Chapter 60 A Joint Scheme "Lord Pei now only has one side palace..."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Consort Hui! Your Highness is more than two months pregnant!"
He Luoyun looked at her still flat stomach with a smile, and her expression towards Xiao Ting was also full of anticipation. This was their first child.
Xiao Ting chuckled softly, "So this is what a pleasant surprise it is. My beloved consort has truly given me a wonderful surprise."
"Imperial Physician, Consort Hui has always been in poor health, and now she is pregnant. How are she and the child?"
The imperial physician immediately knelt down and replied, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Her Majesty is doing well. With proper care, I will prescribe a medicine to ensure the health of both mother and child!"
Upon hearing the imperial physician's words, Xiao Ting's hand clenched silently at his side, but he breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good then."
"My beloved concubine, lie down quickly. Now that you are carrying two children, all of you who serve you closely must be extra careful from now on, understand?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, we will do our best."
Seeing Xiao Ting's agitation, He Luoyun took his hand and comforted him, "Your Majesty need not worry so much. I know my own body well."
"I was originally very distressed because I thought that I would not be able to have children for His Majesty after so many years of not being able to conceive. But I never expected that this child would come so suddenly."
"In the past, His Majesty only had one son born to the Empress, but in the future, the palace will have another little prince."
Xiao Ting's eyes darkened slightly, but he reached out and affectionately pinched the tip of her nose: "How did you know it was definitely a prince? I would love a princess just as much."
But He Luoyun shook her arm coquettishly: "Your Majesty, my child and I are of one heart, so of course I can feel it."
"But now that I am pregnant, I inevitably miss home. I wonder if Your Majesty would allow my younger sister to enter the palace to serve me?"
"If my sister were with me, I wouldn't be so afraid."
Xiao Ting narrowed his eyes and recalled, "I remember, isn't your younger sister still unmarried?"
"You're not young anymore, are you?"
He Luoyun sighed: "That's right. She's almost twenty now and still doesn't have a suitable husband. Her father is very anxious at home."
"Your Majesty, do you still remember that my younger sister fell in love with Prime Minister Pei at first sight? I originally wanted to play matchmaker, but I never expected that Prime Minister Pei would bring his concubine into the family first."
Seeing Xiao Ting's thoughtful expression, He Luoyun quietly clenched the pillow she was leaning against, waiting for Xiao Ting to speak.
"I see. That is indeed not suitable. However, there are many talented young men and scions of noble families in the court who are worthy of your sister. Why don't you help her find a match?"
He Luoyun's expression stiffened, and she grabbed Xiao Ting's sleeve with some difficulty: "I think so too, but my younger sister insists that once she sees Pei Lang, she will be doomed for life. No matter how much Father or I try to persuade her to meet someone else, it will not work out."
"Seeing my little sister about to become an old maid, I feel so sad whenever I think about it."
Seeing He Luoyun leaning against him, Xiao Ting's eyes flashed with impatience, but his tone was gentle: "Then what does my beloved consort want?"
He Luoyun sensed a chance for a breakthrough and slowly revealed her thoughts: "Lord Pei currently only has one concubine in his household, and I've heard that she's an orphan with no family or background. It wouldn't sound good if word got out."
"Isn't the position of principal wife still vacant? Why not have His Majesty bestow a marriage upon the two of them, giving them a good match?"
After a long silence without Xiao Ting's reply, He Luoyun lowered her eyes and sat up with a hint of grievance: "My mother passed away early, and I raised my younger sister from a young age. An elder sister is like a mother to me."
"If even I cannot help her, who else can?"
"Moreover, Luo Chen is my own sister, and Pei Lang is a highly regarded minister of His Majesty. Wouldn't it be even better if we were to become relatives by marriage?"
Seeing the beautiful woman's tearful appearance, Xiao Ting quickly put his arm around her shoulder: "You're about to become a mother, yet you're still so emotional."
"Since you are pregnant, I will also promote you to a higher rank. At the palace banquet, I will bestow a marriage upon your sister and Pei Lang, shall I?"
Upon hearing this, He Luoyun stopped crying and smiled. She thanked Xiao Ting several times before seeing him out of the palace.
"I'll have someone bring the Second Miss to the palace this afternoon. I'll have to teach her a lesson. Now that she'll be sharing a roof and a husband with other women, she'll have to be quick-witted."
Seeing her mistress's expression turn cold, Amber looked at her flat stomach with some worry: "Your Majesty, I see that His Majesty is truly happy. What if your false pregnancy is exposed?"
"This servant was worried about you."
He Luoyun leaned back on the chaise lounge with light movements. "What's the big deal? His Majesty dotes on me so much. Besides, all children look alike. We can just find one later."
"Even if I can't give birth, I have plenty of ways to shift the blame to others. My father is the head of the civil officials, and my sister is the wife of the Grand Secretary. His Majesty won't easily touch me..."
"Enough with the nonsense, go and invite them into the palace."
Amber nodded with concern in her eyes and left, but she was still uneasy.
"A palace banquet?"
Lin Zhi put down her chopsticks and was somewhat surprised by Pei Lang's words: "Wasn't this just held not long ago?"
"Besides, with my pregnant belly, it might be inconvenient for me to go, wouldn't it?"
Pei Lang nodded: "Consort Hui in the palace is pregnant. This is the first prince after His Majesty ascended the throne, and he is also of the He family bloodline."
"His Majesty promoted Consort Hui to Imperial Noble Consort Hui for this, which shows how highly he values her."
Hearing that Consort Hui had gained power, Lin Zhi felt that even the dishes she liked tasted bland. She still clearly remembered the words the princess had used to warn her, and now that Consort Hui was so pleased with herself, those words weighed heavily on her mind, making it hard for her to breathe.
Seeing Lin Zhi's somewhat pale face, Pei Lang frowned slightly and stood up: "What's wrong? Feeling nauseous again?"
"I'll go get you some water..."
"No need..."
Lin Zhi quickly grabbed Pei Lang's wrist to stop him: "I just had a bit of a stomachache. I probably ate too much and had some indigestion. It's nothing serious."
Pei Lang's gaze swept over the bowl of rice that had only been partially eaten, but he remained silent.
"Please enjoy your meal, my lord. I'll head back now."
Watching Lin Zhi's hurried departure, Pei Lang didn't sit back down. He stood in front of the door for a moment before returning to his study.
"Madam, these are all newly made clothes. Which one would you like to wear to the palace banquet in five days?"
Now that Lin Zhi's belly is growing bigger every day, her old clothes no longer fit her, so Pei Lang has made a lot of new clothes and sent them to her.
Seeing that they were all colors and patterns she liked, Lin Zhi was still absent-minded: "You can just pick something simple and elegant without being impolite. I'm not interested in looking at them."
Although Lin Zhi couldn't embroider clothes herself normally, she always loved looking at the embroidery patterns of these new clothes. I don't know what's wrong with her today.
Chun Tao pursed her lips and could tell that she was in a bad mood, so she didn't linger any longer.
However, Lin Zhi always felt that she couldn't go to the palace banquet with Pei Lang. She assumed that the He family and the princess would be there, and she was prepared for the worst that the princess would try to match the two of them up in person.
She couldn't stop it, but it would be better not to see it with her own eyes.
Lin Zhi sighed, leaning against the couch with a somewhat dejected expression. She had long known that her status was not worthy of Pei Lang, but she never expected that this day would come so soon.
Even their unborn children suffer because of them, becoming illegitimate children from the moment they are born.
Although Pei Lang treats her well, people's hearts can change in an instant. Miss He comes from a privileged family and is also very beautiful. If Pei Lang gets tired of her one day, I'm afraid my life will not be easy.
The more Lin Zhi thought about it, the more alarmed she became. She even felt a cramping pain in her stomach. What was originally just an excuse to appease Pei Lang had unexpectedly come true.
Once the dull pain subsided, Lin Zhi became even more determined: she couldn't go to the palace banquet, she absolutely couldn't go!
However, she did not want Pei Lang to know about this, and it was really difficult to find a suitable excuse.
Lin Zhi thought about it a lot. Eating bad food was not an option, as it would harm the child.
She could manage a cold and fever, but she was afraid Pei Lang would want to stay and take care of her, so she wouldn't go...
Staring at the few steps that weren't very high in front of her, Lin Zhi took two steps forward, stood at the edge, and took a deep breath.
If you sprain your ankle, then you don't need to go.
She closed her eyes, steeled herself, and took a step, only to miss her foot. But before she could twist her ankle, she suddenly felt someone catch her steadily.
"Husband?"
As soon as Lin Zhi opened her eyes, Pei Lang's cold and handsome face came into view. His deep, dark eyes seemed to be able to see through her thoughts, making her afraid to look directly at him.
"Why were you so careless? What if you had fallen and hurt yourself?"
Pei Lang carried her back to the room, blocking her way face to face and refusing to let go. "What would you have done if I hadn't happened to see it?"
Lin Zhi lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake, not daring to explain or talk back.
"I think you're doing this on purpose. Is it for the palace banquet? You don't want to go?"
Lin Zhi hadn't expected Pei Lang to see through her so easily, so she quickly changed the subject: "Husband, look at the new clothes that were sent today, which one looks best?"
Pei Lang remained unmoved and pressed the person down to sit: "Explain yourself."
Lin Zhi bit her lower lip, feeling somewhat aggrieved: "At a palace banquet like this, everyone brings their principal wife. What's the point of you bringing a concubine like me?"
"not to mention......"
Lin Zhi held back her words for a long time but couldn't bring herself to say them. There were many misunderstandings between them, and she didn't want to argue with Pei Lang about things that were already in the past.
Even if Pei Lang found out, it would only deepen the grudge between him and the princess, and wouldn't solve anything.
Upon hearing this, Pei Lang got up to fetch something. Seeing him return carrying a bamboo ruler, Lin Zhi felt a tremor in her heart and instinctively shrank back, hiding her palms.
Seeing her like this, Pei Lang reached out and struck her heavily with the ruler.
The force he used to hit himself was completely different from the force he used to hit Lin Zhi. He only hit himself a few times, but Lin Zhi could see that his palms were already red and swollen.
Startled, the person quickly grabbed his arm, shouting, "Stop! What are you doing?!"
Seeing that Lin Zhi was anxious, Pei Lang stopped what he was doing, half-squatting in front of her and gently tilting his head up.
"It's my fault. Now that we have a child, I've forgotten such an important thing."
"Azhi, don't worry, Pei Lang will only have you as his wife in this life."
"I will also bring up the matter of making you the principal wife with His Majesty, and ask him to personally bestow upon you the status of the principal wife, so that the whole capital will know the title I owe you."
Lin Zhi felt a lump in her throat and couldn't help but frown and tug at him, "Get up first..."
"This isn't entirely your fault. Back then, your aunt... you had to listen to the elders..."
But Pei Lang shook his head firmly: "It's my fault. I had already made up my mind about you. I shouldn't have listened to others and separated us."
"At the palace banquet, you will receive my answer."
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Author's Note: The process of winning back my wife is in progress! The delayed synopsis will be resubmitted soon! Welcome to follow the updates! [heart emoji][pat on the head emoji]
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