Li Zixun got off the car at the door. Uncle Gui, the housekeeper, had been waiting at the door early. When he saw this, he hurriedly came up to him and said, "Master, you are back."
"Yes." Li Zixun responded and asked as he walked in, "Is everything going well at home these days when I'm away?"
"As far as I'm concerned, everything is fine. Nothing happened." Uncle Gui followed Li Zixun all the way.
"Where's the Zheng family?" Li Zixun asked the side concubine Zheng family again.
"It's still the same as before. Now that the months are getting older, my temper has only increased. The prince responds to her every request. I wish I could pamper him to the sky."
Just as he was talking, Uncle Gui caught a glimpse of a familiar figure walking slowly from the other end of the corridor, and he immediately closed his mouth knowingly.
When Li Zixun saw this, he looked up and saw the concubine Zheng walking towards her with a big belly, surrounded by maids.
Princess He passed away early, and Prince He couldn't bear the loneliness, so he added many people to the mansion over the years.
But firstly, he had always been weak and incompetent, and secondly, he cared about Li Zixun, his only legitimate son, and did not marry another princess. At most, he only added a few concubines, so there was always harmony in the palace.
Until two years ago, Prince He met the Zheng family.
Zheng was young, quite pretty, sweet-talking and scheming, and soon she and the prince were confused about what was going on and what was going on. She was directly made a concubine.
If it weren't for the fact that marrying a royal concubine requires the emperor's permission, it is estimated that Zheng would have become Princess He by this time.
At the end of last year, Mrs. Zheng was pregnant, and she and the prince loved her more and more, asking for stars but not the moon.
Everyone in the palace is saying that if Zheng can win a man and the position of princess and concubine in one fell swoop this time, it will definitely be his!
When the time comes, it's hard to say who of the two legitimate sons, one older and one younger, will become the crown prince.
Li Zixun was stunned, and Mrs. Zheng had slowly walked up to him.
She put one hand on the maid's arm and the other on her lower back, holding her belly high as she was about to give birth, while still showing a loving motherly look on her face.
"The prince is back, why didn't he let his servants inform me in advance? Chunzhu, please tell the chef to cook more of the prince's favorite dishes today."
"Yes!" Chunzhu responded and left.
Li Zixun said coldly: "I don't have to worry about Concubine Zheng, I'm not hungry. If I don't have anything else to do, I'll go back to the house first."
After saying this, he walked towards Qingyuan where he lived without looking back.
Mrs. Zheng frowned and looked at his retreating back, twisting a handkerchief into a knot in her hand.
Everyone outside said that Prince Xun was gentle and elegant, but who would have known that he always had a cold face at home, and even the prince would sometimes look at his face.
After Li Zixun returned to his room, he opened the letters he had accumulated over the past few days.
Suddenly there was another knock on the door outside.
The boy Cheng'an looked up at Li Zixun's expression and went out to open the door knowingly.
The person outside the door was indeed Mrs. Zheng. She looked into the room and said, "I asked someone to prepare ginseng soup for the prince."
After Cheng'an saluted, he said: "Thank you very much, Concubine Zheng. I was too tired from traveling all the way, so I have rested now. Concubine Zheng gave me the ginseng soup, and I asked someone to heat it in the kitchen.
Let me take it when I wake up."
Mrs. Zheng glanced at the door suspiciously, but she couldn't see the inner room where Li Zixun was resting, so she reluctantly left with the help of the maids.
Although Mrs. Zheng dared to act petty and lose her temper in front of the prince, she had always been inexplicably afraid of Li Zixun.
I thought that by marrying into the prince's palace, I could live a good life without any worries, but I didn't expect that I was just an embroidered pillow with Prince He, and that Li Zixun was the invisible boss in Prince He's house.
In the past few years, she had put a lot of effort into Li Zixun, but she never got a good look from him.
But fortunately, this time, her belly finally got the chance to win. As long as she could win a man at one stroke, she would have the capital to compete with Li Zixun!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Zheng raised her hand to touch her round belly.
Son, whether my mother will be prosperous and wealthy in the future, or whether she will die miserable, it all depends on you!
Cheng An returned to the inner room with the ginseng soup. Li Zixun heard all the conversation between him and Zheng outside the room.
When he saw the ginger soup in his hand, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Pour it!"
At dinner time, he and the prince also returned home. When he heard that Li Zixun was back, he couldn't help but snorted and said: "He still knows how to come back. He has been gone for more than ten days without saying a word about where he went. I really don't know what is going on in his heart."
But there is still my father!"
Hearing this, Ms. Zheng resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
Prince He only dared to say this to her. Every time in front of Li Zixun, he immediately became so scared that he didn't dare to ask more questions. He really didn't know who was the father and who was the son.
But now she still had to coax and say to the prince: Zheng happened to come over and heard what he said. She felt happy that he was dissatisfied with Shao Bai, but she spoke earnestly and advised him like a good wife and loving mother: "Your Majesty, Zi Xun is out.
You have been busy, not all for the palace. Now that you are finally back, you should be happy.
"And when I saw Zi Xun in the afternoon, I felt that he had lost a lot of weight. He must have been working hard on the road. Don't show your face to him when you are eating later!"
"You are so virtuous and generous!"
"My lord, isn't it good that I am a virtuous and generous person?"
"Of course, this is what I like the most about you!" Prince He said, reaching out to caress Zheng's belly and saying, "I just hope that the child in your belly will follow your will and never grow up to be a child.
Such a dog’s temper!”
When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she couldn't help but sneer. Wouldn't she be more generous and not compete with Li Zixun for the position of heir apparent? What a beautiful idea!
But she didn't show any signs of it on her face, and she still kept a smile on her face as she talked to the prince.
During dinner, Li Zixun had to appear in the hall no matter how reluctant he was.
The food on the table has been placed, and the prince and Mrs. Zheng have also taken their seats.
Li Zixun couldn't help but frown when he saw them.
It's such a round table. In such a spacious place, two people have to be right next to each other. It's annoying to look at it.
"Father, I'm back." Li Zixun said lightly, then sat down and prepared to eat.
Mrs. Zheng stood up knowingly and said: "You two, father and son, have not seen each other for more than half a month. I will go and warm the wine for you. You two can have a few drinks and chat."
But Prince He grabbed Zheng and said, "Just tell the servants to do these things. You have a big belly, so don't worry so much. Just sit down and eat together."
When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she said sweetly with a smile on her face: "Your Majesty, you have forgotten again. The doctor has told me to walk around every day, so that I can live better when the time comes!"
"Pah——"
With a dark face, Li Zixun slapped the chopsticks in his hand on the table and said, "I'm not letting anyone eat anymore!"