"Mother, please stand up. Big brother, sister-in-law, and second brother, please stand up. Fourth brother, youngest brother, please stand up—"
After Zhu Wuhuan and Feng Changye got off the carriage, they immediately stepped forward to help their mother get up, and then asked other family members to stand up.
When Zhu's family saw that the emperor was standing by with a smile and not displeased, they also stood up.
The family respectfully welcomed the distinguished emperor and empress into the palace.
When they arrived in the hall, the Zhu family wanted the emperor and empress to sit in the first seats. When they knelt down again to pay their respects, Feng Changye spoke.
"Today I am accompanying the Queen back to her parents' home to announce the good news. There is no need to go through all that empty formalities."
He did not sit down in the first seat either. Instead, he pulled Zhu Wuhuan to sit on a row of chairs on the left, and motioned everyone to sit down and talk.
I wish my family looked at each other in surprise.
She watched the Emperor carefully helping the Empress sit down, and heard him say he came back to announce good news...
Everyone had a guess in their mind.
Is the Queen pregnant?
They were excited and nervous, and sat down opposite each other reluctantly. No one dared to take the first seat.
"You must have guessed what good news the Queen and I have returned with, right?"
Feng Changye looked up and smiled at the Zhu family opposite him.
Normally, he should have told the Zhu family that General Zhu had never committed treason. But he couldn't, he had to tell them first that he had a little prince.
Because the news of General Zhu's safe return was such a surprise that it would overshadow the good news of the Queen's pregnancy.
He didn't want them to just smile perfunctorily when he told them that the queen was pregnant, being excited for the old general in their hearts and not caring about the little prince at all. How unfair would that be to his little prince?
Madam Zhu looked at Zhu Wuhuan excitedly and asked in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, is the Queen pregnant?"
Zhu Wuhuan pretended to be shy.
Feng Changye laughed heartily, "Yes, the imperial physician just checked an hour ago and found out that the queen is pregnant!"
Hearing the exact answer, everyone in the Zhu family was excited.
Very good!
This is the biggest happy event for their Zhu family!
Their queen's daughter is finally pregnant with the emperor's heir. It's good whether this baby is a little princess or a little prince.
Having a child is a great thing.
From now on, the Queen and the Emperor will have a child to maintain their relationship, so they no longer have to worry about the Queen having no one to rely on in the palace.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, and Your Majesty the Queen—"
With red eyes, Madam Zhu led her family to kneel down and kowtow.
Feng Changye signaled for someone to help them up, and then asked someone to carry up a few boxes.
He smiled and said, "This is a gift I prepared for the little baby in the Queen's belly, for his grandparents and uncles. I hope his grandparents and uncles will like him in the future."
When Mrs. Zhu heard this, she couldn't help but laugh.
It seems that all fathers are the same foolish, and the emperor is no exception.
She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's us, as his grandparents and uncle, who should prepare a gift for him. He's just a little kid, how can we accept his gift?"
Zhu Chengying nodded vigorously and said happily, "Your Majesty, this is the little nephew my third sister gave birth to me. Even without a gift, I would love him very much! I'll get my favorite slingshot later and give it to my nephew to play with!"
He looked up at his brothers and shouted excitedly.
"Brother and sister-in-law, what gifts are you preparing? I saw the little wooden sword you made for Jun'an the other day. It's so beautiful. Why don't you give it to our nephew first, and then you can make a new one for Jun'an."
"Second brother, fourth brother, you should also give your most precious things to your little nephew!"
Several brothers looked at him helplessly.
Talkative.
What if they themselves don’t know how to give gifts to their nephews?
Let him say it.
Several people bowed to the emperor and empress in apology, "Chengying is too noisy, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Feng Changye smiled, "How is it noisy? It's good. If my little prince could be as lively and cute as his uncle, I would be happy."
When they heard the words "little prince", the Zhu family was dumbfounded.
They looked at the emperor in shock.
He's called the prince before he's even born?
Is this grace a little too great?
They looked at Zhu Wuhuan worriedly again.
The Emperor calls the little prince "little prince" all day long. Will the Empress feel very stressed?
What if the Empress is pregnant with a daughter instead of a son? If the Emperor is disappointed, wouldn't that really hurt the Empress and her daughter?
Zhu Wuhuan took in their concerned and worried expressions, and felt warm in his heart.
These are her family members.
While others were happy about her pregnancy, they were the only ones concerned about whether she was under a lot of pressure.
She glanced at Feng Changye.
Tyrants can't compare to this!
He calls her "little prince" every day, as if he is afraid that she is not under enough pressure and that she will not become the target of public criticism!
"..." Feng Changye glanced at his queen and felt that his life was really difficult.
When it comes to this child, his queen is the one who feels the least pressure, okay?
She used her points to buy the pregnancy pill, doesn't she know whether it's a son or a daughter?
Wasn't he calling her "little prince" just to make her happy?
He was too lazy to be angry with her; he couldn't handle it.
He looked at the Zhu family members.
After satisfying his son Xuan's wish, he planned to tell the Zhu family that General Zhu had never committed treason.
He motioned Xiao Yuanzi to come forward and hand the court report to Madam Zhu.
"Madam, please take a look at this. This is an urgent report from the border, eight hundred miles away—"
He added with a smile, "It was written by General Zhu himself."
When Madam Zhu heard the urgent report from eight hundred miles away, her heart skipped a beat!
Could it be that my husband is collaborating with the enemy...
Then when she heard Feng Changye's next words, she felt relieved and excited!
It was written by my husband himself!
This means that my husband is safe and has not committed treason!
Madam Zhu didn't care that the emperor and empress were present, and immediately took the official report and gathered with her sons to check the handwriting on the report.
Zhu Chengying also came over, jumped up to take a look, and then shouted happily, "It's Daddy's handwriting! I recognize it!"
"Stop making noise!"
Zhu Longyuan was annoyed by his noise and glared at him.
Zhu Chunjun also felt annoyed that he was jumping around and taking up space, so he reached out and pushed him away.
He took a few steps back feeling wronged, looked at his excited mother and brothers, then ran to Zhu Wuhuan with a pout, threw himself into Zhu Wuhuan's arms, and complained in a low voice, "Third sister, second brother yelled at me, fourth brother pulled me..."
Zhu Wuhuan laughed so hard. Poor little cub!
She hugged the little guy and patted his back gently, "Well, they dislike you, but Third Sister doesn't dislike you. Let's not quarrel with them and play with Third Sister, okay?"
Zhu Chengying nodded, feeling that he had been coaxed by his third sister, and whispered something to her in a low voice.
Feng Changye sat aside and watched the brother and sister whispering to each other, his eyes full of tenderness.
He seemed to have already seen how the naughty little prince would run to his mother and complain about him in a low voice after being yelled at by him in the future...
Just thinking about it makes my heart soften.
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