Three days later, Jiang Shuyue moved into the Jiaofang Palace.

Xiao Jingzhao decided to send Gao Mu and Cang Yun into the palace to be incorporated into the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and to be under the command of Jiang Shuyue.

Jiang Shuyue realized that Lan'er and Shuanzi had gotten together, so she left Lan'er and the other servants to manage the Jiang residence, while Qiuju, Mei'er, and the other maids were brought into the Jiaofang Palace.

On the fourth day, a group of people left the capital.

Inside the carriage, Sui Sui nestled in Jiang Shuyue's arms, his chubby little hands touching his mother's belly as he asked, "Mother, is it a little brother or a little sister inside?"

Jiang Shuyue looked at her son's adorable appearance and couldn't help but laugh. She looked at Sui Sui with doting eyes and said, "There are no younger brothers or sisters now. Mother is too busy to take care of them. Let's wait until the younger brothers and sisters arrive a little later."

Xiao Jingzhao reached out and pulled the mother and son into his arms, stroking Sui Sui's little head with one hand, "Don't worry, you'll have a younger brother and sister soon."

"Ah Zhao, I won't have many children. I'm afraid of the pain, and I'm also afraid my figure will be ruined," Jiang Shuyue protested.

"Alright, let's not have too many children. Once we return from the palace, we'll issue an edict to make our son the crown prince. With a crown prince, those ministers won't have anything to say."

"Father, now that I'm the Crown Prince, does that mean I can no longer live in Mother's palace?" Sui Sui blinked her phoenix eyes, her gaze filled with grievance.

"That's natural. Your father will arrange for you to live in the East Palace, and the Grand Scholar will also teach there."

Seeing Sui Sui pout, Jiang Shuyue stroked her son's back and said, "The real Grand Scholar will be the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor in the future, and there will also be the Crown Prince's Grand Preceptor and Crown Prince's Grand Protector. The Eastern Palace will be your territory, and Shui Sheng can also live there in the future."

"Mother, may I ask Shuisheng to return to the capital?"

Although the two often corresponded, Sui Sui still missed Shui Sheng very much.

Jiang Shuyue nodded, "Okay, Shuisheng can practice martial arts with you when he returns to the capital."

The carriage passed by the post station, rested briefly, and then continued on to the imperial palace.

It took Xiao Jingzhao a great deal of effort to trick Sui Sui into going to Chang Le's carriage.

That night, after Sui Sui fell asleep, the two of them tiptoed out of the bedroom.

The night at Yan Hui Mountain was really cold. The two of them held hands and went to the pavilion where they would admire the moon on Mid-Autumn Festival.

Eunuch Ma had already instructed the palace maids to prepare the charcoal brazier in the room.

The palace maids served below the pavilion, and none of them dared to go up without the emperor's permission.

The two stood at the window for a moment, gazing at the vast night view. Xiao Jingzhao then closed the window and put his arm around Jiang Shuyue, saying, "I'll have someone bring up hot water for a bath and to settle in."

"No need, Ah Zhao. I once said I would tell you my secret. Tonight I'll take you inside to see it. Don't be surprised."

Jiang Shuyue took his hand and led him to the bed. The two sat side by side on the edge of the bed, and Jiang Shuyue explained the origin of the space.

She never mentioned the modern-day time travel story; it was too far-fetched, and she didn't want to scare him.

As Xiao Jingzhao listened to her detailed account, he unconsciously tightened his grip on her hand, as if worried that she might disappear into thin air and vanish into space at any moment.

"Moon, I've always known you had a secret, but I never imagined that your mother-in-law left you such a magical treasure. Promise me you won't tell anyone about the space, not even your son."

Xiao Jingzhao knew what it meant for her to possess a spatial ability; it was a treasure trove. If someone with ulterior motives found out, his empress would be in danger.

"Don't worry, Ah Zhao, I naturally won't tell anyone else about this."

In a moment of stunned silence, my body was pulled by a tremendous force of gravity, and the scene before me instantly changed.

Looking at everything in the space, Xiao Jingzhao was still quite surprised, even though he was mentally prepared.

Jiang Shuyue led him on a tour of the space, and Xiao Jingzhao asked incredulously, "Is the time in Yue'er's space different from the outside?"

Jiang Shuyue winked at him playfully, "There are many more hours inside the space than outside."

Ignoring the rare and precious treasures in the spiritual soil within the space, Xiao Jingzhao turned his gaze to the hot spring pool.

A moment later, the two entered the hot spring pool completely naked.

What should have been a pleasant bath turned into a playful encounter between two lovers.

A moment later, Jiang Shuyue loosened her grip on his neck slightly, and she gasped, "Ah Zhao, I, um..."

After a long kiss, Xiao Jingzhao carried the limp man to the bed in the thatched hut.

Lying on the soft, fragrant bed, Jiang Shuyue longed to have a good night's sleep.

"Moon, have you seen this?"

The sound of pages turning filled her ears, and Jiang Shuyue opened her eyes, her body trembling slightly.

That was a fire-avoidance diagram given to her by her aunt. She felt that since they had both had children, she didn't need it anymore, so she casually tossed it into her spatial storage.

Unexpectedly, this backfired.

Xiao Jingzhao turned to the third page and leaned closer to her, saying happily, "Yue'er, let's observe and learn together."

"No, it can't be..."

"With me here, you will."

The voices of resistance were soft and weak; it turned out that her resistance was truly futile.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but she looked at the tireless man with hazy eyes.

"Ah, Ah Zhao, I, um..."

Xiao Jingzhao kissed her again, his kiss full of tenderness, like tasting sweet honey, intoxicating and lingering.

His tongue lingered gently on her lips, prying open her teeth, their tongues exploring each other like two snakes entwined.

In no time, Jiang Shuyue succumbed to his temptation once again.

Feeling the person in his arms being aroused again, he ran wild like a horse without reins on the prairie.

That night, Jiang Shuyue couldn't remember how many times he carried her into the hot spring to cleanse her.

She vaguely remembered that the last time the two of them soaked in the hot spring pool for a long time.

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