When Zhu woke up, her head felt dizzy and her legs felt sore all at once.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw a man lying quietly beside her, one of his arms lazily holding her waist, his eyes closed as if he was still asleep.
Zhu couldn't help but reach out and touch his face, her fingertips lightly brushed his eyebrows, but she quickly withdrew her fingers.
Only then did she remember that she had fainted before.
Maybe it was too hot, she thought.
It was a bit stuffy for the two of them to sleep together. She opened his fingers on her waist one by one, slowly got up from the bed, and carefully turned over him.
The man beneath her seemed to be pretending to sleep, and he lazily opened his eyelids. Suddenly, he grabbed her wrist and pressed her against him, with her soft and heaving chest pressed against his body.
"You're awake."
Zhao Shi didn't fall asleep at all, "Yeah." He asked in a low voice, "Is there anything uncomfortable?"
Zhu shook her head, climbed up from him with difficulty, straightened the scattered clothes, "No."
She still didn't know anything, and her round eyes looked a little confused, "Your Highness, why did I faint before?"
Zhao Shi paused for a few seconds. Before he could think of what to say to her, he sat up, rubbed his brows, and looked at her with gentle eyes, "The doctor said you are too tired and need to take a good rest."
He still had no intention of telling her that she was pregnant.
Zhu did not doubt the truth of his words. She did feel tired easily these days.
Zhao Shi got up from the bed and said to her in a gentle voice: "You can lie down for a while."
He put down the layers of curtains beside the bed to block the white light coming from the door and window, put on his clothes, and walked out.
"Has the medicine been cut yet?"
"It's already fried."
"Send it to me."
"yes."
Zhu was born weak, and being pregnant was not necessarily a good thing. If you were not careful, the child would not be safe.
However, she would have to know about her pregnancy sooner or later, and she couldn't hide it for long.
Zhao Shi closed her eyes. No matter whether she wanted it or not, she had to keep this child.
Zhu was still covered, so the man quickly brought a bowl of dark medicine, opened the curtain and sat beside the bed, coaxing her to drink the medicine.
Zhu felt nauseated after smelling the strong smell of Chinese herbal medicine. She frowned, "Why do you need to drink medicine again?"
Zhao Shi blew on the bowl of scalding hot decoction and calmly said, "Nourish the body."
Zhu really didn't want to drink the bitter medicine, so she would avoid it if she could. "It's a medicine that's three parts poisonous. I can take supplements."
Zhao Shi had already put the spoon to her mouth, and said helplessly and forcefully: "Open your mouth."
Zhu couldn't hold it back for a moment, and lay on the bedside and retched..
Zhao Shi patted her back for comfort, and fed her a few mouthfuls of warm water. He was more patient than ever before, and showed a bit of rare tenderness, "Are you feeling better?"
Zhu pushed him away, as if this could keep the bowl of medicine that made people feel nauseated due to its smell away. The ends of her eyes were gleaming with water, and she said, "Put the medicine further away."
Zhao Shi was unwilling to accommodate her on this matter. This medicine was only good for her. He took a step back and said, "You can drink it when you feel better."
Zhu wanted to scold him, but she didn't dare to. Is there something wrong with him that he always likes to force her to take medicine
Even if you are not sick, drinking will cause problems.
Zhu found that her temper recently was not very good, she was always a little irritable. In the past, she could suppress her anger when she was a little unhappy or angry. Recently, she became more and more impatient with him, and she didn't even bother to act with him.
She lay on the bed with her back to him, and her socks were kicked to nowhere.
She couldn't hold it back and said, "If you like it so much, just drink it yourself."
"I won't fight with you." Zhao Shi laughed and choked back without any pain.
Zhu was too lazy to talk to him when she couldn't talk to him. She rolled out of bed and opened the curtain. She thought it was too hot and was too lazy to find socks to wear. She called Biying and said, "I'm hungry." "
Biying asked: "Do you want to eat?"
She already knew that the girl was pregnant, and she was happy for her, with unstoppable joy in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. Miss Zhu has a good appetite, which is also a good thing for the baby with a bloated belly.
Zhu thought for a while, "I want to drink something with soup."
Biying said: "Chicken noodle soup, do you want to eat it?"
"Well, eat." Zhu is not very picky about food now, wants to eat everything, can eat everything, "There are also pork ribs."
"yes."
Zhu completely regarded the man behind her as nothing, and she didn't know if it was because the weather was too hot, but the anger in her heart was also very strong, and she didn't like him no matter how she looked at him.
She was wearing a thin gauze skirt and was fanning a round fan. Even so, she still felt damp and hot.
Zhao Shi saw that she was a little irritable, so he had the good sense not to offend her. I retreated to the study room next door and approved a few notes. When I looked up again, it was already evening.
He stood quietly by the window for a while, looking at the sunset on the horizon, pondering for a moment, and then walked to the next door.
Zhu's anger was almost gone after she had eaten, but she still didn't want to see Zhao Shi. The days on the calendar were approaching day by day.
When she was bored, she played with the flowers on the window sill, used the scissors to cut off two new shoots, and almost dropped the scissors to the ground when she heard Zhao Shi's footsteps.
Why is Zhao Shi so free lately? Running to her house every two days? Isn't he getting married soon? What's the point of staring at her every day
Zhu turned around and asked, "Aren't you busy recently?"
Zhao Shi said: "It's okay."
Zhu took a deep breath. The weather was cooler in the evening, and the uneasiness in her chest seemed to have subsided a lot.
Zhao Shi used some tricks on her to let her pass.
Zhu was unwilling and lowered his head and said nothing.
Zhao Shi was not angry at being treated coldly, as if he was used to her attitude. If it had been before, he might have cared about it and cut off her thorns.
He didn't have any other ideas, he just hoped that he would leave soon.
But Zhao Shi seemed to have fallen in love with her and stayed in her house for several days. Once, he even saw the fire certificate she put in the drawer, which shocked her.
However, although Zhao Shi stayed in her house for the night, he never touched her again, which made her feel a lot more relaxed.
Once August passes, it’s September. The weather is still very hot, and it may take October to welcome autumn. She has finished eating the watermelons produced in the yard, and the watermelon vines have been dried by the sun.
Zhu was still so slow, and she didn't realize that she was pregnant for a long time. She had made herself fat, and looking at her plump and plump face in the mirror, she was quite happy.
Zhao Shi asked Biying to keep a close eye on her. When he was away, she must not be allowed to run around anymore, nor was she allowed to jump around. The maid must have tried every entry.
Zhu Ye felt that she was being watched very closely, especially when Zhao Shi was resting, he looked at her like a prisoner, which made her panic, thinking that her escape plan had been seen through again in advance.
As the prince's wedding was approaching, the lanterns hanging in the mansion were replaced with brand-new red lanterns, which looked very festive.
Zhu felt that Zhao Shiruo had always treated her so strictly that she didn't even have the chance to set fire to pretend to die.
A few days later, Zhu's appetite was not good, so he found this excuse to go out for some fresh air.
Zhao Shi had something to do and couldn't accompany her. Before going out, he tied her belt and straightened her hair. He spoke in a very calm tone, "Don't go to places you shouldn't go. I won't say anything else. What's on your mind?" There should be a number.”
The calm tone made people dare not have other thoughts, and he was born with a posture that makes people obey.
I couldn’t be more angry, but I had to say yes.
At this critical moment, there was no need for her to vent her anger on him. After a while, the two of them turned to the opposite side of the road, each going their own way. He will never let him know that she is still alive in this life.
Zhu doesn't go out much, but every time she meets a few familiar people.
Song Huaiqing took his little girl out for shopping. He didn't expect to see beads at the door of the clothing store. He hadn't seen them in a while. The little girl still looked soft, but her white cheeks were indeed much plumper and fleshy. His cheeks made me want to pinch them.
Song Huaiqing still remembered that night, he held her waist softly.
He nodded slightly and said hello: "Miss Zhu."
"Master Song."
Zhu replied perfunctorily and planned to leave.
Song Huaiqing followed, "Why did His Highness let you run out alone?"
As far as he knew, Zhu had escaped more than once or twice, but Zhao Shi felt relieved and let her go out.
Zhu didn't treat Song Huaiqing very well either. The man in front of him was also a man full of bad intentions and scheming, but he only looked gentle on the surface.
"Your Highness is considerate of me."
"That's it." Song Huaiqing's sister caught up with him, "Brother, why did you leave me and run away?!"
Song Huaiqing smiled at his sister, "You think I'm annoying and want me to go farther away, don't you?"
Song Huaiqing's younger sister was most afraid of her elder brother's smile, so he might as well keep his usual cold face. She looked at the woman opposite her eldest brother and said, "Yes."
Zhu and Song Huaiqing said a few words, and she hurriedly returned to the carriage . She rested on the pillow for a while. Her stomach was still a little uncomfortable. She said, "Biying, let's go back."
Biying happened to want to persuade her to go back, so she quickly ordered the coachman to take her back to the Prince's Mansion.
After Zhao Shi came back, he didn't know who told him about her encounter with Song Huaiqing. He was a little unhappy. He pulled her wrist, his eyes lingering on her belly, and he said calmly. He said: "Stay away from him from now on."
Zhu ZhiZhao Shi is extremely hostile to the men who appear around her, and treats her as an object, or to be precise, a plaything. This is possession, but it is not love.
Her wrist hurt from his pinching, and she said, "He wants to talk to me, and it's not me who wants to provoke him."
"Ignore him."
"It's unproductive."
"No one dares to speak against you."
Indeed, no one dared to say it in front of her, they all said it with their backs to her.
Zhao Shi looked at her belly, which was actually somewhat visible, but not too obvious. Zhu thought it was because she had eaten too much recently and gained weight.
Until that night, she saw redness on her lower body, but she was not frightened. Instead, Zhao Shi's face turned pale, his voice became calm, and when he looked closely at his sleeves, his buttocks were shaking, "Call the doctor." .”
The maid keeping watch outside was not clear.
Zhao Shi was furious: "Let you call the doctor!"
Zhu was startled by his angry appearance. She covered herself with the quilt and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, "Your Highness, it should be my little life."
Zhao Shi held her crotch tightly, pursed his lips tightly, and said nothing.
The doctor quickly checked the pulse, but Zhu still felt that they were taking too much trouble.
"Your Highness, this girl has a weak foundation. She took too many powerful cold medicines before, which still damaged her foundation. That's why she became famous. Whether she can save this child depends on God's will." After the doctor said this Not daring to raise his head to look at His Highness the Crown Prince's face, he buried his head and continued, "However, if this pregnancy cannot be saved, the girl only needs to take good care of herself for a few years, and she can still be pregnant with another child in the future."
Zhao Shishuang looked cold and said, "Go down and prepare the medicine."
"yes."
Zhu’s head was buzzing, she...When did she have a child? !
Zhao Shi squeezed her hands tightly, his temples ached for a while, and his eyes were filled with clear bloodshot eyes. He didn't know what to say to her for a moment.
Zhu had not yet reacted, "Your Highness, I drink medicine every time."
There is no need to be petty, and there is no idea that mother is more valuable than son.
Zhao Shi's eyes hurt so much, and his chest was so tight that he felt uncomfortable. He said in a hoarse voice, "I know."
"How could I... be pregnant?"
"I asked someone to change the medicine."
Later, he found out that she was taking some unknown pills behind his back. Although she was angry, she later asked the maid to send her ordinary tonics.
She didn't want it, but he insisted on giving it to her.
Zhu didn't expect that Zhao Shiju had planned so many things. Her lower abdomen still hurt. She couldn't believe it and didn't want to believe it. She felt that Zhao Shi definitely didn't want children. In the future, he would have a child born to the Crown Princess. Maybe he would kill her and then kill her child just like in his previous life.
Zhu's face turned pale with fright. She tried her best to smile and whispered to him: "Your Highness, I don't want this child."