"Sir, Your Majesty is here!" Qi Zhiyuan's voice suddenly sounded.
"Father is here?" Zhou Mu and Gu Xiyan said in unison.
"Exactly."
As soon as Qi Zhiyuan finished speaking, Gu Xiyan hid behind the screen in an astonishing speed.
Zhou Mu:……
Qi Zhiyuan:......
Soon Emperor Cheng De strode in, smiling from ear to ear: "Zi Mo, why didn't you tell me such a happy event about Xi Yan's pregnancy?"
Gu Xiyan, who was hiding behind the screen, complained secretly.
Who told Emperor Cheng De that she was pregnant? She even asked Emperor Cheng De to find out the palace. It happened to be the critical moment when she wanted to reveal her identity to Zhou Mu.
Zhou Mu glanced at the screen from the corner of his eyes and said absently: "Xi Yan was just pregnant. I wanted to wait until the fetus was stable before telling my father. Where did my father get the news?"
In fact, he is still worried that this child will affect Xiyan's health, so he doesn't plan to make it known everywhere. If Xiyan's health has problems in the future, between the child and Xiyan, he will definitely choose Xiyan. This is what he doesn't want to do.
Please let Emperor Chengde know the root cause of Xiyan's pregnancy.
"Chaoyan mentioned it to your imperial grandmother when he entered the palace, and I only found out about the good news. By the way, where is Xiyan?" Emperor Chengde then remembered that the main person he wanted to see today was Gu Xiyan.
Zhou Mu lied without changing his expression: "I just happened to walk away, I took my father to find her."
Qi Zhiyuan secretly sweated. This is deceiving the emperor. Only the young master is so bold that he dares to lie to his majesty.
Emperor Chengde had no doubt that he had it, and under the leadership of Zhou Mu, he left the room.
After confirming that Emperor Cheng De was gone, Gu Xiyan hurriedly changed back into her clothes and quickly took off her makeup.
When she returned to her original state, she couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Why bother? It's better to just tell Zhou Mu that he is Mr. Yan."
Hu Die also wanted to laugh when he saw her fussing around: "I think everything happened by chance when you straightened your back today."
"Maybe this is the price I have to pay for doing bad things." Gu Xiyan curled her lips.
Hu Die didn't understand what she was talking about, "What bad thing have you done?"
"You shouldn't hide this from the Young Master, so the Young Master has come to punish me." Gu Xiyan felt upset.
She changed her clothes and made sure there was nothing wrong with her before looking in the direction where Emperor Cheng De left.
Zhou Mu took Emperor Chengde around the grain stack.
Emperor Chengde did come for the little emperor grandson at first, but after walking for a while in the grain stack, his attention was attracted by the grain stack.
"This grain store does a good job, better than the Royal Granary in Silver Fish Alley." Emperor Cheng De took another look at the name of the grain store and nodded in praise: "Wugu Grain Store has a good name."
Rong Song happened to come over. He had never seen Emperor Cheng De, but he could tell from his majestic appearance that he had a noble status.
"Father, this is the shopkeeper of the Grain and Grain Store. His surname is Rong and his given name is Song." Zhou Mu introduced Emperor Cheng De.
Only then did Rong Song realize that this was the current emperor, and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Rong Song?" Emperor Cheng De felt that the surname "Rong" was very special. The Rong family was also involved in the corruption case handled a few days ago.
Zhou Mu told the story of why Rong Song came to the capital. After hearing this, Emperor Cheng De was impressed by Rong Song: "You are capable of standing up so quickly after such drastic changes."
Rong Song looked ashamed and said, "Your Majesty has given you too much praise, and the common people are also very lucky."
If he hadn't met Gu Xiyan and had Gu Xiyan's planning behind his back, he wouldn't have been able to go so smoothly.
When Gu Xiyan came over, she saw Emperor Cheng De and Rong Song chatting happily.
Zhou Mu looked at her deeply, his eyes unpredictable.
Gu Xiyan smiled at him flatteringly, and Zhou Mu sneered.
Emperor Chengde followed Zhou Mu's line of sight, and the moment he saw Gu Xiyan, his eyes lit up: "Xiyan, come here."
"I have met my father." Gu Xiyan stepped forward and saluted.
Emperor Cheng De spared her courtesy and looked at the imperial doctor. The imperial doctor understood and stepped forward to take Gu Xiyan's pulse.
Zhou Mu helped Gu Xiyan find a place to sit down, showing great consideration and thoughtfulness.
After the imperial doctor took Gu Xiyan's pulse, he happily reported the results to Emperor Cheng De. Gu Xiyan was indeed pregnant and had been pregnant for more than a month.
Emperor Cheng De was so happy that he couldn't help but pat Zhou Mu on the shoulder: "It's hard to go against God's will! Last time you said you would wait until Xiyan was twenty before having a child. No, the child came so soon. This is not God's will."
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Zhou Mu stared at Gu Xiyan's belly, not feeling very happy in her heart.
I don't know whether the arrival of this child is a happy event or the beginning of another disaster. It doesn't matter if he suffers, but he can't make Xi Yan suffer.
Emperor Chengde didn't notice anything strange about Zhou Mu, he was only happy that the prince would have an heir.
Only Gu Xiyan could see that Zhou Mu was still observing the subsequent impact of her child. If something went wrong with her body, Zhou Mu would probably take action against the child.
Emperor Chengde didn't know what the couple was thinking, so when he was happy, he gave them many rewards.
By the time Gu Xiyan and Zhou Mu returned to the Prince's Mansion, it was already dusk, and Emperor Cheng De also returned to the palace happily.
Gu Xiyan couldn't understand why Liu Chaoyan talked so much and mentioned her pregnancy to the Queen Mother.
"I probably thought that the imperial grandmother knew about your pregnancy and mentioned it accidentally." Zhou Mu felt that this possibility was very high.
He looked at Gu Xiyan, whose eyes were dull, and saw that she was depressed.
He suddenly remembered that he had asked why she was hiding behind the screen with Xu Yanqing.
"Why are you wearing men's clothes in the Wuguliang Store today? But what are you going to do that is shameful?"
Gu Xiyan laughed after hearing this and said angrily: "I originally wanted to give the young master a surprise, but unfortunately my father arrived, so I had to give it up."
After all, I will honestly tell him that I am Mr. Yan later and let the matter settle.
After saying this, she quickened her pace and returned to Qi Shiyuan.
The two couples had dinner very quietly. Zhou Mu served Gu Xiyan food from time to time. Seeing that her diet was no different from before, her face was rosy and she felt more at ease.
Gu Xiyan took advantage of Zhou Mu's bathing time to visit the chicken she had secretly raised.
The chicken looked as sick as before. Because it didn't eat much, it looked very thin, as if it would collapse at any time and would not be able to get sick.
Hu Die looked worried, "Why don't you give it away?"
She was really afraid that the chicken wouldn't survive, which would affect Gu Xiyan's mood.
"Even though it is in low spirits right now, I think if you take good care of it, it will get better." Gu Xiyan strengthened her confidence.
Hu Die didn't know how to answer the question. She felt that the chicken would fall down sooner or later, but she didn't dare to tell the truth, which would only make Xiyan sad.
She could now understand Zhou Mu's feelings of wanting to get rid of the child when she found out that Xiyan was pregnant. If she had to choose between Xiyan and the child, she would definitely hope that Xiyan would be fine.
There will be a chance for another child in the future, but there is only one Xiyan.
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Don't be impatient, dear ones, Xiyan will reveal her identity in the next chapter. But Brother Mu is very thoughtful, and the fact that Xiyan is Mr. Yan will make Brother Mu discover a lot of problems.
