Li Xia didn't know what method Dongfang Xunyi used to hide the news of her pregnancy.
No one in the palace knew about it except the two of them and Li Xia's two personal maids, Yuzhu and Fuling.
The imperial physician who diagnosed Li Xia's pulse that day resigned and returned home the next day.
Dongfang Xunyi approved the imperial physician's request.
It happened that day that Fuling was ordered by Li Xia to leave the palace for something, and met the imperial physician who was also going out of the palace.
When the imperial physician saw Fuling for the first time, he ran away like a mouse seeing a cat.
At first Fuling felt strange.
She is not a monster, so why is the imperial physician so scared when he sees her?
Fuling wanted to stop the imperial physician and ask him what was going on.
However, she had the advantage of long legs. By the time she came to her senses, the imperial physician had already left the palace before her and ran a long way away.
Fuling then asked the palace maids around her and learned that the imperial physician had resigned and returned to the palace.
When she came back from outside the palace, she told Li Xia what she had heard.
After hearing this, Li Xia looked extremely solemn.
That night, Fuling was on duty outside the Cikang Palace. She saw Li Xia, wrapping himself tightly in a black cloak, sneaking out of the palace in the dead of night.
Fuling was a little worried, so she kept a distance from Li Xia and followed secretly from behind.
I saw with my own eyes Li Xia enter Dongfang Xunyi’s bedroom.
Even though she already knew about their relationship, Fuling was still shocked.
She was so nervous that she didn't know what to do.
Fearing that she would be exposed, Fuling did not dare to stay any longer and left quickly.
The next morning, Li Xia was already in the bedroom.
But Fuling didn't know when she would come back.
Li Xia took the initiative to find Dongfang Xunyi, mainly for the safety of Yuzhu and Fuling.
After hearing what Fuling said to her, she immediately felt that things were not that simple.
The imperial physician who took his pulse had a bright future in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
If there had been no pressure from power, he would never have resigned so suddenly.
Li Xia knew very well that this matter was related to Dongfang Xunyi.
He had promised himself that he would make sure everything was in order.
Presumably, forcing the imperial physician to resign and keep his mouth shut was the first step taken by Dongfang Xunyi.
Solved him.
That day, when Yuzhu and Fuling heard the imperial physician's diagnosis, they were in danger.
Li Xia did not dare to delay and went to find Dongfang Xunyi that night.
She told him how important Yuzhu and Fuling were to her and forbade Dongfang Xunyi to harm them.
Dongfang Xunyi felt jealous when he saw this, and his face looked as ugly as if he had eaten a fly.
He felt that Li Xia cared more about her maid than him.
I feel bad.
But he felt sorry for Li Xia because she was pregnant and was afraid that she would get anxious and angry, so he agreed even though he felt bad about it.
Li Xia made sure that Polygonatum odoratum and Poria cocos were safe.
She saw the jealousy on Dongfang Xunyi's face and took the initiative to throw herself into his arms.
Dongfang Xunyi was like a little child, with a satisfied look on his face.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed.
The Yuanying period is coming to an end, and the lively New Year's Eve is approaching.
There was no change in Li Xia's life. Dongfang Xunyi still braved the cold wind every night, climbed through her window and then climbed into her bed while she was sleeping.
Since she was diagnosed with pregnancy, Dongfang Xunyi ordered the secret guards to kidnap a female doctor from the public, blindfolded her, and examined Li Xia's pulse again.
Confirmed to be a happy pulse.
So far, Li Xia is three months pregnant.
Winter clothes are bulky and if you wear them loose, it won’t be noticeable.
After taking off her bulky clothes, her flat belly began to show a little bit of her pregnancy.
Li Xia couldn't help feeling a little anxious.
Dongfang Xunyi refused to have her unborn child attributed to the deceased emperor.
The weather is cold now and she is not pregnant for long, so she can still hide it.
But New Year’s Eve is getting closer day by day.
Spring comes after New Year's Eve.
As the weather warms up and the temperature rises, it's time to take off your bulky clothes.
By then, my belly will be bigger than it is now.
At that time, the secret could no longer be kept secret.
Li Xia looked down at her belly, raised her hand, and gently placed her palm on her slightly bulging belly.
The morning light refracted onto her face through the gaps in the window. The fine hairs on her face were clearly visible, and her creamy skin seemed to be glowing.
The corners of her lips curved into a faint smile, a maternal glow radiating from the inside out.
Perhaps this is the nature of every woman who is about to become a mother.
“Knock knock knock—”
"Your Highness, may I come in?"
The knock on the door outside the bedroom was accompanied by Fuling's voice.
"Fuling, I'm a little uncomfortable right now, please wait outside for a while."
"yes."
After a while.
After Li Xia was dressed, she swallowed, licked her lips, cleared her throat and said, "Okay, come in."
“Squeak—”
After Fuling got Li Xia's consent, she pushed open the palace door in front of her.
Li Xia knew that Fuling and Yuzhu had been absent-minded since they heard the imperial physician's diagnosis.
Yuzhu was more inclined to believe what the imperial physician said, that her mother was having a false pregnancy.
She knows it very well.
The Empress Dowager's situation in the harem was already difficult.
This requires another child.
Not to mention that this child is the posthumous child of the late emperor.
The current young emperor has just ascended the throne, his foundation is unstable, and his wings are not yet fully grown.
Even if he was broad-minded and could tolerate the Empress Dowager giving birth to a child.
The court officials who followed the young emperor would certainly not agree and would all give him advice.
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