Chapter 370: Zhaoren is Pregnant
Zhao Xiaofei rarely got to rest at home, preferring to play with his children. He was too lazy to even attend the morning court session. Ni Yuanlu, Yang Tianhe, and other members of the cabinet had been scorning him in front of Empress Lu Ling, saying he had become unruly after achieving new success.
Yang Tianhe wanted the Queen to issue an edict to reprimand him, but Princess Kunxing said, "You are all heartless people. He just returned from the battle and is exhausted. He submitted a memorial last night saying that he would not come today. Is that right?" After saying that, she glanced at Lu Ling.
"Oh, I went to bed early last night. I heard from Liu Quan that I didn't even read Prince Youli's memorial. I asked him to put it on the desk." Lu Ling said. She didn't dare to offend her sister-in-law.
Zhao Xiaokun went to Juyongguan to supervise the construction of fortifications.
"Dad! The kite has picked up the wind and is flying!" Zhao Wenxian shouted happily. Li Guangzong was also excited. He was still waiting for his father, whom he didn't see often, to release his kite into the sky.
"Come, hold it! Don't let the kite fall!" Zhao Xiaofei handed the string to his son Zhao Wenxian and said.
Then he said to his son Li Guangzong: "Give me your kite! The kite Dad gave you can also fly high."
"That's great, that's great!" Li Guangzong clapped his hands and shouted.
"Don't be too tired, you just came back from the expedition." Li Sihong said.
"I don't see them very often this year, so the important thing is to spend more time with them!" Zhao Xiaofei said as he flew a kite.
Kou Baimen stood under the eaves, holding her child and watching a heartwarming scene.
Shen Yunying followed behind, fearing that her husband would fall again.
"I'm not Jia Baoyu, why should I be so nervous about such a small matter! I tell you, you can't be too pampered when raising children in the future. Let them play when they should play, and study seriously when they should study. This is how you should raise these children." Zhao Xiaofei said to the women in the family.
But Princess Zhaoren hadn't arrived, so Zhao Xiaofei asked the housekeeper Jin. Butler Jin was a later arrival, and because Xiao Si was busy with his errands, he had let him manage the house. Xiao Si observed him for a long time and felt that he was capable of handling important matters.
"Butler Jin, why didn't the princess come today?" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"In reply to Your Highness, the princess is feeling a little unwell today," said Butler Jin.
"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier? What if she catches a cold?" Zhao Xiaofei quickly went to the princess's room.
"Dad, mine is not even as tall as my brother's! Let's finish the show before we leave!" Li Guangzong said in a tearful voice.
"Daddy will come back later and let you ride the big horse, okay?" Zhao Xiaofei felt very distressed when he saw his son was in such a miserable state.
"Yeah," the little guy nodded.
Leaving the children, he went to Zhaoren's room. As soon as he entered, he saw Zhao Xiaofei and asked, "My dear girl, why are you sick again? Have you called the imperial physician?"
"Look how anxious you are. It's not a big deal for me. I just need to lie down for two days and I'll be fine." Princess Zhaoren said.
"You are the youngest in the family, you are weak and have old injuries. How can I not be worried? Ask the imperial physician to come to the house immediately!" After Zhao Xiaofei said this, he asked the servants to invite the imperial physician.
"Look how anxious you are. You just feel nauseous and don't want to eat lately." Zhaoren said.
When Zhao Xiaofei heard this, he felt nauseous and didn't want to eat. He immediately asked, "Have you had your period in the past few days?"
"No! I haven't had my period for two months!" Zhaoren shook his head.
"Oh, you are going to be a mother! Ask someone to invite Mr. Zhang over so that we can take a good look." Zhao Xiaofei said with a smile on his face.
"Really? I'm going to be a mother too?" Zhaoren immediately burst into tears with excitement.
"Don't cry, don't cry! You can't cry when you have a baby in your belly. It will easily hurt you and the fetus!" Zhao Xiaofei quickly comforted her.
After a while, the imperial physician came over, and Zhang Shulan was invited to the palace by the servants.
After taking the princess's pulse, the imperial physician smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness! The princess is indeed pregnant."
"Okay, okay! Here's the reward! Go to the accounting office and withdraw 50 taels of silver!" Zhao Xiaofei was unusually generous today.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness!" The imperial physician bowed his head in thanks.
Just after sending the imperial physician off, Zhang Shulan arrived and quickly examined Zhaoren, but didn't congratulate him. She said, "The princess is young and has a narrow pelvis. It's very easy for her to have a difficult labor if she gets pregnant!"
This sentence made Zhao Xiaofei completely stunned. After two seconds of silence, he asked, "Does that mean we have to do a caesarean section?"
"Yes, and Princess Zhaoren may have a premature birth. I won't go back to Nanjing. I will wait until Princess Zhaoren gives birth!" Zhang Shulan said.
"Thank you, Doctor Zhang!" Zhao Xiaofei secretly saw Zhang Shulan off.
Back in the house, Zhaoren was grinning from ear to ear. She asked with a smile, "What did Mr. Zhang say to you?"
"He just told me to pay attention to things, such as eating, dressing and so on!" Zhao Xiaofei immediately showed a happy expression and put aside his worries.
"I'm so happy that I sent someone to the palace to let my sister know about this!" Princess Zhaoren said with great joy.
"Okay! Liu Gongzheng, send someone to the palace to inform the eldest princess that if she is not busy, she can come back today!" Zhao Xiaofei said to Liu Gongzheng.
Liu Gongzheng bowed and said, "Excellent! I'll go to the palace right away and tell them. I'm sure the eldest princess will be very happy!"
"I used to be so envious of my sisters having children. Now that I'm going to have my own, I'm just hoping he'll be born soon so I can see him sooner!" Princess Zhaoren said with a smile, her face radiating joy and maternal love.
In the palace, Concubine Huang Shu has been extremely sleepy lately, making it impossible for her to continue her traditional role as censor. Concubine He is also experiencing severe reactions lately, sometimes vomiting after eating.
All government affairs fell on Kunxing and Lu Ling. Princess Kunxing put down her pen and said to Liu Quan, "Call Consort Ni over!"
"I obey your order!" Liu Quan obediently went to call Ni Zhaoyi.
Ni Zhaoyi was the granddaughter of Ni Yuanlu. She was well-educated and well-mannered, and could read and understand articles and poems.
Lu Ling asked, "Sister, why did you ask her to come here? She's Ni Yuanlu's granddaughter!"
"So what? Should we let Concubine Shun come? She is the daughter of Zheng Zhilong! It's also okay for Concubine Ni to come and help us write something!" Princess Kunxing said.
After a while, Liu Quan brought Ni Zhaoyi over to reply.
"Your Highness, Concubine Ni is here." Liu Quan said to Princess Kunxing.
"Let her in!" said Princess Kunxing.
Ni Zhaoyi, dressed in her palace attire, came slowly. When she came closer, she knelt down and saluted Kunxing and Lu Ling.
"Get up! I heard that you have good literary talent. We have been busy with government affairs recently, so I called you here in the hope that you can help us. You are alone in this deep palace and have nothing to do. It would be good to come out and do something." Princess Kunxing said.
"I'm afraid this is not appropriate! One of you is the princess regent, and the other is the queen who rules the country from behind the scenes. I'm just a Zhaoyi!" Ni Zhaoyi was planning to resign from this useless job.
Princess Kunxing was a little angry and was about to scold him when Liu Gongzheng, the palace guard, arrived.
"What's wrong with you now?" asked Princess Kunxing.
"Your Highness, the imperial physician just came to the mansion and said Princess Zhaoren is pregnant!"
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