Concubine Hu always spoke like this. If other concubines heard this, they would probably say that she was arrogant because of her favor. Fortunately, the imperial concubine knew that she was straightforward and did not mince her words, so she just smiled and said: "That's what I said.
It’s the imperial grandfather after all, he should know.”
"Isn't the Crown Princess just showing off to him this time?" Concubine Hu looked at Yuan Qing Ling with a smile, "Should we invite him over?"
Yuan Qing Ling said hurriedly: "That's not possible. I'll wait for him to finish his work and go greet him."
Concubine Hu can invite the emperor over at will, but she can't. There are still rules. If there are no rules, others will criticize her.
The imperial concubine had already asked someone to keep an eye on her. If the emperor was free, he would come and report immediately. Yuan Qing had been sitting there for most of an hour, and then someone came from the imperial palace and said that the emperor was going to have some snacks. At this time, the princess could go and pay her respects.
The imperial concubine accompanied her there, but the concubine Hu did not go and had to go back to take Xiao Lao Shi.
Emperor Ming Yuan was having snacks in the Piannuan Pavilion. If he didn't take a lunch break at this time, he would probably drink some tea to refresh himself. When he learned that Yuan Qingling was coming soon, he asked someone to prepare a snack.
"The Crown Princess has not been in the palace for a while." Emperor Ming Yuan wiped his sweat, it was so hot.
Eunuch Mu Ru smiled and said, "Isn't that right? Since you said last time that she was not allowed to go to Prince Qi's Mansion to have an abortion for Princess Qi, she has not been seen since."
"Stingy!" Emperor Ming Yuan snorted, "It doesn't necessarily have to be her. Isn't Princess Qi's fetus in good shape right now?"
"Your Majesty, the old lady went there personally and adjusted the dosage of the medicine to stabilize the fetus. The old lady was also invited by the Crown Princess," Eunuch Mu Ru reminded.
Emperor Ming Yuan drank a bowl of iced sour plum soup and said, "Well, it can be considered as her contribution. I will reward you later."
"The Crown Princess has saved many rewards." Eunuch Mu Ru covered his mouth and snickered.
"When Lao Wu returns in triumph, we will all cash it in." Emperor Ming Yuan obviously lacked confidence in his words. After the war, he was even poorer. What could he cash in? But as a king of a country, he still has to have rewards.
"The Imperial Concubine has arrived, the Crown Princess has arrived...ah..." the eunuch who was delivering the order suddenly called out again in a longer voice. He was very shocked by the sound.
Emperor Ming Yuan's face darkened immediately, and Eunuch Mu Ru walked out quickly, "I'm here to scold him."
Eunuch Mu Ru went out and saw the imperial concubine and Yuan Qingling walking in together. He was about to salute before he could get down when he saw Yuan Qingling's belly and screamed, "Ah...Prince
Concubine, you!"
Eunuch Mu Ru was so excited that he could not speak. He simply stopped saluting and ran back quickly, "Your Majesty, the Crown Princess is here..."
"What are you so frizzy about? Come here as soon as you come!" Emperor Ming Yuan adjusted his collar, took a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth. When he looked up, he saw Yuan Qingling and the imperial concubine opening the curtain and coming in.
He looked at Yuan Qingling's belly, "Are you fat or pregnant?"
The imperial concubine burst into laughter, "Your Majesty, have you ever seen a fat-bellied one?"
Emperor Ming Yuan straightened his eyes, "Are you pregnant? How many months are you pregnant? Why didn't you report it?"
The tone was indeed a bit unpleasant.
Yuan Qingling stepped forward and saluted, and said: "Father, it's only been four months. I was supposed to report it in three months, but the fifth child is not in the capital. I thought I would hide it for now to avoid more trouble."
Right and wrong.”
"It's only four months!" Emperor Ming Yuan took another look. He didn't know much about this woman's pregnancy, but he remembered that Concubine Hu didn't have such a big belly when she was four months old.
Even Princess Qi is now six months old, and her belly is similar to hers.
"Could it be..." He took another look expectantly.
Yuan Qingling explained: "I had less reaction during this pregnancy and ate more, so I actually gained a lot of weight."