If not abolished

Chapter 218 Knowing the identity? Pregnancy

This time, Wu Cheng was quick to pull the person away and cover Wu Yingyue's mouth. He clearly felt that if the Crown Prince's Consort had not been there, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would probably beat them all up.

Zhu Zhanji watched the person being taken away and immediately walked to Hu Shanxiang's side.

"We are just punishing a palace maid. We have made a fool of ourselves by letting Shanxiang see us." The two of them went into the house together.

Hu Shanxiang didn't say anything outside. After the two of them went into the house alone and asked everyone to leave, she spoke up, "This is the first time I've seen Your Highness punish a palace maid. It seems that this palace maid has indeed made a big mistake."

"You have indeed committed a serious mistake, entering my study without permission and having bad intentions towards me."

Hu Shanxiang was stunned: "What? Is this true? Is His Highness okay?" Hu Shanxiang said as she was about to check.

Zhu Zhanji held her hand and said, "Of course not. Fortunately, I discovered it in advance. Otherwise, you would not know what you would see when you come here."

"It's a pity that I asked someone to rescue her before. I didn't expect..." Hu Shanxiang now thinks about herself. Isn't this the farmer and the snake?

"Well, actually, there is something I want to confess to you." Zhu Zhanji helped her sit down and said cautiously.

Hu Shanxiang looked at him and felt that this was a big deal. She became nervous for a moment, "Go ahead."

Zhu Zhanji encouraged himself in his heart and swallowed hard before saying, "You should remember that besides Sun Ruoji, there was another woman who gave birth to a son for me, right?" Zhu Zhanji couldn't remember clearly whether Hu Shanxiang had met Wu in his previous life.

"Well, are you talking about Zhu Qiyu?" Fortunately, Zhu Zhanji only has two sons, unlike those who have many sons, otherwise who would be able to remember them.

"Correct."

"Well, then what?" Hu Shanxiang didn't know what he wanted to say for a long time.

"That's... the palace maid just now is Zhu Qiyu's biological mother..." Zhu Zhanji said with his head down.

Hu Shanxiang was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a while. It took her a while to react, "You mean she is...wait a minute, so if she succeeded just now, she might be pregnant..."

"How is this possible? Zhu Qiyu was not born at this time!" Zhu Zhanji was not scared to death by her.

"That's right..." Hu Shanxiang also reacted instantly. Both of Zhu Zhanji's sons were born after he ascended the throne. "Then if you give her to... Zhu Qizhen will have no chance to come out. Don't you want Zhu Qiyu either?"

"I've already said it. This time, I only want your child. As for the others, I don't care who I love." Zhu Zhanji expressed his attitude again.

It would be a lie to say that Hu Shanxiang was not moved by these words. Although from Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, they were all doting on the queen in history, but while caring for the queen, they also did not neglect their other concubines. Although Zhu Zhanji did not marry only one, he at least loved only one. In history, Zhu Zhanji's treatment of Sun was...

So Zhu Zhanji said this, and he basically had to put it into practice, but she was really under a lot of pressure, because there was a throne to inherit in the family, and what if she couldn't give birth to a son...

"What if... I don't give birth to a boy... what should I do?" Hu Shanxiang said worriedly.

Zhu Zhanji knew that she was under a lot of pressure, "Don't think too much. If we really don't have this fate, we won't force it."

"But……"

"Since ancient times, not all emperors have had sons. We will find a way when the time comes."

"What if His Majesty the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess asks you to take a concubine?" If Hu Shanxiang has not made any move, this is not impossible. This is also the normal operation in today's society.

"You don't have to worry about this. What they didn't do in their previous life, it is very unlikely to happen in this life." The elders are not the type to urge birth.

"That's right. Your Highness will have to stand in front of me when the time comes."

"it is good."

"How are you going to deal with that palace maid? After all, she..." Hu Shanxiang was still a little...

"Considering her past life, I will spare her life. As long as she stops being a demon, her safety can be guaranteed." Zhu Zhanji didn't even think of taking her life, he just didn't want her to serve him.

"That's good." Hu Shanxiang nodded.

After a few days

The Crown Princess called Hu Shanxiang, Cao Wanyi and Chu Xuanying over to play mahjong.

"Greetings, Crown Princess." The three of them saluted together.

"We are all family, there are no outsiders, no need to be so polite," the Crown Princess asked them to sit down: "Hurry up and sit down, it's just right for the four of us to sit at one table."

Before the three of them came, they were worried that something might have happened, so they called them all together. Unexpectedly, when they came, they found out that the Crown Princess was playing cards and was short of people.

The three of them looked at each other and had no choice but to sit down with a smile.

"Right, you don't think that you are coming here for some big event, do you?" The Crown Princess said with a smile when she saw how nervous they looked when they came in.

"It's true..." Hu Shanxiang said a little nervously.

"Oh, don't be nervous. I have just finished my work and have some free time. I thought you must be bored in Qingyun Palace and can't walk around the palace, so I specially asked you to come out and play cards to relieve your boredom." The Crown Princess explained to them.

"Thank you, Princess Consort, for your consideration." Hu Shanxiang and the others really had nothing to do to kill their time.

"Let's get started without further ado. I think you all know the rules, right?" The Crown Princess asked them.

The three nodded. "Not very proficient, but know a thing or two."

This was not too difficult for Hu Shanxiang. The rules and playing methods were almost the same as modern playing cards, except for the suits.

After playing a few rounds, the Crown Princess had great luck. "Your Majesty, you have great luck today," Cao Wanyi praised.

"Hey, it's just the beginning, it's still early. Maybe you'll be lucky in the beginning but not in the end, so don't be discouraged." The Crown Princess encouraged.

"That's what the Queen said."

A few people were playing cards, and the palace servants prepared tea and snacks from time to time, so they were not too hungry.

In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed. The Crown Princess felt a little tired from sitting, so she said, "We've been playing for quite a while. After this round, take a break and move around. Otherwise, your waist will be sore."

After the fight, several people stood up, "Crown Grand Concubine!" When Hu Shanxiang stood up, she suddenly felt dizzy. Fortunately, Cao Wanyi and the palace maids supported her, otherwise she would have fallen down.

"What's wrong with Shanxiang? Is she feeling unwell?" The Crown Princess was also shocked when she saw this.

Hu Shanxiang shook her head. "It's nothing. Maybe I just sat for too long and got up too quickly."

"Are you really okay? Do you want to ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?" The Crown Princess had also been reminded by Zhu Zhanji that Hu Shanxiang was not in good health.

"It's nothing serious, so it shouldn't be necessary, right? This is too much trouble..." Asking a royal physician is too... She's not that delicate.

"It's just a matter of inviting an imperial physician. How much trouble can it be? It just so happens that I want to check Ping An's pulse, and you guys can get it done together. It's a piece of cake." The Crown Princess found an excuse.

Seeing that the Crown Princess was determined, Hu Shanxiang could no longer refuse and had to agree.

After a while, the imperial physician came over.

"Greetings to the Crown Princess and the Crown Grand Princess."

"Please get up, Imperial Physician. Please check the pulse of me and them."

"Yes." The imperial physician stood up and took the Crown Princess's pulse first.

After a series of procedures, the imperial physician bowed and said, "The Crown Princess is fine, she is just a little tired recently, just need to rest and pay more attention."

"I understand." The Crown Princess nodded, "Show it to the Crown Grand Consort too."

The imperial physician walked up to Hu Shanxiang, and Hu Shanxiang stretched out her hand.

The imperial physician took a long time to feel the patient's pulse this time. "Please stretch out your other hand, Princess." The imperial physician pleaded.

Hu Shanxiang didn't understand why, but she stretched out her hand anyway.

Others were also confused, but they didn't rush to ask.

After a while, just when Hu Shanxiang thought there was something wrong, the imperial physician congratulated the Crown Princess: "Congratulations to the Crown Princess, congratulations to the Crown Grand Princess, the Crown Grand Princess is nearly two months pregnant."

"What!" Hu Shanxiang stood up in surprise.

"Say it again!" The Crown Princess walked over in surprise.

"To reply to your Excellency, it is absolutely true that the Crown Princess is pregnant." The imperial physician announced again.

The Crown Princess smiled happily and hurriedly asked Hu Shanxiang to sit down: "Good child, don't be too excited, sit down quickly, it's really... so good." The Crown Princess thought of something again and hurriedly asked the imperial physician: "Imperial Physician, the Crown Princess felt dizzy just now, is this harmful?"

"It's not three months yet, so you should get more rest. But I just checked and she's doing well, there's nothing wrong with her."

"That's good, that's good." The Crown Princess was relieved to hear this, and turned to Yun Jin and said, "Go, tell His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the good news."

"Yes."