Chapter 105 Hooked Soul
Lin An's expression was silent for a while, and then he forced out a smile sincerely.
His Majesty has few children, and the third and fourth princes are still young. This matter has been criticized both inside and outside the court.
Now that Shen Ronghua happened to be pregnant, no matter whether His Majesty likes it or not, it is His Majesty's flesh and blood after all.
As for the previous dynasty, there happened to be an explanation.
Thinking of this, Lin An looked at Shen Qingru with more sincerity.
The birth of Miss Shen's fetus came at the right time and just solved His Majesty's urgent need.
"Now that he has seen it, Eunuch Lin is probably relieved." Shen Qingru sat on the chair, her whole body stiff for a moment.
She looked at Eunuch Lin twice, confirmed the expression on Lin An's face, and then slowly retracted her wrist: "Since Judge Wang has seen it, it should have cleared my suspicion."
"Otherwise, if someone comes along and says that my pregnancy came out of the blue, I really won't be able to explain myself at all."
This is what His Majesty said, but this cannot be said openly.
Lin An's mouth was a little stiff, and he bent over and said carefully: "My lady, you misunderstood. His Majesty is just worried about your health."
"You are pregnant now, so you are naturally more precious. His Majesty is worried about you, so he asked me to bring the judge to check your pulse."
As Lin An spoke, he nodded, bowed and smiled apologetically.
Now that Miss Shen is pregnant, she must not be offended. If anything happens to the fetus in her belly, even if he has nine lives, it will not be enough to compensate.
"So that's how it is." Shen Qingru sat on the chair, her body straight.
She was stiff for just a moment, and then her whole body relaxed. He chuckled, raised the teacup in his hand, and took a sip leisurely.
"I am overly suspicious." Shen Qingru said, "After getting pregnant, I became more suspicious than usual. I hope Eunuch Lin will not blame me."
How could Lin An dare to blame her?
He did not dare to stay any longer, and immediately lowered his head and said respectfully: "The Lord has ordered that you should take good care of the young lady's fetus.
"Ask the Royal Court to prescribe some pregnancy-maintaining medicine for the young lady. I will take my leave now."
Lin An led his men out of Changqiu Palace in a mighty procession. Not until the backs of this group of people disappeared did Shen Qingru's upright waist behind him relax a little bit.
"My lady." The maid behind her watched the person leave before she dared to step forward to help her.
Shen Qingru grabbed the palace maid's hand so tightly that her fingertips trembled. Only then did he realize that a thin layer of sweat was oozing out of his palms: "Almost, almost..."
She pinched her palms so hard that they turned white, and her already bloodless lips turned pale.
The maid felt pain but dared not show it. He just patted Shen Qingru's back from time to time: "My lady, don't worry, it's okay."
"Now that the court has passed the hurdle of judging, the matter is settled."
When Shen Qingru heard this, she stretched out her trembling hands and touched her lower abdomen.
Her waist was slender, but her abdomen was flat under her palms.
Now that she is three months pregnant and still not showing, naturally nothing can be seen.
But only she knew that this place had always been flat. Not to mention three months, even in another three months, this place will be flat.
There is nothing in the stomach to begin with. Even if the months go by, what is supposed to grow will not grow naturally.
But...it did solve her urgent problem.
Now that she is 'pregnant', she can naturally take back everything that Shen Fu took away from her, little by little.
Shen Qingru lowered her head, picked up the bronze mirror beside her, and looked at the face in it that was so lifelike as to be indistinguishable from Shen Fu's.
Her eyebrows curved and a smile appeared.
"It's really a good stuff." It was so concealed that even the director of the Imperial Medical Bureau didn't notice anything unusual.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingru stretched out her trembling hand and touched her cheek: "Go tell her that I am very satisfied with this medicine."
"Yes." The palace maid was lying on the ground and immediately stood up when she heard this. He walked quickly with steady and powerful steps and disappeared into the house in the blink of an eye.
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Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity
"You said that you are really pregnant?" The Emperor was sitting behind a long rosewood table. After hearing this, he stopped writing with the brush in his hand.
"Yes, I took Yuanpan Zhang to see it in person, and it is indeed more than three months." If it were someone else, they would definitely have doubts, but this was the pulse taken by Yuanpan Wang himself, and there was no doubt about it.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty." Lin An's tone was still smiling: "Now the harem will have another little prince."
Although His Majesty doesn't like Chen Ronghua, he can't help but know that she is pregnant now.
There are few children in the harem, so no matter whether the baby in the womb is a boy or a girl, they are equally precious.
Lin An narrowed his eyes with a smile. Xiao Yu glanced down at him, then picked up the pen again.
"In that case, let someone take good care of Shen Ronghua's baby." Xiao Yu stood straight, holding the brush in his hand and writing freely.
"Just make sure nothing goes wrong."
Lin An was sharp-eyed and saw that the picture that His Majesty was painting was a picture of a bamboo forest.
People only know that His Majesty is good at martial arts, after all, He has spent several years in the military camp.
She has a narrow waist and thin shoulders, and is much taller than the average person. Judging from his appearance, everyone might think that His Majesty is only good at martial arts.
However, few people know that His Majesty is actually a man of both civil and military talents.
Although he has only learned the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, he is proficient in all of them. In particular, he is very good at painting.
However, in recent years, His Majesty has spent more time reviewing memorials and less time picking up a paintbrush.
The last time I painted was on Concubine Shu’s birthday. I personally painted a picture for her as a gift. Concubine Shu was so happy that she showed off for half a year.
I started painting again today.
Lin An looked down at the picture of the bamboo forest on the paper and felt that the Emperor was in a very good mood.
After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he lowered his head.
The hand holding the pen did not stop until the last stroke was finished. He took a deep breath and slowly stood up: "Send this painting to Shen Ronghua."
I just got pregnant and His Majesty gave me such a reward?
Lin An's eyelids twitched slightly. As expected, the Emperor still paid attention to his offspring.
No matter how favored the concubines in the harem are, they are not as important as having offspring. As long as you are pregnant, you can be considered to have a firm foothold in this harem!
You see, His Majesty said before that he didn’t like Shen Ronghua, and he didn’t even see her for a long time.
Now that he was so happy, he even appreciated the calligraphy.
This thing is different from other things. Looking at the entire harem, there are only a few concubines who have it.
"Yes." Lin An stood aside quietly until the ink on the scroll dried. Then he bent down carefully and put the scroll away bit by bit.
"Chen Ronghua is pregnant now, she will definitely be very happy to see this."
Lin An was smiling happily, but Xiao Yu, who was standing by and wiping the wet towel, stopped and asked, "Who said it was sent to Changqiu Palace?"
“This…” Lin An raised his head: “This, isn’t this what His Majesty said was awarded to Shen Ronghua?”
Xiao Yu lowered his head and looked at Lin An's confused expression. His sharp eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and he threw down the wet handkerchief in his hand: "I asked you to send it to the Hehuan Palace!"
"Ah." Lin An was holding the scroll, completely stunned.
Why don't they reward the pregnant ones, but reward the non-pregnant ones?
Has His Majesty been bewitched by Lady Chen Fu?
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