Jing Li was vomiting and dizzy, and his vision went dark for a while. When he came to his senses, he found that he was already in Qin Zhao's arms.
He took the water from Qin Zhao's hand, drank a few sips, and finally suppressed the nausea in his stomach.
They were in front of the imperial city gate, where there were many people. When he vomited just now, Xiao Yue was frightened and hurried to call for help. The man had a loud voice, and when he shouted, the palace guards thought something had happened to the National Defense Army, and they quickly gathered around to serve.
Jing Li wanted to get up, but Qin Zhao still held him in his arms. The latter took out a silk handkerchief to wipe his lips, then took his hand and quietly checked his pulse for a while.
"I'm fine..." Feeling many eyes on him, Jing Li felt a little embarrassed and whispered to Qin Zhao: "Maybe I ate too much this afternoon."
The young emperor invited him to the palace to discuss the wedding, so of course he would not leave anything unprepared. All kinds of fruit snacks that Jing Li liked were available, and the two of them ate and chatted, not stopping for the whole afternoon.
Most likely I just ate too much.
Jing Li thought angrily.
Qin Zhao glanced at him, loosened his wrist, and without saying a word, picked him up horizontally.
"General Xiao, please take care of this for a while. My husband is not feeling well. I will take him back first." After saying this, Qin Zhao turned his head and walked away holding Jing Li.
Ah Qi drove the carriage and stopped not far away, and Qin Zhao directly carried Jing Li back to the carriage.
The carriage began to move forward slowly. Jing Li blinked: "I didn't feel well, but I feel much better after vomiting."
"Yeah." Qin Zhao poured him a glass of warm water and said calmly, "Your pulse is normal."
"Then...then why are you still angry?"
Jing Li observed Qin Zhao's expression and said seriously: "I promise, I will never eat so much next time. No matter how delicious it is, I will eat it. Don't be angry..."
Qin Zhao: “…”
He was silent for a moment and sighed: "I'm not angry."
No way.
Jing Li thought silently in his heart. Qin Zhao always showed his emotions on his face, but he didn't look like he was fine. Was he a fool
As if seeing Jing Li's suspicion, Qin Zhao said helplessly: "Do you think I will be angry because you eat too much?"
"…" Jing Li said, "Probably not."
He thought about it and understood: "You are angry with Xuan. Why are you so harsh on him? He is an emperor after all. What he is doing now... Although it is a bit exaggerated, he has good intentions. In fact, it is because you are too strict with him that he is so afraid of you. He is afraid that he will do something wrong and displease you."
Jing Li kept talking, and Qin Zhao laughed: "You're talking so much, aren't you feeling sick now?"
"Hmm... there seems to be a little bit." Jing Li quickly drank a sip of water.
"I'm really not angry." Qin Zhao said, "I'm just thinking about something."
Jing Li: "What's the matter?"
Qin Zhao was silent for a moment, and did not rush to answer: "Go home first, you will know when you get back."
The mansion they were staying in was not far from the imperial city, and the carriage stopped outside the mansion soon. Qin Zhao still didn't let Jing Li get off the ground, but carried him out of the carriage and walked into the mansion.
The frightened servants guarding outside the house thought something serious had happened to the lady.
Qin Zhao didn't explain much. He didn't look away the whole time and directly carried Jing Li into the backyard. He also ordered that no one was allowed to approach.
Hot water was prepared in the bathtub early in the morning. Qin Zhao put Jing Li on the couch next to the bathtub and raised his hand to untie his belt.
"What are you doing?" Jing Li dodged to the side, protecting his clothes, and frowned, "It's not even dark yet."
"..." Qin Zhao pinched his face, "What are you thinking about? I just want you to take a bath first."
Jing Li was skeptical: "Then you go out, I will wash it myself."
Qin Zhao was amused by his appearance. He deliberately leaned forward and whispered, "Why, do you want me to accompany you?"
Sure enough, he was planning something bad.
Jing Li thought for a moment and smiled at him: "Okay, then you come with me."
As soon as he finished speaking, his body flashed a red light. A small koi fish slipped out of his clothes, nimbly jumped twice at the edge of the bathtub, and jumped into the water with a splash.
Qin Zhao was so frightened that his heart almost skipped a beat.
But a certain small fish had no awareness at all. After swimming briskly in the water, it floated to the surface and looked up at Qin Zhao.
The tail is so proud that it is about to lift up to the sky.
Qin Zhao took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and half-knelt by the pool.
"come over."
The little koi fish swam slowly over, wagging its tail, and was caught. Qin Zhao held the fish with one hand, and slid his other hand down the fish's belly, stroking it carefully.
Then there was a bite.
"Don't move." Qin Zhao was worried about hurting him, so he quickly let go.
The little koi fish shook its fins at him and said angrily, "Who told you to touch me?"
Looking closely, the little koi's belly was indeed much rounder than before, and his whole body looked plump. However, he didn't seem to notice the changes in his body, and was still questioning Qin Zhao for touching him just now.
Qin Zhao understood and said, "Change back."
The little koi fish wagged its tail rebelliously: "Yes."
Qin Zhao patiently coaxed him: "I have something very important to tell you. Change back first."
"I think, just say that."
"Okay..." Qin Zhao hesitated for a moment and said, "You are pregnant."
"Oh, I thought it was something, but it's just—"
"… ah???"
The little koi fish tilted its body, forgetting to maintain its balance, and sank to the bottom of the water. The fish, which had become round due to its swollen belly, touched the bottom of the bathing pool and was lightly bounced up again.
Jing Li was stunned like a fish. After a while, he lowered his head and touched his abdomen with his soft fins.
It seems... a little bigger than before.
Qin Zhao couldn't help laughing as he looked at the little koi fish in the bathing pool that had forgotten even to swim and was floating foolishly with the current.
He had indeed not found anything abnormal in Jing Li's pulse. That was because Jing Li's pulse had always been different from that of ordinary people, and it was impossible to explain anything simply by looking at the pulse.
It's just... he vomited because he ate too much. I'm afraid only his little silly fish can come up with such a reason.
"Can you come out now?" Qin Zhao asked him.
As soon as he finished speaking, a splash of water suddenly appeared in the bathtub. The little koi fish flicked its tail vigorously, and the whole fish flew into the air and fell into Qin Zhao's arms.
Qin Zhao caught him steadily, took a half step back and sat down on the couch.
The moment he was caught, Jing Li had already turned back into human form.
"Nonsense." Qin Zhao raised his hand to take the bathrobe placed aside and put it on him, scolding, "You are afraid of falling."
"You will catch me." Jing Li was half wrapped in a bathrobe, rubbing his wet head in Qin Zhao's arms, and rubbing water all over his official uniform, "I'm so happy."
Qin Zhao rubbed his hair: "I am very happy too."
He naturally knew that his young husband had always wanted to have another child, but unfortunately there had been no progress for such a long time. The other party must have felt uncomfortable when he mentioned it. Therefore, although Qin Zhao had doubts in front of the palace gate, he did not want his young husband to be disappointed, so he waited until he was sure before speaking out.
Fortunately, Qin Zhao has been interested in fish farming over the years, so he didn't need others to remind him like the last time Jing Li was pregnant with the baby fish.
Now that I think about it, Jing Li's abnormal behavior when they were intimate some time ago might have something to do with the upcoming birth.
As for why there had been no movement in the past few years and why she suddenly chose such a time to have a new baby, Qin Zhao could only attribute it to her husband's wishes.
When the little fish cub was born, Jing Li and Qin Zhao had just gotten married, and it was the sweetest time. Later, when the child was born, they moved to the capital city and began to be busy with various affairs. These things invisibly put a lot of pressure on Jing Li. Such an environment made him defensive, worried, and no longer as heartless as before.
Until now, everything has been settled, Jing Li can finally let go of everything and welcome the arrival of this little koi.
Qin Zhao thought about this and felt deeply that he had really wronged his young husband over the years.
However, Jing Li was so excited at the moment that he didn't notice what Qin Zhao was thinking. He raised his head and kissed him on the lips: "I'm really happy."
"Do you know if it will be a boy or a girl, or Shuang'er this time?" Jing Li said, "Let's not have Shuang'er, she will be bullied... Speaking of which, didn't you say a few days ago that you were drafting a memorial, hoping that His Majesty would issue a decree prohibiting discrimination against Shuang'er? Have you finished writing it?"
Jing Li was so excited that he started talking more and more, and the topic changed quickly, talking about whatever he thought of.
"Still writing, don't worry." Qin Zhao helped him up and wiped his hair with a dry towel. "Just take care of yourself now, don't worry about these."
Jing Li asked: "What about A Xuan?"
"I will go to the palace in person tomorrow and explain everything to him." Qin Zhao said, "Let him come to me directly in the future. If I can't make up my mind, I will come back to discuss it with you."
Jing Li blinked, feeling that the little emperor might not have an easy time in the future.
He knew that the young emperor did not go to Qin Zhao to discuss the preparations for the wedding, but came directly to discuss with him, partly because he was afraid that Qin Zhao would be difficult to talk to.
Poor A-Xuan.
Just as Jing Li was thinking this, someone suddenly knocked on the door, and Ah Qi's voice came through the door: "Sir, is your... wife okay?"
The young man's voice sounded a little awkward.
Qin Zhao was so focused on getting Jing Li checked up that he didn't bother to inform the people at the mansion. Even when Ah Qi sent them back, he didn't dare to ask what happened to Jing Li.
I guess the servants are still worried since they have been locked up in the house for so long since they returned home.
"Madam is fine, you can go down." Qin Zhao said, "We will be out soon."
"Madam, are you okay? That's great. However..." Ah Qi seemed to be hesitant to speak, "Would it be convenient for you to come out now? Something happened in the mansion... in the mansion."
Qin Zhao and Jing Li looked at each other and asked, "What happened?"
"Well, it seems that the news of Madam's illness has reached the palace, and His Majesty is worried, so he summoned the Imperial Hospital to come directly to the mansion."
"More than ten imperial doctors are waiting in the front hall. I heard that some of the slower ones are still on their way."
"Your Majesty, the generals are here too."
"The young master was a little frightened when he saw so many people coming. He thought his wife was seriously ill and is now crying outside. Your Majesty was trying to comfort him, but somehow... he also started crying."
"Madam, if you have nothing else to do...would you like to leave first?"
Qin Zhao: “…”
Jing Li: “…”