It would be strange if she wasn’t.

Empress Qiao smiled and glared at her son: “You are still hiding things in front of me. If you have something to say, just say it directly.”

Li Jing hesitated and refused to say: “Xiaoyu won’t let me say it.”

Empress Qiao was an experienced person, she understood it as soon as she heard it, and was overjoyed. She stood up suddenly: “Is Lu Shi pregnant?”

Li Jing showed a silly smile that was hard to look at: “How did Royal Mother guess it? Xiaoyu said that the time is short, and we will ask the doctor to diagnose the pregnancy pulse after a few days. This morning, she specifically told me not to make it public and not to tell Royal Mother. Lest it be a false joy…”

Empress Qiao smiled and interrupted Li Jing: “What false joy! This must be pregnancy!”

At this moment, Empress Qiao neither thought her daughter-in-law was powerful nor overbearing. She urged Li Jing again and again: “Since she is pregnant, bring her back to the mansion as soon as possible and let the imperial physician take care of her health.”

Li Jing smiled and said: “Don’t worry. She has already gone back, so it’s okay for her to stay for a few more days before returning to the mansion. Living in the Lu Mansion, with her sisters and sister-in-law accompanying her, she will be in a happier mood.”

Empress Qiao was quickly convinced: “That makes sense. Then let her stay in the Lu Mansion for a few days. Don’t hire any doctors outside, let the imperial physician go to the Lu Mansion to diagnose her pulse.”

“I’m afraid that the time is short and I’m afraid that they won’t be able to diagnose her…”

“Zhou Yuanshi ^[1]that is his post. I am guessing like the dean of the Imperial Hospital is a skilled doctor. He can find out the pulse of a pregnant woman even if the pregnancy is short.” Empress Qiao couldn’t hold back and immediately gave a series of instructions: “If you don’t want others to know, tell others that Lu Shi is feeling unwell. By the way, I’ll send Cailan to see Lu and bring some top-quality blood swallows.”

Li Jing: “…”

Li Jing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and tried to dissuade her: “Once this news gets out, who can’t guess it? Mother, don’t get excited. Let’s talk about it in a few days.”

Empress Qiao’s heart was like hot coals, and she couldn’t calm down at all.

She smiled and glared at him: “Okay, just do as I say. You are still young, and Lu Shi is pregnant for the first time. There must be many things she doesn’t understand. The world is not as important as offspring.”

Then, she summoned Zhou Yuanshi without saying anything.

Li Jing couldn’t stop him and smiled bitterly.

That was it. With Xiaoyu’s temper, she would definitely be angry with him. It was his fault. Why couldn’t he control his mouth?

Li Jing couldn’t stop Empress Qiao, so he had to settle for the next best thing: “In that case, I will go to Lu Mansion with Zhou Yuanshi. Lu Mansion is not far from the palace, and it won’t take much time to go back and forth.”

Empress Qiao nodded with a smile.

…

So, Lu Mingyu, who had just finished lunch and was planning to take a stroll in the garden to digest his food, heard the doorman come to report: “His Royal Highness the Second Prince has brought Zhou Yuanshi here.”

Lu Mingyu: “…”

This Li Jing! This big mouth!

Lu Mingfang was a little surprised and looked at Lu Mingyu with a smile: “Why did His Royal Highness suddenly come back in broad daylight?”

And he brought Zhou Yuanshi with him?

Shen Lan and the others were all startled and looked at Lu Mingyu together.

At this time, Lu Mingyu couldn’t hide it anymore, so she could only smile helplessly and say, “I haven’t had my period since I got married. I told him not to make it public. I’ll ask the doctor after a few days. He must have let the secret out in the palace.”

Lu Mingfang and others were happy again: “Fourth sister, you are pregnant!”

“It’s auspicious to be married.”

“The second sister-in-law and third sister are all pregnant, plus the fourth sister. Wow, don’t I have to prepare three more red envelopes for the New Year this year!”

The last few words were said without thinking, and they must have been said by Lu Xuan, which made everyone laugh.

Amid the laughter, Li Jing led Zhou Yuanshi in.

Li Jing’s guilty conscience was visible to the naked eye. He first bowed and greeted everyone one by one, then walked quickly to Lu Mingyu, with a flattering face: “Xiaoyu, I’m back.”

Lu Mingyu said with a smile.

Li Jing coughed and said, “My mother is worried about your health, so she specially ordered Zhou Yuanshi to come and check on you. Don’t think too much.”

Lu Mingyu said “Oh” again.

Li Jing touched his nose and said softly, “I went to the palace today, but I didn’t say anything. My mother saw that I was so happy and asked me. I didn’t say anything, but my mother guessed it herself.”

Lu Mingfang smiled and scolded Lu Mingyu, “Fourth sister, this is a happy event. Your Highness couldn’t help but tell the Empress, but you can’t blame Your Highness. Don’t always bully Your Highness because Your Highness is nice to you.”

Lu Mingyu had a bad temper.

The only one in the mansion who dared to criticize Lu Mingyu was the eldest sister Lu Mingfang.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Mingfang opened her mouth, Lu Mingyu stopped smiling: “I specifically told him not to make it public. But he turned around and told Royal Mother.”

Lu Mingfang smiled and said, “What’s wrong with telling her? As a son, can’t I tell my mother about such a happy event? When Dabao and Xiaobao get married in the future, if they only care about their wives and don’t tell me, their mother, I will beat them up!”

“Okay, sit down quickly and let Zhou Yuanshi check your pulse. If it’s really a happy pulse, we have to celebrate.”

Li Jing was so moved that he almost burst into tears: “Big sister is so considerate.”

Lu Mingfang was used to her husband being serious and making jokes from time to time. No matter how humble Li Jing was, he was still a Prince with a noble status. Normally, when talking to him, people were not convenient to be too casual and inevitably restrained themselves.

It was the first time that Lu Mingfang saw Li Jing like this. She found it quite interesting and said with a smile: “Fourth sister has this kind of temper. If you keep giving in to her, she will probably push you into a corner.”

Li Jing wanted to nod, but when he saw Lu Mingyu narrowing her eyes, he immediately shook his head: “That’s not the case. Xiaoyu looks a little fierce, but she is actually the softest-hearted.”

Lu Xuan looked sympathetic: “Fourth brother-in-law is so pitiful. After marrying Fourth sister, he doesn’t even dare to tell the truth.”

Everyone laughed.

Lu Mingyu was so angry that she stretched out her hand and slapped Lu Xuan on the back of his head. He grimaced in pain, which made everyone laugh again.

Zhou Yuanshi smiled and stepped forward to check her pulse.

Lu Mingyu would not embarrass Zhou Yuanshi, so she sat quietly and stretched out her right hand. Zhou Yuanshi concentrated on taking the pulse. Everyone’s eyes fell on Zhou Yuanshi’s face.

Zhou Yuanshiu was worthy of being a dean for many years. He had superb medical skills and was still calm under the burning eyes of everyone. After examining for a while, Zhou Yuanshi withdrew his hand, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: “Congratulations to the Second Huangzifei. Although the time is still short, it is indeed a happy pulse.”

The most excited person who heard this good news was not Lu Mingyu, but Li Jing.

Li Jing was so happy that he gave Zhou Yuanshi the jade pendant he was wearing.

Zhou Yuanshi smiled and thanked him for his kindness.

Li Jing’s handsome face almost glowed, and he spoke quickly: “Come here, go to the palace immediately to report the good news. Then send someone to the military camp to deliver the letter and tell my father-in-law and jiùxiōng ^[2]elder brother of wife about this good news.”

(End of this chapter)