Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

Chapter 45 Pregnancy reaction

It rained heavily for almost half a month, and the moat was full.

Serious waterlogging occurred in the capital. The emperor valued Jun Yuyan and asked him to deal with a series of problems that occurred after the waterlogging.

In order to prevent the moat embankment from collapsing, Jun Yuyan ordered people to heighten and strengthen the embankment overnight.

He was so busy that Murong Jiu didn't see anyone for several days.

I heard Chuntao say that he sometimes comes back in the middle of the night. I don't know if he is afraid of waking her up, so he sleeps in the side hall. He sleeps for two hours and leaves the house before dawn.

Murong Jiu counted the days. After two days, the sky in the capital finally cleared up.

The weather was fine and everyone was in a good mood. At noon that day, Jun Yuyan came back from his work and had lunch with her.

Originally, she wanted to talk to him about Hui Guiren, but seeing that he looked tired, she told him to go rest and talk to him when he woke up.

Jun Yuyan slept until dusk. He slept on Murong Jiu's bed. The familiar smell made him have a good dream, and when he woke up, his fatigue was gone.

"Where's the princess?"

When he got up, he didn't see Murong Jiu. He only saw the maid named Pearl holding a cloth and pretending to wipe the vase.

Another maid was sweeping the floor in the courtyard, her head lowered, looking extremely scared.

What was her name called Bai? Jun Yuyan forgot. He only remembered that Murong Jiu named her Cuihua.

Last time, she tried to flatter her master, but was dragged out by Eunuch Shi to teach her the rules, but she calmed down.

Pearl was also a little afraid of him, saluted and said:

"As for the prince, the princess has gone to the countryside. She said she wanted to see her glaze workshop. She should be back soon."

Pearl carefully looked at the prince's expression. The second prince wanted her to destroy the relationship between the prince and Murong Jiu. It was best to make the prince dislike Murong Jiu, but she didn't dare.

She felt that the prince's eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, which frightened her.

Murong Jiu only took Chuntao out. As a princess, she kept running away. The prince should be bored, but Pearl only listened to the prince's plain words:
"Let the kitchen prepare the food and cook it according to the princess's taste."

"Yes."

Pearl hurried out and found herself in the same room with the prince. The oppressive feeling made her panic.

Not long after, Murong Jiu and Chuntao came back.

As soon as I entered the yard, I smelled the aroma of pickled vegetables.

Murong Jiu, who had no appetite at first, suddenly felt hungry again.

On the dinner table are hot pickled fish fillets. The fillets are thinly sliced, rolled up, and crystal clear. They are full of pickled cabbage soup, and they are appetizing just by looking at them.

Seeing that the princess liked to eat it, Eunuch Shi said with a smile: "This is the sea fish that the prince asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send. It was still alive when it was delivered. It is not fishy at all. Please eat more, princess."

Marine fish are common, but live marine fish are very rare. Few can survive being transported from the sea. No wonder the fish meat is so fresh and tender.

Jun Yuyan is so kind. The woman he likes will definitely be the happiest woman in the world in the future.

She looked at Jun Yuyan and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Please eat more, Your Majesty."

"You're welcome. Whatever you want to eat, just tell Eunuch Shi or Butler Lin."

She nodded, feeling grateful.

After finishing the meal, Murong Jiu dismissed the servants and talked to Jun Yuyan about Hui Guiren.

"I smelled a strange fragrance from my father that day. The strange fragrance is from the Western Regions. It has an addictive effect. If things continue like this, I'm afraid it will be harmful to my father's health."

She didn't say it directly, but with Jun Yuyan's intelligence, he could definitely guess who Hui Guiren was.

Because Hui Gui has a strange fragrance, many people in the palace know about it.

Jun Yuyan frowned slightly, but asked, "What kind of strange smell does it smell like?"

Addicted... He seemed to be addicted to her fragrance too.

But he didn't believe that the fragrance on Murong Jiu's body was the incense.Murong Jiu recalled: "It's a bit like the fragrance of lotus, and there's something else. If you smell it carefully, it actually has a medicinal smell, but you won't feel it after smelling it for a long time."

Jun Yuyan Wei: "In addition to addiction, what other effects will it have on the body?"

She hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Being able to have strong desires will naturally have a big impact on people of my father's age."

Jun Yuyan stared at her red ears for a moment, and then looked away.

He thought that if Murong Jiu used incense to seduce him, it would be impossible for him to sleep under the same quilt.

What's more, she has a child in her belly. She seems to be extra careful about her child, and she is even less likely to take incense that is harmful to the body.

That strange fragrance should be something she has.

He said: "I will go to the palace tomorrow."

"What are you going to say? Father may not believe you."

"I'm just going to remind my mother-in-law."

In addition, he will send people to investigate the forces behind Hui Guiren. With Hui Guiren's background, it is impossible to contact the mysterious fragrance of the Western Regions, and there must be someone behind him.

Jun Yuyan knew very well that it was impossible to tell his father empty talk without evidence. Even if his father doted on him, he might not believe what he said.

Murong Jiu felt relieved, Jun Yuyan had done things properly, and there should be a better way to resolve Hui Guiren's matter.

Even if she couldn't expose it, with precautions, Concubine Qi could not be fooled by the queen and others.

"How's your glaze workshop going?"

Jun Yuyan suddenly asked her.

Murong Jiu blinked and said truthfully: "It's not bad. I asked Shopkeeper Chai to expand the scale. Now we can produce hundreds of glazed objects a day."

"Is it easy to sell? Is there any way to sell it?"

She didn't expect Jun Yuyan to care about her business, so she chuckled and said:

"Not yet, but they will all be sold soon."

She said it very confidently. Jun Yuyan originally wanted to find a caravan to help sell her to other countries. After hearing this, although he was confused, he didn't ask any more questions.

He knew about her hoarding of grain, and many people didn't think highly of her at that time. As a result, every grain store now regrets it.

Maybe she really has a way to sell those colored glazes.

It's sunny, Jun Yuyan can't continue sleeping here with Murong Jiu.

The "leaking" roof has been repaired by Butler Lin and has been repaired by craftsmen.

That night, Jun Yuyan moved back.

Murong Jiu was still a little unaccustomed to sleeping. She thought, Jun Yuyan had only slept here for a few nights, so how could she have formed a habit?
Maybe it's because Jun Yuyan has too much presence.

He was suddenly gone today, as if the whole house seemed empty.

That night, she had another nightmare for a long time.

Hypocritical faces flashed through the dream, laughing, cursing, and taunting her. Finally, someone pushed her head into the water, and the water filled her mouth and nose. The terrible feeling of suffocation woke her up.

It was still dark outside, and Murong Jiu couldn't sleep.

She did not disturb Chuntao and changed her sweaty clothes herself.

After just a few moves, she felt nauseous and uncomfortable, and retched uncontrollably. Chuntao, who was sleeping outside, heard the movement and ran in without even covering her coat.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

Murong Jiu was speechless, she vomited so hard that all the bitterness came out.

All the servants in Qiyunyuan heard the noise.

(End of this chapter)