The Emperor had apparently noticed the Second Prince's condition after losing his pen. He shook his head in amusement, tiptoed over, and took off his cloak to cover the Second Prince.
He tiptoed back to his seat to review the memorials.
The emperor felt so soft in his heart when he saw the second son was completely defenseless against him.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't know that the emperor had also thought of giving Yuan Bohua a few beauties.
At this moment, she was greeting her mother Jin in the mansion!
Jin said that Zhou Qiongyue went home more often, but Zhou Qiongyue had not been home for half a month. Jin immediately picked out some good things from Zhou Wencan's private warehouse and came to the palace to see Zhou Qiongyue.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua answered the call together at the second gate.
After meeting the people, Yuan Bohua took his servants back to the front yard, leaving the space to the mother and daughter.
Zhou Qiongyue happily took her mother Jin's hand and said, "Mother, why did you think of coming to see me? Is there something going on at the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion?"
"What could possibly happen to the Marquis' Mansion with your grandfather and your father? It's all because of you, a little girl. You used to go to the Marquis' Mansion every few days, but recently you haven't been back for half a month.
"Mother heard from your father that the prince rarely attends the morning court. I'm free today, so I came to see you. What have you been busy with recently?"
As Jin spoke, she looked at her daughter, worried that she might be ill. Seeing her daughter's rosy complexion, she heaved a sigh of relief.
Zhou Qiongyue directly took her mother to the place where she usually drank tea and sat down. She then asked Gulan and others to bring some snacks before explaining, "My daughter is not sick, she is just pregnant. It's still early in the pregnancy, so it's not good for her to go out frequently.
As for the prince, maybe he just doesn’t like attending court.”
Jin was holding a cup of tea and about to drink it, but when she heard her daughter say that, she immediately put the tea down and asked in surprise, "Are you pregnant?"
Zhou Qiongyue nodded solemnly. She knew her mother was also worried about this matter. Since her mother was here, Zhou Qiongyue had no intention of hiding it from her.
Jin's face was full of smiles. She reached out and rubbed Zhou Qiongyue's face. "You little girl, you didn't even send a message to the mansion when you were pregnant."
When Zhou Qiongyue heard her mother say this, she held the cup of water and sighed deeply:
"Alas, my daughter is just trying to keep a low profile! The concubine in my second cousin's house is going crazy because she gave birth to a daughter! She has always been at odds with her daughter. And there are those confused uncles and aunts in the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion."
After hearing her daughter's words, Jin agreed with her approach and said, "Your idea is right. Keep it covered as long as possible!
How long have you been pregnant? Any reaction? What did the court doctor say?
Jin asked a few more questions that concerned her. She was worried when her daughter didn't get pregnant, and she felt even more worried when she got pregnant.
Zhou Qiongyue gently placed her hand on her belly, very satisfied with the child:
"It's been almost three months, and the court doctor and Gu Mei both say everything is fine. My daughter hasn't reacted at all. If it weren't for the careful care taken by the people around her, she would have almost forgotten she was pregnant."
At first, Zhou Qiongyue felt that she really had no feelings for the baby in her belly, but after more than two months of everyone talking about her, she felt that she was beginning to have some feelings for the little guy in her belly.
She felt that as time went by, she would become more and more attached to the baby in her belly.
After hearing her daughter's words, Jin couldn't help but praise her: "She's a good girl."
Afterwards, Jin talked about a lot of things to pay attention to during pregnancy. Zhou Qiongyue smiled and agreed regardless of whether her mother was right or not.
Anyway, her mother couldn't stare at her here, so if she was told the right thing to do, she would do it. If she was told the wrong thing to do, she would just pretend she didn't hear it.
It's all the mother's love for her daughter, so there's no need to argue with them over such a small matter.
Jin stayed with her daughter at the palace for a whole day, and was only picked up by her father, Zhou Wencan, after dinner. If she hadn't been busy at the Cheng'en Marquis's residence, she would have really wanted to stay at the palace to take care of her daughter.
Zhou Wencan was so eager to come pick up Jin because he wanted to know what happened to his daughter as soon as possible. However, he had just seen his daughter at the palace. Seeing her rosy face, his worries were relieved. He was glad that she was not sick.
But he still couldn't wait to ask Jin on the carriage back home, "Did Yue'er tell me what she's been busy with recently?"
Under Zhou Wencan's curious gaze, Jin said leisurely, "The prince is going to be a grandfather."
Zhou Wencan heard this and looked at his wife excitedly, "What do you mean, Madam?"
Jin nodded, "That's what you meant."
"This girl didn't even bother to inform her family that she was pregnant." Although Zhou Wencan complained, the smile on his face was so wrinkled that wrinkles appeared.
Jin knew that the prince was just talking, and he was still very worried about his daughter. However, she couldn't help but explain on her daughter's behalf: "It's not my daughter's fault, it's mainly because there are so many people in the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion.
The Second Prince's concubine doesn't get along with my daughter. What if she goes crazy when she finds out she's pregnant?"
Zhou Wencan was silent for a moment, then he leaned closer to Jin and said in a very low voice:
"Don't worry, Madam! That man is so active all day long, and it won't end well. When you come to see your daughter again in a couple of days, remember to tell her to stay away from that man.
There's no need to dirty your hands for someone like this. It would be bad if someone else took a liking to you."
The reason why Zhou Wencan dared to say this was, of course, that he had his own information channels.
Jin had always trusted her husband's information, so she happily agreed to Zhou Wencan's words.
If the prince hadn't repeatedly emphasized that she was not allowed to act rashly, she would have wanted to deal with Xie Zixin a long time ago. Now that she heard that Xie Zixin was going to finish her off, she happily took a big sip of the tea beside her.
Yuan Bohua was also asking Zhou Qiongyue at this time, "Is there something that brought you here, mother? Do you need my help?"
Zhou Qiongyue was satisfied with Yuan Bohua's positive attitude, so the smile on her face became more genuine. "Nothing's wrong. I just haven't been back to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion for a while. Mother is worried about me and came to see if I'm sick."
Yuan Bohua immediately responded, "Then I'll accompany you back in a few days."
"No need. Mother won't let me wander around now. She wants me to stay well in the palace. Mother said she will come to see me in a few days. She also said that she will bring me the good things stored in father's private storehouse."
When Zhou Qiongyue said this, the smile on her face was very happy. This is the feeling of being spoiled by parents!
Yuan Bohua... not knowing if his father-in-law would beat him, he silently decided not to go to court anytime soon. He wanted to stay close to his amulet.
His father-in-law couldn't possibly beat him in front of Yue'er! He had the good fortune to see his father-in-law's beating skills, and it was painful but only superficial.
Anyway, he is not worthy of it.
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