But Yun Qing had already mentioned the matter of being jealous of a child before, so he dared not repeat it.

Little did he know that Yun Qing had seen through his intentions.

Children of this age just eat and sleep. After putting her daughter to sleep, Yun Qing turned her attention to Xie Rang. Seeing his distressed expression, she couldn't help but smile: "Your Majesty."

"I am here."

Xie Rang answered subconsciously at first, but when he looked up he saw Yun Qing's mischievous gaze and the child who had been put to sleep in the small bed.

He immediately realized: "The Grand Tutor wanted to see me make a fool of myself."

Yun Qing's smile deepened, and she said slowly, "Who is so pathetic as to be jealous of their daughter?"

Some things hidden in one's personality are indeed unchangeable; it's just a matter of how they develop later in life and whether they will be suppressed.

She roughly understood that Xie Rang wanted to monopolize her attention, but over the years, he had probably gotten used to the fact that she couldn't only look at him. However, now that a child had appeared who occupied a significant portion of his attention, he was not used to it.

However, it is clear that he is trying to adapt and be a good father.

"It's my fault for being so useless."

Xie Rang readily admitted it. He stepped forward and hugged Yun Qing. In addition to her usual sweet fragrance, Yun Qing also had an extra milky scent, all from the little cub.

Taking advantage of his daughter's sleep, Xie Rang recklessly nibbled at her neck, the bites light and shallow, but enough to leave some marks. Xie Rang's gaze darkened, and just as he was about to leave more marks, Yun Qing calmly pushed him away by pressing against her chin.

"That's enough. If you keep this up, how am I supposed to face anyone?"

Yun Qing was weighing the pros and cons in her mind. Now that she was wearing thick clothes, her cloak could cover up the truth, but if she wore anything higher, she wouldn't be able to hide anything.

"...Then let's go somewhere else."

Xie Rang showed no dissatisfaction. He greedily nuzzled Yun Qing's neck, then shifted his gaze to her lips, sticking close to her and inhaling her breath.

Yun Qing was almost breathless from his kisses, and her eyes quickly welled up with tears. Through her blurry vision, she could see a surge of desire in the young man's eyes, which seemed to be suppressed with all his might. Only after noticing her gaze did the desire slowly subside.

She sensed something was wrong; he was probably holding it in for too long.

However, Xie Rang was not that beastly. After barely satisfying his desires, he released Yun Qing and tidied her disheveled clothes.

In the end, Xie Rang uttered a cryptic remark: "Grand Tutor, take good care of yourself."

Yun Qing hissed and couldn't help but pinch his arm.

...

The little princess's full moon celebration was not held in a very grand manner.

After all, it was cold, and children's resistance wasn't very good. After discussing it, Yunqing and Xie Rang unanimously decided to hold a big celebration for the first birthday banquet.

However, Xie Rang did not want people to look down on his and Yun Qing's daughter, so he held a three-day banquet in the capital so that the people could also share in the joy, as everyone knew it was the little princess who brought the good fortune.

When Yunqing gave birth, Yunshu didn't have a chance to be by her side. Now that she had the opportunity, she couldn't wait to go to the palace to see her little niece.

This kid is really not picky about people; he smiles at everyone he sees. He's quite strong, waving his little arms and playing very well with Li Yunshu.

Li Yunshu beamed with joy, constantly saying that she wanted to be her martial arts instructor in the future.

Yun Qing said exactly what she meant: "If she likes it, I won't stop her."

"Sister is so kind." Li Yunshu said happily, "I wrote to my parents and they will come back to visit when they have time."

As long as a suitable young leader is in place, the couple who have left home will soon be retired, but it is not suitable for the next two years, so we need to wait a little longer.

"That's good, they should get some rest too."

The climate beyond the Great Wall is ultimately harsher, so it would be good if they could be transferred back to the capital to live out their remaining years. Now that the Great Xi is stable, they can watch Xiao Ciying grow up.

They had dinner together that evening.

Today's situation is special, and Li Yunshu was planning to stay overnight. She now has something more interesting to do, so after dinner, she took the child and slipped away.

Xie Rang used to dislike Li Yunshu's visits, but now he also likes them. With someone taking care of the child, he and Yunqing can spend time alone together.

Yun Qing had already seen through his thoughts, and dismissed the palace servants, leaving only the two of them in the hall.

Xie Rang hugged her from the front, his voice muffled: "Grand Tutor, when she grows up and is able to inherit the throne, shall we go out and travel around?"

Seeing that Xie Rang was already thinking about the future so early, Yun Qing realized how depressed he must have been lately. She patted him on the back and smiled, "If our daughter knew, she would cry."

Being an emperor is really too tiring. Yun Qing can understand how much Xie Rang wants to abdicate. After all, she herself has thought about stepping down from her current position countless times. Just thinking about retirement makes her feel wonderful.

Xie Rang was taken aback, and he looked a little dejected: "Can't the Grand Tutor just agree to my request?"

How could Yun Qing have imagined things so far in the future? Many things are still undetermined at this point.

However, she didn't really care and decided to make do with the bigger one for now, suppressing a laugh as she said, "Alright, alright, I agree."

Xie Rang wasn't oblivious to the coaxing tone in Yun Qing's words; he just wanted this answer, and everything else could wait.

As the weather gradually warmed up, after Mr. Yu checked Yunqing's pulse and confirmed that there was absolutely no problem with her health, she went back to the Imperial Academy to continue teaching. They hadn't seen these students for a while and they missed Yunqing quite a bit.

Especially Shen Xian Yue, who was closest to Li Yun Shu, went straight to Yun Qing after class and asked, "Lord Li, when will we have a chance to meet the little princess?"

Yun Qing said, "Let's wait until her first birthday banquet. She'll probably be able to walk by then."

"Okay!" Shen Xian Yue's face lit up with a big smile. "Thank you for your answer, Lord Li. I will definitely go and see the little princess when the time comes."

After leaving the Imperial Academy, Yunqing ran into an old acquaintance.

Tan Zaiheng still feels awkward when he sees Yun Qing, but since he has something to say, he's alright.

"Lord Li, I have acquired a new plant that bears a kind of red fruit. Would you like to take a look?"

Since becoming the Grand Minister of Agriculture, Tan Zaiheng seems to have found the true meaning of life. He is more dedicated to research in this area than anyone else. The matter of finding overseas crops was also entrusted to him some time ago. As soon as he gets a new gadget, he immediately rushes to the capital.

It was something I originally intended to show Yunqing, but I happened to come across it on the way.

"Red fruit?" Yun Qing thought of tomatoes, changed her mind about leaving the mansion, and said instead, "I'd like to trouble Lord Tan to lead the way, I'll go take a look."

Tan Zaiheng readily agreed: "Okay!"