Are you looking forward to having grandchildren?
Looking forward to it.
Princess Ping had often prepared herself for the possibility of not having grandchildren. For her, as long as her son Fu Hanlai was doing well, nothing else mattered.
Her body has been so weak since childhood, so it's normal that it's difficult for her to have children. Even if they can't have children in the future, it's definitely not Jiang Xuelin's problem. So she has never urged her or expressed to Jiang Xuelin that she wanted her to have children soon.
...Besides, these two children are still children at heart. They haven't become adults just because they got married. In fact, they seem to be getting more and more like children. But seeing her son so happy every day, Princess Ping couldn't possibly have any objections to this.
The grandson was an unexpected joy.
After the initial joy subsided, she couldn't help but think of the three little devils in her family.
She had been having a headache lately and had even lamented to her nanny that she hoped to have grandchildren later in life so she could have a few days of peace and quiet. Otherwise, if another one came along, she really wouldn't be able to handle it.
And now, the fourth little devil is likely already on its way.
"...Quickly, Hongluo, quickly check your master's pulse to see if it's a slippery pulse. Granny, go and fetch the imperial physician from the other courtyard. Be quick!" Her expression was a mixture of joy and reluctance, appearing extremely complicated. However, Princess Ping quickly calmed down and hurriedly made the arrangements.
Honglu nodded repeatedly, knelt down and took a step forward to grab Jiang Xuelin's wrist, who was still in a daze, and began to carefully take her pulse. Meanwhile, the nanny, having received instructions from the Princess Consort of Ping, quickly went out to fetch the imperial physician.
Hongluo was very experienced. The moment she placed her hand on Jiang Xuelin's pulse, she quickly confirmed it, and her face lit up with joy. "It's a slippery pulse! It's a slippery pulse! Congratulations, Miss! Congratulations, Young Master! Congratulations, Your Highness!"
The green ivy next to it also realized what was happening and was overjoyed, so it joined in congratulating everyone.
I'm so excited!
Upon hearing Hongluo's words, Princess Ping immediately stood up and paced back and forth in the courtyard with great joy. Only then did Jiang Xuelin belatedly realize what she had been talking about.
A slippery pulse indicates pregnancy.
She...she's pregnant?
Huh? She's pregnant?
Something seems off here. When did this happen? How come she didn't know?
All the servants were beaming with joy, looking very happy, except for Fu Hanlai, who, as a man, did not understand what a slippery pulse was.
He genuinely doesn't care about these things.
Seeing their excited expressions, and noticing that Jiang Xuelin was still sitting, she couldn't help but lean over and ask, "What's wrong with them?"
Jiang Xuelin turned to look at Fu Hanlai, opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
She didn't know how to talk to Fu Han about it.
I can't bring myself to say it.
What if, what if I get laughed at?
Seeing that Jiang Xuelin didn't answer, Fu Hanlai couldn't help but reach out and nudge her, "Hey, why aren't you saying anything?"
Princess Ping noticed this scene and immediately turned cold, stepping forward and patting Fu Hanlai's arm.
The slap was delivered with full force, leaving Fu Hanlai's arm numb. He almost jumped up, shouting, "Mother, Mother, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing, getting handsy?! If you have something to say, say it. If you don't, go to the side. Stop standing here in the way!"
Fu Hanlai: "..."
Staring wide-eyed in shock, he pointed at Jiang Xuelin, then at himself, his face blank, unable to utter a single word.
A strong force came, and Fu Hanlai was pulled up by Princess Ping's hand and pushed aside. Princess Ping then sat down in the spot where Fu Hanlai had been sitting, smiling gently and lovingly at Jiang Xuelin, "He's just a fool, Lin'er, don't mind him! Next time he wants something to eat in the middle of the night, just make him get up and buy it. If he doesn't get up... I'll send you a stick later. If he doesn't get up, just hit him. But don't use your hands, or your hands will hurt."
Fu Hanlai, who was pushed aside: "..."
Ah Shou felt extremely wronged and wanted to defend himself, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. Just then, the nanny rushed over with the imperial physician carrying a medicine box.
On the way, the nanny had already said that Jiang Xuelin was feeling unwell, so she asked the imperial physician to take a look. Seeing the nanny's happy expression, the imperial physician guessed what it was about.
After coming over, he bowed to the group, then took out a pulse pillow and had Jiang Xuelin place her hand on it.
Princess Ping stared nervously at the imperial physician.
Although Hongluo had already said it was a slippery pulse, and Princess Ping herself had the same intuition, she still had to wait for the imperial physician to examine her before she dared to believe that such a joyous event had actually occurred.
The imperial physician, with a long beard, stroked his beard as he took Jiang Xuelin's pulse. He then asked Jiang Xuelin to switch hands, and continued to ponder. Only after examining both hands did he finally smile.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! The Crown Princess is pregnant, but it's only been a little over a month. The pregnancy is still in its early stages, and the baby is very healthy," the imperial physician said with a smile.
"Good, good, good..." Princess Ping received confirmation from the imperial physician and was so overjoyed that she was almost incoherent. Fu Hanlai had almost never seen Princess Ping like this before and was still in a daze.
Jiang Xuelin couldn't help but lower her head and touch her stomach, feeling a strange sensation.
Do you have a child?
Although most girls her age already have children who can run around, Jiang Xuelin still didn't feel it was real, so she just sat there without reacting.
Princess Ping was so excited that she remembered to celebrate and had her nanny give the imperial physician his consultation fee.
The imperial physician, clutching the consultation fee, congratulated him with a beaming smile.
These imperial physicians loved this kind of good fortune the most; they would always receive generous rewards, and they didn't have to worry about being implicated in the royal family's secret affairs...
"Jiang Xuelin...are you pregnant?"
Fu Hanlai finally realized what was happening, his mind was completely blank, he couldn't remember anything, and he felt dizzy.
He suddenly remembered a long time ago when he fantasized about what Jiang Xuelin's future child would look like, thinking that it would be a smart, cute and beautiful little girl who looked extremely similar to Jiang Xuelin.
"...I have a niece?"
His voice was ethereal, as if he were walking on clouds, utterly unreal, and he murmured unconsciously.
He was so shocked that he had no idea what he had said.
Princess Ping, who was so excited that she wanted to tell the whole world that she was going to have grandchildren, froze on her smile when she heard this and looked at her son, who was staring blankly, incredulously.
With a broad smile, the imperial physician, who had just thought that such a good thing couldn't possibly involve him in the royal family's secrets, was speechless.
His legs buckled and he knelt down. The smile on his face hadn't even faded before it turned into terror.
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