Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 709: Princess Zhaoqing is pregnant

Prince Wei's Mansion, the main hall of the rear house.

Wu Mi was wearing a blue dress with wide sleeves. Her face, which used to be cold and sharp before she got married, became fuller, softer, and more elegant after she got married, had children, and became the mistress of a royal palace.

On both sides, Han Anniang, Xia Zhiqing, including Xiao Yunxi and Xia Zhining who were still pregnant were also there.

When they learned that the Queen Mother had given birth to a child, and that the child was their husband's blood, they were all shocked.

When Yue Ruyan told Chen Mo the news that the Queen Mother was pregnant, Chen Mo asked Yue Ruyan to return home and only tell Wu Mi first.

This matter was of great importance, so Wu Mi did not tell the girls about it.

Therefore, at least half an hour ago, the women did not know that the Queen Mother was pregnant and that the father of the child was their husbands.

Xiao Yunxi was surprised and said, "I never thought that the Queen Mother was actually pregnant and had already given birth. Moreover, it was my husband's child, and she had kept it a secret for so long."

"It seems that the last time the Queen Mother left the palace to visit her family, her real intention was to go home to take care of her pregnancy." Han Anniang pouted her lips slightly, with a hint of resentment in her heart. She didn't expect that Erlang had concealed this matter even from her.

At this moment, the maid entered the hall and said to Wu Mi, "Princess, the prince is here."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone in the hall stopped whispering.

Soon, a young man in a white robe walked into the hall quickly. He glanced at the women in the hall and his eyes stopped at Wu Mi, who was sitting at the top. "Mi'er, what happened?"

Wu Mi asked him to go over immediately, as if he was in a hurry, and Chen Mo thought something big had happened.

"My husband, the Liang family sent a letter saying that the empress dowager has given birth to a boy and asked you what name to give him?" Wu Mi said.

The letter had been passed to Xiao Yunxi, who handed it to Xiao Ya, who then stood up and gave the letter to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo took it and started reading it.

Han Anniang pouted and said, "Erlang, when did this happen between you and the Queen Mother? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"

"Ruyan told me when I returned to Beijing from Xiangyang last time. Because this matter involves a lot of things, I only let Ruyan tell Mi'er for the sake of confidentiality. I haven't told you yet." Chen Mo said as he saw the letter saying that mother and child were safe. He breathed a sigh of relief, raised his eyes and glanced at the girls, with a hint of apology in his eyes: "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you in advance."

Han Anniang was indeed a little unhappy, but she was also considerate of Chen Mo, and soon she understood him. She said with a worried look on her face, "Erlang, given the relationship between the Queen Mother and the royal family, now that the Queen Mother has given birth to a son for you, won't this son be able to be seen in public in the future, or in other words, won't he be able to follow the Chen family name?"

"The bloodline of the Chen family cannot take someone else's surname." Xia Zhining also said.

If it were in the past, when Xia Zhining learned the news, she would have started to act sarcastic the moment Chen Mo came in.

After she became pregnant, she suddenly lost these thoughts, and all her attention was on the fetus.

"My husband, you are not going to use the son born by the Queen Mother to replace the Chu family's kingdom, and use a substitutionary method to replace a dead person with a dead one, are you?" Xiaolu pouted her slightly pink lips and said something very imaginative.

Chen Mo's mouth twitched.

Even the girls looked over there, looking at him as if he were a fool.

Wu Mi said softly, "The royal family is not stupid. The Queen Mother and the Emperor Retired have not had a child of their own for such a long time. Now they don't live together. If the Queen Mother has a child now, it is obvious that the child is not of royal blood. Not only can they not use someone else's child as a substitute, but for now, at least on the surface, the child cannot have any relationship with the Queen Mother."

After hearing Wu Mi's explanation, Xiaolu realized that what he had said just now was indeed a bit silly, and he quickly stuck out his tongue to ease his embarrassment.

"This is easy to handle. We just need to bring the child home to raise him. Yunxi will be giving birth in a few months anyway. We can then say that Yunxi has given birth to two children and put the empress dowager's child in Yunxi's lap first." Chen Mo had already come up with a solution.

After hearing this, the girls thought about it and nodded. This was undoubtedly a good idea.

Just then, a pair of hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall. The women who heard the footsteps all turned their heads slightly to look outside.

The visitor was not a servant of the mansion, but rather seemed a stranger.

Chen Mo recognized her. She was the maidservant beside Princess Zhaoqing in the Bronze Sparrow Tower.

After the maid came in, she bowed first, then said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, the princess has been vomiting frequently in recent days, and she hasn't had her period in the past two days, so I asked you to find a doctor to take a look. Unexpectedly, the princess is pregnant."

Chen Mo: "???"

What, Chu Ran is pregnant?

Soon, he was delighted.

We have quite a few of our own people over at the Tongque Tower.

It is impossible for Chu Ran to have an affair with another man, so the child she is carrying can only be hers.

And on the New Year's Day, I also had a romantic moment with her, and the timing matched.

He looked at Wu Mi who was standing beside him and said, "Mi'er, I'll go take a look."

Wu Mi gently pursed her pink lips, her bright eyes also overflowing with joy, and said: "It is really a blessing in disguise. The princess is pregnant. This is a big deal. My husband should go there first. If it is true, bring her to your house."

Since she is pregnant with her husband's child, Chu Ran can no longer live in Tongque Tower. This is inappropriate and she should be given a status.

Han Anniang, Xia Zhiqing and the others had no objections either.

After all, if she is pregnant and Chu Ran is still a concubine, then the child will become an illegitimate child, which is unacceptable.

Chen Mo responded softly, then stood up and left the palace with Chu Ran's maid.

He did not go to the Tongque Tower immediately, but took a royal physician with him.

At the mansion, Chen Mo had just left not long ago, and Xiaolu's mentality was a little broken.

It would be fine if Zhining left her because she was pregnant.

Now even the girl in Tongquetai has become pregnant before her.

People always say first come, first served.

To her, all became caught up later.

Xia Zhiqing felt a little uneasy. She looked at Wu Mi and said, "Princess Zhaoqing also has a child."

Chu Ran is a real princess of the Song Dynasty, and she was also a prostitute bestowed by the imperial court on Chen Mo at that time. Even if she has regained her status as a princess now, her relationship with Chen Mo would not be discussed if it were to be spread out.

Wu Mi said: "This is a good thing. My husband is now second only to the emperor and above ten thousand people. He will have many children and great fortune in the future."

Xia Zhiqing looked thoughtful, nodded, and said, "That's true."

(End of this chapter)