The Queen Mother was shocked.
At first she didn't think about pregnancy, she just thought there was something wrong with Xu Lingyi's body.
After all, the emperor was poisoned, so it would be difficult for him to have children.
In addition, the emperor was so conservative that he would never touch Xu Lingyi before marrying her.
"Imperial Physician!"
The emperor shook his head, "Mother, there is no need to call the imperial physician for the time being."
"Why?" the Queen Mother asked.
The emperor was silent for a long time. "We have already seen the doctor. There is nothing wrong with the body. Don't worry, mother."
"What's the reason? No matter what, we still need to call the imperial physician to see..."
Before the empress dowager finished speaking, a light bulb went off in her head. She seemed to have thought of something, and her whole body seemed to freeze there.
The Queen Mother stared at Xu Lingyi in disbelief. "Is it... what I thought? But... but she's pregnant?"
The Queen Mother's body stiffened instantly, her heart in her throat, and she stared at Xu Lingyi in disbelief.
Then he held the emperor's hand again and stared at him.
With the Empress Dowager acting like this, the Emperor could no longer conceal the truth.
Xu Lingyi nodded slowly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I didn't mean to hide it."
The Queen Mother will know it sooner or later. Now that she has guessed it, it would be better for her to admit it.
The Queen Mother was so shocked that she stood up from her chair. She almost couldn't stand. The Emperor quickly reached out to support her.
The Queen Mother shook her head, but looked at Xu Lingyi with shining eyes, tightly holding her hand, and was so excited that she couldn't speak.
"Good boy! Good boy!"
The Queen Mother's head was buzzing, and the deep wrinkles on her forehead and around the corners of her mouth seemed to be filled with smiles. At this moment, even the air seemed to be mingled with honey.
The master is indeed worthy of being a master. The Queen Mother's heart towards Buddha is even more devout at this moment.
If it weren't for the master's prediction that day, she wouldn't dare to accept it so easily, and she would probably have doubts in her heart.
But at this moment, the Queen Mother was filled with joy, and tears of excitement welled up in her eyes.
"I never dared to dream of what I'm seeing today. I thought... I thought I would never be able to see the emperor's children in this lifetime, and I would never have grandchildren."
The Empress Dowager's lips trembled as she joyfully took Xu Lingyi's hand. "Other people have large families with children and grandchildren. I used to envy them so much. I only regretted that I was unlucky. But now... my dear child, you are truly a lucky star for me and the Emperor."
The way the empress dowager looked at Xu Lingyi was now even more intimate than the emperor's.
She was reluctant to let go of Xu Lingyi's hand and stared at Xu Lingyi without blinking.
Xu Lingyi was a little overwhelmed by the empress dowager's passionate gaze, and the emperor saw her embarrassment.
"Mother, let Yi'er eat first. She has had a poor appetite these days."
The Queen Mother nodded quickly and served the dishes to Xu Lingyi herself.
"Your Majesty..."
Xu Lingyi wanted to speak, but the Queen Mother shook her head: "Please sit down. You are pregnant with my grandson now. There is nothing wrong with that. Don't be afraid. I am willing to take care of you. It is my duty to take care of you."
The Queen Mother's tone was full of tenderness, and her eyes and eyebrows were full of joy.
"I was like this when I was pregnant too. I couldn't eat anything. If you can eat something, eat some. If you can't eat something, don't force yourself."
The Empress Dowager knew how difficult it was to be pregnant, but when she was pregnant with the late emperor's first child, she clearly couldn't eat anything, but the Grand Empress Dowager forced her to eat.
The Grand Empress Dowager was an elder, and when she was young, she didn't dare to disobey her. During that period, she just felt unbearable.
"During this period, I have also asked the Imperial Kitchen to develop some new dishes."
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Xu Lingyi stayed in the palace for a day and received the empress dowager's comprehensive and meticulous care.
The next day, Xu Lingyi wanted to leave the palace and return to the general's mansion.
She knew that Xu's father had returned to Beijing. She had not seen her father in two lifetimes. Xu Lingyi admitted that she had a grudge against what she had said to Xu Lingmian in her previous life, and she didn't know how to face her father.
But at the same time, she still vividly remembers how good Xu's father has been to her since she was a child.
Whatever the truth is, You Ran must have investigated it clearly during this period of time, and she also wants to ask her father in person.
I want to deal with my stepmother and the others even more.
Xu Lingyi originally thought that the Queen Mother would stop her. After all, she was pregnant now and the Queen Mother would probably be worried about her safety.
"You've been away from home for so long, it's time to go back and reassure your father."
The Queen Mother held her hand and said, "Yier, you are pregnant with the Emperor's heir. Although few people know about this, your safety is very important to me and the Emperor. So, bring these secret guards with you."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, thirty or forty people appeared.
"Although there are many of them, they are good at hiding. Yi'er, don't worry."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xu Lingyi knelt down and saluted.
But the Queen Mother did not let her kneel.
She reached out to support her, speaking in a sincere tone.
"Yier, I know that my son, although he is the emperor, is not a considerate man."
The Empress Dowager always had some prejudice against the Emperor, but in fact, the Emperor had been extremely considerate towards Xu Lingyi.
Ordinary men from common families may not be even a bit better than the emperor.
But the Empress Dowager knew nothing of this. She only thought that although the Emperor liked Xu Lingyi, he had always avoided and disdained women for many years.
The empress dowager subconsciously guessed that the emperor must be too dull, which was why he did not please Xu Lingyi.
"But now, you two already... have a child. As a man, the emperor should be responsible for you and the child in your womb. If he doesn't, wouldn't it be a bargain for him to get a child for nothing?"
The Queen Mother advised softly.
"Although the emperor is old-fashioned, he has not been interested in women in recent years. There should be no other man in the capital who is as chaste as him at his age."
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