In the third year of her marriage, when Shen Jiao was nineteen years old, on the seventh day of the tenth month, she became pregnant!

The feeling of actually having a life inside you is completely different from pretending to have one. This is something that not only Shen Jiao, but Ji Yan herself felt even more deeply about.

In the second month of her pregnancy, Jiaojiao was extremely sleepy. She wanted to sleep sitting, standing, walking, and even lying down. Fearing that she would wake up and not see him, Gu would hum a little tune to lull her to sleep while reviewing memorials.

The little tune is newly learned.

Jiaojiao said this is called prenatal education.

I don't care about prenatal education; I only remember Jiaojiao saying that the little tune I hummed was the most beautiful in the world!

In the third month of her pregnancy, Jiaojiao began to experience morning sickness, had a poor appetite, and the reaction was so severe that she couldn't eat anything at all.

But she also likes to order dishes. Sometimes it's spicy crayfish, sometimes it's shark fin and bird's nest porridge, or stir-fried green and red grapes, or stir-fried tomatoes.

But in the end, all of these things ended up in my stomach.

Jiaojiao is vain and absolutely doesn't want to gain weight alone, otherwise she'll be sad that she can't fit into her pretty dresses. So I'll eat more and keep her company.

In the fourth month of her pregnancy, during the dead of winter with heavy snowfall, thank goodness, Jiaojiao was finally able to eat. However, she had some peculiar tastes, saying that she had to eat watermelon within an hour, or her heart would be shattered into pieces.

There were no watermelons in the palace at this time of year. I searched every household in the city and finally managed to buy an out-of-season watermelon from a farmer in the last half hour!

That's good, Jiaojiao's heart won't be shattered into pieces.

But after looking at it, she thought the green watermelon rind looked unappetizing, and she wanted to eat winter melon instead.

The reason is that I don't like greens that are too pure or have patterns.

She really liked the kind that was green with a hint of white and gray.

I thought to myself, this is not Jiaojiao's fault, it's all that brat's fault. I'll make a note of this and deal with him later!

In her fourth month of pregnancy, Jiaojiao developed a strong craving for spicy food, couldn't live without it, and had an insatiable desire to share it.

So, the royal family and the Shen and Gu families all ate spicy rice porridge, spicy vegetables, and spicy soup with her.

I cannot escape it.

This caused Shen Qingfeng and Gu An to frequently visit Liang Heng's place, and for a long time, they couldn't bear to look at the word "spicy" the same way.

It's said that sour foods indicate a boy and spicy foods indicate a girl, so everyone guessed that Jiaojiao was carrying a little princess.

Since she's a daughter, it's not a big deal if she's a little spoiled. Daughters are cute just like their mothers; it's in their nature!

So I think, whether it's winter melon, watermelon, or cantaloupe, just pick whichever you like.

I guarantee it will be delivered within three hours.

In the fifth month of pregnancy, Jiaojiao suddenly took my hand and placed it on my bulging belly. My little girl kicked my palm. It turned out that this was my third relative in the world. It felt very magical.

I was very happy, so I fought with Shen Qingcheng.

In the sixth month of her pregnancy, Jiaojiao had severe back pain. Every day when I was studying "How to Be a Good Husband and the World's Number One Nanny," I would massage and rub her back. When she was happy, she would reward me with two sweet kisses.

Two aren't enough; I usually need two hundred.

...

In the tenth month of her pregnancy, which was also the following June, Jiaojiao gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

Yes.

It's a brat!

However, Jiaojiao has worked too hard, so I've decided not to settle scores with that brat for now and let him rest for a while.

The brat's name is Shen Muyan, a name he chose himself. The Ji family should have been destroyed long ago, but a new and brilliant sun will rise.

I trust Jiaojiao... and that brat who peed all over me the first time we met.

**

This day marked Shen Muyan's first birthday celebration. Following the Emperor and Empress's wedding, this was the second greatest joyous occasion in the Great Yan Dynasty, a day of universal celebration.

Congratulations!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, congratulations!"

"Congratulations, Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu!"

"Hahaha... Congratulations! Oh no, thank you so much!"

To make it easier for the guests to come and offer their congratulations, the full moon celebration was held at Shen Jiao's new house where she got married.

Over the past few years, with Master Gu and Shen Qingcheng constantly spending money, renovating and refurbishing the new house, its land area has undergone a qualitative leap and a quantitative change.

Someone joked, "I am the Empress's neighbor, and you are also the Empress's neighbor, but we are just destined to be street neighbors."

The new house was bustling with activity, and congratulatory messages came one after another, seemingly endless.

As for Shen Muyanwan, the main character of the day, she was like a ball in a game of musical chairs, sometimes in the hands of Master Gu, sometimes in the hands of Madam Shen, sometimes in the hands of Shen Qingcheng, and sometimes in the hands of Madam Qin... In short, she was passed around and never got into the hands of Shen Jiao and Ji Yan.

Wang Fu and Liang Heng watched longingly, but they weren't envious at all, really!

They're the husband's family, so I'll be able to hug them several times a day from now on!

Therefore, they are not envious at all!

The Gu family and their children were busy entertaining guests and were overwhelmed with their duties. The number of servants keeping track of the gifts had increased from ten to twenty, and their pens were practically sparking from being used so much.

A moment later, the doorman announced at the top of his lungs, "Princess Ninth of Liang, Murong You, has arrived—with thirty-six boxes of congratulatory gifts!"

Although Shen Jiao and Murong You did not meet often after the Four Flowers Banquet, they maintained correspondence.

Murong You knew that her fifth brother had done wrong, so she did not blame him. If she were to dwell on family and national grievances all the time, life would be too tiring.

Now, she has become a disciple of the celestial musician and has also taken on a junior disciple. She spends her days traveling and enjoying the scenery, which is much more interesting than simply being the Ninth Princess.

Murong You gently pinched the baby in Old Madam Shen's arms and smiled, "He's just as handsome as your father and mother!"

Like his father, Shen Muyan is a sucker for good looks. He will deliberately act cute and smile adorably whenever he sees a pretty older woman.

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