"Your Highness, unless what?"
Xu Lingyi looked up, seemingly a little nervous at his reaction. She quickly explained, "Your Highness, I've only ever been with you, and only had... a relationship with you. You know we've been locked up here all this time."
Xiao Chengyou held her hand and shook his head: "That's not what I meant. How could I doubt you? I know what kind of woman you are."
They are together day and night.
"I just thought of what the miracle doctor said."
"In the past, I was drugged by a villain. The drug was extremely toxic and there was no antidote. The miracle doctor said that I would have to meet a certain type of woman who would not be affected by the poison and would be very fertile. But the miracle doctor said that there were only one or two such women in the world, and I would never meet them in my lifetime."
But the emperor always had a glimmer of hope, wanting him to have more visits with women. What if he was lucky?
Xiao Chengyou still couldn't believe it. He only touched Xu Lingyi, and then he met the woman that the miracle doctor mentioned?
"But my period hasn't come for a long time." Xu Lingyi couldn't help but touch her abdomen.
"Is it because you are sick and not pregnant?" Xiao Chengyou comforted her, "I am indeed infertile. This is a fact that has long been established. You should not be pregnant."
He just had sex with Xu Lingyi by accident, just that one night, although it happened more than once.
But he didn't think he would be so lucky, and that God would not favor him.
He spoke with such certainty that Xu Lingyi seemed to have doubts at this moment.
"Your Highness, perhaps I was mistaken and am not pregnant."
She lowered her head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for scaring Your Highness."
Xiao Chengyou shook his head. "Nothing's wrong. It's just that you're not feeling well. I still need to find a doctor to treat you."
"Can the doctor come in? The last time was an accident, and His Highness was in critical condition, so the guards went to ask for the doctor. Maybe they won't let anyone in now."
Xiao Chengyou nodded and said, "I'll go and tell the guard at the door, you should rest first."
Xu Lingyi was a little surprised. Xiao Chengyou was an extremely arrogant person at heart.
Those guards were not so easy to talk to. She had recently used her jewelry to exchange for the rice and flour they needed for daily life, but most of the money was withheld by the guards.
Now he was willing to ask the guards for her.
"Your Highness, I'll go. I've already dealt with them several times."
"I'll go." Xiao Chengyou's expression was firm and he wouldn't tolerate any arguments. "If you're not feeling well, then take a rest."
After Xiao Chengyou left, Xu Lingyi couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
She clearly knew that she was pregnant, but now she was the only one who knew about it.
Moreover, Xiao Chengyou didn't believe her even after she told him, and she was already looking forward to his expression after he confirmed it.
Xu Lingyi didn't know how Xiao Chengyou convinced the guards, but he came back very quickly.
"The doctor will be here soon." Xiao Chengyou said to comfort her, "You are still young, you will be fine."
Xu Lingyi nodded slightly.
"How did His Highness convince these guards?"
Xiao Chengyou frowned, a mocking smile appearing on the corner of his mouth, "They are just afraid that I will die. Father didn't even let me die, let alone them."
"I just said I was feeling unwell and had been coughing up blood and needed a doctor. I scared them a little, and after a moment's hesitation, they agreed."
Xiao Chengyou raised the corners of his mouth, rarely showing a smile.
Xu Lingyi smiled, staring at him with a smile, and said softly, "Your Highness is amazing."
In fact, Xiao Chengyou himself had not realized that his condition had improved a lot during this period of time.
When she first came to the deposed prince's residence, he just stayed in bed all day, hardly moving, and the palace was dark and messy.
Although he still has a limp now, he goes out with her every day, sometimes to grow vegetables, and sometimes to look around some of the dilapidated palaces here.
"I'll go make some porridge and you can have some later."
"Will Your Highness?"
"Don't worry, you've already mastered it now, even though I rarely do it myself. I've seen you do it many times."
He spoke with such confidence that Xu Lingyi believed him.
"Then Your Highness, please give it a try."
Just as their porridge was cooked, the doctor came. He looked quite old and, judging from his appearance, seemed to be an old doctor with superb medical skills.
"Which of you two is coughing up blood?"
The doctor looked the two of them up and down, and when he saw Xu Lingyi's face, he couldn't help but be stunned. There was such a stunningly beautiful woman in this world!
His gaze couldn't help but linger on Xu Lingyi.
“No one is coughing up blood.”
Xiao Chengyou looked displeased.
He looked at her coldly and said in a bad tone, "Show her, but do you want me to dig out your eyes?"
The doctor was frightened by his gloomy expression. "I dare not. It's really because this young lady is too beautiful. I have been practicing medicine for decades and have never seen such a stunningly beautiful woman. I was stunned for a moment and lost my composure. I didn't mean to offend you, please don't blame me."
The doctor hurried to explain.
"Stop talking and take my pulse," he said coldly.
"How?" Xiao Chengyou said in a deep voice.
"Congratulations, both of you. It's a positive pulse." The doctor stroked his beard.
He originally thought that the man would be happy to hear the news, at least there would be a smile on his face, but he didn't expect that he would be grabbed by a big, strong hand.
"Sir, if you have something to say, please talk it over nicely. Put me down now. I'm old and can't handle being thrown."
The old doctor's tone was pitiful.
"You took the pulse wrong, how could she be pregnant?"
Xiao Chengyou felt dizzy.
"Yes, yes, yes. Perhaps I made a mistake in my diagnosis. Sir, could you please let me down and allow me to examine this lady again?"
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