Chapter 968: Chapter 968: The Stand-in Empress vs. the True Love Concubine (Part 33)
In the evening, Gu Shengyin was chatting with Yun Qi.
In the palace chamber, Gu Shengyin had already untied her hair, lazily reclining on the couch reading, while Yun Qi sat on a nearby chair soaking his feet.
"I say, Rourou, some books are better read in the daytime, take care not to strain your eyes," Yun Qi said to Gu Shengyin with some helplessness.
Gu Shengyin glanced up at him: "I’m just reading for a little while."
There was no one called to serve in the inner hall, so Yun Qi, the dignified Crown Prince, dried his own feet with a cloth towel before joining Gu Shengyin on the couch.
He pulled Gu Shengyin into his embrace, and the two of them looked at the travelogue in Gu Shengyin’s hands together.
"By the way, I met Consort Duan today," Gu Shengyin suddenly turned her head and said.
Yun Qi was taken aback by the unfamiliar name: "Consort Duan?"
Seeing him like this, Gu Shengyin knew that he probably had no idea who Consort Duan was.
Her mood was excellent, and she said with a smile: "The legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s Residence, the one who entered the palace last year."
As she mentioned this, Yun Qi recalled, wasn’t it Lu Xi she was talking about?
Not knowing why Gu Shengyin suddenly brought this up, he frowned: "Since that one time a year ago, I haven’t seen her again."
He looked down just in time to catch Gu Shengyin’s unrestrained smile.
In an instant, he understood.
Feigning anger on his face, his hands locked her tightly in his embrace: "Ah, you, you’re saying this on purpose for me to hear, aren’t you..."
He gave a slight pinch at Gu Shengyin’s waist, where her soft flesh was.
"Hahahahaha, it tickles..."
This was Gu Shengyin’s weakness, and she squirmed restlessly in Yun Qi’s arms.
Yun Qi was always focused on her, and being at an age brimming with vitality, he couldn’t help but react as she twisted and turned disheveled in his embrace.
Even a saint couldn’t resist such seduction, and Yun Qi naturally responded.
They were married, so naturally, there was no need for avoidance.
Just as he pressed her down and his hand slipped inside to touch her smooth skin, Gu Shengyin suddenly frowned and let out a groan.
This sound was not right.
Yun Qi immediately stopped his actions and asked, "What’s wrong?"
Gu Shengyin frowned, feeling a sudden cramp in her lower abdomen.
She wasn’t someone completely clueless, and she had a faint speculation in her heart.
But it wasn’t something she could easily disclose, just in case it led to unnecessary disappointment.
She simply said, "Maybe it’s something I ate at night that upset my stomach."
This won’t do!
Yun Qi, who always held her in the palm of his hand, fearing even to exert too much force, immediately called for the Imperial Physician.
On hearing that the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace was unwell, the on-duty Imperial Physicians hurried over.
"How is it?" Yun Qi’s heart was anxious as he watched the elderly Imperial Physician ponder with a solemn expression.
Although the Imperial Physicians of the Imperial Medical Bureau were indeed skilled, their pace was frustratingly slow.
At last, the Imperial Physician frowned for a long moment before a smile broke across his face.
"Congratulations to the Crown Prince, congratulations to the Crown Princess, the princess is pregnant!" the Imperial Physician exuberantly announced.
Pregnant?
Yun Qi’s expression went blank for a second.
Ever since Rourou turned eighteen and her body had no issues, he had stopped using any prevention.
But he didn’t expect the good news to come so soon!
"Reward!" Coming back to his senses, Yun Qi’s face broke into an excited smile, repeating his order.
The joyous news of the Eastern Palace spread through the Harem in less than a quarter of an hour.