Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Chu Chi, that's a good name. Is this your brother or your sister?"

Qi Yuning looked at the three-year-old child and for a moment couldn't tell whether it was a boy or a girl. The clothes he wore were for boys, but he looked like a girl.

"It's my younger sister. She's very naughty and always gets her skirts dirty. Mom is about to give birth to a younger brother, so I dressed her in boy's clothes to save trouble."

Qi Yuning looked at Chu Chi in front of him and said, "You are a good child."

Chu Chi smiled sheepishly and said, "Princess, am I still a good child if I'm lazy?"

Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "You are very good for taking care of your younger brothers and sisters."

Qi Yuning glanced at Zhao Jie's sweaty back and asked the palace servants to change Zhao Jie's clothes. "Your Majesty, we should go back."

When Zhao Jie heard they were going back, he said reluctantly, "I don't want to leave. I want to play with them."

Seeing Zhao Jie's playful mood, Qi Yuning said, "But His Majesty still has to attend court tomorrow. If Your Majesty goes back now, they will all come to the Princess's residence in a month. Then they can play with Your Majesty more often."

Zhao Jie reluctantly said goodbye to his playmates. In the carriage, he was filled with longing for He Chi. "It's great that they have so many brothers and sisters."

Qi Yuning could understand Zhao Jie's expectations, "Yes, it's great to have brothers and sisters."

Lu Ze said, "My younger brothers and sisters are not doing well either."

Qi Yuning looked at Lu Ze and smiled faintly. Lu Ze's brother and sister really gave their brother a headache.

When I returned to the city, it was the Chinese Valentine's Day. Although it was not a big celebration due to the national mourning period, there were many more girls' families on the street than usual, but it was not as grand as in previous years.

Qi Yuning and Lu Ze accompanied Zhao Jie to watch the excitement in the city for a while before sending Zhao Jie back to the palace.

In the palace, Queen Mother Zhou was very anxious, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhao Jie return safely.

"Jie'er, you are not allowed to come back so late from playing next time!"

"Mom, I was playing in the lotus pond today, picking lotus leaves and lotus pods. The lotus pods were so delicious, so I brought some for you."

"The lotus pond?" Queen Mother Zhou frowned. "You're not allowed near the water. Do you want to be like your father?"

Queen Mother Zhou looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Princess, please don't bring His Majesty near any water in the future!"

Qi Yuning was about to become a mother herself, and she could understand Queen Mother Zhou's thoughts, so she agreed, "Yes."

Lu Ze gently held Qi Yuning's hand to comfort her. Qi Yuning used her eyes to signal to Lu Ze that she was fine. Prince Duan died by falling into the water, and she could understand why Queen Mother Zhou was so excited.

After Qi Yuning and Lu Ze returned to the princess's residence, she felt the baby in her belly kick her again, so she asked her maid to find the imperial physician.

Looking for the imperial physician late at night even alarmed Princess Pingrou.

When the imperial physician arrived and took her pulse, he said, "The princess's baby is fine. It's just that the fetus is moving. The princess is already seven months pregnant, and the fetus is moving in her belly. This is normal."

Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "So she didn't kick me out of jealousy."

She thought Lingling could understand what she said even in her belly.

Princess Pingrou said, "It won't do if you don't have an experienced maid or nanny to take care of you."

Qi Yuning said, "Mother, I have found one. She can come over after she finishes her confinement period. She can also be Lingling's wet nurse in the future."

Princess Pingrou replied, "Okay."