Chapter 466 - Chapter 466: Chapter 462: See You Later_1 (1/2)
Chapter 466: Chapter 462: See You Later_1
Wei Zhan hurriedly sent his wife back to her room and immediately dispatched someone to bring the house doctor over.
Originating from the Imperial Medical Bureau, the house doctor was one of the benefits the Emperor had granted to the Commandery Princess.
He was about fifty years old and had never risen to the level of Imperial Physician, only earning the title of doctor.
Even so, his medical skills were far beyond those of most doctors in the county.
As Yingbao extended her hand for Doctor Sun to take her pulse, she was reminded of Doctor Li from her hometown.
Doctor Li and his grandson had been captured by the Jin Ren several years ago, and she didn’t know their current fate.
When they were taken, he had just been appointed Imperial Physician. Barely having settled into the position, a calamity struck. He, along with the craftsmen, treasures, and beauties were all taken by the Jin Ren as spoils, with no word of them since.
Fortunately, his eldest grandson had managed to keep their medical practice going.
Lost in thought, she heard Doctor Sun say, “Congratulations, Commandery Princess, you are pregnant.”
Wei Zhan, standing beside them, was overfilled with joy and hurriedly asked, “How many months along is she?”
Doctor Sun stroked his beard, “Based on Princess’s pulse, it has been probably more than two months.”
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhan felt both guilty and remorseful.
Their intimate relations had been continuous and he ought to have known if she was pregnant in order to avoid careless mistakes.
Doctor Sun glanced at him, saying, “The Commandery Princess’s condition is stable, but she needs to rest and not overexert herself.”
Wei Zhan kept nodding, escorting Doctor Sun out of the inner chamber and asking about the precautions in detail.
After dismissing Doctor Sun, Wei Zhan was rubbing his hands in elation. He instructed the maids to look after his wife well, then hurried to his mother’s place to announce the good news to Lady Wang.
Lady Wang was instantly overjoyed and clasped her hands together in prayer, “May Buddha bless us, I’m finally going to have a grandchild.”
She had been anxiously waiting for three years, and now Yingbao was finally pregnant.
“Qilang, how is Yingbao doing? Does she have any morning sickness?” Lady Wang quickly inquired.
Wei Zhan shook his head, “She says she feels completely normal, just that she’s been feeling tired lately.”
“In that case, accompany her more during the day and let her rest earlier at night. Lack of sleep can also make her feel tired.” Lady Wang gave her son a measuring look, and said in a low voice, “For the next few months, you must avoid intimate relations with Yingbao. Do you understand?”
Wei Zhan’s face turned the color of a purple liver and, squeaking out an agreement, he quickly slipped out of the room and returned to his own courtyard.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed and the height of summer was upon them in June.
Wumei had fully recovered by now.
That day, the eldest son of the Lu family came to bid Yingbao farewell, “Commandery Princess, we will be leaving the day after tomorrow and I came to say goodbye.”
Yingbao: “Are you planning on taking Wuyang back to the palace?”
“Yes! The Emperor has had the harem thoroughly investigated and such incidents will no longer occur,” replied the eldest son of the Lu family, “Rest assured, Commandery Princess, Wuyang will be safe.”
With previous concerns about various issues, the Emperor had now executed all those who had to be dealt with. The palace had almost entirely been “refreshed” with many of the Palace Attendants and eunuchs being removed. Now was the time for the Crown Prince’s return to Beijing.
“And what about Wumei? Do you plan to take him back too?” Yingbao asked, glancing at the boy in the courtyard playing with a toy dove carriage.
The eldest son from the Lu family saluted, “For now, Wumei will stay here. When the time comes, I will have his biological parents come for him.”
Yingbao nodded, “That’s fine then, but please give me advance notice when they will be coming.”
“Of course.”
In the evening, Wuyang returned from his teacher’s house with Jiang Bao and Wei Fanzhi, showing Yingbao the calligraphy he had done, “Miss, look at my writing. Even the teacher praised it.”