Chapter Eighty-Three: Joy

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Ji Xiaoyun is very happy, and the Ji family is happy for her.

Today is not only the day when Ji Xiaoyun returns to the door of the three dynasties, but also the reunion day of the Ji family. Master Ji San's fleet is going to sea again, and this time, it will take at least a year to come back. This is also one of the main reasons why Second Master Ji and Second Mrs. Ji asked Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen to also come to Xinhuatang for a reunion.

On such a day, the preparation of the feast is naturally very rich.

In the weather at the beginning of April, spring and Jingming, Mrs. Ji Er simply asked people to put the banquet in the flower hall of Xinyuan, and there were two tables for the banquet, one table for men and one table for women. However, they are all their own flesh and blood, so there is no need to avoid it, there is no screen in the middle, although the family is divided into two tables to sit, it seems that they are all at the same table, and it is extremely convenient to speak.

As the saying goes, there is no banquet without wine, and on occasions like today, wine is naturally indispensable. Except for Xie Huaijin, Qin Zhen's table is a good drinker, and what he drinks is the imperial wine that Qin Zhen specially took to treasure for many years, which was still brewed by Seiko when the first emperor was still there, and it was very mellow. As for the banquet of Ji Xiaotang and these women, wine is used.

The wine tastes more luscious and less powerful, making it a great place for ladies to refer to.

is Ji Xiaoyun and Ji Xiaoqin, who usually can't drink, and there are wine cups in front of them today, so I can drink a few cups with everyone.

This wine was also brought by Ji Xiaotang from King An's Mansion.

Ji Xiaoyun was happy today, and she added wine twice in a row, and her face became more and more red. Ji Xiaotang saw it in his eyes.

"My sister likes it. After a while, I asked people to send two jars to my sister in Shunyi's house, and my sister and brother-in-law drank slowly in their spare time. Ji Xiaotang said to Ji Xiaoyun with a smile.

Ji Xiaoyun sat next to Mrs. Ji, and Ji Xiaotang sat next to Mrs. Ji. The two sisters were diagonally facing each other, and when they spoke, the people at the table naturally heard them.

Ji Xiaoyun nodded, and was not polite to Ji Xiaotang.

"I can't drink any other wine, and Huaijin can't drink it, only this wine, I'm fine to drink."

Ji Xiaotang smiled. He glanced at the men's wine tables. At that table, the big guy was pushing the cup and changing the glass, and he was drinking very happily. Even Xie Huaijin was also poured some wine by Master Ji San and others.

Mrs. Ji Er will also realize it at this time. With a smile on his face, he sent the big girl Vanilla over and replaced the imperial wine in front of Xie Huaijin with wine.

Mrs. Ji also spoke, saying that Xie Huaijin was not good at drinking. Let the people not embarrass him. Just drink a few glasses of wine as he pleases, and everyone will be happy.

In this way, Xie Huaijin will be on the other side of the table.

Ji Xiaoyun hung her head with a blushing face, but the corners of her mouth were full of smiles.

The dishes were served one after another, and the previous dish barely touched the chopsticks, and the next dish was constantly served. Ji Xiaotang turned his head to talk to the Yang family, and Mrs. Ji didn't need a girl to come forward to serve. picked Ji Xiaotang's favorite dishes and put them in a bowl for Ji Xiaotang, so that Ji Xiaotang could eat more.

Ji Xiaotang turned his head. It just so happened that Mrs. Ji Er scooped a small spoonful of scallop stewed eggs with a silver spoon for her.

Although this dish is ordinary, Ji Xiaotang has liked to eat it since he was a child. At that time, her teeth had not yet grown, and she couldn't eat hard things, and her favorite thing to eat was a tender and raw egg custard stewed with dried scallops and other seafood with milk~.

Mrs. Ji Er specially added this dish to the banquet today, for Ji Xiaotang.

"Taste it, this is my mother~ personally cooked for you to stew." Mrs. Ji Er said in a low voice.

"Mother, just let the kitchen people do it, why do you cook it yourself. Now there are a lot of things at home, and I am tired anymore. Ji Xiaotang said angrily, but the tone was clearly coquettish in front of his mother.

"What do you still say, it's not that you have been very bad since you were a child~ Your mouth is very tricky, this dish loves to eat I made it myself, let the cook make it, you will spit it out when you eat it, and say that it is not delicious, it is not made by me......" Mrs. Ji Er talked about Ji Xiaotang when she was a child, and smiled.

Ji Xiaotang has been very well-behaved since she was a child, only in this area she is really picky, but as she gets older, she has changed.

"Mother, how many years ago was that." Ji Xiaotang said hurriedly, subconsciously glancing in Qin Zhen's direction.

Qin Zhen was holding a wine cup in his hand and was looking at Ji Xiaotang with a smile. Obviously, he heard all the words of Mrs. Fang Caiji. Ji Xiaotang's interesting story when he was a child was something he never knew before, and now he listens to it with interest, and it seems to be very novel.

This matter was known to Qin Zhen, and when she went back, Qin Zhen would definitely make fun of her, Ji Xiaotang thought secretly in his heart.

"How many years ago, it seemed like yesterday to me." Mrs. Ji said again, "With your sister-in-law helping to handle the affairs of the family, I am also very idle now, but I am just cooking one or two dishes, and I am tired." You like to eat, and if you can eat more, that's the best thing. ”

"My mother still feels sorry for me." Ji Xiaotang smiled, picked up the silver spoon and brought the egg custard to his mouth.

The intimate and familiar delicacy is exactly the taste that Ji Xiaotang likes, but she paused when she brought the silver spoon to her mouth.

Mrs. Ji Er saw the corners of Ji Xiaotang's mouth twitch, and her face seemed to show a bit of pain.

"What's wrong?" Mrs. Ji Er asked when she was busy.

Ji Xiaotang put down the silver spoon in her hand a little hurriedly, just now she smelled the smell of egg custard, which she originally liked, but she didn't know why she felt a little churning in her stomach, and she thought that she would be able to resist Mrs. Ji's intentions, and wanted to endure eating the egg custard, but she couldn't bear it anyway.

"Mother, I'm fine." Ji Xiaotang said this, but on the other hand, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief, turned around, and signaled to the people serving behind him.

Mama Cheng was behind Ji Xiaotang, she was quick with her eyes, and immediately held a silver spittoon and sent it to Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang wanted to get up and leave the banquet, but he couldn't help it, so he immediately took away the hand covering his mouth and vomited at the spittoon.

This time, the whole family was shocked.

Ji Xiaotang didn't eat much, so he didn't vomit much. In the end, it was just retching, and it slowly stopped, and the people serving next to him hurriedly brought fragrant tea to rinse Ji Xiaotang's mouth.

"What's going on? What's going on? Everyone gathered around Ji Xiaotang to ask.

Qin Zhen had already walked to Ji Xiaotang's side. He gently stroked Ji Xiaotang's back while carefully examining Ji Xiaotang's face.

Ji Xiaotang's face was originally white and red, but after this vomiting, it looked a little pale.

“…… What do you think, let's go lie down for a while, I'll go and call the imperial doctor......" Qin Zhen spoke, and hurriedly sent someone back to the house to pass on the imperial doctor.

Ji Xiaotang stopped Qin Zhen.

This discomfort came very suddenly. After vomiting, she felt much better and felt fine. I don't want to ruin such a rare day because of this.

"I'm fine, I'm afraid the wind is blowing somewhere." Ji Xiaotang said.

However, her statement could not convince everyone.

The first is Mrs. Ji.

"Xiaotang has a good appetite since he was a child, and he has never done this. Such a day. Where there is any wind. And you didn't eat anything before? The dishes on this table were arranged by me personally, and Xiaotang has never been shy about meals......" Mrs. Ji looked at Ji Xiaotang worriedly, feeling that this was not a trivial matter.

Qin Zhen also agreed with Second Mrs. Ji's opinion, for him, there was no trivial matter in Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang was helped down from the banquet by everyone and lay down on the chaise longue in the compartment behind the flower hall.

"I'm fine, I really don't have to make a big fuss." Ji Xiaotang was reluctant to lie down, and said while struggling.

But everyone didn't listen to her. insisted on treating her as a patient.

Someone has already gone to pass on the Imperial Doctor. Mrs. Ji sat down in front of the chaise longue and counted what Ji Xiaotang had eaten today almost on her fingers.

It's all very fine stuff. And Ji Xiaotang ate very little, and there was no discomfort.

"It's because of the custard?!" In the end, Mrs. Ji's attention fell on the egg custard she made herself.

There is no problem with egg custard, all the ingredients are carefully selected by her, and she also makes them herself, which is Ji Xiaotang's favorite food. Ji Xiaotang likes to eat these umami things, so Mrs. Ji Er specially added some good ingredients to today's egg custard.

"Could it be ......" Mrs. Ji Er frowned slightly and pondered carefully, suddenly her eyes lit up, and she grabbed Ji Xiaotang's hand~ "Xiaotang, you smelled the custard, that's why you vomited, didn't you?" ”

"Oh......, maybe...... Is it......" Ji Xiaotang was a little frightened by Mrs. Ji's expression.

It is very rare for Mrs. Ji to show such an expression.

"You kid, why are you so confused...... Second Mrs. Ji said for almost the first time that Ji Xiaotang was confused. Ji Xiaotang has always been smart and careful, and when she is confused as a mother, Ji Xiaotang can always remind her. However, in this matter today, Ji Xiaotang seems to be a little confused.

"Xiaotang," Mrs. Ji said, and glanced left and right.

Second Master Ji, Third Master Ji and Qin Zhen were all beside them, looking at Ji Xiaotang with concern while listening to their mother and daughter.

Mrs. Ji Er coughed dryly and gave Mr. Ji Er a look.

Second Master Ji immediately realized that what Second Mrs. Ji was going to say next was inconvenient for their men to be present to listen to.

"Let's go out and sit down for the time being, and wait for the Imperial Doctor to come." Second Master Ji said.

Qin Zhen and Ji San also care, especially Qin Zhen, although he was reluctant and uneasy, he still followed Ji Second Master outside.

When the men all went out, Mrs. Ji lowered her voice and asked Ji Xiaotang again.

“…… When was the last time you were washed? ”

It's not that Ji Xiaotang doesn't remember, it's just that she deals with too many things on weekdays, and she doesn't pay attention to this, so she set her eyes on the few people who serve around her.

It was still Mama Cheng who stepped forward to talk back.

This kind of thing, Mama Cheng pays the most attention to and remembers it the most. Ji Xiaotang's last change of washing was on the second day of last month.

Ji Xiaotang's washing days are relatively regular, according to the calculation of the day, this month should have been changed around the first day of the new year, but today it has been postponed by three or four days.

Such a few days of advance or postponement is not a big deal, Ji Xiaotang didn't take it to heart, although Mama Cheng muttered in her heart, but thinking that Ji Xiaotang has a lot of things to do these days, especially for Ji Xiaoyun's affairs, it takes a lot of effort. Woman's home. The body is already fragile, whether it is mood fluctuations or the state of the body, it will affect menstruation.

“…… Thinking about observing for a few more days. Attention has been taken. The princess was not allowed to eat forbidden things. Mama Cheng said to Mrs. Ji.

"Observe what?" Ji Xiaotang saw that Mrs. Ji and Mama Cheng were cordial, but she was a little ignorant for a while, so she asked.

Ji Xiaotang didn't understand, but Mrs. Ji completely understood.

"Everything is thanks to Mama." Mrs. Ji Er breathed a sigh of relief and was very grateful to Mama Cheng, "Xiaotang is still young after all, and he is still a child in some aspects. And I haven't gone through this before, so I don't understand. ”

Mrs. Ji, Yang, and Ji Xiaoyun were all on the side, at this time. I can understand what Mrs. Ji Er is suspicious and worried about.

Several people's faces couldn't help but show joy.

"If it's true, it's a great event!"

Ji Xiaotang naturally understood at this time, and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch his abdomen.

Because of the vomiting just now, everyone suspected that she might be pregnant.

Could this be true?

Ji Xiaotang's heart was a little mixed for a while.

Everyone saw Ji Xiaotang's expression. Knowing that she was accidental. Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Ji are both from the past, so they won't say more, so that Ji Xiaotang has time to digest the news.

There is another point, after all, this is their suspicion, and they can't do anything, everything has to wait until the imperial doctor arrives and diagnoses Ji Xiaotang's pulse before the final result can be obtained.

“…… It's a little shallow, too. I'm afraid that it may not be able to be diagnosed......" Mrs. Ji silently counted the days for Ji Xiaotang in her heart, and said to Mrs. Ji.

"I think so too. But. Xiaotang has always loved to eat the custard I made, but today he suddenly vomited, not because he was unwell, it could only be because of this. Mrs. Ji said.

"Hmm." Old Mrs. Ji nodded.

Whether it is Mrs. Ji or Mrs. Ji, they all hope very much that Ji Xiaotang is really pregnant.

Although Ji Xiaotang is still young, there are not many women who have become mothers at her age. King An Qin Zhen needs to be careful in a hurry, do the math, Ji Xiaotang has been married into King An's Mansion for nine months.

There are also two side concubines in the palace, both of whom are older than Ji Xiaotang, in addition to the two side concubines, there are also several concubines, all of whom are at the right age to give birth. In this regard, Ji Xiaotang is a little weaker than them. If you really let others give birth to a son before Ji Xiaotang......

Although with Qin Zhen's feelings for Ji Xiaotang, Ji Xiaotang will not fall out of favor because of this, but it will definitely affect Ji Xiaotang's status.

Normally, the eldest son will not take the throne of the concubine, but it is different in the royal family.

Even the Ji family knows the value of the eldest son.

Thinking so, Old Lady Ji and Second Mrs. Ji began to look at Ji Xiaotang, and their eyes focused on Ji Xiaotang's abdomen.

The two of them looked at each other and nodded slightly.

Ji Xiaotang is taller than girls of her age, although she is slender, her hips ~ are quite plump, and her hips are relatively wide, which is a good figure.

With such a figure, even if you are pregnant ~ at this time, you can give birth to the child safely.

Thinking like this, Mrs. Ji glanced at Mrs. Ji.

Back then, although she didn't agree with Mrs. Ji Er's entry into the door, she looked at Mrs. Ji with the eyes of her mother-in-law looking at her daughter-in-law, and she was still satisfied with Mrs. Ji's figure.

At that time, she thought that the daughter of a martial artist family is plump than ordinary girls, and she must be more capable of giving birth.

It is precisely because of this that when Mrs. Ji gave birth to two daughters one after another, and then she was no longer pregnant~, Mrs. Ji was very angry, which was similar to being deceived and angry.

Now look at Mrs. Ji Er, Ji Xiaotang's figure is largely similar to Mrs. Ji Er, and if she takes care of herself, she must be very able to give birth.

Mrs. Ji thought so, with a smile on her face.

Mrs. Ji Er noticed Mrs. Ji's gaze, and first felt a chill down her spine, and then with Mrs. Ji's smile, the chill slowly dissipated.

Soon, the imperial physician of the palace arrived.

Qin Zhen was outside, and he didn't come to eavesdrop on what was being said inside, but he didn't know how, but he still knew what they were saying.

Qin Zhen almost followed in the footsteps of the imperial doctor, and Second Master Ji and Third Master Ji also followed.

"Doctor Tai's pulse, what are you all following up on?" Mrs. Ji was disgusted.

There are too many people in the room, which is really not conducive to the doctor's pulse.

Qin Zhen usually respects and is filial to Mrs. Ji very much, but at this time, as if he didn't hear Mrs. Ji's words, he followed him straight to the chaise longue.

Second Master Ji and Third Master Ji glanced at each other. There were many people in the house, Qin Zhen didn't leave, so they had to leave. The two brothers were a little unwilling, but they still retreated, but stopped in front of the door and refused to go far.

The imperial doctor saluted Ji Xiaotang and said hello before sitting down to diagnose Ji Xiaotang's pulse. Everyone in the room held their breath and silent, so to speak, that is, a needle falling on the ground could be heard clearly.

When the Imperial Physician finally raised his hand, Qin Zhen asked the Imperial Physician first.

"What is the princess?" Qin Zhen asked with obvious eagerness.

Before the imperial doctor checked the pulse, he had already asked about Ji Xiaotang's symptoms, but now when he saw Qin Zhen asking, he did not answer immediately, but asked about Ji Xiaotang's menstrual affairs again.

Mama Cheng stepped forward and answered them one by one.

“…… The time is still short, and I dare not assert it...... "The imperial doctor gave a diagnosis very cautiously, Ji Xiaotang is a slippery pulse, eight ~ nine times out of ten, and she is pregnant. But because the days are shallow, I don't dare to make an assertion yet. With his medical skills, he will have to wait half a month before he can make a final diagnosis.

But Qin Zhen seemed to be a little unable to wait.

"The prince can invite a few more imperial doctors from the palace to consult." The royal physician of the palace proposed.

"Good." Qin Zhen nodded immediately.

Soon, several of the best imperial physicians in the palace were invited, and finally unanimously came to a conclusion. Princess Ann is indeed a slippery vein, and she is happy. (To be continued.) )