The royal physician lowered his head, concealing his mixed expression of amusement and exasperation: “The Princess Consort has no other issues, she is simply pregnant. There will be some reactions throughout the pregnancy. I will prescribe some medicine to alleviate pregnancy symptoms and advise on some taboos…”
Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief and finally smiled: “It’s good that there are no other problems.”
“Congratulations to Your Highness and the Princess Consort—”
Yu Jin didn’t cooperate with the royal physician’s joy at all and said flatly, “The Princess Consort has just become pregnant. Don’t mention her pregnancy to anyone for now.”
The royal physician’s smile faded awkwardly.
The prince’s calmness made it very uncomfortable for someone trying to offer congratulations.
“Did you hear me?” Yu Jin was getting a bit impatient.
He suspected that the emperor had randomly assembled the staff for the Prince of Yan’s mansion. Otherwise, how could the Chief Steward be so long-winded and the royal physician so slow-witted? Why wasn’t there a single normal person?
“Please rest assured, Your Highness. We can announce the Princess Consort’s pregnancy after three months have passed,” the royal physician said, showing his understanding.
Generally, the first three months of pregnancy were considered unstable. If not cared for properly or if the mother’s condition was poor, miscarriage was quite likely. Announcing the pregnancy after three months was customary.
“Congratulations to Your Highness and the Princess Consort,” the royal physician, unwilling to give up, offered his congratulations again.
Even if there was no reward money to be had, at least the prince should praise him a little for diagnosing the pregnancy so early, right?
The expectant royal physician only received one sentence from Yu Jin: “Go prepare the medicine.”
The royal physician: “…” If the person before him wasn’t a prince, he would have been tempted to throw the medicine bowl in his face!
It was Jiang Si who showed understanding, smiling and saying, “Thank you for your hard work, Royal Physician. A’Qiao—”
A’Qiao understood and took out some silver as a reward for the royal physician.
The royal physician should have declined at first and only accepted after being urged, but the prince’s abnormal behavior made the old man unwilling to take risks. He shamelessly accepted it directly: “Thank you, Princess Consort. I’ll go prepare your medicine right away.”
After the royal physician left, Yu Jin’s gaze lowered to Jiang Si’s flat abdomen.
“What are you looking at?” Jiang Si looked up at him.
Yu Jin placed his hand on her belly, his expression complex: “Is our child really in here?”
Jiang Si rolled her eyes at him: “The royal physician diagnosed it, don’t you believe him?”
“It’s just… it feels so sudden…”
He wasn’t prepared to be a father yet. He had wanted to enjoy a couple more years of life just the two of them. How could a little one come to compete for affection so soon?
The little one’s threat was greater than Er’niu’s!
“What’s with that expression? Are you not happy about having a child?” Jiang Si felt a bit annoyed.
This fool hadn’t changed from her previous life.
“I am happy, but I’m also worried that once we have a child, you won’t have time for me anymore…”
Jiang Si couldn’t stand it anymore and pinched him: “Idiot, this is our child, not just mine. Soon, we’ll be a family of three…”
Yu Jin was stunned, suddenly having a concrete image of the child that had been vague before.
Having a little one who would call him father and call A’Si mother didn’t seem so bad…
“A’Si.”
“Hm?”
“Does the baby have a heartbeat now?”
Jiang Si wasn’t sure: “It’s still so small, probably not…”
“Let me listen,” Yu Jin said, leaning in curiously.