I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

pregnant?

This sentence made Chu Hanxiang stand there like a piece of wood.

He looked at Hu Jiaoyue with disbelief, and then looked at her.

"You said...she's pregnant? You're just trying to make this prince happy!"

Luo Nianxi frowned in dissatisfaction.

"I'm not interested in joking with you about this kind of thing. If you don't believe me, call a doctor to take a look."

Of course Chu Hanxiang didn't believe in her medical skills. He just thought she liked taking pulses to pass the time.

He and Hu Jiaoyue have been married for more than ten years, and there has been no movement in her belly. Now she suddenly says she is pregnant? How can he believe it? How dare he believe it?

He was afraid that his joy would be in vain, so he immediately waved his hand to the butler.

"Quick, go get the imperial physician."

At this time, the other six concubines were standing there like wooden men.

If the Crown Princess really gets pregnant, they will lose the Crown Prince's favor in the future, which is not a good thing for them.

So, they all prayed secretly in their hearts, hoping that Luo Nianxi was joking and that the Crown Princess would not get pregnant.

On New Year's Day, the imperial physician was summoned to the Prince's Mansion. The Emperor and the Empress soon learned of this. When they learned that the Crown Princess might be pregnant and asked the imperial physician to check, the physician immediately set out and hurried to the Prince's Mansion.

Prince's Mansion Main Hall

Although it was already dark, the Prince's Mansion was still bustling with activity.

At this time, Hu Jiaoyue was sitting on a chair, and the imperial physician was taking her pulse. She looked extremely nervous.

So many people were looking at her, even the emperor and the empress came. She was really afraid that this was all a false alarm and she was afraid of disappointing everyone.

Among these people, only Luo Nianxi looked relatively calm, and all the pulses she had diagnosed were correct.

After a while, the doctor pulled his hand back. Chu Hanxiang couldn't wait to take two steps forward.

"How about it?"

His voice was trembling, and his hands were rubbed together awkwardly.

The imperial physician stood up and bowed.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very happy, and the Crown Princess is indeed pregnant."

This sentence made everyone present very excited, and the emperor even slammed the table immediately.

"The Crown Princess is pregnant. This is a great event. It seems that the Northern Chu Kingdom will have a good fortune this year. This is a good omen!"

The servants guarding the door knelt down and shouted loudly when they saw this.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness. The country is in good shape. This is a good omen."

Chu Hanxiang couldn't hide his excitement and turned around in place. Then he went forward and pulled Hu Jiaoyue up. He picked her up and turned around in place while shouting:

"You are pregnant, you have a child, you have my child, this is wonderful, wonderful."

At this moment, Hu Jiaoyue's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. She had never thought that she could really get pregnant. This day would really come.

At this time, the queen hurriedly scolded,

"Xiang'er, put Jiaoyue down quickly. She is pregnant with our royal heir. Don't be so rude to her."

Hearing this, Chu Hanxiang quickly put Hu Jiaoyue down, then put his ear to her belly and said happily to her belly:

"Son, you have to be well. You are the lifeblood of our Chu family. You have to be well."

Hu Jiaoyue immediately held her forehead with guilt.

"What if it's a girl?"

"What are girls afraid of? This prince likes them all the same. As long as they are children of the Chu family, I like them regardless of gender."

After he said this, Hu Jiaoyue smiled with relief.

Looking at Chu Hanxiang's excited expression, Luo Nianxi knew that she could live a quiet life in the next few months.

The facts were basically consistent with what she expected. When Hu Jiaoyue became pregnant, Chu Hanxiang was afraid that something might happen to his child, so he not only found an excuse to send the six concubines back to her parents' home, but also stayed at Qiu Yuyuan every night.

With the folic acid and calcium tablets provided by Luo Nianxi, Hu Jiaoyue's child stayed safely in her belly, and Luo Nianxi was able to spend several months of stable and peaceful life.

Three months later

Leng Rujing, who was already more than eight months pregnant, had a growing belly. As she was unable to move and was afraid of being discovered, she again used the excuse of being ill and stayed in the house all day.

Time passed little by little. Luo Nianxi was both looking forward to Leng Rujing's child being born soon and dreading the day that would come.

During these three months, Leng Yiyan accumulated 100,000 troops and trained them, making these 100,000 people into elite soldiers under his command.

At this time, he had brought an army of 100,000 to the Youzhou Pass with the determination to razed the Northern Chu Kingdom and bring Luo Nianxi back.

After they easily broke through Youzhou Pass, they led an army of 100,000 and headed straight for the capital of Northern Chu State.

This news soon reached the Northern Chu Palace, and the emperor specially summoned several important officials in the court to discuss the matter together.

Chu Hanxiang swung his arms and snorted nonchalantly.

"Father, I am going to fight and I vow to beat the people of Pingyang Country into a pulp."

The emperor immediately raised his hand to stop him.

"Xiang'er, Jiaoyue is pregnant. It is not suitable for you to go to war at this time. You must protect her well and give birth to the royal heir smoothly."

At this time, the cavalry general Hu Zhongguo took two steps forward.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to fight, but I have a request, please allow it."

The emperor nodded solemnly.

"General Hu, please speak."

"The Pingyang Kingdom has ignored the fact that the two countries have already made peace and has actually led its troops to attack us. I think we should use the heads of these two princesses to teach them a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Chu Hanxiang threw his hands in anger.

"No, father, these two princesses are innocent and should not be sacrificed for the war between the two countries. Our Northern Chu country cannot use such despicable means. Please think twice."

"We are using despicable means? If Pingyang Kingdom doesn't keep its promise, then they are also despicable? Speaking of which, if you hadn't snatched Princess Xi from Pingyang Kingdom and caused Leng Yiyan's dissatisfaction, perhaps the war between the two countries today could have been avoided. What reason do you have to stop it here?"

This General Hu is his father-in-law. He has long been dissatisfied with Chu Hanxiang for bringing Luo Nianxi back. Now that it has attracted an army of 100,000 from Pingyang State, he feels that this matter is all Chu Hanxiang's responsibility.

Chu Hanxiang's face had turned pale at this moment. He took a few deep breaths and then waved his hand.

"No matter what, I don't agree to threaten two women..."

The Grand Tutor Hu Youwei, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.

"The army from Pingyang is 100,000 strong, and it is said that they were all carefully trained by Leng Yiyan. Even though our Northern Chu is strong, we should not lose our vitality for this war. I think that since Leng Yiyan's purpose of bringing troops here is related to Princess Xi, it is better to hand her over directly in order to seek a chance to quell this war."