Song Chengze looked at Meng Qi, who was looking up at him sleepily, with her slightly open mouth, slightly raised chin, and somewhat surprised eyes. His anger suddenly dissipated a lot.
"Prince? Why are you here?" Meng Qi said as she lifted the quilt.
Yuanyue put the lamp on the table and turned around to put shoes on Meng Qi.
Song Chengze looked around, took down the casual jacket that Meng Qi usually wore from the shelf, walked over and put it on her, without saying a word, turned around and sat on the edge of the kang.
Meng Qi glanced at Song Chengze, thought for a moment, and said to Yuan Yue, "Go out."
After saying that, he went to the outer room and poured a glass of water for Song Chengze and came back, "It's too late, Your Highness, don't drink tea. You won't be able to sleep anymore."
As she spoke, she reached out to untie the straps of Song Chengze's cloak. "When did you come back? Has everything been settled in the palace? This morning, my second sister sent a maid to tell me about Kunning Palace. She only said that she heard something seemed to have happened in Chengtian Palace, but she didn't know what it was."
Song Chengze stood up, let Meng Qi take off his cloak and hang it on the rack, and then sat back down, holding the teacup in his hand, neither speaking nor drinking, just looking at Meng Qi.
After Meng Qi finished all this, she turned around and looked at Song Chengze, "Prince? What's wrong with you? Have you encountered a difficult problem?"
Song Chengze looked at Meng Qi, who was wearing a coat but only pants underneath, and sighed softly, "Go to the kang, don't catch a cold."
Meng Qi thought about it, took off her shoes, got on the kang, and looked at Song Chengze who was sitting on the edge of the kang.
Song Chengze turned the teacup in his hand, thought for a long time, and then said, "Just now in the outer courtyard, Uncle Lu and the others congratulated me."
Meng Qi hummed and smiled, "I should congratulate you. This good news is so hard to come by."
"You think it's good news too?"
"Yes, of course it's good news. Aren't you happy? I am very happy." Meng Qi smiled.
Song Chengze's face darkened. "Of course you're happy. After all, it was you who designed this."
Meng Qi shook her head. "I dare not take all the credit for myself. It was the prince who contributed the most."
Song Chengze sneered, "Me? What does it have to do with me?"
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze and suddenly felt something was wrong. After thinking about it, she suddenly realized, "They congratulated the prince, isn't that something that happened in the palace?"
Song Chengze stood up and asked, "What do you say, my dear princess?"
Meng Qi was stunned at first, then she giggled. As she moved, the coat on her shoulders slipped off, revealing a light blue inner garment. The neckline was very low, and there was a thin red shoulder strap inside that was very eye-catching.
The beautiful white neck showed a graceful curve as Meng Qi tilted her head and smiled. Song Chengze closed his eyes. He really didn't understand how he could see so clearly under such a dim oil lamp.
When Meng Qi looked up again, she saw Song Chengze looking straight at her. She lowered her head and saw the slightly open collar. Her face suddenly turned red. She quickly pulled it and glared at Song Chengze a little embarrassedly.
This glance was full of charm in Song Chengze's eyes. He was stunned for a moment. When did that little girl become so charming?
After Meng Qi tidied herself up, Song Chengze also returned to normal. He coughed twice to cover his mouth and sat down again. He originally thought that standing would be more imposing, but he had no choice but to sit down. His lower body was already erect, and he didn't want Meng Qi to see it.
"You misunderstood. I released the pregnancy news on purpose."
Song Chengze was stunned at first, then he understood, shaking his head and smiling bitterly. What was wrong with him? Why was he so excited? Ever since Meng Qi married him, she had been busy running between the mansion and the palace. How could he really have thought she was pregnant? Even on the way to Jing'an Garden, he was still wondering whose the baby was.
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze's expression and knew that this guy was probably really scared by her.
"Don't you believe me, or don't you believe yourself?" Meng Qi said.
Song Chengze pulled at his robe to make his legs look smoother.
"I was anxious, listening to what they said, and without thinking, I just..."
Meng Qi burst out laughing. "Blame me for not communicating with you in advance. This idea just came to me."
Meng Qi explained the reason why she pretended to be pregnant.
Song Chengze frowned, "Are you suspicious of what the Lin family wants to do?"
Meng Qi nodded. "I'm afraid the Viscount Yongkang's Mansion is a little anxious after hearing the news of my pregnancy. Who knows what they want Lin to do. I thought we might as well use this as a test. I told you last time that I suspect two people, one is Ms. Li, and the other is..."
Meng Qi didn't continue talking but looked at Song Chengze. Song Chengze said, "Could it be that the Lin family is also under suspicion?"
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