Tao Ti's heart skipped a beat when she heard the news that Emperor Zhaokang vomited blood.
Mrs. Lu also felt that it was not good. Mrs. Zhang went to Xingqing Palace with her front foot, and the emperor vomited blood on her back foot. Could it be that she vomited blood out of the emperor's anger
Lu Shi has no doubts about Zhang Shi's ability to speak out.
"Ah Ti, I'll go with you to have a look."
"Okay." Tao Ti replied, with an elder beside her, she could feel a little more at ease.
Looking at the little eunuch who reported the letter again, she asked, "Has someone notified His Majesty?"
The little eunuch replied, "Your Majesty heard the news and went to Xingqing Palace."
Tao Ti nodded, tidied up a bit, then put on a sky blue cloak embroidered with magnolia flowers, and went out together with Lu Shi.
Mrs. Zhang was standing outside and wandering, suddenly heard the announcement of "Your Majesty is coming", she stopped in her footsteps, adjusted her clothes a little, and stepped forward to greet her with some embarrassment.
Pei Yan was wearing a black brocade robe with dark gold cloud pattern, which was well tailored, making him look taller and taller, with an imposing appearance. He took off his black cloak, and said to Zhang in a warm voice, "Mother-in-law, don't be too polite."
Mrs. Zhang stood up straight slowly, and said dryly, "The Supreme Emperor is lying in there, and the imperial doctor is already making diagnosis and treatment."
When Li Gui heard the movement, he lifted the curtain and came out to welcome him.
Pei Yan didn't say much to Mrs. Zhang, and went to the house to see Emperor Zhaokang.
On the bed, Emperor Zhaokang was lying quietly with his eyes closed, his straight brows furrowed slightly, his face pale with gray.
He had already changed into a clean robe, and the blood-stained robe and handkerchief were placed on a black wooden tray on one side. According to the blood-stained area, it could be seen that he had vomited a lot of blood.
The imperial doctor had already shown it to Emperor Zhaokang, and when he saw Pei Yan coming, he lowered his eyes and asked Pei Yan to speak outside.
Pei Yan glanced at Emperor Zhaokang who was haggard on the couch, and told Li Gui in a calm voice, "It's good to take care of the Supreme Emperor."
He followed the imperial doctor to the outside room, and the imperial doctor said, "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor is suffering from liver qi stagnation and a sudden fire attacking the heart."
Mrs. Zhang heard it from the side, touched her nose, and asked a little guilty, "Is there any serious problem?"
The imperial doctor said, "There is no serious problem at the moment. The stagnation of liver qi is the burden of the mind. If the mind is difficult to solve, it is not conducive to the recovery of the body... so we still have to find the cause of the emperor's worries, so as to treat it fundamentally."
Pei Yan pondered for a moment, then said to the imperial doctor in a low voice, "Go grab some medicines that are suitable for the disease, and give it to the Supreme Emperor to recuperate."
The imperial doctor responded, and hurried down to write prescriptions and take medicine.
Pei Yanqingjuan's face remained calm all the time, he looked at Mrs. Zhang, and his voice was golden and cold, "I don't know if my mother-in-law knows why my father is so anxious?"
His attitude was polite, and he couldn't find any faults, but the aura exuding from his body was even worse than Emperor Zhaokang's.
Zhang Xindao didn't realize that Pei Yan had such a forceful aura before, and it really became different when he became the emperor.
She said uncomfortably, "I, I mentioned some past events with the Supreme Emperor."
Pei Yan raised her eyebrows, "I don't know what's going on?"
Before Mrs. Zhang could answer, Tao Ti and Mrs. Lu appeared in front of the court, and they hurried over.
As soon as he saw Tao Ti, Pei Yan's eyes softened a lot, like a hedgehog put away all its thorns and only showed its soft side to her.
"Your Majesty, how is the Supreme Emperor? Why is he vomiting blood? Is there a serious problem?" Tao Ti asked.
"It's nothing serious." Pei Yan held her hand naturally, and lowered his tone, "As for the reason, I'm asking my mother-in-law."
For a moment, Pei Yan, Tao Ti and Lu's eyes all focused on Zhang.
Zhang, "..."
She pursed her lips and explained, "I told the Supreme Emperor about the eldest prince's life experience, and then I came out... It was because he couldn't accept the truth that he was so angry that he vomited blood."
As she said that, she also vividly recounted the dialogue and scene at the beginning.
Tao Ti obviously felt that Pei Yan was holding her hand hard, her brows moved slightly, and she raised her eyes to look at the person beside her.
His jawline was clearly defined, and the deep black eyes under his long and slender eyelashes were like pools of water, all his emotions were covered up tightly.
Tao Ti thought, when he first heard the truth, he must have mixed feelings.
She took a step closer to him and called out "Your Majesty" softly.
Pei Yan came back to his senses, lowered his eyes to look at her, "Huh?"
Tao Ti smiled and said softly, "Let's go in and see the Supreme Emperor?"
After speaking, she looked at Zhang Shi and Lu Shi who were a little uneasy again, and said softly, "Mother, Aunt Lu, it's getting late now, you should leave the palace first."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Lu rushed to respond as if they were relieved.
Pei Yan didn't say much, and just asked Fu Xirui to send them out.
After Zhang Shi and Lu Shi left, Tao Ti stopped pretending to be dignified and calm, her small face collapsed, and she looked at Pei Yan aggrieved, "You hurt me."
As he spoke, he raised his right hand to his eyes.
Pei Yan lowered his eyes and saw that there was indeed a pinched red mark on that white and tender little hand, a flash of self-blame flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "Blame me."
Tao Ti winked at him, like Xiao Zuo possessed her body, and said coquettishly, "It doesn't hurt to kiss."
If it is said that a coquettish woman is the happiest, then the coquettish behavior of the sweetheart is simply ecstasy and fatal.
Pei Yan stared at her watery eyes, her Adam's apple rolled up and down. After a while, he held her hand reverently and solemnly, and kissed her lightly.
The kiss was light, his lips were soft and slightly cool.
But the moment he raised his eyes, Tao Ti's cheeks suddenly became hot.
Too bad, if you want to tease someone, you will be teased instead.
No matter how careful she is in love, it can't match Pei Yan's "beautiful and murderous" eyes.
"Does it still hurt?" He asked seriously.
"No, it doesn't hurt anymore."
She withdrew her hand like throwing away her armor, and pulled off his sleeve, "Let's go, let's go see the Supreme Emperor."
As soon as he entered the inner hall, Emperor Zhaokang had already woken up, and now Li Gui was serving him to drink water.
Seeing his son and daughter-in-law, his expression was calm, "I am fine, you don't have to worry."
Tao Ti said a few words of concern, and then sat beside Pei Yan, obediently acting like a gourd.
The father and son didn't talk much, just chatted a few words dryly.
Not long after, Emperor Zhaokang said, "The day after tomorrow is the Grand Empress Ceremony. You should still have a lot of work to do, so go ahead and do it first. It's fine on my side, and don't spread the matter of vomiting blood to the outside world, so that Yu Shitai won't be surprised." While I was full again, I came to find fault with the two of you. Hmph, those guys are the most pestering people."
Pei Yan respectfully responded, and took Tao Ti to leave first.
As for the eldest prince, everyone tacitly didn't mention it.
What's the use of mentioning it? In addition to making Emperor Zhaokang vomit a few more mouthfuls of blood.
Coming out of Xingqing Palace, the sky was slightly dark, and the cold wind was blowing on the bare branches, and the residual snow rustled from the branches.
Pei Yan directly accompanied Tao Ti back to Weiyang Palace. The dinner was prepared by the Imperial Dining Room. Tao Ti's small kitchen only made a mutton pie. It was some meat left over from the mutton hot pot at noon. It was just right to make a plate of pie. .
The pie recipe is very simple. Chop mutton, shallots, onions, diced carrots, mushrooms, etc. together to make fillings, season them properly, wrap them in bread, press them into palm-sized round cakes with appropriate thickness, and then bake them on the oil pan. . The white lard melted on the hot pan and touched the soft dough. After a while, the white and soft dough was fried into a beautiful and attractive burnt yellow.
Fry both sides alternately. Before cooking, sprinkle a layer of white sesame seeds to enhance the aroma and look good.
"Your Majesty, you should eat this mutton pie while it's hot. It will become stale when it's cold." Tao Ti picked up the hot pie and put it in her mouth.
Pei Yan nodded, picked up a piece of crispy fried pie, and praised, "This pie is really delicious, the smell of mutton and the smell of noodles are pleasing to the nostrils."
Tao Ti took a big bite and said vaguely, "That's for sure, don't underestimate the pie, it also requires skill."
Pei Yan likes to see her proudly cocking her tail, she bends the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "I don't dare to underestimate my queen."
Tao Ti was stunned for a moment when she was called by him, and when she realized it, she shrugged and said, "I'm used to being called the princess, but it's a bit strange to suddenly change the name to be the queen."
"Listen more and you will get used to it."
After Pei Yan finished speaking, he took a bite of the pie. The crust of the pie is fried to a crisp, and it makes a crackling sound when you bite into it. The aroma of oil and the soup of the fillings are fully infiltrated into the crust, making the taste richer. Eat the meat stuffing inside, it is really salty, delicious and juicy. The taste of the ingredients of carrot, onion and mushroom completely removes the smell of mutton, but brews a touch of freshness and sweetness.
It tastes really good.
Busy with the tedious government affairs all afternoon, Pei Yan was also hungry, and after eating one, he picked up another one.
Tao Ti, who was eating the cake happily, suddenly stopped chewing and frowned.
Pei Yan noticed her strangeness, and raised her thick eyebrows, and asked with concern, "Ah Ti, what's wrong?"
Tao Ti pursed her lips, swallowed the biscuit in her mouth, and forced a smile, "It's okay, I probably ate too fast and felt a little nauseous."
"Then don't eat it. This pie is greasy. You can drink some tofu fish ball soup." He wiped his hands with a handkerchief and scooped up the soup for Tao Ti himself.
Tao Ti looked at the half-eaten pie in her hand, and said, "There's still so much left, you can eat it, and it's not a good waste."
After all, just send it to your mouth.
But this time, when she dared to take a bite of the minced meat, she immediately changed her face, put the cake down, and leaned to the side, "Ouch—"
She opened her mouth, looking like she wanted to vomit but couldn't.
Pei Yan was also shocked, and hurried to her side, patted her back with one hand, "What's wrong? Where do you feel unwell?"
Tao Ti's heart was full of doubts: Why did the feeling of vomiting suddenly disappear? It's really strange. I only ate two pieces of pancakes, so I wouldn't be too full to vomit, right? Could it be that after staying in the human body for a long time, his appetite also degenerated
"Artie?"
"Ah." Tao Ti came back to her senses, met Pei Yan's worried black eyes, and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm fine, I just felt a little sick just now, probably because I've eaten too much."
"Thinking about throwing up?"
Pei Yan's black eyes moved slightly, thoughtfully, "I sent the imperial doctor to show you."
Tao Ti shook her head, "It's dark and cold outside at night, so don't worry about it. I'm really fine. I'll eat some hawthorn slices later to get rid of the tiredness."
Pei Yan pursed her lips and said nothing, poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her.
Seeing her drinking slowly from the cup, he asked, "Besides feeling sick, have you experienced lethargy or fatigue recently?"
"In winter, it must be the most comfortable to lie under the quilt."
"Then when did you come back to Guishui?"
Tao Ti, "...?"
Pei Yan stared at her with burning eyes, his brows were full of concentration and seriousness.
Tao Ti laughed in embarrassment, counting the days in her mind, and muttered softly, "It seems... the middle of the twelfth lunar month?"
Linglong on one side couldn't bear it anymore, and reminded, "Empress, it's the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month."
Tao Ti's eyeballs rolled around, "Yes, it seems to be today."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Pei Yan's eyes shining like pearls of the night that had been polished.
As soon as Pei Yan grabbed her hand, he didn't show any emotion on his face, but his tone was somewhat urging, "Linglong, go to the Imperial Hospital and invite the imperial doctor."
Linglong couldn't hide her joy, she hurriedly responded, and went out excitedly.
Tao Ti, who was still immersed in the loss of "my own food intake has degraded to such a field", only felt that the sadness was inextricable from it.
How embarrassing it is for a dignified glutton to be reduced to two pieces of pie that can last until he vomits!
Pei Yan was also not sure if it would be an empty rejoicing, seeing that the little girl next to her was still confused and didn't understand the situation, so she didn't explain to her, and only asked the palace man to bring a candied fruit box over.
He chose the sweet and sour plum and brought it to her mouth, "Open your mouth."
Tao Ti opened her mouth and ate it.
Sweet and sour, Mei immediately suppressed the discomfort just now, and after eating one, she ate another, still muttering, "It doesn't feel sour enough."
Pei Yan's heart beat faster, his lips were tight, and he remained calm.
Not long after, the imperial doctor rushed to brave the cold wind.
Salute and say hello, put on a handkerchief to feel the pulse.
The imperial doctor showed joy, and hurriedly brushed off his robe, and congratulated the empress on the couch with a smile, "My minister congratulates your majesty, congratulates the empress, empress, this is a happy pulse, and it has been more than a month."
happy pulse.
In an instant, all the palace people in the room bowed down, and congratulations sounded in unison.
Pei Yan's brows and eyes slowly relaxed, the smile in his eyes deepened, and the corners of his mouth couldn't hide the smile.
In the sound of congratulations, he held Tao Ti's hand tightly, his eyes were deep and extremely gentle, and his pleasant voice trembled slightly imperceptibly, "Ah Ti, we are going to have a child."
Tao Ti, who was belatedly aware, "!!!!"
She took a deep breath, widened her eyes, and looked at Pei Yan in shock.
Pei Yan raised his hand to rub her hair, nodded his head heavily, and regarded it as an affirmative answer.
Pei Yan asked Fu Xirui to give rewards to the entire Weiyang Palace, and the imperial doctor who saw the doctor was even rewarded with a large amount of rewards, smiling so hard that he couldn't see his teeth.
For a while, Weiyang Palace was beaming with joy.
Late at night, when Pei Yan came back from the shower, seeing Tao Ti still sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, she walked over slowly.
With his slender fingers arched, he tapped her forehead lightly, and said with a smile, "Haven't you recovered yet?"
Tao Ti raised her dark eyes to look at him, and unconsciously caressed her flat stomach with her hand, "I really have a baby?"
Pei Yan nodded, "Yes, you are going to be a mother."
Hearing this, Tao Ti bit her lip, her two slender and black eyebrows were furrowed, and the watery light gradually appeared in her eyes.
Pei Yan's smile froze, panicked and worried, he put his arms around her and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Tao Ti didn't speak, just threw herself into his arms with a "wow", and started to cry.
Pei Yan's pupils shrank sharply, and the usually calm and prudent king became more flustered than ever. He hugged her and coaxed her tenderly, "Ah Ti is good, don't cry, what's the matter, don't scare me..."
Tao Ti rubbed her face against his chest, and howled dryly for a long while, and gradually got tired of crying, so she wept instead.
Looking at the delicate shoulders twitching in his arms, Pei Yan felt his heart twitching with her.
He held her little face in both hands. Under the warm yellow candlelight, her fair little face was a little red from crying, her eyes were foggy, and there were still crystal tears on her eyelashes.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Pei Yan frowned, wishing to give her his life, as long as she stopped crying.
"What's wrong? If you've been wronged, or if you're feeling uncomfortable, tell me and I'll solve it for you."
He gently wiped away her tears, "I'm crying like a cat with a painted face."
After crying for a while, Tao Ti's mood also stabilized, and she wiped her face with a handkerchief.
Pei Yan stared at her, "Ah Ti, aren't you happy about the arrival of this child?"
"Happy is happy." After all, this is her and Pei Yan's child.
She had thought before that their child would grow up to be a beautiful boy or beautiful woman. After all, Pei Yan's appearance is so high, even though she couldn't compare to him, she was not bad!
only-
Tao Ti sniffled, looked at him with wet eyes, and cried, "Aside from being happy, I'm also nervous and scared..."
The unknown is always scary.
When Pei Yan heard her words, she immediately understood. Joy also gradually calmed down.
He found that he was so selfish, he only cared about being happy about the arrival of the child, but ignored the hardship and fear she was about to endure.
There was a strong apology in his eyes, and he hugged her and said, "It's all my fault for making you suffer like this."
After a moment of silence, he said, "In this way, during pregnancy, if the baby makes you feel uncomfortable, you can pinch me and hit me, and let me hurt with you."
Tao Ti was startled, "Huh?"
Pei Yan was serious, with a serious tone, "I can't give birth to you, so I can only think of such a way. The child is our child, and you can't suffer and suffer alone, but I don't suffer any crimes. unfair."
Tao Ti, however, was amused by him, "There's no such thing as this. If I beat you, my pain won't be less..."
Pei Yan fell into powerless silence.
Before that, he had never carefully considered the matter of childbirth, and he only thought that having a child was a great joy.
But now that I think about it, I just feel that men really take too much advantage when it comes to childbearing.
He loved his little girl more and more.
With a sigh, Pei Yan hugged her into his arms, and pressed her chin against her soft hair, "Ah Ti, you have worked so hard, and after giving birth to this, we won't have another one.
Don't be afraid, don't worry, although I can't bear the physical pain for you, but other than that, if you serve tea and water, beat your shoulders and back, or anything else, I will take care of you you. "
Listening to his words, Tao Ti's heart gradually settled down, and her fear and tension gradually dissipated.
"Your Majesty, I'm not afraid anymore." She raised her head, touched the center of his frowning brows, and said softly, "Don't frown, this is a happy event."
Pei Yan pinched her hand, put it on her lips and kissed it, and said gently, "It's fine if you don't be afraid. If you are afraid in the future, or if you are in a bad mood, tell me, don't hold it in your heart, I will be there for everything. .”
Tao Ti nodded, and suddenly had infinite courage.
After passing through that heart, she soon became cheerful. Stretching out his hand on his stomach, he couldn't help but guess the gender.
Seeing her smile again, Pei Yan let go of her tense heart, and said with a smile, "Whether it's a man or a woman, as long as it's you and my flesh and blood, I'm happy and treat it as a treasure."
The two talked and laughed again, and went to bed to rest.
In the darkness, Tao Ti nestled in Pei Yan's warm embrace, and called softly, "Your Majesty."
Pei Yan caressed her hair, "Huh?"
"Actually, the queen mother loves you." The queen mother in her mouth refers to Queen Gu.
Pei Yan's strokes stopped.
"Aunt Lu told me a lot today. She said that when my mother was pregnant with you, apart from being cold-faced when seeing your father, in private, she would often touch your belly and talk to you, and she would also make you small clothes and hats with her own hands. ... Also, every time you fell ill when you were a child, the queen mother would stay by your side in undressed clothes and take care of you personally."
"Aunt Lu also said that you are a piece of flesh that fell from the mother's body, and the mother and child are connected. The mother is not confused. If there is a grievance, there is a debt, and there will be resentment towards the emperor. How can you treat you innocently?" Childish. It's just that the queen mother really couldn't hold on at that time, so she had to reluctantly leave you... Oh yes, it was because she missed you that she made the marriage contract between you and me early... In a sense , can be regarded as entrusting you to my mother? Let her take care of you."
Having said that, Tao Ti's emotions also became complicated.
From this point of view, she seemed to understand some of the reasons why Zhang insisted on this marriage in the first place.
The entrustment of a friend is too heavy, and Mrs. Zhang can't let go.
Alas, things in the world are presented differently from different angles.
With the lessons learned from the two mothers, Queen Gu and Zhang Shi, Tao Ti thought that she would work hard to be a good mother, just like the warmth and love her parents gave her.
After hearing Tao Ti's words, Pei Yan's eyebrows moved slightly, but his eyes remained closed.
"I won't talk about the past anymore," he said.
After a while, he lay on his side facing Tao Ti, and gently moved his warm palm to her abdomen, covering her, the warmth from the palm was transmitted to the skin, it was warm and quite comfortable.
He smelled the sweet fragrance of her body, and said in a low voice, "I promise, our children will grow up in love."
Tao Ti raised the corners of her mouth, hugged his waist, and hummed lazily with a smile.