Yan Chaoxi sniffed lightly, making sure there was no smell of alcohol, only the fresh scent of soapberry, before allowing him to lie down.
As soon as he lay down, Yan Wu leaned closer again.
Yan Chaoxi pressed down on his fidgeting hand and said softly, "I have something to tell you."
"Um?"
"I..." Yan Chaoxi hesitated before she could finish speaking, because she wasn't sure if Yan Wu would like children.
If his long-standing unfair treatment has led him to dislike children, then this event might not be a pleasant surprise for him, but rather a shock.
"What's wrong?" Yan Wu asked softly, becoming anxious as he recalled her earlier retching. "Are you feeling unwell?"
On two previous occasions, he had come home drunk and showered before getting intimate with her, and he never experienced any nausea or vomiting.
"I... my period hasn't come yet this month, it's already ten days late." Yan Chaoxi paused, cautiously waiting for his reaction.
"What menstrual blood..." Yan Wu was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant, his voice filled with disbelief, "You're pregnant..."
He was still unsure, "What does it mean that my period hasn't come?"
"I...I might be pregnant." Yan Chaoxi nervously clutched his undergarment, her eyes fixed on his profile.
Yan Wu suddenly lowered his head.
The room was dark, especially inside the bed curtains. Neither of them spoke, and the only sound in the quiet was their breathing.
Not hearing a response from Yan Wu, Yan Chaoxi became even more uneasy. "Yan Wu... do you... do you not like children?"
Her voice trembled, and she gripped her collar even tighter, as if trying to hold back her tears. "If... if you don't like children, I... I'll have someone get an abortion pill tomorrow and get rid of the baby."
In the end, her petite and delicate body trembled uncontrollably in his arms.
If you don't like children, I'll get you a dose of tranquilizers tomorrow, then run away with the baby.
Yan Wu suddenly hugged her tightly, pressing his face against hers. Feeling the wetness on her cheek, he was both shocked and angry. "What nonsense are you talking about?! If we were really pregnant, I would be overjoyed, how could I not want the child?"
"only……"
Yan Chaoxi looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Yan Wu hesitated and said, "But... Yan Huainan told me that he used to give me a drug that would prevent me from having children. How could we have a child?"
Yan Chaoxi snorted, displeased, "What do you mean? Do you suspect me of cheating on you, or that the child in my belly isn't yours?"
Yan Wu quickly explained, "No, of course I believe you. I know you're not that kind of person."
"Perhaps there's something wrong with your body that's causing your menstrual flow to be irregular, making you mistakenly think you're pregnant. You were also gagging just now; could it be due to catching a cold?"
"No, we need to find the imperial physician to examine you." Yan Wu hurriedly got out of bed.
After lighting the lamps, he sent Bichun to fetch the imperial physician.
Yan Chaoxi didn't stop him. "Please, please. He'll believe you once the imperial physician arrives."
Fortunately, the imperial physician was staying at the mansion and had not yet gone to bed. As soon as Bichun arrived, the imperial physician came over with his medicine chest.
"Imperial Physician Xu, quickly take the concubine's pulse."
Yan Chaoxi stretched out her hand.
The imperial physician took her pulse and smiled, "Congratulations, Your Highness, and congratulations, Concubine. You are one month pregnant."
Yan Wu was stunned, and asked incredulously, "You didn't make a mistake in your diagnosis?"
Physician Xu said in surprise, “There’s no mistake, she is indeed one month pregnant. I have been practicing medicine for many years, how could I not be able to detect a pregnancy? Besides, I was the one who detected the pregnancy of the Crown Princess and several other ladies-in-waiting in the mansion!”
Yan Wu felt a surge of joy, but he was still a little uncertain. "I ask you, I was recently ambushed and accidentally ingested a drug that would prevent me from having children. Under these circumstances, are you sure that the concubine is really pregnant?"
Physician Xu broke out in a cold sweat, "This..."
He glanced at Yan Chaoxi, then at Yan Wu, and said cautiously, "The concubine... taking her pulse can only tell that she is pregnant, not who the father of the child is..."
Yan Wu: "Nonsense! Whose child could it be if not mine?!"
"I just want you to be clear about this!"
Physician Xu wiped away his cold sweat. "It is indeed true that Your Highness is pregnant. As for the matter of Your Highness mistakenly taking the medicine that would prevent you from having children, I do not know which physician examined Your Highness. Your Highness, would you like me to take your pulse?"
"No need, you can go back now. Don't announce the concubine's pregnancy yet."
Physician Xu resided at the Crown Prince's residence and was extremely familiar with the Crown Prince's pulse and physical condition. Yan Wu dared not take the risk of having Physician Xu take his pulse.
Physician Xu left with his medicine box.
Once only the two of them were left in the room, Yan Wu couldn't help but smile. He hugged Yan Chaoxi and kissed her delicate face hard. "Princess, you are really pregnant!"
Yan Chaoxi gave him a coquettish look and said, "Look how scared you made the imperial physician."
Then he laughed, "You were silent the whole time, and I thought you didn't like children."
That one glance melted Yan Wu's heart. He couldn't help but kiss her again, cupping her face in his hands and smiling, "I love her. I'll love any child that's ours."
"I just can't believe it."
When Yan Huainan told him that he had long ago given him a drug that would prevent him from having children, he did not feel much regret. In his view, whether or not he had children was irrelevant, and he did not need children to continue the so-called bloodline.
But just now, when the little princess excitedly told him this news in his arms, Yan Wu was afraid, afraid that she wanted a child and he couldn't give it to her.
Yan Chaoxi pulled his hand over and gently placed it on her lower abdomen. Her eyes were warm as she spoke softly, "The imperial physician has confirmed that you are pregnant. He is right here now."
Yan Wu felt the softness under her palm. It was hard to believe that a child was growing inside her flat stomach. Her lips curled up in a smile, and she couldn't suppress her joy.
The thought that the two of them would be bound together by blood and have a child to tie them tightly made his heart beat faster with excitement.
After calming down a bit, he began to consider the future. "Princess, let's keep the pregnancy a secret for now. I will make sure our child is born legitimately."
He couldn't let his child become Yan Huainan's illegitimate son.
Yan Chaoxi listened to him. She could vaguely guess what he was plotting in secret. Exposing her pregnancy at this time would easily attract the attention of the Crown Princess and others, bringing unnecessary trouble.
"The Empress was pregnant with twins, and Yan Huainan also had twins. Do you think I might be carrying twins too?"
"If you had two children, would you favor one over the other?"
Yan Wu's body stiffened, and his smile gradually faded. "No..."
Yan Chaoxi snorted inwardly, "Just keep pretending, look how stiff your body is."
Yan Wu realized he was being a little awkward and quickly said, "If it really is two children, I hope they are both girls. If it is two boys... I will try my best to treat them equally."
Yan Chaoxi: "...Is this something that a wish can decide?"
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