That night, the prince first went to the Crown Princess. After all, he knew that the Crown Princess was pregnant, so he wanted to comfort her.
"Your Highness, are you tired today?"
“Yes, some.”
Seeing his cold attitude, which showed that he did not take her seriously as she had imagined, the Crown Princess could hardly keep her smile on her face.
She placed her hand on her abdomen and said, "Your Highness, I am pregnant with your child."
"I know." Jiang Jingchuan looked at her belly, his eyes meaningful as he said, "I remember that the Crown Princess's pulse is checked every two weeks. How come the imperial physician who asked for your pulse hasn't diagnosed it in over two months?"
The Crown Princess's face turned pale instantly, and her eyes reddened slightly, "Your Highness, are you doubting me?"
Recalling what had happened in the past few days, she felt wronged and could no longer hold back her tears.
Jiang Jingchuan has always been a cold-hearted person. So far, except for Tu Qingyu, no one's tears have ever softened his heart.
He just sat there, quietly waiting for the Crown Princess to finish crying, and then said, "Since you know this child is hard-earned, then take good care of him."
"I don't want to see something like today again." He didn't say whether he doubted it or not, but directly concluded that she did it on purpose today.
Jiang Jingchuan originally wanted to say a few words of comfort, but was annoyed by the Crown Princess's crying, so he left Yichun Palace after just a few words.
When we returned to Qionghua Palace, Tu Qingyu had already fallen asleep.
He looked at the heartless person sleeping and scolded him with a smile, "Little ungrateful bastard."
I had wanted to have a good argument with her about what happened today, but now that everyone is asleep, there is nothing to argue about.
By the time he walked back from Yichun Palace, he had figured it out.
Her appearance was given by her parents, and I fell in love with her because of her beautiful face, didn’t I?
Although he said that, he actually hugged the person even tighter when he slept at night.
Two days later, the Crown Princess's father, Duke of Yue and Prime Minister, mentioned his daughter intentionally or unintentionally after discussing matters with the Emperor.
The emperor thought that he hadn't seen the Crown Princess for a long time and missed his daughter.
Thinking that her daughter, Princess Chengyang, had not been to the palace for a long time, she understood his love for his daughter and continued to speak along with his words.
"Now that the Crown Princess is pregnant, Jinzhi can ask the Queen Mother to pass more cards into the palace to accompany the Crown Princess."
"I was just thinking about this, oh my." Duke Yue sighed, "So many years have passed, and Your Highness is finally going to have a child."
"Indeed, I have been worried day and night these past few years." The emperor reached out and touched his hair. "Look at this head of white hair of mine. At least half of it was born for the Crown Prince."
"That's what being a parent is like." He mentioned it casually. "Some time ago, I was chatting with Old Feng about our children. He was worried about his little daughter, saying..."
Having said this, he suddenly stopped, looking a little annoyed, as if he shouldn't have mentioned this in front of the emperor.
The emperor's curiosity was instantly piqued. "You old thing, when did you learn to say half and keep the other half like others? We've been emperor and subject for so many years, why are you still hiding things?"
The Duke of Yue laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I think you want to watch the fun."
The old emperor said: "I just want to see this excitement, Duke Yue, do you want to tell me?"
"It's not that I'm hiding it, but speaking it out wouldn't be good for anyone." He looked at the emperor's curious eyes and finally sighed, "Well, I'll tell His Majesty about it. Maybe I can help that old man Feng Xiao."
"oh?"
"Old Feng, a few days ago, came to my office and told me that his little daughter is old enough to refuse to get married, saying that..."
"Still hesitating, hurry up and speak!"
"She said that she met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once when she was away from home a long time ago, and she still thinks about him and has declared that she will not marry anyone but His Royal Highness."
He looked embarrassed. On the one hand, she was his old friend's daughter, and on the other hand, his own daughter was the Crown Princess.
This dilemma is fully demonstrated.
"Oh, what's going on?" The emperor seemed to see through his thoughts. "Jinzhi, I know you love your daughter, but the prince is the prince now. There are already many women in the harem, and there will be even more in the future."
"There is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. The Crown Princess will always be the Crown Princess. No one can surpass her. Do I need to teach you this?"
"Yes, yes, yes." The Duke of Yue nodded repeatedly, "It's just that I was distracted for a moment."
"We are all people with daughters. I understand you, but the prince is different after all."
"I understand."
"To be honest, there are too few people serving the prince over the years." He counted them carefully and found that there were not many people he could name.
The old emperor looked at the Duke of Yue standing below and asked, "How old is the daughter of Lord Feng?"
Duke of Yue: "He just told me the other day that he was seventeen."
The old emperor said: "Seventeen is not young anymore. I will talk to the prince about this matter. Since she insists on marrying him, we can't let her miss the blooming time."
In the afternoon, the old emperor summoned Jiang Jingchuan.
"Minister Feng has a daughter who is seventeen years old. I intend to give her to you as a concubine. What do you think?"
"Father, I already have so many people in my palace, and I don't plan to bring in any new people."
"You think that's too much?" The emperor glanced at him, "Or are you obsessed with that Tu family member and want to remain a virgin for her?"
"Of course not." Jiang Jingchuan's expression didn't change at all. "Your Majesty, you're joking. It's common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. How can there be such a thing as chastity?"
"Then what are you doing..."
"I just feel that now is the time for me, your son, to share my father's worries and not be too absorbed in the backyard."
"It doesn't take too long to share your worries. There's finally news about the woman in your backyard. Now is a good time to have children."
The old emperor has said so much, if he continues to refuse, he will be suspected.
Jiang Jingchuan could only raise his hand, "Father is right. One more concubine in my harem wouldn't make much difference. She's just a concubine..."
"Why?" The old emperor frowned. "As the daughter of Minister Feng, a concubine, she can still do the job."
"If it's Liang Di, then I don't want it."
"Why is that? Don't you still have the position of Liang Di in your palace?"
"When I first learned that Tu was pregnant, I promised her that after she gave birth to the child, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl, I would ask for her to be granted the title of Liang Di."
He bowed and continued, "The Crown Princess was present at the time. I've already said it, and I can't go back on my word."
The old emperor subconsciously said, "How can she, a palace maid, be a concubine?"
Jiang Jingchuan: "Father, she was pregnant with my first child and she also saved my life."
The old emperor then remembered, oh, this is not an ordinary palace maid, this is a palace maid with great fortune.
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