IACF [QT] Chapter 78.2

If she were younger, she might have taken action.

The reason she didn’t do so was because His Majesty came to her palace again, but only to see the little prince and princess but not to stay overnight.

Only then did Concubine Li suddenly realize that His Majesty might not have had deep feelings for her and that she now had to take care of her children and could no longer do whatever she wanted as before.

But she had been proud for so many years, and now she had fallen to the point where she could only rely on her children like those old and ugly concubines to make His Majesty look at her more.

How could she be willing?

Concubine Li had a cold expression on her face, but her eyes seemed to be piercing out needles and stabbing straight at Princess Rui who was in the spotlight. Her gaze fixed on that stunning face.

She had always believed that in this world, when it came to beauty, if she considered herself second, no one could claim to be first, until that day when she met Princess Rui in the Empress’s Palace.

How much embarrassment she had from the first meeting was because the other party had robbed her niece of her marriage and caused her child to lose the powerful help of King Rui, and how much was it because of that face that even she had to admire?

Perhaps even Concubine Li herself didn’t know.

Looking at Princess Rui at this moment, she had only one dark thought in her heart. His Majesty protected King Rui so much. Was it really because of the brotherhood between him and the late King Rui, or was it because he also yearned for Emperor Xuanzong?

Su Yi had no idea how someone was secretly plotting against her. She just ate and enjoyed the singing and dancing, occasionally turning her head to say a few words to King Rui.

As she was watching, a hand suddenly stretched out from her waist, supported her lower back, and gently rubbed it. King Rui leaned close to her ear and asked, “Are you tired?”

This person knew nothing about women’s pregnancy before.

When Su Yi was pregnant for one or two months, she pretended to vomit for a while. The maids were very calm. They rubbed her back and handed her tea.

Only King Rui was scared. His bronze skin looked a little pale. He immediately picked up the princess and put her on the bed. Then, he ran out to bring two imperial physicians from the palace.

He really carried them, one in each hand.

Fortunately, the imperial physicians were knowledgeable and had seen a lot of things, so they were not scared.

Even though he later knew that morning sickness was common and most pregnant women had to experience it, every time Su Yi vomited, King Rui would bring the imperial physicians over and insist that they come up with a prescription to prevent morning sickness.

Later, Su Yi thought that even if she didn’t care about King Rui’s increasingly delicate nerves, she should have some pity for the old bodies of the two imperial physicians and whether they could withstand such torment.

So, her morning sickness was ‘cured without medicine’, and the subsequent symptoms such as cramps and edema did not appear at all.

Therefore, the imperial physicians repeatedly said that her pregnancy was very good and very safe.

However, a few days ago, Qing Lian came to talk to her. She was seven months pregnant and had difficulty walking. King Rui accidentally saw her holding her lower back with her hands. She looked uncomfortable whether she stood up or sat down.

In the past few days, in addition to touching Su Yi’s belly, he often used his hands to support her lower back, as if his princess would be too tired to sit still if he didn’t do so.

“It’s okay, I don’t feel tired. Take care of yourself and don’t get so close.” Su Yi secretly pushed him.

Although she no longer cares about his excessive clinginess and doesn’t feel embarrassed about it, after all, with so many old people with old-fashioned ideas watching her, she thinks it would be better for them to give others less stimulation.

It was a pity that King Rui listened to her most of the time, but at times like this, he pretended to be deaf and just rubbed her waist.

Because the movement was a bit large, Su Yi noticed that Princess An next to her was looking at him.

Ever since she met Sun Shuli at King An’s Mansion last time, Princess An rarely invited her to her palace to avoid suspicion.

However, when they met in the palace, she would still come over and talk to her gently, as if her cousin’s husband had not been transferred to a remote place by the Emperor because of King Rui.

At this moment, a hint of surprise appeared on Princess An’s usually calm face.

Her gaze stayed on King Rui’s hand that was rubbing the princess’ waist. It was not until her eyes met Su Yi’s that she smiled subconsciously.

Then she turned her head away as if she had come to her senses, looking a little embarrassed and uncomfortable, as if she had accidentally discovered something private.

Su Yi had expected this to happen.

In order to avoid being seen by more people, she pushed King Rui again, and her tone was a little heavier than before, “Sit back on your side.”

King Rui took a look at her expression and then stepped back, but before he did so, he stroked her abdomen with his big hand.

Actually, Su Yi was a little slow in stopping it. Even if other people couldn’t see it due to the angle, the people at the top could see it clearly.

The Empress Dowager was distracted by the opera and was not paying attention to this side.

The Empress saw it, but except for a deeper smile on her lips, her expression did not change. She just glanced and then looked away.

The Emperor accidentally watched the whole process, including his nephew who leaned over to rub the princess’ waist and refused to leave even after being pushed away by the princess.

He thought that the other party could be very tough, but when Princess Rui pushed him a second time, his nephew observed the princess’s expression and then became scared. He withdrew his hand obediently and touched the princess’s belly reluctantly during the process.

So shameful.

The Emperor drank a sip of wine and couldn’t help reflecting.

His nephew grew up by his side. Which step was wrong? How could he raise such a little bastard?

 

 

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