Chapter 206 Twins
Chapter 206 Twins
"To answer Concubine Zhi, the Queen fainted when she heard the news that the Fifth Prince fell into the water. I have been guarding the Fifth Prince here the whole time, and I don't know what happened to the Queen."
The palace maid evaded the responsibility with fear and trepidation.
Anyway, it's none of her business. The fight between gods is the gods' business. As long as Concubine Zhi didn't slap her in the face on the spot, it would be basically impossible for her to vent her anger on her once she leaves the Pepper Palace.
"Mingzhang, be good. Wait for mother here first. After mother goes to see the queen, she will take you back to Yutang Palace, okay?"
Fu Mengli gently stroked the soft cheek of the fifth prince Qin Mingzhang and coaxed him softly.
"Your Highness wants to go too." The fifth prince Qin Mingzhang raised his small and delicate chin, pouted his lips, turned his face away, and looked very reluctant.
"What are you going to do? Don't go. Be obedient."
Fu Mengli's voice was still gentle. She wanted to pinch Qin Mingzhang's cheek with her hand, but touched the wound on her fingertips and abruptly withdrew her hand.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Mingzhang carefully held up Fu Mengli's injured hand with his small hands, and saw a very abrupt cut on her slender finger as soft as scallion. The blood that flowed out coagulated on the cut, which was very eye-catching.
His tears began to swirl in his eyes again, and he looked pitiful, as if he wanted to cry but couldn't.
"Mother, everything is fine. Mingzhang, be obedient and wait for mother here for a while, okay?" Fu Mengli coaxed softly.
Qin Mingzhang hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is mother really okay?"
"It's just a small cut from the strings. It's not bleeding anymore and will heal soon. Mother is fine."
Fu Mengli was very pleased with her naughty son's rare concern.
But in the next moment, she was forced to scowl again.
"Since mother is alright, then I will follow you."
Qin Mingzhang let go of Fu Mengli's hand, his voice and expression became excited again, and he grabbed her clothes and started to act like a spoiled child, insisting on going with her.
Fu Mengli sneered and pulled back the wrinkled hem of her clothes.
"Since His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince insists on following me, then let him follow me. After all, I am not the one running around naked."
Qingxue, who was standing behind Fu Mengli, saw that the Fifth Prince was playing tricks with full energy, and didn't look like anything was wrong, so she also teased:
"Your Highness the Fifth Prince, you are no longer a three-year-old child. Are you sure you want to run around outside with your butt naked?"
As Qingxue spoke, Meihua on the other side also laughed in agreement.
"How dare you, my servant, to make fun of me? Don't think that you can bully me just because my mother values you."
Qin Mingzhang looked around and found nothing useful, so he had to wrap himself in the quilt, feeling helpless and furious.
Then he held his face in his hands and complained to Fu Mengli, "Mother, in front of you, Qingxue and Meihua dared to laugh at me like this, and you didn't even know that they were bullying me behind my back."
"Your Highness, we are innocent." Meihua's eyes widened immediately after hearing the childish frame-up.
"Okay, Mingzhang, stay here obediently. You don't need to use the medicine for now. We will ask the imperial physician to come back. Qingxue and Meihua will stay here to look after the fifth prince. I will go see the queen."
Fu Mengli had a solemn face, as cold and beautiful as Chang'e in the moon, and her tone was calm.
She wanted to see how Shen Ningyue and Qin Mingyue, mother and daughter, would shirk responsibility.
"Yes, your majesty." Qingxue and Meihua nodded in response.
When Fu Mengli followed the palace servant who was leading the way to Shen Ningyue's room, she heard the joyful voices of the palace servants and eunuchs in the room, congratulating Shen Ningyue.
Fu Mengli rushed into the room without waiting for notification. Her brows were like frost and snow, and her voice was as cold as ice.
"I wonder if the Queen has any good news. Could you share it with me?"
Pu Jie glanced at the queen who looked listless and politely replied, "Just now the imperial physician diagnosed that the queen is pregnant again, with twins."
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