"What's wrong?"
After the banquet, Gu Jiu went back to the small study in the east courtyard to nestle.
Liu Zhao was not at ease, so he walked in.
Gu Jiu smiled and waved at him.
He listened closely, and Gu Jiu whispered a word.
Liu Zhao, who has always been lacking in expression, at this moment, has an unprecedentedly rich expression on his face.
From the shock at the beginning to the surprise at the end, it seemed like a lifetime had passed.
He held Gu Jiu's hand tightly, and suddenly worried that he might have hurt someone, so he hurriedly let go.
"Really?"
When he asked this, his voice was trembling with excitement.
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "The time is too short to be sure, but it should be true."
"Great!"
At this moment, he is like a silly boy, giggling secretly. The brows and eyes are full of joy.
He doesn't talk, he just wants to do it.
He squatted down and gently pressed his head against Gu Jiu's abdomen, "Is he a little bean sprout now?"
The corners of Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, lacking common sense.
She shook her head slightly, "He's nothing now."
"No, he is our child." Liu Zhao said loudly.
Gu Jiu didn't argue with him, "Don't say anything, you alone know about this."
When Liu Zhao first came in, he noticed that the maids were not there.
He said, "I'm worried. Even if you don't tell the public, you should let the maids know and let them take good care of you."
Gu Jiu shook her head, "There's no rush, it doesn't matter if it's a few days late."
She is so young and in good health. You're just getting pregnant, so don't worry about it.
The thing that really makes Gu Jiu nervous is having a baby.
She was terrified of having children.
I don't know what kind of pain I have to go through to give birth to the child.
She didn't worry about the pregnancy process.
As long as the physical fitness is good and the fertilized egg implants normally, the pregnancy process is still relatively easy under normal circumstances.
As soon as I said pregnancy was easy, my heart felt a little pantothenic.
No morning sickness.
I've heard people say that morning sickness is super uncomfortable.
Gu Jiu hoped that she would never have morning sickness.
"It doesn't matter. I'm worried about you, and I'm more worried about the child."
Gu Jiu laughed, holding Liu Zhao's face, "I promise I won't make fun of my body. Also, don't forget that I am a doctor, I know my body well."
Liu Zhao frowned, he was very surprised, "Why don't you want to tell the maids?"
Because she didn't want to make a big splash, and didn't want to change her living habits just because she was pregnant. She couldn't do this or that.
This is not a modern society, where there will be all kinds of pollution radiation, all kinds of additives, and all kinds of synthetic foods.
This was in ancient times, and it was in the palace. The food and drink are all natural and pollution-free, and there is no need to worry about pollution and radiation.
She wants to maintain the same rhythm of life as before during pregnancy. When it’s time to eat, drink, and go out, go out.
Tell the maids at this time, she can imagine how nervous Qingmei and the others would be. It will definitely be nagging in your ears.
She said to Liu Zhao, "I want to live a more comfortable life for a few more days."
Being pregnant and having a child means that life will change drastically due to the arrival of the child.
If you want to be more relaxed, it may be difficult.
Because you have to revolve around the children!
Because of the responsibilities of being a parent, there is a psychological change.
At this moment, such a relaxed and leisurely mood, the two people's world without the noise of children, I am afraid I will never experience it again in the future.
She should cherish this moment, firmly grasp the limited world of two people, and firmly remember the mood at this moment.
At this moment, she felt that she was still a little fairy.
After announcing to everyone that she was pregnant, the little fairy's wings also flew away.
In everyone's mind, she will have one more identity: mother-to-be.
Let her cherish the little time left for the two of them.
Liu Zhao couldn't understand.
Just like a man can't understand a woman, he also can't understand Gu Jiu's thoughts at this moment.
Gu Jiu smiled and asked, "What does it mean for a woman to have a baby?"
Liu Zhao said without thinking, "Of course I became a mother."
Mother!
"Mother means family and responsibility. The name mother seems to have nothing to do with youth."
Gu Jiu felt a little melancholy.
Could it be that pregnancy affected her mood and made her sentimental
Liu Zhao seemed to understand Gu Jiu's thoughts.
He held her hand, "Are you afraid that you will grow old after giving birth?"
"You're old. You're an old man." Gu Jiu bared his teeth, like a cat with fur. Dare to say that she is an old, smelly man, can she speak.
Liu Zhao suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, I am an old man. You will always be young and beautiful."
Gu Jiu turned her head, very coquettishly, "Hmph, you don't care about boasting at all, you can tell it's perfunctory when you hear it."
Liu Zhao said with a smile: "Are you worried that people will know that you are pregnant and you will no longer be young? You are worrying too much, thinking too much."
Gu Jiu disliked him, "You don't understand."
"I don't understand you to teach me." Liu Zhao asked quite naturally.
Gu Jiu said, "You're too stupid, I don't want to teach you."
Liu Zhao was very upset, it was the first time in his life that someone called him stupid. He went to school since he was a child, and he is a gifted student in the words of the master, and he has nothing to do with being stupid, okay
Gu Jiu's eyes must be lame to think him stupid.
Liu Zhao hugged her gently, fearing that his strength would hurt her. "Then it's up to you, just keep quiet."
Gu Jiu laughed in satisfaction.
Liu Zhao then asked: "When did you tell everyone?"
Gu Jiu recalled the time of the last menstrual event and counted the date, "It's not too late to tell everyone after the Lantern Festival."
Liu Zhao frowned, "So long?"
"Not long. By the time of Lantern Festival, it will only be in the early forty days."
In about forty days, it is basically possible to accurately judge whether the fertilized egg has successfully implanted, whether there will be embryonic dysplasia, or ectopic pregnancy.
Of course, the forty days are counted from the first day of the last menstrual period.
So now the time is too short and the pulse is very weak. It's not accurate to say you're pregnant.
She didn't want to say anything, if she was misdiagnosed, it would be another dispute.
She asked Liu Zhao, "What if I misdiagnose and I'm not pregnant, what will you do?"
Liu Zhao was obviously taken aback, as if he forgot to respond.
"Are you misdiagnosed?"
"This is not certain."
"Then make another diagnosis."
"The time is too short, the pulse condition is weak, and an accurate diagnosis cannot be made. It is only a preliminary judgment, and it may be."
Liu Zhao heard the words, and said loudly: "It must be there. You can't make mistakes, believe in yourself."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "You trust me so much?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "Of course."
He hugged her and smelled the breath on her neck, it was warm, familiar and reassuring.
"Xiao Jiu, we are going to have many, many children, and it is best to have seven or eight of them."
Gu Jiu pushed him away and kicked him, "Do you think I'm a sow? If I give birth to seven or eight, will I survive?"
Liu Zhao held her feet and kneaded them lightly, "Then how many children do you think are born?"
Gu Jiu frowned, "At most three children, no more."
In fact, she only wants to have one.
But it's not realistic to have one, three are just right.
"Listen to you, then give birth to three."
Liu Zhao picked her up and made her lie down more comfortably.
She leaned in his arms, the earth dragon was very hot, she only wore a thin cotton underwear, her whole body was relaxed and comfortable.
She slowly closed her eyes, and said casually, "The eldest brother is quite cute. Although the fourth sibling has a bad temper, it's okay to take care of the children."
Liu Zhao kissed her neck, "Our children will be cuter and smarter. You will be the best mother."
"Don't say that I am the best mother. I can't be the best mother, and I don't want to be the best mother. It's enough to be basically qualified."
Gu Jiu really doesn't have high demands on herself.
As parents, both she and Liu Zhao are novices.
There is no training class, what kind of parents are the best, is there a standard
Without standards, who can guarantee that their parenting style is the best for their children
If you think you are a perfect mother, maybe the so-called perfect education method is ruining your child.
The same rice raises all kinds of people. The moment a child is born, he has his own temper.
To deal with children with different tempers and personalities, it is natural to use different methods of education.
Even breastfeeding a child during confinement is different.
Some children sleep right after eating, and don't make a fuss at all, so they are easy to raise.
Some children wake up in the middle of the night and cry for an hour or two after feeding, driving adults crazy.
Some children have no sense of security when no one is sleeping next to them, and they will always wake up.
Can these children with different tempers be raised in the same way
Certainly not.
Liu Zhao said: "You always like to go against the world."
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Because the worldly standards may not be suitable for me. Have you ever met the best father?"
Liu Zhao shook his head, admitting that he had never met the so-called best father.
A father who looks very good will also have flaws of one kind or another.
Gu Jiu hooked his finger and played with it, "There are no perfect people in this world, so naturally there won't be perfect parents. We do our best to be qualified parents and let our children grow up healthily. That's pretty good."
Liu Zhao hugged him tightly while being careful not to touch her abdomen, "You always have a lot of great truths."
Gu Jiu laughed, "That's because I'm smarter than you and think more than you."
"You are all free." Liu Zhao deliberately challenged her.
Gu Jiu snorted and kicked him lightly, "I've been relatively free recently. In the past few months, I was busier than you."
"Don't think about it when you are free, it will hurt you if you think too much."
Gu Jiu laughed, "If you can't think about it, it will hurt your body. I am a person who can think about it very much. You are one of the people who can't think about it."
Liu Zhao did not deny her words.
Gu Jiu stretched his hand behind his head and stroked his chin, which had stubble and pricked his hand.
She asked, "Shave your beard at night."
Liu Zhao rubbed her hand with his chin.
The rough feeling, with a strong masculinity, hits my face.
Gu Jiu's heart beat faster, and he was a little distracted, "Don't move around."
"I don't move."
Liu Zhao really didn't dare to move, he was afraid of hurting her or their child.
"Are you still looking into the poisoning of the empress?"
Liu Zhao hummed.
"Any clues?"
Liu Zhao said softly: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."
Gu Jiu asked: "The Jinwu Guard, do you have any news?"
Liu Zhao bit her earlobe, "A few more people were arrested, but unfortunately they died on the way."
"How did you die on the way?"
"I heard that the few people who were caught knew that they were going to die. They had already taken the poison when the Jinwu Guards arrived. When they walked halfway, the poison took effect and they all died."
Hearing this, Gu Jiu frowned, "Your Majesty is extremely furious."
Liu Zhao hummed, "Wei Zhong knelt outside Xingqing Palace to plead guilty. After kneeling for a whole day, the imperial grandfather let him get up."
"Kneeling for a day in this weather, I'm afraid my knees will rot."
"It's better than apologizing with death. The emperor's grandfather has a very bad temper recently. You've heard it. Anyone who dares to object in the court will be dismissed from office."
Gu Jiu hummed twice, she heard about it.
The emperor Qian Gang is arbitrary, and no one can control the court.
That is to say, the emperor is strong enough and holds great power in order to be arbitrary.
Change to a slightly weaker emperor, civil servants and military generals will teach you how to be an emperor in minutes.
Today, the emperor suppresses all opposing voices in the court with his personal authority.
But this is by no means a long-term solution.
There cannot be only one voice in the court, which is an extremely dangerous situation.
The courtiers will not allow the court to have only one voice.
If the suppression time is too long, it will naturally rebound.
The harder it is suppressed, the crazier it will be when it rebounds.
"Will the capital be in chaos?" Gu Jiu asked softly.
Liu Zhao comforted her, "Don't worry, there will be no chaos. The generals have not moved."
Gu Jiu felt relieved, "So, father and the others won't be able to return to the capital for a while?"
Liu Zhao nodded, "It's too sensitive now, the grandfather is very afraid of the father and the king, and will not allow any prince to return to the capital at this time."
Gu Jiu smiled softly, "It's cheaper for Concubine Li De and the little prince."
In the palace, there is only the little prince. The other princes were all driven out of the capital.
If it hadn't been for the kidnapping case involving the Li family, it would have dealt a heavy blow to Concubine Li De. At this time, Concubine Li De should coerce the little prince and spoil the harem alone.
This opportunity is a disaster for others, but it is a turning point for Concubine Li De.
As long as she can seize the opportunity, she can use the little prince to regain her favor.
Liu Zhao said: "It's not so easy for Concubine Li De to regain her favor. Apart from the new beauties in the palace, the most favored one in the palace recently is Jiang Shuyi."
Gu Jiu smiled knowingly, "There is a newcomer in the palace."
"There is never a shortage of newcomers in the palace."
Gu Jiu said: "The imperial palace is really not a good place, it's depressing to live in."
Liu Zhao was silent for a moment, and asked tentatively, "Have you thought about living in the palace one day?"
Gu Jiu was silent.
Liu Zhao frowned, his expression was dim and unclear.
After a long time, Gu Jiu said: "I haven't really thought about it. If that day comes, I will accept it. I am very adaptable."
Liu Zhao hugged her tightly.
He could feel that Gu Jiu was not happy to live in the palace.
If one day, she is willing to live in the palace, it will be for him.
So he felt that he had reason to treat Gu Jiu better.
But Gu Jiu continued: "When I live in the palace, I have to change those broken rules."
Liu Zhao laughed, he knew that Gu Jiu was not someone who would just sit and wait for death.
He asked curiously, "What rules do you plan to change?"
"I haven't thought about it carefully, but I will definitely change it anyway."
She yawned, feeling sleepy.
If she is full and sleepy, she will turn into a fat pig.
Touching the abdomen, the lower abdomen is flat, so that she can temporarily enjoy the happy life of eating and sleeping with peace of mind.
Gu Jiu just wanted to take a nap, but when he woke up, it was already dark.
She is no longer limp, but on the bed.
The quilt was very warm, so I turned over and didn't want to get up with the quilt rolled up.
Hearing the movement, Qingmei walked in, "Madam is awake. The kitchen has made black chicken soup and it is warming up."
want to drink!
Hearing the black chicken soup, Gu Jiu's stomach growled wildly.
Qingmei laughed, "This servant is helping Madam wash up."
Gu Jiu finally got up from the bed and asked, "Where is your son?"
"The young master has something to do and went out. He told his wife not to wait for him at night, he might come back very late. He also said that if he didn't come back at night, he might be delayed outside for two or three days, so he told his wife not to worry."
Gu Jiu was surprised, "Did you say anything? There will be a delay of two or three days, it shouldn't be a trivial matter."
Qingmei shook her head, "The servant asked, but the young master didn't say anything."
Gu Jiu wondered, could there be a clue to Concubine Shu's poisoning case
Or something happened in the palace
As soon as it got dark, Xiaocui went back to the east courtyard from the outside.
She inquired about a new gossip.
"Ma'am, this servant just heard that the Second Young Master has accepted two concubines from Concubine Shu."
"Really?" Gu Jiu was surprised.
Ouyang Fu was about to give birth, and the second son was so anxious to take a concubine
Xiao Cui nodded, "This matter is absolutely true. It was reported by the mother-in-law at the Xi Le Hall."
Gu Jiu rubbed his eyebrows.
When Pei Shi brought back eight beauties from the palace, Xiao Qin'er made a fuss, but it only delayed Liu Yi's time to accept concubines.
The eight beauties were still kept in the palace, and none of them were sent out.
Gu Jiu knew that the Second Young Master would take a concubine sooner or later, but he didn't expect him to be so anxious.
Can't we wait for Ouyang Fu to give birth and finish confinement
She asked Xiaocui, "What's the second lady's reaction? Did you agree?"