"I just took a cold shower..." Dongfang Jin said this with an embarrassed smile.

An Qingran understood and felt a little guilty. She thought, if she had known it would be like this, life would have been really hard.

It's only been a day or two and he couldn't sleep well at night. If this goes on for a long time, she doesn't know what will happen to his health. She has to think of a solution.

So many little incidents did not affect the relationship between the two people, but instead brought them closer and closer.

When he got up early, Dongfang Jin received news that the Queen Mother was returning to the palace.

It is said to be for the reunion on August 15th.

The Empress Dowager has stayed in Mount Wutai for a year. A year ago, Empress Dowager Murong could not sleep day and night because she missed the late emperor. Later, she went to Mount Wutai by herself. One reason was to leave the sad place and avoid being reminded of the late emperor by the sight of the objects. The other reason was to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures to pray for the country.

So in the past year, she had not been involved in anything in the palace.

In her previous life, An Qingran did not have much impression of Empress Dowager Murong. After the crown prince died young, Dongfang Ye ascended the throne, and the empress dowager did not interfere too much in the affairs of the palace. Now An Qingran thought about it carefully. Empress Dowager Murong and Murong Shu were aunt and niece. When Dongfang Ye seized the throne, she did not know whether she had received her support.

She didn't know that it was probably because Dongfang Ye didn't consider her as one of his own at all.

An Qingran was secretly shocked. Now that the Queen Mother had returned to the palace, she didn't know whether it was a good or bad thing.

An Qingran asked: "Will the Royal Grandmother dislike me?"

She actually just wanted to explore the relationship between Dongfang Jin and the Queen Mother.

Dongfang Jin was also a little silent. He didn't know why, but he always felt that the Empress Dowager was indifferent to him. Ever since he could remember, she was a majestic person, and he didn't dare to get too close to her. This time when he came back, he didn't know if she had changed.

But when he heard An Qingran ask this, he didn't want to make her worry, so he smiled: "You are so cute, how could the Royal Grandmother not like you? She likes the younger generation the most. Of course, if you can give her a great-grandson, she will definitely reward you handsomely..."

An Qingran's face turned red, and she glanced at him angrily: "I won't..."

Dongfang Jin came forward with a smile and said, "Okay, whatever you say... I'll rub your shoulders for you."

An Qingran couldn't hold back her composure and smiled: "It's not good for others to see it."

"Then don't let anyone see it..." Dongfang Jin did what he said and really walked up to her and kneaded her shoulders, which made An Qingran feel uneasy, afraid of being seen.

But she couldn't get rid of it. Dongfang Jin's method was neither too heavy nor too light, and it was really useful. An Qingran smiled: "I really don't dare to be the crown prince..."

"Well, how about you repay me?"

"How can I repay him?" An Qingran thought to herself, afraid that he would take advantage of this opportunity to do something unknown.

But I couldn't help but ask.

Dongfang Jin did not take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of her. Instead, he said seriously, "The other day, my father rewarded me with a few ingots of spices, which were tributes from the Southern Dynasty. How about you embroider a sachet for me? I don't need the things embroidered by the palace maids. I have something you gave me on me. I can take it out and look at it when I miss you..."

"Miss me? Aren't we together every day?" An Qingran smiled and shook her head.

"I still have to attend court sessions, or my father asks me to handle state affairs. I can't be absent for a moment, right?" Dongfang Jin really took it seriously.

An Qingran nodded in agreement.

Indeed, come to think of it, I really didn't give him anything.

On Valentine's Day, he gave me such a big surprise, I really have no way to repay him.

Dongfang Jin saw that she agreed, and his face was proud: "By the way, you will go back tomorrow. I have prepared seven cars of gifts. Let's take a look. If you see anything missing, you can tell me..."

"Seven cars?" An Qingran thought for a moment, "Will the emperor think we are being too extravagant?"

"How can a gift to my father-in-law be considered extravagant? Besides, I prepared these things myself and did not use the national treasury. You can rest assured."

"Don't your things belong to the national treasury?" An Qingran asked back.

Dongfang Jin did not answer her, but just smiled mysteriously.

An Qingran thought he was joking and let it go.

The seven carts contained everything from food, clothing, and daily necessities to entertainment.

From Yutian's rice to silk and satin, he even prepared a sword for the general. It was said that it was the same sword as Gan Jiang and Moye from that year. There was also a whole box of toys prepared for An Mingchen. He thought of everyone. There was also a box of gold, five boxes of silver ingots, two boxes of jewelry, and two boxes of jewelry custom-made by Zhenbaozhai, all of which were given to the mistress of the general's mansion.

Although An Qingran didn't care about wealth and glory, his mood was rare. He gave the best things to his parents, which made her feel jealous.

Is he going to make himself cry?

"What's wrong? Don't you like it?" Dongfang Jin was confused.

"Why is it so grand?"

"This still can't be compared with your dowry. I can't let people say I'm a gigolo, right?" Dongfang Jin deliberately joked.

An Qingran was very moved, and she couldn't help but make up her mind that she would never let anyone hurt such a good man, and she must protect him. Therefore, she secretly made up her mind to find the person who poisoned them and their son. If that person was not found, he would still be unsafe.

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Return home.

The people from the general's mansion had already arrived at the door. When An Qingran and Dongfang Jin's sedan chair arrived, everyone knelt down to greet them. An Qingran didn't even wait for the sedan chair to land before she jumped down and helped her parents up: "Dad and Mom, you don't have to do this."

"Qingran, you are already the Crown Princess, and this etiquette cannot be abolished." An Zhongtao said.

"Then this prince has ordered that from now on, whenever we meet, we will be exempt from formalities unless it is in the palace. Is this okay?" Dongfang Jin said loudly beside An Qingran.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." An Zhongtao still said respectfully.

An Qingran felt sad when she saw her parents like this. She wondered when her heart had become so soft. She had been wanting to cry these days.

In her previous life, when she got married, she was just overjoyed, thinking that she finally had someone to rely on. Her mother had passed away by then, and she felt that she looked better without her mother around.

How stupid.

The more An Qingran thought about the past, the more she hated herself.

Fortunately, everyone's chatter brought her back to her senses.

The Crown Princess's visit was an absolutely major event, so the General's Mansion was newly decorated, even more grandly than when she got married. Her living quarters were decorated and specially cleaned, and everything was kept in its original place and could not be moved.

At this moment, a voice of "Sister, sister" sounded from the corner. Looking in the direction of the voice, it was An Mingchen. He recognized An Qingran and was stretching out his hands for her to hug him. The maid didn't dare to step forward and just stood at the back.

An Qingran ran forward with a smile and hugged An Mingchen: "Call me sister again..."

"Sister..." An Mingchen obviously understood what the adults said.

An Qingran hugged him and kissed him. An Mingchen opened his little mouth and giggled. His crystal clear tears flowed all over An Qingran. Dongfang Jin stood beside him and looked at An Mingchen, feeling a little jealous.

He stretched out his hand to him, but An Mingchen didn't care who he was and didn't give him any face. He just held An Qingran's neck and refused to let go.

Lian Jinyu smiled, and the group walked into the yard while talking. An Qingran discovered that Old Madam An did not come out to greet them. Logically speaking, this was unreasonable, but she didn't care about it, and Dongfang Jin certainly wouldn't care either.

Chu and others also smiled. An Qingran returned home in glory, so naturally she was in great glory. In addition, the prince gave her enough face. The gifts alone were things that ordinary people had never seen. In short, the general's mansion was unusually lively.

While everyone was preparing lunch, Lian Jinyu and An Qingran returned to the East Warm Pavilion together, while Dongfang Jin went to the study with An Zhongtao, and the two had a conversation as men.

An Qingran held her brother in her arms, and Lian Jinyu quietly asked, "How does the prince treat you?"

An Qingran nodded: "He is very good to me."

Lian Jinyu looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she asked, "Then why don't you consummate your marriage?"

"Ah?" An Qingran didn't expect her mother to ask this. How did she see that? Even the queen didn't see it, or did she see it but didn't say anything? Wouldn't she be convicted of deceiving the emperor?

An Qingran's face turned red with embarrassment: "Mother, how did you see that?"

"Silly child, I'm an experienced person. Besides, your chastity seal was exposed when you were changing clothes just now. It was Matron Hong who saw it. She told me because she was afraid that you might feel wronged. You should not blame her."

"How can I blame her?" An Qingran smiled. "In fact, all this was the prince's idea. He said that I haven't reached the age of marriage yet, and if I consummate the marriage, it will hurt my body..."

"Really?" Lian Jinyu's eyes lit up. "In that case, the prince is a man of integrity and responsibility."

An Qingran was very happy to hear her praising the prince. Her pursed lips made Lian Jinyu feel completely relieved. Judging from her expression, there was still a relationship between her and the prince, and it was a very good one.

I really don't know when they formed such a deep relationship. Could the previous rumors be true? Did my daughter go to Yuehua Temple to meet the prince?

Lian Jinyu thought about it for a moment and shook her head. Who cares? They are husband and wife now, and it’s good enough that the prince loves his daughter.

"Yes, the prince is fine." An Qingran replied to what Lian Jinyu had just said.

"Oh, my daughter, I have something to tell you. When you reach the age of 15, you should consummate your marriage immediately. Having children is the most important thing. Even for ordinary families, the issue of offspring is a big problem, not to mention the imperial palace. The continuation of the dragon vein is the most important thing. You must not be careless. If someone else gets there first or some rumors spread, it will be very disadvantageous to you."

"I know." An Qingran answered smoothly.