Chapter 62: Congratulations to this lady, you are pregnant.
"It's rare." Xuanye did not doubt him. "I don't know what could have made you so hesitant, but I believe that sooner or later you will tell me."
Wouldn't I have to tell her sooner or later? Even if I didn't tell her, if her guess was true and her belly was getting bigger day by day, what difference would it make if I told her?
Xiu Yu collected her thoughts, held Xuanye's hand, and said with a smile, "Don't worry. Nothing in this world can escape your eyes, and neither can Yu'er."
"Yeah." Xuanye looked at Xiu Yu, dressed as a man, and said, "Although you're a bit stealing my limelight by following me around like this, it's still much better than you wearing a girl's clothes. At least I don't have to worry..."
Under normal circumstances, Xiu Yu would have responded with a teasing response upon hearing Xuan Ye's teasing. But today, her mind was completely confused, so she simply said, "I'm afraid it won't be long before I can leave the palace dressed like this."
"Ah?" Xuanye was puzzled. "Why do you say that? Ever since I promised you, I've always taken you with me when I leave the palace."
Xiu Yu knew she couldn't continue this way. Otherwise, before she could even find a reason to see a doctor, she'd be exposed to the Emperor. Thinking of this, Xiu Yu raised her head and looked at Xuan Ye, smiling, "A while ago, I made some limited-edition gadgets that I haven't shown you yet. I was planning to sell them in the store, but I'm not sure if they'll work."
"Limited edition?" Xuanye was no longer surprised to hear new terms from Xiuyu. "Another new word from outside the Great Wall? How do you say it?"
Xiu Yu smiled and said, "Limited edition, as the name suggests, limits the total quantity. There are only these, and once they're sold, they're gone. This is also a way to pique buyers' interest."
"That's interesting." Xuanye also pondered, holding the hand warmer. "It's like eating. If you can eat it every day, you will miss it less. But if it's something you don't see or eat often, you will be itching to eat it."
Xiu Yu had never expected that the emperor, who could have anything he wanted, would use the metaphor of "eating" to describe "limited sales." It was quite interesting. "So, is there anything you want to eat that you can't normally have?"
"Yes." Xuanye's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness. "You have only been in the palace for a short time, and you are not very familiar with many of the palace rules. In addition, I love you very much and try not to enforce the rules in your palace. It is not surprising that you are not familiar with them."
Xiu Yu smiled awkwardly, thinking that someone actually used the word "caring" to describe himself. The emperor is the emperor, and people have to bow down to him.
Xuanye then continued, "There's actually a rule in the palace. When I eat a meal, if I take three bites of a dish in a row, I'll never see that dish again. Do you think I'll miss it? Of course I will, but I can't tell Liang Jiugong and the others, so I can only think about it silently."
"Is the Emperor really living such a miserable life?" Xiu Yu blurted out. After she finished speaking, Fang lowered her head slightly and said, "Yu'er, you've spoken out of turn."
"It's okay." Xuanye remembered that he also had grievances as an emperor, and his eyes became complicated.
"According to what the Emperor said..." Xiu Yu recalled that when she cooked for Xuan Ye, he didn't seem to have this taboo about using three chopsticks. "Isn't it a taboo for Yu'er to cook for you?"
Xuanye smiled and said, "You must know that when I dine with you, apart from Liang Jiugong and Xiao Tao, no one else serves us, right?"
Xiu Yu looked at Xuanye with a hint of reproach in her eyes: "You're setting me up! What secrets are there in the Forbidden City? Especially when it comes to matters related to your daily life, there are no secrets at all." As she spoke, she counted on her fingers: "Grandmaster, Empress Dowager, Imperial Concubine, these are the ones who can be called. And there are a lot of people who can't be called, all with eyes fixed on the Yikun Palace. What did you eat here, and how much did you eat? Can it be a secret?"
Xuanye said confidently, "I believe it is a secret. There are no secrets in the Forbidden City. This is true, but it depends on who you are talking to. The Forbidden City is indeed transparent in my eyes, and it is naturally transparent in the eyes of our ancestors. However, apart from me and our ancestors, no one else would dare to do what you imagine."
Xiu Yu reacted immediately. She had to admit that when it came to her, her mind was clouded. Not to mention the Forbidden City, even in the entire world, there was probably nothing that could be hidden from the current emperor. However, if someone truly wanted to spy on the current emperor's affairs, they would probably be wasting their time.
Seeing Xiu Yu lost in thought, Xuanye held her hand and said, "Since I have told you all this, I naturally trust you. Just put your heart at ease."
Although Xiu Yu felt that the emperor's words could not be fully trusted, after all, everyone knew that "serving the emperor is like serving a tiger", but at the moment, she was still willing to believe it. "Since the emperor said so, Yu'er will believe it for the time being."
"What do you mean by 'just a letter'?" Xuanye didn't like it. "I have never treated anyone else with such sincerity and care as I have treated you. I hope you can understand my painstaking efforts."
"Are you... writing a poem?" Xiu Yu said smilingly, "Yu'er is an amateur in poetry, please don't make it difficult for me." She waved her hands as she spoke.
Looking at Xiu Yu's expression, Xuanye laughed dumbly: "I didn't write any poems. Besides, I don't like writing poems. I just like..." He hesitated for a moment and said carefully: "Telescopes, blueprints, and cakes in the shape of ponies..."
Xiu Yu felt her cheeks getting hot: "It's almost there, let me take a look."
As she spoke, she actually stood up to lift the curtain.
Xuanye hurriedly pulled her back and said, "Liang Jiugong and Xiao Tao are both driving outside, and you have nowhere to sit. If we arrive, how can the car still be going so fast? How could someone who is usually so smart suddenly become stupid today!"
Yes, normally, she was quite shrewd and quick-witted, but today she was truly helpless. If I had to find a reason, it was probably because the dust had settled on that incident, causing her to be uneasy.
The carriage finally came to a stop. Xuanye alighted first, then helped Xiuyu along. After a period of trial operation, the shop was now almost fully operational. Xiao Tao knew her master's mind wasn't on the account books today. After setting out the "limited edition New Year ornaments" they had brought from the palace, she began to think about how to help her master "escape" the emperor and find an opportunity to seek medical advice.
It seemed as if God also wanted to help Xiu Yu. Before Xuanye could even sit down, the guards in the palace who were responsible for delivering emergency reports came to his door.
Xiu Yu guessed that Xuanye would probably review memorials here for a while, so he said that he had finished looking at the accounts in the shop and it was boring to stay here, so he went to take a look on the street.
Although Xuanye felt that this was not like Xiu Yu's usual behavior, he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he agreed.
Walking out of the shop and looking at the nearby Shichahai, Xiao Tao smiled and said, "Thank goodness the master has urgent business to attend to, otherwise you would not be able to get away."
Xiu Yu nodded: "I finally got out. I'll buy you some candied haws later."
Xiao Tao shook his head: "Let's get down to business first. Finding a reliable doctor is the most important thing."
After all, it is outside the Forbidden City, at the feet of the emperor. Apart from those imperial physicians who are trying their best to get into the Imperial Medical Bureau, there are also quite a few doctors with profound medical skills in the capital.
Winter weather is unpredictable, and people are more susceptible to colds, so the clinic is a bit crowded. Xiuyu and Xiaotao waited in line for a long time before they could sit down and see a doctor.
The doctor was already very old. He took Xiu Yu's pulse with his right hand and stroked his beard with his left hand. After a moment, he raised his head to look at Xiu Yu, then closed his eyes and carefully took Xiu Yu's pulse.
When Xiao Tao saw the suspicious look on the doctor's face, she knew that her mistress must be pregnant. She felt both amused and excited.
"Should I call you Madam?" The old doctor pondered for a while before asking this question.
Xiu Yu was a little embarrassed, but could only nod.
The old doctor finally stopped doubting his pulse-taking skills and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Madam. You are pregnant."
"What did you say?" Before Xiu Yu could thank him, Xuanye's voice rang in Xiu Yu's ears.
The old doctor naturally understood that this tall, thin young man was the young lady's husband, so he smiled again and said, "I have been practicing medicine for most of my life. I dare not say that I am the best in the field, but I will never make a mistake in taking a pregnancy pulse."
Xuanye looked at Xiu Yu, who quickly stood up, took Xuanye's arm and walked out, signaling Xiao Tao to pay the medical fee.
Outside the clinic, Xiu Yu shook her lower lip gently, not knowing what to say.
Xuanye looked at Xiu Yu intently and said, "I was told you've been completely distracted all this time, and you even lied to me, saying you were out shopping. How did you end up in the clinic?"
Seeing him calling himself "Zhen" in public, Xiu Yu hurriedly dragged him to a quieter place before saying, "I'm wrong, isn't that enough? Don't be angry. I wasn't sure either, and since I'm leaving the palace again today, I thought I'd find a doctor to confirm it."
Xuanye wasn't really angry. He stretched out his right hand and carefully touched Xiuyu's belly with his palm, saying, "I just thought a few days ago that since you and I are so close, it's time for God to send us a child."
Xiu Yu grabbed Xuanye's wrist and lowered her voice, "Why are you still calling me 'I' and 'I'? Are you afraid that others won't know who you are?"
Xuanye's eyes became softer, and regardless of the fact that Xiuyu was pretending to be a man, he stretched out his arms and hugged her into his arms, saying, "Yu'er, I've finally waited for this."
Xiu Yu thought to herself, this isn't the first time this guy has been a father. Is it always like this? That's a lot of emotion. But this was on the street, with people coming and going. She pushed Xuanye hard and said, "Let's go back and talk. It's really cold out here. I was in such a hurry and forgot to bring my fox fur coat."
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