Looking at the man’s suddenly stiff face before her, Xie Wanqing said, "When the Imperial Physician comes and checks my pulse, if I’m not mistaken, I should be pregnant."
It’s been several months since returning to the Capital.
Their intimate moments were so frequent that, except for the days of her menstruation, there was almost no free time.
Neither of them thought about contraception.
She had already been pregnant once before.
It’s said that women who have been pregnant once can easily conceive again.
With their frequency, it was only natural for her to be pregnant again.
Lu Ziyuan instinctively began calculating her cycle.
Indeed, she had been delayed for a few days.
Connecting this with her recent irritability and growing temper...
His knuckles trembled for a moment, gently caressing her flat belly, "Is there really a child in here?"
"..." Xie Wanqing almost laughed out loud, she brushed his hand away and said, "I don’t know yet, I’m just guessing."
"Yes, yes, we must summon the Imperial Physician!" Lu Ziyuan stood up and hurriedly walked outside.
He had already ordered the Imperial Physician to be called, but he couldn’t wait any longer and went to hasten them again.
The palace servants, having never seen him so anxious, thought something major must have happened to the Empress, and they ran out in a flurry.
Soon, the Imperial Physician was half-dragged, half-carried into Guanju Palace.
The pulse of pregnancy is the easiest to detect. The elderly Imperial Physician placed his fingers on her pulse and soon showed a look of joy, bowed, and congratulated, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Empress is expecting."
Once the words were spoken.
The hall immediately became lively.
All the palace servants present offered congratulations in unison, while Lu Ziyuan appeared in a daze, unsure of the current day.
He was as dumbfounded as a silly goose. Xie Wanqing couldn’t bear to see him like this and gave him a push, "Are you stunned?"
He was indeed stunned with joy.
With her push, Lu Ziyuan came back to his senses, instinctively wanting to hug her, but stopped halfway there.
He couldn’t hug her; the pregnancy hadn’t stabilized yet.
Hearing the continuous string of auspicious words from the palace servants, his stern face couldn’t hold anymore.
He chuckled and said, "Rewards! Everyone gets a reward!"
His uncaring demeanor made Xie Wanqing turn away.
This isn’t the first time he’s becoming a father, why is he so joyful?
During the enthronement ceremony, he didn’t even show a hint of happiness, but now...
Thinking of everything in the dream, she couldn’t help but feel a little compassion.
After the palace servants withdrew, she held his hand and smiled, "You’re so happy?"
"Of course," Lu Ziyuan sat down and wanted to embrace her, cautiously asking, "Do you feel nauseous?"
"Not right now," Xie Wanqing snuggled into his arms, kissed his chin lightly, and laughingly asked him, "For the one in my belly now, do you want a son or a daughter?"
"Either way," Lu Ziyuan gently protected her belly, his eyes slightly reddening, "a daughter would be even better, she must look like you."
The young Wanwan was a little girl carved from jade.
"You’ve seen my childhood," Xie Wanqing kissed the corner of his eye, softly coaxing, "Back then, you treated me so well, could there be any regrets left unresolved?"
Before the Lu Family’s mishap, he was the pampered youngest son with elders to rely on, with no pressure, gentle and patient with her, and utterly good-natured.
After his father, brothers, and uncles died in battle, he matured overnight, gradually turning into a cold and proud young man.
He didn’t treat her kindly after that.
Xie Wanqing couldn’t help but tease, "Just being stubborn, aren’t you? Deep inside, you like it a lot, but outwardly you put on that aloof, unapproachable act?"
Lu Ziyuan: "..."