Zhu Zhongjun and Gu Jinzhi were both young, how could they understand worldly affairs?

  It was not Zhu Zhongjun's own idea that he could say those words "born of love, hence worry" to Gu Jin.

  The Princess of Nanchang thought of Gu Jia's third master being a scholar.

  It was he who heard Gu Jin's return and spoke about the queen's illness, and then sighed with emotion.

  The princess then knew she had lost face and went to the Gu's house, feeling extremely embarrassed.

  She was also afraid that Gu Jin would tell the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was suspicious of her, wondering if she had been pretending to be virtuous and deceiving her all along. If her virtue was fake, then what about her filial piety?

  Is it from then on that the empress thought of herself as a hypocrite?

  The Queen of Nanchang is anxious and uneasy.

  She also thought of the many concubines of Wang Ye, and her own infatuation, which would not be taken seriously by Wang Ye, who might even secretly think she was ridiculous and pitiful. Suddenly, she felt both proud and humble, as well as embarrassed.

  She would rather hide it in her heart than be laughed at by others.

  For a time, the queen's voice was well, but she couldn't sleep or eat, and was anxious.

  At night, Wang from Nanchang arrived. She also made an excuse to worship the Buddha and went straight to the western wing room. She knelt down until midnight, her heart no longer as calm as it used to be.

  King of Nanchang saw her like this, and his heart was very annoyed.

  He has been married to the princess for more than six years, and King Nanchang also wanted to know what kind of person she was at first. But she never spoke much, didn't say anything when asked, only knew how to worship Buddha!

  Now I've been stained with illness, had my thoughts exposed by others, and awkwardly hid again.

  The crown prince is already five years old. As the mother of a five-year-old child, the queen is even more childish than a little girl in emotional matters.

  After washing up in Nanchang, he lay on his bed for half a day. The princess was still worshipping the Buddha.

  He lost his patience.

  He said to Mo Lan, the king's concubine's personal maid: "Let the king's concubine rest early. I'll go..."

  He wants to go to Lu Pianfei's place.

  It's probably because the princess is jealous of him staying with Gong Pianfei, so she fell ill. After some thought, he changed his words and said, "I'll go rest in the outer study..."

  Ink orchid is slightly surprised.

  Outside, it's freezing and windy, the cold wind can scatter a person's bones.

  Master Wang is fine, why go to another hospital?

  "Your Highness, did we disturb you? It's so cold outside, why must you get up and change clothes, going to such trouble?"

  Wang of Nanchang was too lazy to bother, got up and let the maid serve him to put on his clothes, then went to the outer courtyard.

  Mo Lan was taken aback.

  She went to the Western Wing and told the Queen what Wang Ye had said.

  The princess let out a deep breath.

  She felt a sense of relief wash over her.

  For several days in a row, Wang didn't even bother going into the inner courtyard, afraid that the princess would see his embarrassment.

  The princess gave birth to a child. The child grew up day by day.

  She didn't go back to see Dr. Gu Jinzhi again either. She was also afraid of seeing Dr. Gu Jinzhi.

  She wondered if Gu Jinzhi would tell the Empress Dowager about her illness?

  If the empress dowager finds out, there will definitely be someone from the palace coming to ask questions.

  After waiting for two days, there was no news from the palace. The queen only then realized that Gu Jin had not spoken out.

  She let out another sigh.

  Nothing she worried about happened.

  The days slowly returned to calmness, and the barrier in her heart also passed. When she saw Wang Ye, she still felt uneasy all over.

  Sometimes she wonders if Wang Ye is secretly laughing at her, looking down on her, thinking that she has lost the dignity of a princess?

  Nanchang Wang was thoroughly infuriated by her!

  He wanted to scold her a few words, the words reached the tip of his tongue, but he remembered that she had fallen ill for him, and his heart was slightly moved, yet he couldn't bear to do so.

  She didn't scold her, but she was so eccentric that Wang Nan Chang didn't know what to do.

  Fortunately, there are still children at home, and also the lovely and innocent young master.

  There were also several concubines and palace maids.

  Everyone made a big fuss, and the queen's mood shifted, and she was no longer so nitpicky.

  Slowly but surely, life returned to normal.

  The days of Wang Nan Chang in the queen's place are getting more and more.

  Living in Beijing was uneventful for him, and he didn't dare to make any reckless moves, so he spent his days idly riding horses, shooting arrows, drinking wine, and reading books.

  The queen's anxiety gradually disappeared.

  Compared with others, King Nanchang trusted Queen Wang's true feelings more.

  Firstly, she is already the proper queen, having given birth to the eldest son and been granted the title of Crown Prince. She has no demands on King Nanchang, and her feelings are purer compared to other concubines; secondly, she proved her sincerity with her illness, which is something that other concubines cannot do.

  Wang from Nanchang thought that even if others seemed as gentle as water, they were just pretending.

  Wife and children are also sincere.

  Born in the imperial family, he felt that sincerity was the most precious thing in this world.

  He put aside his prejudices against the princess and began to interact with her sincerely, gradually learning to compromise himself and accommodate her quirks and occasional pretentiousness.

  After a long time, I think she is also a very good person, no worse than anyone else.

  The princess's appearance can't be described as delicate, but she has a very neat and white teeth. Every time she smiles, her eyes curve into a line, which is very charming.

  King of Nanchang was more and more satisfied.

  ——*——*——

  Before I knew it, it was already early February.

  Gu Jin continued to enter the palace and gave a pulse diagnosis for Empress De.

  She is slightly thin and has a slight deficiency of yang energy.

  Gu Jinzhi has always said that daily food and drink should pay attention to nutrition.

  She has been pregnant for more than three months, but her belly is still not showing.

  How did you lose so much weight?

  "Is it very serious?" Gu Jinzhi asked De Fei.

  The virtuous consort did not speak.

  Cheng's aunt stood aside, her expression very cold and indifferent, unlike the warmth and kindness she had shown when she first arrived. It was clear that Cheng's aunt and De Fei were not on good terms.

  "How come you've lost so much weight?" asked Gu Jinzhi, "You seem to be lacking in energy and blood, which isn't good for the child in your belly. Wherever it hurts, just tell me..."

  The Empress Dowager's face turned solemn.

  After a while, she said: "I can't eat the things made in the palace. At home, there is a mother in the kitchen who can make spicy dishes, which are just to my taste..."

  "If you want to eat spicy food, just ask the chef from Huguang in the palace to make it." said Gu Jinzhi.

  De Fei pursed her lips and remained silent.

  The elder sister-in-law also didn't say anything.

  He recalled the ancient saying "sour son and spicy daughter".

  Is it because she's afraid of giving birth to a princess and being ridiculed by other concubines, or is it because she's afraid of disappointing the empress dowager and the emperor?

  The empress dowager may be disappointed, but the emperor absolutely will not.

  Gu Zhen suspected that the Emperor was worried that De Fei would give birth to a crown prince, and in the future, the Gu family's external relatives would become more and more powerful, making it difficult to deal with. With the support of the crown prince, it would be harder to get rid of Gu Quanwu later on.

  The Empress Dowager gave birth to a daughter, and the Emperor had less worry. He might have been delighted in his heart, and loved the Empress Dowager and the little princess even more...

  "Your Highness. You have been eating improperly, the fetus may be unstable." Gu Jin said seriously, "You are weak, the child is even weaker, think of the consequences!"

  De Fei turned away, ignoring Guan Zhi, and didn't respond.

  She seems to think that Gu Jinzhou is being alarmist.

  Cheng's aunt saw Gu Jing still wanted to persuade her, so she gave him a signal with her eyes.

  "Why don't you just give me some more prescriptions to nourish the blood and qi? Isn't that enough?" Empress De said impatiently. "I have my own calculations in mind. Would I harm the young emperor?"

  She strained herself to give birth to a son.

  Gu Jinzhi saw that she couldn't get through to her. Sheng Auntie again made a strong gesture with her eyes and said: "Since it's like this, Your Ladyship should rest first, I'll go prescribe some medicine for you..."

  She came out of the inner chamber.

  The elder sister also followed out.

  "I don't know how many times I've advised her. The princess is so stubborn." Sheng GuGu was a bit angry, "I and Lao TaiTai have told her time and again, but she won't listen to us at all. She can't eat anything sour or spicy, but she insists on saying that the dishes are too bland and need more chili peppers. And I'm not even allowed to tell the empress about it! The food is tasteless, no matter how much she eats, she just vomits it out, it's simply impossible to reason with her!"

  Gu Jin's eyebrows also furrowed.

  She didn't expect Liu Jie to be so stubborn.

  I vaguely remember my mother saying that Er Fang's older sister, Liu Jie, was also very strong, and even stronger.

  She is different from her five sisters.

  The fifth sister is strong-willed and stubborn outside; The sixth sister is strong-minded and difficult to listen to others' advice.

  She wouldn't understand it even if you told her about the situation outside, and she wouldn't listen anyway.

  "Why don't you secretly get some?" said Gu Jinzhao.

  "She doesn't want to," said Sheng Aunt, "She's afraid it's not clean. The servant girl said she'd go get it herself, and promised it would be fine. She still said no. If something with unknown origins is eaten and causes problems for the child in the future, it will all be on her shoulders alone. She's afraid of taking responsibility. She also said that taking medicine would make things better, and slowly but surely everything would calm down..."

  Even Lian Cheng's aunt wouldn't believe it.

  No wonder Auntie's expression turned cold.

  Since you don't believe her, why bother taking good care of her? It's all in vain.

  Cheng GuGu has been by the Empress Dowager's side for many years, and all the imperial consorts in the palace have to give her some face. Even when she meets Tan GuiFei, it is still with a distant politeness, as she rarely receives such cold treatment from De Fei.

  She felt very uncomfortable in her heart.

  Gu Jinzhi was entrusted with taking care of De Fei, whose pregnancy had complications, and Gu Jinzhi would also have an inescapable responsibility in the future.

  However, even if Gu Jinzhi goes to tell the Empress Dowager now that De Fei is craving spicy food and has gone mad, and the Empress Dowager sends over some spicy dishes, De Fei will still decline them, and may even hold a grudge against Gu Jinzhi. She has been bewitched, convinced that eating spicy food will definitely result in giving birth to a daughter.

  Gu Jin thought back to her past life as Huai Rong Nan, and she didn't have any special requirements for sour or spicy food.

  After some thought, Gu Jing said: "Don't worry, Auntie. I'll first give her some nourishing prescriptions to replenish her blood. Her matter is on me."

  The elder sister nodded and sighed helplessly.

  Gu Jinzhi gave a prescription to De Fei, and De Fei's stomach growled with hunger again.

  The chef prepared a meal and there was a dish of sweet and sour pork ribs, she ate several pieces.

  Back in the inner chamber, Wa vomited again.

  Cheng's aunt and others were busy serving her.

  Gu Jinzhi couldn't help with anything and had to get up and go to Empress Dowager's side, saying that De Fei was a bit weak in her qi and blood.

  The empress dowager hastily asked: "How did you suddenly become weak again?"

  "It's terrible." Gu Jin said, "Just now I ate something and threw up again."

  The empress dowager smiled.

  Severe morning sickness is not considered an illness and may even result in a smarter baby.

  Gu Jinzhi left the palace and did not return home, but went directly to the old mansion at San Yuan Slope.

  She told Madame about De Fei's affair.

  "...I've just arrived in the capital, and I'm not familiar with Her Highness, nor do I have much experience. I don't know how to advise her either. Auntie has seen more and knows better than me. Please, Auntie, think of a way to persuade Her Highness. If she continues like this, I fear..." said Gu Jinzhi.

  The lady's face changed color several times, and for a moment she was so angry that she couldn't speak.

  "I'll go into the palace tomorrow to take a look at her..." The madam fell silent for a moment, then said to Gu Jinzhi, "Don't worry!"

  Gu Jing returned home after this.

  A Record of Events in the Spring Boudoir