The next morning, Qin Xiaoxiao was woken up by Jingheng.

She was a bit sleepy to begin with, but now that she is pregnant, she seems more and more sleepy every day. Even when she is woken up, she still stays in bed and refuses to move. It was not until Xingtian Xiqiao came in to help her dress and wash that she finally woke up and walked to

Have breakfast with everyone in the main room.

The Qin family's breakfast has always been simple, either rice porridge with pancakes, or hand-made noodles with clear soup.

Qin Xiaoxiao's breakfast was more sumptuous, consisting of fried eggs and meat buns in broth, and chicken soup and dumplings stewed with bones in rotation. She didn't eat much of each, and she had to eat another meal before lunch, which was a surprise.

They are made in various ways to avoid making her sick if she gets tired of eating them.

Fortunately, she has not had morning sickness in the past few months, everything she eats tastes good, and her complexion is no worse than before pregnancy. The baby in her belly has always been fine and has never had any problems. In short, the Qin family is very worry-free.

After a lively breakfast, Jingheng was about to take Qin Xiaoxiao back to Beijing.

Qin Xiaoxiao was very reluctant to leave and didn't want to get on the sedan chair. Once she left, she probably wouldn't be able to come back until Dabao and Hu Qingqing got married at the end of the year, which would have to be at least two months.

Lin Qiuniang urged: "Come up quickly, your father and I will go to the capital to see you in a while. You should also be wise and don't think about running home all day long. The child is getting older day by day, so you can't be careless!"

Qin Xiaoxiao said resentfully: "Mom, do you dislike me for eating all our old hens, so you can't wait to drive me away?"

Lin Qiuniang laughed and scolded: "You greedy girl, you are not going to eat up all the more than 30 old hens raised at home. Tomorrow, I will buy a batch from someone else and raise them. I don't know if you will be in confinement next year."

How much more harm will be done!"

Qin Xiaoxiao said hurriedly: "No need to buy it. Just have two more broods of chicks next spring. It's not cost-effective to spend a lot of money on old hens."

The chicken soup she has drunk in the past two months has surpassed what she drank in the past ten years. She is really full when she smells the chicken soup. However, everyone thinks that old hens are the most nourishing and taste best; ducks and geese are cold in nature,

It was not suitable for her to eat, so I had to catch old hens every now and then.

I don’t know if it was because they ate up all the old hens that the two big roosters at home lost their wives. They didn’t like Qin Xiaoxiao very much, and would grab her feet and peck her twice from time to time.

If she stayed at Qin's house for two more days, these two big pecking roosters would probably be killed by Qin Shan.

Lin Qiuniang couldn't see what she was thinking, and knew that she couldn't explain it to her, so she directly told Jing Heng: "The child in Xiaoxiao's belly is getting bigger, and he will eat more in the future. You can't cut off old hens. You go back."

I’ll buy some more and keep them.”

Naturally, the Princess Protector's Mansion will not only eat old hens, but Jing Heng responded obediently: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, the house has prepared everything Xiaoxiao can eat, so she won't be wasted."

Lin Qiuniang nodded repeatedly, and did not forget to tell her daughter: "Don't be picky eaters after you go back. If you don't like to eat, the child in your belly will still eat it. Don't let the child become picky eaters."

Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't complain, thinking that the child couldn't even move, so how could he be a picky eater? She didn't dare to argue with her mother, and kept nodding: "I know, I know, brother Li and mother are watching."

The others warned her, and Xueya came to see her off with her nine-month-old belly. As usual, she was told to eat less, so as not to overeat herself when she was full.

Qin Xiaoxiao was also very worried about her and reminded: "Sister Xueya, you are going to give birth at any time, so you'd better spend more money and ask the midwife to come over in advance."

Xue Ya waved her hand: "It has been agreed, and the matchmaker has agreed, but she is the only midwife in this whole country. If someone comes to ask her to deliver the baby, I can't stop him."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew this and touched her belly and said, "This child is well behaved and will come out smoothly. I'm just waiting to drink her full moon wine."

Xue Ya rolled her eyes at her: "Don't go back and forth. Brother An will send you wedding eggs and candies when the time comes. Just wrap a big red envelope for your nephew or niece."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew that the possibility of her coming back to attend her nephew's or niece's full moon party was very slim, so she could only say, "Okay, I will never forget this."

After everything that needed to be explained was done, the Qin family no longer wasted time and urged Qin Xiaoxiao to get on the sedan chair.

Afraid that she would be bored in the house, Dahuang and Mieya also wanted to go back together this time. They knew what they were going to do, so they got on the carriage without resistance.

If they don't want to go, no one will force them.

As soon as Qin Xiaoxiao left, the Qin family seemed to be empty all of a sudden. This made Mr. Qin and others not used to it. They subconsciously called her when they did anything. It took several days before they got used to it.

The sedan is an eight-carrying sedan, which is more than enough for two people. Because it has been modified in advance, it is covered with thick mattresses, so you can lie down and sleep.

Qin Xiaoxiao fainted in the sedan chair, fearing that something might happen to her alone, so Ming Yue also sat in the sedan chair, always paying attention to her condition.

Fortunately, she fainted and had no other discomfort except wanting to sleep. Occasionally, she felt nauseated and passed it by pressing it with Sour Xing'er, so she almost slept all the way to the capital.

Princess Protector had been waiting early. When she heard that people had arrived, she ordered the kitchen to pass the food.

When Qin Xiaoxiao and Jingheng arrived at the dining room, the table was already filled with her favorite dishes, including her favorite spicy fish, spicy meat slices and dry-stirred beef.

These three dishes were extremely flavorful and covered with layers of fiery red peppers. They were not something Qin Xiaoxiao could eat during her pregnancy. She had never tasted this kind of food at the Qin family in the past two months, and she was really greedy.

The Qin family allowed her to eat two pickled spicy leeks if she didn't want to eat.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law didn't dare to put down her chopsticks, Princess Protector smiled slightly, picked up the serving chopsticks and gave her the hot and sour fish: "It's okay to eat it once or twice, just don't eat more."

"Thank you, mother!" Qin Xiaoxiao was so moved that she picked up the spicy and sour fish with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth. The sour and spicy taste exploded in her mouth instantly, whetting her appetite.

Seeing her like this, the mother and son felt sad and distressed. They both added stir-fried beef to her bowl and put a bowl of beef soup in front of her.

Qin Xiaoxiao is not afraid of spicy food, and it is not difficult to eat all three dishes in one go. But she is afraid that the spicy food will harm the baby in her belly, so even if she likes to eat, she restrains herself and takes three bites of each dish.

He stopped taking off his chopsticks.

"When the baby is born, I'll let you eat enough." Jing Heng rubbed her head and gave her another bowl of beef soup.

"It's okay, it's only seven months, I can bear it." Qin Xiaoxiao was already very satisfied, and other dishes were also delicious.

Compared with most pregnant women in the world, she is pretty good at being able to eat what she wants occasionally.

However, there were more than a dozen dishes on the table, none of which were made from chicken. Obviously, he knew that she was afraid of eating chicken, and he didn't want to affect her appetite, so he didn't ask the kitchen to make such dishes.

After the meal, the maids served scented tea.

Qin Xiaoxiao drank a few sips to dilute the boredom after the meal, and chatted with the Princess of Protectorate.

Princess Protector carefully asked her about her feelings in the past two months, and made sure that she had no discomfort, and then warned her: "If you feel bored staying in the mansion, we two will go to Zhuangzi outside the city to live for a while. The children there will

It’s a lot, I think you’ll like it.”

Qin Xiaoxiao said hurriedly: "Now that I have just come back, I don't feel bad. I will definitely tell my mother when I get bored in the future."

Princess Protector nodded and briefly explained the situation in several villages.

These villages are very big, with fields, land, rivers and water, no different from a small village. It was really nice to play for a few days, especially in spring, when there would be bamboo shoots or wild vegetables, etc., and you could eat things that you couldn’t eat in other seasons.

game.

Qin Xiaoxiao listened with great interest and thought it would be nice to stay there for a while in winter or next spring, at least it would be better than being bored in the house all day long.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law talked for a while, and she thought of another thing and asked: "Mom, grandma has sent a lot of things these days. Should I go to the palace tomorrow to thank her?"

Princess Protector smiled and said: "This matter is not urgent. Once you have rested for two days and feel refreshed, I will go with you."

Qin Xiaoxiao knew that he was worried that his body would not be able to bear it, so he accepted the kindness: "Hmm, if the weather is fine the day after tomorrow, I will go to the palace with my mother to pay my respects to my grandmother."

After running around for a day, she chatted with the princess of the country and started to feel sleepy. When Jingheng returned to Anyiyuan, she didn't even bother to take a shower, she climbed into bed in a daze and lay down.

Jingheng had no choice but to ask the maids to come in to clean her and change her clothes inside and outside.

Qin Xiaoxiao slept like a little pig. She snorted twice and followed Ming Yue's servants, without even opening her eyes. When Jingheng finished washing and went to bed, she leaned over and fell asleep very consciously.

It became heavier.

After staying at Qin's house for two months, she had no one to rely on at night, so she always slept with her pillow in her arms.

Jingheng hugged his warm and soft wife without any distracting thoughts, his heart felt at ease, and he also slept deeply.

Qin Xiaoxiao could eat and sleep just like she did in the Qin family, without any discomfort. So on the morning of the third day after returning, she followed Princess Huguo into the palace to pay her respects to Queen Mother Jing.

Princess Huguo sent a letter to the palace in advance. Queen Mother Jing knew that their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were coming, so she specially sent a soft sedan to wait at the gate of the palace.

No one else but Qin Xiaoxiao would receive such treatment.

When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law arrived at Yongning Palace, not only Queen Mother Jing was waiting, but also the two imperial doctors Liu Liao.

Just as Qin Xiaoxiao was about to greet her with blessings, Empress Dowager Jing waved her hand and said, "You don't need to be polite because you are pregnant. Come quickly and let the Ai family have a good look!"

Princess Protector joked: "Mother and queen are really partial. In the past, my sons and ministers came to greet you, but you have never been exempt from the courtesy of your sons and ministers."

Queen Mother Jing laughed loudly, pointed at her and said to Qin Xiaoxiao: "Look at your mother, she is going to be a grandmother, and she is still jealous of your daughter-in-law. You can't imitate her!"

Qin Xiaoxiao said playfully: "Grandma, my mother has become a great-grandmother and the apple of your eye. She will always be a child who has not grown up in front of you."

These words made Princess Protector amused, and she said proudly: "Mother, Xiaoxiao is my son-in-law's daughter-in-law. Naturally, I am the most considerate to my son. You can't provoke her."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sang together, making Empress Dowager Jing smile.

She looked at Qin Xiaoxiao for a while, then asked some questions, and made sure that she and the baby in her belly were fine. She felt a lot more at ease, but she still patted Qin Xiaoxiao on the back of her hand and said, "This is your first time."

If you are pregnant for the first time, let the imperial doctor take a closer look at you."

The imperial doctor had called over, and Qin Xiaoxiao naturally would not refuse her kindness: "Thank you, grandma."

Then Dr. Liu took the lead and took her pulse. After a while, he took back his hand. He didn't say anything, but stepped aside to let Dr. Liao check her pulse.

Qin Xiaoxiao and the others didn't think much about it, thinking that they would give the results after diagnosing the pulse, so as not to miss anything.

When Imperial Physician Liao took back his hand, he and Imperial Physician Liu looked at each other, and confirmed that they had diagnosed the same pulse condition and results. He took a step forward and said, "Ms. Qi, Madam is fine, but judging from Madam's pulse condition, the fetus is not healthy."

Maybe twins."

As soon as these words came out, the hall fell silent, and everyone was stunned.

Princess Protector reacted the fastest. She immediately looked at her daughter-in-law's belly, excitement appearing on her usually indifferent face: "This, is this true?"

Doctor Liao said respectfully: "Your Highness, please ask Rong Chen and others to check Madam's pulse again in half a month to confirm whether they are twins."

Qin Xiaoxiao was just three months pregnant, and the diagnosis based on the pulse alone was not necessarily accurate, and there was a possibility of misdiagnosis. Therefore, he and Dr. Liu did not dare to tell the truth, nor did they dare to hide the matter, lest it be diagnosed by others.
To be continued...