Counterattack of the Cannon Fodder Chambermaid

Untitled Part 147

Xiao Hua sometimes felt a little unwell during their journey. They made several stops, and in the end it took them over a month before they reached the capital.

Their residence was already prepared within the outskirts of the city. It was a three compound pavilion along with a little courtyard. The long journey was hard on them, especially with the two children. Although the people had done their best to make the journey comfortable, they inevitably felt a little weary when they arrived.

Especially Xiao Hua, who seemed a little carsick. She had thrown up several times on the road. They found a doctor to examine her but he also couldn't give an explanation. Once they arrived, they rested for a day and after seeing things still not improving, they invited another doctor over.

The doctor felt her pulse and said he suspected she was pregnant. It was too soon to tell and they needed to wait a few more days before he could confirm it.

Actually there wasn't any need for further examination. Xiao Hua was already pretty clear about her body. During the trip, Xiao Hua already had some doubts when her period was late. Asking for a doctor was merely to confirm her suspicions. Based on the timing, she should have gotten pregnant during the time at the East Yuling alley.

What happened next was naturally to rest and nourish the fetus. The news was also sent to the Jing Prince's side. He was extremely overjoyed.

Before long, Nana He and Matron Xu were sent over along with Ding Lan. The palace maids who had taken care of Yi Yi and Zhuo'er also came along.

Having not seen them for a long time, Xiao Hua was naturally pleasantly surprised and full of tears. For some reason, her pregnancy this time didn't cause any other side effects apart from crying easily.

She became very emotional, and would start tearing up at the slightest thing. This scared the two children into not daring to misbehave in front of mom anymore. Zhuo'er brought his sister along every day and stayed by his mom's side. Even if they went out to play, they would also look worriedly at Xiao Hua, seemingly afraid she would start crying again.

This made Xiao Hua not know whether to laugh or cry. She told the two children that mom was fine, it's just that they're going to have a younger brother or sister soon.

Yi Yi asked where this younger brother was and Xiao Hua pointed at her stomach. The two children were stunned and confused.

In the meantime, the Jing Prince also entered the capital.

The first thing he did was naturally to pay respects to the father he hadn't seen in a long time—Emperor Xi.

In his memories, Emperor Xi was a very robust and healthy man. Although he wasn't young, he still often practiced horseback archery and martial arts. His body had been trained until it was full of vigor. Even though he was over fifty he still looked middle aged. Unexpectedly, having not seen him in a while, this sturdy person had changed into a feeble old man. Not only was he extremely thin, his hair had also turned white.

The Jing Prince hadn't seen Emperor Xi much, perhaps a little over ten times. His memories of his youth were a little blurred, but he never forgot Emperor Xi's look of disgust when he found out his muteness couldn't be cured.

What a disgrace!

He and his insane mother were both a disgrace in Emperor Xi's eyes.

Now he had no choice but to lay weakly in bed and look upon this person that he once thought a disgrace.

"You've done very well." Emperor Xi said: "You've managed the Jing Province very well."

This sort of praise at this time seemed inexplicably preposterous.