Even if we could come up with that extra sum, it wouldn't be enough—
Perhaps---
The old eunuch paused, then whispered, "The princess is using her own dowry? I heard that the Qin family prepared two sets of dowry for the princess."
Qin Yu prepared a separate portion for his only sister, and the quantity was enormous and not to be underestimated.
Yue Rongxiao: "..." He didn't know what he was feeling for a moment; it was a mix of sour and astringent emotions.
After a long silence, the young emperor said solemnly, "Have people spread the word about the Princess Consort's achievements and virtues. Also, from now on, anyone who dares to talk about the Regent Princess Consort in private will be severely punished!"
"yes!"
...
Two weeks of continuous busy work.
Qin Sheng fell ill. When she woke up in the morning, she was weak and listless. She only drank a few mouthfuls of porridge for breakfast before vomiting violently.
"princess?"
Emerald and the other maids were terrified. They quickly helped Qin Sheng to bed and asked the imperial physician in the mansion to come over immediately.
"I'm fine..."
Qin Sheng struggled to remember that she was supposed to go outside the city today. She had heard that some of the disaster victims had fallen ill. After a major disaster, there was a major epidemic. She was afraid that something might go wrong if things weren't handled properly.
She wanted to go back and personally remind the doctors there to be extra vigilant.
"Please don't move around." Qiao'er said anxiously. "It's just the imperial physician taking your pulse. It won't take long."
"..."
Qin Sheng didn't want them to worry too much, and since she was indeed feeling a bit unwell, she obediently lay down.
The imperial physician arrived quickly.
To prevent any mistakes, the imperial physicians dared not be careless at all, and took three separate examinations, all of which yielded the same result.
"this……"
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Qiao'er was extremely anxious. "Please tell me quickly, what happened to the Princess?"
"The princess is pregnant."
"???"
"???"
"???"
Emerald, Qiao'er, and Caiyue, the three maids, all had question marks on their faces, but Qin Sheng herself was the first to react.
She's pregnant.
Qin Sheng placed her hand on her stomach, "This child..." It really came without a sound.
Congratulations, Your Highness!
As soon as the imperial physician spoke, the maids realized what was happening and exclaimed in unison, "Congratulations, Your Highness!"
After prescribing the medicine to prevent miscarriage, the imperial physician gave some detailed instructions before leaving.
I can't go out today.
Qin Sheng lay on the bed and said, "Go prepare paper and pen; I want to write a letter to His Highness."
She was pregnant, and the first person Qin Sheng wanted to share this wonderful news with was her husband.
But just as Emerald was about to leave, she quickly called out to her, "Wait a minute, let's not."
"Huh?" Emerald looked puzzled. "His Highness would be very happy if he knew that the Princess was pregnant."
"no."
Qin Sheng had already snapped out of her joy at being pregnant and gently shook her head, "But His Highness is still at the front lines providing disaster relief, I can't disturb his peace of mind."
The maids looked at each other in bewilderment.
Finally, Caiyue said, "Your Highness is right, but from today onwards, you are no longer allowed to go out."
After all, the princess was carrying the young master of the Regent's Palace, and no accident could be tolerated.
...
Yue Rongheng returned in early February.
The disaster situation in the north has basically stabilized, but post-disaster reconstruction will have to wait until at least spring.
He was eager to return home.
On his way back to Beijing, he heard many 'rumors'.
However, these rumors were all similar, saying that the first batch of disaster victims who rushed to the capital were settled immediately.
Several thousand disaster victims flocked to the capital. There were minor disturbances, but there were basically no major incidents.
Yunyin asked around on the way and returned with a strange expression.
...
Yue Rongheng rushed back alone on horseback.
When she returned, it was dinner time, but the meal that the servants brought in for the princess was bland and contained no meat at all.
He glanced at the maids serving in the room. Had the manor become so poor that they couldn't even afford meat?
"You can go down first," Qin Sheng said.
The maids quickly withdrew, fearing that if they stayed any longer, they would inevitably blurt out something.
"Your Highness, rest assured, our household is not poor."
Qin Sheng pulled him down to sit with her, and couldn't help but take one of his large hands and place it on her abdomen. "I'm pregnant, and I have a sensitive stomach. I can't eat anything meat."
"..."
Yue Rongheng's reaction was even more exaggerated than that of the three maids that day.
After realizing what was happening, she subconsciously moved her hand, but Qin Sheng's stomach was still flat, and she couldn't feel the baby inside yet.
He asked, "Did the child fuss?"
Qin Sheng: "...It's not even been two months yet. The imperial physician said it will take at least five months before I can feel the baby moving in my belly."
She couldn't help but find it a little funny to see Yue Rongheng looking so expectant.
"Is your morning sickness severe? Now that you're pregnant, isn't it bad for your health to only eat vegetarian food?"
"The morning sickness will gradually subside after the first three months."
The couple had a simple dinner, and Yue Rongheng put his work aside for the time being, taking a rare early nap with his wife in his arms.
...
After summer arrived, Qin Sheng's belly finally started to grow bigger.
No matter how busy Yue Rongheng is, he always makes time to come back and have dinner with her every night, and talk to her.
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