Ah Man rolled his eyes, "I don't have any other problems, I just can't eat. Stop embarrassing yourself. If people know about this, they will think I have a serious illness."
"You have always loved to eat, so not being able to eat is a serious problem." Prince Li said worriedly, then looked at Zi'an and asked, "Do you think so? As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. It is definitely not an ordinary thing for a person to violate her usual eating habits."
Zi'an had already gathered up Ah Man's sleeves and started taking her pulse. After hearing this, she did not answer, but listened to her pulse carefully.
Prince Li saw that she was very serious and did not dare to disturb her. He just waited anxiously by the side.
"What's the matter?" Prince Li asked hurriedly when he saw Zi'an withdraw his hand.
Zi'an straightened his clothes, looked at Prince Li's nervous eyes, and said calmly: "It's nothing, I'm pregnant."
Prince Li took three steps back, his eyes bulging, and pointed at Zi'an with a trembling finger, stammering, "Murong Zi'an, stop talking nonsense."
Zi'an sighed, "Third brother, don't talk nonsense. My last name is Xia, but you can say my last name is Murong. I'm marrying the seventh brother, so I should take my husband's last name. But at least Murong should have the word Xia after it."
A claw quickly grabbed Zi'an's wrist, with such force that it almost broke it, "Zi'an, are you serious? Don't joke about this. I can't afford it."
Zi'an turned around and looked at Ah Man, "I wouldn't mistake a slippery pulse."
Why do people always question her ability to take pulses
Ah Man lifted the quilt and was about to get down. Prince Li came to his senses and shouted, "What do you want to do?"
"I'll stand up and get to the bottom of this." Ah Man still didn't quite believe it. Moreover, to get to the bottom of this matter, he had to stand up and look Zi'an in the eye.
"Lie down and I'll ask you." Prince Li took a step forward and pressed her shoulders. He felt that his voice was too harsh, so he softened it a little, "Lie down, lie down, and I'll ask you."
He looked at Zi'an, and Zi'an said without waiting for him to ask, "She is pregnant, absolutely true. If not, I will give the baby in my belly to you for adoption."
"Then it's true." Prince Li turned to look at Ah Man, his face very serious, "Ah Man, we are pregnant."
Wu Yanzu burst out laughing, "It's the princess who is pregnant. Your Majesty, you can't get pregnant."
Prince Li was not angry at all. "Yes, I was wrong. The princess is pregnant. I am going to be a father."
After he said this, the lines on his face suddenly became soft, his eyebrows curved, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, looking like he was overjoyed.
Ah Man covered her face, "Oh, I can't believe it, how did I get pregnant? I took so many medicines and supplements before but I didn't get pregnant, and now I'm pregnant without taking any? I... haven't I taken all these medicines for nothing?"
Prince Li thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because I don't read books at night."
Zi'an smiled and said, "You both have made contributions. Prepare well. Soon, you will become parents."
She stroked her belly, "As for my baby, there will be a brother or sister too."
There was some emotion in Prince Li's eyes and he was very excited inside. He had never felt this kind of excitement in the past thirty years. His temperament had always been calm.
Zi'an pretended to be calm, but he was actually very excited in his heart. The arrival of Ah Man was so exciting.
Prince Li asked Zi'an in detail about the things to pay attention to during pregnancy, and asked Zi'an to prescribe pregnancy-stabilizing medicine.
Zi'an smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. There are no precautions. Find an experienced maid to take care of my sister-in-law. As for the pregnancy-preserving medicine, it is poisonous. Don't take it if you can avoid it."
"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say." Prince Li nodded like pounding garlic.
Prince Li sat in front of the bed, hugging Ah Man's shoulders, his eyes so gentle that tears seemed to drip out. It reminded Zi'an of how Old Seven looked when he just found out that she was pregnant. The brothers really look alike.
As soon as Zi'an left Prince Li's Mansion, the third brother immediately asked someone to invite a midwife.
Ah Man almost fell down laughing. "You're hiring a midwife now? How long will it take?"
"The most experienced maid is the midwife. Please place her in the mansion first, just in case... Bah, bah, what's the use of that? It's all ten thousand, all ten thousand." Prince Li slapped himself three times, the three slaps were asymmetrical, and he slapped himself once more to make it two on each side before he felt comfortable.
Ah Man leaned on his shoulder and breathed a sigh of relief, "Old Third, I feel like I'm dreaming."
"I think so too." Prince Li said anxiously.
Ah Man pinched him hard, and Prince Li cried out in pain. Ah Man laughed out loud, "I'm not dreaming, we're really going to have our own child."
Prince Li also started to smile foolishly, "Yes, it's not a dream, we are really going to have our own child."
As he spoke, he suddenly jumped up again, "Oh, I forgot to tell Zi'an not to tell anyone about it. She can't tell anyone about it in the first three months."
"Da Jin, Da Jin!" he shouted loudly.
"Go there by yourself. Da Jin can't even speak clearly." Ah Man said anxiously.
People said that this fetus would be stingy. She had finally gotten pregnant, and if it died because of Zi'an going out and telling everyone, she would hate herself to death.
Prince Li turned around and ran outside. This time Da Jin was very quick. He led a chestnut horse out of the stable and waited at the door. Prince Li turned over and mounted the horse to chase Zi'an.
The people of East Street in the capital still remember that day long after. The Prince Li, who was always calm and polite, rode a red horse and chased a green carriage, shouting heartbreakingly, "Zi'an, wait for me, I have something to tell you."
The carriage just kept galloping forward with no intention of stopping.
Prince Li was extremely anxious and blurted out, "Zi'an, you must not tell anyone about Ah Man's pregnancy. In the first three months, you can't..."
The carriage stopped abruptly. Zi'an stuck his head out and looked back. Prince Li pulled the reins and looked at Zi'an in a daze.
Then he slapped himself six times and silently rode his horse back.
Zi'an stared at Wu Yanzu with wide eyes, "What does this mean?"
Wu Yanzu shook his head, "I don't know. I think he told you not to tell anyone that the princess is pregnant? Maybe he was afraid that the fetus would be stingy."
"Okay, then I won't tell anyone." Zi'an let down the curtain. He always felt that this matter was very strange. If he asked her not to tell anyone, why did he spread it all over the streets
It was as if he was afraid that people didn't know that he had a son in middle age.
Wu Yanzu also lowered the curtain and said, "I won't tell you either."
"This third brother is such a weirdo." Zi'an said.
"Yeah, it's weird," said Wu Yanzu.
The carriage rattled off towards the Regent's Palace. The people on East Street were all stunned, and then, they were in an uproar.
"Impossible? Isn't Princess Li infertile? How come she's suddenly pregnant?"
"Could it be that the Regent Princess treated her? The Regent Princess's medical skills are really great."
"It's amazing. A hen in her thirties can lay eggs."
The next day, many infertile women gathered at the gate of the Regent's Palace, demanding to see Zi'an, the fertility-granting Guanyin.
The Regent's Palace also became an outpatient center for infertility diagnosis and treatment.
(End of this chapter)