"I know what I ought to know."
Verdant Green Maiden smiled faintly and said something rather baffling to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin's expression grew even stranger upon hearing it. He cupped his fist to Verdant Green Maiden and said, "Matters of the army and the state are not for the Heavenly Maiden to comment on lightly, lest something unforeseen happen. I have other matters to attend to, so I will not keep the Heavenly Maiden company."
With that, Li Shimin took his leave.
As he swept past Verdant Green Maiden, she suddenly turned to him and said, "The princess consort of Qin is with child."
Li Shimin froze where he stood.
"What?"
He turned back to look at Verdant Green Maiden.
Seeing that she still wore a smile, Li Shimin immediately quickened his pace, rushing back to the King of Qin's residence and summoning the imperial physician.
After the imperial physician examined her, it was confirmed that Changsun Wugou was indeed pregnant.
"Wonderful!"
"Guanyinbi! You... you're carrying our child!"
Li Shimin was beside himself with excitement. He was just about to embrace Changsun Wugou, but remembering her condition, his outstretched arms froze in midair, leaving him unsure whether to advance or retreat.
"Your Highness..."
Seeing Li Shimin like this, Changsun Wugou looked helpless as well. She said, "The imperial physician said it has only been one or two months. I am not that delicate yet. But... I am curious. Your Highness rushed back with an imperial physician as though you were certain I was with child. Why is that?"
Li Shimin opened his mouth, just about to speak, when Verdant Green Maiden walked in from outside.
"Naturally, because this Poor Daoist told King of Qin."
"Heavenly Maiden?"
Changsun Wugou looked surprised upon seeing Verdant Green Maiden.
Li Shimin, standing to