==Chapter 142==

In the blink of an eye, it's the height of summer again.

Summers in Chang'an City are always hotter than in other places, and after a few months of transition, the shadow left by the day of the Shangyuan Festival has gradually moved away from everyone. The feasts and weddings that had been stopped by various families and mansions earlier also began to regain their prosperity, and Chang'an City regained its former prosperity and hustle.

During this period, whether it was in the palace or in the palaces, it seemed very quiet. It seems that Emperor Chengyuan's action made all the ghosts and spirits in the dark stop, and even the court was extremely quiet, and the whole situation fell into an unprecedented harmony.

If there is only a slight amount of movement, it is the East Palace. The East Palace has been very lively in recent months, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who has always been pure-hearted, seems to have suddenly opened his mind and began to indulge in the pleasures of the backyard. Not only that, Emperor Chengyuan rewarded the East Palace with a number of beautiful concubines, and the prince did not refuse, changing his previous style.

During this period, An Guogong got married to Xiao Siniang, and Xiao Wuniang's wedding date was also put on the agenda. When her sisters got married, Jiuniang naturally went back to her home to give gifts and entertainment.

On this day, after participating in Xiao Siniang's homecoming banquet, after Jiuniang returned to the Chu Palace, she sat down on the hibiscus couch under the window, and she didn't slow down for a long time.

Lianzhi led a group of maids to help Jiuniang take off her heavy clothes, brought warm water to help Jiuniang wipe her body, and then changed into a light summer shirt, and the cumbersome hair ornaments on her head were also removed, combed a simple bun, and only inserted a hairpin. After drinking a bowl of heat-relieving soup, Jiuniang felt a little more comfortable.

Since entering the middle of summer, Jiuniang seems to have a bitter summer.

She is weak, she can't stand the cold, but she is also a heat-sensitive physique, and she is always tossed extremely uncomfortable. There is no shortage of ice in the Chu Wangfu, but Jiuniang has to be stuck in the house, and there is a rated sub-case every day, which was decided by Mama Yu, and with the consent of the King of Chu, Jiuniang is useless even if she protests.

knows that it is all for her own good, but every time she is upset and irritable when she is hot, Jiu Niang will feel resentful. Thinking about the pieces of ice in the ice kettle every time she went to King Chu's study, Jiu Niang was full of resentment.

"Princess, are you better?" Lianzhi commanded someone to fan Jiu Niang on the side, while looking at the expression on her face, "You just came back from outside, just be quiet for a while." ”

Jiu Niang nodded wistfully, leaning on the couch too lazy to move.

Xiao Cui walked in from outside the house and said, "Princess, the slave maid asked the kitchen to prepare some food for you, and you can use some of it." At noon, when you were eating at the Anguo Mansion, the slave didn't move your chopsticks a few times when she saw you. ”

This is due to Jiu Niang's vigilant mentality, she has not forgotten what Queen Xiao wants to do to herself, so every time she is in the Anguo Mansion, she rarely touches the food and water over there. In the past, I still needed to find some reasons to cover up, but now I have the best excuse, and that is bitter summer.

I went to the Anguo Mansion for a few days in a row, and I don't know if it was because the excuse of Kuxia was used too much or what, Jiu Niang's appetite became worse and worse, and even to the point where she wanted to frown when she heard about the meal.

"I don't want to eat it."

Xiaocui's personal maids didn't seem to hear this protest at all, and they didn't persuade Jiuniang again, but they were soon placed on a table in front of the Furong couch, and the meals from the kitchen were also delivered after a while.

Knowing that the princess has lost her appetite recently, even Her Royal Highness has asked several times, and the small kitchen is very attentive, and the meals served are carefully prepared. A bowl of emerald green lotus leaf lotus seed soup in a white porcelain bowl, a plate of steamed buns fried brown on the side of rolled sesame seeds, needless to mention the filling inside, it is Jiu Niang's favorite chicken and mushroom filling. There is also a plate of sweet pasta and a few dishes mixed with delicious dishes.

There are not many things, but they are very fine, with Jiu Niang's current appetite, it is enough to eat most of these, which is enough for Lianzhi and everyone to be happy.

"Princess, use some."

looked at the earnest maids on the side, and couldn't say anything about refusal after all. In fact, Jiu Niang is not a very hypocritical person, but in the past few days, I don't know why, not only is she not feeling well, but she is also very impetuous.

She moved down from the couch, sat down in front of the desk, and took the tooth clip and jade spoon handed over by Xiao Cui. scooped a few mouthfuls of lotus seed soup and ate it, in fact, she didn't feel uncomfortable when she ate it in her mouth, but she didn't want to eat it in her heart, so she forced the impatience in her heart to eat slowly.

Jiuniang has never been a person with a heavy appetite, but when it comes to the things she likes to eat, she will use two more bites, since the chopsticks are picked up, she always has to deal with the errand, so as not to let these people always look at themselves with complaining eyes.

Jiu Niang picked up a sesame bag, took a bite, it was crispy and delicious, and the thick soup inside soaked between the mouths and teeth, and the taste was extremely good, but Jiu Niang suddenly felt unbearable. With a wave of disgust from her heart, Jiuniang reflexively threw away the toothbrush in her hand and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

Lianzhi saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly brought a gilded saliva, and Jiu Niang vomited out of the saliva, until she vomited all the acid in her stomach, and then she felt better.

She herself thinks it's nothing, for Yu Lianzhi and others, it's as if the sky has fallen. Rinsing her mouth with water again, and helping her caress her back again, Lianfang burst into tears, "Princess, what's wrong?" Is there something wrong with eating, or is it sick, do you want to ask Dr. Liu to come here? ”

Jiu Niang relieved herself and waved her hand tiredly, "What is Imperial Doctor Liu, I am being hot and have no appetite." Remove the things, and let me lie down for a while. ”

Jiu Niang lay down on the couch, and Lianzhi lightly withdrew everything. After that, Lianfang was left to serve on the side, and Lianzhi dragged Xiaocui outside the house.

"Do you think the princess has this?"

Xiao Cui was stunned, "What's wrong?" ”

Lianzhi stomped his feet and said, "What did you say?" ”

Xiao Cui was taken aback at first, and then glanced at Lianzhi complicatedly: "You don't know the princess's body, and now she is recuperating, how can it be so fast." ”

Lianzhi snorted twice, and felt that he was thinking too much.

Jiu Niang's body is unknown to others, but the few maids who serve as a personal servant know it very well. The princess suffered when she was a child, and her body was not as good as ordinary people, but when she returned to Lanling, she went through that again, and her foundation was still injured, and she was not well raised, and she suffered such a big crime the year before last. At that time, knowing that the princess was hindered by the heirs and needed to slowly recuperate before she could have children, Lianzhi was almost stunned.

At that time, Jiuniang was already married to the King of Chu, and she felt sorry for Jiuniang, and worried about Jiuniang, for fear that His Royal Highness would snub the princess because of the princess's uselessness. Fortunately, His Royal Highness is a cold person on the outside and hot on the inside, and for nearly half a year after the wedding, he has always guarded the princess to live alone, and the lotus branch will slowly not think much about it. It's just that occasionally I inevitably think that if the princess can give birth to a little master again, this day will be all over.

But after all, I just think about it, the princess and His Royal Highness have a lot of times on weekdays, even so much that it makes people blush, but there is still no movement. Lianzhi slowly fell and no longer thought about giving birth to a little master, but the decoction that nourished her body during the day never looked at Jiuniang to take it.

But seeing the princess's reaction today, it is really very similar to those women who have a body, and the idea of lotus branches will come up again.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Lianzhi muttered.

After that, the two returned to the house, and saw that Jiu Niang did not show any discomfort, so they did not ask Dr. Liu to come. In the evening, when the king of Chu came back from going out to run errands, he put dinner in the main room. Now that the King of Chu is watching, Jiuniang has to eat some honestly even if she doesn't want to.

As soon as she picked up the bowl, Jiu Niang vomited again, and now the matter was so big that King Chu smashed the chopsticks on the spot and asked Chang Shun to find Imperial Doctor Liu.

King Chu's face turned dark, but he couldn't bear to reprimand Jiu Niang, so he could only look at the lotus branches with cold eyes, and scared these maids into silence, and they all knelt down one by one.

"When did the princess become unwell?"

"The princess's appetite has not been very good these days, she went to the Anguo Mansion in the morning, and it was useless to be there at noon, and when she came back, she prepared a meal in the small kitchen, but the princess was like this, and she vomited when she picked up chopsticks." Lianzhi said stubbornly.

"Then you don't know to invite Imperial Doctor Liu, or come up?"

"Your Highness, I didn't let them go to Imperial Doctor Liu. This bitter summer is an old problem, and it will be better to slow down. ”

Jiuniang knew that if she didn't open her mouth again, with the temperament of the king of Chu, these maids would shed their skin if they didn't die, so she hurriedly excused them. King Chu snorted coldly, but he didn't say anything more, but that look was clearly saying that it was best if there was nothing to do, and there was nothing to run away.

At this time, Chang Shun hurriedly walked in from the outside with Imperial Physician Liu, and the lotus branches avoided the side and quietly wiped the cold sweat.

Imperial Physician Liu stepped forward to check the pulse, this time the pulse was checked for a long time, and the king of Chu sat aside, his face was not obvious, but his left hand turned the jade wrench on the thumb of his right hand from time to time.

"The princess has been losing her appetite lately?"

Jiu Niang sat on the couch and nodded, "You also know, my physique is afraid of heat, but I can't stand the cold, since I entered the summer, I have lost my appetite, but in recent days it has been stricter than before." ”

These Imperial Physicians Liu knew about it, and when they first entered the summer, Jiu Niang tossed around and made a fuss about using ice. The king of Chu couldn't stand the cold because of her, so he didn't follow her, and finally saw that she was pitiful, so he called Imperial Doctor Liu to discuss. Now there is ice stuck in Jiuniang's room, which was decided after the discussion between Imperial Doctor Liu and Mama Yu, and the amount is limited every day, including how to use this ice.

Imperial Physician Liu listened to Jiu Niang's words, nodded, groaned slightly, avoided outside, and called the lotus branch out.

Jiuniang wondered in her heart, what's going on? And the king of Chu turned the jade wrench on his thumb, and the action was accelerated again.

Not long after, Imperial Physician Liu walked in, the expression on his face was very complicated, but the expression of the lotus branch was a little strange, as if he was extremely happy, and as if he was frightened.

Imperial Physician Liu leaned into the ear of the King of Chu and said something, and the King of Chu ordered Chang Shun to retreat from the rest of the people in the room, leaving only the King of Chu, Jiu Niang, Imperial Physician Liu and Chang Shun, and the lotus branch. The reason why he left the lotus branch was also because Imperial Doctor Liu called him out and asked some about Jiuniang's private affairs.

Imperial Doctor Liu cleared his throat and said, "If the old minister didn't take the wrong pulse, the princess would have a body." ”

Jiuniang was stunned for a moment, and stammered: "How is this possible?" Doesn't it have to be recuperated? ”

Don't look at Jiu Niang drinking the medicine of recuperation every day, because of the memory of her previous life, she actually doesn't have any expectations in her heart, and always feels that Doctor Liu is comforting her. She believed such perfunctory words in her previous life, and she believed it too many times, but she didn't see any good news until the end.

"Imperial Doctor Liu, you're not going to lie to me, are you?"

Imperial Physician Liu's old face was embarrassed, and he said: "How can the old minister take out this kind of thing and joke, it stands to reason that the princess's body is not well adjusted, and she will not be pregnant, but this kind of thing is not so certain, there is always an exception to everything." ”

So she's the exception?

Jiuniang couldn't help but touch her stomach, she couldn't ask for it in her previous life, she couldn't think about it, she didn't want to come in this life, so he came?

"You'd better give me another pulse, maybe it's wrong?"

Jiuniang glanced at King Chu, and King Chu nodded.

Imperial Doctor Liu was helpless, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only step forward again to check Jiuniang's pulse. After finishing it, it was still the same statement: "The princess is not visible this month, but the pulse is indeed a slippery pulse." ”

The last sentence was said to the king of Chu, probably he also felt that this princess of Chu, who had always been calm, was a little weird today, so he thought about suing the child and his father.

King Chu actually looked stunned, but in the end he was better at pretending than others, so he couldn't see it on the surface. He nodded, his lips squirmed, and before he could say anything, Imperial Physician Liu nodded clearly.

Chang Shun sent Imperial Physician Liu out, and only Jiuniang and King Chu were left in the room.

Jiu Niang's mood at this time was very complicated, since she beat Imperial Doctor Liu to check her pulse again to confirm that she was pregnant, she fell into a state of complete shock. The shock was followed by complete surprise, and the surprise was so bad that I didn't know what to do, and I felt like I was about to float.

But soon a basin of cold water was splashed down, and the scene of the Shangyuan Festival suddenly occurred in front of her eyes, and suddenly a spirit woke up.

"Cousin—"

Since the marriage of Jiuniang and the King of Chu, she rarely calls her cousin anymore, mostly His Royal Highness, and occasionally her husband. Once the word 'cousin' appears, it means that Jiuniang has asked the king of Chu, or the six gods have no owner. At this time, Jiuniang is obviously in the state of the six gods without a master.

King Chu got up from his wheelchair, came to Jiu Niang and sat down, holding her hand tightly.

"What to do? What to do? ”

What to do with the first one is completely at a loss, and what to do with the latter one has a taste of despair.

The King of Chu wrapped her into his arms and gently stroked her back, his eyes flickering.

"Don't panic, there will be a way." After a pause, he said, "Believe in this king." ”

After that, he fell into a long silence, Jiu Niang silently thought about her own thoughts, and the same was true of the King of Chu. After a while, the king of Chu called Lianzhi and a few people to come in to serve Jiuniang, and he left.

Among the four personal maids, except for Lian Zhi, who knows about this matter, the other three still don't know about it. Lianzhi saw that Chang Shun had dismissed the other people at that time, and she knew that things were not as simple as she thought, and since the people above did not speak, she did not dare to talk nonsense. Of course, the other three will know sooner or later, but it's just a matter of time.

Especially when Lianzhi saw Jiu Niang's solemn appearance, she didn't seem to have any due surprise at all, and she didn't dare to mention it. Several maids were all discerning, and after serving Jiuniang lightly and freshening up, they all retreated to the outer room.

The night is very late, but many people are destined to have trouble sleeping tonight.

*

Chang Shun pushed the King of Chu in the direction of the inner study, and he wanted to talk and stop all the way.

Knowing that the princess is pregnant, he is happier than anyone else, His Royal Highness has a queen, and finally has a queen, which is a great thing that the whole world celebrates. But then Chang Shun remembered a lot, thinking of the current situation of the King of Chu, thinking of the current situation, and thinking of Emperor Chengyuan, who had been in a state of rage since the Yuan Festival......

Now the situation in the palace is unknown to outsiders, but the king of Chu and his henchmen around him are very clear, it is completely a state of rumors, Zichen Hall has been dragged out by the palace attendants who were killed at every turn, and now no one dares to rashly touch the dragon whiskers of Emperor Yuan. Didn't you see that Empress Xiao became the king, and Liu Guifei and King Zhao have been very honest recently?

If Emperor Chengyuan knew that Princess Chu was pregnant, would he give up? You must know that Princess Zhao is still lying in King Zhao's mansion to recuperate.

Just like Jiu Niang, Chang Shun also fell into deep worry after being surprised.

After arriving at the inner study, the king of Chu went to the bookcase and sat down, and asked Chang Shun to find two books in a row, but he didn't look into them.

Chang Shun hesitated on the side and said, "Your Highness, this is your first heir......"

The rest of the words were not said by Chang Shun, and the king of Chu also understood what he meant.

This is not only his first heir, but also Jiuniang's. Jiuniang was having a hard time with her heirs, and the king of Chu knew that he thought that it would take a year or two before her body would recover, and at that time he must not be afraid of anyone or anything, but he never expected to come at this time.

According to his past behavior, there will be no hesitation at all, and now this child can't want it, but when he meets Jiu Niang, his routine has been broken 'repeatedly'. In fact, although she didn't say it, she was extremely happy in her heart, that kind of ecstatic demeanor could not be hidden, but the panic that followed made King Chu's heart hurt uncontrollably......

Actually, the answer has been revealed a long time ago, hasn't it?

"Go and pass on Imperial Doctor Liu." The voice of the King of Chu broke the silence.

Chang complied with the call and walked out.

Not long after, Imperial Physician Liu came, and he talked with the king of Chu for a long time in his study. Chang Shun, who was guarding the door, glanced at the moon in the sky and sighed heavily.

Now, it's up to His Highness to decide.

*

King Chu didn't return for a rare night, and Jiuniang also didn't sleep all night, until the sky was bright, and he also closed his eyes slightly.

When she woke up again, she felt that someone was looking at her, and when she opened her eyes, she found King Chu sitting on the side of the couch looking at her.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and I don't know what time it was, but the room was very quiet, so quiet that people's hearts were heavy.

"Why is Your Highness here?" Jiu Niang sat up from the couch, "What about the lotus branches?" Really, you didn't wake me up......"

Jiuniang chattered and said, she never dared to look at the King of Chu. If someone observes carefully, they can find that Jiu Niang's body has always been tight, and the corners of her mouth are stiff.

King Chu's eyes flashed, "It's okay, this king has just come back." ”

Jiuniang nodded, then got off the couch herself, took off the coat on the sandalwood hanger, draped it on her body casually, and called for Lianzhi and a few people to come in, and then went to the bathroom to wash.

After coming out of the bathroom, the next thing is to make up, today Jiuniang has no plan to go out, stay at home, and dress naturally to be simple. After that, it was time to eat, and I don't know if it was for mood reasons or what, Jiu Niang didn't vomit like yesterday, although she still didn't use it much, but it was much better than a few days ago.

From beginning to end, King Chu kept looking at Jiuniang and did not speak. The atmosphere in the room was too weird, and the lotus branches were silent, and even the movements were lighter and lighter.

Jiuniang finished eating, rinsed her mouth and cleaned her hands. She could see that the king of Chu had something to say to her, and she actually didn't want to face what he was going to say, but yesterday she thought about it all night, and she had made up her mind in her heart, and she knew that she had to face it.

Jiuniang came to the king of Chu and sat down, glanced at him, lowered her head again, and clenched her sleeves slightly.

"I'm not going to give up on this kid."

"If you like it, stay it."

Two voices rang out almost simultaneously.

Jiu Niang looked up at King Chu in surprise, looking at his dark eyes, seeing that his eyes were blue, and the short stubble on his chin......

He probably hadn't slept all night, he probably had been thinking about it for a long time, he actually knew very well the difficulties in the meantime, and what he would face after making this decision......

In the end, he didn't disappoint her!

Jiu Niang couldn't tell how she felt.

She thought a lot last night, and she was reluctant and couldn't give up this child, so when she made a decision, she calculated all the things she would face after making this decision.

She even figured out how she would deal with it if he didn't want to. She thought about it a lot, but what she didn't expect was that the king of Chu would agree to have this child, and asking for this would bring them many crises, and even make him work hard for a long time to get a qiē, a child who collapsed and destroyed miè......

In fact, Jiu Niang's cognition of King Chu many times is somewhat influenced by her previous life. She is used to seeing the cold-blooded and decisive side of King Chu in her previous life, and she has a shadow in her heart, usually fine, if she encounters a conflict with each other, she can't help but speculate on him with a dark side......

Once, twice... But he always surprises her.

Maybe it's different after all, she is his wife in this life.

Jiuniang threw herself into the arms of the King of Chu: "I'm sorry, I'm willful, but I'm really reluctant, really reluctant, as long as I think of not wanting him, I feel like my heart is being twisted by a knife......"

Jiuniang cried miserably, and she was also very wolf.

It happened too suddenly, and it was not a trivial matter, she was surprised, stunned, surprised, and afraid, and tasted the ups and downs overnight. This is a kind of catharsis, a kind of inner condemnation of oneself, and a kind of tears of joy and tears.

"Okay, don't cry."

King Chu patted her soothingly, and went to help her wipe her tears.

After a long time, Jiu Niang calmed down, and after calming down, she regained her composure as she should have been.

"I thought about it yesterday, otherwise I'll leave Chang'an for a trip and come back after the child is born."

This is the only way that Jiu Niang thought of yesterday, to hide from the world.

After the King of Chu groaned, he shook his head: "No, even if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide it for too long." Although you rarely go out, but several daughters of the Xiao family on the side of the Anguo Mansion are about to get married, and they have to enter the palace on the fifteenth day of the new year to ask for peace, so you can't keep showing up. ”

Jiu Niang's methods, King Chu had also thought about them, but they were all denied, and he didn't want her to leave his side. Now the situation is tense and seemingly calm, but in fact there are countless dangers hidden. Once Jiu Niang leaves his side, if he leaks any news or has an accident, he will be in Chang'an City, and he will be beyond his reach.

"But—"

"Don't worry, take good care of your body, since this king said it, he can protect you."

King Chu patted Jiu Niang, and the light in his eyes was churning.

The beast still knows how to protect the cubs, and if he can't protect her and the child, how can he be qualified to claim the highest position.