vstars Chapter 469 Princess Duan is pregnant
Chapter 469 Princess Duan is pregnant
Feng Shuo took the opportunity to take out the two sugar figures specially reserved for Concubine Qin as a "treasure".
Concubine Qin was even happier and had someone set up an afternoon meal in the courtyard: "I didn't know that His Royal Highness Prince Yi would come to visit so suddenly. We didn't prepare anything, so we might as well just eat something."
Zhou Chang's throat was salty after eating the sugar man, and he had no appetite, so he also said politely: "I am presumptuous and came at the wrong time. It's just that I happened to see the sugar man while shopping today, and I remembered that I had promised Feng Suo, so I was in a good mood. I hope Queen Qin Fei will not be offended."
"No, no, Ruo'er is lucky to have a brother like you, otherwise she would be bored staying in the palace all day." This time, Concubine Qin did not hide behind the pearl curtain like last time, but sat at the same table with Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chang knew that this was purely a polite remark, so he nodded and smiled without saying anything else.
Concubine Qin turned around and reminded Feng Suo: "Don't just play around. After dinner, you still have to go back to the lecture hall."
"No need. The teacher only asked us to review our lessons this afternoon. Brother Nine has already asked for leave for me, so I don't have to go to school." Feng Suo jumped up and down.
Concubine Qin refused to relax: "That means you don't have to go to school to review your lessons, but it doesn't mean you can play all the time when you come back. Go have lunch with Yuanjie first, then go review your lessons. Only after you review your lessons can you come out to play."
"Yes..." Feng Suo was very reluctant.
Concubine Qin is not even forty years old yet. She behaves in a graceful and generous manner, yet is lively and cheerful. On the surface, she does not seem to have the ability to judge people from a subtle perspective.
However, how can such ability be seen on the surface?
Zhou Chang gave up the idea and talked to Concubine Qin Sun for a few words, trying to find out her views on Prince Rong and Prince Xian.
Concubine Qin was originally a major source of gossip in the harem, but she had never once gotten herself into trouble after gossiping about all kinds of things for so many years, which showed that she was also smart and could speak without making any mistakes.
Therefore, Zhou Chang's efforts for half a day were in vain.
Concubine Qin talked about Feng Suo every three sentences: "Alas, in this palace, only the fourteenth princess was born and is still lively and cute. The thirteenth and fifteenth princesses before her died young. There has been no prince born since Feng Suo, and he has no playmates of the same age. It is all thanks to His Royal Highness Prince Yi who sent Yuan Jie. The child is well-behaved and sensible, and he knows how to advise Suo'er from time to time. This palace really likes him. I have to thank His Royal Highness for this."
Concubine Qin also knew that Prince Yi had no habit of drinking, so she ate and chatted with him but did not urge him to drink.
"I should thank Concubine Qin for giving Yuanjie the opportunity to enter the palace as a study companion." Zhou Chang was polite. The dishes in front of her were quite rich, but she could not eat much and just drank tea.
Concubine Qin looked back at Feng Suo and Yuan Jie, who had finished lunch and were playing pot-shooting in the courtyard, and suddenly sighed, "Alas, if Your Majesty could give birth to a few more princes, they would also be able to keep Suo company."
This sounds reasonable at first, but when you think about it carefully you don't understand what it means.
Zhou Chang picked up the teacup again, sipped the tea, and said nothing.
Concubine Qin turned around and lowered her voice: "However, Princess Duan has good news. I wonder if Your Highness has heard about it?"
"Hmm? What good news?" The first thing Zhou Chang could think of was Prince Duan's legs.
Concubine Qin watched Feng Suo and Yuan Jie having fun, and ignored what they were saying. She then winked at the servant beside her.
The maids and palace maids serving beside him all stepped back tactfully.
The skinny monkey also retreated far away.
Concubine Qin then smiled mysteriously: "Your Highness, do you really not care? Prince Duan and Princess Duan have been hoping to have a son for a long time. This is almost an open secret in Jindu City. Everyone knows it."
"Ah..." Zhou Chang knew it was not that he didn't know, he just didn't think about it that way.
As Prince Yi, she had also been at the "front line of melon-eating" and even sold "fertility pills" to them personally.
But in front of Concubine Qin, it is better to pretend to be confused than to pretend to be smart: "Really? I really don't know."
Concubine Qin Sun then threw out another sentence: "I heard that Princess Duan has been pregnant for more than three months."
"Oh..." Zhou Chang recalled the day when he met Yuan Qi at the city gate, and also met Princess Duan's coachman.
It seems that the "fertility pills" from Siwei Pharmacy didn't work, but it was Yun Hezi's prescription from Chaotianguan that worked.
Concubine Qin Sun's focus was obviously different from Zhou Chang's: "If it's three months, then it would be when we were still in the Hunting Palace. It's really fortunate that the Hunting Palace arson attack didn't scare Princess Duan."
"Uh..." After saying this, Zhou Chang began to doubt his previous speculation. The child was conceived at that time. So considering the time, he should not have asked Taoist Yun Hezi for the prescription to "provide a child."
I couldn't figure it out for a moment, and then I heard Concubine Qin continue to say: "In the previous situation, Prince Rong already had two sons, and Prince Xian also had a son, both of whom were born to the principal wife. Prince Duan, on the other hand, only had one daughter who was not born to Concubine Duan. Therefore, Your Highness doesn't know how much Prince Duan and Concubine Duan have been hoping to have a legitimate son in the past few years."
Zhou Chang's first reaction was that they both had children, but Prince Yi's consciousness did not fluctuate at all.
"Princess Duan has been longing for a son to the point of going insane. Didn't Prince Duan ever consult His Highness about this so that Princess Duan could have a son?" Concubine Qin suddenly asked again.
"Looking for me to discuss it?" Zhou Chang was puzzled. Prince Duan wanted to have a son, so what did he want to discuss with Prince Yi?
Concubine Qin smiled again with an unknown meaning: "Your Highness knows Master Xuanyang, right? I heard that the Taoist priests in Chaotian Temple outside the city all have supernatural powers, and the temple master has a secret recipe that guarantees the birth of a son..."
"Oh..." Zhou Chang finally pieced together what had just happened.
This is because she is already pregnant and wants to give birth to a boy.
Haha, isn’t it already predetermined? It’s too late to take any medicine.
Concubine Qin was originally talking while watching Feng Suo and Yuan Jie playing, but she turned her head and looked at Zhou Chang instead: "Over the years, Prince Duan and his wife have sought out various monks and Taoists in order to have a child, and now they have finally got what they wanted. I heard that this time Princess Duan is pregnant, and a Taoist fortune teller said that it was the result of Prince Duan's misfortune, and it must be a boy. By this calculation, your majesty will have quite a few grandchildren, but I wonder when Prince Yi and Princess Yi will have good news?"
Zhou Chang didn't expect that the whole process would end up happening to him. He pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Let's just let it go. Don't force it, don't force it..."
Concubine Qin's words hit the mark, so she smiled and said no more.
After lunch, Zhou Chang didn't eat much, then stood up and said goodbye.
Concubine Qin also had two large boxes of snacks packed for Zhou Chang to take away.
Zhou Chang took the skinny monkey out of the palace.
But he always felt something was wrong along the way. Although Concubine Qin Sun loved gossip, it was still unusual that she seemed to have specifically mentioned to him that Princess Duan was pregnant today.