Quick Transmigration: Knowing I'm a Bad Woman, Yet Still Liking Me?

Bai Yuan looked at Jiang Zi with some surprise. He had very fair skin, a round baby face, and almond-shaped eyes that blinked rapidly.

If no one points it out, no one would actually tell that he is a man.

Bai Yuan looked at Xiao Chengze in confusion, "What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Fearing that Bai Yuan might catch a chill, Xiao Chengze took off his raincoat and stood in front of the brazier to warm himself. "You should know the methods of the people in the harem. The imperial physician can't always be by your side. I was really worried, so I thought I'd leave Jiang Zi with you. Don't worry, I've already taken care of his identity."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Although he is still young, he is still a man. Arrange a secluded place for him to live. Once you have finished your confinement, I will have someone bring him out of the palace."

Bai Yuan's fingertips traced the edge of the table. She didn't actually want anyone to stay. She was almost three months pregnant, and it wouldn't be long before she could determine the sex of the baby by taking the pulse.

If it were a girl, and Jiang Zi sent a message to Xiao Chengze, then she wouldn't be able to switch children.

But Xiao Chengze went to such lengths that her refusal raised suspicions.

"Then I thank Your Highness very much?" Bai Yuan looked at the man charmingly.

If it turns out to be a girl, she can just have Jiang Zi disposed of. It's just one person dying in the palace; she has a million excuses.

Xiao Chengze looked at her and felt his hands warm up, so he couldn't help but pinch her cheek. "Take good care of yourself. I'm afraid it will be a year or two before I can return."

Bai Yuan looked at him with some reluctance, but in her heart she thought that it probably wouldn't be that long.

After warming himself up, Xiao Chengze walked over and kept stroking her abdomen with his hand.

If he goes, he probably won't be able to see his child born.

Bai Yuan had also thought of this question, and leaned lazily against him, "What do you think should be a good name for our son?"

Xiao Chengze chuckled lightly, "Are you sure it's definitely a son?"

"Of course, I had a dream a few days ago that a row of children were sitting together and I had to choose one. I chose the most handsome little boy. Besides, I had my family find a prescription for me before, so this child will definitely be a boy."

After saying that, she turned around, half-closing her eyes as she looked at him, "Is Your Highness happy?"

Xiao Chengze was considered an enlightened person in his time, but he could not escape the idea of ​​continuing his lineage.

His arms trembled with excitement. "Really?"

"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you? You'll know as soon as the baby is born."

"Okay, okay."

Xiao Chengze said "good" three times in a row. "If anything happens, just have Jiang Zi send a message to the Prince's residence. Even if I'm not in the capital, I'll leave some people for you."

The wind and rain outside completely stopped in the middle of the night. Xiao Chengze still looked at the sleeping person in his arms with lingering affection. After a long while, he carefully placed the person on the bed.

He stood up and looked at Jiang Zi, who was dozing off in the outer room. "Protect her."

Jiang Zi nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Your Highness."

After saying that, he leaned closer and lowered his voice, "Your Highness, although the Consort's pregnancy is still in its early stages, based on my experience, I can still diagnose some things. It's probably a boy."

Xiao Chengze was even more excited, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked as he left.

Three days later, Bai Yaoting left the capital with Bai Jin. Compared to their previous return to the capital, it was like heaven and earth.

With no one to see them off, the two led only a small group of men out of the city and headed towards the western border.

Five days later, Prince Jin, Xiao Chengze, also left the capital, slightly better off than Bai Yaoting, but not by much.

With the yellow leaves all fallen, the temperature in Beijing seems a bit colder than in previous winters.

Jade Hibiscus Palace has always been closed, and Bai Yuan didn't even attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

But they were given more food, clothing and other necessities than usual, so much so that even Wan Yue and Ting Xue's rooms were equipped with red charcoal.

Xiao Chengyu had come several times, but Bai Yuan had never let him in. However, he would still come occasionally.

Later on, he stopped knocking on the door and would just stand there for a while before leaving.

The previous dynasty had been urging the emperor to establish an empress and an heir, but he refused each time.

Consort Shu has been released from confinement, and the first thing she did upon emerging was to select a consort for the Second Prince.

Xiao Chengyu eventually arranged a marriage for him with the eldest daughter of a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Revenue, which infuriated Consort Shu.

Jiang Zi was very conscientious, taking Bai Yuan's pulse with great enthusiasm every day, and then smiling broadly with her white teeth, saying, "Your Highness is definitely having a boy this time."

Bai Yuan was also happy; it would be best if the child could be kept.

She had thought that Consort Shu or Consort Li would be the first to attack her, but to her surprise, the Empress Dowager sent people first.

The old nanny sized up Bai Yuan, then smoothed her sleeves with her fingertips, her voice dry and hoarse, "Please come in, Your Highness. The Empress Dowager is waiting for you in the palace."

After saying that, she glanced at the palace gate and smiled slightly. "Although you are recuperating in seclusion, this is the Empress Dowager's decree. No one dares to delay or refuse."

Looking at the gloomy sky outside, Bai Yuan thought it was going to snow.

She really didn't want to go out that day, but seeing the old woman's hostile look, she knew she had to go.

So she slowly stood up. "Let's go then."

Bai Yuan, wrapped in a thick cloak, still felt a bit cold. Stepping into Cining Palace and feeling the warmth inside, her expression softened somewhat.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects. May Your Majesty be well."

After a moment, the Empress Dowager responded faintly, "Get up."

Bai Yuan was helped up by Wan Yue and sat down on a chair to the side, where she met the gaze of the Empress Dowager, who was sitting at the head of the table, holding prayer beads.

"I knew you were pregnant, and I had been resting quietly at home for the past few months. I didn't want to disturb your pregnancy, so I patiently waited until you were full-term before asking you to come over."

On the surface, she is three months pregnant, but in reality, she is almost four and a half months pregnant. However, because her clothes are loose in winter and she has not left the palace, no one can tell anything.

Bai Yuan simply smiled faintly and lowered her eyelids, already knowing that the other party had ill intentions, and there was no need to say anything polite.

Seeing her like this, the Empress Dowager stopped spinning the Buddhist prayer beads on her fingertips. She looked at Bai Yuan's lower abdomen and said, "This pregnancy concerns the royal heir, and I am still worried about it."

After saying this, she slightly raised her hand, and an old imperial physician standing to the side immediately stepped forward. "This is an old imperial physician from the time of the late emperor. He has always been the one to take care of my health, so his medical skills are beyond question. Your arrival today is just in time. Let him take your pulse. If you and the child in your womb are well, it will put my mind at ease."

Bai Yuan's long eyelashes fluttered a few times. She thought to herself that as expected of the previous champion of palace intrigue, she must have suspected her long ago.

She waited until Bai Yaoting arrived at the border and she had completely lost her backing before making her move.

Bai Yuan didn't refuse and generously showed her wrist, making Wan Yue, who was standing next to her, extremely nervous.

Seeing this, the old doctor stepped forward, placed a handkerchief under her wrist, and then placed his finger on her wrist.

A moment later, the old physician abruptly withdrew his hand, looking at Bai Yuan with a shocked expression.

The Empress Dowager sensed something was amiss. "What is it?"

The imperial physician turned around tremblingly, bowed to the Empress Dowager, and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is now more than four months pregnant."