Chapter 175 Pregnancy
Fengyi Palace
Luo Jinan was lying on the small couch outside, eating red plums from a jade bowl and reading a storybook with great pleasure.
Xu Nian felt a headache when he saw the leisurely man. Ever since the news came out that His Majesty was suffering from a serious illness, he had been staying in Fengyi Palace without moving an inch.
"The imperial decree has been issued. You should recover from your illness by now. It's not right for you to stay here with me all the time."
Luo Jinan raised the storybook in his hand and smiled frivolously.
"I will take advantage of the last few days of my free time to learn how to be a good concubine of the Empress."
"Bring it—"
Xu Nian snatched the script from his hand, feeling bitter inside. Now, when she heard the word "young man", her legs went weak.
Thinking about how Luo Jinan had kneeled in front of her and done unspeakable things these days, she felt extremely ashamed.
"What's wrong with you, Madam? Your face is flushed. Are you sick? I will diagnose and treat you."
"Luo-Jin-An-"
Xu Nian wanted to bite these three words to pieces. She didn't dare let the palace maids serve her closely these days, for fear that this person would suddenly go crazy and say something vulgar.
"Alright, alright, I won't say any more. Just be at ease, Nian Nian, I know my limits, I will go to the morning court tomorrow, okay?"
Xu Nian is now becoming more and more helpless against Luo Jinan. She can't stand up as long as the other party shows weakness.
Sometimes, looking at the other person's face, she really wanted to complain, "The man is a vixen."
Looking down at her belly, her expression softened, she was afraid that there was a little fox in her belly now.
She didn't feel anything a while ago, but recently, after being reminded by Lady Wu, she suddenly realized that if she calculated the days, she should be able to diagnose the disease.
It just so happens that Luo Jinan is here too, so if I can make a diagnosis today, it will also give the other party some peace of mind.
She called Yanrong and asked her to go to the Yu Hospital to invite Dean Zhu. When Luo Jinan heard that they wanted to invite Doctor Yu, he turned over and stood up from the couch.
"But what's wrong with you? That shouldn't be the case. I was quite gentle last night."
Xu Nian pouted at him and said angrily, "You think about indecent things every day. Haven't you noticed that I'm different recently?"
Luo Jinan looked from the other person's hair to her heels. Her pretty face and graceful figure still fascinated him.
Xu Nian went up and slapped Luo Jinan in the face, interrupting his daydreaming.
"I've been sleepy lately, eating more than before, and I'm picky and have a bad temper."
As careful as Luo Jinan was, he certainly noticed it, but he thought it was because he had been too noisy in the past few days that made Nian Nian tired and sleepy. Could it be wrong?
Luo Jinan became nervous when he thought that Xu Nian might really be sick or even poisoned.
When Zhu Yuanshou entered the palace, he saw that His Majesty had a gloomy expression, and his heart skipped a beat. He wondered if the fact that he was passing on the message to the Empress had been exposed.
His legs trembled, and he knelt down and performed a great salute.
"I am guilty—"
"Quickly check the Queen's pulse."
The two people's words collided with each other at the same time, which made Dean Zhu's expression pause. Oops, he seemed to have misunderstood.
Luo Jin'an glanced at Dean Zhu with an unclear expression, but still waved his hand and asked him to come forward to take his pulse.
Yuanshou Zhu touched the empress's wrist through the embroidered handkerchief. In fact, he was already feeling very nervous. The look in the emperor's eyes when he was looking at him was really too cold.
Hmm~ Dean Zhu concentrated and examined the patient again. It was really God's will that he would not let him go. He suppressed his inner joy, put away the towel, and then announced the diagnosis with a happy face.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is more than two months pregnant."
Luo Jin'an was originally feeling uneasy when he saw the bitter and resentful look on Dean Zhu's face, but he didn't expect that the sudden good news would make him dizzy.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty—"
Luo Jinan, who had come to his senses, looked at Xu Nian with tears in his eyes, "Niannian, we have a child, my child."
Xu Nian, who was originally somewhat moved, felt a lump in her throat. She said this as if she had someone else in mind.
Dean Zhu retreated with interest. Xu Nian was also a mother for the first time. Now that she knew there was really a little life in her belly, she actually felt a wonderful feeling.
Luo Jinan was so happy that she didn't know what to do. One moment she asked Xu Nian if she was hungry, and the next moment she put more clothes on her for fear that she would catch a cold. She didn't give the palace maids any chance to intervene.
In less than half an hour, the happy news that the Empress was pregnant spread throughout the harem, and every palace servant was rewarded. For a moment, the entire palace was filled with joy.
Since Xu Nian was diagnosed with pregnancy, the palace affairs were handed over to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother did not expect that she had no power when she was the Queen, but now she has to worry about it.
However, Nanny Liu was happy to see it happen. Now that the Queen Mother was busy, she seemed much more angry.
"My lady, this is the Shujin you asked me to find."
The Queen Mother touched the cloth, nodded with satisfaction, and began to cut with the scissors.
When she was in the imperial court, she was very good at needlework and her mother was always proud of her. But after she entered the palace, the first waist belt she made was rejected by the late emperor. From then on, she rarely used needlework.
Nowadays, the Queen's Yu Embroidery Workshop often sells embroidery products outside, and she often brings embroidery samples to ask for her opinion.
When she learned that the Queen was pregnant, she was genuinely happy. Thinking of how Xihe looked when she was just born, she couldn't help but make tiger-head shoes for the baby.
"Although your majesty has not touched a needle and thread for a long time, her needlework skills are still as good as they were in the past."
"Just comfort me."
"Why did my aunt start embroidery?"
The Queen Mother looked up and saw that it was Yang Wanqing. She happily put down her needlework and pulled her to sit beside her.
"The queen is pregnant, and I suddenly got the mood to make a pair of tiger-head shoes for the little prince."
"Congratulations, Auntie, on becoming a grandmother."
The Queen Mother was also very happy. Although she was only His Majesty's mother in name, this was her first grandson.
"Why are you here, girl? I heard that the imperial decree has been issued and you will be leaving the palace soon."
Yang Wanqing also wanted to visit her aunt again before leaving the palace. She was truly grateful to her aunt.
She stood up and knelt solemnly before the Queen Mother, paying her respects.
"Wanqing thanks her aunt for planning and making Wanqing's wish come true."
The Queen Mother smiled softly, "I am just following the flow of things."
Yang Wanqing looked at her aunt in confusion.
"When His Majesty asked me to take charge of the selection, he had already stated that the selected girls would be given a marriage. I can't help but think of your marriage. Your father has no official position. Although he has the support of the Cheng'en Marquisate, it is not easy to find a good marriage, not to mention that this marriage was requested by Zhao Mubai himself."
What the Queen Mother didn't say was that her second brother was a pretentious and unproductive man who had long lost his good reputation in Shengdu City. Who would want to find such a son-in-law?
Although Zhao Mubai is a concubine's son, he has now separated from the family and established his own family. At such a young age, he has risen to the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, a fourth-rank official, on his own. He has a bright future ahead of him.
"Aunt, isn't the marriage granted because we have offended His Majesty's dragon spirit?"
It was no wonder that Yang Wanqing was surprised. Even the Queen Mother was shocked for a moment when she found out. There had never been such a precedent for bestowing marriage upon a concubine.
She still remembered what His Majesty said at that time.
"People have always been harsh on women. If I favor the Queen alone, her reputation will suffer. But if it's because of me, I think people will be more sympathetic to the Queen."
So that's how it was. Yang Wanqing was still a little dazed when she walked out of Shoukang Palace. It turned out that the emperor had never planned to choose a concubine, and it turned out that her feelings were not one-sided.