If not abolished

Chapter 322 Production

Zhu Zhanji didn't care. "That's something you have to think about. This is my first daughter. Even if we have other children in the future, even if it's a boy, we can't surpass her."

"Your Highness is starting to show partiality." Hu Shanxiang had also heard that Zhu Zhanji in history was a daughter slave, but Zhu Zhanji was indeed quite fond of Sun's daughter, and many special exceptions were made for this princess.

"There's nothing we can do about it. People's hearts are biased. Besides, if a boy is born in the future, that will be the future... We can't spoil him too much. My grandfather was very strict with me when I was a child," Zhu Zhanji recalled.

"Your Highness, why is there no sign of the baby yet? This one is still in my belly, and I'm already thinking about the next one. I still want to take a break." Hu Shanxiang was a little distressed. Even in modern times with advanced medical conditions, giving birth is a matter of life and death for women, not to mention the ancient times when a cold could be fatal. As the due date got closer and closer, she became more and more afraid. Maybe this is pre-pregnancy phobia.

"Yes, let's take it slow and let nature take its course. I gave birth to this one, so we don't want it for now." Zhu Zhanji remembered that she had a bad health to begin with, and then she gave birth to two daughters in succession. The youngest daughter's health was not good afterwards, and she left them, leaving them with nothing to lose...

"Well, Your Highness, I'm a little scared. You say..."

"Don't be afraid, I will be with you and protect you. This is the birthplace of my Zhu family. Our ancestors will protect you." Zhu Zhanji said while holding the person in his arms.

"Yeah." Hu Shanxiang couldn't hold on any longer, so she found a comfortable position in his arms and fell asleep. Zhu Zhanji just held her like that, not moving.

When Lingzhi and the others came in, they were surprised to see the two of them like this.

"Your Highness, what's happening to our queen?"

"Speak softly, your queen is asleep. What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?" Zhu Zhanji gently covered Hu Shanxiang's ears and whispered.

Lingzhi whispered back, "Just now the Imperial Concubine told you to go to her place for dinner later."

"I understand. Go and tell the imperial concubine that we will go over there when Shanxiang wakes up." Zhu Zhanji asked her to go out.

Lingzhi nodded and went out.

After half an hour, Zhu Zhanji saw that Hu Shanxiang had not woken up yet. He thought that she couldn't sleep too long, otherwise she would not be able to sleep at night, so he had to wake her up.

"Shan Xiang, Shan Xiang, wake up, wake up, it's time to get up and have breakfast."

"Hmm... what time is it?" Hu Shanxiang woke up slowly, still a little dazed, her face a little red from sleeping.

"It's time for dinner. Grandmother Wang asked us to go over to her place and eat with her." Zhu Zhanji thought she looked so cute that he couldn't help but give her a kiss.

"Well... we have to go quickly. We can't let the imperial concubine wait too long." Hu Shanxiang got up from his arms, her eyes clearer.

Zhu Zhanji rolled his shoulders and stood up. It was snowing now, and Zhu Zhanji almost wrapped Hu Shanxiang in three layers inside and outside like a rice dumpling.

"Your Highness, I can hardly breathe. It's only a few steps, so I won't be cold." Hu Shanxiang said as she wanted to take off one piece of clothing.

"No, you have to hold the stove in your hand, or you will catch a cold." Zhu Zhanji was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he refused to let her take off her clothes.

"I feel like I've taken on a lot of weight." Hu Shanxiang felt that she had become much heavier and could hardly walk. "The Imperial Concubine will be waiting anxiously."

"No, Grandmother Wang will just think that I didn't dress you enough. Besides, Grandmother Wang can understand." Zhu Zhanji saw that it was almost time, so he took Hu Shanxiang's hand and walked out together. It hadn't snowed in the past two days, and the snow on both sides of the road had long been swept to the sides by the servants, but they were still afraid of slipping, so they put down mats. If Hu Shanxiang hadn't stopped him, Zhu Zhanji would have set up a shed on the road and lit a stove, so that they wouldn't feel cold when they went out.

Hu Shanxiang immediately stopped his troublesome idea. The weather was cold and she rarely went out, so there was no need to go through so much trouble.

It was only a few steps away, but Zhu Zhanji took her so long to walk that it took half a day to get there.

"I'm sorry to have kept the imperial concubine waiting for a long time. His Highness walks too slowly." Hu Shanxiang complained as she walked in.

"You need to be careful now. I didn't want to ask you to come here, but the doctor said last time that if you want a smooth delivery, you can walk around appropriately these days, otherwise it will be difficult for you to give birth." Concubine Wang stood up and came to help her.

"Look at him, please come out for a moment. He has wrapped me up like a dumpling and I can hardly walk." Hu Shanxiang said as she was about to take off her coat.

"Why are you dressed like this? You really don't even know how to take care of people. Come inside to warm up. Take off your clothes quickly or you'll get hot." Concubine Wang laughed in her heart as she looked at Hu Shanxiang, who had gained two sizes of weight.

"Yeah, I said the imperial concubine would say something about you." Hu Shanxiang turned around and said proudly to Zhu Zhanji.

"Yes, it's my problem. It's not that I lack experience." Zhu Zhanji naturally bowed his head in front of the two of them and dared not refute.

“I’m sweating.”

"Pregnant women have hot bodies, so they can't wear too much. Remember that."

"I saw it snowing two days ago." Zhu Zhanji naturally knew that pregnancy would cause body heat.

"Alright, alright, Shanxiang must be hungry, sit down and eat."

After finishing their meal, the two were not in a hurry to go back and sat with Concubine Wang for a while.

"A letter came from the capital saying that I will have to return to the capital in a month at the latest, no matter what. Your Majesty is going to move the capital, and if I don't go back, I'm afraid I can't keep it secret anymore." Concubine Wang was very happy during this period.

"I'm afraid this little guy is a slow person and has no intention of coming out? He has made the imperial concubine wait for so long." Hu Shanxiang said to the child in her belly.

"Well, this kind of thing depends on fate. The Chinese New Year is coming in a month. It's time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. Having a baby in the family is a double blessing. It's a good thing."

"I'm afraid this is a greedy cat who comes out on days when there's food available." Hu Shanxiang joked.

"How can you talk about your child like that? Besides, this is a blessing, my daughter. This is a great blessing." Zhu Zhanji said from the side.

"Are you so sure it's a girl?" said the Imperial Concubine.

"It's my daughter, Grandmother Wang, please believe me." Zhu Zhanji naturally dared to guarantee it.

"Your Highness, you don't know that just this afternoon His Highness said that he would spoil his daughter however he wanted in the future. If it were a boy, he would be treated strictly and partial to him like he was when he was a child." Hu Shanxiang complained immediately.

"That's not true. Agui is indeed strict with his younger brothers, but very doting on his younger sisters. If it were his own child, he would probably be too strict. Anyway, I don't care. When the time comes, the child must come to my palace often to play. Children love that very much. Your royal grandfather also loves that." Concubine Wang said with a smile.

"I've never seen the Emperor like children. I'm afraid the Emperor's behavior would scare the children to tears." Zhu Zhanji thought about his grandfather's appearance.

"How can your child be the same? You know how much hope your grandfather has placed on you. He loves his wife and his dog, so he will naturally love your child as well."

"This is my first child and he must be with us. The emperor can't take the child away." Zhu Zhanji didn't think so before, but now if someone wanted to take the child away from him, he would definitely refuse. Now he understood his mother's feelings back then.

"Your Majesty doesn't have the energy to do that right now. Don't worry, you can take care of the child yourself. It's better for the child to stay with his parents." Although Concubine Wang has never given birth in her life, she is also a woman, so her feelings are understandable.

"Your Highness is in charge of the harem, and has many affairs to attend to. If the child is very noisy in the future, I'm afraid he will disturb you."

"Don't worry about that. After the capital is moved, I will hand over the affairs to the Crown Princess, and I can take a break and enjoy myself." Concubine Wang said.

Hu Shanxiang was about to say something, but suddenly stopped and did not move.

Noticing that her expression was not right, Concubine Wang asked hurriedly, "Shanxiang, are you feeling unwell?"

"My queen, I feel like something is wrong with me..." Hu Shanxiang looked at her with wide eyes.

"I'll call the midwife and the doctor."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry up, go and have someone prepare everything."

Zhu Zhanji hurried out and made some arrangements, and the lights in the yard suddenly lit up.