They had been eagerly anticipating the arrival of Dr. Tao's family to Beijing, but in the end, Dr. Tao's family went to Beijing while Dr. Tao himself did not.

She wondered why it was so difficult for Doctor Tao to treat Xie Jingyan's vomiting.

However, Doctor Tao is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. He was willing to go to the capital in the first place because he remembered the kindness of Consort Chen. Besides, Doctor Tao's family has already gone to the capital, so Doctor Tao will definitely come back. It will only be ten days or half a month later. We can only wait patiently.

Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan returned to Moyuxuan. Shen Wan went straight into the house, while Xie Jingyan went to the study.

Yinshuang followed behind Shen Wan and said, "The princess's period hasn't come for a long time. When Doctor Tao returns, we need to ask him to give the princess a proper treatment."

Although the princess's period was irregular in the past, it had never been this long before. Could it be that the princess is suffering from acclimatization issues after marrying into the Prince of Ling's mansion, which is such a short distance away?

Shen Wan also felt that her period was too abnormal this time, but thinking about how her period would be so painful, like someone was cutting her lower abdomen with a knife, it was better if it didn't come.

If your menstrual flow is abnormal, you may not be able to conceive...

Thinking that it had only been a little over a month since she and Xie Jingyan consummated their marriage, Shen Wan felt that she was overthinking things.

However, she took Yinshuang's words to heart and decided that once Doctor Tao returned to the capital, she would ask him to give her a proper makeover.

After drinking half a cup of tea, Shen Wan felt sleepy, so she took off her clothes and went to bed. It was a rare occasion to have a lantern festival at night, so she needed to be well-rested so that she would have the energy to go out and enjoy the lanterns later.

She slept soundly and woke up in the evening. The fiery clouds painted the sky a breathtaking sight.

When Shen Wan got up, the maid had already brought the food into the room, and Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan sat down to eat dinner.

Shen Wan finished her bowl of rice and even had half a bowl more. Xie Jingyan saw this and said, "Are you full? Aren't you going to grab something to eat on the street while we're admiring the lanterns?"

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan and said, "I only ate half full, I'm saving room for later."

Xie Jingyan, "..."

Thinking of that day, when Shen Wan ate a bowl of rice that evening, but was so hungry that she tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep, she got up and ate a bowl of braised pork intestine noodles, even drinking half of the soup, Xie Jingyan fell silent.

He didn't expect Shen Wan to worry about him so much that she couldn't eat, but did she really have to eat so much?

When Mingming married him, she would sometimes leave two mouthfuls of rice uneaten from a bowl of rice.

It's good to have gained some weight; it looks like certain parts of my body have grown a bit.

Following Xie Jingyan's gaze, Shen Wan looked down at her chest and immediately blushed. This bastard, where are his eyes looking?!

Xie Jingyan realized what was happening, his ears turning slightly red. He put down the ivory chopsticks in his hand, sat facing each other for a while, and then they both stood up.

They strolled leisurely to the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, where a servant brought a carriage. The two of them then rode in the carriage to Changping Street, the most bustling and prosperous street in the capital.

Kyoto only holds lantern festivals a few times a year, and when they do, everyone who can go out comes out to join in the fun. The streets are packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, and the various lanterns are so beautiful that it's hard to take it all in.

Shen Wan pulled Xie Jingyan toward the bustling crowd, followed by Yinshuang and Haitang, and then Chen Feng and Chen Yu. But after walking half the street, only Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan remained; the others had been scattered by the crowd at some point.

At a lantern stall, Shen Wan spotted a rabbit lantern and, captivated by it, said habitually, "Yin Shuang, pay."

She only realized after shouting that Yinshuang had disappeared. She looked at Xie Jingyan.

Xie Jingyan sighed, "The money is with Chen Feng."

After using a wheelchair for several years, although he can walk freely now, he hasn't developed the habit of carrying money with him.

Now both he and Shen Wan are penniless.

Shen Wan, "..."

Shen Wan reluctantly put down the rabbit lantern. Such a beautiful lantern would have been bought long ago by the time she found Chen Feng.

Xie Jingyan took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to the vendor, saying, "I'll trade you this jade pendant for this lantern."

The street vendor was bewildered and confused.

I'll trade this precious jade pendant for a lantern.

Did he run into a sucker or a spendthrift?

Shen Wan looked at the jade pendant in Xie Jingyan's hand. It wasn't the lotus jade pendant she had given him. He had refused to change it before, but he hadn't changed it today.

Shen Wan pulled his hand back, "How can you exchange a jade pendant for a lantern?"

Xie Jingyan said nonchalantly, "As long as you like it."

Even if you like it, you can't change it.

If she remembered correctly, the jade pendant was a gift from the Emperor to her.

If word got back to the Emperor that someone was exchanging a jade pendant bestowed upon him for a lantern, he would be furious.

Shen Wan looked around, searching for Chen Feng and Yin Shuang, but couldn't find them. Instead, she spotted the Eighth Prince in the crowd.

Seeing Shen Wan looking at him, the Eighth Prince waved repeatedly.

Shen Wan said, "The Eighth Prince is over there, let's borrow some from him."

The Eighth Prince was seen walking this way, bumping into several people along the way.

The Eighth Prince came over and said, "What a coincidence, I ran into Sixth Brother and Sixth Sister-in-law out for the lantern festival."

Xie Jingyan asked him, "Do you have any money on you?"

The Eighth Prince was deeply moved. "Sixth Brother, you're the best. You even cared whether I brought any money with me when I went shopping..."

"I'm asking you to lend me money."

"Sixth Brother, lend me five hundred taels."

The two spoke in unison.

Shen Wan, "..."

Xie Jingyan, "..."

The Eighth Prince, "...???"

The Eighth Prince was dumbfounded.

Sixth Brother asked him to borrow money?

Are you kidding me?

Among these princes, including the eldest prince and the Prince of Jin who fought tooth and nail for the throne, the sixth prince was undoubtedly the richest.

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