The legitimate son and the second wife 8
When Princess Jiade learned of Tao Yuan's pregnancy, she was so angry and upset that she couldn't even eat. And her personality was such that whenever she was angry, she would take it out on someone else.
Qu Feng and the other two concubines and kings all knelt on the ground and were scolded.
Princess Jiade grew even more enraged as she watched them. She angrily shouted, "Qu Yun and Prince Lei Wu have only been married for two months, and she's already pregnant! Can't you all show some pride?!"
The three of them lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.
Princess Jiade's gaze swept over them, finally stopping at Qu Feng. She looked at Qu Feng and said, "It's okay that the two of them entered the palace a little later, but you were married even earlier than Qu Yundu. The king spends most of his time with you. The two of them combined don't serve him as much as you do. If you can't get pregnant, you shouldn't monopolize the king's possessions and make them both unable to conceive due to you."
In fact, in addition to deliberately finding fault to vent her anger, Princess Jiade mainly wanted to teach Qu Feng a lesson, and the other two were just there to be scolded.
How could Qu Feng not know what Princess Jiade was thinking? She simply felt that Yan Hao had been neglecting the other two for him, and since she couldn't say anything to Yan Hao, she could only pick on him. And no matter how aggrieved he felt, he didn't dare to utter a single word in rebuttal. He could only bite back his tears, nearly tearing his lip.
In her previous life, Princess Jiade had given Qu Yun the most trouble, acting like a mother-in-law in front of her. In her previous life, although Qu Feng had been married once before, he was only initially disliked by Princess Jiade. After he gave birth to Yan Hao's eldest son, Princess Jiade didn't give him much trouble. Especially later, when Qu Yun's intolerance reached its limit and she began to fight for power, Princess Jiade teamed up with Qu Feng to deal with her.
Therefore, the grievances Qu Feng suffered now were something he had never suffered in his previous life. He also wanted to get pregnant quickly so that he could be made the legal wife, but the more he wanted to get pregnant, the more difficult it was for him to do so. What else could he do?
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In less than a month, Lei Yuan would lead his troops to Beiliang Pass. Tao Yuan was pregnant, and although he was happy, he was also reluctant to let her go. Calculating the time, he definitely wouldn't be able to rush back to be with her when she gave birth.
Tao Yuan didn't know if it was because of the pregnancy, but he suddenly became more emotional. The thought of being separated for such a long time made him feel very uncomfortable.
Tao Yuan leaned in Lei Yuan's arms and said to him, "After the baby is born, the king should come back, right?"
"I'll try to come back as soon as possible." Lei Yuan said while hugging him.
"It doesn't matter whether it's early or late. The most important thing is that the king can come back safely. There is no mercy on the battlefield, so the king must be careful and cautious." Tao Yuan instructed.
"You must also take good care of the fetus and give birth to the baby safely." Lei Yuan put his palm on his belly. Although Tao Yuan's belly was still small, he seemed to be able to feel the baby in his belly.
Although Tao Yuan knew that Lei Yuan would return safely this time, given the course of events in his previous life, he couldn't help but worry about being separated for so long. Furthermore, there was Yan Hao, the reborn one, who couldn't help but do something. Tao Yuan couldn't be by his side, and no matter how much he told him to be cautious, he still couldn't rest assured.
Lei Yuan has already started preparing for departure. A few days before departure, Tao Yuan also began to help him prepare the things he wants to bring.
While Lei Yuan was busy, Tao Yuan checked those things over and over again, and then seriously thought about what else might be useful and would not be a burden to carry with him.
On the day of sending Lei Yuan away, Tao Yuan had originally thought that he would not cry in order to let Lei Yuan leave with peace of mind. However, the moment Lei Yuan hugged him tightly, his tears still fell.
Lei Yuan let him go, wiped his tears with his fingers, looked at him and said, "Don't cry after I leave, otherwise you will hurt your body and I won't be able to fight with peace of mind."
"I'll only cry this time. After you leave, I definitely won't cry anymore." Tao Yuan looked at him seriously and said.
"Do you think I didn't know you were crying after I left? Although I'm not in front of you, you are pregnant with my child, and this child has inherited a part of my Xuan Yang power. I can feel it when you cry."
"Then can you feel it when I miss you?" Tao Yuan didn't know whether what he said was true or not, but since he said so, he chose to believe it regardless of whether it was true or not.
"Yes." Lei Yuan answered with certainty.
Tao Yuan looked at him with tears in his eyes, his eyes full of reluctance. If it weren't for his pregnancy, he would definitely find a way to go with him no matter what. Because he had to get pregnant first and then give birth to the child. Otherwise, he would definitely find a way to get pregnant later.
No matter how reluctant they were, they still had to send Lei Yuan away, as the army was waiting for him to set off.
Tao Yuan and Princess Yunyang accompanied Lei Yuan to the outside of the palace gate. They watched him ride away on his horse until he was out of sight. Only then did Princess Yunyang order people to close the palace gate.
Princess Yunyang thought that this was the first time Tao Yuan had sent Lei Yuan on a long journey, and knew that he must be feeling upset, so she comforted him with a few words, and then had someone carry him back in a sedan chair to rest.
Life in ancient times was boring, and it was even more so in the deep courtyard of the royal palace. After Lei Yuan left, Tao Yuan, besides resting and nursing her pregnancy, also began to find things to do on her own, either going to talk to Princess Yunyang or staying at Qu Mansion for a few days to accompany Miao Chen.
As the days passed, Tao Yuan's belly gradually grew bigger. Tao Yuan had given birth to several children, so she knew that even if her belly was big, it would be good to walk more, as long as she didn't get too tired.
That day, Tao Yuan thought that he had not been back to the general's mansion for half a month, so he asked someone to prepare a carriage and then went back to the general's mansion to see Miao Chen.
After arriving at the general's mansion under the escort of soldiers, Tao Yuan was stopped outside Miao Chen's yard and was not allowed to enter.
Tao Yuan was puzzled at first. Every time he came back, Miao Chen would happily go to the gate to pick him up in person. But this time, he was already outside the yard, but he wouldn't let him in. Then he thought, could it be that Miao Chen was injured and didn't want him to see it?
Tao Yuan insisted on going inside. He was pregnant and didn't believe anyone would dare to stop him.
"Lord, Lord!" Qingfeng cautiously stopped in front of Tao Yuan and said, "My dear, you have really fallen asleep. You should go back to the palace first and come back to see me in a few days."
"Tell me the truth, is my father injured?" Tao Yuan asked Qingfeng seriously.
"My dear, he is fine and not injured. He is just tired these past few days. He is now sleeping to recuperate. Now that the prince has gone in, my dear will definitely not be able to sleep well again."
"Doesn't my father sleep well at night? He sleeps too much during the day, how can he still sleep at night?" Tao Yuan didn't believe what he said at all.
"My dear, my dear, he..." Qingfeng was a little embarrassed and hesitated whether to tell Tao Yuan the truth. Looking at Tao Yuan's attitude, he knew that Tao Yuan would definitely not leave unless he told the truth.
"Tell me quietly, what happened to my father? If you don't tell me, I will have to go in." Tao Yuan said to him in a low voice.
"My dear, he..." Qingfeng looked back and then looked at Tao Yuan's belly.
Tao Yuan also looked down at his belly, then touched his belly with his hand and asked, "Why are you looking at my belly?"
Tao Yuan was puzzled, then looking at Qingfeng's suggestive eyes, he suddenly understood and said, "You mean, my father..."
Qingfeng put his finger to his mouth, signaling Tao Yuan to speak more quietly.
Tao Yuan immediately understood why Miao Chen didn't want to see him, and couldn't help laughing. Then he looked at Qing Feng and asked softly, "Is my father in good health?"
"Everything is fine, Lord Wang, just rest assured." Qingfeng replied in a low voice.
Tao Yuan nodded and said, "Since my father has fallen asleep, I will come to see him again after a while. When he wakes up, you can tell him so that he can have a good rest."
"Yes." Qingfeng saluted.
Tao Yuan turned around and left, going straight back to the palace.
Miao Chen knew Tao Yuan had left, and while he was reluctant to see him go so soon, he was also too embarrassed to see him. Tao Yuan was pregnant, and he was pregnant too. If he had gotten pregnant before Tao Yuan, it would have been fine, but he got pregnant after Tao Yuan, and he was also suffering from morning sickness. If he had seen Tao Yuan, he would definitely have noticed, so he was too embarrassed to see him.
Tao Yuan sat in the carriage and couldn't help laughing again. He could imagine how embarrassed Miao Chen must be, which was why he didn't want to see him. He touched his belly and thought, "My child, you will have an uncle or aunt younger than you in the future."
However, in this world, having elders younger than oneself wasn't unusual. Miao Chen felt so embarrassed because Tao Yuan's child was still in her belly. He and Tao Yuan were conceived less than three months apart. The thought of them both being pregnant in a few months was embarrassing.
Before, Miao Chen sent people to deliver various pregnancy-maintaining supplements to Tao Yuan, but now it is Tao Yuan who sends pregnancy-maintaining supplements to Miao Chen.
Later, Tao Yuan sent people to tell Miao Chen several times that he wanted to go back to see her, but Miao Chen refused every time because the bigger Miao Chen's belly got, the more embarrassed she was to see Tao Yuan.
Tao Yuan knew his personality and was worried that he would be too embarrassed to see him because he always wanted to see him, and would overthink it and seriously hurt his body, so he sent someone to tell him to take good care of his health. If he wanted to see him, he could just send someone to tell him, or wait until the child was born.
Miao Chen naturally wanted to see Tao Yuan, but he just couldn't get rid of the awkward feeling in his heart. It was not until Tao Yuan was about to give birth that he couldn't help it and went to Lei Wu Palace. Seeing that Tao Yuan was fine, he felt relieved.
Lei Yuan would send someone to deliver letters to Tao Yuan several times a month. When Tao Yuan missed him, he would take out his letters and read them.
After ten months of pregnancy, Tao Yuan finally gave birth to the child. Although she regretted that Lei Yuan was not with her, after giving birth to the child, he could stay with Lei Yuan wherever he went.
When Tao Yuan was still in confinement, she received a letter from Lei Yuan. In the letter, Lei Yuan told Tao Yuan that when Tao Yuan saw the letter, he was already on his way back.
Tao Yuan was happy and excited after reading the letter. Looking at the fair and tender little person sleeping soundly beside him, Tao Yuan tapped his cheek with his finger and whispered, "Your father is coming back. When he comes back, you can't sleep here at night."
Although Lei Yuan had not returned to the capital yet, the child was already one month old, and Princess Yunyang prepared a grand full-moon banquet in the palace.
Princess Jiade had originally not intended to go. Their feud was well known, so it was only natural for her not to go. But then Duke Yunyang personally went to the Yanwu Palace to deliver the invitation, provoking her. Princess Jiade, now furious, declared she would definitely attend.
After Princess Jiade calmed down, she realized that she had been provoked, but the words had already been spoken, and she could not go back on her word, so she could only go to the Leiwu Palace for the banquet on the day of the full moon banquet.
Princess Yunyang couldn't wait to show off her eldest grandson to everyone.
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