The Crown Princess is pregnant!
The news spread like wildfire throughout the palace.
The Qianqing Palace.
"Smack—"
The jade chopsticks fell to the ground, and Sheng Jin jumped up from the chair as if he had been burned.
The jade bowl was knocked over and landed directly on his clothes, leaving him in a mess.
But he didn't care about any of that. Instead, he looked at the little eunuch who had brought the good news, stared intently at him, and shouted loudly.
"What? Say it again."
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is pregnant. Imperial Physician Wang has just confirmed it."
"His Highness the Crown Prince received the confirmation and immediately sent me to deliver the good news. The entire Chonghua Palace is now celebrating!"
The young eunuch didn't know what he had said wrong; he just felt something was off.
Why would the Emperor knock over the dishes? Could it be because he's too happy? Surely he couldn't be unhappy.
However, considering that the current emperor has no children of his own yet has a grandson, the reason is still attributed to his excessive excitement.
There were some things he couldn't ask aloud. The little eunuch was clever; he simply repeated what he had said and then waited to receive his reward.
Upon hearing these words, the emperor opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
After a long while, he waved his sleeve and told Bai Qing to take him down to receive his reward.
"Bai Qing, take him away."
"yes."
Even after the eunuch left, Sheng Jin was still somewhat dazed, her mind filled with the news, and she felt dizzy.
This is so sudden! How could I be pregnant so suddenly?
He assigns the Crown Prince so many tasks every day, how could the Crown Prince possibly have so much energy left to pester the Crown Princess?
!
Since a month ago, Sheng Jin started giving the Crown Prince things to do, and has withdrawn the shadow of Chonghua Palace.
So he really didn't know how the Crown Prince and Crown Princess spent their nights.
Perhaps subconsciously he was also afraid, afraid of hearing news that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were still in love.
After all, according to the messages from Shadow over the past month, the Crown Prince has not been interested in any other women.
Even though the Shen family girl kept pestering him, he remained unmoved.
He appeared to be chaste only for the Crown Princess.
If Xi'er weren't the woman he loved, he would be happy to see it happen!
But……
Things have gotten out of control!
His plan hasn't even taken effect yet, the Crown Prince hasn't changed his mind, how could he—
They've only been married for a month, how could she be pregnant already?
The thought that his beloved woman was carrying another man's child sent shivers down Sheng Jin's spine.
He seemed to have suffered a great blow, and his body swayed.
"Your Majesty, please take care."
Xiao Yezi quickly stepped forward to support the Emperor.
He was serving the emperor his meal when he overheard the news.
Without even looking at the Emperor's expression, I knew it must be a very unpleasant sight.
For the past month, the Emperor has been keeping a close eye on the Crown Prince's movements outside the palace every day, and he knows why.
but……
Unexpectedly, instead of any good news from outside the palace, the Crown Princess of Chonghua Palace brought such a wonderful surprise!
"Get out! All of you, get out of here!"
Sheng Jin brushed away Xiao Yezi's hand that was supporting him, clenched his fists, and his chest heaved violently.
Xiao Yezi dared not persuade her any further, and hurriedly led the people out with her head down.
However, he vaguely seemed to see the emperor's reddened eyes.
Startled, he lowered his head and walked even faster, afraid that he might inadvertently incur the wrath of the authorities.
After everyone left, Sheng Jin went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation alone and took out the portraits of women she had painted over the past month. A wave of sadness welled up in her heart.
so……
Was it too late for him?
Xi'er, Xi'er...
While Sheng Jin was processing this devastating news alone, the others also received the news that the Crown Princess was pregnant.
...
Phoenix Palace.
Upon hearing this news, the Empress felt a sharp pain in her fingers as she sewed the purse, and drops of blood oozed from her fingertips.
But she paid no attention to any of that, and instead stared intently at the young eunuch who had brought the good news.
"What did you say? The Crown Princess is pregnant?"
"Yes, Your Highness, this servant is here on the Crown Prince's orders to deliver the good news. It was just diagnosed by Imperial Physician Wang that Your Highness is less than a month pregnant."
The young eunuch was suspicious, feeling that the Empress's attitude was rather strange.
Normal people would be happy to hear the news of a new addition to the family, especially since there hadn't been a newborn crying in the palace for a long time.
However, he only dared to mutter to himself and would never let the Empress see it.
"To be rewarded."
After the initial shock, the Empress seemed to realize that she had overreacted and quickly composed herself.
She suppressed her earlier shock and, as if performing a theatrical act, suddenly broke into a genuine smile.
"I am overjoyed. A reward is indeed deserved, Chunhua."
"This servant thanks Your Majesty the Empress for the reward. This servant will take his leave now."
The young eunuch was quick-witted; he immediately accepted the reward and thanked the Empress.
As the Empress's head maid, Chunhua could vaguely guess the Empress's dislike for the Crown Princess.
Now it's clear that the Empress's smile contains a lot of pretense.
However, her role was to conceal the truth, so she also respectfully addressed the Empress.
"Yes, this servant will lead the young eunuch to collect the reward."
After seeing the eunuch off, the Empress's eyes glazed over, and she threw down the purse in her hand.
"Your Highness, your finger is bleeding. How could you be so careless? I'll go get you some medicine right away."
Jiang Mama looked at her mistress with concern, but immediately noticed her bleeding fingertips.
So she quickly took the Empress's hand and said with heartache.
"No need, Granny, you stay and talk to me."
The Empress didn't care about the little bit of blood flowing from her fingertip; after all, her heart was bleeding.
After a month of preparation, she finally obtained the medicine she wanted and was waiting to administer it to the Crown Princess during her next visit to pay her respects.
But the Crown Princess was pregnant!
how so!
The Crown Princess in Mingming's dream did not bear any children for the Crown Prince.
In my dream.
The two were not destined to be husband and wife. Although the Crown Prince liked the Crown Princess very much, the Emperor liked this woman even more.
So once the Emperor had confirmed his feelings, he forcibly took the Crown Princess from the Crown Prince's side.
The Crown Princess's first child was the Emperor's.
The Crown Prince was troubled by this for a long time, but in the end he decided to silently protect the Crown Princess and support her child's ascension to the throne.
If it weren't for Prince Jing's interference, the Crown Princess's infant child might have actually ascended the throne!
But why is reality different now?
The Emperor has yet to take any action, and the Crown Princess is pregnant with the Crown Prince's child!
Should I still take action?
The empress even began to doubt the events of her dream.
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