Drunk Bamboo

Prince Wen's Mansion, Biyao Garden.

Hua Qinming has often gone to Luo Qi's Biyao Garden recently.

Although they did not stay there, it seemed to the people in the palace that the prince doted on the princess.

Xiao Bingxin from Liuli Garden found out about this and wanted to cause trouble for Luo Qi, but was stopped by the guards specially arranged by the prince and was not allowed to get close to Biyao Garden.

Xiao Bing felt resentful in her heart, but there was nothing she could do.

She waited in the study every night, but could only see Hua Qinming's cold face. He let her go without saying a word.

Xiao Bing returned to Liuli Garden with hatred in her heart.

"Why? It's obviously not like that. The prince likes me. Why is he speaking so coldly to me now?"

"why?"

Day and night, Xiao Bingxin was alone thinking about this problem that she would never be able to figure out.

……

When Hua Qinming walked into Biyao Garden alone, Luo Qi was embroidering under the lamp.

She is naturally gentle and lovely, and under the light, the way she embroiders seriously gives people a fresh, pleasant and virgin-like feeling.

Xiaolan saw him first and wanted to remind Luo Qi, but was stopped by Hua Qinming, who signaled her not to disturb Luo Qi.

But Luo Qi still felt something was strange. When she looked up, she saw the gentle Hua Qinming standing by the door looking at her.

She immediately put down the work in her hands and stood up to salute.

Hua Qinming said, "No need to get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Luo Qi sat there without moving, and did not touch the work in her hands.

Hua Qinming slowly approached her, his voice softer and more delicate than before.

"From now on, when I come to Biyao Garden, you don't have to greet me or prepare anything for me. Just do your own thing."

Luo Qi slowly picked up the needle and thread and embroidered stitch by stitch. "I'm afraid it will become a habit and I will be rude to the prince outside. If outsiders see it, they will say that Prince Wen's mansion has no rules."

Hua Qinming sat on the wooden chair next to her and said softly, "I just like to see you sitting here quietly embroidering, reading, or practicing calligraphy."

The needle in Luo Qi's hand paused.

Hua Qinming continued to pamper her, "No one dares to say anything outside. Qi'er is so dignified and generous, it doesn't matter if she is impolite a few times occasionally."

She raised her eyes, her eyes sparkling, "Your Majesty..."

Luo Qi was touched.

His eyes swept to the familiar medicine bowl on the coffee table, "Have you been drinking the medicine given by your mother?"

Luo Qi blinked, lowered her brows and said gently, "I dare not disobey my mother's wishes."

Hua Qinming's eyes turned gentle again as he looked at her, and his voice softened.

"Although I don't think it's necessary, fortunately it's harmless to the fetus. You can listen to mother, which also relieves my worries. Li Ma also always praises you for being well-behaved and sensible in front of mother."

Luo Qi was stunned.

Quickly return to normal and change the subject.

"In fact, Sister Xiao has also been drinking. She has a free and easy personality, but she has lived in the west since she was a child, so her habits are always a little different from those in the capital. Now, she is also very sensible in the mansion and has been helping me deal with the affairs of the mansion."

Hua Qinming remained calm and said, "Qi'er is generous. The family is in harmony because of you."

He knew why she mentioned Xiao Bingxin, but he deliberately avoided the question.

Luo Qi frowned slightly, "Your Majesty..."

Hua Qinming reached out and lifted her chin, but she dodged with a blushing face.

"We are already husband and wife, but Qi'er is still so shy."

Luo Qi lowered her head and dared not look at him, she whispered: "I... I am not feeling well... "

"I won't tease you anymore." Hua Qinming let go of his hand and asked with a smile, "You haven't been home for a long time. Do you miss your father?"

"After I got married and returned home, I never went back. Daddy was promoted to the position of Left Prime Minister and was very busy with official duties. Even if I went back, Daddy would not be at home or would be busy. Besides, I had just entered the palace not long ago. If I went back to my parents' home all day, it would not be good for the prince's reputation."

How could I not want to?

She has depended on her father since she was a child, and even after she got married, she is still her father's daughter.

If she married into an ordinary family, she could go home to visit her father often.

Now that she is married into the palace, she is restricted in every way.

"Qier, please consider the overall situation." Hua Qinming's eyes moved slightly, "To reward you, we will go home for dinner tomorrow. I have already asked someone to notify Luo Xiang. See what you want to bring back."

Luo Qi couldn't believe it, "Really, Your Majesty?"

"Of course it's true, are you happy?"

Nodding obediently, she finally couldn't suppress the smile on her face, "Yeah, I'm glad. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hua Qinming stood up and was about to leave. "You take a rest first. I'll go back to the study."

Luo Qi thought about it and called him, "Prince..."

"Anything else?"

"Sister Xiao's Liuli Garden..."

Hua Qinming put away the smile on his face and said in a cold tone, "Qier, you'd better stay out of Concubine Xiao's affairs."

Luo Qi lowered her head, not daring to say anything more, "...Yes."

Hua Qinming sighed softly, walked to her side, held her in his arms, gently stroked her belly with his left hand, and coaxed her softly, "My Qi'er, be good and rest early."

Luo Qi nodded in response.

After Hua Qinming left, Xiaolan dared to speak:

"Princess, why didn't you tell the prince that you were pregnant?"

The medicine given by the Imperial Concubine was really powerful. She became pregnant in just one night.

Now, it’s been exactly two months.

"Do you think the prince doesn't know?"

She became even more certain of what the prince had just said while touching her belly.

"The prince said that this medicine is harmless to the fetus, which means that the prince already knew that I was pregnant, but he still made me drink the medicine."

Xiaolan asked: "Why?"

"Because the prince doesn't want Madam Li to know, and doesn't want Mother to know."

"Why don't you want the Imperial Concubine to know?"

Luo Qi put down the needle and thread in her hand and said, "I don't know why either."

"No wonder there are so many more guards in our courtyard recently, and there are four or five more maids. It seems that they were all arranged by the prince." Xiaolan suddenly realized, looked at the princess's belly, and said carefully, "In fact, the prince cares about the princess very much, and he is very good. In addition to staying here at night, he stays in the study, and the number of times he goes to Liuli Garden is very few."

"Although Xiao Bingxin used tricks against me, she also loves the prince too much. She seems to be on edge on weekdays, but she has never really hurt anyone. For the prince, she cut off contact with the Xiao family. In Zhongdu, she has no relatives but the prince."

Luo Qi paused, sighed slightly, and then said, "If the prince is unwilling to go to Liuli Garden, she will be so miserable."

Xiaolan disagrees.

"Princess, you are kind-hearted. The prince is right. You must not let outsiders know that you are pregnant, otherwise Concubine Xiao will hate you even more. She is cunning and may not necessarily harm you and the baby in your belly."

Luo Qi glanced at her and said, "Xiao Lan."

Xiaolan said in an almost pleading tone: "Princess, for the sake of your child, you and the prince must live together well. The prince is your husband and the father of the child in your belly."

"My child's father..."

King Wen treated her very well indeed.

Xiaolan is right, the past is the past.

In the future, she will have children and a prince.

She wanted to live a good life with the prince and their children.

Thinking this way, the future days are full of hope.

Luo Qi carefully placed her hands on her still flat belly, and the corners of her mouth gradually curved.