Lu Xingzhou nodded repeatedly in agreement. Emperor Jingkang then asked, "Have you told Lord Shen about this good news?"
Lu Xingzhou smiled and said, "Not yet. I wanted to go to the palace first to tell my father and mother. I will go to the Shen Mansion to announce the good news in person later."
Emperor Jingkang nodded and said, "Yes, you must go there in person. Then go and make them happy."
Lu Xingzhou agreed to go. The carriage that was empty when he came was now filled with rewards.
After Lu Xingzhou left, Emperor Jingkang couldn't stop smiling. The Empress looked at him and said with a smirk, "You're going to be an emperor, and you're so happy?"
Emperor Jingkang laughed heartily: "Before, what I was most worried about was his marriage. Now that he has married Yue'er and has a queen, how can I not be happy? Besides, there is another thing."
"What's the matter?" the queen asked curiously.
Emperor Jingkang's eyes slowly revealed a smile, but his face was serious as he said, "Lu Xingzhou has a successor, and the position of Crown Prince should be decided."
As long as the position of the crown prince is not stable, the court will be unstable. This is the foundation of the country.
However, Lu Xingzhou had always refused to get married and naturally had no children, so Emperor Jingkang had not made a decision.
But now that Chen Liyue is pregnant, Emperor Jingkang has finally made up his mind to decide the position of crown prince on the day Chen Liyue's child is born, which can be considered a double happiness.
Hearing what Emperor Jingkang said, the Empress was naturally happy, "What if Yue'er gave birth to a little imperial granddaughter?"
Emperor Jingkang glanced at her and said, "It's time to decide. It wouldn't be good to let the crown prince position remain vacant."
The queen nodded, secretly praying in her heart that Shen Liyue's baby must be a boy. It's not that she is biased towards boys, but they really have a throne to inherit. If Shen Liyue's baby is a little grandson, then whether she gives birth in the future or not, the pressure will be less.
But if it is a little granddaughter of the emperor, the queen will also like her. They are all her grandchildren, and it makes no difference whether they are boys or girls.
But being born in an imperial family, there are many things that are beyond my control.
Lu Xingzhou didn't know what his father was planning. He was happily going to the Shen Mansion to report the good news.
When Chen Wangqiu and Jiang saw Lu Xingzhou coming over at such an unusual time of year without even sending a message in advance, they were shocked and thought something big had happened.
But when he saw Lu Xingzhou walk in with a happy face, he became curious.
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, I'm here to tell you the good news. Yue'er is pregnant." Lu Xingzhou said with a smile.
Chen Wangqiu and Jiang were overjoyed. "Have you told the emperor and empress this good news?" Jiang asked.
Lu Xingzhou nodded and said, "As I said, my father and mother also gave me a lot of gifts, and they are all in the carriage."
"Okay." Jiang nodded and smiled. She was confident in Lu Xingzhou's work.
"The palace doctor said that the fetus is not very stable in the first three months, and the queen mother also said that Yue'er is exempted from paying respects during this period. I thought I would not let Yue'er go out. If my father-in-law and mother-in-law miss Yue'er, please ask them to go to the palace. Yue'er should be very happy to see you two." Lu Xingzhou said with a smile.
Jiang smiled and said, "Of course I will. I will go to the palace to see her tomorrow. Please tell her to relax and be at ease."
Lu Xingzhou said: "Don't worry, father-in-law and mother-in-law, I will take good care of Yue'er."
After Lu Xingzhou finished reporting the good news, he saw that it was getting late, so he stood up and said goodbye. "When I left, Yue'er said she would wait for me to come back for dinner. It's getting late, so I have to go back."
Chen Wangqiu nodded. Yue'er just wanted someone to accompany her at this moment, so Chen Wangqiu and Jiang Shi did not keep Lu Xingzhou any longer and sent him to the gate.
The next day, Jiang brought her servants to Prince Yi's mansion.
Lu Xingzhou was not in the mansion at the moment. Although Shen Liyue was pregnant, he still had official duties on hand and could not postpone them all.
Chen Liyue was naturally happy to see her mother. She offered her mother a seat and asked Lian Dong and Yu Zhou to brew some good tea for her mother.
Jiang also had a happy look on her face and asked if Shen Liyue was feeling unwell.
Shen Liyue shook her head: "Except for a poor appetite these past few days, there's nothing else wrong with me."
Jiang said, "Women's pregnancies are all different, and everyone's reactions are different. I think Prince Yi is a good person, and I feel relieved to have him take care of your mother."
Chen Liyue also smiled after hearing her mother's words: "Yes, the prince is very kind to me."
Jiang looked at Shen Liyue’s happy face, and she didn’t know how to express the worry in her heart.
"What's wrong? Does mother have anything to say?" Shen Liyue noticed a hint of sadness between Jiang's brows and couldn't help asking.
Jiang nodded when she heard this, and sent all the servants away before she spoke.
"Mother knows that you and the prince are deeply in love, but..." Jiang paused, then continued, "But the prince is a man after all, and there are no other women in Prince Yi's mansion. Mother is worried..."
Jiang didn’t say the rest of the words, but Shen Liyue could understand them.
Even Shen Wangqiu had concubines accompanying him when Jiang was pregnant with Shen Weian and Shen Liyue. Although those two concubines were forced upon him by Old Lady Shen, it was not easy for a man to endure it all the time.
Jiang knew her daughter was a very transparent person, so she simply said: "I came here today to pick out a few good ones from home. They are all the Shen family's illegitimate children, and their deeds are in the Shen family, so they can be used without worry."
Shen Liyue was a little unhappy, but when she thought about it carefully, she knew that her mother was doing this for her own good.
Life is not easy for women in this world. Once married, if her husband wants to remarry, she has no choice.
If this is the case, it is better to use someone who knows you well, so that it will be convenient to use you in the future.
Lu Xingzhou had said that there would only be one Shen Liyue in Prince Yi's mansion, but for Shen Liyue and Jiang Shi, these words were just hearsay. In this world, how could a man marry only one woman? Especially since it was Prince Yi, if one day...how could Shen Liyue be the only one in the harem?
The mother and daughter talked for a while. Lu Xingzhou didn't come back, so Shen Liyue had lunch with Jiang, and then Jiang went back.
Lu Xingzhou didn't come back until evening.
"Look what good things I brought you." Lu Xingzhou walked in with a smile.
"What?" Shen Liyue also asked with a smile.
Lu Xingzhou took out an oil-paper bag from his arms, opened it and put it on the table. There was a lotus leaf in the oil-paper bag. When he opened the lotus leaf, there was a steamed chicken inside.
"Is this lotus leaf chicken?" Shen Liyue asked with a smile.
"Yes, it smells so good. I've been holding it in my arms and it's still warm!" Lu Xingzhou looked proud, as if waiting for Shen Liyue's praise.
Shen Liyue smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. It smells so good. It makes me hungry just by smelling it."
"Haha." Lu Xingzhou laughed and pulled a stool over to sit down.
Shen Liyue then asked the servants to serve the dishes. Lu Xingzhou only looked at Shen Liyue and said, "Hurry and try it."
"Hmm." Shen Liyue smiled and stretched out her chopsticks.
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