Jiang Changning had no idea how Prince Jin was investigating General Song in private, and she didn't ask. She asked someone to keep an eye on Song Yirou.
She didn't think that Song Yirou was making such a fuss without purpose.
However, Song Yirou was very patient this time and there was no movement for several days.
Jiang Changning was not in a hurry. She let people keep an eye on her and lived a leisurely life taking care of her pregnancy.
As her belly grew bigger, she became more and more lazy to move. On this day, Prince Jin was on vacation and did not go out, but stayed at home with her.
She lazily leaned in the arms of King Jin, who fed her slices of apple one by one, "Ningning, in a few months, you won't give me a lazy son, will you?"
"Girl." Jiang Changning corrected him.
King Jin smiled and touched her belly, "Lazy girl."
"What's wrong with that, lazy girl? It's yours too, why are you disgusted by it?" Jiang Changning sat up and asked with a stern face.
"No, I don't dislike my precious daughter, how could I dislike her?" King Jin smiled and held her back in his arms. "Whether it's a lazy son or a lazy daughter, as long as they are born by you, I like them."
"That's good enough." Jiang Changning was satisfied. He turned sideways and kissed Prince Jin on the chin.
Then he used a silver stick to poke a piece of apple and put it to his mouth.
Prince Jin opened his mouth to catch it and fed her a piece.
The couple was feeding each other affectionately, and it was warm and cozy when Xiulan came in, "Your Majesty, Princess, Doctor Xue is here to take your pulse."
King Jin helped Jiang Changning sit up and said, "Let him in."
Xiulan went out, and after a while she called Doctor Xue in.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty." Doctor Xue put down the medicine box and saluted.
Prince Jin waved his hand, "No need to be polite, just check the princess' pulse."
"Yes." Doctor Xue opened the box and took out the diagnosis pillow. "Princess, please."
Jiang Changning put his hand on the examination pillow and Xiulan covered it with a handkerchief.
Doctor Xue stretched out three fingers and placed them on Jiang Changning's wrist.
After examining for a while, Doctor Xue smiled and said, "The princess's baby looks very good." It could be said to be the best he had ever seen.
"Thank you, Lord Xue." Jiang Changning said with a polite smile.
With Nanny Feng taking care of the prince, there was no need for Imperial Physician Xue to come and take his pulse again, but Prince Jin was still worried.
Since taking a pulse wasn't a big deal, Jiang Changning just followed his lead.
Doctor Xue put away the examination pillow, picked up the medicine box, bowed and left.
"Oh! He moved." King Jin said in surprise.
"It's really rare." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"Son, give it another try," King Jin encouraged.
The baby in the belly seemed to hear it and actually kicked hard.
"Ouch." Jiang Changning's stomach hurt from being kicked, "Prince, please stop teasing him."
"Bad boy, be good and don't bully your mother." Prince Jin touched her belly and said seriously.
"You told him to kick. He really listens to his father." Jiang Changning pinched Prince Jin's arm.
"My son, of course you listen to me." King Jin smiled proudly.
"Master Xue, have you determined the gender of the baby?" Jiang Changning asked.
King Jin looked at her in surprise, "You're not going to let me."
"I thought you had Lord Xue examine him privately, otherwise, why would you always call him son?"
"I just said that casually." Prince Jin didn't care whether Jiang Changning gave birth to a boy or a girl.
It's good if the first child is a son, but it would be nice if it was a daughter too.
Gave birth to a daughter, then a son.
He was confident that he and Jiang Changning would be able to have both a son and a daughter.
In the afternoon, Jiang Changning woke up from a nap and did not see Prince Jin. He asked the maid and learned that he had gone to Jingshe Hall in front.
Xiulan brought in food and told Jiang Changning something, "Princess, the mother of the boy who cleans the prince's study broke her leg. Madam Chen gave him five taels of silver and asked him to find a doctor and prescribe medicine for his mother."
"She's only offering five taels of silver. She's really generous." Jiang Changning smiled calmly. "Don't worry about it. Let her go. I want to see how much silver notes she has to bribe people."
Chen Yi was a concubine's daughter and was only a concubine when she entered the Prince of Jin's Mansion. Even if Mr. Chen wanted to promote this daughter, Madam Chen would not agree, and Chen Yi's dowry was not generous.
Jiang Changning only asked people to keep an eye on Chen Yi, but did not stop her from bribing the servants.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that the people Chen Yi bribed are all around Prince Jin. If she bribed the people in Rujingyuan, Jiang Changning would have to take action.
But before Chen Yi could arrange everything, Prince Jin had to go out.
He came back and told Jiang Changning: "I'm going to Shandong in a few days."
Jiang Changning vaguely heard that Shandong hadn't seen any rain for dozens of days. "But there's a drought in Shandong. Are you going to provide disaster relief?"
"That's right. I'm going with the relief money and food."
"Did the emperor ask you to go, or did you volunteer?"
"I volunteered, will the emperor agree?" Prince Jin raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Then you should be careful. That year when there was disaster relief in Shandong, there was such a big incident. The area has been in chaos for so many years. You should bring more guards." Jiang Changning warned.
"Don't worry, don't think too much. Shandong is not far from the capital, and I will bring more people with me." Prince Jin suspected that the emperor was going to take action against him, but he had no evidence, and he didn't want to make Jiang Changning worry, so he didn't say it.
"Anyway, you should pay more attention. Also, there will be many epidemics after the disaster. Will you bring the imperial physician with you?" Jiang Changning asked.
"Your Majesty gave two young doctors who had been in the Imperial Hospital for less than a month."
Jiang Changning raised his eyebrows and said, "This is specially prepared for you to go to Shandong." There were signs of a severe drought in Shandong a long time ago, and it was not something that happened in the past few days.
"My Ningning is very smart."
"Many medicinal herbs are poisonous. You really have to be careful." Jiang Changning touched her belly. "If anything happens to you, I will take your son and remarry."
"It's not about being a girl."
Jiang Changning changed his words, "Then I will take your daughter to remarry and let her call someone else dad."
"Don't even think about it." King Jin held the man in his arms, "Don't worry about me, I have guards around me, and I will bring a few doctors with me."
That year he went deep into the desert, which was extremely dangerous, but he still made great contributions and returned to Beijing safely. The same was true this time.
"I will wait for you at home obediently." Jiang Changning said with his head raised.
Prince Jin looked down at her watery eyes, and with an idea in mind, he kissed her.
Although Jiang Changning's belly is big, it is still okay to have sex.
The King of Jin, who had been vegetarian for several months, chewed the fish carefully from inside to outside.
Not only was Jiang Changning eaten, but her delicate hands were also tired, which gave him some relief.
Two days later, the King of Jin took his men and set off for Shandong, escorting relief grain and money.
As soon as Prince Jin left, Chen Yi could no longer use all her tricks. She had to retreat back to her Blue Algae Courtyard and live an honest life.
The next day, news of the battle of 800 miles arrived, indicating that Zhang Neng, the commander who led the troops to attack the father and son of the Yu family of Annan, was seriously ill.
Qin Zhaoxi and Prince De jointly submitted a memorial to the emperor, asking for permission to allow Zhang Neng to return to Beijing for treatment.
As to whether to send another commander and who would be the commander, the two did not mention it in the memorial.
Zhang Neng is ill and unable to lead troops into battle. Qin Zhaoxi and Prince De have never led troops in battle and are too young to command the support of the people. Therefore, the commander-in-chief must be appointed elsewhere.
But who should I send