There was a moment of silence in the bedchamber before the Emperor came back to his senses and was pleased. It had been several years since there had been a new prince in the palace.
“Reward! Reward them all!”
A large number of people fell to their knees inside and outside the house, all in congratulations.
The emperor walked to the bedside, bent down and put his hand carefully over Consort Xiao Xian’s stomach, the joy on his face could not be concealed.
The court also said that the court would not be able to take a decision on the matter.
The first of these was the first time that a person was able to get a new one.
The Duke of Ding’s brain was confused.
The Emperor asked Eunuch Huang to move a stool for Duke Ding to sit down, and gestured for Song Si to get up.
The emperor walked back behind the table and sat down, the tone of his voice was all floating, not a trace of the anger just now, and said to the capital minister, “Consort Xian is happy, I don’t want to see blood, so I will spare you first, you quickly go back to investigate strictly, no matter what you find, I allow you to have the power to behead first and report later.”
“Yes.”
“Stand down.”
The Kyosho slumped and retreated.
The Emperor looked to Song Si, his gaze sweeping over the bloodstain on his chest.
“Huang De.”
Eunuch Huang answered in a low voice.
“You go to the Imperial Hospital and get some good herbs for Aiqing Song to bring back.”
Eunuch Huang answered yes.
Song Si also followed and retreated.
With only Duke Ding left, His Majesty looked ashamed, “I have no choice but to do this today, I have given Consort Xian the power to control the harem, if I don’t punish her today, I’m afraid it will be difficult for her to convince people in the palace in the future.”
The Duke of Ding stood up, “Thank you, Your Majesty, for thinking of Consort Xian.”
The Emperor waved his hand and rose, “Duke Ding and I will wait for Consort Xian to wake up together.”
……
Inside the Song family mansion.
Xiao Zheng was so anxious that he could not sit inside the house and came out to turn back and forth in the courtyard.
Xiao Qian also came outside with him, his gaze sunken and cold as he looked towards the door, more than half an hour had passed and no news had come through.
Song Shu, Song Lin and Xu Yan were also outside, and only the old man and Xu Er were sitting inside the house.
Both of them had heavy faces.
There was a movement coming from the doorway and Xiao Zheng immediately took a big step outside, with the rest of the group following quickly.
Outside the main gate, Song Si and Eunuch Huang got down from the carriage, followed by a carriage with all kinds of valuable herbs on it.
Seeing Xiao Zheng, Eunuch Huang slightly owed his body, “Sir Xiao.”
Xiao Zheng looked slightly paused, it was the first time that Eunuch Huang had been so courteous to him since the Emperor had ordered the hereditary title of Duke of Ding to be withdrawn many years ago, and he had changed from being the Shizi to the Eunuch of the Xiao House.
“Concubine Xian is pregnant, and His Majesty has left Duke Ding in the palace to wait for her to wake up.”
Xiao Zheng’s heart jumped, “Concubine Xian she ……”
Eunuch Huang avoided the seriousness, “Her Highness fainted, the Imperial Doctor said there was no serious injury.”
After saying that, he waved his hand, signaling the eunuchs who came with him to unload the herbs, then nodded once again towards Xiao Zheng and led his people away.
Only when the people had gone far away did Xiao Zheng ask Song Si in a deep voice, “What happened?”
Song Si told him what had happened since he went to the palace, and Xiao Zheng nodded after listening, “Go and change your clothes, Yao’er is still awake.”
After saying that, he turned and went to the backyard and told his mother about Consort Xian’s pregnancy, “Sister is fine, mother doesn’t need to worry.”
Song Si went straight back to his new room, this was the room he used to live in, all his belongings were in there, including his daily clothes and shoes and socks.
Song Wangyue and Lady Xiao Zheng, along with Xu and Liu Cui Lan, were guarding the place, Xiao Yao was still not awake, and there was not a trace of blood on her pale face.
Lady Xiao Zheng’s eyes were swollen and she sat by the bed, clutching Xiao Yao’s hand tightly. Hearing the movement, several people turned around and saw that it was Song Si, before Lady Xiao Zheng could say anything, her tears flowed out again and she choked her voice, “How is Her Highness Consort Xian?”
“She is pregnant, she fainted outside the palace gate and was carried in by the Emperor.”
On the way back, Eunuch Huang rode with him in the same carriage and gave him a very detailed account of the Emperor running outside the palace gates and carrying Consort Xian into the palace.
Lady Xiao Zheng’s tears stopped at once, and she opened her mouth to say something, but when she saw Song Si looking towards the bed, she swallowed her words back and told him, “Yao’er hasn’t woken up yet.”
Song Si nodded, “Father-in-law told me to change my clothes.”
The few people in the room heard this and got up at once, Song Wan Yue and Liu Cui Lan on one side helped Madam Xiao Zheng out, Song Si turned around and closed the door, but instead of changing his clothes, he sat down on the round bench in front of the bed and grabbed Xiao Yao’s hand and pressed it against his cold face.
……
Inside Kunli Palace, Consort Xiao Xianfei slowly woke up.
Opening her eyes, she saw the Fourth Prince standing in front of her bed with pursed lips and froze slightly.
“Mother Consort.”
The Emperor and the Duke of Ding were standing outside, hearing the Fourth Prince’s shout, they immediately got up and walked in, “Awake?”
Consort Xiao Xian was about to get up and salute, but was held down by the Emperor, overjoyed, “You are pregnant, lie down and don’t move.”
Consort Xiao Xianfei froze.
The emperor sat down on the small stool in front of the bed, his hand wanted to touch her belly, thinking of the presence of the fourth prince, he grabbed her hand instead, “It is my fault, I should not have punished you, fortunately the child is fine, otherwise I would never forgive myself in my life.”
Xiao Xianfei returned to her senses and put her other hand on her belly, the emperor obediently put his own hand on it as well, “The doctor said it has just been a month or so, he can’t diagnose the male and female yet, I hope she is a daughter, a daughter exactly like you, I will definitely spoil her to the heavens and make her the most favored princess of the Great Xing Country.”
Consort Xiao Xianyi glared at her, “I hope it’s a son, so that there will be one more person to share your worries in the future.”
The emperor laughed happily, “It is still Consort Xian who is considerate of me, in this way, if you give birth to a dragon and phoenix child, both my wishes and yours will be fulfilled.”
Concubine Xiao gave her another angry look, and with a smile on her lips, she looked down at her belly.
The emperor saw that she did not take advantage of the situation to mess with him, his heart was pleasant, “I have left the Duke of Ding in the palace, he is outside, you father and daughter have a good talk, I still have some zhengzhi to deal with, I will come back later.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
The Emperor got up and left.
Consort Xiao Xian sat up, leaned back and sat on the head of the bed, and motioned for the Duke of Ding to come in, “I made Father worry.”
“It’s good that you’re fine, now that you’re pregnant, it’s not like before, be careful in every way and nurture your baby well.”
Consort Xiao Xianyi responded one by one.
Duke Ding instructed her some more, and left a quarter of an hour later.
When the emperor heard the report, he threw away the pen in his hand and looked at Eunuch Huang, “Have all the people been dealt with?”
“They’ve been dealt with, absolutely no one will find out any traces.”
“It’s all a bunch of trash, they can’t even handle this trivial matter.”
Eunuch Huang hung his head low and did not dare to speak.
……
Inside the study of the Grand Prince’s residence.
The Grand Prince tapped his hand on the desk and asked his staff, “What do you think of today’s events?”