Chapter 140 Why Are You Doing This?
"Your Majesty."
Aunt Li panicked and pulled Chu Cong's sleeve, saying, "It's so late, it's better not to..."
"You are carrying my child. Since Doctor Lin can't find the cause of your illness, we must naturally call in the imperial physician."
Chu Cong interrupted her with a cold face and said, "The imperial physician is very skilled and will definitely be able to find the cause of the disease."
“…”
Li Susu panicked after hearing the words "excellent medical skills". She was already faking her pregnancy. If Taiyi found out, wouldn't she...
"Need not."
Li Susu quickly refused, "Your Highness, I'm not in any pain at all. Doctor Lin is very skilled in Chinese medicine. It's probably just that I'm feeling uncomfortable for a while, it's nothing serious."
"No, how can I feel at ease if I don't find out the cause of the disease?" Chu Cong said without letting her know. His cold eyes stared at her: "You are so reluctant. Is there any other reason?"
Chu Cong's voice was as cold as ten thousand years of ice. When he frowned, he looked even more serious, which scared her.
Li Susu was at a loss. Of course, she didn't feel any discomfort in her stomach. She just snatched someone from Shen Lingshu's yard twice in a row, and she felt a little proud in her heart.
So, not long after, Li Susu snatched someone from Cheng Lanshu's yard again.
"I..." Li Susu didn't dare to admit it and hesitated for a long time.
Qing Wu said, "Your Highness, please go and get the imperial physician. Your offspring is important to you. Concubine Li is often in pain. If something really happens to her, wouldn't it harm your offspring?"
"The palace physicians are highly skilled and will surely be able to find out the real cause of the disease." Qing Wu's firm words made Li Susu even more afraid. Rather than being found out by the physician, it would be better for her to admit her mistake.
"Your Majesty, my stomach doesn't hurt."
After Li Susu finished speaking, she stroked her belly and admitted her mistake: "I just want the prince to spend more time with me and the baby in my belly."
Li Susu slowly knelt on the ground, sticking out her belly. She raised her head and pleaded, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"So, these few times when you said you had a stomachache, it was all fake?" Chu Cong stepped forward and pinched her face with his big hands. He realized something was wrong the first time.
Aunt Hua must have chased the cat because she saw that Li was fine.
The second time, Li Susu cried like a pear blossom in the rain, and she looked so scared and terrified. Looking at her big belly, Chu Cong also softened his heart.
It had only been a few days and Li Susu had acted like this again. Chu Cong was indeed angry.
Li Susu felt her face was pinched so hard that she couldn't even speak clearly: "...Yes..."
Chu Cong shook her face away and said, "Madam Hua, in order to allow Madam Li to rest assured and take care of the baby, she should stay in the yard until the birth and not go out."
After saying that, Chu Cong turned around and left without any hesitation.
"Your Majesty, I really just want to see you more."
Li Susu excitedly wanted to chase after him, but was held back by Aunt Hua, who said, "Madam Li, the baby is already seven months old, and the birth is not far away."
"Madame Hua, please beg for mercy on me." Li Susu looked at Madame Hua with tears in her eyes.
Nanny Hua lowered her head, looked at her big belly, and said, "Madam Li, as long as the child is born safely, you are the child's biological mother, so why worry about not being able to see the prince?"
"Besides, even if you meet the prince now, what can you do?"
Aunt Hua's eyes seemed to be saying: Why are you doing this?
"yes."
Li Susu sat down in despair. She just wanted to see the prince's care for her these days, and wanted to see the prince always cherish her in his heart and favor her...
Now, the prince asked her not to go out before giving birth, and coupled with the confinement period, doesn’t that mean she won’t be able to see the prince for three or four months?
The thought of this possibility made Li Susu even more flustered. She raised her head and stared at Cuiyu intently: "Come here, slap Cuiyu in the face, hit her hard!"
Li Susu's eyes were filled with tears, and she wished she could eat Cuiyu alive. If Cuiyu hadn't come up with this idea for her, how could she have thought of it?
Cui Yu, who was about to run away quietly, turned around and ran after hearing what Li Susu said.
Biyu grabbed Cuiyu and called two servants from the courtyard to hold Cuiyu down.
"Master, this servant is doing this for your own good."
Cuiyu said in panic.
"Beat her." Li Susu said without hesitation. In the Fontaine Courtyard, Cuiyu's screams were heard everywhere.
Youlan Courtyard.
Shen Lingshu was learning to make a small purse with needle and thread. Even though the two sisters had no shortage of these things, she still wanted to make something simple.
"ah."
Shen Lingshu looked at the finger that was pricked, and Zhu Xin beside her quickly held her hand with a handkerchief and said, "Master, why don't you let this servant do it."
"How many holes have you pierced on your fingers?"
Zhu Xin looked at her hands worriedly. Her master was talented in everything else, but she was not good at needlework.
"Don't be afraid. I don't believe I can't do it well."
Shen Lingshu gritted her teeth and persisted. She lowered her head and continued to make the small purse. She didn't want her children's clothes, shoes and socks to all be made by her in the future.
It doesn't matter if she's a little ugly, the two sisters definitely won't dare to dislike her!
"Your Majesty?"
Zhu Xin couldn't persuade him, so when she looked up and saw the prince, she quickly saluted.
After hearing what Zhu Xin said, Shen Lingshu pricked her finger again.
Chu Cong stepped forward and looked at the slender white fingertips, which were oozing bright red blood. He raised his hand and pressed the pierced area with a handkerchief. On the other fingers, many small needle pricks were faintly visible. He frowned and said, "There are servants in the mansion. You don't have to do these things yourself."
"But I want An An and Bei Bei to be able to use the things I made myself."
Shen Lingshu raised her eyes, her gaze firm yet gentle. She changed the subject and asked, "Why is the prince here? Is Concubine Li feeling better?"
Aunt Li's high-profile invitation was no secret at all in the backyard of the palace.
When Li Susu was mentioned, Chu Cong thought of the time when Shen Lingshu was pregnant. When Shen Lingshu was pregnant, she never asked him for help for any reason.
On the other hand, Li Susu actually dared to snatch people from Shen Lingshu.
"Doctor Lin said she needs to rest and take care of the baby, so she shouldn't go out for the time being."
Chu Cong didn't want to mention Li Susu, so he asked, "In a few days, there will be a palace banquet. Father has shown mercy and specially allowed you to bring your child into the palace."
"ah?"
Shen Lingshu was shocked. It was winter, and the two children were only half a year old. She didn't want to enter the palace. She hesitated for a while before saying, "Your Highness, I am just a concubine. I'm afraid it's against the rules!"
"The pamphlet you presented has even given us the vegetables from the greenhouse. When the grain harvest is good next year, my father has already said that he will definitely make you a concubine."
Chu Cong raised his hand and gently smoothed the loose hair around her ears. Compared with the spoiled Li Susu, Ling Shu was always so considerate and never complacent because of some achievements.
"Your Majesty, this, this credit belongs to you, doesn't it?"
Shen Lingshu was shocked. She thought that the booklet was given to Chu Cong and that Chu Cong made the things. She never thought that Chu Cong would tell the emperor honestly.
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