If not abolished

Chapter 266 Fetal Movement

The doctor looked at all the food and then asked, "Is everything the majesty has eaten all day here?"

"Yes, apart from these, Your Majesty has not eaten anything else." Lingzhi replied.

The imperial physician had no choice but to reply to the Crown Princess and Zhu Zhanji: "Crown Princess, Your Highness, I have checked all the food. There is nothing incompatible with it, and nothing has been added. Please forgive me for my incompetence. I really don't know why the Crown Princess is like this."

"Is the imperial physician sure there is nothing wrong with those things?" The Crown Princess became even more worried when she found out that there was nothing wrong with them.

"I can guarantee that the Crown Princess can also ask other imperial doctors to come and check."

"In that case, the imperial physician should prescribe a prescription for the Crown Princess to preserve her pregnancy."

"Yes." The imperial physician immediately went out to write a prescription.

After the imperial physician left, Lingzhi came to report that Hu Shanxiang had woken up.

The Crown Princess and Zhu Zhanji hurried over to take a look.

The Crown Princess walked quickly in front, and Zhu Zhanji followed behind.

"I pay my respects to the Crown Princess. Please forgive my rudeness." Hu Shanxiang said while half-supporting herself.

The Crown Princess immediately reached out to stop her, "Child, what time is it now? Why are you still talking about these empty formalities? Lie down and have a good rest. Don't get up." The Crown Princess helped her lie down, then sat down beside the bed, and Zhu Zhanji sat beside her.

"It was my fault that I didn't pay attention and made you worry."

"This is not your fault. This is your first pregnancy, so it's inevitable that you may have been negligent. It's also my fault for being careless. I almost forgot that there are so many people in the palace. You are young and inexperienced, so it's inevitable that you can't be on guard. Don't worry, I will make the decision for you. This matter must be investigated thoroughly..."

"Thank you, ma'am."

"Good boy, you've suffered a lot today. Have a good rest. I'll come to see you tomorrow," the Crown Princess said, turning to Zhu Zhanji, who was sitting there without saying a word, "Are you free today?"

"son……"

"Put aside everything for now. Shanxiang is encountering such a thing for the first time, and she must be terrified. You stay with her tonight. If I find out that you've run away, I'll make you pay." Zhu Zhanji was interrupted by the Crown Princess before he could finish his words. The Crown Princess didn't give him a chance to refuse, although he didn't intend to refuse.

"Son, I will follow your arrangements." Zhu Zhanji nodded in agreement.

"Your Highness must be very busy. I have someone to serve you, so there's no need..." Hu Shanxiang began to decline.

"Don't speak for him, just let him stay with you. If you feel he can't sleep lying next to you, just let him sit here and watch over you all night. You've worked so hard for him to be pregnant, he should be with you, so don't postpone it any longer." Hu Shanxiang's words were naturally interrupted.

"Okay then." Hu Shanxiang couldn't refuse again.

"Then I'll be leaving first. You should have a good rest." The Crown Princess patted her hands and said.

"Ah."

"Son, let me see you off." Zhu Zhanji stood up to see the Crown Princess off.

When they got outside the door, the Crown Princess moved away from the others and spoke to Zhu Zhanji alone, "Shanxiang must be very frightened. Don't make her angry again. Just comfort her. I will have someone investigate this matter again. She actually dared to attack the Crown Grand Concubine. She is too bold." The Crown Princess could not help but remind him.

"My son understands and knows his limits."

"Agui, you should be sensible when handling government affairs, but your Shanxiang was not a cold and powerful person before. This time, I did not consider Shanxiang's feelings. Even if I know you are acting, those words, once spoken, are hurtful. It is impossible to completely ignore them, not to mention that Shanxiang is pregnant. Moreover, if those people had not seen that your relationship has been tense recently, they might not have been bold enough to attack Shanxiang. As for me, you should think about it carefully and go in quickly." After saying this, the Crown Princess turned and left.

After listening to the Crown Princess' words, Zhu Zhanji was enlightened. In his plans, he did not consider Shanxiang's feelings at all.

After Zhu Zhanji went back, Hu Shanxiang was preparing to rest.

"If Your Highness has something to do, please go and do it. I don't think the Crown Princess will really do anything to you." Hu Shanxiang said after seeing him come in.

"I have already promised my mother, so I will keep my promise. Besides, something like this happened today, so I should accompany you."

"Since Your Highness is so persistent, it's up to you. However, I'm used to being alone. If you sleep on my side, I'm afraid I won't be used to it. Please go to the side hall to rest." During this period of time, Hu Shanxiang went from being uncomfortable sleeping alone to being used to it. If she sleeps with him now, she's afraid she'll suffer from insomnia again. She still wants to have a good rest.

After hearing what he said, Zhu Zhanji frowned, but still said kindly: "Then I'll sleep in the outer room."

"This... Pregnant women often wake up at night, and I'm afraid it will disturb Your Highness's sleep. Your Highness still has government affairs to attend to tomorrow. If you don't sleep well, it may delay your work. Your Highness should..." Hu Shanxiang continued to shirk responsibility.

"Don't worry about this, Shanxiang. Just sleep peacefully." Zhu Zhanji could see that she was trying to shirk responsibility, but even if he was unhappy, this was what he deserved.

"Your Highness, why do you have to do this?" Seeing him like this, Hu Shanxiang didn't say anything more. If he wanted to do this, then so be it. Did he still expect her to feel sorry for him? As the saying goes, if you feel sorry for a man, you will be unlucky for the rest of your life. She didn't want to be unlucky.

In this way, one of them slept in the inner room and the other in the outer room. Hu Shanxiang originally thought that she would suffer from insomnia, but unexpectedly she fell asleep after a while.

Zhu Zhanji outside naturally suffered from insomnia. Not to mention that the place outside was too small, he found it difficult to fall asleep just because he felt uncomfortable. After feeling that Hu Shanxiang should be asleep, he quietly walked to the inner room, squatted beside the bed, and watched Hu Shanxiang sleeping carefully in the moonlight.

I didn't look carefully just now, she has lost weight...

Zhu Zhanji didn't know how long he had been watching. When he stood up, his legs were numb and he almost bumped into something.

The next morning, Hu Shanxiang got up early.

When he came out and saw Zhu Zhanji still there, he wondered, "Your Highness hasn't left yet?"

"Well, I'll have breakfast with you." Zhu Zhanji said to her with a smile.

Hu Shanxiang didn't care. The two of them sat at the dinner table and ate quietly.

After a while, Hu Shanxiang couldn't eat anymore.

"Why do you eat so little? No wonder you are so thin." Zhu Zhanji saw that she had only eaten half a bowl.

"Your Highness, pregnant women should eat small meals frequently. Besides, I haven't lost much weight. Look, my belly has gotten bigger, so I look thinner." Hu Shanxiang didn't lose weight, she even gained some weight, but not as much as herself, probably because she was pregnant.

"I used to see my mother and other pregnant women, and they all had big bellies and were fat. It must be that you didn't eat well..." Zhu Zhanji recalled the appearance of pregnant women he had seen, and they were all fat.

"Not everyone is like that. Anyway, I can't gain weight and I really can't eat. The imperial physician also said that the child and I are fine." Hu Shanxiang had just finished speaking when the baby in her belly kicked her twice, as if to prove what she said.

"Hmm." Hu Shanxiang subconsciously covered her stomach.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Zhu Zhanji heard her voice and saw her holding her stomach. Fearing that there was something wrong, he stood up nervously.

Hu Shanxiang was a little speechless to him. This man was not the first time he had been a father, so how could he not understand anything? "It's okay, the baby is just moving in the belly. After all, it's five months old. It's normal to have fetal movement. It also shows that she is healthy."

"She will move, but won't it hurt you?" Zhu Zhanji was a little surprised, but still worried.

Hu Shanxiang said speechlessly: "Not really, it's just that she did it so suddenly that I didn't react. It doesn't hurt. Haven't you heard the fetal movement before?" Hu Shanxiang thought, since Sun was so favored in the past and gave birth to his first son, she must have heard the fetal movement.

"No." Zhu Zhanji shook his head. Although he had many children, he also had quite a few. But he had never heard of it. After all, as long as the concubines in the harem were pregnant, he would rarely approach them. At most, he would just take a look at them, but he would never touch them.

"Okay, the child will be like this as she grows up. You don't need to be too nervous." Hu Shanxiang wanted to laugh when she saw that he looked like he was facing a great enemy.

"I see. Does she move every day?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

"Well, basically now, I move for a while in the morning, and sometimes at night."

Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but reach out and touch her belly. The person who had originally calmed down immediately moved again, which made Zhu Zhanji very happy.