Jiang Yun Zhu and Shen Feng Ming stayed outside for a while before returning to the hall.
In fact, Jiang Yun Zhu was more than capable of handling this kind of scene. It was just a matter of whether she liked to or not.
About a quarter of an hour later, Emperor Qinglong brought the Empress and the Crown Prince to Cining Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.
Jiang Yun Zhu saw the Crown Prince from a distance in her dream. It was set in five years later. At that time, he was so fat that he could hardly walk on his own.
Compared with then, he was better now, but not much better. He probably had one to visit Emperor Qinglong first, and then followed Emperor Qinglong to Cining Palace, which was less than a kilometer away. However, his face was sweating and his steps were wobbling, as if he was about to lose his strength to keep on.
Compared with him, the Sixth Prince was tall, strong and handsome. He looked very similar to Emperor Qinglong.
No wonder Emperor Qinglong liked the Sixth Prince, Jiang Yun Zhu sighed inwardly.
However, the crown prince was a legitimate born. He was kind to others and had a reputation as a virtuous man. This was why all the senior officials in the court supported him.
One son had been a crown prince for more than ten years with an orthodox background and had talents. Only thing was that his health was too poor and he was too fat. The other son was good at literature and martial arts and was most like his younger self. So, which one should one choose as his successor?
When Emperor Qinglong came, Jiang Yun Zhu stood aside. She tried to analyze the matter from Emperor Qinglong's perspective and found that it was difficult to make a choice.
Choose the Crown Prince and he will definitely feel unsatisfied. With that body, the envoys from other countries would think that there was no one left in the Xia Dynasty when they came and if he became the emperor of the Xia Dynasty.
Choosing the Sixth Prince was fine, but what about the crown prince? He had done nothing wrong. How can he explain to his subjects if he was deposed?
It was too difficult. No wonder the court had been arguing for so many years with no results.
It was heard that the Crown Prince wasn't like this in the past, otherwise he wouldn't be made the Crown Prince. It was as if he had a serious illness and this was what happened after he recovered. This was actually not surprising. In modern times, Jiang Yun Zhu had seen such people who became obese due to illness.
It can only be said that fate played tricks on people.
At the back, Jiang Yun Zhu’s mind wildly wandered. At this time, Emperor Qinglong stood up. The banquet was about to begin. He was going to take the Crown Prince and others to the front to entertain the officials.
Shen Feng Ming was an official of the imperial court and would go with him.
He looked at Jiang Yun Zhu.
Jiang Yun Zhu signaled that she was fine. It felt like he would always worry about her since the last incident.
Shen Feng Ming looked at Princess Danyang. Jiang Yun Zhu had a low status and it would be difficult to handle things if she sometimes encountered troubles. But Princess Danyang was different.
Truly marrying a wife, forgetting the mother, Princess Danyang mentally grumbled. Still, she nodded slightly. Don't worry, she will always keep an eye on his precious and then leave her perfectly fine in his hands later, okay?
Only then, Shen Feng Ming left with Emperor Qinglong and others.
There was a banquet in the front and a banquet in the back.
The Xia Dynasty's national power was strong, and it was the New Year season. The palace was newly decorated and everything was sparkling and extravagant.
After a while, the royal meal was served like running water. It was all delicacy, basically everything one could want.
But few people in the main hall enjoyed those delicacies.
Along with the royal banquet, beauties came gracefully, singing and dancing to add to the fun.
The sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music made the hall very lively for a while.
At this time, Jiang Yun Zhu was sitting on a table at the side, looking at the table full of delicious food. She wanted to eat, but felt that she had no appetite. In the end, she only ate some light dishes before enjoying the singing and dancing, and waited for the banquet to end and go home.
The Empress Dowager sat in the middle and glanced at her.
An hour later, the banquet was over. The smiles on everyone's faces finally became more genuine as they bowed to the Empress Dowager and left.
Princess Danyang was tired and was ready to take Jiang Yun Zhu back home.
"Rong Xin, wait." The Empress Dowager stopped her. Then she directed to everyone, "Everyone is tired, let's disperse."
Everyone understood that she wanted to talk to Princess Danyang, so they tactfully left.
The Empress Dowager got up and took Princess Danyang and Jiang Yun Zhu to the resting place at the back, where an imperial doctor was already waiting.
"This minister greets the Empress Dowager and Princess Danyang." The Imperial Physician Chu saluted the Empress Dowager and Princess Danyang.
Princess Danyang was surprised. This is?
The Empress Dowager got Jiang Yun Zhu to sit down and then ordered Doctor Chu to take her pulse.
Why feel Jiang Yun Zhu's pulse out of the blue? Could it be? Thinking of that possibility, Princess Danyang's heart beat rapidly. Doctor Chu carefully checked Jiang Yun Zhu's pulse.
Jiang Yun Zhu sat there, actually she had some guesses in her heart.
Princess Danyang stared at Imperial Physician Chu nervously.
Suddenly, Imperial Physician Chu knelt down and said to the Empress Dowager, "To the Empress Dowager, Young Madam Shen has a joyous pulse!"
"What, Joyous pulse? It can’t be wrong, right?" Princess Danyang exclaimed first.
The joyous pulse was the most easily diagnosed among many pulse conditions. Even people who didn’t have medical skills could diagnose it with a little guidance. As the master of the imperial hospital, how could Imperial Physician Chu get it wrong?
"It's indeed a joyous pulse. I dare to guarantee it with my life." Imperial Physician Chu replied respectfully.
Pregnant! Jiang Yun Zhu was pregnant. She was going to have a grandson or granddaughter. Princess Danyang was so overjoyed that she didn't know what to say.
"Still so rushed. You going to be a grandmother." The Empress Dowager teased Princess Danyang with mirth.
"Royal Mother!" Princess Danyang was embarrassed.
"Did I say it wrong? She has no experience and is clueless, while you are experienced. And you can't tell that she is pregnant and still dares to think about being a grandmother every day." The Empress Dowager said.
Princess Danyang had no words to retort. Suddenly she remembered that Jiang Yun Zhu had been busy with her in the past few days and instantly broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately nothing happened at that time, otherwise she would regret it to death.
"Yun Zhu, how do you feel?" Princess Danyang took Jiang Yun Zhu's hand and asked eagerly.
Jiang Yun Zhu didn't feel any discomfort, "Mother, I'm fine."
Princess Danyang was worried, so she asked Imperial Physician Chu to check Jiang Yun Zhu's pulse. Once sure she was fine, she felt relieved.
Seeing her disorganized behavior, the Empress Dowager shook her head and gave an order to Attendant Qi.
Short while later, an attendant in her fifties with a thin face came in.
"Servant greets the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be blessed and safe!" The attendant saluted the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager signaled her to stand up before instructing her, "This is Young Madam Shen. She is pregnant. From now on, you will follow her. I hope that the mother and child are safe. Do you understand what I mean?"
"This servant understands." The attendant said in a deep voice.
"Empress Dowager, are you going to give Attendant Zhong to Yun Zhu?" Princess Danyang asked in surprise as she knew Attendant Zhong.
Attendant Zhong was a long time who followed the Empress Dowager. She was good at massage and some pharmacology. When she was pregnant with Shen Feng Ming, the Empress Dowager told her to take care of her for a period of time. She liked Attendant Zhong very much and even asked her from the Empress Dowager. However, the Empress Dowager didn’t agree.
Now, the Empress Dowager wanted to give Attendant Zhong to Jiang Yun Zhu.
Looking at it this way, the Empress Dowager seems to dote Jiang Yun Zhu more. But miraculously, Princess Danyang wasn't angry at all. Instead, she was quite delighted.
"I’m getting old. I will have no regrets if I can see my great-grandson born." The Empress Dowager responded.
"Empress Dowager, your health is getting better and better now." Princess Danyang said.
The Empress Dowager did not say any more about this.
Attendant Zhong greeted Jiang Yun Zhu. Jiang Yun Zhu would be her master from now on.
Jiang Yun Zhu didn't dare to put on air. After receiving her bow, she quickly thanked the Empress Dowager.
After chatting for a while, Princess Danyang, Jiang Yun Zhu, and Attendant Zhong left Cining Palace.
The royal banquet wasn't over yet, so the three of them returned to Shen's Manor first.
Attendant Zhong knew her mission. After arriving at Shen's manor, she went directly to the yard where Jiang Yun Zhu lived and began to check it bit by bit.
This stool was too short. In the later terms of the pregnancy, sitting on this stool would make Jiang Yun Zhu’s stomach uncomfortable. The threshold was too high. What if Jiang Yun Zhu trips over? There were pebbles in the bonsai in the house. The pebbles were round and smooth. If they fell to the ground and were stepped on by Jiang Yun Zhu...
She looked at all kinds of things and remarked on everything.
Princess Danyang nodded frequently. Change it, throw it, and make better ones...
Jiang Yun Zhu felt that her room was about to change drastically and was a little dumbfounded. She was just pregnant, how could she be so delicate? But she knew that Attendant Zhong came from the palace. There were many ways to harm people in the palace. What she said wasn't without purpose.
Having been in danger twice before, she knew that it was necessary to be on guard against others. So she let Attendant Zhong do it.
"You go and have a rest first. There’s me here." Princess Danyang was busy instructing Attendant Chang and the housekeeper to do things. When she turned around and saw Jiang Yun Zhu standing there, she said immediately.
Jiang Yun Zhu could only leave the room. However, she did not go to the side room to rest. Instead, she stood on the porch and looked into the distance.
Today was New Year's Eve. Shen's Manor was decorated with lanterns and colorful lights. The lights reflected on the patches of white snow, creating a unique scene.
Jiang Yun Zhu was admiring the scenery and thinking about things.
She wanted a child, a child that belonged to her and Shen Feng Ming. She believed that he would be a good father. But maybe it was her first time becoming a mother, she felt uneasy.
At this time, a person came from the other side of the corridor. The man's steps were hurried and a little white air lingered on the tip of his nose.
It was Shen Feng Ming. At this moment, shouldn't he be attending the royal banquet in the palace?
"Yun Zhu, are you really?" Shen Feng Ming asked. He was indeed eating the royal banquet just now, but when he heard the news that Jiang Yun Zhu was pregnant, he rushed back at once.
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