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At the Pavilion, He Yu gently said to Xiao Yao, "Rest here for a while. I have nothing to do this afternoon, and I'll accompany you back for a nap later."
"Okay." Hearing that He Yu had no plans for the afternoon, Xiao Yao felt inexplicably happy.
He Yu sat down next to Xiao Yao, and the two leaned against each other, gazing at the nearby mountains and stones, pointing and chatting. They truly looked affectionate.
Not far away, hiding behind the forsythia was Cheng Yuezhu, who was wandering in the garden. She watched this scene with her handkerchief twisted into a ball, her back teeth clenched tightly together, veins bulging on her forehead as she glared hatefully at He Yu and Xiao Yao in the distance. Miao Xin anxiously watched her mistress, fearing that she might impulsively rush out, which would only bring trouble to herself as a maid.
Originally sent to serve an uncherished mistress was already distressing enough for Miao Xin; if this mistress were to act unruly, it would truly be disastrous. Miao Xin nervously stared at Cheng Yuezhu, who stood in front of a large pond. Cheng Yuezhu glanced back at the pond, and seeing the situation was not good, Miao Xin hurriedly said, "Madam, please don't do anything foolish. The princess is still ill; if you jump in now, it won't bring you any benefit. Moreover, the prince is currently focused entirely on the princess. If you jump in, what good will it do besides harming yourself?"
Cheng Yuezhu shot Miao Xin a glance and said resentfully, "Who said I was going to jump? Let's go!"
With that, she turned around and left silently. Miao Xin let out a sigh of relief and quickly followed her. Zhao Hezhong, standing not far away, couldn't possibly have missed the commotion. He had been watching the whole time! However, since Madam Cheng did not disturb the peace of the prince and princess, he saw no need to offend her; after all, Cheng Yuezhu held a position in the household.
Although an uncherished woman holds little power regardless of her rank, it was better to avoid conflict than seek out unpleasantness.
However, Zhao Hezhong did regard Miao Xin with a bit more respect; if it weren't for her urging today, Cheng Yuezhu might have really jumped into that pond. But even if she did jump in, so what? Miao Xin was right; with the princess currently ill, how could the prince spare any attention to whether she fell into the water?
Moreover, the prince had grown up in the palace beside Consort Chen; had he not seen enough of palace intrigue? Cheng Yuezhu's little tricks were hardly worth noticing. If she stayed quietly out of sight, perhaps the prince would forget about her altogether since she was still being supported by him. But if she did something foolish that made the prince despise her, she might end up with a divorce decree.
The prince already had issues with these two consorts in his household but had yet to find an excuse to send them away.
If Cheng Yuezhu were to act unruly now, she would truly be digging her own grave. Zhao Hezhong shook his head and clicked his tongue twice when he saw Li Pei approaching with a bowl of something unknown.
Zhao Hezhong naturally stopped her and asked, "What is this?"
"Replying to the steward, this is apple sauce steamed for the princess by a servant. The servant saw that it was beneficial for digestion according to the physician's prescription and decided to try steaming it," Li Pei replied with a smile.
Zhao Hezhong looked at Li Pei skeptically but pulled out a prescription from his sleeve to check. Confirming its existence on paper and inspecting the steamer again, he turned around and said lightly, "Alright then, come with me."
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Pei hurriedly followed Zhao Hezhong over, wearing a smile on his face, but in his heart, he had cursed countless times, questioning this eunuch, "You are the only one in the entire Wangfu who is not a man, yet you still have the audacity to put on a face?!"
However, the truth was that it was precisely because Zhao Hezhong was a eunuch, a gift from the Emperor, that he served alongside the Wangye. Now that the Wangfu had this eunuch, it could reflect the Emperor's honor. This status... he probably wouldn't be able to come down from it in this lifetime...
Zhao Hezhong brought people to the Pavilion. "Wangye, Wangfei."
"What is it?" He Yu turned around while holding Xiao Yao.
"The head chef in the kitchen looked at the physician's prescription and found that this Apple Sauce is good for nourishing the spleen and stomach, so he specially made some for Wangfei to taste," Zhao Hezhong said.
Upon hearing that it could nourish the spleen and stomach, He Yu finally showed a hint of interest and nodded towards the table in the Pavilion. "Just put it there to cool for a while; we'll eat it later."
"Understood." Li Pei responded and carefully placed the Steamer on the table.
Xiao Yao then noticed that this Steamer was not an ordinary one she had seen before; it was divided into two layers, with a bit of hollow space below and flames still burning underneath. The Steamer was on top, likely designed for insulation. Xiao Yao stepped forward, lifted the lid, and saw that the apples had been finely mashed into puree with a spoon, adorned with a few Goji Berries on top. The light yellow color paired with the red of the Goji Berries was quite beautiful.
"You've gone through so much trouble; it must have been hard," Xiao Yao said with a smile as she turned around.
Seeing that Xiao Yao liked it, He Yu's mood also brightened, revealing a smile. "Alright, today's lunch along with this is quite good; Wangfei really likes it. The Imperial Kitchen will be rewarded today!"
Indeed, pleasing Wangfei was the best strategy! Li Pei was so excited that tears filled his eyes as he knelt down to bow to Xiao Yao and He Yu. "Servant thanks Wangye for the reward and thanks Wangfei for the reward!"
Xiao Yao smiled at He Yu, who gently embraced her. From then on, everyone in Xuanping Prince's Mansion reached a consensus that pleasing Wangfei was key to pleasing Wangye.
With Wangye's reward, the kitchen's service to Xiao Yao became increasingly attentive.
Li Pei and Li Da often researched ingredients that could nourish the stomach in the kitchen. They didn't even let Zhang Taiyi, who came to check pulses every three days, go without being bombarded with piles of dietary prescriptions to review whenever he arrived, making adjustments accordingly.
He Yu looked at Xiao Yao's increasingly exquisite dishes for nourishing the stomach and couldn't help but feel a bit sour. "Daughter-in-law, why do I feel like this mansion is treating you with more courtesy than me? Clearly, I am the master of this royal residence, right?"
Xiao Yao ignored him, swallowed the last bite of her snack, and then smiled, "Isn't it because you spoil me? If you didn't pamper me like this, the servants in this mansion wouldn't ignore you so much."
"Haha." He Yu laughed heartily upon hearing this, reaching out to pull Xiao Yao into his embrace and nibbling on her chin. "There's no way around it; even if they ignore me, they have to pamper you. That's the rule of my Xuanping Prince's Mansion."
"Exactly, it's a basic principle; the bottom line cannot be crossed!" Xiao Yao echoed enthusiastically. He Yu laughed along, his heart filled with affection and tenderness.
Under the collective care of everyone in the royal residence for Xiao Yao, her injuries healed quickly. What she thought would take time to recover was completely healed in less than a month.
At this time, Zhang Taiyi also officially diagnosed Xiao Yao's pregnancy; she was indeed really pregnant!
The entire royal residence erupted in joy. Xiao Yao touched her belly and felt a bit incredulous. She had never thought that at not even sixteen years old, she would become a mother?! She was going to be a mother?!
Suddenly, Xiao Yao felt a bit scared. He Yu keenly sensed her emotions and became anxious. "What's wrong? Tell me, what’s bothering you?"
Xiao Yao shook her head, desperately clinging to He Yu's neck, burying her head in his shoulder without saying a word. Zhang Taiyi stroked his graying beard and said with understanding, "It's normal to feel scared during the first pregnancy. It's still less than three months; being too nervous isn't good for the mother or the fetus. Prince, please pay more attention to her."
Only then did He Yu understand that Xiao Yao was scared. He reached out to hold her gently, careful not to press on her belly, and nodded at Zhang Taiyi. "This prince will remember it; I will pay attention."
"Then during this period, to stabilize the pregnancy, I will come every three days. Once the situation stabilizes, I will come once every seven to ten days," Zhang Taiyi continued.
"Alright, then I will trouble Zhang Taiyi." He Yu nodded and instructed Zhao Hezhong to properly escort him out of the mansion.
Once Zhang Taiyi left, the maids in the room also wisely retreated. At this moment, their princess surely wanted to spend some time alone with the prince.
"Alright, they're gone," He Yu gently coaxed.
Hearing He Yu's words, Xiao Yao slowly let go of her hand. He Yu was finally able to turn his head and meet Xiao Yao's gaze. Seeing her red eyes, He Yu was startled. "Why are you crying? Are you very scared?"
"Yeah." Xiao Yao spoke with a sobbing tone. "I... I... Grandpa."
"Hmm?" He Yu replied softly.
"Grandpa, giving birth hurts so much. I'm afraid of the pain..." Xiao Yao was a girl who was terrified of pain. In her previous life, she had heard mothers at work talk about the pain of childbirth, and it made her shiver. She even decided never to have children.
This was in the modern age of medical civilization; now that she was back in ancient times, she was even more afraid.
In ancient times, it truly felt like walking a tightrope between life and death; one really didn't know whether they would live or die.
"It's okay, it's okay," He Yu said, feeling very distressed. But now that she was already pregnant, there was no way to terminate it. He could only hold Xiao Yao and comfort her. "I will be with you. I will always be by your side, okay?"
"But isn't it true that men can't enter the delivery room because of the negative energy..."
"It's fine. We won't listen to that. When the time comes, I will definitely be by your side until you give birth, okay?"
Hearing He Yu's assurance, Xiao Yao felt a little more at ease.
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