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Chapter 264 Pregnant
The villa of Prince Xuan.

Upon hearing that Tibet had presented a letter seeking peace, Princess Xuan was overjoyed.

Princess Xuan disliked war. Every time a battle broke out, her husband and son would rush to the front lines and fight bravely. Princess Xuan would worry so much that she couldn't sleep at night. Now that the war was over, she could finally relax and get a good night's sleep.

When Prince Xuan returned to his residence, he heard that the Princess Consort was resting, so he did not disturb her and went straight to Consort Qin's courtyard.

Consort Qin, who had not seen Prince Xuan for a long time, was overjoyed and immediately served him attentively as he washed and changed. After the meal, Consort Qin casually mentioned, "Your Highness, in half a month it will be Fu'er's nineteenth birthday. Shouldn't we hold a big celebration for Fu'er?"

King Xuan took a sip of tea. "Nineteen years old, not even a full age."

"Two months ago, Xuan'er celebrated her twentieth birthday. She only ate a bowl of longevity noodles and a cake made by Zhao Zhao, and I saw that Xuan'er was very happy."

How can that be the same? Consort Qin was not giving up. "I was thinking of holding a banquet on Fu'er's birthday and inviting young ladies and gentlemen of marriageable age from various families. It would be a good opportunity for Fu'er to find a husband."

Consort Qin wiped away her tears as she spoke, "Poor Fu'er, she's nineteen and still not betrothed. It's all my fault for dragging Fu'er down with me."

King Xuan sighed helplessly, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

“I am not talking nonsense. Fu’er is unfortunate. She was born into my womb and is not only an illegitimate daughter, but also has no family support. How can she compare to the Seventh Miss, who is surrounded and praised wherever she goes?”

"You're overthinking it again, aren't you? Whether it's Xuan'er or Fu'er, they are both girls from my Xuanwang Mansion. Who would dare to look down on them?" Xuanwang reassured, "If you want to hold a birthday banquet for Fu'er, then go ahead. It's been quite a while since the manor has been lively."

Consort Qin finally smiled, having achieved her goal.

Just as Consort Qin was about to discuss with King Xuan which guests to invite, a maid came to report that Consort Han had an urgent matter to discuss with King Xuan.

"It has been quite a while since I last saw Consort Han," King Xuan said, putting down his teacup and standing up. He turned to Consort Qin and said, "I will go and see her first. As for the guest list, you can discuss it with the Queen."

Consort Qin gritted her teeth as she watched Prince Xuan leave for the North Courtyard.

In the north courtyard, Consort Han was pacing anxiously back and forth.

Why hasn't the prince arrived yet?

"What urgent matter does my beloved concubine wish to discuss with me?"

Consort Han rushed to greet Prince Xuan, "Your Highness, my daughter-in-law An suddenly fainted just now."

King Xuan frowned. "Has a doctor been summoned?"

"Yes, the imperial physician is taking An's pulse," Consort Han said, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly. "But I'm still worried and would like to ask that Mr. Kui to come and take a look."

Prince Xuan reassured her, "Let's wait until the royal physician has finished taking her pulse. If it's really something serious for the second son's wife, then we can call Master Kui."

Consort Han had no choice but to agree, and she clasped her hands together, praying to all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens for protection.

It wasn't that Consort Han particularly liked Bai Rouyin; she was simply afraid of Gu An's obedience to his wife.

Moreover, Bai Rouyin has only been married into the family for less than a year. If something really happens to her, Gu Anke will be branded as a jinx to his wife!

Half an incense stick later, the royal physician came out with a smile and congratulated Prince Xuan and Consort Han, "Congratulations, Your Highness and Consort Han, the Second Young Mistress is pregnant!"

"What?" Consort Han could hardly believe her ears.

The imperial physician repeated, "The second young mistress is nearly two months pregnant!" "Truly a blessing from the gods!" Consort Han wept with joy; her eldest son had finally been born!

"However, the second young mistress is frail and has not been resting well these days, so her body couldn't take it and she fainted."

"I have already written down a prescription for a safe pregnancy and to nourish the body. If you drink it three times a day according to the prescription, I believe that the Second Young Mistress will recover soon."

"Thank you very much, Physician Han." Consort Han generously gave the physician ten taels of silver as a consultation fee, instructed her maid to escort him away properly, and then she lifted her skirt and ran into the house.

Consort Han complained, "You're so careless, you didn't even know you were pregnant."

Consort Han was terrified.

Since the beginning of spring, she has been using the excuse of feeling unwell to make Bai Rouyin serve her again, and has been trying every means to make things difficult for Bai Rouyin. Fortunately, her grandson is strong and healthy, otherwise Bai Rouyin would have miscarried long ago.

"Daughter-in-law knows she was wrong," Bai Rouyin said softly, lowering her head. "Daughter-in-law thought it was just that she was tired from missing her husband, which is why she was feeling listless. I never expected that she was pregnant."

Bai Rouyin touched her still-flat belly with her hand, her smile gentle and loving, "Now that your daughter-in-law knows she is pregnant, she will be extra careful in her actions and movements, and will surely give birth to the child smoothly for her husband and the royal family."

"I'm relieved that you think this way," Consort Han patted Bai Rouyin's hand. "You don't have many people around you, and most of them are young maids. I'll give you my trusted nanny, Granny Han. With her by your side, I can finally feel at ease."

A flash of displeasure crossed Bai Rouyin's eyes, but she said, "Thank you, Mother."

The news that Bai Rouyin became pregnant less than a year after marrying into the royal family quickly spread throughout Wuwei. Everyone sighed that Gu An had married a good wife. In contrast, Tang Zhao had been married for five years without having children.

"Tell me, what's going on with Princess Zhaoshan's inability to conceive after five years of marriage?"

"What else could it be? Either Princess Zhaoshan can't get pregnant, or General Piaoji is impotent!"

"Hiss! Which possibility is more likely?"

Just as the gossiping man across from them was about to launch into a long speech, a smelly shoe flew through the air and landed squarely in his open mouth.

"If you can't speak properly, then shut your stinking mouth!"

The man struggled to pull the stinky shoe out of his mouth, spitting it on the ground repeatedly for a long time before finally spitting out all the sand. He slammed his hand on the table and cursed, "Which bastard threw that stinky shoe? Step forward, and I'll kill you!"

Gu Xuan opened the door to the private room. "I threw it! What, you have a problem with that?"

Tang Zhao set a rule for the military medical camp: every ten days, a team would go out to provide free medical services for three days. As a senior figure in the military medical camp, Gu Xuan was naturally conscripted. She led the team almost every time, so the people of Wuwei City all knew her.

Upon seeing Gu Xuan, the man's imposing manner weakened. He gave an awkward laugh and then ran away.

The man who had been gossiping with him bowed in Gu Xuan's direction and then ran off as well.

"Cowards!" Gu Xuan turned around and went back to the private room, sitting down to drink some herbal tea to cool down. "They don't even dare to offend me, yet they dare to gossip about Tang Zhao. I think they don't want to talk anymore!"

Shen Jiahui, resting her chin on her hand, chuckled and said, "Princess Zhaoshan isn't afraid of gossip, isn't it because her sister-in-law is standing up for her?"

"Who stood up for Tang Zhao?" Gu Xuan retorted stubbornly. "I just can't stand them talking about my fifth brother!"

"Besides, Tang Zhao is so fierce, why would he need my protection?"

Gu Xuan thought to herself: That's right, she wasn't protecting Tang Zhao at all!