Legend of Zhen Huan: Zhen Huan is reborn

027 An Lingrong is "pregnant"

(Yanyu Pavilion)

After the meal, everyone chatted for a while, and Cao Qinmo considerately asked the servants to bring plum soup to quench the thirst. Her thoughtfulness and attentiveness made people feel warm.

Cao Qinmo's plum soup tastes extremely sour and refreshing, and is an excellent drink to cool off in the summer. Everyone drinks it with gusto and praises it highly.

However, Zhen Huan has never been fond of sour taste, so she just took a sip and put down the cup.

An Lingrong usually didn't like drinking plum soup, but today she acted out of character and the plum soup in her cup was gone in the blink of an eye.

Zhen Huan knew that there must be a reason behind this change and guessed that it might be the effect of the medicine. She couldn't help but worry about An Lingrong.

However, An Lingrong smiled and signaled to Zhen Huan that she was fine and asked Zhen Huan not to worry too much.

Suddenly, An Lingrong felt unwell and vomited. Zhen Huan hurried to her side and gently stroked An Lingrong's back to comfort her.

Upon hearing the noise, people around gathered around and checked the situation with concern.

An Lingrong wiped the corner of her mouth hastily and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry for losing my composure, sister."

Seeing this, Cao Qinmo immediately ordered the servants to bring tea for An Lingrong to rinse her mouth. After everything calmed down a little, she asked with concern: "What's wrong, sister? Is the food not to your liking?"

An Lingrong replied: "Maybe it's because I just ate some white jade hoof flower, and now I feel a little nauseous."

"Nausea?" Cao Qinmo frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, "How many days has this nausea symptom lasted?"

An Lingrong thought for a moment and said, "The weather has been hot these past few days and I have lost my appetite. This has lasted for six or seven days."

At this moment, Xin Changzai suddenly cried out "Oh my!" and said in surprise, "Is she pregnant?"

She looked at Cao Qinmo, and Cao Qinmo looked at Concubine Qi. The three of them looked at each other, and for a moment they were all shocked by this sudden possibility.

Zhen Huan pretended to know nothing, quickly grabbed An Lingrong's hand, and asked with concern: "Sister An, are you...really pregnant?"

An Lingrong blushed and was at a loss. She gently broke free from Zhen Huan's hand and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito's buzz: "I... I don't know either."

Seeing this, Xin Changzai shouted anxiously, "An Dacheng, how can you be so confused? You don't even know if you are pregnant or not."

Concubine Qi was more attentive. She gently pulled Concubine Xin and explained in a soft voice, "An is still young. How could she have experienced these things? It is understandable that she doesn't know."

Cao Qinmo asked seriously, "So, Sister An, have you had your period this month?" Under the gaze of everyone, An Lingrong blushed and hesitated to answer directly.

Xin Changzai was impatient and urged, "What's there to be shy about? We are all women, just speak frankly!"

An Lingrong could only slightly shake her head, her voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "It's already... more than half a month late."

Cao Qinmo quickly stepped forward and helped An Lingrong sit down, saying with concern: "From the looks of it, you are probably pregnant."

She turned to look at Concubine Qi and asked for confirmation, "Sister Concubine Qi, is that right?"

Concubine Qi thought for a moment and then asked An Lingrong slowly, "Besides feeling sick, have you ever felt physically tired and not wanted to move all day? Or do you particularly like to eat sour and spicy food?"

An Lingrong nodded seriously, indicating that it was indeed the case.

Seeing this, Xin Changzai clapped her hands happily and said, "That's right, this symptom is indeed a sign of pregnancy! I was like this when I was pregnant with Princess Shuhe."

These three are concubines in the palace who already have children. If their experiences were heard by Zhen Huan and An Lingrong who are unaware of the situation, they would probably panic and fall into an irreversible situation.

However, at this moment, they were already prepared and naturally felt more confident.

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Cao Qinmo comforted An Lingrong and told her not to rush back to the palace for the time being.

At this time, the imperial physician also arrived in time, carefully checked An Lingrong's pulse, and then confirmed: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you are indeed pregnant."

Upon hearing the good news, Cao Qinmo immediately asked Yinxiu to inform the emperor and the empress of the good news. She also called An Lingrong's personal maids Ningxiang and Manxiang, and instructed them in detail on many matters related to taking care of the pregnant woman.

Zhen Huan, who was watching from the side, noticed the imperial physician who was writing a prescription at the table and thought he looked unfamiliar, so she asked, "This imperial physician looks unfamiliar, as if I have never seen him before."

Upon hearing this, the imperial physician Liu Bin hurriedly stood up and covered his clothes, and replied respectfully, "I just started working at the Imperial Hospital last month, so Your Majesty has never seen you."

Zhen Huan raised her eyebrows slightly and continued to ask, "Where did Imperial Doctor Liu serve in the past?"

Liu Bin replied respectfully: "I am from Jeju. Before I entered the Imperial Hospital, I opened a pharmacy in Jeju to treat the illnesses of the villagers."

As they were talking, the emperor and the empress rushed over after hearing the news.

When Yinzhen saw An Lingrong, he was surprised and happy, because there were few heirs in the palace and this pregnancy was of special significance to him.

He leaned forward and asked An Lingrong softly, "Rong'er, is the imperial physician's diagnosis true?"

The Queen asked Cao Qinmo a few questions, and after confirming that everything was correct, she turned to An Lingrong and said, "An Da Ying, are you sure you are pregnant?"

An Lingrong said shyly, "I thought that Sister Qi Fei, Sister Xin, and Sister Cao all have experience in childbirth. If they say yes, then they probably can't be wrong."

The queen nodded and whispered a few instructions to the maid beside her.

After a while, the palace maid brought a book. The queen flipped through a few pages, smiled, and handed it to Yinzhen to read.

Yinzhen only took a glance, his face already full of smiles: "Look at this date, it's already more than half a month late."

The queen raised her voice and said, "Where are the personal maids that An promised to give you? Call them quickly." Ningxiang and Manxiang had been serving outside the palace. When they heard the call, they hurried in.

The queen ordered them to stand up. Because this matter concerned the Dragonborn, her friendly expression was also filled with concern. "You two are the palace maids who serve An Yingying closely. Now that An Yingying is pregnant, you must take good care of her and report to me about her daily diet and daily life."

Ningxiang and Manxiang quickly agreed.

The Queen went on to say, "It is a big deal for An Ying to be pregnant, and she must be taken care of carefully. Jiang Shen in the Imperial Hospital is the best at gynecology, and he served several pregnant sisters in the palace. But today there is a funeral in his family, and he is in mourning, so..."

Zhen Huan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "The one who came to check Sister An's pulse just now is Liu Bin, the new imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital. I think he is a good doctor, so let him take care of her."

The queen nodded and agreed: "That's fine. An promised that she has only been pregnant for more than a month. She must be careful and cautious in everything to avoid any mistakes."

She then said to Zhen Huan, "Lady Wan, you and An Ying are like sisters. You must take good care of An Ying."

"I will do my best." Zhen Huan answered solemnly.

Afterwards, everyone returned to the palace, each with different feelings.