Zhiruo was taking a walk in the courtyard with Zhiwan when Xiaohu ran in.

"Young lady, young lady, the emperor of the Southern Yuan Kingdom has arrived."

“I know, the Crown Prince said this morning that he would go to the city gate to greet him.”

"What I mean is that the Emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom has come to the Crown Prince's residence."

"What?"

Luo Zhiwan looked at Xiaohu with disbelief.

"What did you say? He came to the Crown Prince's residence? How is that possible? Shouldn't he be in the palace?"

"This servant doesn't know either. She's already moved in. I heard she's moved into Princess Chang Le's Suiyu Pavilion. The Emperor himself sent her here, and she's talking with the Emperor in the main hall of the Crown Prince's residence right now."

Upon hearing this news, Luo Zhiwan was nearly speechless with shock.

There was a Princess Chang Le, a prince, and now an emperor.

This Crown Prince's residence is certainly bustling with activity.

She took a deep breath and instructed Little Tiger:

"Tell the servants of Donghui Courtyard to stay home as much as possible during this period, cook in the small kitchen, and don't provoke that important person."

She was, after all, just a concubine, so it was best to be careful in everything she did, lest she cause any trouble at this time and give others a handle to use against her.

"This servant will go and tell everyone right away."

Watching Xiaohu turn and leave, she turned to look at Zhiruo again.

"Try to stay away from the back garden these next few days. We don't know what kind of people the emperor of Nanyuan Kingdom is like. Don't anger him, or things will get complicated."

"I know, I was just thinking of telling you yesterday that you've almost recovered and have maids to take care of you. I can't be of much help here, and you'll have to take care of me instead. So, I'd like to go home first!"

She looked down, noticing her protruding belly becoming even more pronounced beneath her loose clothing, and shook her head in admonition.

"Once I'm better, I'll send you back. There are a lot of people in the manor these days, and if you go out, people will become suspicious."

Zhiruo gently touched her lower abdomen, feeling an indescribable fear in her heart.

The baby was moving more and more vigorously in her belly. In order to keep her secret from being discovered, she had been staying in Donghui Courtyard for the past two months and rarely went out. In addition, she wore several layers of clothes to cover herself, so no one noticed anything. Even Leng Chuchen told Zhiwan in private that he noticed that Zhiruo had gained weight, a lot of weight.

She just smiled, without responding or telling him about Zhiruo's situation.