Zhou Qiongyue only wanted to lie flat and chill—
Instead, she transmigrated into a novel she once read, full of backstabbing household drama.
Worse yet, she wasn’t even the heroine....
Zhou Qiongyue tried to treat them equally, so when Yuan Bohua held the younger son, she would hold the older son. She also often told Yuan Bohua not to be partial.
Yuan Bohua looked at the small and well-behaved second child in his arms, then looked at the eldest child who cried at the slightest provocation, and frowned in embarrassment, "I'll try my best!"
Zhou Qiongyue stared disapprovingly at Yuan Bohua, who was holding Yuan Chaokang, and said solemnly, "What do you mean by try your best? If you want Chang'er and Kang'er, you will be partial if they quarrel in the future."
After hearing what Zhou Qiongyue said, Yuan Bohua first looked at the little one in his arms, then looked at the little one in the princess's arms. He remembered his father-in-law's actions to deal with his third uncle, and his brows furrowed even more.
Yuan Bohua wasn't someone who wouldn't listen to advice. He also realized his problem. "Yue'er is right. I was too simplistic. I just wanted to pay more attention to Kang'er because he was weaker. From now on, I'll listen to Yue'er and try to be fair."
Zhou Qiongyue raised her head proudly, "Let's see how you perform!"
Yuan Bohua really did what he said and would hold each of the two children for a while each time.
He didn't have the idea of preferring grandchildren to sons. After all, both of them were his sons, and they were his and Yue'er's children, so of course he liked them.
Yuan Chaochang also began to like being held by Yuan Bohua. After all, the feeling of being held in the arms of a father is completely different from that of being held in the arms of a mother.
At first, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua were very worried about Yuan Chaokang's health. But as time went on, Yuan Chaokang's health improved, he was able to breastfeed more vigorously, and he gained weight visibly.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua both breathed a sigh of relief. During the month that Zhou Qiongyue was in confinement, Yuan Bohua had lost weight visibly.
He had to get up several times every night to go to the next room to check on his two sons, especially his youngest son, for fear that something might happen and the servants would not discover it in time.
Originally, Zhou Qiongyue was as worried as Yuan Bohua, but later, when she saw Yuan Bohua getting up to visit more frequently, she felt a lot more at ease.
At times like this, Zhou Qiongyue was in a good mood because there was someone she could lean on spiritually.
Zhou Qiongyue was in a good mood, so she had a good confinement this month. Her mother, Jin, had spent most of the month staying at the palace with her. Only occasionally would Jin go back to deal with matters at the Marquis of Cheng'en's residence.
So Zhou Qiongyue was in a very good mood during her confinement period.
Just two days after Zhou Qiongyue came out of confinement, the envoys from Shenggan Kingdom arrived. The emperor sent the second prince to greet them at Yuan Anchen's gate and ordered Prince Fu'an to assist the second prince in handling related matters.
The emperor named Yuan Bohua because ever since the Yuan'an drought, this guy has been acting like he's playing house when he goes to court. He comes when he wants to, and doesn't come when he doesn't want to.
When Shuxian became pregnant, this guy just stopped coming.
The child is already one month old, it’s time for Yuan Bohua to get out and move around!
Thinking of this, the emperor still admired Fu'an very much. As soon as Shuxian came out of confinement, he immediately submitted a memorial to establish the crown prince.
The emperor himself cannot have such courage, but he admires those who can do it.
After Yuan Bohua took the job, he started to go out early and come back late again.
Zhou Qiongyue still didn't go out much. She was not the type to like to join in the fun. Moreover, she was pregnant and had a child, and Gulan was basically in charge of the mansion and the properties under her name.
She should also conduct a thorough investigation to see if there are any betrayers. She couldn't stop making money, especially now that she had two children.
It is said that the information circulating in her previous life said, "Fighting for the throne is a matter of burning money." If her second cousin really needs help, she will inevitably have to support him.
Even if it is for the future wealth of the two little ones, we cannot let the Queen Aunt's boat capsize.
So Zhou Qiongyue stayed in the mansion to check the properties under her name while taking care of the baby.
Basically, the two children stayed with Zhou Qiongyue during the day, and even when they fell asleep, they slept in Zhou Qiongyue's main room.
Only when drinking milk or changing the poop will the wet nurse take the baby down to change it.
Today was the day the Shenggan Kingdom's envoys arrived at Yuan'an, and the Second Prince and Yuan Bohua had left early. Zhou Qiongyue also wanted to see the excitement, but the mansion couldn't be without a master to keep it under control!
Just when Zhou Qiongyue was feeling disappointed, her considerate and daughter-loving wife, Jin, took the initiative to come to the palace to look after her child.
Zhou Qiongyue happily hugged Jin's arm and acted coquettishly, "Mom, why are you so kind?"
Jin also enjoyed her daughter's stickiness.
Finally, Jin had no choice but to send them away. "Alright, if you want to go, go now! I'll be looking after Chang'er and Kang'er in the mansion, so you can go without worry."
Jin now likes her two grandsons, Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang, very much and finds them cute no matter how she looks at them.
Jin's love for her daughter extends to her entire family! She loves any child born to her daughter.
Besides, the Jin family’s children now have their own children, so of course they are not as interested in joining in the fun as the young people.
Jin was also a young woman herself, so she certainly understood some of the ways young people think. So she wanted to help her daughter wherever she could, as she didn't want her daughter to lose her own preferences after having a child.
When Zhou Qiongyue heard her mother say this, she rubbed her head against her mother Jin's arm and ran away with a smile, "Then I'll go change my clothes."
Jin looked at her daughter's jumping figure and reminded her, "Slow down, don't fall. Bring more people..."
"Got it!" Zhou Qiongyue responded loudly. Even her back was filled with joy. Zhou Qiongyue felt that it was really good to always be a child in front of her mother.
When Jin saw her daughter walking away, she immediately took the servants to the room next door where Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang lived.
Zhou Qiongyue went out with Gulan and Guju and headed straight to Tianxianglou, the largest restaurant in Yuan'an. Although Zhou Qiongyue hadn't booked a window room in advance, she felt that Princess Yongchun must have booked one.
Although Princess Yongchun was about to give birth, Zhou Qiongyue felt that based on Princess Yongchun's personality, she would definitely go and see the excitement.
I just don't know if her husband is here? If Sun Changkun is here, she can only think about who to find to get a position.
However, it was obvious that Prince Consort Sun was not with Princess Yongchun, because when Zhou Qiongyue's carriage stopped at Tianxiang Tower, she saw Princess Yongchun's maid Siyu already waiting at the door of Tianxiang Tower.
As soon as Siyu saw Zhou Qiongyue, she immediately stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings to Princess Fu'an. Our Highness asked this servant to wait for you here."
"Your Highness is quite well-informed." Zhou Qiongyue said this with no other meaning, it was just a casual joke.