The next morning, Leng Ruo Li's eyes opened wearily from the bed. She felt sore, aching, and swollen all over, as if she had been beaten up.
Meanwhile, Jun Mo Han, sleeping beside her, was still snoring soundly.
Damn it!
This man had tossed her around all night. Even when she had passed out in the latter half of the night, she could still feel him exerting his energy on her.
In her past life, she had heard some crude jokes from her colleagues about how wonderful it felt when men and women became one. But last night, all she felt was pain, and then more pain.
However, the man on top of her seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself, having scattered all his twenty-plus years of treasure all over her.
Just as she was slowly sitting up in bed, the door to their chambers was knocked. At this moment, Jun Mo Han also opened his eyes.
"Prince, Consort, something's happened! Prince Shou is in trouble!" Ye Ying said anxiously from outside the door.
"Prince Shou? What happened to Prince Shou?" Leng Ruo Li asked in confusion.
"Reporting to Prince and Consort, Prince Shou is now in critical condition. The Emperor and Empress Dowager have requested you to go to Prince Shou's mansion immediately!" Ye Ying continued.
"Alright, we'll be right there!" Leng Ruo Li said, about to get out of bed. But she immediately stumbled and fell to the floor, crying out, "Ah!"
"Li'er, what's wrong?"
Jun Mo Han immediately scooped her up.
Furious, Leng Ruo Li clenched her fists and made a move to punch Jun Mo Han's chest twice, but it was as if she hadn't touched him at all.
"It's all because of you! My legs are so weak I can't even walk," Leng Ruo Li glared at Jun Mo Han and huffed.
Upon hearing this, Jun Mo Han suppressed a laugh he dared not let out.
"Alright, alright, it's all my fault! Who told my Consort to be so alluring!"
"You—"
Hearing Jun Mo Han's last sentence, Leng Ruo Li almost spat out a mouthful of blood from anger.
After that, Leng Ruo Li decided she wouldn't bother with him anymore. She got dressed, and just as she was about to rush out the door after her legs regained some strength, Jun Mo Han scooped her up and carried her out of the Cold Prince's mansion, into the carriage.
Not long after, they arrived at Prince Shou's mansion. The Emperor and Empress Dowager were already by Prince Shou's bedside, along with Imperial Physician Zhang and Consort Shou. However, Leng Ruo Li noticed that both the Emperor and Empress Dowager seemed to have aged significantly overnight.
"Li'er, quickly come and examine my eldest son!"
"Understood. Father Emperor, Empress Grandmother, please do not worry. I will examine Prince Shou immediately."
Leng Ruo Li reassured them.
She then took Prince Shou's pulse and glanced at the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Consort Shou. She said, "Fortunately, you administered the life-saving medicine to him last night. Otherwise, Prince Shou would have no chance of recovery."
The Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Consort Shou all showed a flicker of hope on their faces upon hearing this.
"Li'er, if you say so, Prince Shou still has a chance of survival."
The Emperor quickly seized on the key point in Leng Ruo Li's words.
"Yes, Father Emperor. I need to perform heart surgery on Prince Shou immediately. You all need to leave."
The Emperor nodded understandingly upon hearing Leng Ruo Li's words.
"Mother, let's go. We'll leave our eldest son to Li'er's care!"
With that, the Emperor and Empress Dowager left the room, followed by everyone else in the chamber.
Jun Mo Han thoughtfully closed the door for Leng Ruo Li.
After everyone else had left, Leng Ruo Li immediately injected Prince Shou with anesthetic and swiftly entered her spatial operating room. She then summoned the surgical instruments for heart surgery using her mind, took an X-ray, and saw a very small crack in Prince Shou's heart from the image, requiring immediate surgery.
After understanding the cause of Prince Shou's condition, Leng Ruo Li prepared to operate on him immediately…
Leng Ruo Li spent a full eight hours on the surgery to save Prince Shou's life.
After emerging from her spatial realm, Leng Ruo Li briefed Jun Mo Han on a few things before falling asleep in his arms, utterly exhausted.
She hadn't slept well last night after being tossed around by Jun Mo Han, and today she had performed an eight-hour surgery. It was only natural that she would be tired. Seeing Leng Ruo Li's exhausted state, Jun Mo Han somewhat regretted being so rough with her last night.
…
A month later, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han returned from a follow-up check on Prince Shou, finding that his recovery was progressing very well, which made her extremely happy.
As they entered the Cold Prince's garden, they saw the manor's steward rushing towards them with two large baskets. He said with a smile, "Consort, the corn and potatoes from the estate have had a bumper harvest. The steward there sent some large baskets of corn and potatoes over."
"Let me see!"
Upon hearing this, Leng Ruo Li immediately asked the steward to put down the baskets. Then, she uncovered the black cloth on top of the bamboo baskets, revealing a basket of corn and a basket of potatoes.
Leng Ruo Li picked up a plump ear of corn and a fist-sized potato, feeling very happy in her heart.
"This is wonderful. The corn and potatoes have grown so large."
"Steward, please inform the estate's steward to make sure to leave extra seeds this year. Next year, we will distribute them to the farmers in the capital for large-scale planting."
"Consort, the stewards on this estate had already thought of that. However, they did not dig up the sweet potatoes today because they are still quite small. They want to wait another one or two months before harvesting them," the steward said to Leng Ruo Li with a beaming smile.
"Yes, sweet potatoes grow a bit slower. They won't be ready for a large harvest until autumn."
Leng Ruo Li nodded gently upon hearing this.
Looking at the two large baskets of corn and potatoes, the steward's heart was filled with excitement. "Consort, with these staple grains, which yield more than rice, filling the bellies of the people of Tianwu Kingdom, fewer people will go hungry in the future."
"Indeed, Steward. Please have Ye Ying send one basket of corn and one basket of potatoes to the palace for the Emperor and Empress Dowager to taste. Then, distribute some to General Leng's mansion, the Xia residence, Anjitang, as well as the Yue Meiren Accessories Shop and Jinxiu Pavilion. We'll keep the rest for ourselves to eat tonight, so everyone can have a taste."
"Yes, ma'am!"
The steward replied cheerfully and turned to hurry off to carry out his task.
At this moment, Jun Mo Han embraced Leng Ruo Li's slender waist and murmured, "Li'er, thank you so much! For bringing blessings to the people of Tianwu Kingdom!"
…
In the evening, Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mo Han, along with Xing'er, Ling'er, Ye Ying, and Yin Chen, sat in the garden pavilion, eating corn and potatoes.
Midway through their meal, Leng Ruo Li suddenly felt a surge of nausea and a strong urge to vomit. She had to sit aside, which immediately frightened everyone.
"Li'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Shall I call Doctor Yang over to examine you?"
"No need. Have you forgotten I am also a physician? It's nothing, perhaps I ate too much, and my stomach feels a bit unsettled."
"That won't do. As the saying goes, a physician cannot treat themselves. Yin Chen, go and invite Doctor Yang from the mansion to check the Consort's pulse."
"Yes, my Lord, your subordinate obeys!"
Not long after Yin Chen left, he returned with Doctor Yang.
After checking Leng Ruo Li's pulse, Doctor Yang was instantly stunned and remained silent, making Jun Mo Han and the others anxious.
After a moment, he burst into laughter and said, "Congratulations, my Lord! Congratulations, Consort! Consort, you are pregnant!"