Chapter 350 Zhao Feiyan 11
"Sister is pregnant?"
Zhao Hede was so surprised that she couldn't even cry. She took her sister's hand and walked into the room. She helped her sit down carefully and asked repeatedly:
"How many months has it been? How is your sister's health now? Is she feeling unwell? What did the imperial physician say?"
Feiyan held her belly, a smile on her face full of maternal love. "It's been three months. For the first two months, I was always dizzy and couldn't eat, so His Royal Highness Prince Gong asked the Emperor to bring me to the palace. Now I'm under the care of the imperial physician and I'm much better now. Don't worry, sister."
"We sisters have been dependent on each other since we were young. How can I not worry about my sister?"
As Hede was speaking, she saw Liu Ao taking Liu Kang out for a walk to give the sisters some space to reminisce about the past, so she ordered her servants to leave.
"Sister, you are already pregnant. Does Prince Gong still plan to continue wandering with you?"
Zhao Hede asked deliberately, but in fact she had already asked her brother Zhao Ke to persuade Prince Gong to bring Zhao Feiyan back at the right time and give her a status.
The night before Feiyan eloped with Prince Gong, she also made pills of the fertility medicine she had prepared and stuffed them into her mouth.
Even when Prince Gong asked his brother for help, it was Hede's secret guidance. So to be honest, she is the one who knows the current situation best.
As expected, Feiyan lowered her head shyly, but couldn't help but say sweetly, "His Royal Highness Prince Gong didn't want to let me and the child suffer. Three days ago, he asked Your Majesty to help persuade the Queen Mother Dingtao, and he also wrote a letter personally to beg for me, saying that he wanted to marry me as a princess and that I was the only one in his life."
"Really? This is truly great news!"
Zhao Hede played along, pretending to be envious, which made Feiyan happy. Then she frowned and asked, "Will the Queen Mother Dingtao agree?"
"The Queen Mother has agreed."
Feiyan smiled and took her sister's hand, thanking her sincerely, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and my sister."
"If it weren't for the grace of Your Majesty, who bestowed upon my father the title of Marquis of Chengyang, my brother would now be considered useful within the palace. I'm afraid the Queen Mother wouldn't necessarily agree to His Royal Highness Prince Gong marrying me as his consort. This is all because of your favor, my sister."
Feiyan was about to stand up and salute Hede, but Hede pulled her back and said, "Sisters, do we still need to care about this?"
"It's just that... given the Empress Dowager Dingtao's temperament, I'm afraid that even if she agrees now, she'll inevitably use her status as your mother-in-law to make things difficult for you in the future. When that happens, under the weight of filial piety, I'm afraid even His Royal Highness Prince Gong won't be able to help you."
"Ah? Then what should I do?"
"Don't be afraid, sister. The Queen Mother has a palace maid named Bai who escorted us to Princess Yang'e's residence. She was punished for this incident and was fined two years' salary by the Queen Mother Dingtao."
Feiyan blinked and guessed, "Sister, are you asking me to start with her and take this Bai Gong woman into my own hands?"
"Yes and no. She had a husband who was addicted to gambling. He lost all the rewards and money he had received from the Queen Mother of Dingtao. As a result, he lost his salary because of this, and his legs were broken by debt collectors."
Zhao Hede said nonchalantly, "Before I entered the palace, I secretly asked my brother to send some money to her family. She owes us a favor. Sister, remember to use this favor at a critical moment."
Seeing Zhao Feiyan still looking puzzled, Zhao Hede became more serious: "The Han Dynasty governs the country with filial piety. Even the emperor has no choice but to give in to the empress dowager. What's more, as her daughter-in-law, you and I are bound to make things difficult for her."
"That's why this favor from Bai Gongren is so precious. Sister, don't expose it unless it's absolutely necessary."
Zhao Feiyan seemed to understand something and after thinking for a long time, she asked tentatively, "Then what situation is considered serious?"
"For example, before my sister is about to give birth, she needs to be prepared."
Zhao Hede held her sister's hand and warned her earnestly, "Even if no one dares to say anything about our origins, the Empress Dowager Dingtao will probably be displeased. Sister, you must be careful that she pretends to be kind and takes the child away under any pretext."
"Don't even think about it! No one can take my child away!"
As soon as the topic of her and Prince Gong's child came up, Zhao Feiyan immediately changed her demeanor, vaguely showing some of the fierceness she had when she was trying to make a living with her sister.
"Don't worry, sister. This is an IOU. If the Empress Dowager really wants to do this, sister can take it to find that Bai Gongren. She will naturally help you."
Zhao Hede and her sister chatted until the night, and then simply rested in the Gui Palace, drove the two men out, and the two sisters slept in the same bed, chatting about each other's recent lives and each other's partners. This time, without those messy things standing between them, the relationship between the two sisters became even deeper.
Taking advantage of the time when Empress Dowager Dingtao did not reply to her letter, Hede stayed with her sister every day, and all kinds of silks, pearl hairpins, jade rings, tonics and good medicines were sent to Gui Palace like water.
When the future couple was about to set off, the things sent by Hede alone filled ten carts.
Yes, Empress Dowager Dingtao sent a letter on the third day, "impatiently" ordering her son to quickly bring back her good daughter-in-law and good grandson so that the family could be reunited as soon as possible.
Fu Yao even stated in the letter that she had already ordered people to prepare for the wedding and only lacked two newlyweds.
On the day of departure, Hede accompanied the emperor to see him off. Wang Zhengjun then realized that her son had hidden Prince Gong and a dancer in the Gui Palace without telling her, and was about to leave.
However, faced with this situation, she had no choice but to acknowledge that she had allowed it, which inadvertently made the queen even more embarrassed.
"Sister, when you get to Dingtao, please write to me often. Don't forget that you have a younger sister."
Hede wiped her red and swollen eyes. Ever since she knew her sister was leaving, she couldn't sleep all night long. Her eyes were as red as a rabbit's.
Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not want to show herself like this, but now she followed him to see her sister off with such a pair of eyes.
"Sister, you must take care of yourself in the palace."
Feiyan's situation was not much better. The two brothers, who had been neglected recently, looked at each other, hugged their wives, and hurriedly disturbed their thoughts with a few words. While the two sisters were still in a daze, they quickly completed the process.
"Take care, Kangdi."
"Your Majesty also."
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