harleyscars Chapter 461
Chapter 461
The Imperial Palace, the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
From the moment Chief Physician Zhang entered, Yan Zheng's eyes had not left him.
After taking the pulse, he could not help but urge: "How is it, is she pregnant?"
Looking at the Emperor's eager face, Chief Physician Zhang felt a little apprehensive, and said glibly: "To answer Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress's pulse of pregnancy is faint, perhaps it is because this old minister's medical skills are not refined, and I cannot tell for the time being..."
Yan Zheng looked at him as if he was talking nonsense, turned around and said: "Go invite the old divine doctor Qin into the palace!"
Yin Shun ran out in a flash, and Chief Physician Zhang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing how expectant the Emperor was, he could not say she was not pregnant and spoil his mood.
This little thought did not escape Chu Ruoyan's eyes.
The corners of the woman's lips curled up, and she reached out to hook the Emperor's arm: "Your Majesty, if I really have one, do you want a little prince or a little princess?"
Yan Zheng frowned.
What little prince or little princess, if she was really pregnant, wouldn't he have to eat vegetarian for a year?
He didn't speak, but it was heard by Yan Wenjing who ran in, running up excitedly: "Third Uncle, I want a little princess, a little princess!"
Yan Zheng's forehead twitched, and before he could speak, a clear and slightly immature voice came from outside: "Xue Baiqing pays respects to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
Looking up, the young boy was dressed in a blue Confucian robe, although he could not see, his movements were like a pine, quite showing the style of a gentleman.
Yan Wenjing hurriedly ran down to help him up: "Dummy Xue, didn't I tell you that you don't need to salute?"
Xue Baiqing took advantage of the situation to get up, but took half a step back, maintaining a neither far nor near distance: "Etiquette cannot be abolished, thank you Brother Wenjing."
Yan Zheng's eyebrows raised slightly, he didn't expect the Xue family to have such a child who knew advance and retreat.
Speaking of which, it was still his uncle's credit, it seemed that after he retired, he could also arrange a position as a Grand Tutor!
Chu Ruoyan waved her hand, and the Little Black Sesame Dumpling trotted over: "Wenjing, why do you want a little princess?"
"Because Third Aunt has already given birth to two younger brothers, Wenshi and Wenfei, plus me, there are three boys! Dummy Xue too, and Lord Cao also gave birth to a son, Second Aunt said, we are almost becoming a monk temple!"
The little dumpling pouted and said very aggrievedly, Chu Ruoyan covered her mouth and snickered, glancing at someone with the corner of her eye, the latter frowned and said: "If you want a little princess, go find your Sixth Uncle, or wait until you grow up..."
Thinking that the child was still young, he swallowed back the word "give birth".
Yan Wenjing said pitifully: "Sixth Uncle said, giving birth to a child is so painful, prospective Sixth Aunt will definitely not give birth again after giving birth once, he wants a son, father and son join forces, otherwise he will not be able to beat prospective Sixth Aunt in the future..."
"Pfft!"
Chu Ruoyan really couldn't help laughing out loud.
Yan Zheng was speechless, fortunately Qin Yiru came at this time, after taking the pulse, he scolded Chief Physician Zhang: "...You can't even feel the pulse of pregnancy, did you buy this Imperial Hospital Chief Physician position with silver? You can't even tell such obvious indigestion and abdominal distension, you might as well give up the Chief Physician position, I, an old man, pulling a dog is better than you!"
Chief Physician Zhang complained in his heart, could he not see it? He didn't dare to say it!
Stealing a glance at Yan Zheng, he saw the Emperor suddenly breathe a sigh of relief: "Indigestion and abdominal distension? So she's not pregnant?"
Qin Yiru rolled his eyes: "Of course she's not pregnant! Didn't I tell you before, this little girl's constitution is too weak, after having twins, it is highly likely that she will not be able to have children again, you all took it as a deaf ear, right?"
Yan Zheng was overjoyed, but he was afraid that this news would make her sad, so he said: "Then please ask the old divine doctor to condition A'Yan a little!"
Qin Yiru stroked his beard to agree, and then everyone was chased out by the Emperor.
He carefully observed the woman's expression, seeing nothing between her eyebrows, he relaxed: "A'Yan, don't worry, the old divine doctor will definitely be able to cure it."
Chu Ruoyan hummed, for her, she was already very grateful to have a pair of twins with such a body, she didn't dare to ask for anything else.
"Right, aunt sent a letter, saying that she and father will arrive in the capital in two days, there is still no news from second sister..."
Before she finished speaking, her lips were bitten hard, she glared: "Yan Zheng! I'm talking about serious business with you!"
The Emperor was dissatisfied: "Your second sister is taken care of by the Prince of Qin, why worry about her?" After speaking, his big palm grabbed the back of her head, sealing her lips almost vindictively, "I am also doing 'serious business' with you!"
This time, the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation was sealed for two full hours.
Until evening, the door opened.
Nanny Zhou and Yulu went in, only to see the Empress behind the gauze curtain paralyzed on the couch.
Her casual clothes were scattered on the floor, obviously they could no longer be used, and she was draped in the Emperor's inner lining, half-covered, full of infinite charm.
The two only took a look and quickly lowered their heads, Chu Ruoyan's small face was red, grabbed a pillow and threw it over.
The satisfied man smiled and caught it: "It's my fault... A'Yan, didn't you say that aunt and father-in-law are returning to the capital? Do you want to hold a family banquet?"
"Family banquet?"
The little lady was taken aback, her attention was obviously diverted by him.
Yan Zheng put down the pillow and leaned over: "Yes, family banquet, one is to welcome them, and the second is that I estimate the Regent and the Princess will not stay for too long, take advantage of the fact that they are still in the capital, let's gather together."
Chu Ruoyan nodded: "Good is good, then who do you plan to invite to the palace?"
She was not very willing to invite the second branch of the Yan family.
After all, Feng Ying was still there, if second sister and the Prince of Qin entered the palace, wouldn't it be awkward for the three of them to meet?
And she didn't want this person who coveted her man to come...
Yan Zheng saw through her thoughts, the smile in his eyes deepened: "Rest assured, neither the second nor the third branch will be invited, just our family and the families of the two fathers-in-law, and invite uncle's family to accompany, how about it?"
Then this was almost all her maiden family...
Chu Ruoyan hesitated for a moment: "Then let's also call Meng Yang, Elder Xu and the others, as well as Commander Xie and Lord Mei..."
The Emperor leaned over and kissed her forehead again: "Everything is up to you."
As soon as the news of the family banquet spread, in the nunnery, Murong Jin sneered twice first: "Want to trick me into taking A'Yin out, dream on!"
Chang Hua wiped his cold sweat: "Your Highness, the Emperor doesn't look like he's lying, and isn't Duke Chu also arriving in the capital soon? Don't you want to see your father-in-law?"
Murong Jin snorted: "Seeing father-in-law is one thing, seeing him is another—"
Before the word 'thing' came out, a gentle and firm voice came from behind: "Your Highness, Ruoyin wants to go."
Murong Jin was shocked, and turned around with difficulty: "A'Yin? Weren't you resting in the room, why did you come out?"
Chu Ruoyin looked at him deeply: "Your Highness, don't change the subject, I heard what you and Guard Chang said just now, the Emperor summoned you, as the Prince of Qin, how could you not answer the call?"
Chang Hua nodded vigorously next to him, Murong Jin frowned: "A'Yin, this matter is not as simple as you think, I'll explain it to you later..."
"What else needs to be explained? You originally thought the Emperor was going to summon me to the palace, didn't it later turn out to be a misunderstanding? Could it be that you still mind that the Emperor took the Murong family's rivers and mountains, so you are not willing to go?"