"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 207

 Ji Ling Xue stiffened, like she had been struck by lightening, she couldn't collect her thoughts until Xiao Yi Chen waved his hand in front of her face, "What's wrong, were you shocked by the good news, are you too happy to speak?"

Xiao Yi Chen's eyes curved, it was the first time he had seen Ji Ling Xue stunned expression, reaching he pinched her cheek, wanting her to snap out of it.

Her skin was exquisite, the feel was great!

Xiao Yi Chen couldn't help pinch her again, Ji Ling Xue blinked, "What did you just say?"

"Congratulations, you're a mother!" Xiao Yi Chen smiled cheerfully, throwing his earlier displeasure to the back of his mind.

Ji Ling Xue swallowed back saliva, staring at Xiao Yi Chen's smiling eyes she asked: "Really, you're not joking?"

Xiao Yi Chen: "Do you think we're joking?"

Ji Ling Xue shook her head, lowering her head to look at her flat stomach, there was actually a small life in there right now, she ought to be happy, but too much had happened lately, this life arrived with all that was happening.

Xiao Yi Chen was waiting for Ji Ling Xue's happy reaction, in the end Ji Ling Xue fell into her own thoughts, her expression didn't look great, did she not like their child?

Ji Ling Xue said: "It's really unexpected..."

Xiao Yi Chen's lips twitched, "Do you not like the arrival of this child?"

Ji Ling Xue looked up at Xiao Yi Chen in shock, Xiao Yi Chen had eaten gunpowder, why was his tone so weird? What does he mean by her not liking the child's arrival? Just a lot had happened recently, she wasn't ready to welcome a baby when a baby arrived.

Ji Ling Xue's finger stroked her own stomach, "Even though it was unexpected, but hearing this good news, I'm very happy..."

Suddenly she remembered fainting for no reason yesterday, she asked, "Is there something wrong with the child?"

Xiao  Yi Chen shook his head: "The child is only around two months old, but someone doesn't want you to give birth to the child, medicine was placed in the porcelain doll."

Ji Ling Xue was stunned, "It was Yi Yun?"

Xiao Yi Chen nodded, Yi Yun admitted she was jealous of Ji Ling Xue, but didn't admit she had put the medicine on the porcelain dolls.

Xiao Yi Chen held Ji Ling Xue's hand: "Don't worry, this won't happen again."

Yi Yun had already been sent out of the palace under his orders, she was given an official residence, she would not be able to cause havoc again.

Ji Ling Xue nodded, smiling, "I believe you."

Xiao Yi Chen held Ji Ling Xue's hand, the two ignored everyone else, silently smiling, even though they didn't know what storm was waiting for them, but they had this current comfort, they won't think about the unknown future.

"Mistress!" Mo Xiang and a group of maids finally caught up to Ji Ling Xue and Xiao Yi Chen, Mo Xiang had her hands on her thighs panting, "Finally we've caught up, you're currently pregnant with a prince, you can't move so much." If something happened to the prince in her, the group of them would be responsible.

Ji Ling Xue walked to Mo Xiang patting her shoulder: "It's fine, I know, I didn't know I was pregnant before, that's why I was like that." She'll take it easy when she went out and about.

Xiao Yi Chen said to Mo Xiang: "Take the empress back to the palace."

He had abandoned the group of old officials in the study to hurry here, he ought to return now and take care of things.

"This servant will obey!" Mo Xiang accepted the order ignoring her limp and painful legs she turned around shouting, "Someone come, bring the empress's phoenix sedan over!"

A group of servants escorted Ji Ling Xue in a flurry back to Chenhua palace, inside the palace was someone wearing a dark red palace outfit, the solemn looking nanny stood at the door greeting Ji Ling Xue.

Mo Xiang said: "This is the emperor's nanny, the empress is pregnant so the emperor especially invited her to serve mistress."

"This old servant greets the empress." The nanny paid her respects.

"No need for formalities nanny get up quickly." Ji Ling Xue hurried to help the nanny up asking: "What should I call you?"

The nanny was terrified: "This old servant's surname is Rong."

Ji Ling Xue nodded, "Nanny Rong, you're an elder of this palace, please look after and guide me."

Nanny Rong shook her head: "No need to be modest, what guidance or not, this old servant is only a bit old in age, experienced a lot, know the palace etiquettes a little more than empress, if empress needs anything from this old servant just ask."

Ji Ling Xue nodded, telling Mo Xiang to arrange for somewhere for nanny Rong to stay, she went to the reception pavilion for breakfast, knowing Ru Ge was fine and there was a new life in her stomach, Ji Ling Xue's mood was very good, she even ate three bowls of rice.

Rubbing her little swollen stomach, Ji Ling Xue belched in satisfaction, Mo Xiang walked to Ji Ling Xue with nanny Rong, nanny Rong held a pile of scrolls in her hands.

Ji Ling Xue pointed at that thick pile asking: "Nanny, that is..."

Nanny Rong smiled very kindly, "These are scrolls about looking after the foetus, and some other light readings, when empress is bored just read through these, work on your cultivation."

Three black lines fell over Ji Ling Xue's forehead, ten months pregnancy, her happy life was coming to an end...

What nanny Rong said after, Ji Ling Xue didn't listen, her thoughts were adrift, she gave a yawn in boredom.

At dinner, Ji Ling Xue was carefully supported to the reception pavilion by Mo Xiang, Ji Ling Xue quietly said: "Mo Xiang, I can walk by myself."

Mo Xiang: "Nanny Rong said, mistress your body is weak, this servant should look after you carefully, otherwise, if nanny Rong saw she would say this servant hasn't done her best."

Ji Ling Xue looked over at the dining table, all of the dishes were meat and vegetable, chicken meat, duck meat, pork, lamb, it was almost a meat feast, nanny Rong appeared at the right time, explaining: "Your majesty, you're in your first trimester, you need to eat more and gain more fat, a strong body won't suffer when giving birth, this old servant is experienced, you need to take supplements for everything, chicken, duck, fish, all have their benefits, only when you give birth will the child be clever and healthy."

Ji Ling Xue tugged on herself, pinching her belly, will she become a fatty, unable to distinguish what is the baby growing and what is her fat.

Ji Ling Xue said: "Nanny, I don't have much appetite looking at the meat, can you bring in some vegetables."

Nanny Rong smiled: "This old servant personally made these, it's light on the stomach, it won't be too greasy, give it a taste and you'll know."

Ji Ling Xue picked up her chopsticks giving them a try, the meat held a grassy fragrance, it was indeed not greasy.

Ji Ling Xue turned to look at nanny Rong smiling: "I really didn't expect nanny Rong to be such a good cook, it's such a shame you're not a chef."

Nanny Rong smiled: "Thank you empress for your praise, it's this servant's greatest honour to have you like it."

"The emperor has arrived!" 

The sound of an eunuch came from outside, Ji Ling Xue turned to look, Xiao Yi Chen came inside with a smile, everyone knelt in the room, Ji Ling Xue who hated all these dillydally etiquettes remained standing, Xiao Yi Chen had already walked to her, looking at the dishes on the table: "Nanny Rong personally cooked."

Ji Ling Xue nodded, "Did the emperor come having smelled the food?"

Xiao Yi Chen laughed, sitting next to Ji Ling Xue, "You're taste is particular now, we were concerned you wouldn't be able to eat so came to check, I didn't think I would be so fortunate, can eat nanny Rong's cooking, you can discuss food."

Ji Ling Xue was happy, but in a flash she remembered nanny saying a pregnant woman shouldn't stand for long, can't enter the kitchen, can't use a knife...

Her heart sank immediately.

Having heard what was said nanny Rong said: "Empress also knows how to cook, I didn't think the empress would be so pretty and smart, able to present to guests and enter the kitchen, it really is the emperor's good fortune."

Ji Ling Xue's face turned red, picking up a piece of meat she ate it, Xiao Yi Chen saw Ji Ling Xue liked it, so he picked a few more similar pieces to put into her bowl, the atmosphere in the reception pavilion was very good, nanny Rong stood outside with Mo Xiang.

Nanny Rong pulled Mo Xiang to a corner where no one was and asked: "I've heard about the story between the emperor and empress, but I haven't been in the capital for a few years, if it wasn't for the emperor's invite, I wouldn't think I would be able to enter the palace to serve the mistress at the age I should retire to my hometown, tell me about her majesty's preferences."

Mo Xiang nodded, without missing anythign she took her about Ji Ling Xue's preferences.

Inside the reception pavilion, Ji Ling Xue drank soup with a spoon, she ate contently without nanny Rong around, Xiao Yi Chen said: "Don't blame me for acting on my own accord regarding nanny Rong, she is an old hand in the palace, she watched me grow up, I feel a bit more at ease with her looking after you."

Ji Ling Xue nodded in understanding, "How is the empress dowager, I've been forced by nanny Rong to read and recite practices all afternoon, I forgot I needed to greet her."

Xiao Yi Chen said: "We just came from her, she said a few things about you, she said when you're feeling better to keep the old woman company."

Ji Ling Xue stuck out her tongue, if it wasn't for one thing happening after the other, she was overwhelmed by matters, she ought to be scolded a little.

Ji Ling Xue said: "Then tomorrow morning I'll pay my greetings to her, there's still time?"

Xiao Yi Chen: "Empress dowager isn't angry that you haven't visited her, hearing you were pregnant got her extremely happy, she wanted to pray for blessings for you to have a good pregnancy, it's fine if you go see her when your pregnancy is more stable."

Ji Ling Xue said: "Then does she resent you for forcing Xiao Yi Mo to abdicate?"

Xiao Yi Chen shook his head, "She asked me where Xiao Yi Mo is, and told me only when brothers have a good relationship can the nation be stable, even though she was previously worried between Xiao Yi Mo and I, one of us wouldn't be able to live with the other, now that she's seen I still treat Xiao Yi Mo as before, she is relieved."

Ji Ling Xue rested her chin on her hand, "Why didn't you take care of Xiao Yi Mo?"

Xiao Yi Chen imitated Ji Ling Xue resting his chin on his hand, charmingly raising his brows, "Guess?"

Ji Ling Xue shook her head, continuing to eat.

Xiao Yi Chen said: "Xue Er, do you like the way you're currently living?"

Ji Ling Xue put down her chopsticks looking at Xiao Yi Chen, "I can't say I like or dislike, home is where one is."

Xiao Yi Chen laughed, holding Ji Ling Xue's hand he placed it against his lips, "Xiao Yi Mo is fortunate to be my brother, he hasn't done anything overboard, that's why he's the former emperor, spending his years in a palace peacefully."

Ji Ling Xue opened her mouth widely: "This is something both of you decided together?"

When Xiao Yi Chen ascended the throne, he forced Xiao Yi Mo to write an abdication edict, but a lot of people still thought Xiao Yi Chen had used his force to threaten him, that's why Xiao Yi Mo's henchmen were struggling to the end, later when she accidentally let Xiao Yi Mo go, Xiao Yi Chen found Xiao Yi Mo and the brothers had a long talk, as for what they talked about, no one knew.