It turns out that she was pregnant!

Qin Xianfei felt a sinking feeling in her heart and began to feel a little resentful.

The Fourth Prince was still young, so even if the wedding date was set earlier, he still hadn’t gotten married yet. Calculating the date, by the time the Fourth Prince got married, Lu Mingyu might even have given birth to a son.

If you were one step late, every step would be late.

Looking at Empress Dowager Zhao again, she had changed her nitpicking face and smiled: “It turns out that Lu Shi is pregnant. Why hide such a happy event?”

Before Empress Qiao could breathe a sigh of relief, Empress Dowager Zhao said again, “Let Lu Shi come into the palace. I want to see Lu Shi in person and tell her to take good care of the baby.”

Empress Qiao spit in her heart.

If she really wanted Lu Mingyu to have a good pregnancy, she should have been exempted from the request to come to the palace to pay respects. This move was clearly an attempt to deliberately torment Lu Mingyu.

Empress Qiao was usually gentle and kind, but she knew she couldn’t give in at this moment, so she smiled and said, “Your Majesty, my mother is so kind, your daughter-in-law will accept it on behalf of Madam Lu. But, Madam Lu is just pregnant, so she should rest and take care of the baby, and not run around to avoid disturbing the fetus. Your Majesty, your mother loves the younger generation the most, so please allow Madam Lu to wait until she has a stable pregnancy before entering the palace to pay her respects.”

Empress Dowager Zhao’s face darkened and she glanced at Empress Qiao. “What do you mean by that? I am happy to see my grandson’s wife, but how come you say that I don’t care about my younger generation? Could it be that in the Empress’s mind, I am so stupid that I don’t even care about the heirs of the royal family?”

Wasn’t it?

If you really cared about the concerns, you wouldn’t make a fuss at this time.

Empress Qiao was annoyed and angry, but fortunately, she managed to smile: “That’s not what my daughter-in-law meant. Please calm down, mother.”

Empress Dowager Zhao said calmly, “That’s not what you meant. Anyway, I want to see Lu Shi. Someone, go and summon Lu Shi to the palace.”

Empress Qiao almost stopped laughing: “Lu Shi went back to her parent’s home for a short stay, she is in the Lu Mansion…”

“That’s fine.” Empress Dowager Zhao interrupted Empress Qiao without further ado: “I’ll just send someone to the Lu residence.”

Unless they fall out, Empress Qiao won’t be able to stop them.

Even if there was a commotion, Empress Dowager Zhao could rely on her status to bypass Empress Qiao and directly summon her granddaughter-in-law Lu Mingyu into the palace.

The only one who could stop Queen Dowager Zhao was Emperor Yongjia.

Emperor Yongjia was holding court in the Golden Throne Hall, so it was too late to send someone to the Golden Throne Hall to deliver the letter.

In an instant, a series of thoughts flashed through Empress Qiao’s mind.

Since she couldn’t stop him, Empress Qiao simply gave up. Instead, she said, “It’s such a small matter, why bother mother? Your daughter-in-law will send someone to the Lu Mansion to bring Lu Shi to the palace.”

Only then did Empress Dowager Zhao feel satisfied.

A hint of satisfaction flashed through Qin Xianfei’s heart. She was about to speak with a smile on her face, but Empress Qiao gave her a cold look.

What a great Qin Xianfei.

Just wait for me!

Qin Xianfei felt a chill on her back and swallowed the words that were about to come to her lips.

…

Lu Mingyu was sitting in the martial arts training ground.

Although she was in good health and had no pregnancy symptoms, she still had to be careful in the early stages of pregnancy. Therefore, she did not practice boxing this morning. She had nothing to do, so she taught Lu Mingyue and Lu Xuan how to practice martial arts.

“Fifth sister, punch with force.”

“Sixth brother, stand firmly in horse stance and stretch your hands out.”

Lu Xuan was always lazy, and the thing he hated most in his life was horse stance. After squatting for a while, he rubbed his stomach and said, “Fourth sister, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the bathroom.”

This is also Lu Xuan’s usual trick.

Lu Mingyu glanced at it casually and said, “Rest in half an hour.”

“My stomach hurts so much, how can I hold it in for so long.” Lu Xuan covered his stomach with a sad face and pleaded pitifully, “Good Fourth Sister, I really didn’t lie to you. I’m such a grown-up if I can’t hold it in… Ouch! I can’t hold it in anymore! I really can’t hold it in anymore!”

He covered his stomach and ran away quickly.

Even with Lu Mingyu’s sharp eyes, he couldn’t tell whether Lu Xuan really had a stomachache or was pretending.

Lu Mingyue put away her fist, walked to Lu Mingyu, and sighed with a smile: “The sixth brother is smart and has good comprehension, but he is too lazy. He complained of headaches three days out of ten, and stomachaches four days. I practice martial arts for an hour every day, and he is lucky to practice for half an hour.”

This kind of lazy look was really annoying and ridiculous.

Lu Mingyu thought of his sixth brother who was lame, gloomy, and silent in his previous life, and sighed: “Forget it. I would rather he just be this heartless and lazy, and live happily and freely.”

Lu Mingyue opened her eyes wide and looked at Lu Mingyu.

Lu Mingyu laughed: “Fifth sister, why are you looking at me like that?”

Lu Mingyue exclaimed, “It is said that a woman’s temperament will change a lot once she is pregnant. It turns out to be true! In the past, Fourth Sister would have twisted Sixth Brother’s ear and kicked him to make him practice martial arts well. There is no way she would have allowed him to be lazy!”

Lu Mingyu laughed: “Am I that fierce?”

Lu Mingyue nodded seriously.

Lu Mingyu: “…”

The two sisters looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
At this moment, the housekeeper Lu Jia came hurriedly, his face a little solemn: “My lady, someone has come from the palace. He said he wants to take you into the palace.”

In front of Li Jing, everyone called Lu Mingyu the Second Huangzifei. Privately, they were still used to the old name.

Before Lu Mingyu could say anything, Lu Mingyue had already frowned: “Fourth sister is pregnant, she should rest and take care of the baby. Why did someone come from the palace to take the Fourth sister into the palace?”

Lu Mingyu’s eyes flickered slightly, and a hint of ambiguous sneer rose at the corner of his mouth: “I am pregnant, which is good news for my father and mother. But it may not be the case for others.”

Lu Mingyue’s heart tightened: “Fourth sister…”

“Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious.” Lu Mingyu said calmly, “I’ll go to the palace right away. Tell my elder sister and the others that I won’t be back for lunch at noon today.”

It was a matter of whether to eat lunch or not!

Before Lu Mingyue could say anything else, Lu Mingyu had already stood up and left.

…

The one who came to pick up Lu Mingyu was Cailan, Empress Qiao’s trusted maid.

Cailan carefully helped Lu Mingyu get on the carriage. After Lu Mingyu sat upright, Cailan whispered the whole story: “…The Queen Mother insisted on summoning the Second Prince’s Consort to the palace. The Empress could not stop her, so she had to order this servant to come.”

Lu Mingyu nodded slightly: “Don’t worry, I can handle it.”

Just these few short words seem to have the power to shock people.

Cailan, who was originally anxious, suddenly calmed down when she met Lu Mingyu’s calm and composed gaze.

Yes, the Second Huangzifei was not a soft persimmon that could be easily squeezed. It was not easy for Empress Dowager Zhao to make things difficult for her.

The carriage moved forward steadily and arrived at the palace gate.

A palace maid stepped forward and bowed, saying softly, “The Empress has prepared a sedan chair. Please get in, Huangzifei.”

This was Empress Qiao’s apology and consideration. As a daughter-in-law, she couldn’t stop Empress Dowager Zhao, and she couldn’t help feeling a little guilty towards her daughter-in-law.

Lu Mingyu smiled slightly and got into the sedan chair.

(End of this chapter)