“My father is skilled in both literature and military strategy, and he has a kind heart. If he became emperor, he would surely bring blessings to the people!.......”
Su Xian hurriedly covered Duoduo’s mouth.
Although everyone in the Prince’s residence was one of their own, Su Xian was still extremely cautious.
“You must never say something like that again!”
Su Xian released her hand.
“Walls have ears! If those words get out, they’ll definitely cause trouble for your father.”
“And besides, what would your father think if he heard you?”
“Duoduo, your father is indeed exceptional. Mother admits that.”
“But you know what the Prince’s health is like.”
“Wouldn’t saying that be like stabbing your father in the heart?”
Since ancient times, when had there ever been a paralyzed man who became emperor?
Duoduo blinked.
She had forgotten that Mother didn’t know Father’s body had already recovered.
After hesitating for a moment, Duoduo said, “Mother, then what if....... I mean, hypothetically.”
“If Father’s legs were healed, would you say what I said just now was right?”
Su Xian answered without the slightest hesitation, “Of course it would be right!”
As she said this, Su Xian suddenly recalled what had happened the day before.
At first, she and The Prince had clearly been near the desk.
But later, how had she ended up on the bed?
Su Xian tried hard to remember what had happened yesterday.
Unfortunately, her mind was a complete blank.
Her memories stopped at the moment Xiao Yi had leaned down to kiss her.
The next thing she remembered was waking up.
Su Xian’s face reddened again.
However, a small voice in her heart reminded her that what Xiao Yi had done yesterday didn’t seem like something a paralyzed man could have managed.
No, that wasn’t right!
The Prince had clearly been incredibly vigorous yesterday!
A possibility suddenly occurred to Su Xian, and she turned sharply toward Duoduo.
Could it be that the medicine Duoduo had given The Prince had worked miraculously?
Could it have enabled The Prince to move like a normal person?
At the thought of this possibility, Su Xian’s heart began to pound wildly.
But they were in the garden. She couldn’t ask here!
With a sudden movement, Su Xian stood up.
She took Duoduo’s little hand and hurried toward her courtyard.
No!
She had to get a clear answer today.
Otherwise, she would never be able to sleep peacefully again!
The more she thought about it, the faster Su Xian walked.
Soon, Duoduo had to break into a run with her short little legs just to keep up.
Duoduo was very curious. “Mother, what’s wrong?”
Su Xian didn’t answer. She simply held Duoduo’s hand tightly and quickly led her inside.
Once they returned to the room, Su Xian sent all the servants out.
Lüdou paced anxiously outside.
Before this, when The Prince had punished the Princess, she could still seek help from the Princess.
But now that the Princess was disciplining the Princess, who could she turn to?
When Lianxin saw the worry written all over Lüdou’s face, she comforted her.
“Don’t worry. The Princess dotes on the Princess. She won’t do anything to her!”
Lüdou forced a smile.
“Yes, thank you, Sister Lianxin. I know.”
Knowing was one thing.
But the Princess wasn’t the Princess’s biological daughter.
What if the Princess grew tired of her and hurt her?
The Princess had already come to regard The Prince and the Princess as her real parents!
It had been one thing when The Prince punished the Princess earlier.
But now the Princess was disciplining her too. What was going on?
What terrible mistake had the Princess made to be punished by The Prince and the Princess in turn?
Lüdou didn’t understand.
Nor did she want to understand.
She was only worried about Duoduo.
Lüdou tried to move closer to the door, hoping to hear what was happening inside.
Lianxin quickly pulled her farther away.
“The Princess just told us to stay back. You mustn’t disobey her, or you might get the Princess in trouble too!”
Lianxin was worried that Lüdou might do something wrong, so she used Duoduo as a warning.
The moment Lüdou heard that, she stopped struggling.
She could only stand anxiously outside the courtyard, staring nervously toward the room.
Inside the main room, Su Xian pulled Duoduo in front of her.
“Duoduo, Mother wants to ask you something.”
Duoduo nodded, looking puzzled.
“All right.”
Su Xian pressed her lips together before finally asking nervously, “Can your father’s legs be healed?”
On the way back, Su Xian’s thoughts had raced in every direction.
She had considered countless possibilities.
This was the only answer that seemed remotely likely.
Duoduo tilted her head.
She had promised Father that she wouldn’t tell Mother the truth.
But if Mother figured it out herself, then it wouldn’t count as Duoduo telling her!
Seeing Duoduo hesitate without answering, Su Xian’s heart sank lower and lower.
So she really had been hoping for too much.
Back then, so many imperial physicians had said that The Prince’s legs were beyond treatment.
Duoduo had only learned a little from Master Zhang. How could she possibly have cured The Prince’s legs?
Su Xian felt deeply sorry for her husband.
Duoduo’s words earlier hadn’t been wrong.
The Prince was unmatched in both literary and military ability, and he was exceptionally skilled at strategy. The emperor had once educated him as the heir apparent.
What a pity........
Su Xian had watched her husband fall from the highest heights all the way to rock bottom.
As his wife, she felt his pain even more keenly.
If only The Prince’s legs could recover!
Su Xian missed the spirited man he had once been, the man whose eyes had shone with light.
Seeing the disappointment on Su Xian’s face, Duoduo proactively raised her arms and hugged her.
“Mother, everything will get better!”
Holding Duoduo’s soft little body and breathing in the sweet, milky scent clinging to her, Su Xian’s troubled thoughts gradually calmed.
That was right.
Things couldn’t get worse than they had been before.
Now, wasn’t everything slowly getting better?
Su Xian released Duoduo. “You’re right.”
“However, Mother still has to scold you.”
“You shouldn’t have made such a decision on your own. That was wrong!”
“For something this important, you should have discussed it with us first. Do you understand?”
Duoduo pouted.
“But if I had told you first, would Father have agreed?”
“Mother, would you have agreed?”
Su Xian froze.
Her husband definitely wouldn’t have agreed.
As for her?
Even Su Xian herself didn’t know.
However, she instinctively placed a hand over her belly.
These few days happened to be her ovulation period.
Could it be.......?
Su Xian shook her head.
Impossible!
Even when her husband had been healthy, they hadn’t been able to conceive.
Now that things were like this, how could she possibly get pregnant so easily?
Duoduo noticed Su Xian’s movement.
A brilliant smile spread across her face.
“Mother, now that you and Father both know, you have to keep working hard!”
“I really, really, really want a little brother!”
To show how determined she was, Duoduo repeated “really” several times.
“Mother, I always keep my word. You just have to give birth to him. Once he’s born, I’ll take care of him!”
As she spoke, Duoduo even patted her chest.
Su Xian’s face turned bright red at Duoduo’s words.
She reached out and pinched Duoduo’s cheek.
“You little rascal! You’ll say anything! Aren’t you ashamed?”
