Ever since Xu Lingyi's pregnancy progressed, the emperor and the empress dowager became more and more nervous.
"Your Majesty, why don't you rest?"
After Xu Lingyi became pregnant, she had to get up every night, but her belly was too big and she had difficulty moving.
A few days ago, when she got up at night, she accidentally fell out of bed. Fortunately, there were several layers of carpets in her room.
But this incident scared the emperor badly.
When the two of them went to bed, no one would stay in the palace, and the palace servants would keep watch outside.
"I can't sleep, and I'm afraid you'll get up."
The emperor was still in shock over what had happened a few days ago.
If he hadn't been sleeping lightly and heard the noise, he wouldn't have known that Xu Lingyi had fallen.
She was lying on the ground, covering her big belly and gasping softly. In the moonlight, her face was extremely pale.
The emperor's heart suddenly tightened and was severely hurt.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to do this. I've already promised that if I need to get up again, I will definitely call Your Majesty and Youran."
Recently, the dark circles under the emperor's eyes have become more and more serious, which makes her feel uncomfortable.
"Yier, I'm really scared."
The emperor hugged her and bent down to kiss her forehead without a trace of lust.
"Your Majesty, what are you afraid of?" Xu Lingyi reached out and hugged him. "Your Majesty, what happened last time was truly an accident."
The emperor looked at her with a deep and complex gaze, his voice a little bitter, "I'm afraid of losing you. I even regret getting you pregnant. Childbirth is a life-threatening experience for women, let alone twins. I'd rather not have the children than put you in danger."
He shouldn't have said that.
He is her husband, and he should be her support and give her peace of mind.
But as long as he thought that he might lose her, he could not feel at ease and was tormented day and night.
The initial joy of learning that she was pregnant with twins had already turned into anxiety as her belly grew day by day.
As delivery drew closer, these anxieties turned into regrets.
"Your Majesty will not lose me. Your Majesty has been so kind to me, and I cannot bear to leave you. Besides, we have made many preparations. We have midwives with many years of experience, as well as doctors from the Imperial Hospital. If there are any problems, we can let the doctors come in."
The emperor's eyes were still red, and he held her waist tightly.
For the first time, Xu Lingyi realized the emperor's vulnerability.
Xu Lingyi hooked her arms around his neck, their foreheads touching. "Your Majesty, nothing will happen. Don't be afraid. I promise to stay with Your Majesty for many, many years and bear you many children, okay?"
After Xu Lingyi said this, the emperor frowned, did not speak for a long time, and his eyes became redder and redder.
He sighed, "I don't want many children. I only want you. Yi'er may not have any more children after this one. I'm really afraid."
"Your Majesty, can you really hold back until I give birth?"
Xu Lingyi thought back to the days when her belly was not yet this big and the emperor always tried his best to pester her in bed.
The emperor swore solemnly: "I can do it. Before I met Yi'er, I had never touched a woman before. I have always been chaste and have no desires. I don't find it difficult."
"Oh." Xu Lingyi smiled sweetly and nodded. "I believe Your Majesty, but I don't think Your Majesty is particularly abstinent. On the contrary..."
Xu Lingyi looked at him with a smile.
"Yier is certainly different from other women, but I'm sure I can hold back in the future."
She was already stunningly beautiful, and every part of her body was charming and alluring.
Coupled with his love for her, in the eyes of the emperor, every frown and smile of Xu Lingyi was extremely attractive to him.
If the emperor had not been concerned about her pregnancy, he would have even wanted to lock her in bed day and night and indulge her in revelry.
After Xu Lingyi became pregnant, her insolence in the eyes of the empress dowager was the result of the emperor's utmost restraint.
But he felt he could be more restrained.
He really didn't want to put her in any danger.
"I believe in Your Majesty." Xu Lingyi just smiled lightly and did not refute.
The emperor wanted to be a monk, but she didn't want to be a widow.
But she didn't believe that the emperor could really do it.
Even if he really could, she believed in her own charm.
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Xu Lingyi was finally nine months pregnant and would give birth in less than ten days.
The emperor has not slept for several nights, and the empress dowager is not much better.
Both mother and son seemed to be equally haggard, with a dark blue tint under their eyes and an unshakable worry between their brows.
But in front of Xu Lingyi, the empress dowager and the emperor still forced themselves to smile, fearing that it would affect her.
"Yier, do you want to go out for a walk?"
Xu Lingyi's belly was too big, making it extremely inconvenient for her to move, so she simply lay on the bed and didn't like to move.
She knew she would be able to give birth safely.
However, the emperor saw it and was extremely anxious. He knew that she was already working hard, but he was also worried about her safety.
Every day I coax her in various ways and try to get her to go out.
"But I'm so tired. My belly is so heavy that I have to hold it when I go out. The child is always kicking me, and I'm in pain. Your Majesty, can you please not go out?"
Xu Lingyi hooked her arms around the emperor's neck, opened her cherry lips slightly, and spoke in a gentle and soft voice.
This is indeed the truth, not that she is deliberately acting coquettishly.
She walked around with her big belly, and because of her big belly, she couldn't see her toes, so she didn't feel safe when walking, even though the emperor was right next to her.
The emperor felt distressed, but he didn't dare ask her to lie still.
He remembered the words of the imperial doctors clearly.
"Yier, I'll help you walk later. If you get tired, you can lean on me, okay?"
"Okay." Xu Lingyi nodded softly.
The emperor leaned over and kissed her: "Thank you for your hard work, Yi'er."
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