Chapter 61: Well-reasoned
"I know that I haven't had any children for so many years because it's difficult for me to get pregnant." Jiang Yingli said sullenly.
Xiao Chenglan's brows furrowed, "Who told you that, Doctor Zhang?"
Seeing that he looked unhappy and fearing that Song Zhaoyi would be implicated, Jiang Yingli quickly denied it.
"It wasn't Doctor Zhang, I guessed it based on a medical book I accidentally read."
Xiao Chenglan said calmly, "Oh? Really? What does the medical book say?"
Jiang Yingli blushed slightly, and she leaned closer to Xiao Chenglan's arms, whispering, "Your Majesty, medical books say that even contraceptive soups may not be able to completely prevent pregnancy. The way we're doing it, the chances of getting pregnant are still very high."
She touched her belly and her voice became lower and lower, "But I haven't gotten pregnant yet. It must be because I have difficulty getting pregnant..."
Xiao Chenglan listened to her quietly and asked calmly, "How do you know it's not me who has the problem?"
Jiang Yingli opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Your Majesty is so powerful, how could it be possible..."
Xiao Chenglan looked at her and smiled silently, "You're pretty amazing, aren't you? This has nothing to do with how amazing you are."
Jiang Yingli's face flushed, and she buried herself in Xiao Chenglan's arms. "Your Majesty, there's no need to comfort me. I already know everything. Your Majesty has known about this for a long time, right? He even deliberately took contraceptive measures. Are you afraid that I'll be sad if I find out?"
Xiao Chenglan saw her eyelashes trembling, sighed softly, and held her hand.
"Okay, stop crying and come here."
He pulled her and sat down on a round stool in front of the table, then put his arm around Jiang Yingli's waist and let her sit on his lap.
"Weren't you fine before? Why have you been thinking about children since entering the palace?" Xiao Chenglan asked as he rubbed his palm on her belly.
Jiang Yingli curled her lips sadly, glanced at Xiao Chenglan, then lowered her eyes and whispered, "Because, because Your Majesty can no longer accompany me like before, so..."
"So you just want to have a child to keep you company and entertain you?"
Jiang Yingli nodded, "I think, probably, that's what I think..."
Xiao Chenglan's expression darkened, and he said resolutely, "In that case, I will definitely not allow you to have children."
Jiang Yingli immediately raised her eyes to look at him and asked anxiously, "Why?"
"Not every child is well-behaved. If you give birth to a little devil, forget about tending to your flowers and plants. I'm afraid you'll have to spend the middle of the night taking care of the child. I know very well that you don't have the energy. If I give the child to a wet nurse, you'll be sad. It's better not to have him."
Jiang Yingli said weakly, "But he might be very well behaved...Your Majesty and I were not noisy children when we were young."
"How do you know I'm not?" Xiao Chenglan said lightly.
Jiang Yingli instantly wilted, lowered her head and thought for a while, then lay on his chest again and asked in a low voice:
"Then, when can we do that?"
Xiao Chenglan looked at her expectant face and said softly, "Wait until I have more free time. I'm very busy now and can't even accompany you, so how can I have time to accompany the children?"
Accompany the children? Jiang Yingli paused, "But Your Majesty is the Emperor, there is no need..."
"No buts, just listen to me." Xiao Chenglan said without hesitation.
Jiang Yingli had nothing more to say and nodded obediently.
"oh."
Xiao Chenglan looked at her quietly, his voice softening.
"Just take good care of yourself and don't think about anything else. When the time is right, we will naturally have children."
Jiang Yingli nodded.
After a short silence, she suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Xiao Chenglan in surprise.
"So it's not that Your Majesty doesn't want to have a child with me! It's just that he's too busy."
Xiao Chenglan frowned and asked in confusion, "When did I ever say I didn't want to have children with you?"
The implication of this question was too obvious. Jiang Yingli felt a little guilty for some reason. "That's what I said that night..."
"Which night? Where did you say it?" Xiao Chenglan continued to ask.
Jiang Yingli took a deep breath and spoke out loud, "On the couch, the first day His Majesty taught me to write the commandments, I fell asleep. His Majesty carried me to bed, then woke me up and asked if I wanted a child. I said no, and His Majesty warned me not to think that motherhood would only bring honor."
After Jiang Yingli finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Chenglan with confidence.
Listen, she has a basis in reason and she is not making it up!
After figuring out the whole story, Xiao Chenglan closed his eyes.
He reached out and pinched Jiang Yingli's left cheek, pulling the soft flesh on her cheek, and moved closer to her with half-closed eyes.
"Are you stupid, Jiang Yingli?"
"Oh, Your Majesty...I am in pain. How could I become such a fool? Your Majesty has praised me for my intelligence many times."
Xiao Chenglan sighed slightly and said coldly, "Next time, I won't talk to you when you're having fun, so that you don't listen halfway and make up stories about me."
Jiang Yingli rubbed her left cheek and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by only listening to half? What's the other half?"
Xiao Chenglan's eyes lightly swept across Jiang Yingli's curious little face.
"If you didn't hear it, forget it. I won't say it again."
Jiang Yingli suddenly became dejected.
Xiao Chenglan rubbed her head and said, "Okay, I have to get busy with official business. I will come to accompany you tonight. Wait for me obediently."
Jiang Yingli's eyes suddenly lit up, but she also felt a little aggrieved. She hugged Xiao Chenglan's waist and said:
"Your Majesty has not come to Zhaohua Palace for so long. I thought you had forgotten me."
Xiao Chenglan's eyes darkened for a moment, and he tapped Jiang Yingli's forehead.
"Don't always be alone with your thoughts. I will never forget you even if I forget anyone else."
Jiang Yingli pouted and reluctantly let go of Xiao Chenglan.
Xiao Chenglan turned his gaze towards the door and called out:
"Fu Wanquan."
"The servant is here."
"Go and get a sedan chair to take Zhao Chongyi back to the palace."
“Yeah.”
Fu Wanquan was still thinking that His Majesty wanted to call for water, but in the end His Majesty only ordered him to call for a sedan chair, which really did not live up to the name of Hehuan Palace.
However, Your Majesty is really very restrained. Even though he has been missing women so much in the past ten days, he still sticks to the bottom line of not having sex during the day.
On the other side, Song Wanyan also called for a sedan chair to carry Concubine Shen back to Jinxiu Palace.
Because she also had some joint responsibility, Song Wanyan also went to Jinxiu Palace.
After taking the pulse, the imperial physician reported:
"Please rest assured, Empress Zhaoyi. Miss Shen is just suffering from some heatstroke. It's not serious, not even heatstroke. She will feel better after recuperating in the cool palace. As for the bruise on her knee, I can prescribe some medicine. It will heal in half a month."
Song Zhaoyi glanced at Chen Zhuxin lying on the couch, turned her head and said, "Don't tell me to be at ease. I'm not worried at all."
"Yes, yes, yes." The imperial physician said apologetically, turning to Cui Sheng, Chen Zhuxin's personal maid, "Miss, please listen carefully. I will tell you some taboos about using medicine."
Cuisheng responded quickly.
Song Zhaoyi felt that nothing was wrong, so she took Hanlu and left.
As she walked out of the hall, a painting caught her eye out of the corner of her eye.
The painting was weighed down by a paperweight and lay quietly on the table.
Song Zhaoyi paused and looked at the bright and beautiful girl in the painting.
"Jiang Yingli." Song Zhaoyi only took a quick look and immediately determined who the person in the painting was.
She walked over, stood in front of the painting, and raised her eyebrows.
"Tsk, this was before she reached the age of marriage, the same age as Xiaowu now."
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