Pregnant?
King Cheng's eyes suddenly fell on Princess Cheng's abdomen. She was wearing a slightly large embroidered gown and skirt today. The loose top and small gown just covered her abdomen. In addition, the month was still light and she was walking as usual. She was walking as usual when she came in just now. No one noticed anything wrong.
When Aunt Jiang said this, Prince Cheng suddenly realized that there was indeed a slight protrusion on her lower abdomen, and she seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and the bracelet hanging on her thin white wrist was a bit too big.
"Yue Niang, are you pregnant?"
"The princess was four months pregnant, and she found out the day after she left the palace."
"Then why didn't you tell me?" King Cheng was overjoyed.
Princess Cheng frowned and glanced at Nanny Jiang beside her. She hadn't yet decided how to deal with Xie Tianyu, and she hadn't figured out what happened back then. She didn't want to tell him that she was pregnant so early. She originally wanted to tell him that she was pregnant again. He kept it secret for a while, but Nanny Jiang let it slip first.
She looked at Prince Cheng who was full of joy and said directly: "It's my own business to have a child, why should I tell the prince?"
"Yue Niang..."
"Your Majesty!" Princess Cheng interrupted Prince Cheng: "I'm a little tired. I want to go back and rest first. If I have anything to say, I'll talk about it later."
King Cheng saw that her face was unhappy, and there was indeed sleepiness between her brows and eyes. All the sweet words that came to her mouth were blocked, so he had to retreat and do the next best thing: "Okay, if you are tired, rest first, then I will accompany you back." .”
"No need." Princess Cheng said coldly: "I came back this time to take care of my mother's illness. The matter between you and me has not been resolved yet. I will not go back to the main courtyard for the time being and let people clean up the Xiyue Pavilion. , I live there.”
"Yue Niang..."
"My lord, you know my temper. If you don't want to, then I will go back to Jiuyun Lane now and go back to the palace every day. It won't be any trouble."
Princess Cheng blocked all of Prince Cheng's persuasion with just one sentence.
He knew Rongyue's temperament very well, and he also knew very well that she would really do what she said. If he forced the two of them to live in the same place, she might really return to Jiuyun Lane immediately.
Although he was angry at Rongyue's coldness, he also comforted himself.
Anyway, Rong Yue is back, and she still has their child in her belly. As long as she is willing to stay in the house, if he pesters her a few more times, sooner or later she will be able to soften her heart and the two of them can repair their relationship. There is no need to rush.
King Cheng was thinking this in his heart, but his face still showed sadness. He lowered his head and said, "Do you hate me so much?"
After a pause, his eyes turned red.
"Since you don't want to see me, then it's up to you. You don't need to go to Xiyue Pavilion. You are pregnant and it's cold over there. You can go back to the main courtyard and I'll sleep in the study."
Xie Yin was anxious: "Father!"
Prince Cheng shook his head: "If your mother-in-law doesn't want it, I won't force her, as long as she comes back."
He was full of affection, which made Princess Cheng seem particularly cold and cold.
Xie Yin felt sorry for his father when he heard this. He knew how strong his father was and how he was a prince, but he always bowed his head in front of his mother and concubine. He couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart, feeling that her mother and concubine were just like Song Tangning. They all like to make a fuss out of molehills.
It was obvious that her father had already admitted her mistake, but she still managed to show off her attitude.
"Mother and concubine..."
Just as Xie Yin opened his mouth to say something, he saw the old housekeeper who had led the people back out hurriedly over.
"Your Majesty, something is not well with the concubine."
Prince Cheng's expression changed: "What's wrong with the concubine?"
The housekeeper said: "I was not very peaceful just now. I kept talking about wanting to see the princess, and even coughed up blood."
Princess Cheng couldn't help but frown. The old concubine had been sick from time to time in the past, and most of the time she used illness to seek bad luck for her.
She always thought that Xie Yin wrote to her saying that the old concubine was seriously ill just to trick her into coming back, but she didn't expect that she actually coughed up blood.
Is the old concubine's illness so serious?
When King Cheng heard that the old concubine was not good, he didn't care about quarreling with Princess Cheng and hurriedly headed towards the backyard. Princess Cheng also followed behind him and Xie Yin.
Seeing her anxiously, Grandma Jiang supported her and said, "Princess, please slow down and be careful."
Princess Cheng glanced at her: "Didn't I tell you not to mention my pregnancy for the time being?"
Aunt Jiang hurriedly whispered: "I am just anxious for a moment. I saw that the prince was excited towards you and wanted to pull you while he was talking. I was afraid that if he lost his sense of control, he would hurt you and the little master in his belly. Madam Qin said that your fetus is unstable and your body is weak and cannot withstand the torture."
When Princess Cheng heard this, she didn't think much about it. She just thought that Nanny Jiang was really just worried about her, and that Prince Cheng really wanted to pull her back just now. She whispered: "I wanted to hide it for a few days..."
"It's the old slave's fault. The old slave shouldn't have made his own decisions."
"Do not blame you."
Princess Cheng trusted Aunt Jiang as she trusted herself. Seeing the annoyed look on her face, Princess Cheng turned around and comforted Aunt Jiang: "Don't think too much, I know grandma is doing it for my own good, and sooner or later she will keep this matter a secret." If you can’t help it, it wouldn’t be a big deal if you had known better earlier…”
At best, it's just more trouble.
Aunt Jiang looked at Princess Cheng, whose eyes were as full of dependence and trust as when she was a girl in her boudoir. Her expression paused as her heart tightened, and she lowered her eyes in panic to avoid Princess Cheng's face.
"Slow down, there are steps."
Princess Cheng lifted up her skirt and walked over. The master and servant walked forward, while Ayane, who had been following behind, looked at Nanny Jiang's back with cold eyes.
This person... I'm afraid there is something really wrong.
The girl had not wronged her.
Ayane glanced at a shorter maid next to her, and the maid immediately lowered her eyes. Ayane quickly followed Princess Cheng and the others, guarding behind Princess Cheng even more vigilantly. Putting Nanny Jiang next to her on guard.
There were many people standing in the old concubine's courtyard. When they saw Prince Cheng and others approaching, they quickly stepped aside to let them in.
As soon as Princess Cheng entered the room, her face turned pale due to the bitter smell of medicine and blood that hit her nostrils, her throat was rolling, and her waist was a little weak.
"Princess, are you okay?"
Lingyin stepped forward and held Princess Cheng's waist. Seeing that her face was pale, she quickly took out a medicine bag from her sleeve and put it in Princess Cheng's nose: "Ms. Qin gave this to me before. If you feel uncomfortable, just smell it. It’s filled with dried vanilla fruits and won’t hurt you.”
As she spoke, she lightly pressed her hand near Princess Cheng's palm: "This is what the girl asked Madam Qin to teach. It can stop dizziness and morning sickness."
Princess Cheng felt some tingling pain in her palms, arms and wrists, but the dizziness she felt just now was suppressed. The cold and light fragrance in her nose diluted the nauseating smell just now, and she felt relieved. She took the medicine bag He whispered with some gratitude: "Thank you."
Ayane let go of her hand when she saw her softening.
In the room, there were two doctors standing in front of the old concubine's bed. Both of them were lowering their heads to perform acupuncture on the old concubine. Some blood stains could be seen on the edge of the bed and on the quilt. The old concubine's face on the bed looked like she was about to wither. No matter how you look at the decayed flowers, you can’t hide the decaying color of the lamp that has run out of oil.
Prince Cheng stepped forward: "What's wrong with the concubine?"
"The concubine just had an illness and coughed up blood. This..."
One of the two doctors was originally a doctor of the palace, and the other was a member of the Imperial Medical Office who was specially left here. Both of them could see that the old concubine of Prince Cheng's palace was in bad condition, and she was afraid that she was here. It's been a few days, but no one dares to say this.
Princess Cheng saw the two people hesitating and understood what they meant. Seeing Prince Cheng calling them out with an ugly look on her face, she walked forward slowly and saw that the old princess had her eyes open. When she saw her The cloudy eyes became brighter.
"Mother concubine."
"What did you do when you came back..."
cough……
As soon as the old concubine said a word, she coughed violently.
Seeing that she was having trouble breathing, Princess Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to help her. She had long been accustomed to hearing the old concubine's sarcastic remarks, and she had often quarreled with her in the past.
She just thought that the old concubine was again complaining about her leaving with Tang Ning earlier and hurting the face of Prince Cheng's palace, so she said in her favor.
"Of course I'm back to see you. Don't be angry. Take good care of yourself. Even if you want to teach me a lesson, you have to get better."
Princess Cheng spoke softly,
"You used to be very angry, but now you are so sick that you can't disturb me. When you get better, I will accompany you and let your grandchildren play with you."
The old concubine paused at the curse and lowered her head in disbelief. She looked stunned: "You..."
"I'm pregnant. It's been four months. Haven't you always disliked the lack of children in the house? Now I'll give you another one so that you can get better soon." Princess Cheng said, "No matter what happens between me and Xie Tianyu, You are his elder after all, and you have to be healthy before you can enjoy your grandchild."
She comforted the old concubine, but she didn't know that her words made the old concubine who was originally desperate to retreat. She suddenly let go of Princess Cheng's hand just now.
She is actually pregnant. Why is she pregnant at this time?
she……
The old concubine's face was full of disbelief, how could Rong Yue be pregnant? And it’s still at this time.
She couldn't help but look down at Princess Cheng's slightly protruding belly. All the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat, and her cloudy eyes were struggling.
That was her grandson, the only bloodline that Rongyue had for so many years.
If Rongyue knew, would she still keep the child? !
