sent him back to the capital to recuperate,” Xie Jingrun said.
Emperor Zhaojing nodded. "Very well. He has sacrificed so much for Daliang, he deserves a good rest. The Empress will be very happy to know."
"Mm." Xie Jingrun nodded.
Emperor Zhaojing found his unhurried demeanor rather strange. "You haven't seen the Empress for over a month. Why don't you hurry back to see her?"
Xie Jingrun said, "Isn't it Father Emperor who's stopping me from speaking?"
Emperor Zhaojing choked for a moment. What did he mean by stopping him?
"Get out of here!" he said angrily.
Xie Jingrun smiled and headed towards Yuxian Palace.
Emperor Zhaojing thought that he hadn't seen Rong Qingqing for a long time, and now that Xie Jingrun had returned, he wanted to go and visit her.
So he went back to the Imperial Study first to handle some matters before heading to Yuxian Palace.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the gate of Yuxian Palace, he saw Imperial Physician Ding, who was skilled in gynecology, come out from inside.
Thinking that Rong Qingqing's condition had worsened, he quickly asked, "How is the Empress?"
When Physician Ding saw him, he quickly bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Empress is pregnant."
"Is she pregnant?" Emperor Zhaojing paused, then his expression turned somewhat strange as he realized something.
"Indeed," said Imperial Physician Ding with a joyful expression, but when he looked up, he saw that Emperor Zhaojing did not show any joy on his face, but rather looked rather strange.
"How long has it been?" Zhaojing asked.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been exactly one month," Physician Ding replied.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaojing's expression suddenly turned somewhat unpleasant. Xie Jingrun had been in Suzhou for more than a month, but the Empress was already a month pregnant.
He could almost see his son's future glory.
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