Su Feiling looked at Su Xuening's meaningful smile, her heart clenching with nervousness. She held her belly and stood up straight, saying, "This is my first pregnancy, so I'm naturally being careful. I was startled when you reached out your hand just now, so please don't take offense."
"Really?" Su Xuening smiled, her expression showing that she didn't quite believe Su Feiling's explanation.
Su Feiling's eyes darkened instantly, and she nearly crushed the handkerchief in her hand.
What the hell does Su Xuening mean by this? Does she suspect something?
That shouldn't be the case. She had asked Green Lotus to keep an eye on Su Xuening before, and Green Lotus said that Su Xuening didn't seem to be acting strangely!
Su Xuening looked at Su Feiling's belly again and said with a smile, "I heard that my second sister is carrying a little prince."
Su Feiling glanced at Su Xuening with a gloomy look, then patted her belly triumphantly and said, "The imperial physician has checked, and it is indeed a little prince."
"Congratulations, Second Sister!"
Su Xuening smiled kindly, as if she were genuinely congratulating her.
But this did not make Su Feiling lower her guard, nor did it make her let down her guard.
Su Feiling stroked her belly and said, "Our Highness and the Holy King were born on the same day, month, and year. This time, my elder sister and I became pregnant around the same time. I wonder if we will have the chance to give birth at the same time again."
Hearing Su Feiling's words, Su Xuening felt only sarcasm.
This woman understands nothing and uses these words to mock her, unaware that she can only be mocking Su Huiyan and Xuan Yuan Yu, and even herself.
However, since Xuan Yuan Yu did not say this at the same time as Xuan Yuan Zhan, it was not appropriate to say it now, so Su Xue Ning was too lazy to argue with Su Fei Ling: "What does it matter if they are born at the same time, as long as they are born safely."
Su Feiling stared at the expression on Su Xuening's face, somewhat displeased.
Is she genuinely stupid, or is she pretending?
Su Feiling glanced at Su Xuening's stomach again.
Her belly is so big, she must be more than six months pregnant. She must have really been poisoned by the Drunken Aphrodisiac. I wonder which wild man she found to cure her. The child in her belly is definitely not Xuan Yuanzhan's!
So they couldn't have given birth at the same time. She's so smart, how could she not understand the sarcasm in her words?
She's just pretending to be stupid, so she really is carrying a bastard child!
Su Xuening could easily guess Su Feiling's thoughts. If it were before, she might have been worried that Su Feiling would guess something, but now that the child in her belly was Xuan Yuanzhan's, she wasn't afraid of Su Feiling making wild guesses.
Su Xuening touched her belly and suddenly looked at Xuan Yuanzhan in surprise: "He seems to have moved."
Xuan Yuanzhan looked at her belly with surprise and delight, and even reached out to touch it: "Are you tired from walking? Is he protesting?"
"Maybe," Su Xuening replied with a smile.
"I'll carry you." Without saying a word, Xuan Yuanzhan picked up Su Xuening in his arms.
Although Su Xuening was already six months pregnant, Xuan Yuanzhan could still carry her with great ease, and even with her big belly, she still looked so petite in Xuan Yuanzhan's arms.
The two ignored Su Feiling and Xuan Yuanzhan carried Su Xuening away.
When the palace servants saw Xuan Yuanzhan carrying Su Xuening away, they all excitedly gathered together and whispered among themselves.
"The Holy King spoils his Holy Queen too much; he doesn't even want her to walk."
"Yes, the Holy King treats the Holy Queen too well, he practically dotes on her."
"We've finally found a husband for the Holy Queen. Is there any other man in the entire Eastern Chu as devoted as the Holy King?"
"That's right, I heard that the Holy King has sworn several times that he only wants the Holy Queen and will be with her for life!"
"The key is that the Holy King is not only devoted to love, but also the most handsome man in Eastern Chu. He is dignified, elegant, and upright. Moreover, he is a direct descendant of the royal family and is now highly regarded by the Emperor. Where can you find such a perfect man!"
"The Holy Princess Consort is indeed very fortunate. I heard that the Emperor intends to make the Holy Prince the Crown Prince. If that's true, wouldn't the Holy Princess Consort become the Empress in the future? That's like rising to the top in one step!"
Hearing this made Su Feiling so angry she wanted to kill someone, and she glared fiercely at the palace servants.
The palace servants who were just whispering were all frightened by Su Feiling and scattered like birds and beasts.
Su Feiling stared at the backs of Xuan Yuanzhan and Su Xuening.
Su Xuening is truly an exceptionally lucky woman. She once thought that marrying Xuan Yuan Yu as his principal wife was her best choice and the closest she could get to the position of empress.
Unexpectedly, so many things went wrong in the middle, and in the end she was not able to become Xuan Yuan Yu's principal wife; they only gave her the position of a concubine.
Since she could only be a concubine, she would find a way herself. She would become pregnant with Xuan Yuan Yu's child before Zhao Zhenzhen. If she successfully gave birth to the imperial heir, perhaps the emperor and her aunt would remember her merit in giving birth to a child and grant her the title of principal wife.
Even if she doesn't become the principal wife for the time being, as long as she has a son to rely on, she will always have a better future than Zhao Zhenzhen.
Even if she never becomes empress, she still has the chance to become empress dowager, or grand empress dowager!
But now her hopes seem to be dashed again. Xuan Yuan Yu, who previously had the best chance of becoming the crown prince, has suddenly fallen out of favor.
On the contrary, Xuan Yuanzhan, who was least likely to become the crown prince, has always been favored by the emperor. A bastard child has become the person with the best chance of becoming the crown prince. Su Xuening, who was just a princess who was brought in to bring good luck, not only won the favor of Xuan Yuanzhan and the Holy Prince's Dowager, but now she has a better chance than her to sit on the throne of empress.
No!
She refused to accept it!
Why is Su Xuening so lucky? She doesn't have to do anything and easily gets what she couldn't get despite all her hard work and schemes!
Su Xuening is carrying a bastard's child; she absolutely cannot let her get away with this!
Su Feiling clutched her handkerchief tightly and stormed back to her palace.
Xuan Yuanzhan carried Su Xuening into the carriage, and asked her worriedly, "How is he? Did he kick you again?"
Seeing Xuan Yuanzhan's worried expression, Su Xuening couldn't help but laugh and said, "Silly boy, I just wanted to show off our love to make Su Feiling angry. The baby didn't actually kick me."
She is actually more than seven months pregnant now, and she feels fetal movement frequently, but mostly at night, and the movements are not very frequent.
Maybe this child just doesn't like to move around.
Xuan Yuanzhan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she was really unwell. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, saying, "Why are you getting angry with someone like her? You don't need to show off at all; you're already much better than her."
She is the First-Rank Holy Princess Consort, while that woman is merely one of Xuan Yuan Yu's concubines. What's the comparison?
Su Xuening pouted: "She was the one who started this sarcastic talk, so of course I can't let her off easily. I, Su Xuening, am not someone who's so easy to bully!"
Xuan Yuanzhan was amused by her and coaxed, "Alright, alright, you're amazing, our Ning'er is the most amazing!"
Su Xuening felt a little embarrassed by the flattery.
This guy is treating her like a child; she was clearly talking to him about serious matters.
Su Xuening suddenly remembered something and frowned, saying, "Right, I don't think I saw Zi Shu just now."
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