Chapter 123: The Gloomy Eunuch and the Imperial Concubine (26)
Chapter 123: The Gloomy Eunuch and the Imperial Concubine (26)
Ruan Guannan was stunned for a long time and couldn't recover from her senses, allowing Fusang and the others to carefully hold her and lie on the bed.
After a while, the emperor's loud laughter came from a long distance away, as loud as a bell.
"My beloved concubine!"
Xiao Hong walked in quickly, sat down beside the bed and held Ruan Guannan's hand, the flesh on his cheeks trembling slightly with excitement.
"My beloved, you really did not disappoint me. I have another prince, hahahaha."
Xiao Hong was so excited that he couldn't express it in words.
Ever since the incident with Concubine Yi, Xiao Hong seemed to have suffered a huge blow, and even summoned the imperial physician to secretly check his pulse.
Apart from some potential minor ailments, there was nothing seriously wrong with his health, but he was unable to have children.
Now, after several months, there was finally news from the harem, and he couldn't wait to announce it to the world.
But when he thought of the children who were not saved, he rationally stopped.
Xiao Hong patted the person on the bed, turned around and said with a smile:
"Pass on my oral instructions. The wise concubine Ruan is from a beautiful and famous family. She is humble and diligent. She is calm and happy at heart, and gentle and obedient by nature.
Therefore, she was awarded the title of First Rank of Second Rank for her meritorious service in pregnancy and for carrying on the family lineage, and was promoted to the rank of First Rank of Second Rank, and moved to Chaoyang Palace.
The servants of Yuhua Pavilion were overjoyed and all knelt down to kowtow to congratulate and express their gratitude.
Ruan Guannan smiled happily with his eyes curved.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Concubine." Ruan Guannan paused and changed her words: "I like it very much."
Li Huaiyi stood behind with his head down, staring straight at the person on the bed. Ruan Guannan couldn't ignore his burning gaze.
She took advantage of Xiao Hong's inattention and glared at him gently.
The latter's eyes were even more sticky, and he stuck to Ruan Guannan tightly without moving.
Ruan Guannan dared to guarantee that if Xiao Hong looked back, the two of them would most likely be in trouble.
But the emperor, who had already entered ecstasy mode, would not even pay attention to irrelevant people.
Before leaving, the emperor pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"In order to ensure that your pregnancy is safe, I will assign a few people to look after you at all times."
After saying that, he turned and looked at Li Huaiyi.
"Xiao Anzi, I'll leave this matter to you. Go and select a few reliable people to transfer to Yuhua Pavilion.
You will also stay in Yuhua Pavilion temporarily until Ming Xiuyi gives birth safely."
Ruan Guannan barely managed to laugh out loud. He quickly turned his back to face the wall, then loosened his tightly bitten lips.
After a while, she felt a hot wall behind her.
The wall was still restless, so it took her hand that had been held and wiped it carefully, and finally gave it a kiss before stopping.
Ruan Guannan nestled in his arms, Li Huaiyi gently embraced her lower abdomen and hugged her tightly from behind.
The two of them leaned against each other tightly, listening to each other's heartbeats quietly.
After a long while, Ruan Guannan said softly, “Today, when Xia Luoning came to see me, I accidentally retched in front of her.
The imperial physician was called in to take a look, and it turned out that she was one month pregnant."
Li Huaiyi listened to her quietly, gently stroking her lower abdomen with one hand.
Ruan Guannan even vaguely felt the hand on his stomach trembling slightly.
"Well, Jiaojiao, you've worked hard."
The voice coming from behind was hoarse and low, as if it had been polished by sandpaper, and went straight into her ears.
Ruan Guannan remained silent, raised his hand to cover the big hand on the side of his stomach, and overlapped it with his. Then he said:
"What I mean is that we have to be extremely careful. The palace is extremely dangerous, and the consequences may be disastrous if we are not careful. I am afraid that I..."
Before she could finish, the person behind her gently turned her head.
The hot lips followed, gently holding her lips and sucking gently.
Eyelashes, nose tip, lips, jaw, the hot thin lips moved all over her face, as if carefully outlining her contours.
Feeling a throbbing in his heart, Ruan Guannan closed his eyes and felt the comfort from him.
Li Huaiyi brought her closer to him, patted her back and said softly:
"Jiaojiao, I'm here."
"Ah."
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Ming Jieyu was pregnant, and she jumped several levels to become Xiuyi Niangniang, the first of the second rank!
When the news spread, it was like a bombshell dropped in the harem.
The others could do nothing even if they gritted their teeth. Since the emperor had already given the order, they could only congratulate with a smile on their faces.
However, they couldn't even enter the main gate of Chaoyang Palace, let alone meet the newly promoted Empress Xiuyi in person.
Ever since Ruan Guannan became pregnant, Li Huaiyi has been extremely worried and has surrounded the Chaoyang Palace like an iron barrel.
Usually, he never leaves my side and arranges everything down to the smallest detail.
He almost went crazy, and before he was three months old, he rarely let Ruan Guannan touch the ground.
When there were only two people in the room, he would hold her wherever he went and would not dare to let go for even a moment.
Ruan Guannan was speechless because of his paranoia, but as soon as Li Huaiyi left his sight, his nerves instantly tensed up.
Ruan Guannan felt tired for him, so he just let him make his own arrangements and let him feel at ease.
It was three months later that Ruan Guannan finally regained his right to walk.
Everything was fine during her pregnancy, except that Xiao Hong came more frequently than usual, which showed that he cared about her belly.
Every time Xiao Hong left, Li Huaiyi's face always looked extremely bad.
The gloominess and indifference that had been suppressed with great difficulty would be exposed.
Ruan Guannan thought that Li Huaiyi was jealous and didn't take it too seriously.
For a period of time afterwards, the emperor inexplicably came less often. When he came, he would just say hello and leave soon.
Ruan Guannan was very puzzled, thinking he had missed some important news.
After asking Li Huaiyi, I found out that he used some tricks to let the Imperial Observatory give Xiao Hong some pillow talk:
Xiao Honglong has a strong energy and could easily collide with the fetus, so it is not advisable to stay close to him for a long time.
Xiao Hong suddenly realized that this was the reason why he couldn't keep the child.
Li Huaiyi was very satisfied with this situation, and from then on he devoted himself to taking care of Jiaojiaoer.
Now that the pregnancy is stable, Ruan Guannan is bored of staying in Chaoyang Palace and wants to go out for a walk from time to time.
Even when she stayed in the palace, people would come to visit her from time to time, such as Concubine Shu.
Ruan Guannan was also very surprised. Apart from the fact that she spoke a few words for him when she first entered the palace, the two of them had basically no contact with this imperial concubine.
Since she became pregnant, her periods have become more frequent.
Ruan Guannan had heard some rumors before that the concubine was pregnant with a child before the emperor ascended the throne.
The baby was already six months old, but unfortunately died in the womb.
Since then, she has never been pregnant again. I heard that she injured her body and can never get pregnant again.
After getting to know her for a while, Ruan Guannan quite liked Concubine Shu.
She has a calm and calm temperament and never uses her high position to bully others. It is very pleasant to chat with her.
Then there is Xia Luoning. Ever since Ruan Guannan became pregnant, she has come to visit from time to time and would stay for most of the day.
Today, she brought some homemade snacks to see her, which are said to be very effective for morning sickness.
Ruan Guannan has been feeling a little nauseous recently and has not had much appetite.
Doctor Li, who often took her pulse, had told her countless times that there was nothing serious, but Li Huaiyi still couldn't sleep in the middle of the night while hugging her.
Even so, Ruan Guannan would not eat anything brought in from outside.
She moved closer to the plate curiously to see what the snack was.
Just as he got closer, Li Huaiyi raised his hand and took the plate away, saying in a deep voice:
"My lady, you need to be extra careful with what you eat."
Ruan Guannan curled his lips and said nothing. He smiled apologetically at Xia Luoning and said:
"The doctor said I should be more careful. Don't mind it."
Xia Luoning forced a smile and said softly:
"It's better to be cautious."
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and Xia Luoning lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking about.
After a while, the wind started to blow outside and the sky was covered by thick dark clouds, as if it was about to rain heavily.
Li Huaiyi subconsciously put the cloak on Ruan Guannan. When he saw Xia Cairen's shocked expression, he added in a deep voice:
"My lady, it's going to rain, be careful not to catch a cold."
Before Ruan Guannan could say anything, Xia Luoning hurriedly stood up and said goodbye and left.
While no one else was paying attention, Ruan Guannan quietly put his hand into his wide sleeves.
Before she could make any move, Li Huaiyi's big hand grabbed her in the palm and slowly rubbed her cool fingertips.
Ruan Guannan's fingers restlessly scratched his palm, and the teasing in his eyes was obvious.
"Our eunuch Xiao An is really charming. He has attracted the attention of Xia Cai, who often comes to my Chaoyang Palace."
The smile on Li Huaiyi's lips disappeared instantly, and his expression became three times darker than that day.
Li Huaiyi glanced around with cold eyes, and when the servants were busy collecting things and didn't notice,
Li Huaiyi bent down and picked up the person on the stool, then dodged to the side and hid behind a pillar.
He pinned the man firmly in the corner between the pillar and the wall, then leaned over and kissed those annoying lips.
I wanted to scare her, but I ended up being the one who couldn't get away.
The kiss became deeper and deeper, as if it was aggressive, gentle and out of control.
Ruan Guannan's eyes were sparkling and blurred, and his hands unconsciously rested on the man's arms in an attempt to steady his limp body.
Li Huaiyi protected her waist all the time until his breath fell beside her ears and his cold and hoarse voice reached her ears.
"Compared to the talented Xia, I want to charm the queen more."
After saying this, he rested his hand against her forehead and looked into her eyes. He raised his hand and slowly stroked her beautiful eyes that were filled with myriad graces. His voice became even lower.
"I also want the Majesty to only have me in her eyes."
These words seemed like an inducement, openly telling her about his meanness and possessiveness.
Ruan Guannan met his gaze, but was enveloped by the thick love and darkness in his eyes, as if he wanted to take her into the abyss with him.
The two stayed in the corner for a long time, until just before the heavy rain came, Li Huaiyi avoided sight and carried the person into the inner room.
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