Ji Lingxue's body froze, as if he had been struck by lightning, unable to recover until Xiao Yichen stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him, "Why, are you surprised by the good news and you don't know what to say?"
Xiao Yichen curled his eyes. It was the first time he saw Ji Lingxue with such a silly expression. He reached out and pinched her face, signaling her to come back to her senses.
The skin is delicate and feels good! Xiao Yichen couldn't help but pinch it again.
Ji Lingxue blinked, "What did you just say?"
"Congratulations, you're a mother now!" Xiao Yichen smiled happily, having forgotten the unpleasantness just now.
Ji Lingxue swallowed, stared into Xiao Yichen's smiling eyes and asked, "Really? Are you kidding?"
Xiao Yichen: "Do you think I'm joking?"
Ji Lingxue shook her head and looked down at her flat belly, so there was a little life growing inside. She should be happy, but too many things have happened recently, and this life came with mixed feelings.
Xiao Yichen had been waiting for Ji Lingxue's happy reaction, but Ji Lingxue fell into deep thought with a unhappy look on her face. Did she not like their child
Ji Lingxue said: "It's really a bit unexpected..."
Xiao Yichen's mouth twitched, "You don't like the arrival of this child?"
Ji Lingxue raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Yichen in surprise. Is Xiao Yichen angry? Why is his tone of voice so strange
Why did she not like the baby? It was just that a lot had happened recently, and she wasn't ready for the baby, but the baby arrived.
Ji Lingxue stroked her abdomen with her fingers. "Although it's a little unexpected, I'm also very happy to hear this good news..." Suddenly remembering the inexplicable fainting yesterday, she asked, "Is there anything wrong with the baby?"
Xiao Yichen shook his head and said, "The child is only two months old now, but someone didn't want you to give birth to this child, so they put medicine in the ceramic doll."
Ji Lingxue was stunned, "Did Evian do it?"
Xiao Yichen nodded. Yiyun admitted that she was jealous of Ji Lingxue, but she did not admit that she was the one who put the musk on the ceramic doll.
Xiao Yichen held Ji Lingxue's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, this won't happen a second time." He had arranged for Yiyun to leave the palace and gave her a mansion so that she would no longer bring harm to the world.
Ji Lingxue nodded and smiled, "I believe you."
Xiao Yichen held Ji Lingxue's hand, and the two ignored each other and smiled silently. Although there were still unknown storms waiting for them, with the warmth of the moment, they did not think about the unknown future.
"Master!" Mo Xiang and a group of palace maids finally caught up with Ji Lingxue and Xiao Yichen. Mo Xiang held her legs and gasped, "We finally caught up with you. You are pregnant with a prince now, so you can't exercise." If anything happens to the prince in her belly, a group of people will be responsible for it.
Ji Lingxue walked over to Mo Xiang, patted her shoulder and said, "Okay, I get it. I didn't know I was pregnant before, so that's why I behaved like that." She should just take it easy when she goes out next time.
Xiao Yichen said to Mo Xiang, "Send the queen back to the palace." He had hurried here, leaving the group of old ministers in the imperial study behind, and now he had to go back to deal with important matters.
"As you command!" Mo Xiang obeyed the order, and regardless of her sore legs and feet, she turned around and shouted, "Someone, quickly bring the queen's phoenix sedan chair!"
A group of palace servants hurriedly escorted Ji Lingxue back to Chenhua Palace. An old maid wearing dark red palace clothes and with a serious face stood at the door to welcome Ji Lingxue.
Mo Xiang said, "This is the emperor's wet nurse. The queen is pregnant, so the emperor specially transferred her here to serve the master."
"This old servant greets Her Majesty the Queen." The old nanny bowed.
"Madam, please stand up quickly," Ji Lingxue hurriedly helped the old nanny up and asked, "What should I call you?"
The old nanny said with a terrified look on her face: "My surname is Rong."
Ji Lingxue nodded, "Madame Rong, you are an old man in this palace, please give me more guidance in the future."
Rong Mama shook her head and said, "Your Majesty is too modest. What do you mean by guidance or not? I am just older and have more experience. I know more about the palace rules than you do. If your Majesty needs any help from me, please feel free to ask."
Ji Lingxue nodded and told Mo Xiang to arrange accommodation for this Madam Rong. She then went to the flower hall to have breakfast. Knowing that Ruge was fine and there was a new life in her belly, Ji Lingxue was in a good mood and ate three bowls of rice in a row.
Touching her slightly bulging belly, Ji Lingxue burped in satisfaction. Mo Xiang brought Madam Rong to Ji Lingxue. Madam Rong was holding a thick stack of books in her hands.
Ji Lingxue pointed to the stack of books and asked, "Mammy, this is..."
Madam Rong smiled kindly, "These are books on pregnancy care, and there are also some leisure books. Your Majesty, you can read these when you are bored to cultivate your body and mind."
Three black lines slid down Ji Lingxue's forehead. After ten months of pregnancy, her good days were over...
Ji Lingxue didn't hear what Rong Mama said afterwards. Her mind was wandering a little and she yawned out of boredom.
At dinner time, Ji Lingxue was carefully supported by Mo Xiang to the flower hall. Ji Lingxue whispered, "Mo Xiang, I can walk by myself."
Mo Xiang said, "Madame Rong said that your body is delicate now, so I should take good care of you. Otherwise, if Madame Rong sees you, she will say that I am not doing my best."
Ji Lingxue turned her eyes to the dining table. There were plates of meat dishes on it, chicken, duck, pork, mutton, almost an all-meat feast. Rong Mama appeared at the right time and explained, "Queen, you are now in your 3rd year of adulthood. You need to eat more to gain weight. If you are strong, you won't suffer when giving birth. I am an experienced person. You need to eat more comprehensively. Chicken, duck, fish and meat all have their own benefits. Only then will the baby you give birth to be healthy and intelligent."
Ji Lingxue slapped herself and pinched her belly. She had become fat from eating so much that she couldn't tell whether it was the baby who was gaining weight or she.
Ji Lingxue said: "Mammy, I have no appetite for all this meat. We need to change to some vegetarian food."
Aunt Rong smiled and said, "This old servant cooked it myself. It has a light taste and is not too greasy. You will know after you have tasted it."
Ji Lingxue picked up the chopsticks and tried a bite. The meat had a grassy aroma and was indeed not greasy. Ji Lingxue turned her head and smiled at Rong Mama and said, "I didn't expect that Mama is such a good cook. It's a pity that she is not a chef."
The nanny smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Queen. It is my greatest honor that you like it."
"The Emperor has arrived!" The eunuch called out from the door. Ji Lingxue turned around and saw Xiao Yichen walking in with a smile. There were people kneeling in the room. Ji Lingxue didn't like this kind of etiquette the most. She stood up slowly. Xiao Yichen had already walked in front of her. He looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Madame Rong cooked this herself."
Ji Lingxue nodded, "Your Majesty, did you come here because you smelled the aroma of the food?"
Xiao Yichen smiled and sat down next to Ji Lingxue. "You have a special taste now. I was afraid that you might not be used to it, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to be so lucky to be able to taste the cooking skills of Nanny. You can exchange ideas with each other."
Ji Lingxue was delighted, but then she remembered what the nanny said that pregnant women were not allowed to stand too long, enter the kitchen, or hold a knife... Her heart sank instantly.
Upon hearing this, Rong Mama said, "The Queen is also good at cooking. I never thought that the Queen is so beautiful and intelligent. She can handle both the living room and the kitchen. It is a blessing for the Emperor."
Ji Lingxue blushed and picked up a piece of meat to eat. Seeing that Ji Lingxue liked it, Xiao Yichen put a few more dishes into her bowl. The atmosphere in the flower hall was just right, and Rong Mama took Mo Xiang out of the door.
Rong Mama pulled Mo Xiang to a deserted corner and asked, "I have heard a little about the story between the Queen and the Emperor, but I have not been in the capital for several years. If it were not for the Emperor's invitation this time, I would never have thought that I would be able to enter the palace to serve the master at my age. Tell me about the Queen's preferences."
Mo Xiang nodded and told him everything about Ji Lingxue.
In the flower hall, Ji Lingxue picked up the spoon to drink soup. She ate happily without Rong Mama beside her. Xiao Yichen said, "You can't blame me for taking the initiative in this matter, Rong Mama. She is an elder in the palace and has watched me grow up since I was a child. Let her take care of you more attentively."
Ji Lingxue nodded in understanding, "How is the Queen Mother? I was forced by Madam Rong to read books and memorize rules this afternoon, and I forgot to go and comfort her."
Xiao Yichen said, "I just came from her place. She was talking about you a lot, saying that you are feeling better now but you don't accompany her to relax."
Ji Lingxue stuck out her tongue. Things kept happening one after another and she was too busy to handle them all. It was only right that she was scolded.
Ji Lingxue said: "Then will it be too late for me to go to her place to pay my respects tomorrow morning?"
Xiao Yichen said, "The Queen Mother is not angry with you for not visiting her. She was extremely happy to hear that you were pregnant. She said she would pray for you so that you can have a good rest. It's okay to visit her after the fetus is in a stable position."
Ji Lingxue asked: "Does she hate you for taking Xiao Yimo's throne?"
Xiao Yichen shook his head. "She did ask me about Xiao Yimo's whereabouts, and she also said that only when brothers have a good relationship can the country be stable. Although she used to worry that one of me and Xiao Yimo would not tolerate the other, now that she sees that I still treat Xiao Yimo well, she is relieved."
Ji Lingxue held her chin up, "Why didn't you deal with Xiao Yimo?"
Xiao Yichen imitated Ji Lingxue and held his chin up, raising his eyebrows playfully, "Guess?"
Ji Lingxue shook her head and lowered her head to continue eating.
Xiao Yichen said: "Xue'er, do you like your current life?"
Ji Lingxue put down her chopsticks and looked at Xiao Yichen, "It doesn't matter whether I like it or not, just go with the flow."
Xiao Yichen smiled, held Ji Lingxue's hand, put it to his lips and kissed it, "Xiao Yimo is my brother after all, and he didn't do anything too extreme, so he is now the emperor, and he will spend his old age in another palace."
Ji Lingxue opened her mouth and ate the wind: "Is this a decision you and he agreed on?"
When Xiao Yichen ascended the throne, he forced Xiao Yimo to write a letter of abdication, but many people still believed that this was the result of Xiao Yichen's threat of force, so Xiao Yimo's followers were still making a desperate struggle. Later, he accidentally let Xiao Yimo escape. After Xiao Yichen found Xiao Yimo, the two brothers sighed. As for the content of the conversation, no one knew.
(End of this chapter)