Chapter 48 Dream Back
This statement is earth-shattering.
The hall fell into silence. The attending palace maids looked at each other, with uncontrollable excitement and joy on their faces.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Lu Zhu knelt down in surprise, and then breathed a sigh of relief with lingering fear. Fortunately, the Queen and the royal heir were safe. It was her fault for being too careless and not noticing the Queen's previous abnormality.
Having not heard His Majesty's response for a long time, she raised her head cautiously, only to see that His Majesty seemed stunned, and his eyes, which had always been so majestic that people dared not look directly at him, were now a little dazed.
"Is the imperial concubine...pregnant?" His Majesty asked again, as if he still couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has indeed been pregnant for nearly a month." The imperial physician secretly wiped his sweat, feeling scared that he had not been able to diagnose the Imperial Concubine's pregnancy a few days ago.
Chen Dingyao still felt as if he was in danger. After a while, he stretched out a hand and carefully touched Chan Zhen's abdomen. However, at the moment when he was about to touch it, he stopped with some trembling.
Is Yuan Zhao back? It must be. In her previous life, Zen Zhen also became pregnant with Yuan Zhao in the summer.
His and Zenzhen's only child in their previous life, the child who died young due to illness, is finally coming back.
Tears of joy almost welled up in his eyes, but he managed to hold them back, a happy smile appearing on his face.
"Good, good!" He said "good" several times in a row. Anyone could see that His Majesty was excited at the moment.
Lu Zhu smiled knowingly. His Majesty dotes on the Empress so much, and now that the Empress is pregnant, it seems that the position of Empress is not far away.
The inner hall was filled with a joyful atmosphere, but the outer hall was desolate.
Everyone waited anxiously for news about the imperial concubine, and finally a eunuch came out to announce it.
"His Majesty has asked all the ladies to return first. The Imperial Concubine is pregnant and needs to rest. Today's matter will be reviewed another day."
Before the concubines could even breathe a sigh of relief, they were hit hard by the news that the imperial concubine was pregnant, and they forgot to express their gratitude for a moment.
Concubine Shu slowly closed her eyes. Was she really pregnant? His Majesty had always doted on the Imperial Concubine. If the Imperial Concubine gave birth to another prince, how would Yun Yi cope?
She looked at her son worriedly, but saw Yun Yi with a dazed look on his face, as if he had suffered a great shock.
Is the Imperial Concubine pregnant with the Emperor's child? Is it his brother or sister?
Chen Yunyi's mind was in a mess. He was relieved to hear that she was safe and sound, but then he was shocked by the news that she was pregnant and was speechless.
Yes, since the emperor dotes on her so much, sooner or later she will give birth to a child with him. He is just a distant bystander, a selfish villain who can never get between them.
Chen Yunyi knew that the smartest thing to do was to cut off his feelings for her right now. Since she was pregnant with his father's child, there was no possibility between them. But why did the resentment in his heart grow stronger?
Immersed in his own emotions, Chen Yunyi did not notice Shufei's worried gaze, and therefore ignored another complicated gaze.
Concubine De clenched her fingers, but a gentle smile hung on her face. "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Are you and your unborn baby doing well?"
The eunuch replied, "The Imperial Concubine and the Heir are all well. Ladies, please return."
It seems like he is trying to drive away customers.
Concubine Shu was dissatisfied, but since she was facing someone in front of His Majesty, she did not dare to have too many opinions.
After the concubines left, someone murmured, "Who has never been pregnant before? Why are you watching so closely?"
The bitterness in his tone was hard to conceal. Everyone was silent, with only bitterness in their hearts.
The fact that the imperial concubine was the exclusive favorite had already left them with no hope, and now she was pregnant, and it looked like His Majesty was paying extraordinary attention to her. This really made them feel that the future was bleak and they could not see any hope at all.
"Consort Xu, please be careful with your words." Chen Yunyi stopped and looked at the speaker coldly. "The Imperial Concubine was just pregnant and she was frightened like this. Your Majesty will naturally take it more seriously. Moreover, Your Majesty has not let go of the lotus pond incident. You should take this opportunity to think carefully about how to explain it to Your Majesty."
He did not think that the incident on the lotus pond was entirely an accident. Although he arrived late, he had a general understanding of what had happened from the maidservants beside the imperial concubine.
The Imperial Concubine preferred quietness, and the boat she was riding was designed to avoid crowds. How could a boat have just happened to collide with her? The boatwoman in the palace couldn't be so incompetent. He was certain his father had the same suspicion, but since the Imperial Concubine was pregnant and hadn't yet regained consciousness, he had put the matter aside for the time being, preoccupied with her.
But it doesn't matter. He has plenty of time and means. Even if his father doesn't take action, he will get to the bottom of this matter.
Xu Cairen lowered her head awkwardly. Consort De, standing beside her, gave her a look of dismay and replied on her behalf, "Thank you for your advice, Your Highness. I will teach Xu Cairen a lesson."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the unhappy Concubine Shu and gave a meaningful laugh: "Sister Shu was also quite frightened today. Your Highness will have to comfort her when you return."
Concubine Shu naturally didn't want to be outdone, so she replied calmly, "There's no need for Concubine De to worry about me and Yun Yi. The boat that hit Concubine Gui today could have been ridden by Concubine De. Concubine De should worry more about yourself."
Although she was not happy that Yun Yi cared about the imperial concubine, the fact that Yun Yi saved the imperial concubine was beneficial to her after all. For Yun Yi's sake, His Majesty would be much less suspicious of her.
A hint of coldness flashed across Concubine De's eyes, but her face remained smiling like a kind old lady. "I have a clear conscience, so there is nothing to worry about."
Shu Fei had worked with her for many years and knew her temperament very well. She glanced at De Fei with a mocking look and lazily adjusted the hairpin in her hair.
"Then I wish Concubine De not to suffer the same fate as Concubine Xian."
And Concubine De is even worse than Concubine Xian. Concubine Xian has the eldest son, so what does she have? Does she rely on Prince Zhuang? How can she truly recognize someone else as her mother when her biological mother is still alive?
After she finished speaking, she said to Chen Yunyi calmly, "You go back with me."
Chen Yunyi followed her silently, thinking about how to explain to his mother without arousing her suspicion.
In the end, only Princess Xuanyang was left. She did not live in the palace and was not walking in the same direction as everyone else.
From the moment His Royal Highness Prince Jin appeared, her eyes never left him, and she discovered something even more secretive.
She wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, but when she thought about the private conversations she had had with the imperial concubine today, she felt an indescribable nausea in her heart.
How could such a thing happen? How dare Yun Yi?
She regretted coming here today. If she hadn't dragged the imperial concubine on a boat trip to admire the lotus, she wouldn't have been involved in this accident, and she wouldn't have discovered this obscene thing. She would rather watch Yun Yi and his princess grow old together than see him die in despair with such shameful thoughts.
She only hoped that she was the only one who noticed this, and no one else would ever know about it. Otherwise, it would be a disaster for both Yun Yi and the imperial concubine.
…
Zen seemed to be trapped in a never-ending nightmare.
"Your Majesty, we have tried our best, but... there is nothing we can do to save the situation."
She held the gradually cold child in her arms with a dazed look in her eyes, and patted his back gently as usual, but her movements were as stiff as a puppet.
"Impossible, Zhao'er was crying with me this morning..."
She had a smile on her face, but tears were streaming down her eyes.
"Zhao'er is the best. He won't be willing to leave me." She lowered her head and looked at the pale child, thinking he was asleep. She coaxed him gently, "Zhao'er, be good. When you've had enough sleep, open your eyes and look at mother."
The imperial doctors lowered their heads, no longer daring to look at her reaction at this moment.
She turned a blind eye to the outside world and at this moment, the only thing in her eyes was the child in her arms. She coaxed the child again and again. Finally, someone couldn't bear it anymore and came up to stop her.
"Chanzhen, Zhao'er has fallen asleep, put him down first." The man coaxed her gently while trying to reach out and take the child away from her arms, but was met with her strong resistance.
"I don't want it!" She suddenly turned around and glared at him fiercely, while holding the child tighter in her arms, "Zhao'er is mine, no one can take him away."
The man's eyes were filled with grief, but he still forced a smile on her face. His voice was very gentle, and he didn't care about her resistance at all.
"Zen is so good. Zhao'er has fallen asleep. Give Zhao'er to me and I will take him downstairs to rest."
"I don't want to." She shook her head and shrank back behind the bed with a defensive look in her eyes.
He closed his eyes in pain, and when he opened them again, he had finally made up his mind. Regardless of her resistance, he forcefully took the child out of her arms, looked at the child deeply for the last time, and then handed it to the eunuch beside him.
She collapsed and screamed, her voice hoarse, and she even scratched several scars on his face and body, but he was completely unaware. He just held her tightly in his arms, suppressing his grief and comforting her: "Don't cry, Zen, we will have children again."
"No more..." She cried until she was hoarse, and finally fell on his shoulder, "No more..."
She stared blankly at the child in the eunuch's arms, her eyes empty, reflecting nothing but tears. After a long moment, her pale lips forced a sad smile, "I can't live with Zhao'er gone."
"I'm still here." He nervously held her shoulders, staring into her dark eyes, his voice dry, "I'm still here, Chanzhen, you have to stay with me for a long time."
She tilted her head and looked at him with a hint of sarcasm, "I don't want you to accompany me."
"Your Majesty, my life with you will never last long."
…
"His Majesty!"
A cry of surprise broke the silence of the inner hall.
Zen Zhen suddenly opened her eyes, and the feeling of excruciating pain from her dream still seemed to linger in her chest, making her subconsciously look around for a smell that could give her peace of mind.
"I'm here."
Chen Dingyao held her hand tightly, and the warmth of his palm made her calm down a little.
"Your Majesty..." For some reason, Zen Zhen felt a soreness in her eyes and nose, which made her cry uncontrollably. She opened her arms to him, wanting to seek his embrace and comfort.
Chen Dingyao took her into his arms as she wished, patting her trembling back gently like coaxing a child, and soothing her softly: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
With his comfort, Chan Zhen felt that the depression in his heart gradually subsided.
"Your Majesty, I just had a nightmare. I dreamed that our child was gone." She had become even more spoiled by him recently. Her eyes were red as she looked at him moistly. "This is fake, right?"
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