Chapter 150 Pregnant?!
Inside, Qingying and the Empress Dowager were still chatting intimately. Hongzhao made an excuse about his studies and came out. As soon as he stepped out, he saw Su Peisheng standing outside Shou Kang Palace for who knows how long, looking like he was eagerly waiting.
"Eunuch Su? Does Father have any instructions?" He strode closer and couldn't help but ask.
Su Peisheng quickly waved his hand – “No, no, it’s just that the Crown Prince usually has his meal in the Hall of Mental Cultivation at this time, but he hasn’t been seen today. His Majesty was worried and sent me out to look for him.”
As soon as Hongzhao came out, Su Peisheng could see clearly that the father and son were exactly the same in this matter. They rarely had a happy time when they came out of Shou Kang Palace Road. It was the same every time, which made people sigh.
Following them toward the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Su Peisheng said with a smile, "This servant often heard the Empress Dowager's laughter coming from inside, so I didn't go in to report without permission. But seeing Your Highness's expression now, this servant should go in sooner rather than later."
Hongzhao's eyes seemed to hold a sigh and a sense of melancholy. "I am the Crown Prince, but it seems that in my grandmother's heart, I am always ranked lower. My cousin from my fourteenth uncle's family is ranked higher than me. Now that a grandniece has come, I am still ranked lower."
"Sigh." Su Peisheng's eyes also showed confusion. He had heard similar words from the Emperor. The Empress Dowager was really confused. Instead of treating the two most noble people in the world well, she insisted on treating someone else's child like a treasure.
"Your Highness, please don't think like that. If the Emperor knew, he would be heartbroken. The Emperor loves you the most. Even the other day, when the Empress gave the Seventh Prince a necklace, the Emperor specially went to the Empress and asked the Imperial Household Department to provide more good materials to make one for you as well."
Su Peisheng, as expected of someone who served the Emperor, could come up with a different story every half hour if he wanted to coax someone. Xiao Dezi listened attentively from behind. He knew it would take him some time to learn Su Peisheng's skills, so he had to take this opportunity to memorize them.
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Just a few steps from Shou Kang Palace is Chunxi Hall.
Now that spring has arrived in April, the weather must be warmer. The mimosa trees transplanted from Ninghuitang have bloomed a month earlier than usual. After a night of wind yesterday, the mimosa trees look like they've been frostbitten, with the newly opened buds scattered all over the ground.
Hongzhao stopped to look and saw a woman in a turquoise qipao under the tree, bending down to pick up flowers with a handkerchief in her handkerchief.
Su Peisheng followed the Crown Prince's gaze and explained knowingly, "This is Consort Ye from Chunxi Palace. She rarely goes out, so the Crown Prince probably hasn't seen her before."
The two stood there, so close that it was impossible for Ye Lanyi not to see them. She put away her handkerchief, quickly stepped forward, and bowed. Su Peisheng hurriedly introduced, "Consort Ye, this is our Crown Prince."
"Greetings, Your Highness. May Your Highness be blessed."
Hongzhao nodded slightly to her – “Empress Ye.”
"This must be the tree that Empress Dowager ordered to be moved from Ninghui Hall. It's blooming really early this year."
Mentioning this, Ye Lanyi, who was not usually one to smile, smiled and lowered her head to straighten the petals wrapped in her handkerchief. "The mimosa trees in Ninghui Hall have always bloomed beautifully. I have always remembered Your Majesty's kindness. However, if this tree were still in Ninghui Hall, it could wait for someone willing to appreciate the flowers. But if it were transplanted to this palace, it would only be ruined by people who don't understand flowers."
She actually looks very pretty when she smiles; her cheeks are so pleasing to the eye. As she spoke, her tone became lower and lower, and the curve of her cheeks gradually disappeared.
Hongzhao looked at the tree and pondered for a moment before speaking, "Actually, the reason it's like this now is because the flowers bloomed too early. If it had waited until May to bloom, it would have been able to escape this storm and wouldn't have withered and fallen. It shows that even if you change locations, whether things turn out well or badly depends entirely on your own choices."
Upon hearing his words, Ye Lanyi suddenly turned around, met Hongzhao's clear eyes without saying a word, her dark grape-like eyes flickered, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
“I have heard Princess Jinghua mention you several times. She always said that Aunt Lanyi is an excellent horseman, a cheerful and meticulous person, and she even asked Your Majesty to continue teaching her.”
When Ye Lanyi mentioned her days at Baijun Garden, she couldn't help but lower her head. The past seemed like a distant memory to her now, and she didn't know how to face it when she heard it again. "The princess also mentioned me... I haven't taught the princess how to ride a horse yet."
"Princess Zuo and You are still young, they have plenty of time to learn and practice. If Consort Ye is willing, this is not a regret... What do you say, Eunuch Su?"
Su Peisheng was startled when he heard his name called, then mechanically nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes... His Majesty would be pleased to hear that the request has been granted."
Ye Lanyi tightened her grip on the handkerchief. She understood what the Crown Prince meant. Now that she had entered the palace and become the Emperor's concubine, there was nothing she could do about it. But she didn't know how many years would pass, and how she lived was still up to her.
She paused in thought, her gaze settling on something. Just as she was about to express her gratitude, she saw that the area in front of her was deserted. The Crown Prince had already left with Su Peisheng and Xiao Dezi while she was still in a daze.
If I cannot repay the Crown Prince... then I will only have the opportunity to repay the Empress.
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As soon as they stepped into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, they heard the Emperor's voice, filled with undisguised joy, coming from inside: "Reward her, I must reward her handsomely."
Hongzhao and Su Peisheng exchanged a glance, both of them seeing a hint of puzzlement in each other's eyes.
"Father, your son greets you." Hongzhao called out loudly before even entering the hall, his voice preceding his arrival. He was stopped by his father before he could even perform the proper greetings. His joy was palpable.
Xia Zi chuckled and said, "Your Highness, Consort Li in the harem is pregnant! The Emperor is saying he'll reward her."
Hongzhao nodded. "Oh, she's pregnant..."
etc!
Is she pregnant?!
Fortunately, Yinzhen was too preoccupied to examine Hongzhao's expression closely, which saved Hongzhao from his stiffness. Hongzhao quickly cried out in his heart, "Brother Tong! Brother Tong, don't sleep!"
"drop--"
In all these years of this dynasty, if it weren't for the system occasionally speaking to remind him, he would have almost forgotten where he came from. These days, the frequency of the system issuing tasks has become less and less, and he hasn't heard this long-lost electronic voice for a long time.
"System! Is there a time limit to the 'Childlessness Pill' you gave me?"
The system silently rolled its eyes...if it had eyes—"No, it's already extinct. Can your cat still lay two more eggs after being spayed/neutered?"
Hongzhao had no time to pay attention to his dry humor; if the fertility-preventing pill hadn't failed to work...
Hongzhao couldn't help but cover his mouth. Either it was a fake pregnancy, or he was a madman. It seemed like every emperor father had to suffer some kind of mental anguish.
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