Chapter 162 Tingyue’s Birthday

Pei Tingyue stayed in Chengming Palace.

Xie Chen said so and did it the next day. He sent someone to summon Concubine Song before the morning court.

Not long after, Concubine Song came with Tuantuan.

Pei Tingyue looked at Tuantuan in Concubine Song's arms and asked in surprise, "Your Majesty is holding Tuantuan?"

Concubine Song smiled and said, "Thanks to Tingyue's sachet."

Pei Tingyue smiled. It seemed that Tuantuan and the imperial concubine had been getting along very well during this period.

She reached out and took Tuantuan, and was surprised again when she received it, "He has sunk this much more?"

Concubine Song nodded and said, "The heavy snow a few days ago prompted him to go out and play every day. Being out consumes his energy, so he eats more, and naturally his body becomes heavier."

Pei Tingyue smiled and shook Tuantuan: "Ah, ah, what should I do? Tuantuan has become a pig. Mother won't want you anymore."

Tuan Tuan meowed.

Indicate to his mother that she would not.

After playing with Tuantuan for a while, Concubine Song mysteriously pulled Pei Tingyue into the inner chamber and pulled out a book from her loose sleeve. "Thank you for the gift. I found this outside the palace with great difficulty. Please make good use of it."

Pei Tingyue looked at the book cover and his eyelids twitched.

She felt that this was not a serious book.

Turn the page.

Vivid and colorful.

"Empress!"

Concubine Song said confidently: "This is human nature, there is nothing to be shy about. Take it quickly."

Pei Tingyue had no choice but to hide the book under a large red walnut box.

As soon as he hid himself, Xie Chen came back from the court.

Seeing the two of them sneaking around in the bedroom, he casually asked, "What are you doing?"

Pei Tingyue closed the box in a panic: "Nothing, nothing."

Concubine Song winked at Xie Chen for a while.

Xie Chen guessed something in his mind, but he didn't point it out. He called the two of them out and said, "Let's have breakfast."

The three of them moved to the dining room.

Concubine Song seemed to be competing with Xie Chen, frequently picking up food for Pei Tingyue. After a while, the plate of food in front of Pei Tingyue was as big as a small mountain.

Pei Tingyue watched.

I felt a greasy feeling in my heart that I hadn't felt in a long time.

Xie Chen noticed her abnormality, brought the plate in front of her to himself, and then took the empty plate in front of him and filled it with the dishes that Pei Tingyue liked.

After doing all this, he warned Concubine Song, "Eat your food well. I am here and I don't need you."

Concubine Song was furious.

Watch him take a big bite of the bun.

Xie Chen: “…”

If it weren't for Pei Tingyue's request, he wouldn't want to have dinner with Song Lingyun at all.

Out of sight, out of mind.

This sentence is very suitable for the relationship between him and Song Lingyun.

After breakfast, Concubine Song stayed in Chengming Palace for a while before leaving with Tuantuan in her arms.

In the evening.

After taking a bath, Pei Tingyue returned to the inner bedroom, only to see Xie Chen leaning on the couch reading a book in his hand.

She climbed onto the couch and asked curiously, "What is the emperor looking at..."

The sound stopped abruptly.

Because she saw the cover of the book.

It turned out to be the "thank you gift" sent by Concubine Song in the morning.

But wasn't she at the bottom of the box? How did she end up in this person's hands?

Pei Tingyue's scalp felt a little numb. He turned around and wanted to leave, but someone pinched his neck and pushed him onto the bed.

Xie Chen gently stroked her delicate little face and asked, "Why are you running?"

Pei Tingyue endured the itch and said obediently, "I didn't run away... I just left something behind... I'm going to get it..."

Xie Chen chuckled softly.

"Tingyue really can't lie at all. I can tell the fake at a glance. The imperial concubine gave me such a good gift. Tingyue, let's try it out."

After he finished speaking, he gently opened Pei Tingyue's nightgown.

Pei Tingyue was in tears.

Next time, she no longer wants to see the Imperial Concubine, she only wants to see Tuantuan.

*

Time flies, and it is the end of the year.

The 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.

This day was the day Xie Chen put down his pen. From this day on, if there were any important military or national affairs, they would be specially submitted to him. Apart from these, he would not need to review memorials.

This lasted until the 16th day of the first lunar month, when he would start writing again. This was considered a break after a year of hard work.

However, he did not approve memorials. He had a lot of things to do during the new year. He did not need to take care of the affairs of the harem, but he had to make the final decision on all the rewards and honors for the previous dynasty.

From princes and nobles to trusted ministers and generals at the border, what rewards should be given and how much should be given must be carefully considered.

There are also matters such as offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors.

Xie Chen got up as usual.

I deal with these chores every morning and have some free time in the afternoon to accompany Pei Tingyue.

Now that he had some free time, he became more attentive, and Pei Tingyue's eating habits increased again.

But after just ten days, Pei Tingyue felt that he had gained a lot of weight.

Actually, her belly is big.

She got pregnant in late June this year, and now it is late December. The baby is already more than six months old, and in another three months, she will be due. How can she not gain weight?

But thankfully, she didn't develop any wrinkles on her stomach and her face didn't change.

Pei Tingyue had originally heard that some women would develop brown spots on their faces after giving birth, and she was worried and anxious for a long time.

Now that she doesn't have these things anymore, she is naturally happy.

Seeing her cautious look, Xie Chen said, "I told you long ago that the moon is getting prettier day by day, so there's no need to worry."

Pei Tingyue secretly rolled his eyes at this.

How could she not worry?

The women in this palace cherish their appearance the most.

If my beauty is gone, will your heart still pity me?

I'm afraid her relationship with him will end here at best.

As for being good-looking, it’s because she has grown up!

She'll be eighteen soon!

There was some childishness on her face originally, but now that she has grown a little older, this childishness has turned into a breathtaking beauty. Once you take a glance at her, you can't take your eyes off her. She looks just like the monster in the wild stories that sucks people's essence.

He was the kind who, knowing she was in danger, still approached her and let her take the fairy away.

This day is New Year's Eve.

It is also Pei Tingyue’s birthday.

After Pei Tingyue woke up, he touched the place beside him and it was cold.

She was not surprised at all, as she had heard the noise before daybreak, but she had not opened her eyes.

Pei Tingyue got up and washed up.

As soon as I left the bedroom, a crowd of people knelt down in the warm room. They were the palace servants from Chengming Palace. Seeing that they were all here, they said, "Your servant congratulates the Concubine Zhaoyi on her birthday."

Pei Tingyue smiled lightly and raised his hand to let the person get up.

"Everyone, get up. I'll ask the Emperor to give you more rewards tonight."