Back in the courtyard, Qingyan leaned lazily against the armchair, a gentle smile on her face. Her right hand stroked her belly as she hummed a lullaby to the baby. Suyan had prepared a table full of breakfast, which Qingyan hadn't had time to eat before paying her respects.

"Master, please have some breakfast first," Su Yan advised from the side.

“No need. I’ve had breakfast now, so I won’t need much for lunch!” Qingyan refused decisively.

"Master, your body is not the same as before. You need to eat three meals a day!" Su Zhu quickly reminded Qing Yan, who seemed to have forgotten about the pregnancy.

Qingyan picked up some pastries that had been prepared and held them up to Suyan.

"This is fine, just have a larger portion for lunch," Qingyan said, looking at Suzhu. "Don't you dare tell on me!"

Whenever Qingyan gets up late, she simply eats some pastries.

“Master…if Your Highness asks, this servant dares not conceal the truth,” Su Yan said directly.

Qingyan was relieved. Yin was busy with the New Year preparations, so he definitely wouldn't ask about these things!

At this moment, Su Yan didn't say anything, but directly served tea and snacks to Qing Yan.

"Master, those are from yesterday. If you eat them now, it will definitely not be good for your health!" Su Zhu brought in tea and snacks and quickly said this when she saw Qing Yan using the leftovers from yesterday.

Qingyan put down the tea and snacks, looking pitifully at Suzhu. Those tea and snacks were quite delicious, and the ones made now were indeed more to Yin's liking.

"Take this matcha pastry to the master's study." Qingyan cannot use matcha pastries now.

The chefs in the imperial kitchen made it either on purpose or someone wanted to use Qingyan's hand to curry favor with Yin.

“Master…” Su Yan looked at the green pastries. Before, she thought they were made with spinach juice.

Qingyan simply took a piece of matcha pastry, held it under her nose to examine it carefully, and then put it down.

"Suzhu, who made this pastry?" Suyan asked Qingyan.

Qingyan's face darkened. Since Qingyan became pregnant, the chefs have rarely made matcha-flavored dishes, and have been making more fruit-flavored pastries.

"Master, the master said he will try his best to prepare according to your taste!" Su Zhu said to Qing Yan.

Qingyan looked at the heavy curtain, stretched, and looked out the window. The cold wind was blowing hard, and the servants were working hard beside her.

In Qingyan's courtyard, she had a rule that servants could go to their rooms to warm up after they finished their work.

Therefore, the efficiency of handling affairs in Qingyan's courtyard was the highest. Yin was always very surprised to see that the servants in Qingyan's courtyard worked very diligently.

"Suzhu, you instructed the kitchen staff to give these people some hot food," Qingyan instructed Suzhu.

"Yes! I'll go and tell them right away!" Suzhu hurriedly went out.

After the heavy curtain was opened, a cold wind blew in from the doorway, and Qingyan immediately shivered.

"Suyan, go and tidy up the curtains at the entrance!" Qingyan pointed to the area outside. "In the main hall, light two more braziers to warm up the space."

Su Zhu quickly looked at Su Shu beside her and told her to go outside and deal with it.

"Master, I'll prepare a silk quilt for you. Although it's warm in the study, there's only one curtain in the main hall, so it'll be a bit cold outside." Su Zhu took a thick silk quilt from the side to prepare for Qing Yan's cold.

"Why was the quilt brought to the study?" Qingyan asked curiously.

"His master instructed that the new silk quilts delivered this year are all for you to wear in the winter!" Su Zhu quickly explained.

After she covered herself with the blanket, Qingyan took a storybook from the high chair and started reading, waiting for Yin to return.

Around noon, Yin came in from outside, changed his clothes in the inner chamber, and warmed himself up before lifting the curtain and entering.

As soon as I entered the study, I saw Qingyan wrapped in a quilt, sitting directly on the chaise longue, her eyes half-open, her right hand flipping through a storybook, her little face showing a sleepy look.

"Little darling, did you have breakfast today?" Yin looked at Qingyan's lazy appearance and assumed that Qingyan must have woken up and sat here.

Ugh!

"Master, I've had breakfast!" Qingyan smiled obsequiously, preparing to lift the covers and go to the dining room for a meal.

"Don't get down. Let's have lunch here together today!" Yin said directly, seeing Qingyan curled up in the quilt, looking like she didn't want to move.

Su Peisheng was immediately surprised when he heard this.

"Su Peisheng, put the food on this side of the kang table." Yin also sat cross-legged on the other side of the chaise longue.

Qingyan noticed that there were quite a few dishes on the kang table. Since there wasn't enough room on the kang table, she simply placed them on the table next to the chaise lounge.

"Little darling, what did you do during the day?" Yin asked.

"Master, I've prepared a plate of matcha pastries for you," Qingyan said, looking at Yin.

Those things weren't prepared by the kitchen in her own courtyard, so Qingyan spoke directly without any hesitation.

Yin frowned: "Matcha pastries?"

“Yes, I picked it up and smelled it, and found it was matcha, so I had Suzhu take it to the study!” Qingyan handed the bowl to Suzhu after finishing a bowl of rice.

Seeing Qingyan's appetite, Yin was completely relieved.

"Little darling, eat more. You'll need to walk around in the corridor later." Seeing Qingyan eating so heartily, Yin gave her some bad news.

"Master, are you going for a stroll at noon?" Qingyan looked up at Yin and asked.

"Imperial Physician Yuan said that it would be best if you took a half-hour walk after each of your three meals, and then continued to rest," Yin told Qingyan.

A hint of helplessness appeared on Qingyan's face. Yin had already said that she had to exercise after each of the three meals.

"Suzhu, this task is entrusted to you. After you've had your three meals, you'll need to take your master to train together." Yin put down the ivory hairpin and turned to Suzhu to say this.

“…” Su Zhu bowed directly and said.

Qingyan sighed, "Master, if you have time, would you mind coming with me for a walk?"

"Okay!" Yin readily agreed to Qingyan's request. "However, the schedule needs to be changed. You must have three meals a day, understand?"

Qingyan pursed her lips and nodded directly.

"Master, I definitely can't get up that early." Qingyan placed her hands directly under her cheeks, looking at Yin pitifully.