Chapter 687: Praying 1 (1/2)

There was a special custom in the capital. Pregnant women would have to visit the temple at least once to pray for an uneventful birth, as well as for their firstborn to be a boy.

As a modern person, Chu Lian understood that the gender of her child wasn’t something that could be changed just by praying to the Buddha. The moment her little bun came into existence, his or her gender had already been set. Doing anything else to try to change that would be fruitless.

However, she knew that her knowledge wasn’t shared by the others around her.

Near the end of July, Countess Jing’an came to visit her often and kept trying to persuade her to visit Da’an Temple.

Countess Jing’an even hinted subtly that this was also part of Matriarch He’s wishes.

This was a time when the political situation in court was in turmoil. He Changdi would explain to her about the various movements in court when he returned home every day. She also knew clearly that the peace on the surface was hiding a major battle in the capital.

The factions of Fourth Prince and Sixth Prince were locked in a long war now.

Since He Changdi was Prince Jin’s most trusted assistant, there were plenty of eyes on the Anyuan Estate right now.

As a helpless woman carrying around an unborn heir, what she should do was to stay in the well-protected estate and sit quietly until her child was ready to come into the world.

However, Countess Jing’an had already come over to remind her a few times.

Even Princess Wei had told her to go to the temple.

Chu Lian rubbed her swollen belly and sighed helplessly.

Sometimes, even though she knew that her action would be useless, she would have to do it regardless. Matriarch He, Countess Jing’an and Princess Wei were all her seniors. They carried the hopes of the entire Jing’an Estate, as well as Prince Wei’s estate. She couldn’t just reject their kindly reminders without a good reason.

Chu Lian looked down at her belly. It wasn’t very big right now. If she waited any longer, it would be even harder to travel when she was seven months pregnant, so why not make the trip a little earlier?

Thus, Chu Lian discussed the matter with He Changdi.