For the past two months, even without the emperor's visit, Tang Baozhu has not been bored. Ever since President Xu from the modern world sent her a huge amount of skincare and makeup products, she has never been bored again.
It's a pity that I can only use it secretly, and I don't dare let the palace maids who serve me find out. It seems that when Mother comes to the palace one day, I can just say that Mother brought it back, and then there will be no mystery about its origin.
Touching her two-month-old belly, she couldn't feel anything at all. She had been hiding in the palace for the past two months and had agreed with Physician Zhang to report the pregnancy after three months.
As for why it took three months to find out, she could just make up an excuse. During those two months of her period, she secretly used something else instead, so the imperial physician could just say that her period was inaccurate.
Originally, she wanted to keep it a secret for three months, but Eunuch Li came to inform her in advance that the Emperor would be coming to dine with her tonight, and asked Consort Tang to prepare in advance.
This forced Tang Baozhu to ask them to cook a bowl of fish soup today. After all, the emperor was here, and it was impossible for him to chat with her under the covers. It seemed that the only way was to let him know.
Fortunately, even though the pregnancy was announced early, there was no fear that her body was so healthy and she had taken so many pills to prevent miscarriage. In case of any accidents, she even asked a cultivation master in the red envelope group for a poison-avoiding bead. The bead would change color if there was anything bad in it.
She wears this bead every day, never letting it out of her sight. She had a palace maid thread a beautiful cord through it and hang it on her wrist, instantly giving her a great sense of security.
Now that she knew the emperor was coming, she couldn't hide in her room like last time. Tang Baozhu could only go outside the main hall to wait. In order not to be accused of being arrogant because of the emperor's favor, she couldn't complain. It was truly the evil old society.
As soon as Situ Rui arrived at Changchun Palace, he saw the beauty standing under the lamp. It had been more than two months since he last saw her, and seeing her again gave him a dazed feeling.
In the past two months, in order to restrain himself from coming here, Situ Rui has also trained his patience once again. When he saw the beauties in front of him again, he instantly felt that he had brought it on himself. Since he had no children, why should he have to make himself sleep with those ugly people?
Besides, Consort Tang is in good health. As long as I work harder, it should be possible.
Situ Rui made a decision in an instant: he should not compromise himself so much in the future, and should follow his own heart.
He quickly walked a few steps to Consort Tang, took her hand, stopped her from bowing, and said gently, "You don't need to perform this grand ceremony when you see me in the future."
"Your Majesty, etiquette must not be disregarded."
Tang Baozhu didn't believe in men's sweet words. What if she got tired of them one day and realized that everything he had done before was wrong? She wouldn't give anyone any leverage over her.
"You!"
Despite saying that, Situ Rui was actually quite happy, feeling that Consort Tang hadn't become arrogant because of his favor, and that he could pamper her more in the future.
So all men are hypocritical. You can't say you have any feelings for a man unless you've been together for ten or eight years.
Knowing that the Emperor was coming to dine here, the Imperial Kitchen prepared a table of food well in advance. Since the Imperial Kitchen was reorganized, the problem of skimping on meals has been eliminated.
The two sat on stools, looking at the food on the table, without saying a word. In the end, it was the emperor who picked up his chopsticks first, and only then did Tang Baozhu dare to pick up her chopsticks.
Tang Baozhu planned to eat her fill first before drinking the fish soup, so she wouldn't go hungry. She couldn't treat herself badly now.
"Yulian, bring me a bowl of soup."
Turning to the Emperor, he said, "Your Majesty, this fish soup is quite delicious. Would you like a bowl tonight?"
Situ Rui glanced at the bowl of fish soup, which did look quite appetizing, and nodded in agreement.
Eunuch Li, who was serving the emperor, quickly ladled out a bowl of food. He dared not let anyone else touch what the emperor was eating, as he could not bear the responsibility if anything went wrong.
After watching Situ Rui take a sip first, Tang Baozhu picked up her bowl and started drinking. As soon as she put the drink in her mouth, she pretended to vomit.
The people around were startled, all thinking the food was poisoned. It was no wonder they were inexperienced; after all, no one in the palace had ever been pregnant before, the last time being when the Empress Dowager was pregnant with the Emperor.
Situ Rui also took a sip, but seeing Tang Guiren's reaction, he quickly spat it out. He also thought someone had poisoned it, and sat there with a livid face. "Little Li, don't touch this fish soup or the other dishes. Quickly call the imperial physician over."
Eunuch Li was also terrified. The Emperor couldn't be allowed to get hurt, so he quickly ran out to call the eunuchs nearby to go to the Imperial Hospital to fetch people, and also to call over a few more imperial physicians.
No one dared to speak after that. Tang Baozhu didn't know they were so ignorant. It was just morning sickness, but they made it sound like someone was going to die. They were just making a fuss over nothing.
However, it seems they really haven't seen it before, so I can't blame them. My anger gradually dissipated.
Who knew that the news of the emperor's suspected poisoning would spread, and the empress dowager and the imperial physicians came to the scene.
As soon as the Empress Dowager entered the room, she glared at Tang Baozhu, who was standing to the side. From the moment she entered the palace, she disliked this Noble Lady Tang. She always felt that a girl should be dignified and graceful, not have this vixen-like appearance.
Fortunately, the Empress Dowager didn't say anything in the end. She went directly to the Emperor and asked him with concern, "Your Majesty, please don't dine at the concubines' palaces anymore. Eat in your own palace first, and then come to the concubines' palaces! Don't get implicated later."
"Mother, don't worry, I'm fine. It's just that Consort Tang vomited while drinking the fish soup. I'm worried there might be something wrong with the soup, so I'd like to get it checked out to see what caused it."
Others might not know the reason, but the Empress Dowager recognized it! Her eyes lit up instantly. When she was pregnant with the Emperor, she would vomit after drinking fish soup. This familiar scene—could it be that Consort Tang had something good to do?
Tang Baozhu noticed that the Empress Dowager was staring intently at her belly. She subconsciously wanted to touch her belly, but quickly stopped herself, realizing that she knew nothing about it!
Fortunately, the imperial physicians arrived quickly, including Dr. Zhang, an old acquaintance of Tang Baozhu.
Tang Baozhu subtly raised an eyebrow at him, and Physician Zhang instantly understood, no longer nervous at all!
Next, three or four people took the pulse, first the emperor's, then Tang Baozhu's.
"Your Majesty, there are no signs of poisoning, but Consort Tang seems to be two months pregnant."
"real!!!"
Situ Rui thought he was hallucinating and looked incredulous. The Empress Dowager, however, was prepared and beamed with joy upon hearing this. She was finally going to have a grandson.
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. Consort Tang's baby is already two months along."
Seeing that the remaining three imperial physicians had also confirmed their results, Situ Rui burst into laughter, "Hahaha~~~"
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