After hearing Princess Rui's words, Prince Rui calmed down a little.
He said: "You are right.
I just didn't expect that Chu Xuanchen would be so insidious and actually play tricks on me.
Fortunately, I still have Dong Shishi and Chen Changqing here. With them here, I am not afraid of anything!"
Princess Rui smiled and nodded, "Yes, husband, as long as the emperor values you, we have nothing to fear."
At this time, Prince Rui suddenly saw the small bellyband placed on the stone table, as well as the small clothes and other items in the basket. His eyes were filled with surprise and suspicion, and his face suddenly turned cold, "Jingyi, what are you doing?
Are they baby clothes?
Do you have it?"
Seeing Prince Rui's surprised expression, Princess Rui thought he was excited, and she quickly said: "No, I'm not pregnant.
But I heard people say that if I make some children's clothes and put them under the pillow, it can induce pregnancy.
We have been married for so many years, but I have not been able to give you a boy and a girl, so I also want to try this method to see if it can bring us good luck."
After hearing what Princess Rui said, Prince Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
He said seriously: "Jingyi, do you believe these words?
Whether the child will come or not can only depend on God's will. If that doesn't work, it would be better to go to the temple and worship Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy."
Princess Rui said: "I go to worship Guanyin every month, but it's of no use at all, so I have to use a two-pronged approach and use this method.
I heard that Mr. Chen’s wife has not been pregnant for many years. She became pregnant soon after putting a baby’s clothes under her pillow, so I want to try it too.”
Prince Rui said: "I know, but I am afraid of your hard work.
You are a princess, how can I have to do these things yourself?
You can leave it to the servants, don't tire yourself."
"I'm not afraid of getting tired. I'm willing to do anything for our children. Now I just hope that this method will be useful."
Speaking of which, you have been busy with official duties some time ago and have no time to accompany me. How about we try this method today and see if it works?"
After Princess Rui finished speaking, she shyly grabbed a piece of clothing.
Seeing the blush on her face, a trace of resistance flashed in Prince Rui's eyes.
Although he didn't want to touch her, he still forced himself and said: "Okay, then today, I will stay with you."
As he spoke, he held Princess Rui in his arms, glanced at her seductively, and carried her into the house.
After carrying her in, he put her on the big bed. Then he quickly took off his clothes and covered her.
Princess Rui hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, I will put these little clothes under the pillow first."
As she said that, she quickly stuffed the small piece of clothing under her pillow.
Then, she lay down, closed her eyes, and said, "Okay, husband, come on!"
"good!"
Prince Rui glanced at her reluctantly, then laid on her as a routine and began to untie her clothes.
Princess Rui below closed her eyes with a flushed face, enjoying herself very much, but a hint of impatience and disgust flashed in Prince Rui's eyes.
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Recently, the world has become more and more unstable, and the situation in Chu's court has become confusing and undercurrents are surging.
Emperor Hongyuan's health was deteriorating, and everyone saw that his health was getting worse and worse. In order to protect themselves and benefit, they secretly formed cliques, formed parties for personal gain, and sought refuge with powerful people.
Chu Xuanchen lost power, and King Rui and King Xian gained great power, so everyone turned to Xian and Rui the most.
Especially Prince Rui, who was highly regarded by Emperor Hongyuan for his contribution to the beauty Dong Shishi and the alchemist Chen Changqing.
Even though Jiang Ning and others cut off some of his minions, he was still highly regarded by the emperor, and he was very popular in the court, and he was the center of attention wherever he went.
Because of Emperor Hongyuan's high regard, everyone speculated that Emperor Hongyuan would make Prince Rui the crown prince.
So now when some princes, ministers, and even concubines saw King Rui, they rushed to show their favor to him. They were extremely flattering and fawning to please him.
With Prince Rui gaining power, Dong Shishi and Chen Changqing were even more comfortable in the palace and very proud of themselves.
Especially Dong Shishi, with her beautiful singing voice, she fascinated Emperor Hongyuan and became intoxicated.
Nowadays, she is deeply favored by the emperor, and her popularity has already eclipsed that of the concubines such as Xue Tianxiang.
On this day, Xue Tianxiang took Amina to Dong Shishi's Jinhua Palace.
As soon as she entered the Jinhua Hall, she walked towards Dong Shishi enthusiastically and said with a smile: "Sister, long time no see."
Seeing Xue Tianxiang walking in, Dong Shishi looked confused.
She raised her eyelids with a look of triumph, "Xue Guifei, why do you have time to come to my place today?"
Xue Tianxiang stepped forward and held Dong Shishi's hand, turned to look at the brocade box in Amina's hand, and said with a smile: "Sister, today the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent me a pair of gold bracelets with dragons and phoenixes, I think they are still yours.
It looks good on your hand, so I brought it to you specially."
With that said, she signaled to Amina, who immediately opened the brocade box.
Dong Shishi looked towards the brocade box and saw two golden bracelets inside, which were so beautiful that they shone brightly.
She couldn't help but her eyes lit up. She didn't expect that Xue Tianxiang would be so generous and give her such an expensive gift.
She was very suspicious in her heart. Xue Tianxiang had been approaching her recently. What was her intention?
She said calmly: "Concubine Xue, since this is given to you by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how can I ask for it?"
"Sister, your hands are as smooth as gel and extremely delicate. This bracelet looks best on you."
Xue Tianxiang said, picked up the bracelet and said, "Sister, the meaning of this dragon and phoenix presenting auspiciousness is very good. It is especially suitable for you. Come, let me put it on for you."
With that said, she took Dong Shishi's hand and put the bracelet on Dong Shishi's hand.
Looking at the golden bracelet on his hand and listening to Xue Tianxiang's praise, Dong Shishi was very pleased with it.
However, she still said distantly: "Concubine Xue, we are not familiar with each other. In fact, there is no need for you to be so nice to me."
Xue Tianxiang hurriedly said: "Sister, to be honest, I have always admired you, so I want to make friends with you. You won't dislike your sister, right?"
Dong Shishi was slightly startled. She didn't expect that Xue Tianxiang, who had always been arrogant, wanted to make friends with her.
She glanced at Xue Tianxiang suspiciously, her face full of doubt.
She said calmly: "How could it be?
There are many friends and many paths, how can I dislike them?"
Seeing that Dong Shishi's attitude was a little relaxed, Xue Tianxiang hurriedly said: "That's great, then from now on, you and I will be like sisters.
You sing for the Emperor, and I will dance for the Emperor. The two of us sisters will serve the Emperor well."
Xue Tianxiang was very enthusiastic, while Dong Shishi's expression was indifferent.
She didn't trust Xue Tianxiang, she just stretched out her hand not to hit the smiling man because she couldn't refuse.