After eating a meal of dumplings, for some reason, Xu Roujia's morning sickness symptoms began to decrease.

When Doctor Zhao took Ping'an's pulse for her in September, Xu Roujia rarely vomited again and had a little flesh on her cheeks.

She ate well, slept well, and had a little guy growing up slowly in her belly. Xu Roujia lived a very satisfied life every day. When Zhou Qi was not in the palace, she watched the three dogs play and play from afar, or went to the palace to accompany the queen mother, Lu sat down, and then teased her brother-in-law, Wang Geer. After Zhou Qi finished his errand and returned to the palace, Xu Roujia became a little princess who was spoiled as a treasure by her husband.

If you have too much grinding, it will inevitably cause ignition.

Zhou Qi was worried about it, and was worried that she would hurt the child, but she was very restrained. On the contrary, Xu Roujia, who was not sure if it was because of her pregnancy, actually missed him very much.

It was late at night and Xu Roujia didn't want to sleep. She pulled Zhou Qi's sleeves and grabbed his slender fingers.

Even if Zhou Qi is a piece of wood, he can't stand her like this.

He sighed deeply.

When Xu Roujia heard this, she immediately lay down obediently, pretending that she would not harass him again.

Zhou Qi turned sideways and said helplessly: "This is only once, if you do this again in the future, I will go to the front yard to sleep."

Xu Roujia's face was said to be hot by him.

Look at what he said, it seems like she is so hungry and thirsty. Why doesn’t he think about who is usually unwilling to sleep in the middle of the night and insisting on pestering her?

He was so angry that when Zhou Qi reached over, Xu Roujia patted him away, covered the quilt and snorted: "I'm going to sleep, don't move around."

Zhou Qi:...

He called him the prince when he was angry. The problem was that she was obviously not honest, but now she was going to blame him.

But Zhou Qi was not so stupid that he thought Xu Roujia was really sleepy.

"Don't worry, I won't move around." Zhou Qi said in a pun.

Xu Roujia covered her ears.

Two quarters of an hour later, Xu Roujia fell asleep with satisfaction.

Zhou Qi, who was stuck halfway through, could only go to the clean room in a complicated mood.

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It was the end of the year in a blink of an eye, and Xu Roujia was over six months pregnant.

But her man was not very fat, only her lower abdomen was bulging. However, because her winter clothes were loose and bloated, she couldn't tell that she was a two-body person without careful attention.

At first, Xu Roujia was a little worried about whether the child would not grow, but her grandmother and the imperial physician both smiled and said that the woman's pregnancy was different. One day, she became fatter one day, some of whom were not fat in the first three months and suddenly became fatter in the second three months, and some of whom were always very thin and had their stomachs slowly bulging in the last three months.

Xu Roujia probably belongs to this third type.

What reassuring Xu Roujia most was that the little guy was very lively in his stomach, especially within two quarters of an hour before and after three meals a day, the little guy would move mischievously, as if he knew he was hungry and full.

Immersed in the attention and expectation of the little guy, Xu Roujia was temporarily unconscious of the situation outside the Zhuang Palace. Because she wanted to take care of her baby, she rarely went out, and no other noble ladies chatted in her ears.

On New Year's Eve, she was watching Zhou Qi write couplets in the afternoon. Agui suddenly came over and invited Zhou Qi to the front yard.

There are many banquets at the end of the year, and Zhou Qi always comes in and out, and Xu Roujia doesn't think much about it.

Soon, Zhou Qi came back and wrote her last couplet with her. Zhou Qi gently suggested that the couple go to the garden to stroll.

Xu Roujia was too lazy to move: "It's so cold outside, what's the point of walking around?"

Zhou Qi said enthusiastically: "Those wintersweets bloom very well."

Xu Roujia met with him so much that he wanted to go.

Zhou Qi held her shoulders, and the couple walked very slowly.

As soon as the two left, Agui brought Doctor Zhao over and took the pulse of all the maids serving in the backyard one by one. He confirmed that everyone was healthy and didn't even have a small cough. Agui and Doctor Zhao left quickly. Before leaving, Agui Yan ordered everyone not to mention this matter again. If any rumors spread to the princess' ears, it would be a pity.

Yu Ping and Yu Huan knew that something might happen to the royal palace or the capital, so they immediately took the lead in taking the order.

When Zhou Qi and Xu Roujia returned, the people in the backyard did their own things, as if nothing had happened.

Xu Roujia slept well that night. Before going to bed, she reminded Zhou Qi: "I remember to wake me up tomorrow morning."

On the first and early morning of the Lunar New Year, they had to go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings.

Zhou Qi nodded.

But the next day, Xu Roujia was shocked to find that it was dawn when she woke up!

She looked at the person sitting next to her in a regular dress in disbelief: "Cousin..."

Zhou Qi smiled at her: "Looking at how sound you are sleeping, I can't bear to call you, my father and grandmother also told you to take care of your baby, and my mother sent me back early."

Xu Roujia almost believed him!

It is such a big deal to wish the Empress Dowager and the Empress, not to mention that she is only six months pregnant, even if she is nine months old, she should have entered the palace.

Realizing Zhou Qi's abnormality, Xu Roujia finally remembered that the eldest son of King Huai, Xuan Ge'er, died during the Chinese New Year. To be precise, on New Year's Eve, the incident of Brother Xuan was infected with malaria was revealed. My uncle and grandmother sent all the imperial physicians to Prince Huai's Mansion. However, Brother Xuan was too young and malaria broke out too quickly. It was still dark on the second day of the first lunar month, and the news of his death reached various palaces.

Brother Xuan was the eldest grandson of his uncle. In his previous life, his uncle missed his grandson and exempted all royal relatives from greetings.

Zhou Qi was hiding her, probably because she was worried that she would be frightened?

"No, something must have happened in the palace. Cousin, are you hiding something from me?" Xu Roujia asked anxiously.

If she wants to give her prescription to treat Brother Xuan, she must first know about Brother Xuan'er's illness, and then spend some time pretending to study the prescription, so that Zhou Qi will not be too suspicious.

Zhou Qi naturally refused to admit it.

Xu Roujia deliberately suspected whether something happened to the Queen Mother or Lu, and showed that Zhou Qi was restless without telling the truth.

Zhou Qi was panicked. She was so random that she was more likely to startle the fetal aura than knowing that Brother Xuan was seriously ill.

He had no choice but to tell the truth and explained: "Malaria will be transmitted, and I'm afraid you will worry about yourself."

If the adults are sick, she may not be able to fight with her plants, but Brother Xuan is too young and his wife is a mother for the first time, I am afraid that any child will be in trouble.

Xu Roujia was in a daze, and it happened indeed.

"What do you say about the imperial physician?" Xu Roujia said with concern.

Zhou Qi pretended to be relaxed and said: "The imperial physicians are all trying their best to treat them, so you don't have to worry."

Xu Roujia sighed, "The disease comes like a mountain. Brother Xuan is so young. He may not be able to bear the prescriptions that adults can use." After that, Xu Roujia stood up and said, "Cousin, I have some research on malaria. I will go to the study to take a look. Maybe I can help."

Zhou Qi tried to stop him, but Xu Roujia was determined: "Cousin, if I just sat in the house and waited for news, I would feel even more uncomfortable."

Only then did Zhou Qi accompany her to the study room.

The entire Imperial Hospital was unable to develop the prescription within two or three days. Xu Roujia did not dare to write the prescription at once. Sitting at the desk, Xu Roujia looked through the classics about malaria diagnosis and treatment that had been prepared, while writing the names of the relevant herbs on paper. Then every half an hour, Zhou Qi would ask her to rest.

Xu Roujia is really worried about Brother Xuan. After all, although this prescription can definitely cure malaria in children, if the medicine is too late, can it be cured?

After suffocating until dusk, Xu Roujia could no longer hold on.

As if it was a blessing in mind, Xu Roujia suddenly pushed away a bunch of messy prescriptions on the table, re-written a copy, and then solemnly handed it to Zhou Qi: "Cousin, I am not good at medical skills, but I believe this prescription is 50% sure that it can cure Brother Xuan. You should send it to Prince Huai's Mansion in person. If the imperial physicians have not developed the prescription, you must convince King Huai to decoct medicine for Brother Xuan according to my prescription!"

Zhou Qi used his eyes to scan the prescription, and the handwriting was a bit sloppy, which shows how fast Xu Roujia wrote just now.

The wife felt sorry for Brother Xuan. Zhou Qi could understand, but the risk was too great. Brother Xuan took the medicine and his condition improved. The couple should be able to get the gratitude of King Huai and his father's praise, but these gratitudes and praises were just icing on the cake for him and his wife, and it didn't matter if they didn't.

However, once the wife's prescription is useless or worsens Xuan Ge'er's condition, the wife of Huai will suspect that they are plotting against Xuan Ge'er and thus suffer from hatred for killing her son, and the father will also be suspicious.

Zhou Qi shook his head at Xu Roujia and whispered to analyze the pros and cons.

Xu Roujia has analyzed it countless times!

She had hesitated, but when Brother Xuan was in danger, she thought of Brother Xuan'er's white and fat arms and legs, her big black and white eyes, and her cute appearance of smiling when she saw people, Xu Roujia left all her concerns behind her.

"Cousin, just think I beg you." Tears were pouring on my eyes, and Xu Roujia looked at Zhou Qi pleaded, "Just this time, I will do my best this time, and I will listen to my cousin in everything in the future."

Zhou Qi frowned, and before she could speak, she saw her tears rolling down, and more and more.

He couldn't bear to see her cry.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Zhou Qi said firmly and slowly wiped away Xu Roujia's tears.

Xu Roujia leaned into his arms, with only Brother Xuan'er's little face in his mind.

After Zhou Qi left, Xu Roujia took out a string of Buddhist beads she bought at Huayan Temple and twisted them silently.

She believed that God had let her be reborn not just to let her live a good life on her own. Some people deserve to be retribution for their evil deeds, but Brother Xuan, he is still so young, he has never seen the prosperity and diversity outside the palace.

I hope her prescription is still in time.

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Zhou Qi only brought Lu Ding, a personal guard, to Prince Huai's Mansion.

The New Year, which should have been celebrated, was shrouded in Prince Huai's mansion.

Princess Huai's eyes were swollen from crying, and her eyes were full of her young son who was tortured by malaria. Not to mention that Zhou Qi was coming, even if Emperor Yongjia was coming, Princess Huai would not take a look at it again.

King Huai was a little bit rational, and guessed that Zhou Qi would not come to the front yard for no reason at this time, so he hurried to the front yard.

Although they are all brothers, Zhou Qi has always been cold and King Huai has no brotherhood with this half-brother fourth brother.

When the two met, it was more like court officials meeting each other, and they were polite and alienated.

"Is there anything wrong with the fourth brother?" King Huai said straight to the point, his eyebrows and eyes were full of depression.

Zhou Qi had no concern on his face, and asked calmly: "How is Brother Xuan'er's illness?"
To be continued...