25 - Pregnant

Chapter 25 – Pregnant

Pregnant? ! !

Bai Yuxiao was shocked and could not believe Si Liujing was so daring to deceive the Emperor!

After spraying the mouthful of tea, Zhaolu, and Shuang’er, both helped her to wipe dry and patted her back. They believed the news was true and felt ecstatically happy, and at the same time, they wondered why they were not informed of such a happy event. Zhaolu felt even more frightened and quickly took away the tea.

Pregnant women can’t drink cooling herbal tea!

Bai Yuxiao endured and did not deny on the spot but was cursing Si Liujing in her heart.

This fellow is bolder than her and he even dares to lie in front of the Emperor with his eyes opened wide!

Besides, one can never lie about being pregnant and if the Emperor sends an imperial doctor to check her pulse, it would be known immediately!

How can Si Liujing not know about this? What is he thinking?

She thought for a while and then suddenly seemed to have figured out something. She could not help but feel the beginning of a headache as she rubbed her temples.

Block the secret arrow …….he said he had thought of a way to help her block the secret arrow.

Is this his way of doing it? He might as well pierce the arrow directly into her heart and be done with it!

Later after Si Liujing returned to the mansion, he worshipped the moon with all his concubines and then gathered everyone together to drink tea, eat mooncakes, and admire the full moon. He was in a good mood as he talked and laughed with the concubines. He also rewarded each concubine with a gift and completely ignored the prevailing weird atmosphere.

Lan Shufei ’s face looked pale and the three Ji concubines had stiff expressions but they were still forced to show their smiles while the other concubines had their heads lowered.

However, Si Liujing turned a blind eye and after the celebration ended, he ordered everyone to return to their courtyards while he naturally stayed in Shui Shufei ’s bedchamber.

Finally, when only both of them were left in the room, Bai Yuxiao asked.

“What are you thinking of? You actually said that I’m pregnant? A pregnancy can’t be faked. The imperial doctor will surely come tomorrow to check my pulse, and at that time, how can I pretend?”

“Don’t worry. Normally, a diagnosis can’t be made in the early stages of pregnancy. When the time comes, just say that you feel like vomiting and your menstruation did not come and then pretend to have morning sickness.”

“Is it alright to do that?”

“Yes, as long as I say so.”

“Then what should we do after that? In this short period of time, the imperial doctor may not find out, but later as time passes, what shall we do? What excuses shall we use to fool the imperial doctor?”

“Look at you. For someone who is usually smart, how can you be so stupid when you encounter this? Wouldn’t everything be alright if you quickly get pregnant before it happens?”

At this time, he had moved closer to her and he encircled her waist with one arm while his other hand had unfastened her clothes. He slipped his hand under her clothes to touch her abdomen and said in a husky voice. “Perhaps you already have one in here.”

He stroked her abdomen with his broad palm and stirred up a tingling sensation.

Bai Yuxiao pouted and glared at him with an aggrieved expression of being schemed by him. It turned out he had planned for this but she is not mentally prepared yet!

She is forced to carry his child and even if she does not agree, it is impossible. However, when she thought of him showing such determination for her to carry his child, her heart rippled and raced with joy.

Si Liujing and her child……..how will the child look like? It makes one look forward to it.

He looked at her aggrieved and seductive expression and saw the shyness and annoyance in her beautiful eyes. Her beautiful appearance stirred the feeling of pity from others and she was like a flower bud that exuded a charming enticing fragrance, ready for picking.

His lower abdomen heated up and immediately responded. He pulled down the bed netting and stripped off all his clothes. He pressed her down on the bed with his naked body, plastered himself on her bare skin, and tasted her inch by inch.

On this full moon night, he took her repeatedly, and the heat from his lower abdomen was delivered into her flower path again and again………

The next day, the imperial doctor came to the royal mansion to check the pulse of Shui Shufei . It turned out that Bai Yuxiao’s worries were unnecessary because after the imperial doctor had checked her pulse, he immediately congratulated them, saying that she was pregnant. She was shocked instantly.

Did Si Liujing bribe the imperial doctor as well?

After the imperial doctor returned to the palace to report, the imperial decree arrived the same day. Shui Shufei was formally promoted to Shui Cefei and ordered to nurture the fetus.

Bai Yuxiao accepted the imperial decree and under the complex expressions of the sisters, she returned to her courtyard with the two maids.

Now she is Wangye ’s Cefei .

The news caused a shock wave to sweep through the many families of officials of the imperial court.

The reason is that normally, the family background of a Cefei must be higher than the family background of a Shufei . All the Princes, royalties, and nobles choose their wives and concubines according to the ranks and the status of the women’s families. The rank and position of the wives and concubines in their husband’s family are arranged according to the ranks of their families, starting from the First Wife followed by the Secondary Wives and then the Concubines, and they are given ranks ranging from high to low.

Lan Shufei comes from Zhen Guo Mansion and her family background is better than Bai Yuxiao’s. Now that her rank is lower than Bai Yuxiao, it is undoubtedly a blow to her.

However, this was decreed by the Emperor and no one dared to object. The ministers also had no objections to this matter and anyway, it was only just Ling Wang showing favor to his concubine which did not affect political affairs.

So now Shui Cefei has one more task which is to try her best to conceive an heir.

Every night, Si Liujing worked hard on her body and she would also work hard to cooperate with him until her body became limp and her energy drained.

Later, she thought of something and asked Si Liujing.

In the beginning, she told Consort De that she was Si Liujing’s subordinate but now the news of her pregnancy had spread, would Consort De not feel suspicious?

At that time, Si Liujing gave her this reply. “Don’t worry. I had discussed this with my Consort Mother and I told her I needed you to be my Cefei so that you can do much more for me. After she had agreed then only did I mention it to my Royal Father.”

She was surprised when she heard him and thought that this man is starting to talk nonsense but he protected her like this and he did not even hesitate to hide this from his Consort Mother. It made her feel extremely sweet in her heart. She had long heard that he insisted on not marrying anyone and asked the Emperor to grant him the freedom in marriage as a reward for his military merits. Perhaps, he was waiting for a woman he truly likes, but at that time, she was unconcerned about it. However, now she believes it.

He had said before that he wanted her to climb up and he had accomplished what he said.

For him, she had also decided to make an effort to strive for greater merit in exchange for the position of Wangfei . In her heart, she secretly made a decision. As to the task of garnering merit, she already has a case and decided to keep it from Si Liujing for the time being.

When it was the tenth lunar month, Autumn arrived and the weather suddenly turned cooler.

Under Si Liujing’s diligent ‘cultivation’ , Bai Yuxiao became pregnant. After turning the fake into the truth, Si Liujing became anxious for her. Every day he would remind her to take good care of her body and he was so tender that it seemed the cold-hearted man never existed.

The funny thing was that this man had a change of temperament. From a rough man who would not give up without tossing her thoroughly and repeatedly take her night after night, he turned into a gentle and cautious man. His movements were very light and gentle, treating her like porcelain as if he is afraid that she would break with just a touch.

Upon seeing his anxious appearance, Bai Yuxiao smiled in her heart and there was a feeling of sweetness. She could thoroughly experience and live a life like she is a precious treasure.

When winter came, it snowed heavily for ten consecutive days.

It only stopped on this day and there was a thick layer of snow covering the ground outside. Bai Yuxiao was resting on the hot brick bed holding a bowl of piping hot red bean soup with her hands. Two big heater stoves were sitting in the room emitting heat that made her cheeks flush.

“Since you know he is anxious about you, you still dare to run around with your pregnant body? If he finds out, it would be weird if he doesn’t skin you alive and torment you day and night!”

Third Senior Sister, Hua Qianqian, scolded her without any courtesy. Although it was said to be scolding, her oriole-like beautiful voice was soft and light and she still maintained a delicate weak appearance with her arrogant attitude. Wherever Third Senior Sister is, there would be soft gentle breezes and even the air would make one feel intoxicated like one had drunk peach blossom wine for three days.

“Wasn’t it because I heard the great news and I’m so excited that I can’t wait. How can I not come personally to listen? Besides, the New Year is approaching and it’s busy in the palace and the mansion. The Emperor dominated all his time and sometimes he can’t come back for several days. He knows that he can’t touch me even if he returns so he might as well just concentrate on political affairs.”

“What about the royal mansion? The period before the New Year is always the busiest and as the Cefei who is in charge of the rear courtyard, are you not suppose to hold the fort in the mansion?”

“Ever since my pregnancy became a reality, he was afraid I would be tired out and the fetus harmed, so he directly ordered Lan Shufei to take charge of the rear courtyard. Since it is the Wangye who ordered her to do it, does she dare to refuse? What’s more, the Wangye is giving her a chance, and naturally, she is eager to take this opportunity to perform well so that the Wangye would give her a few glances more.”

This is the reason why Bai Yuxiao can sit happily and leisurely in the room of her Third Senior Sister at this present moment.

“Besides, it is not as though I’m a weak woman without even the strength to tie up a chicken. Now, It’s only three months and my belly is still not obvious. When my belly becomes bigger, it will be much more difficult to leave the mansion.”