Chapter 390 The wrong timing
But suddenly he thought of something, stopped and counted carefully on his fingers.
His face suddenly turned ugly.
"Hongxiu, go out and wait for me first!"
"yes."
Noticing that her master's expression had slightly changed, the girl with red sleeves responded obediently and quickly left while holding the hem of her skirt.
Jiang Wan walked back to Hongzhu and whispered a few questions in her ear. She suddenly turned pale like a ghost and opened her eyes wide.
"Master, this servant deserves to die!"
Hongzhu fell to her knees with her hands covering her stomach, her eyes filled with panic and fear, and she kowtowed unconsciously.
“Ma Fei and I both come from poor families, and this rule has never been strictly observed in the community.
I, I was previously diagnosed with difficulty in getting pregnant.
That day, Ma Fei didn't want to discuss divorce with me, so we got it done in a fit of anger. Who knew that after just that one time, we would have such a coincidence..."
Her face was now completely pale, and she no longer had the joy she had just felt when she found out she was finally having a child.
"This slave deserves to die, this slave deserves to die!"
She banged her head against the ground repeatedly, and soon her forehead became bruised and swollen. However, she did not dare to say anything to beg for mercy and embarrass her master, so she could only keep apologizing.
Jiang Wan let out a long sigh.
What is going on?
"Stop kowtowing! There's no point in apologizing to me now. Besides telling me and Hongxiu today, did anyone else know that you were pregnant during the period of national mourning?"
Suddenly thinking of this, she felt a real headache. As the empress and the legitimate daughter-in-law of the previous emperor, she certainly had never forgotten the rules she should abide by.
But Hongzhu was the wife of a military commander, and in modern society, she shouldn't be considered a filial son or grandson. But then again, this is ancient society!
Among Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers, the Emperor comes before parents. How dare we not observe filial piety to the country?
This is so tricky!
Hongzhu raised her head obediently. The obvious panic in her eyes almost made it impossible for her to think properly. She was silent for about fifteen breaths before she dared to answer with confidence.
"My Lord, this matter is currently known only to Imperial Physician Sun. I have already moved back to the palace from the Ma family and have not met Ma Fei during this period. We haven't had time to discuss this matter yet.
And I haven't had any symptoms of pregnancy so far. It was only yesterday when I was arranging the palace maids to put things away after the palace banquet that I met Doctor Sun. He noticed that I didn't look well, so he took my pulse and found out that I was pregnant.
At that time, he had a strange look on his face and told me to first report the whole thing to the Empress before making any further arrangements. I was truly stupid. I didn't realize that Imperial Physician Sun's warning was so obvious..."
She covered her stomach with her hands in great reluctance, suppressing the tears of sadness and fear in her eyes, which finally flowed out uncontrollably.
"...Master, don't worry. I will deal with this child as soon as possible..."
"What are you dealing with? It's a small life after all, can you just kill it?"
She stretched out her hand and pinched her temples out of habit. She was annoyed by the countless complicated and trivial things she always had to deal with.
"Don't act rashly, and don't reveal the situation to Ma Fei yet. I'll go back and talk to the emperor and see if I can find a way to help you.
If there is a way to resolve this, it would be good fortune for you and your son. If it really can't be covered up, Hongzhu, don't blame me, a young lady, for not remembering our past. Alas, this child really came at an inopportune time.
"I know, thank you for your mercy, Master!"
Another heavy head knocked to the ground. After Jiang Wan woke the man up, he returned to the palace with a frown.
After explaining the whole story to her husband, she couldn't help but sigh.
"You said this is really like a sesame seed falling into a needle's nose, it's a matter of probability!"
"What letter?"
Li Chengxiu didn't understand what his wife meant, so Jiang Wan raised his hand and pushed away the big head that was rubbing against his shoulder.
"Don't worry about what I believe. I just said it casually. Who did you learn this bad habit from? Just talk, why do you keep rubbing against me? Don't you want to have fun by sitting together with me?"
"Yeah, warm."
He peeked outside furtively and saw that his chubby son had been taken to the side hall by Hongxiu and others to play. Li Jinzhong stood in the corridor very obediently and would not come over unless he was shouted at.
So the emperor boldly opened his arms and hugged his wife tightly.
"I'm going to be a vegetarian for three years, so I won't be able to eat meat anymore. And you won't even let me rub it and smell it? My dear wife, you're being too harsh! You're even more ruthless than that Minister of Rites, Old Liu!"
"Stop talking about the Minister of Rites! This is exactly what I was talking about!"
Jiang Wan turned around in her husband's arms and found the most comfortable sitting position. Suddenly, she felt a slight toothache.
"Hongxiu has been my right-hand man for so many years. You know very well whether she is capable and reliable.
Ma Fei is now in charge of many things for us, especially since you don't have any useful secret agents under your command. Ma Fei and his sons are the best scouts under my father's command. He is best at this area and is good at cultivating talents in this area.
Almost all of the spies I have today were trained by Ma Fei himself. He has made an indelible contribution to this.
Think about how diligently they've worked under us for so many years, like two versatile bricks, ready to be moved wherever needed. If we could rank the hardest-working couple, Hongzhu and Ma Fei would definitely be on the list!"
"If you want to praise Hongzhu, just praise Hongzhu. Why do you have to praise Ma Fei as well? I'm a mean person, I can't stand you praising other men in front of me. Obviously, I'm the best one! Why don't you praise me properly?"
Li Chengxiu, who loves to pick on others and is jealous, keeps humming with his small nose and small eyes. He is really like his father-in-law, and has learned the basics of his father-in-law's way of dealing with people to the core.
"Praise, praise, praise, why not praise you? What did the lyrics say? Let me think about it."
Reaching out and pinching her husband's chin, Jiang Wan looked at this increasingly handsome guy. While she was amused, she also wanted to tease him back. The deep affection in those narrow, almond-shaped eyes could easily bring out the comfort that was suppressed in one's heart.
"Who says immortals don't grow old? Time passes in heaven. My dear husband, I see you are in full bloom at this moment, the most enchanting flower on the branches, the most enchanting flower on the branches~~~~"
A strange but melodious singing voice was softly sung beside Li Chengxiu's ears, making him smile.
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