The nine princesses of the East Palace

When I awoke, it was broad daylight.I touched the side, it was empty, I sat up abruptly, and called out to Yong Niang.

Yong Niang quickly came in and asked me: "What's the matter with the Crown Princess?"

"Where is Your Highness?" I asked.

Yong Niang said: "His Royal Highness got up and set off at the second quarter, and has already left Shangjing."

"Why didn't you call me?" I said.I originally wanted to see him off, but I haven't even said goodbye to him properly.

"Your Highness doesn't want the Crown Princess to be tired, so he won't let you call me." Yong Niang said, "Your Highness also said that he doesn't like parting and doesn't need the Crown Princess to see him off."

Although I knew the answer would be like this, I was still a little disappointed.We were so close last night, now we are separated by thousands of rivers and mountains.

In fact, he seemed to say a lot in my ear last night, but I was too sleepy, and I couldn't hear it clearly. He probably told me to wait for him to come back.

What I hate the most is waiting for someone. This time, I waited for a month, and all I waited for was a letter from him.He wrote several pages eloquently, but all he said was nonsense, asking me who I met, whether it was a man or a woman, what I ate every day, when I went to bed, when I got up, how many times I sneaked out of the palace , Did you get into trouble... Finally he asked me to write back to him... After reading it, I didn't know how to reply for a while, so I put this matter aside.

A few days later, Li Chengyin's letter came again. I opened it and saw that there were only four big words "Reply to me" on it.I seemed to see his black face, and couldn't help but want to laugh.

"Crown Princess, it's time to go to Shouning Palace." Yong Niang reminded me.

I just remembered that the Empress Dowager asked me to have lunch with her, so I got up and rushed to Shouning Palace.

The Empress Dowager was already waiting at the dining table. As soon as I entered, she smiled and pulled me to her side, "Xiaofeng, have you been feeling unwell these days?"

"No." I shook my head.The Empress Dowager asked this question really strangely, making people puzzled.

"Really?" The Empress Dowager asked again, "For example, sleepiness, poor appetite, lack of food..."

"No." I shook my head again. During the few days when Li Chengyin left, I felt very uncomfortable and couldn't eat, but then I slowly figured it out, just wait, as long as he can come back safely, don't worry about it. Say half a year, I am willing to wait a year or two.

The smile on the Empress Dowager's face froze, but she seemed unwilling to say: "But I heard from Yong Niang that your sunflower water has not arrived this month."

She actually asked about my sunflower water, and I was a little flattered, "It's really late this month." I said truthfully.

"This is a good thing!" The Empress Dowager smiled again after hearing this, "Your body is always good, if this sunflower water is delayed, it is probably a happy event."

"What happy event?" I couldn't understand at all.

"Oh, after a woman gets married, before Kuishui reaches [-]%, she probably has a baby in her stomach." The Empress Dowager said.

I was startled, is that so?

"You and Cheng Yin have been married for four months, and he likes to cling to you. You two get tired of being together all day. It's normal to have a baby, but it's not normal if you don't have one." The Empress Dowager said, "Ms. Ying , hurry up and ask the doctor Wang, let him show the princess."

I feel like I'm totally dumbfounded.I have never thought about having a baby, but the Empress Dowager seems to be right. Li Chengyin and I have been married for more than four months. Unless he is not in the East Palace, we will sleep together. He likes to pester me. Looking at me, I like to take off my clothes, touch me, want to do those happy things between husband and wife with me shamelessly, I also think this is a matter of course, so I will follow him and cater to him... ...We are getting more and more familiar with each other's bodies, but he never told me about having a baby, and I can't imagine what it will be like if we have a baby.

I was still thinking about it, but Aunt Ying brought Doctor Wang into the palace.

This Imperial Physician Wang is the one who showed me Fengchi last time and prescribed a lot of medicine, Li Chengyin seems to trust him very much.He took out a brocade handkerchief and put it on my hand, stretched out his hand to check my pulse.

I felt a little nervous for no reason.

The empress dowager seemed to be more nervous than me, and the doctor Wang was still feeling her pulse, so she said, "How is it, doctor Wang? The body of the princess..."

"Going back to the Empress Dowager, the Crown Princess is in good health and there is nothing serious about it," Wang Tai said.

The Empress Dowager did not give up and said: "But the sunflower water for the Crown Princess has not arrived this month."

Doctor Wang said: "This is caused by worry. The Crown Princess is worried about the safety of His Royal Highness, which caused the postponement of sunflower water. The Crown Princess is more careful and rests earlier at night, and she will be able to adjust soon."

After Aunt Ying sent Wang Imperial Physician away, the Empress Dowager sighed, "Oh, I thought I could hug my great-great-grandson, but I didn't expect to be happy for nothing. It will probably be half a year since Cheng Yin left. Hold your great-great-grandson."

I couldn't tell what kind of mood I was in, but I said to the Empress Dowager: "Grandma, this kind of thing, let it take its course, Li Chengyin and I are still young, and you are also young, you are in good spirits, don't worry."

"How can I not be in a hurry? I'm so anxious!" The Empress Dowager said, "There are too many troubles in the palace recently, and there is nothing that makes me worry. I can only see you two in harmony and noisy Only when there is trouble, can you feel a little bit of human warmth."

I didn't know what to say for a while, so I didn't make a sound.

The Empress Dowager looked at me for a while, and said slowly: "Xiao Feng, there is one thing that you probably don't know yet, Cheng Yin must be hiding it from you, and I don't want you to know, but Grandma doesn't want a estrangement between you two Come on, I still want to let you know that if Cheng Yin doesn't handle this matter well, you should be considerate and considerate of him, don't blindly blame him, after all he is still young and can't handle so many things all at once."

The Empress Dowager's tone sounded a little heavy, and what she was going to say seemed very serious.

"I know. Grandma, tell me." I also don't like to be kept in the dark, no matter what the Empress Dowager wants to say, I will listen to it.

The Empress Dowager was silent for a moment before she spoke: "Gao Xian fled to Xizhou and kidnapped your mother, and wanted your father to defect to him and fight against the N Dynasty together, otherwise he would kill your mother. "

"Ah!" I almost couldn't hold the bowl steadily in my hand, "My mother...how is she?"

"It's still in Gao Xian's hands." The Empress Dowager said.

I have never met Gao Xian, but even the emperor said that he is insidious and cunning. If my father does not follow him, he will definitely hurt my mother. If my father does not follow him, he will be against the N Dynasty, and the whole Xizhou will be in danger In... what to do!I was very flustered.

I suddenly wanted to go back to Xizhou and see my parents.I stood up all of a sudden, and said to the Empress Dowager, "Grandma, I want to go home."

The Empress Dowager pulled me to sit down, "Silly boy, this is your home."

"But..." I am worried about A Niang, will Li Chengyin save A Niang?I'm actually a little unsure.He is the crown prince of the N Dynasty, so he naturally puts the interests of the N Dynasty first. It is understandable to him whether he saves A Niang. If he saves her, it will cost a lot of energy and manpower... Maybe he will have to go all out save face...

My mother doesn't like him, and people from the Central Plains, so he probably doesn't like her either, because she thinks her attitude is not respectful.

"You won't be able to save your mother even if you go back to Xizhou, on the contrary, you may be caught by Gao Xian's men halfway and used to threaten Cheng Yin. When the time comes, what will you ask him to do?" The Empress Dowager looked at me and said.