"Really?" The Empress Dowager was stunned for a moment, and asked in disbelief.
"Your Majesty, I have already taken your pulse twice, and there is absolutely no doubt about it," the imperial physician said firmly.
Qiu Shen was both surprised and delighted, and quickly exchanged a glance with Ye Qingxue.
Then, with a look of sudden realization, she said, "So the Crown Princess is pregnant. That's why she fainted from anger at Miss Ning. If Miss Ning had entered the Crown Prince's residence while the Crown Princess was pregnant, what would the Crown Princess have done? Would Miss Ning have harmed her child...?"
Qiu Shen quickly stopped speaking, but the Empress Dowager knew what she meant by her unfinished words, and her expression immediately turned stern.
So much has happened this past year. The emperor's offspring were originally very numerous, but many have been lost this year.
Even the young Ninth Prince suffered a cruel fate.
The Empress Dowager was deeply saddened and grieved for a period of time.
Now that he has learned that Ye Qingxue is pregnant, he is overjoyed and excited. As long as the child is born safely, he will either be the eldest grandson or the eldest granddaughter of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Regardless of the gender, it will be very important to the prosperity of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It should be noted that after the Ninth Prince passed away and Prince Xuan was demoted, the Emperor took in many more concubines and frequently visited the inner palace, but so far there has been no good news.
Therefore, Ye Qingxue's pregnancy can be described as a great joy.
And he was the Crown Prince's first child!
The Empress Dowager said, "Don't talk nonsense, and don't worry. With me here, I will definitely protect this child so that he can be born safely and healthily! He is my first great-grandson, and I will absolutely not allow anyone to harm him!"
As for Ning Rong, wanting to enter the Crown Prince's residence as a concubine? Don't even think about it!
Ye Qingxue was deeply moved: "With the Empress Dowager's words, Qingxue is at ease. From now on, Qingxue and the child will rely entirely on the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager patted the back of her hand: "Good child, I'm sorry you've been wronged. You are the Crown Princess and are pregnant now. Even if you see the Prime Minister's daughter, you don't need to pay her any attention! But that Ning Rong is really disrespectful!"
Ye Qingxue didn't take Ning Rong seriously.
The Prime Minister was indeed highly trusted by the Emperor, and what worried her was that the Emperor would put pressure on her and Yun Zhuo to bring Ning Rong into the mansion as a concubine.
Fortunately, the emperor had an empress dowager above him.
Now that she is pregnant and has the Empress Dowager's backing, it is indeed impossible for Ning Rong to enter the mansion as a concubine!
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Before the banquet began, a sacrificial ceremony was to be held. In fact, the ceremony should have been held by the river, but since the emperor had been unwell recently, the ceremony was held in the palace facing the river.
As for the other sacrificial rites, Yun Zhuo will lead the other officials to the riverbank tomorrow to perform them.
Ye Qingxue rested in the Empress Dowager's palace for a while. After learning that the sacrificial ceremony was over, she got up and went to Minghua Palace, where the banquet was being held.
The Empress Dowager said she didn't like joining in the fun and would come back later, so Ye Qingxue left first.
Yun Zhuo, dressed in a light yellow brocade robe, waited for her outside Minghua Palace. Upon seeing her approach, he immediately stepped forward and extended his hand to her. Ye Qingxue placed her hand in his palm, which he held tightly.
"How are you feeling?" The two asked in unison, looking up at each other and unable to suppress a smile.
On the way to the palace, Ye Qingxue told him that she might be pregnant. She said "might" because her period was several days late, but she hadn't seen a doctor yet.
He then asked Ye Qingxue why she didn't invite her.
Ye Qingxue truthfully replied, "I'm a little hesitant."
Yun Zhuo immediately understood the source of her worries. He had originally planned to have the imperial physician examine her pulse after entering the palace, but one thing after another came up. Only now, with the banquet about to begin, did he have some free time to go outside to greet her.
In fact, he was always worried about Ye Qingxue's health.
Similarly, Ye Qingxue was also worried that he would be poisoned and unable to distinguish between hallucinations and reality at the banquet, thus becoming a target for others.
Therefore, after asking the same question, although they were both a little surprised, they could understand why the other asked such a question after a little thought.
"You go first," Ye Qingxue said gently, her eyes smiling.
Yun Zhuo's heart softened considerably: "I'm fine, I haven't had any symptoms so far today."
Ye Qingxue said, "I am really pregnant. Just now at the Empress Dowager's Shou Kang Palace, the imperial physician took my pulse. It's absolutely true."
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