Huo Dongting came here so late, he must have something urgent.
Zhou Shaojin helped Cheng Chi put on his shoes and went to the hall.
Huo Dongting was not surprised to see Zhou Shaojin. He hesitated for a moment, and when Cheng Chi said nothing, he knew that Cheng Chi had no intention of hiding it from Zhou Shaojin. He could not help but glance at Zhou Shaojin, and then he said, "Fourth Master, you asked someone to falsely report the news that the Crown Prince was ill. As expected, the Imperial Doctor Wang from the Imperial Hospital rushed to the Eastern Palace. The Third Prince, the Seventh Prince, and several other princes who had not yet been enfeoffed did not make any movement. Only the Fourth Prince's Mansion and the Crown Prince's Mansion had movement. The Crown Prince went directly to the Eastern Palace from the Crown Prince's Mansion, but someone from the Fourth Prince's Mansion had contact with people from the Eastern Palace. We were too far away, so we could not hear clearly what the people from the Fourth Prince's Mansion and the Eastern Palace said. But we recognized the person who had contact with the Fourth Prince's Mansion. We will find a way to contact him later to see what news he gave to the Fourth Prince's Mansion."
Cheng Chi nodded grimly and said, "Be careful."
What happened in the previous life cannot be allowed to happen again, and people who have not experienced it do not know the inside story. He is now a little worried about alerting the enemy. Things in the previous life have changed, so that the danger that should have appeared is delayed, or it is hidden in a corner that he has not noticed, and it pops up when he lets his guard down, catching him off guard.
If he was alone, he would not harm anyone and would be able to get away. But now he has Shaojin, his mother, and a possible child... Thinking of the child, he couldn't help but hug Zhou Shaojin and kiss her cheek.
Cheng Chi spread false news. Among the princes, only the Fourth Prince and the Crown Prince showed any movement. The Crown Prince is the son of the Crown Prince, so it is not surprising that he knows the situation of the Crown Prince, but the Fourth Prince knows... He was the emperor in his previous life, which inevitably makes people think too much.
If the Cheng family’s affairs are really related to the Fourth Prince, and the Fourth Prince is the destined emperor, do they have a chance of winning against the Fourth Prince
Zhou Shaojin was also worried about the future of the Cheng family. She could not help but hug Cheng Chi tightly and whispered to comfort him: "Now that Jiuru Lane has been divided, there will definitely be no problem with the fifth branch. They are not qualified enough to attract the emperor's attention. The fourth branch has always been cautious, and there is only one uncle Yuan serving as an official outside, so it is impossible for him to cause such a big thing..."
It is the eldest son's family... especially Cheng Jing, who is most likely to implicate everyone!
She swallowed the words and continued, "Now that we all live in the capital, as long as we act carefully, there shouldn't be anything that would make the royal family wary."
Live together
This sentence reminded Cheng Chi.
He discussed with Zhou Shaojin: "Shaojin, I will take care of the eldest brother, but you should go to the second brother's place more often."
Cheng Wei was in the Hanlin Academy, a close minister to the emperor, and also a place where accidents could easily happen.
Zhou Shaojin nodded and said, "What should I pay attention to?"
Cheng Chi said: "Just pay attention to who Second Brother's family hangs out with."
In the Hanlin Academy he could find someone to watch over Cheng Wei, but things in the Inner Court were not so easy.
But to be honest, he was more inclined to believe that it was his elder brother Cheng Jing who caused the trouble.
Because not everyone has the ability to get into this kind of trouble.
The second brother was just afraid that he would be taken advantage of.
That's no problem.
Zhou Shaojin told Cheng Chi that Qiu had asked her to meet Miss Xie.
Cheng Chi was a little surprised and said, "The Xie family is not of high status, how could my second sister-in-law like a girl from the Xie family?"
"Or maybe he wants to marry a wife from a lower social class!" Zhou Shaojin said, "That way there will be fewer conflicts."
Cheng Chi told her to bring a few more people to serve her: "Don't let anyone bump into you."
His little girl is pretty, and he doesn't want anyone to be eyeing her.
Zhou Shaojin, however, had never been aware of her own beauty. She thought Cheng Chi was worried about her safety, so she smiled and agreed, pulling Cheng Chi back to the inner room: "You should go to bed early. Didn't you say you were going to the palace tomorrow?"
The emperor summoned Cheng Chi to the palace for an audience.
It’s difficult before you make a decision, but once you’ve made it, you can only move forward courageously.
Cheng Chi was in a very calm mood.
He smiled and let Zhou Shaojin pull him into the inner room, and they rolled over in bed and made love. When he woke up in the morning, Zhou Shaojin was still sleeping soundly. He kissed her a few times, but she just purred twice, turned over and fell asleep again.
Cheng Chi laughed, put on his clothes and went into the palace.
When Zhou Shaojin woke up, he didn't move for a long time.
She didn't know Cheng Chi could be so crazy... She would never accompany him to do anything crazy again.
Fortunately, it was Mother Fan who lifted the curtain and helped her get up.
In her past life, she looked like everything that Mother Fan had never seen. In this life, she and Cheng Chi were still a proper couple. Cheng Chi liked her, so Mother Fan would only be happy to see this, right
She looked at Mrs. Fan Liu.
As expected, Mrs. Fan Liu couldn't hide the smile on her face.
Zhou Shaojin felt relieved and let the wet nurse help her wash and change clothes. Then she came out of the bathroom refreshed, combed her hair, changed into a casual jacket, and ran to Old Madam Guo.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the weather became noticeably brighter.
Old Madam Guo was standing under the veranda, watching a few maids loosening the soil in preparation for planting a row of lilies in front of her house.
Seeing Zhou Shaojin coming over, she smiled and said, "You are going to turn Tingxiang Courtyard into a garden!"
"What's wrong with turning it into a garden?" The more Zhou Shaojin interacted with Old Madam Guo, the more he respected her, and the more he liked to get close to her. "I also asked someone to find two crabapple trees. I'll plant one in front of your house in a few days. That way it will be lively!"
Old Madam Guo laughed and was supported by Zhou Shaojin to go into the house. She said, "If we want to have fun, it will be more fun if you guys give me some grandchildren as soon as possible."
Zhou Shaojin blushed.
But after a few days, her good days came.
She felt a little depressed. When she came back from Qiu's new home and heard that Xiao Sheng was also pregnant, her legs felt like they were filled with lead when she got out of the sedan chair.
Mrs. Guo comforted her: "Look at Mrs. Qiu. It took her several years to have a child after she married into our family. You are still young, so don't worry, don't worry."
How could Zhou Shaojin not be anxious
She wanted her sister to give her some advice, but when she remembered that Cheng Chi had said that he had promised her father not to consummate the marriage with her for the next two years, she changed her mind.
Just then, Cheng Ji sent a letter saying that her fetal position was now stable. Li Jing meant that the eldest son could not be born outside, so he planned to return to Luoyang after attending Cheng Xu's wedding.
Zhou Shaojin gritted his teeth after receiving the letter and said to Cuihuan, "I'll go see her today, go tell her."
Cuihuan left immediately.
When Old Lady Guo found out, she also said, "It would be good to go sit with Jia Yatou. Now that Jia Yatou is gone, I don't know when we can meet again."
Zhou Shaojin brought some medicinal herbs over.
Cheng Ji greeted her in front of the hanging flower gate.
Compared to last time, Cheng Ji has gained some weight.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Cheng Ji complained, "Li Jing keeps asking me to eat and eat every day, how can I not gain weight? The midwife I hired from Beijing told me to eat less and move more, but the mothers from Luoyang told me to eat more and move less. I think the midwife from Beijing is right, but Li Jing said that the mothers from Luoyang are experienced, and the sisters-in-law in the family are all served by them... I was just arguing with him about this! It's just right that you're here, talk to me. We'll go for a walk in the street later."
"Let's just go to the street." Zhou Shaojin was not in the mood for that now. She leaned over to whisper in Cheng Ji's ear.
Cheng Ji burst into laughter.
Zhou Shaojin was anxious and angry and pushed her away.
Cuihuan immediately rushed over, supported Cheng Ji, and gave Zhou Shaojin an unpleasant look.
"It's okay, it's okay." Cheng Ji waved towards Cui Huan and said to Zhou Shao Jin, "Then let's go to Hongluo Temple tomorrow. I've been wanting to go out for a walk for a long time."
Zhou Shaojin nodded.
Cheng Ji asked Cui Huan to send a message to Cheng Sheng: "Tell her that Shao Jin and I are going to burn incense and ask her if she wants to go and fulfill her vow. If she does, does she want to go with us?"
Cuihuan went down to make arrangements.
Cheng Ji and Zhou Shaojin were lying on the big kang in the clinic, talking: "Why are you in such a hurry? You are still young!"
Zhou Shaojin couldn't explain why, but she really wanted a child, especially Cheng Chi's child, preferably one that looked exactly like Cheng Chi. She spoke with a bit of longing.
Cheng Ji couldn't help laughing and teased her, "I didn't expect you like Uncle Chi so much. Your eyes light up when you talk about him."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhou Shaojin embarrassedly got into a fight with Cheng Ji.
But after this incident, she felt much better. When Cheng Sheng wrote back in the afternoon, saying that he wanted to go to Hongluo Temple with them to burn incense the next day, she felt even better.
When she returned home, she was too embarrassed to say that she was going to Hongluo Temple, and said that she wanted to accompany Cheng Sheng to fulfill a vow.
Old Madam Guo was not the kind of person who liked to keep her daughter-in-law around, and knowing Cheng Sheng's character, she very much agreed that she should be closer to Cheng Sheng and her sisters, so she naturally agreed.
But when she told Cheng Chi about this, Cheng Chi looked a little embarrassed.
He whispered to Zhou Shaojin, "Are you going?" He hugged her and assured her, "We are all fine. I think you are still too young, and I promised my father-in-law that I would not have a happy marriage with you... We will naturally have a baby in a few years." He then asked her, "Did mom say something in front of you? I will tell her tomorrow. Don't worry, I will take care of it."
Zhou Shaojin was stunned, and after a while he said, "You, you don't want a child?"
That look made Cheng Chi panic, and he said quickly: "No, no. I just want to wait until you are older."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but muttered: "Others like me have become mothers..."
Cheng Chi said hurriedly: "Others are others, we are us. I still want to grow old with you!"
If I have a child at this time, will I not be able to grow old together
Zhou Shaojin has never had a good temper, and Cheng Chi is the one she holds dear to her heart, so she is even more obedient to him and never goes back on his word... But this time, Zhou Shaojin doesn't want to listen to Cheng Chi.
She said nothing.
Decided to go to Hongluo Temple as agreed tomorrow.
She wants a baby anyway!
At worst, she can just take the initiative...
Thinking of this, Zhou Shaojin's face felt hot.
Shi Lang... must really like me... If she takes the initiative, it should work out, right
Zhou Shaojin was very nervous and it took him a while to fall asleep.
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※(To be continued)