Under the protection of the Wind Shadow, Mei Qingxue quickly returned to the palace.
"Your Highness is back?" As soon as Xuan Qiao saw her mistress whom she hadn't seen for two months, she jumped up in surprise. During Mei Qingxue's absence, she had been on tenterhooks all the time, fearing both the return of the Empress Dowager and the summons from the old matriarch of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Yes. Are you happy to see your mistress?" Mei Qingxue was eager to take a fragrant bath with hundred - flower petals. "Where is the Emperor?"
"Without Your Highness around, His Majesty has been sleeping in the imperial study alone," Xuan Qiao didn't mention that it had been two months. Mei Qingxue nodded. "I'm going to surprise him. Prepare the hundred - flower bath for me."
"Yes, Your Highness!" Xuan Qiao replied.
After sitting for a while, Mei Qingxue headed to the imperial study. Two eunuchs were standing outside. Just as they were about to salute, Mei Qingxue quickly stopped them. She wanted to give Du Gu Qing a scare.
Mei Qingxue gently pushed open the door and stood at the entrance. Looking at the man she had been longing for day and night, her eyes welled up with tears. Du Gu Qing seemed to sense the different atmosphere. Looking up, he saw... "Xue'er!" Du Gu Qing threw away the vermilion brush in his hand and excitedly rushed to Mei Qingxue.
"When did you come back?" As he spoke, he hugged his wife tightly. Mei Qingxue smelled of dust.
"Just now!"
This guy was so excited. Was he going to... Just as she was thinking, Du Gu Qing picked her up and placed her on the desk. His breathing became rapid. "Xue'er, I miss you," he said. After two months of longing, he couldn't hold back any longer.
"You brute! Don't you care about the occasion?" Mei Qingxue scolded while gently pounding on Du Gu Qing with her small fists. Her skirt had already been rolled up to her waist, and her legs felt cool. She didn't even know when her undergarment had been removed.
Du Gu Qing thrust forward, and his excited and fiery member penetrated into the warm passage.
Mei Qingxue was dazed by his impact. She could only feel Du Gu Qing's heat being enveloped by herself.
"It seems tighter," Du Gu Qing said. "Silly!" It had been two months, so it was natural to be tighter. Du Gu Qing's hands held tightly onto Mei Qingxue's waist. Each thrust of his body could reach the sensitive spot.
Suddenly penetrating into her body, he felt a bit of dryness. He didn't dare to be as reckless as before, for fear of hurting her. "Xue, you're so heartless. You've been away for two months," Du Gu Qing complained in Mei Qingxue's ear. Mei Qingxue bit his shoulder. "I'm back now, aren't I?" Instead of asking if she was tired, he just pinned her down for this as soon as she came back.
Seeing that Mei Qingxue was aroused, Du Gu Qing immediately increased the strength of his thrusts. I don't know how long it took until Mei Qingxue was completely defeated. Only then did he let her go.
"I miss you so much," Du Gu Qing whispered in her ear. "I miss you too," Mei Qingxue said. If it hadn't been for something to deal with, she wouldn't have left Du Gu Qing.
"Qing, why can't I get pregnant?" Mei Qingxue looked at Du Gu Qing. "Call a imperial physician to take a look tomorrow," Mei Qingxue said. Hearing Mei Qingxue facing this issue seriously, Du Gu Qing smiled. It would be perfect if they could have a child. It could silence the ministers and stop his father and mother from nagging. Although they were in the South of the Yangtze River, there were so many informants. Any movement in the palace would reach their ears immediately. They must have known that Mei Qingxue had been away from the palace for two months. Why hadn't they written back? This was really strange.
In the South of the Yangtze River, the Empress Dowager and the retired Emperor had already known that Mei Qingxue had been away from the palace for two months. It was the old Duke who stopped them from returning to the capital.
"Dad, you should protect them properly. They're doing wrong," Guo Qiner didn't understand why her father was so protective of Mei Qingxue. How could a queen be away from the palace for two months?
"Mei Qingxue is a person who knows her limits," the old Duke said. "If you like to meddle so much, then let Du Gu Qing come back to be the Prince Rui. I think it's a good idea. You can continue to be the Emperor and the Empress."
The old Duke didn't feel as close to his daughter as before. After entering the palace for several years, she had changed, especially after becoming the Empress Dowager.
"Dad," Could he say such treasonous words now? In the past, the old Duke didn't allow any mistakes from his family members. No matter how likable Mei Qingxue was as his granddaughter - in - law, she was still the queen. She should always consider the dignity of the royal family when doing things. And she should also pay attention to a woman's virtue. But she had been married for two years without giving birth. Why did the Emperor indulge her so much? Guo Qiner forgot that she had just come back from the palace.
"You should learn from your mother," the old Duke didn't talk much with his daughter now. As long as his daughter was by his side, it was enough. He was very busy now. He often went out to inspect the bridges and roads. If they weren't well - maintained, they would need to spend money on repairs later. And those that were already slightly damaged should be repaired in time.
Seeing her father leave her in the garden, Guo Qiner was speechless. Du Gu You pulled her hand and whispered, "Shall we go out with Father - in - law tomorrow to see what he's busy with?" How could he just leave his daughter behind and sit in the sedan chair and leave? Du Gu You couldn't understand. The retired Emperor was still there, but the old Duke didn't seem to notice?
"Okay!" Guo Qiner nodded. The next day, when they went out, they saw the old Duke inspecting the roads and bridges, all of which had the plum - blossom symbol.
Du Gu You seemed to understand something.
"Our queen is not an ordinary person. You'd better not interfere in their private affairs. If they don't have a child, it's fate," Du Gu You said.
"Only evil people can't have children," Guo Qiner said. Du Gu You looked at the plum - blossom symbol on the bridge and said, "The queen is the mother of the world. All the people are her children. If she doesn't have her own child, it's also reasonable."
"What's reasonable?" Guo Qiner gave Du Gu You an unhappy look. She still wanted to hold her grandson.
"Silly. Our daughter - in - law is so good. If we don't have a grandson, it doesn't matter." Du Gu You remembered that Du Gu Ming and Du Gu Jue already had several sons. If necessary, they could adopt one. Although their fathers had done something wrong, their bloodlines were okay.
"You..." Guo Qiner seemed to have heard of this plum - blossom symbol somewhere. "Sister - in - law, second sister - in - law, elder sister, tell me. Our daughter - in - law has been married for two years without any sign of pregnancy."
"If there's no child, just adopt one from the collateral branch. It's no big deal. Qingxue is so good. Maybe she'll have a child in a few years," said one of her sisters - in - law.
Originally, Guo Qiner wanted to get support, but she didn't expect that her sisters - in - law and her own elder sister all thought that Mei Qingxue was the best daughter - in - law.
"Why?" Guo Qiner didn't understand.
"Not only do we like her, but how many common people in the world don't like her?"
Guo Qiner's eldest sister - in - law seemed to understand something. Seeing that the others still wanted to talk about Mei Qingxue's advantages to Guo Qiner, she gently shook her head, signaling them not to say more.
The eldest sister - in - law took Guo Qiner's hand and said, "Tomorrow, find a stranger to speak ill of Mei Qingxue in the market for two hours." As soon as she said this, the second sister - in - law and Guo Qiner's elder sister, Guo Xiuer, understood what she meant. They both held back their smiles and nodded.
Guo Qiner understood and said, "Good idea. If the people in the world know that this queen is unqualified, they will surely agree to the Emperor replacing the queen." When she said this, she didn't notice that the three closest people to her each turned their heads away.
"Have you called a imperial physician?" Mei Qingxue looked at Du Gu Qing. She didn't understand why he didn't call a doctor. Didn't he also want a child very much?
Now that she had thought it through, Du Gu Qing remained silent. He was afraid that the imperial physician would find out that Mei Qingxue had some problems that prevented her from getting pregnant. He was afraid that Mei Qingxue would be unable to accept it.
"It's okay. You're still young. You'll be fine in a few years," Du Gu Qing said. Mei Qingxue saw the flicker in his eyes and knew that he was not being sincere.
"Eunuch Tang, go and call a gynecological expert," Mei Qingxue called out loudly to the outside. Du Gu Qing wanted to stop her but couldn't. Eunuch Tang outside replied, "Yes!"
"Xue'er," Du Gu Qing looked at Mei Qingxue worriedly. Mei Qingxue knew that he was worried about her, so she reached out and held his hand. "What are you afraid of?"
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the imperial physician is here!" At this time, a voice came from outside.
"Quickly invite him in."
"Forgive my rudeness, Your Highness," the imperial physician gently placed his hand on Mei Qingxue's wrist and closed his eyes in deep thought. "Imperial physician, do I have any problems?"
"Your Highness is in good health, but your blood qi is slightly insufficient, which may be due to poor nourishment in childhood. I'll prescribe some medicine for Your Highness. After taking it, you should be fine."
"Do you mean that my infertility is caused by the deficiency of my blood qi?" Mei Qingxue asked in surprise.
"Exactly. But it's just a minor problem. It can be adjusted," the old imperial physician bowed slightly. "Step back."
Mei Qingxue had lived for several lifetimes but never thought of learning traditional Chinese medicine. If she had, she could have used it now. Infertility caused by blood - qi deficiency was just a minor problem.
Mei Qingxue felt relieved, and Du Gu Qing also let out a sigh of relief. He was just afraid of hearing bad news. If they had to hold a new draft, his life would be completely ruined.
Mei Qingxue wondered if it was because she didn't belong to this world that she couldn't get pregnant. But she didn't know how to tell Du Gu Qing about this problem. She was afraid of being regarded as a monster and burned to death.
The more she thought it was this reason, the more uncomfortable she felt. She didn't want to lose her current life. She was afraid that the truth would destroy everything.
Her life would return to the previous unlucky state, and all her happiness would collapse overnight.
"Xue'er, what's wrong?" Du Gu Qing noticed Mei Qingxue's sadness. Mei Qingxue looked at Du Gu Qing bitterly. "I have something to tell you."