"Your servant-wife extends greetings to Your Majesty! May Your Majesty be blessed with eternal peace and prosperity!"
The Empress, leading Princess Consort Jing, paid their respects to the young Emperor.
"Rise, rise, my Empress, Princess Consort Jing, co over here."
The young Emperor’s tone was filled with concern.
Perhaps it was because they were all won, all pregnant, that the young Emperor felt especially sympathetic towards them at this mont.
He simply did not wish for them to continue the formalities for even a second longer.
The Empress took out the prepared ginseng soup.
"Your Majesty, please allow your servant-wife to serve you."
It must be said, the Empress’s considerate understanding greatly pleased the young Emperor, but now was not the ti for ginseng soup.
The young Emperor pointed to the dicine on the nearby table.
"The Imperial Physician has already prepared the dicine for , so I will trouble the Empress to tend to ."
A simple word of "trouble" made the Empress’s heart bloom with joy.
"It is the greatest honor for your servant-wife to serve Your Majesty."
Subsequently, the young Emperor obediently let the Empress feed him the dicine.
Princess Consort Jing, however, remained seated silently, as if she could completely detach herself from everything happening around her.
Seeing this, the young Emperor did not bla her, but instead expressed his concern: "How have you been feeling lately, Princess Consort Jing?"
Princess Consort Jing snapped back to the present with a start, unexpectedly blurting out, "This taste is a bit familiar."
The young Emperor was startled; this unrelated response from Princess Consort Jing genuinely scared her.
The dicine she was drinking now was the fetus-preserving dicine prescribed by the Imperial Physician, which was very similar to what the Empress and Princess Consort Jing were taking; of course, the taste would be similar.
Because of this, the young Emperor felt sowhat guilty and deliberately paused, casting a aningful glance at Princess Consort Jing.
Noticing the young Emperor’s unusual behavior, the Empress quickly interjected on behalf of Princess Consort Jing.
"Princess Consort Jing? Are you once again thinking of reading Buddhist Scripture to pray for blessings for His Majesty, and thus speaking out of turn?"
Realizing she had been lost in thought, Princess Consort Jing was so frightened that she imdiately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, your servant-wife is guilty, please punish !"
The young Emperor remained silent for a mont before slowly saying, "Rise, Princess Consort Jing. You are with child and must take care of your body."
"Soone, take this dicine away. Today, both my Empress and Princess Consort Jing have co to see , and my spirits are greatly lifted. I feel much better all of a sudden."
Above the rafters, Ying Yi watched as half a bowl of dicine was taken away and couldn’t help but worry.
Upon glancing at Princess Consort Jing, she noticed that, after being gently chastised by the young Emperor, she sat attentively behind the Empress, not daring to make another sound.
Seeing the mont was right, the young Emperor commanded a eunuch to retrieve two sets of high-waisted Hanfu from beside the Dragon Couch.
"Empress, this is the golden, high-waisted, voluminous Hanfu I have specially selected for you."
"Princess Consort Jing, this blue set is for you."
Subsequently, the eunuch handed the two sets of Hanfu to Empress and Princess Consort Jing respectively.
"Thank you for Your Majesty’s great kindness."
After expressing their gratitude to the young Emperor, the Empress and Princess Consort Jing, as if they had received a treasure, cradled the high-waisted, voluminous Hanfu in their hands.
Although the Empress had received many gifts from the young Emperor before, this ti it was a golden, high-waisted Hanfu that could be worn out.
Being the ruler of a country, busy with court affairs to the point of neglecting sleep and food, yet still having the thoughtfulness to select clothing for the Empress, what woman would not love such an affectionate man?
Especially since this man was the current Sovereign.
Barely able to conceal her joy, the Empress said, "Your Majesty, your servant-wife wishes to try on this clothing right now."
Her own "husband" was unwell and in need of rest; the Empress only wanted to change into a new outfit to please her "husband".
The young Emperor nodded his head.
"That would be very good, I too wish to see why these new styles of clothing are so favored by our great Yu’s citizens."
"Soone, escort the Empress and Princess Consort Jing to change."
After the Empress and Princess Consort Jing had left, Ying Yi ca down directly from the rafters, then went into the old Imperial Physician’s secret chamber.
Monts later, Ying Yi erged holding half a bowl of dicine.
"Your Majesty, there’s still half a bowl left."
Looking at the half bowl of steaming dicine, the young Emperor couldn’t help feeling a wave of nausea.
"My dear Ying Yi, can I possibly evade this ordeal and not have to take any more dicine?"
The fetus had already reached three months, and the dicine the young Emperor needed to take had beco more and more frequent, especially after getting a fright yesterday, the amount of dicine had increased even more.
However, Ying Yi shook her head, patiently saying.
"Your Majesty, please don’t make it difficult for your servant. Mr. Lin has instructed that you must take your dicine on ti."
Left with no choice, the young Emperor obediently opened his mouth and let Ying Yi feed him the dicine.
After several mouthfuls, the bowl was empty, and although the dicine was finished, the taste in the young Emperor’s mouth was bitterly unpleasant.
"Hmph, that scoundrel is starting to order around now. The dicine is so bitter, and he insists I don’t miss a single dose. Am I particularly easy to bully?"
Listening to the young Emperor’s sweet complaints, Ying Yi spoke softly.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Lin is only thinking of your well-being. You have no idea how almost frantic he beca when he learned of your stomach pain last night."
Upon hearing this, the young Emperor’s mood instantly improved a great deal. The feeling of being cared for, being worried about, and being cherished was really wonderful.
If he wanted to take care of for a lifeti, why would I be unwilling?
The young Emperor blissfully rubbed his belly, his eyes filled with tender love.
"My Prince, you must be well-behaved, and I will obediently take my dicine, then together we can wait for your father to co back and join us."
As the young Emperor looked forward to the happy family picture after the birth of the Prince in his belly, the footsteps of the Empress and Princess Consort Jing approached.
Ying Yi, holding the empty bowl, leaped into the air with a swift jump and flew to the roof beam.
The young Emperor also adjusted his emotions and sitting posture, waiting for the arrival of the Empress and Princess Consort Jing.
When he saw the majestic Empress dressed in a golden high-waisted voluminous Hanfu, the young Emperor was stunned.
The bold colors, the exquisite patterns, and the high waist that accentuated her grace – the skirt’s grand and layered design was absolutely beautiful.
Not only was the young Emperor captivated, but Ying Yi, perched atop the roof beam, was also dumbstruck.
Then looking at Princess Consort Jing, in a sky-blue outfit, it suited her calm and uncontentious character perfectly.
They say clothes make the man, horses need saddles, but this doesn’t apply to the Empress.
A plain golden Hanfu bought from the commoners beca an embodint of national peace and contentnt when worn by the Empress.
After all, she had the regal bearing of a mother of the nation.
"Your Majesty, may I dance for you in this outfit?"
Aware that Your Majesty’s eyes were fixed on her, the Empress thought to seize the opportunity to display her dance.
But the young Emperor said with concern.
"Absolutely not, you’re with child, Empress. How can you be so careless? Both of you must take good care of the Heirs in your bellies."
"Who would have thought this high-waisted Hanfu could be so pleasing to the eyes? I quite like it."
With the young Emperor’s approval, the Empress was overjoyed and then said.
"Your Majesty, I have a suggestion, though I’m not sure if it’s appropriate to speak of."
"Speak freely."
The Empress, delighted, picked up the skirt of the high-waisted Hanfu, gently saying.
"Your Majesty, the Palace Maids are due for a change of new palace attire next month. I was thinking of having them all cut in the style of high-waisted Hanfu. What do you think?"
Hearing this, the young Emperor was overjoyed.
’Hehe, my Empress really shares a connection with my thoughts, saying exactly what I had in mind.’
"As the master of the Harem, whatever decision the Empress makes, I support."
The young Emperor said, while gently holding the Empress’s hand.
Even as a female, the young Emperor wanted to be a support for his Empress.
Just like Lin Yi was a support for him.
Ying Yi almost burst into laughter at this scene.
’It seems that His Majesty is greatly influenced by Mr. Lin. This comforting tone, gesture, and action are almost exactly the sa.’
...End of the Chapter...
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