"What did you say?" Xia Tong widened her eyes, looked down at her abdomen, raised her hand tremblingly and gently covered it, her brain seemed to have a broken string, and was buzzing.
"I shouldn't be wrong, but for the sake of caution, it's better to find a royal doctor tomorrow to confirm it." Fang Yu finished speaking, and smiled and looked at her for a few more times, "If the prince knew about this, he would be very happy."
After a while, Xia Tong slowly came back to her senses and stared blankly at her flat belly. Even though she always heard Gu Qin and Qing'er talking about children every day, when this day really came, she felt panicked.
"Go down, I want to rest."
She frowned with mixed feelings. After Fang Yu left with hesitation, she returned to bed to rest. Her mind was in a turmoil. She looked at the bed curtain above her head in disbelief. Was she really pregnant?
Her goal on the first day she came here was to stay away from the villain, but she didn't expect that she would end up marrying him and getting pregnant with his child.
She felt like God was playing a joke on her, but this might just be a coincidence. Gu Qin kept talking about the child in her ear every day. He should be happy now, right?
Perhaps because she was too nervous, Xia Tong tossed and turned all night and did not sleep until noon the next day. Fang Yu also called the imperial physician to wait outside early. Her mother and housekeeper had already received the news and were all delighted.
After washing up, Xia Tong asked the imperial physician to come in to take her pulse. At this time, her father and Gu Qin had not returned yet. Since the death of the late emperor, there must be a lot of trivial matters in the palace, and she didn't know whether they would come back today.
"Congratulations, Princess. Congratulations, Princess. You are indeed half a month pregnant. However, your constitution is cold, so you should use more tonic medicines on a daily basis. I will prescribe some pregnancy-protecting medicines for you later. You only need to take one dose per day." The imperial physician immediately congratulated with a smile.
After he finished speaking, Liu on the side also breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes unable to hide her joy. However, she remembered that it was the mourning period for the late emperor, so she did not dare to show too much joy, and quickly asked Qing'er to send the imperial physician out.
"Congratulations, Princess. Do you need me to send someone to inform the prince about this?" The butler bowed and said seriously. The prince would definitely be very happy about such a happy event.
Hearing this, Xia Tong thought about it and shook her head, "No need, I'll go to the palace later."
No matter how busy she is in the palace, she has to go home for the reunion dinner. It's not like she is ascending the throne, so why is she so busy? She must bring her father back today.
"This is such a happy event. You must tell the prince as soon as possible. You must be careful when you enter the palace alone. You are a married woman now. Don't be as jumpy and playful as before. If you scare my grandson, you will be in trouble." After being happy, Liu frowned and gave instructions again, fearing that she would encounter an accident.
Xia Tong curled her lips and snorted, "You only have your grandson in your eyes, your daughter is not important anymore."
Seeing her adding clothes, Liu was so angry that she couldn't help but laugh and said, "This girl is always thinking about trivial things."
After adding enough clothes, Xia Tong took Fang Yu to the palace in a carriage. On the first day of the New Year, there were not many people on the streets. Most of them were at home having reunion dinners. Only patrolling imperial guards passed by from time to time.
The palace was much more heavily guarded. After showing the badge to the guards at the palace gate, the carriage drove steadily into the palace. The late emperor passed away, and all the ladies of the third rank and above had to keep vigil. Xia Tong and her mother had to come tomorrow to keep vigil, but she didn't want to come. It was absolutely impossible to keep vigil for a dying person who was causing trouble for her in such a cold weather. She didn't believe that Gu Qin would let her kneel in the mourning hall for a whole day while she was pregnant.
"Master, we have arrived at the Council Hall. The prince should be inside."
Fangyu's voice came from outside. Xia Tong also gathered the fox fur, lifted the car curtain, held Fangyu's hand, and walked down carefully on the wooden stool.
A cold wind blew towards me. Many officials were coming and going in the Council Hall. Since the death of the late emperor, there must have been a lot of trivial matters in the court. These people must have not slept all night.
Stepping on the light snow, she came to the door of the hall step by step. Just as she was about to go in, a gentle and friendly voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Princess, are you here to see the prince?"
Xia Tong paused, and when she turned around, she saw two familiar figures. She immediately bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, may you be well. Your Highness, may you be well."
The man was dressed in mourning clothes, and his usual reserved aura was fully revealed. His noble aura made people dare not approach him. After all, being an emperor now was different from before.
"No need to be polite." He said lightly.
The woman in front of me was wearing a plain Suzhou embroidered moonlit brocade shirt, without too many pearls on her temples, and her unmade face was still beautiful and charming. She was always like this, always indifferent to others no matter when.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After getting up, Xia Tong glanced at the annoying Princess Changyang and nodded slightly, "The prince did not return home overnight, so I came to visit him."
Princess Changyang's eyes moved slightly as she spoke in a gentle voice, "The Prince Regent has been busy with government affairs for his brother, and he is indeed exhausted. However, with the help of your wife, I believe that the prince will feel much more relaxed."
At this point, Xiao Jing on the side suddenly looked at her and said, "You will also marry into the palace in the future. You must emulate the princess more and don't do anything wrong."
"What did my royal brother say?" Princess Changyang suddenly blushed and lowered her head, seeming shy.
Xia Tong felt more and more uncomfortable, but she had to keep calm. She followed the two people into the Council Hall. When they saw the newcomers, everyone inside knelt on the ground and shouted "May the Emperor live forever."
Xia Tong saw the man sitting at the top at a glance. He was not dealing with any political affairs. He was playing chess leisurely with his father. His father tried to hide his feelings when he saw the visitor, but Gu Qin didn't even want to pretend and didn't even show any courtesy.
After walking over, Xia Tong glared at him fiercely, while standing behind his father. Anyway, if he didn't explain the matter of Princess Changyang clearly, she would never pay attention to this man again.
"The Regent has worked hard all night." As if he didn't see the chess set on the table, Xiao Jing approached and suddenly looked at Gu Qin and said, "I want the Regent to stay in the palace tonight to attend the family dinner. Logically, you will marry Changyang in the future, and we will be considered a family."
Xia Tong: “…”
She glanced at the man coldly. If he dared to stay, she would move back to her parents' home from now on!
Princess Changyang also lowered her head, her face slightly flushed, her rosy face made people feel pity for her.
Glancing at the woman who was still making a fuss, Gu Qin curled his lips slightly, straightened his sleeves, then slowly stood up and looked at Xiao Jing and said indifferently: "Unfortunately, there is also a family banquet in my residence. I am afraid that I will disappoint the emperor's kindness."
After he finished speaking, the ministers below looked at each other in bewilderment. The new emperor was no different from the previous one. The regent had great power in the court and held a large number of troops. Given the new emperor's temperament, how could he allow the regent to override the imperial power?
"It's okay. It will be the same in the future." Xiao Jing didn't seem to care. Instead, he looked at Xia Zhian steadily and said, "The affairs of the emperor will be fully handled by Xia Zhongshu."
This Xia Zhongshu is the father-in-law of the Regent. How could the Emperor entrust such an important matter as the late Emperor's funeral to him? The ministers were puzzled for a moment.
"I will certainly live up to the trust of Your Majesty." Xia Zhian knelt down hurriedly again to pay his respects.
Xia Tong frowned, looking somewhat unhappy. Her father was already old, and what was the point of doing such a thankless task? He had to deal with these funeral matters every day during the New Year, and he didn't even have time to rest.
Xia Tong didn't stay in the Council Hall for long. As soon as Xiao Jing left, she took her father away. Her father was too honest. He thought that these things could be handed over to his subordinates. As the Minister of the Secretariat, he only needed to make a decision at the critical moment.
After leaving the Council Hall, she ignored Gu Qin and chose to ride in a carriage with her father. However, before she got on the carriage, her arm was suddenly grabbed by someone. She knew who it was without looking. She pulled her arm back without looking back, with an unhappy look on her face.
"You are an adult, why are you still acting like a child?" Xia Zhian looked at his daughter with a reproachful look on his face.
Xia Tong pouted as if she wanted to say something, but her wrist was suddenly grabbed tightly by someone, and her whole body was embraced in a warm embrace. Then she was half-lifted and half-carried into the black wooden carriage.
Xifeng outside was also hurriedly whipping the horse whip to drive the carriage, wondering if the prince could coax the princess today.
The carriage was silent. Xia Tong struggled for a long time but failed to break free. She could only be held tightly in someone's arms, closing her eyes and refusing to say a word.
Looking at this resentful little face, the man couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Are you jealous?"
"No!"
Xia Tong denied the other party's words without thinking. When she met the teasing eyes, she snorted again, her mouth was so curled that it could hang a pot of oil on it, "Even if you have three thousand beauties, I won't care!"
"Really?" Gu Qin's eyebrows moved slightly, and he grasped the boneless little hand, stroking it carefully, "If that day comes, I only hope that you will stay by my side."
Their eyes met, and her reflection was all in those bottomless eyes. Xia Tong's heart skipped a beat, and the resentment that had been accumulating for a long time suddenly dissipated.
The carriage fell into silence again. She pursed her lips, snorted softly, clenched her fist and punched his shoulder, "I don't believe your nonsense. Who knows if you will turn around and marry another woman."
It was indeed a sleepless night. Gu Qin rubbed his forehead tiredly, put his arm around the little girl and patted her waist, saying calmly, "How could I marry a dead person?"
Xia Tong: “…”
She widened her eyes and looked at the calm man in front of her in disbelief. She forgot that he was a villain who killed people without blinking an eye.
"The rebel army entered the palace and accidentally killed Princess Changyang. What's wrong with that?" His eyes flashed, as if he was talking about something very ordinary. After he finished speaking, he lowered his head to look into her clear eyes and said in a low voice, "I thought you already understood that there will be no other woman in this world who can get close to me."
Her cool little hand was held in the hot palm of the man. Looking at the serious man in front of her, Xia Tong's heart was inexplicably rippled, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up in a faint arc.
Just listening to his words, she didn't know what kind of trouble would happen in the palace recently. However, she didn't ask more questions. Instead, she thought about the purpose of her coming to the palace. But when she was about to speak, Xia Tong became timid for a moment.
Lowering her head, she slowly grabbed his robe with her small hands, her voice as tiny as a mosquito flying, "Actually... I came to the palace to tell you that the imperial physician said... said... I'm pregnant."
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