Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

Imperial Palace, Lizheng Hall,

Empress Changsun placed her white wrist on the table.

Zheng Zhengjin put his finger on it, and then he was shocked by Empress Changsun's pulse.

He looked at Empress Changsun's belly in disbelief, and thought to himself, "What the hell is going on here?"

Empress Changsun looked at Zheng Zhengjin's serious expression and felt inexplicably nervous.

Li Leyan, Li Lizhi, Yuzhang, Li Shimin, and even the maid Caidie were all very nervous, fearing that Zheng Zhengjin would say something bad.

Zheng Zhengjin looked at Li Shimin, then at the maids and palace maids in Empress Changsun's palace. His meaning was very clear.

Li Shimin immediately called out to those people: "You guys go out first and wait for instructions."

All the palace maids and eunuchs bowed and said, "Yes." Even Caidie left the Lizheng Hall on her own initiative.

When the door was closed, Li Shimin had a bad feeling in his heart and asked, "Boy, tell me, what happened to Guanyinbi's body?"

Li Leyan also said worriedly: "Husband, please tell me quickly, what is the situation with our mother?"

Li Lizhi and Yuzhang were so anxious that tears were about to come out.

Zheng Zhengjin comforted her, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, it's just that this matter is of great importance. There's nothing wrong with the baby in your mother-in-law's belly, and there's nothing wrong with your mother-in-law either. It's just that, your mother-in-law is pregnant with four children this time."

Li Leyan opened her mouth wide.

Empress Changsun was so surprised that her jaw dropped.

Li Lizhi and Yu Zhang were both a little confused. They both stared at Zheng Zhengjin blankly.

Li Shimin's head was buzzing, and he asked, "What do you mean?"

Zheng Zhengjin said: "Father-in-law, I mean you are going to have four children soon."

"Four? Do you mean that Guanyin has given me four babies this time?" Li Shimin didn't know what to say. After all, she was pregnant with four. If the babies could be born, it would be fine. But if they had a difficult delivery, Empress Changsun would definitely die.

Empress Changsun gently caressed her belly with her palm, her face showing kindness, and then said: "My dear son-in-law, can you help your mother-in-law protect these four children so that they can be born safely?"

She was the queen, the mother of the country, and the dangers of giving birth to multiple babies could be imagined.

She would rather risk her life than let her four children be born safely.

"How could this happen? How could this happen? Four, how can I give birth when the time comes?" Li Shimin paced back and forth anxiously in the Lizheng Hall.

"My dear husband, I beg you to keep the mother and child safe." Li Leyan also knew that childbirth for women was extremely dangerous. It was undoubtedly a close call with death.

Li Shimin seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and then said: "Boy, I beg you too. You must keep Guanyin and her child safe. If the child cannot be saved, then you must save Guanyin."

"Father-in-law, there is no need to do so. Empress Changsun is my mother-in-law, and I will naturally not let anything happen to her. But from now on, Lizheng Hall will probably forbid other concubines to come and pay their respects. You should know the secretive methods of some women in the harem. The news that Empress Changsun is pregnant with four children needs to be kept secret. This matter is of great importance." Zheng Zhengjin said seriously. In this era, the most that could happen is twins, and the chances of mother and child being safe are already extremely small.

As for the third and fourth babies, in this era, mother and child safety never happened. "I know, I will issue an order to prohibit other concubines from coming to Lizheng Hall. As for paying respects, we will talk about it later. If anyone dares to do so, they will be killed without mercy." Li Shimin looked decisive. This made Empress Changsun feel sweet. She knew that she had married the right man.

"Don't worry, mother-in-law. I will help you. The safe birth of these four children will be a symbol of peace and prosperity in the world." Zheng Zhengjin eased the atmosphere.

Zheng Zhengjin came to Li Leyan, opened her schoolbag, and took out a ginseng from it. He said to Li Leyan, "Leyan, please go to the small kitchen in Lizheng Hall and chop up this ginseng, cook some porridge for my mother-in-law. She seems to be in good health now, but in fact, she has congenital deficiencies. This ginseng can continuously make up for my mother-in-law's congenital deficiencies, and can also supplement the child in her belly."

Li Leyan took the ginseng and said to Zheng Zhengjin with a smile: "Thank you, my husband."

This ginseng was purchased from a Goguryeo merchant when Zheng Zhengjin and Yu Youwei went to Wangjiang Tower together. It was just that he processed it a bit, and the medicinal effect increased by who knows how many times.

Li Leyan went to the small kitchen of Lizheng Hall and cooked the porridge herself.

About half an hour later, Li Leyan finished cooking the ginseng porridge and served it up. The aroma was very strong.

This greatly increased Empress Changsun's appetite.

Originally, Li Chengqian and Fatty Li Tai wanted to come to Lizheng Hall to have dinner together, but they were stopped by Li Shimin, and they obediently returned to their own East Palace and Prince Wei's residence.

Li Leyan wanted to serve porridge to Empress Changsun herself, but Empress Changsun said kindly, "Leyan is very filial, and I can feel it, so let me drink it myself."

Li Leyan had no choice but to give up.

Li Shimin asked curiously: "Le Yan, when did you learn to cook? How come father doesn't know?"

Li Leyan explained with a smile: "When I was in the palace, I couldn't stay idle, so I learned with Xueyan, Youwei, Liwan and others. I didn't expect that it would come in handy today."

"I didn't abuse Le Yan. In the palace, they basically do whatever they want. And there's no mother-in-law to pay respects to or anything like that." Zheng Zhengjin hurriedly explained when he saw Li Shimin's sharp eyes sweeping over him.

"Actually, Le Yan did this just because she wanted to serve her husband better. Father, please don't wrongly accuse my husband." Li Le Yan said nervously.

Li Shimin glared at Li Leyan and said, "I haven't said anything yet, and you're already protecting me..."

Li Leyan was a little amused.

Li Lizhi and Yuzhang looked at Zheng Zhengjin with sparkling eyes, then looked at Li Leyan, then looked at Zheng Zhengjin, and then looked at their father and mother. They were extremely happy.

Empress Changsun gently and gracefully scooped up the porridge from the bowl with a spoon, blew on it, and then put it into her mouth. She then praised: "Le Yan's cooking skills can be considered top-notch. She is even better than the chef in the small kitchen of the Queen Mother's Lizheng Palace."

"Thank you for the praise, mother, but I am not as good as the cook in the small kitchen." Li Leyan said modestly.

Empress Changsun drank the whole bowl of porridge, and her complexion was much better. She said gently: "After drinking this porridge, I feel warm all over and feel very comfortable. Le Yan has found a good son-in-law for my mother."

"Your Majesty, Father, Your Majesty, now that I have come to the palace, I should pay my respects to the Emperor. I will come to Lizheng Hall later." Li Leyan said respectfully.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Go ahead, Changle, Yuzhang, you can follow along."

"Your son will take his leave." After saying this, only Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were left in the Lizheng Hall.

They looked at each other tenderly.
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(End of this chapter)