Chapter 212 What's Wrong
Naturally, the news of Chu Linglong's pregnancy was reported to Xuanyuan Ling as soon as possible. Xuanyuan Ling was stunned for a moment and then asked everyone to leave.
He was feeling complicated at the moment. Since he had visited the harem, it was normal for someone to be pregnant. If he was happy, it was a blessing for the royal family to have many children, and it was a good thing for Concubine Yi to be pregnant. However, he still felt guilty when he favored others before. Although he convinced himself later, he couldn't say that he was only happy now that she was pregnant.
The complicated feeling in his heart made him feel a little irritated.
Zhao Hai saw that Xuanyuan Ling had a somewhat subtle expression, so he immediately ordered Xiao Xia Zi to be smart and not to make a fuss just because the Emperor was happy because Concubine Yi was pregnant.
Sometimes when the emperor is happy, servants can be rewarded if they say something nice to him, but Zhao Hai saw that Xuanyuan Ling was not happy today, but confused instead.
Zhao Hai had been serving Xuanyuan Ling for such a long time but he had no idea what was going on in Xuanyuan Ling's mind at the moment.
No emperor would feel guilty towards another concubine just because his woman was pregnant. Even if Shen Qing was favored, she was still a concubine in the harem, and Xuanyuan Ling was not an absurd emperor.
In Zhao Hai's opinion, the emperor simply doted on Concubine Xi a little more. Concubine Xi was lovable, so it was normal to dote on her more, and besides, she was so beautiful.
But he couldn't understand why he felt guilty for favoring someone else and even getting her pregnant just for Chen Qing.
No one would have thought that Xuanyuan Ling was feeling irritated at the moment because of his guilt towards Shen Qing.
Not long after, Shen Qing also learned from Chunhua Rizhong that Chu Linglong was pregnant.
Shen Qing was also stunned by this.
Chunhua now has more sources of information outside, so she will not suppress such things privately, but she felt distressed when she saw Shen Qing's obviously stunned expression.
This was not the reaction of the Empress when she heard that someone in the harem was pregnant.
Chunhua actually thought that Chen Qing was quite open-minded before. Now looking at Chen Qing's appearance, she remembered how uncomfortable Chen Qing was before the talent show.
Chen Qing was like this before the talent show. She was depressed for a long time, but eventually recovered. Now that Yi Meiren is pregnant, Chen Qing is still like this. Chunhua feels distressed when she sees her.
In fact, Shen Qing was stunned not because Xuanyuan Ling made another woman pregnant again. If it was a concubine other than Chu Linglong, she would not be stunned for a moment.
Because when I calculated the time, it actually matched the plot?
In the original novel, Chu Linglong became pregnant three or four months after being favored by Xuanyuan Ling. Shen Qing really feels a little strange now. She is not dead, and the concubines selected by Xuanyuan Ling to enter the palace are different from those in the original novel, but Chu Linglong still entered the palace, just like in the original novel. Even though she is not as favored as in the original novel, she still got pregnant at about the same time.
Is it a coincidence?
Or will the heroine's story follow the direction of the original novel?
Even if Chen Qing had a smart brain, she couldn't figure this out. But this time, she was not as afraid of falling into a death node as she was before the last audition. After all, it was useless to think too much. She had doubts, but they were only temporary, and she soon got over it.
Chen Qing figured it out quickly, but Xuanyuan Ling was slow to figure it out. However, Yi Meiren was pregnant, so he had to go and see her. After all, she was pregnant with his child. If he didn't go now, people might think he disliked Yi Meiren, and others might think he didn't like the child in Yi Meiren's belly.
So Chu Linglong welcomed Xuanyuan Ling. She had not seen Xuanyuan Ling many times, but she had different feelings every time. She didn't actually think that she liked him, but she had her reasons to like him. After all, she had become his woman and was now pregnant with his child. She always wanted to be close to him, but she knew that this was not her man alone, so she was still very well-behaved.
So she still bowed politely at this moment.
Xuanyuan Ling had a pretty good impression of Chu Linglong. Just like he chose her because she looked honest, now he also felt that, well, she looked quite honest.
After all, she was pregnant, so she had to be rewarded. So the reward was the same as that given to Concubine Li before. Chu Linglong thanked her. It was actually a little difficult to say it, but she didn't like to hide it. If she didn't say it now, she would say it next time. The emperor might blame her for not saying it earlier.
So Chu Linglong knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I have a request."
He had just stood up for a short while before he knelt down again. Xuanyuan Ling could tell something was wrong, but he didn't call out to him for a while.
"I am afraid of the heat, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to give me more ice. Also, I know nothing about taking care of a baby, so I can only ask Your Majesty for a favor."
Xuanyuan Ling felt something strange when she heard the first half of the sentence, as she was also afraid of the heat.
But after hearing the second half of the sentence, he put away his strange thoughts.
Originally, when concubines below the rank of concubine in the former harem became pregnant, they would usually quickly confirm who the child in their belly would be given to. For example, Chu Linglong was from Qingyun Palace, and the head of Qingyun Palace was Concubine Ru, so the child she gave birth to would have to be given to Concubine Ru. Concubine Ru would naturally arrange for a midwife to take care of Chu Linglong's baby.
But now that Xuanyuan Ling has issued an imperial decree, all children born to concubines will be sent to him to be raised. Concubine Ru will have to avoid suspicion, and the matter of the midwife will have to be handled by someone selected from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It's not been a day since Concubine Yi entered the palace, so she should have known about this matter. But she still asked for it today. If she hadn't said she wanted ice before, Xuanyuan Ling would have thought that she was concerned about the baby in her belly and was afraid that others would worry about it and harm it. He would have comforted her or even said that he would personally appoint a nanny for her.
But she insisted that Xuanyuan Ling still remembered what he and Shen Qing were talking about when Chu Linglong met him and Shen Qing in the Imperial Garden that day.
He couldn't help but feel that this beautiful lady Yi was thinking about Chen Qing's Bing Duo, and now she dared to ask for favor because she was pregnant. Was she trying to compete with Chen Qing?
Xuanyuan Ling's tone became a little bad: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs will take care of this matter, you don't have to think too much about it."
Chu Linglong heard something wrong in Xuanyuan Ling's tone, and she panicked. What was wrong?
But Xuanyuan Ling didn't give her a chance to speak.
He turned and left.
Chu Linglong was really at a loss for a moment. Maybe it was because she was pregnant, and she was just thinking about protecting the baby in her belly. But now Xuanyuan Ling was unhappy? She didn't even know what she said wrong.
Chu Linglong knew that living with the emperor was like living with a tiger, but she had just given birth to a child and didn’t even know how she had made the emperor angry. Thinking about what had just happened, was her request excessive?
Chu Linglong didn't want her mind to be stuck on why Xuanyuan Ling was angry. She just reminded herself that the emperor's majesty was hard to defy and she should be more careful next time. She wasn't afraid, after all, she was pregnant now. As long as she had the child, her life would not be difficult in the future. At least, Concubine Ru should not dare to deduct her share.
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