The Empress Dowager sighed, rubbed her temples, and smiled bitterly, "I don't want this either, but Heng'er is about to become a father, and Chao'er and Nong Nong haven't consummated their marriage yet. How can I be at ease?"
"As long as Chao'er has no heir, I will not be able to rest easy. With my health, I fear I won't live to see his and Nong Nong's child born. Perhaps a little encouragement will do the trick."
Upon hearing this, Granny Zeng sighed inwardly.
The Empress Dowager has gone to great lengths; she hopes that the Prince and Princess will soon have children.
As Wen Nongnong left Jingci Palace, she could clearly sense that Gu Linchao looked unwell, probably still bothered by what the Empress Dowager had just said.
She initially found the whole thing quite amusing, since the only person in the world who would dare to speak ill of Gu Linchao to his face like that was probably the Empress Dowager. And yet, the Empress Dowager showed no mercy, directly hitting the nail on the head.
However, seeing Gu Linchao like this now, she felt that his male dignity had probably been crushed by the Empress Dowager.
Thinking about it, she actually felt quite sorry for Gu Linchao.
"Your Highness, please don't take what the Empress Dowager said to heart." She couldn't help but shake his hand, gently comforting him.
Gu Linchao glanced at her, released her hand, and said in a cold voice, "I didn't care."
"That's good." Wen Nongnong breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Linchao paused, looked away, and said in a low voice, "Don't believe what the Empress Dowager says."
Wen Nongnong was taken aback. "What parts of her words should we not believe? Mother just said so much..."
Gu Linchao: "..."
He narrowed his phoenix eyes, gave her a deep look, and said in a low voice, "Anything."
Upon hearing this, Wen Nongnong went through in her mind what the Empress Dowager had just said, and then nodded in agreement, "I understand."
The Empress Dowager just said a lot, and Gu Linchao told her not to believe it. Does this mean that he actually doesn't want to have children?
She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was afraid that Gu Linchao would hear what the Empress Dowager said and ask her to have his child. Should she refuse or comply?
Now, Gu Linchao himself doesn't want children.
"Does Your Highness like children?" she suddenly asked.
Gu Linchao was taken aback when she suddenly asked this question.
Wen Nongnong then added, "Children are cute, but they can also be very noisy."
Seeing that she seemed to have a sense of rejection towards the child in her words, Gu Linchao fell silent.
He didn't really value having children; it didn't matter whether he had any or not. However, his mother had always hoped that he could have his own children. After what happened today, he had decided to seriously consider it, but Wen Nongnong didn't seem to like children...
He pursed his thin lips, looking somewhat troubled.
Seeing the apparent hesitation between his brows, Wen Nongnong assumed that he agreed with her thoughts and said, "Fortunately, Your Highness doesn't like children either."
Gu Linchao frowned, "I..."
"Your Highness, let's hurry up. I wonder what the situation is like at the Nine Star Palace now," Wen Nongnong suddenly urged.
Gu Linchao hesitated for a moment before speaking, and ultimately could not utter the words.
When they arrived at the Nine Stars Palace, Imperial Physician Lin was just coming out.
Upon seeing the two, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, "Regent and Princess."
"How is the situation?" Gu Linchao asked in a deep voice.
Imperial Physician Lin smiled and said, "That Consort Liu is indeed pregnant, exactly one month along, which matches the records of the Imperial Household Department."
This implies that the child in Wen Ruyi's womb is indeed Gu Heng's.
Wen Nongnong frowned slightly, almost imperceptibly.
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