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No matter what, Shen Qi had to return to her parents' home to give her the new year gift. The new year gift was prepared by the Jiang mama and Shen Qi only said that it should be arranged according to the rules.

This made Shen Qi a little surprised. She knew that even though these two days were New Year's Eve, the Duke was still busy with matters and the emperor was in a bad mood. He would do his best to catch the remnants of King Rui in the capital and that was why he had been busy these past two days.

I heard that there are many places in the Barbarian region where cattle and sheep have been frozen to death. In the beginning of spring, if there was no food, it was very likely that they would come to harass the residents of the border for food. Therefore, there might be a war after the new year.

"If Prince is busy, I can go back by myself. Father won't say anything." Shen Qi said as she looked at him.

"It's fine. Let's go." King Xian waved his hand to show that he had made up his mind.

Shen Qi did not say anything else, she followed him out the door and sat in the horse carriage, Duke Tai did not have much sleep during these two days, so Shen Qi tidied up the blankets on the carriage, "Your Highness, you should be sleeping, since there is still a way to go, I'll call for you when the time comes."

He nodded, laid down and closed his eyes to rest. Shen Qi helped him adjust his sleeping posture, then picked up a book to read.

Because he knew that he hated the sight of her and the Lady Xu over there, it wasn't too early for Shen Qi to leave the house. When he arrived at Shang Shu Manor, it was about time for him to have dinner.

When she returned to Marquis Zhong Yong Mansion, her mother-in-law had never mentioned anything about taking in concubines with Xue Yang. She was grateful to Shen Qi in her heart, and it was also the first time she found out that her sister would also benefit from the honor.

"I made the Second Sister wait a long time, I came late." Shen Qi said with a smile.

Shen Jianing shook her head. She had heard about what had happened in the palace, Duke Xiang must be very busy, so she was a little surprised.

Shen Qi looked at Prince Duan, who was talking to his father and brothers, and felt that she was not the least bit surprised. However, she still smiled and said, "Your highness and father has something to say to each other."

Shen Jianing nodded her head, she knew a little about the matters of the imperial court, Xue Yang did not avoid her when she did things, and she would occasionally say a few words in front of her, so she did not ask her more.

Shen Qi went up to pay her respects to the old lady. The old lady smiled and helped her up, "But I can't do it, it's good that you're back." In her heart, she was also happy that her granddaughter still respected her grandmother, even though she had achieved the position of an imperial concubine.

"Is the Old Ancestor well?" Shen Qi laughed and asked, every winter, there would always be some elderly people who could not bear it, especially this year's cold winter, who knows how many people would not be able to.

Although the old lady treated her like that too, Shen Qi still hoped that nothing would happen to her. When the time came, there would be one aspect of his father's sadness, and another aspect was that Ding You would need three years for his family's old man to die. Even if Second Brother's marriage couldn't be taken care of, his father's position would definitely not allow such a thing to happen.

The old lady was still quite happy. "Alright, I'll be fine." Seeing that he was in high spirits, Shen Qi felt at ease.

Lady Xu was unsatisfied with Shen Qi coming over, but she knew that her daughter was not close to her, so she did not say much and waited for the few people to exchange greetings before instructing the feast to begin.

This time, there was always a fish missing from the dining table, it was around the age of a year, thus it was no exception this time. Shang Shu Manor brought some Little Yellow Fish over from the south, and each of them brought two Little Fish, the rest of them were fine, but when they placed the fish in front of Shen Jianing, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and retch.

Everyone present, other than Shen Qi, were all experienced, and even Shen Qi himself was experienced and knowledgeable in her previous life. Naturally, she was able to see through the problem with a glance, and everyone was looking at her with pleasant surprise. Lady Xu was even happier as she instructed, "Quickly ask the doctor to check Second Miss's pulse, and also remove that fish."

knew that Shen Jianing was not feeling well, so she immediately could not sit still. She stretched her neck and looked over: "Jia Ning, are you alright?"

Shen Jianing's face flushed red, she immediately replied: I'm fine, don't worry.

How could he not be worried? Why did he vomit when he had nothing to do? Xue Yang was still worried, his expression was naturally in the eyes of Shen Weiyuan and the rest, and he was rather satisfied with Xue Yang, even though they were also worried about what was going on with Shen Jianing.

At this time, Shen Jianing had already been brought to the inner room. Separated by a curtain, she allowed the doctor to feel the pulse of the middle-aged man, who was around forty years old. The doctor had already been in the Shang Shu Manor for seven or eight years, and the pulse was accurate.

This time, Doctor Cao took a bit longer to feel his pulse, and even asked Shen Jianing to change her hand, before finally standing out of the room and cupping her fists to Lady Xu: "Congratulations, Second Miss is just a slippery vein, it's just that the time is not long, this old man is not too sure yet, but it's about 90% of the time. If you're not confident, please ask the doctor to check the pulse again in a few days."

Hearing his words, Lady Xu and the rest were sure that Shen Jianing was pregnant, they knew Doctor Cao, and would not say anything that was not completely sure, since he said it was so, then it must be so.

The Lady Xu thanked Doctor Cao., who was waiting in the outer room, was already happy to be a fool. At this time, he only wanted to go and see Shen Jianing, and didn't care about anything else.

Doctor Cao said with a smile, "This old man feels that it's better not to take any medicine. As for the things that need to be taken care of, this old man will write a list and follow the instructions on the list."

"Thank you." The Lady Xu said with a smile.

Doctor Cao cupped his fists and bowed, "Madam is too courteous. This old man has a duty to fulfill."

Only then did Xue Yang react and immediately became embarrassed. Shen Jianing pursed her lips and smiled, she was also very happy, during this period of time, her mother-in-law had been urging her to stay here, but in reality, she was feeling very pressured. Now, it was okay.

Everyone was immersed in joy, so naturally, no one would care about how Xue Yang lost his composure. He almost jumped up and said that he wanted a father.

Shen Qi smiled as she went to congratulate the Second Sister, "Congratulations to Second Sister for getting what you want!"

Shen Jianing shook her hands excitedly, she knew what Shen Qi was talking about, and it was exactly what she wanted, at least her mother-in-law would not brazenly bring some cousin over as a side room for Xue Yang.

The few people who were immersed in joy did not notice King Duan's deep gaze on Shen Qi. What would happen if his own little wangfei gave birth to a child of her own? As soon as he thought of this question, he stopped himself in his tracks. The princess was not yet too old to do so.

However, thinking about how Princess Hua-Yang would be at her age in July, if everything went well, he would definitely be able to make it back in time. Then wouldn't he be able to be a father in the coming years? She was so happy that her Second Sister was pregnant, then what if she was? Would he be happier?

The more King Xian thought about it, the more he stopped. Fortunately, he was cold and elegant, his face expressionless. Even though he thought about it, his expression didn't change at all. Otherwise, if others were to know that he was currently brainstorming, they wouldn't know how to laugh at him.

Xue Yang immediately treated Shen Jianing as a fragile item and took care of her very carefully. When she was walking away, he even supported her up until Shen Jianing was speechless, "If I just found out that you are so nervous, then what about in the future? It's not like I can't walk, so I don't have to hold on. " As he spoke, he moved to push Xue Yang's hand away.

Xue Yang immediately laughed along with him and said nervously: "Don't do too much, there's still one more in your stomach."

When the others saw this scene, they were all amused. Shen Qi and Shen Jiayan had just exchanged a few words and was about to leave.

"I'll leave in March. We'll meet again then." Shen Jiayan said with a smile, he knew that it was already considered good that Duke Xian was able to accompany her back, so his words were meant to comfort her.

Shen Qi nodded her head, "I understand, when the time comes, Third Brother must inform me in advance."

Shen Jiayan promised while smiling, "Definitely, I still need you to invest in me." After teasing Shen Qi, he gently said: "Enough, follow me back, Your Highness."

Shen Qi smiled and nodded. On the other hand, Duke Xian had already bade farewell to Shen Weiyuan, and left with Shen Qi.

When he sat on the carriage, Duke Tai saw that Shen Qi's face was full of happiness and was still thinking about that question. Then, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you happy?"

Shen Qi nodded her head, "En, is Your Highness happy?"

The corners of King Xian's lips curled up slightly as a smile appeared in his eyes. "If you're happy, then so be it!"

Shen Qi, "..." It was one thing for them to laugh, but they actually dared to say such things!