freenovelworld Chapter 792 Are you happy?
Chapter 792 Are you happy?
To help her relax, Duanmu Chuze spent the whole day with her. That evening, he sent a message to the palace, saying that he had some unresolved matters and was currently busy. He asked the Emperor to bear with the affairs of the court for the time being.
The emperor was furious upon hearing this.
"That rascal! He just took his wife to the villa, what's he so busy with? I think he's just trying to slack off."
"Your Majesty, please calm down. You've been putting the Fourth Prince through a lot lately, so let him get some rest."
The Empress couldn't stand it anymore. In order to cooperate with Mu Xin Nuan in treating his body, Duanmu Chu Ze had taken on most of the tasks. Even so, the Emperor was still not satisfied. Sure enough, he was getting old and was more prone to laziness.
“Our Zonghua is the best. Come, come to your grandfather.”
Zonghua tilted his head and looked at him, then shook the Empress's arm, "Grandmother, Grandfather is bad, he's talking badly about Father."
The Empress laughed upon hearing this, "See? I told you you can't say such things in front of your grandson!"
The emperor raised an eyebrow. How many years had it been since anyone dared to speak to him like that?
When he first brought Duanmu Chen to his side, Duanmu Chen was already six or seven years old and had long been taught all sorts of etiquette and rules. How could he dare to say such things?
"You little brat, how dare you speak ill of your grandfather? Fine! Just you wait and see how your grandfather deals with you!"
The three of them, grandfather, grandmother, and grandson, started playing a game of tag inside the house.
Regardless, the emperor himself still had to attend the morning court session the following day.
Duanmu Chuze stayed with Mu Xinnuan at the villa for two days. He thought that Zonghua was still in the palace, and besides, the Emperor and Empress had only just recovered, so they shouldn't be overworked.
Duanmu Chuze accompanied her back to the East Palace and immediately instructed the guards, "No matter who comes to see you, tell them that the Crown Princess is unwell and needs to rest. If anyone asks, say it was my order."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Thus, Xu, who rushed over excitedly upon learning that the Crown Princess had returned to the palace, was ruthlessly barred from entering.
However, Madam Xu expressed her understanding. After all, the young couple had just returned from the villa, and they were probably exhausted from being too intimate.
Upon thinking of this, Xu's eyes began to light up!
If their daughters could marry into the Eastern Palace, and since they were cousins, when the Crown Prince ascended the throne, one would become Empress and the other a Noble Consort. Wouldn't Duanmu Chuze be firmly controlled by these two sisters?
Along the way, Madam Xu began to fantasize about her daughter marrying into the Eastern Palace.
In particular, he thought that if his daughter were to have children for the royal family in the future, with the support of the General of the State's Mansion, perhaps their family could even produce a grandson who could become emperor!
Madam Xu grew increasingly excited as she thought about it. Upon returning to her residence, she immediately ordered several new sets of clothes and jewelry to be prepared for her third young lady. How could someone destined to become a noble consort be dressed in such a shabby manner?
No, perhaps her daughter will become empress in the future, and then empress dowager!
It felt like something was pounding inside Xu's heart, and she couldn't stop it.
Mu Xin Nuan had no idea that her second aunt was thinking about these things.
She was unaware that Duanmu Chuze had given orders to the guards, which brought her a few days of peace.
Just a few days later, Mu Xin Nuan really started to feel unwell.
First, she lost her appetite and didn't want to eat anything. Then she became irritable, an inexplicable irritability. She felt that nothing was pleasing to the eye, and it was troublesome to talk to anyone in front of her.
Sometimes when she calms down, she wonders if she feels different from others because of her high status.
On this day, Mu Xin Nuan was talking with the Empress in Kun Ning Palace, but she felt a little uncomfortable. Just then, the Emperor and Duanmu Chu Ze came over, and the family dined together in Kun Ning Palace.
But as soon as Mu Xin Nuan saw the food, she lost her appetite and instead felt weak all over, wanting nothing more than to lie in bed and not move.
The Empress was also puzzled when she saw that she wasn't eating.
"What's wrong, Nuan? Is it because these dishes don't suit your taste?"
The Emperor glanced at her. "No way, aren't these all her favorite dishes?"
Mu Xin Nuan tried to force a smile, but she couldn't manage it. Instead, her sallow complexion made Duanmu Chu Ze's heart skip a beat.
He tossed aside the jade chopsticks in his hand and went to Mu Xin Nuan's side. "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Should we call the imperial physician to take a look?"
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head, then felt a little dizzy, and her hand naturally went to her temple.
When Duanmu Chuze saw his wife in this state, he was terrified. He immediately carried her to the warm pavilion and ordered someone to summon the imperial physician.
After such a commotion, the Empress lost all interest in continuing her meal.
They've really seen how much the fourth son values this wife these days.
They treated it with such care, as if they were afraid it would fall if held in their hands or melt if kept in their mouths.
When Imperial Physician Zhao arrived and personally took her pulse, he smiled and congratulated her, saying that the Crown Princess was pregnant!
This news left everyone stunned for a moment before they heard the Emperor's loud laughter.
"Good! Guards, bestow the reward."
After seeing Dean Zhao off, Mu Xin Nuan realized that her period was indeed late this month. However, she had been too busy and had overlooked it.
Thinking about it now, it must have been about ten days.
"It was my carelessness," Mu Xin Nuan said somewhat embarrassedly as she looked at her family gathered around her.
"How can we blame you? It's all our fault. You've been too busy lately. Your Majesty, now that A-Nuan is pregnant, you should also take some of the duties of the Fourth Prince back so that he can have more free time to spend with A-Nuan."
The Emperor glared at him, intending to say, "It's Mu Xin Nuan who's pregnant, not the Fourth Prince. Why is he taking a break?"
But when he saw the whole family looking at Mu Xin Nuan with great joy, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
Duanmu Chuze, however, looked up and said, “Father, actually, you could ask my second brother to help out more. Don’t worry, my second brother’s mindset is much better now. With his help, you’ll be more relaxed.”
The emperor frowned, thinking about his son's performance over the past few months, which was indeed quite good.
"Fine, I'll listen to you this once."
The news that Mu Xin Nuan was pregnant again was suppressed by Duanmu Chu Ze and the Empress through various methods.
Firstly, because the pregnancy is too early, it is easy to disturb the fetus.
Secondly, she didn't want to give anyone the opportunity to scheme against Mu Xin Nuan.
Knowing that Mu Xin Nuan was pregnant, outside the palace, the only reliable person was Li Shi.